GRIJALVA, RAÚL M. (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2526 [7MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4948 [20JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4646 [13JN], H4741 [18JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3037, H3038 [3AP]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]
Articles and editorials
Dark Money Group Is Running Stunningly Racist Elizabeth Warren Ads in Order To Kill a Casino, Daily Beast (Internet site), E632• [20MY]
House Democrats Reschedule Votes on Tribal Bills Pulled After Trump Tweet, Naomi Lim, Washington (DC) Examiner, E630•, E634• [20MY]
Riddle in New England—A Casino, 321 Acres of Indian Tribal Land and a Presidential Tweet, Marc Fisher, Washington (DC) Post, E629• [20MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H5007 [20JN]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]
African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H8720 [31OC]
——— recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices, their patriotism, and the need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1349 [4FE]
——— recognize disparity in wages paid to Black women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7520 [23AU]
African Union: reaffirm partnership with the U.S. and recognize importance of diplomatic, security, and trade relations (see H. Res. 751), H9387 [9DE]
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]
AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 3085), H4629 [12JN]
——— strengthen implementation of policies that advance early childhood development internationally and provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4864), H8680 [30OC]
Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 978), H1494 [8FE]
Ali, Muhammad: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 636), H1586 [13FE]
Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (see H.R. 2726), H3964 [17MY]
Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3032), H4174 [28MY]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H1458 [7FE]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H4117 [22MY]
——— call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Con. Res. 71), H10259 [12DE]
——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 689), H2719 [13MR]
——— increase protections by reforming licensing process for dealers and exhibitors (see H.R. 4211), H7560 [9SE]
——— limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H2748 [14MR]
——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8910 [15NO]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1418), H2311 [28FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3285 [25AP]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H3284 [25AP]
Arizona: add Flagstaff and Yuma to list of locations in which district court shall be held (see H.R. 1569), H2504 [6MR]
Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H7493 [6AU]
——— defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (see H.R. 3724), H5726 [11JY]
——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see H.R. 2617), H3926 [16MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]
——— establish a basic needs allowance for low-income regular members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3801), H7497 [9AU]
——— improve provision of military housing to members and their families through private entities (see H.R. 2384), H3729 [10MY]
——— limit grounds of deportability for certain relatives of Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3806), H5998 [17JY]
——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H2103 [25FE]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]
——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H3304 [29AP]
——— render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 557), H1214 [24JA]
——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1274), H2031 [14FE]
——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H3406 [1MY]
——— rescind Medals of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890 (see H.R. 3467), H5729 [11JY]
Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3128 [8AP]
Arts and humanities: allow certain funds to be used for incremental costs of incorporating art into facilities (see H.R. 3437), H5075 [24JN]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7905 [24SE] (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]
Bankruptcy: prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 1557), H7990 [25SE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 96), H1349 [4FE]
BLM: make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3225), H4626 [12JN]
Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1355), H2101 [25FE]
Brazil: prohibit U.S. importation of certain products, provision of certain assistance, and negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H.R. 4263), H7596 [10SE]
Brunei: condemn criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment (see H. Res. 289), H3131 [8AP]
Budget: repeal Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (see H.R. 242), H227 [4JA]
Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1349 [4FE]
Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1244 [28JA]
——— provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3645), H5302 [9JY]
Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H7162 [22JY]
Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see H. Res. 358), H4629 [12JN]
Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H7905 [24SE]
Carson, Sec. of HUD: condemn comments on transgender people and efforts to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals (see H. Res. 613), H8089 [1OC]
CBO: submit daily reports during a Government shutdown on the economy and the cost of the shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 270), H1244 [28JA]
CDC: award grants to develop programs to increase health care providers’ awareness of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) (see H.R. 5438), H10306 [16DE]
——— expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]
——— fully fund Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm importance of prevention in the U.S. health care system (see H.R. 3447), H5075 [24JN]
Central African Republic: condemn violence by armed groups against civilians, support international peace efforts and humanitarian assistance, prevent human rights abuses, and enforce existing sanctions (see H. Res. 387), H7379 [24JY]
CERCLA: include certain landlocked releases of petroleum (see H.R. 4087), H7476 [26JY]
——— provide for use of funds in Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 4088), H7476 [26JY]
Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (see H.R. 2181), H3217 [9AP]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]
Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1620), H3285 [25AP]
Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H12292 [19DE]
——— condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see H. Res. 230), H8103 [8OC]
China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H7536 [6SE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Climate: accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis (see H. Res. 589), H7989 [25SE]
——— acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5303 [9JY]
——— address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H3729 [10MY]
——— establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see H.R. 4732), H8542 [28OC]
——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 330), H12211 [18DE]
——— recognize that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities and that it is a U.S. responsibility to work with global partners to promote environmental and climate justice (see H. Res. 367), H5078 [24JN]
——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H7866 [20SE]
Coastal zones: improve resilience of built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features (see H.R. 1317), H2939 [1AP]
Commission on Voting: establish (see H.R. 394), H1464 [7FE]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5775 [12JY]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H718 [17JA]
——— rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties of the Office (see H.R. 4426), H8828 [13NO]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H3306 [29AP]
Consumers: prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in reports, and from making adverse determinations on security clearances, for certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 953), H1349 [4FE]
——— prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a consumer debt of which the statute of limitations has expired (see H.R. 5034), H8880 [14NO]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2182), H3217 [9AP]
Conyers, John, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H3924 [16MY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Climate Resiliency Service Corps under AmeriCorps (see H.R. 5176), H9056 [19NO]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H7512 [20AU]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H3286 [25AP]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H1333 [30JA]
——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 4203), H7529 [30AU]
CPSC: establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see H.R. 4691), H9123 [20NO]
——— prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any inclined sleeper for infants (see H.R. 3172), H7666 [11SE]
Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see H.R. 3154), H4348 [6JN]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3862), H7379 [24JY]
Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3133), H4342 [5JN]
——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]
——— provide Federal penalties for assault against journalists (see H.R. 1684), H2719 [13MR]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 4836), H9223 [3DE]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H520 [11JA]
——— train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure individuals have skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without use of force (see H.R. 2457), H3844 [15MY]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 3960), H7484 [30JY]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H361 [9JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and conduct a GAO study on renewable energy efficiency in such territories (see H.R. 2360), H5261 [27JN]
——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3809), H7153 [18JY]
——— improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see H.R. 2494), H3439 [2MY]
——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]
——— provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1576), H2504 [6MR]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3924 [16MY]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during the summer (see H.R. 4684), H8742 [8NO]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H8460 [23OC]
Dept. of Commerce: establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see H.R. 5505), H12289 [19DE]
——— prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 1934), H3220 [9AP]
Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]
——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 563), H600 [15JA]
——— prohibit obligation or expending of funds for missiles banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (see H.R. 1249), H2323 [4MR]
——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 1086), H1461 [7FE]
——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H5305 [9JY]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]
——— allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 4220), H8542 [28OC]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 2639), H3926 [16MY]
——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 3119), H5261 [27JN]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 1153), H2323 [4MR]
——— carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through high school computer science education (see H.R. 1485), H2321 [4MR]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 727), H7666 [11SE]
——— establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]
——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 1197), H1582 [13FE]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H1218 [25JA]
——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H7667 [11SE]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 1571), H2504 [6MR]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H4773 [18JN]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H8540 [28OC]
——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see H.R. 5350), H9346 [6DE]
——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4724), H8786 [12NO]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3728 [10MY]
——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 1971), H2916 [28MR]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]
——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2615 [8MR]
——— prohibit State suspension, revocation, or denial of State-issued professional or driver’s licenses or issuance of penalties due to student loan default (see H.R. 3689), H7537 [6SE]
——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7705 [12SE]
——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners (see H.R. 4389), H7773 [18SE]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1688), H8102 [8OC]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H8113 [11OC]
——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see H.R. 2632), H4315 [4JN]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 2486), H7755 [17SE]
——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8143 [15OC]
——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 3418), H5036 [21JN]
——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8460 [23OC]
——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H7490 [2AU]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H3840 [15MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H1285 [29JA]
——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see H.R. 3369), H5203 [26JN]
——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H5039 [21JN]
——— establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see H.R. 3973), H7667 [11SE]
——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see H.R. 1743), H5008 [20JN] (see H.R. 2909), H4920 [19JN]
——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see H.R. 1742), H5007 [20JN]
——— provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (see H.R. 3609), H7153 [18JY]
——— provide for consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process (see H.R. 1744), H5008 [20JN]
——— reauthorize Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2088), H4066 [21MY]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1846), H2761 [21MR]
——— allow an individual to obtain a copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 4698), H8880 [14NO]
——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3637), H5913 [16JY]
——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H205 [3JA]
——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H8742 [8NO]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]
——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H4012 [20MY]
——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]
——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H3442 [2MY]
——— establish a grant program that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H4314 [4JN]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H5203 [26JN]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see H.R. 2111), H3442 [2MY]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H10124 [11DE]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H3791 [14MY]
——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H1350 [4FE]
——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]
——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 2262), H3272 [15AP]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]
——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H5261 [27JN]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1888), H2827 [26MR]
——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see H.R. 4543), H8079 [27SE]
——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H5261 [27JN]
——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3131), H4342 [5JN]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]
——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7484 [30JY]
——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 3129), H4342 [5JN]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2035), H3305 [29AP]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H4701 [14JN]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR] (see H.R. 2328), H3442 [2MY]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3503 [8MY]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H5261 [27JN]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H7707 [12SE]
——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 4640), H8742 [8NO]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]
——— support endemic fungal disease research, incentivize fungal vaccine development, and discover new antifungal therapies and diagnostics to fight infections such as Valley Fever (see H.R. 2858), H4315 [4JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]
——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H3683 [9MY]
——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see H.R. 3328), H8679 [30OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H3726 [10MY]
——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H7506 [16AU]
——— prohibit immigration officers or agents from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’ (see H.R. 3498), H5199 [26JN]
——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 5225), H9181 [26NO]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H8097 [4OC]
——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 5383), H10015 [10DE]
——— require all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers to wear body cameras (see H.R. 1013), H2317 [28FE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]
——— strike marijuana use, possession, and distribution as grounds of inadmissibility and removal from the country (see H.R. 4390), H7773 [18SE]
Dept. of HUD: develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (see H.R. 3511), H5729 [11JY]
——— prevent breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance (see H.R. 3024), H4218 [3JN]
——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4218 [3JN]
——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 3516), H5200 [26JN]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H3926 [16MY]
——— develop immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2329), H4011 [20MY]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
——— establish grant program to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in the justice system to eliminate imposition of juvenile fines and fees (see H.R. 2300), H3286 [25AP]
——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]
——— improve claims process under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 757), H1218 [25JA]
——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 3783), H5911 [16JY]
——— incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (see H.R. 2868), H7506 [16AU]
——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 119), H205 [3JA]
——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H717 [17JA]
——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 5298), H9255 [4DE]
——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (see H.R. 1357), H2232 [26FE]
——— study whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting (see H.R. 3284), H4695 [13JN]
Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H4431 [11JN]
——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H2719 [13MR]
——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3219), H7536 [6SE]
——— prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2224), H8827 [13NO]
——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3229), H4626 [12JN]
——— strengthen child labor laws by revising age requirements for agricultural employment, prohibiting the handling of pesticides by children, and increasing penalties for violations (see H.R. 3394), H5586 [10JY]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H3926 [16MY]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3252), H4693 [13JN]
——— certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children (see H.R. 2407), H7598 [10SE]
——— establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (see H.R. 666), H718 [17JA]
——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H2795 [25MR]
——— establish Office of International Disability Rights (see H.R. 3373), H8828 [13NO]
——— include reported sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and include such violence as a basis for sanctions or travel restrictions (see H.R. 3212), H7490 [2AU]
——— maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (see H.R. 1134), H2370 [5MR]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4248), H7558 [9SE]
——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H3305 [29AP]
——— conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 486), H8462 [24OC]
——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4007), H7464 [25JY]
——— expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2099), H4629 [12JN]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 310), H3285 [25AP]
——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 2156), H3342 [30AP]
——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 4435), H7865 [20SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H3276 [18AP]
——— establish Office of Black and Community Banks and codify Minority Bank Deposit Program (see H.R. 41), H3284 [25AP]
——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 1083), H1461 [7FE]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H9296 [5DE]
——— ensure only citizens or U.S. nationals may operate trains from Mexico within U.S. border (see H.R. 3896), H10124 [11DE]
——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (see H.R. 2616), H9296 [5DE]
——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see H.R. 3593), H7756 [17SE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1428), H2312 [28FE]
——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see H.R. 5195), H9120 [20NO]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H2797 [25MR]
——— require buses purchased by public transit systems using Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emissions buses (see H.R. 2164), H4390 [10JN]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]
——— require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (see H.R. 3822), H7149 [18JY]
——— require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers (see H.R. 3362), H7506 [16AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]
——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H1218 [25JA]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8057 [26SE]
——— carry out a pilot program to improve ability of Members of Congress to assist constituents with veterans’ benefits within Phoenix, AZ, VA Health Care System (see H.R. 80), H204 [3JA]
——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]
——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H7990 [25SE]
——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H1214 [24JA]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H545 [14JA]
——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H8540 [28OC]
——— establish a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see H.R. 2195), H3729 [10MY]
——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H3792 [14MY]
——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 3866), H7473 [25JY]
——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H4217 [3JN]
——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 3582), H7153 [18JY]
——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H545 [14JA]
——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H8541 [28OC]
——— improve efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]
——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see H.R. 2184), H8228 [17OC]
——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 561), H7483 [30JY]
——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 3798), H7666 [11SE]
——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H7472 [25JY]
——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H1214 [24JA]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]
——— prohibit collection of a health care copayment from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe (see H.R. 4908), H8594 [29OC]
——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7666 [11SE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H3407 [1MY]
——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H4315 [4JN]
——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H5078 [24JN]
——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H8880 [14NO]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H1214 [24JA]
——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H8541 [28OC]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]
——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4218 [3JN]
——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H8114 [11OC]
Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: notify Congress, hold congressional hearings, and limit agency authority to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying relative to deaths of foreign nationals in U.S. custody (see H.R. 3660), H5729 [11JY]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H4315 [4JN]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H1464 [7FE]
——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1549), H2797 [25MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H5261 [27JN]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H8677 [30OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]
Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 3884), H7666 [11SE]
——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see H.R. 2843), H4009 [20MY]
——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 127), H7528 [30AU]
——— improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H7756 [17SE]
——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H2313 [28FE]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]
Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H3286 [25AP]
Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H7473 [25JY]
——— ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H998 [22JA]
——— increase diversity and inclusion in tech sector and minority access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education (see H. Res. 169), H2322 [4MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H1214 [24JA]
——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 3281), H4695 [13JN]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]
——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H8724 [1NO]
——— establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H8261 [18OC]
——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H3407 [1MY]
——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H8388 [22OC]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]
EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]
——— address public health and environmental crisis on the Navajo Nation caused by abandoned uranium mines (see H. Res. 737), H9222 [3DE]
——— award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices (see H.R. 4050), H7466 [25JY]
——— ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]
——— cancel registration for all uses of the pesticide paraquat (see H.R. 3817), H7490 [2AU]
——— control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 3559), H9296 [5DE]
——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 2764), H5077 [24JN]
——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H3266 [12AP]
——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources and include hydrogen sulfide in the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 585), H7471 [25JY]
——— expand and improve stormwater reuse municipal grant program to support cleanup of combined sewer overflow contamination in rivers (see H.R. 2776), H4390 [10JN]
——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (see H.R. 2577), H3964 [17MY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (see H.R. 1429), H2312 [28FE]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 1603), H3477 [7MY]
——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2377), H3729 [10MY]
——— reestablish Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3001), H4176 [28MY]
——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7464 [25JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
FAA: improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see H.R. 2208), H4434 [11JN]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]
Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3465), H5165 [25JN]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H5008 [20JN]
FBI: ensure criminal background checks prepared for employment-related purposes are complete and accurate (see H.R. 2851), H7379 [24JY]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5913 [16JY]
——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]
——— eliminate discount for UHF television stations relative to national broadcast television ownership cap (see H.R. 1789), H3220 [9AP]
——— establish within Enforcement Bureau a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls (see H.R. 2355), H3682 [9MY]
——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls and text messages (see H.R. 2298), H3263 [12AP]
——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H1393 [6FE]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]
FDA: enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H9171 [21NO]
——— ensure safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4296), H7704 [12SE]
——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see H.R. 1498), H8720 [31OC]
——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2273 [27FE]
——— require medical device manufacturers to provide notification of design or cleaning instruction changes and safety warnings issued in foreign countries about design and cleaning (see H.R. 818), H1242 [28JA]
——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising (see H.R. 4106), H7480 [30JY]
——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H5203 [26JN]
Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H2797 [25MR]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H3476 [7MY]
FEMA: revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8456 [23OC]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2719 [13MR]
——— limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 4254), H7559 [9SE]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]
——— restore separation between banking and commerce by limiting financial activity revenue of non-financial firms and bank ownership of commodities (see H.R. 5180), H9296 [5DE]
Firearms: encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 3435), H7512 [20AU]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H4063 [21MY]
——— improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations (see H.R. 282), H545 [14JA]
——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]
——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 33), H7496 [9AU]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H2940 [1AP]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 3265), H5306 [9JY]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H1582 [13FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H721 [17JA]
——— provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H7707 [12SE]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 3214), H7484 [30JY]
——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 869), H2615 [8MR]
——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H465 [10JA]
——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see H.R. 939), H3682 [9MY]
——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H2919 [28MR]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8144 [15OC]
——— require identification of salmon conservation areas (see H.R. 4723), H8910 [15NO]
Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H8596 [29OC]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]
Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable labor standards and protections (see H.R. 3807), H5998 [17JY]
Forest Service: anniversary of Smokey Bear (see H. Res. 775), H12290 [19DE]
——— provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]
Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H3792 [14MY]
FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 2301), H9388 [9DE]
——— increase consumer protections relative to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet (see H.R. 2683), H4218 [3JN]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2646), H3679 [9MY]
——— prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3066 [3AP]
——— prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 3693), H9388 [9DE]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7153 [18JY]
——— require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (see H.R. 2231), H3442 [2MY]
GAO: submit a report on response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians (see H.R. 2029), H2985 [2AP]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7526 [27AU]
GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 736), H1171 [23JA]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H1335 [30JA]
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1365), H4121 [22MY]
Health: expand affordability of health insurance for working families by allowing employees to expand their employer-provided insurance to their families (see H.R. 1870), H7598 [10SE]
——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2826 [26MR]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]
——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H5200 [26JN]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 179), H3286 [25AP]
Health care professionals: reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (see H.R. 2781), H7162 [22JY]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H7707 [12SE]
Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 76), H9121 [20NO]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 234), H2745 [14MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]
Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]
Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H2914 [28MR]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]
House of Representatives: provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H3283 [25AP]
Housing: facilitate abatement and removal of environmental hazards in homes rehabilitated with community participation (see H.R. 3295), H4700 [14JN]
——— reform screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing for individuals with a criminal record and their families (see H.R. 3685), H9296 [5DE]
——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4064), H7466 [25JY]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7467 [25JY]
Human Rights Monitoring and Palestinian Child Victims of Israel Military Fund: establish (see H.R. 2407), H7598 [10SE]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H7245 [23JY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]
——— eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 4319), H7705 [12SE]
——— eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 2289), H3255 [10AP]
——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H8720 [31OC]
——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H1458 [7FE]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2908), H4118 [22MY]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8198 [16OC]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1011), H1519 [11FE]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]
——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2430), H3403 [1MY]
——— provide resources for jurisdictions and organizations that have experienced a significant influx of migrant aliens (see H.R. 4599), H8089 [1OC]
——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see H.R. 2146), H7532 [3SE]
——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3252 [10AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate terms ‘‘alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’ and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3776), H5911 [16JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H10307 [16DE]
——— authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H4629 [12JN]
Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]
——— establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see H.R. 4101), H7479 [30JY]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]
——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 1010), H3285 [25AP]
——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H3442 [2MY]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3276 [18AP]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 3296), H5261 [27JN]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H3220 [9AP]
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]
International Day of Peace: observance (see H. Con. Res. 67), H8229 [17OC]
International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H9059 [19NO]
International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 139), H2042 [19FE]
International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H9121 [20NO]
Iran: prevent from obtaining or developing nuclear weapons by calling for the U.S. to re-enter agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, engage in de-escalation measures, and use diplomacy (see H. Res. 495), H5911 [16JY]
Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H4122 [22MY]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 1244), H2030 [14FE]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 38), H518 [11JA]
Korean War: call for formal end of war, pay tribute to veterans, victims, and divided families, and support continued negotiations toward denuclearization of the Korean penisula (see H. Res. 152), H2234 [26FE]
Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Lake Havasu City, AZ: designate (see H.R. 3314), H4770 [18JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4431 [11JN]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see H. Res. 469), H5258 [27JN]
——— promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3874), H7161 [22JY]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), H5201 [26JN]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H958 [18JA]
Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 1568), H4433 [11JN]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 71), H1171 [23JA]
McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H3266 [12AP]
Medal of Honor: tribute to African American recipients (see H. Res. 96), H1349 [4FE]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H7379 [24JY]
——— extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see H.R. 2316), H3264 [12AP]
——— increase minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples (see H.R. 3853), H7245 [23JY]
——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]
——— promote access to life-saving therapies for enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials (see H.R. 913), H4181 [30MY]
——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see H.R. 2751), H7379 [24JY]
——— provide for a temporary increase to payment limits and Federal medical assistance percentage for U.S. territories (see H.R. 3631), H5586 [10JY]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 1342), H2756 [18MR]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 1897), H3407 [1MY]
——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 4821), H8456 [23OC]
——— stabilize in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3371), H4918 [19JN]
Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1682), H2797 [25MR]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3792 [14MY]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]
——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]
——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H8960 [18NO]
——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H2367 [5MR]
——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H7867 [20SE]
——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (H.R. 1788) (see H.R. 1788), H5826 [15JY]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H7379 [24JY]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2035 [14FE]
——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H7526 [27AU]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]
——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2587 [7MR]
——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H7490 [2AU]
——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 1394), H2371 [5MR]
——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see H.R. 448), H678 [16JA]
——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1970), H3305 [29AP]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H3285 [25AP]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H998 [22JA]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]
——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H2719 [13MR]
——— revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 5216), H10259 [12DE]
Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 406), H4165 [23MY]
Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5729 [11JY]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]
Mexico: affirm importance of U.S.-Mexico economic relationship and that Mexico is an essential trading ally and oppose implementation of tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico (see H. Res. 433), H4388 [10JN]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3478 [7MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H5038 [21JN]
——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 2050), H3067 [3AP]
——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H4011 [20MY]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H3449 [3MY]
NASA: accelerate initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft (see H.R. 5450), H10608 [17DE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H2887 [27MR]
National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H3339 [30AP]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 34), H1465 [7FE]
National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 229), H209 [3JA]
National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 567), H7835 [19SE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]
National Healthy Schools Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 359), H3475 [7MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 35), H1244 [28JA]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 316), H3306 [29AP]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 682), H8739 [8NO]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 368), H3680 [9MY]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H8742 [8NO]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 279), H2938 [1AP]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H3256 [10AP]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National Recovery Month: designate (see H. Res. 586), H7902 [24SE]
National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see H. Res. 237), H2745 [14MR]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [5FE]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 692), H8784 [12NO]
National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 402), H4164 [23MY]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 319), H3265 [12AP]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 360), H3501 [8MY]
National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week: designate (see H. Res. 298), H3217 [9AP]
National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]
National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 636), H8227 [17OC]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see H. Res. 628), H8143 [15OC]
National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H3342 [30AP]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
National Workforce Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H7902 [24SE]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 682), H8739 [8NO]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (see H.R. 729), H1171 [23JA]
——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see H.R. 2438), H3403 [1MY]
——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2719 [13MR]
——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H1492 [8FE]
——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 2999), H4163 [23MY]
——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (see H.R. 312), H282 [8JA]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H1335 [30JA]
——— recognize crisis of violence against Native women (see H. Res. 278), H2938 [1AP]
——— recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 735), H9179 [26NO]
——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see H. Res. 173), H2368 [5MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]
News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]
Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1465 [7FE]
NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 594), H7489 [2AU]
——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H8541 [28OC]
Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 560), H1494 [8FE]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see H.R. 921), H2370 [5MR]
——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 2528), H4434 [11JN]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H6001 [17JY]
OSHA: authorize Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (see H.R. 4843), H8457 [23OC]
——— expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, and disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 1074), H1460 [7FE]
——— issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H5583 [10JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 2085), H3099 [4AP]
——— establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 5010), H8738 [8NO]
——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 2292), H3263 [12AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]
Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1411), H3843 [15MY]
——— reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 3456), H5306 [9JY]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1344), H2100 [25FE]
Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8145 [15OC]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]
——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H3407 [1MY]
——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see H.R. 2424), H4434 [11JN]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1343 [31JA]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2371 [5MR]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H520 [11JA]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H3447 [3MY]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H3503 [8MY]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1465 [7FE]
Power resources: codify EPA emission standards rule requiring capture of methane gas produced from oil and gas wells and reinstate and enhance BLM rule limiting release of methane gas by energy producers on public lands (see H.R. 2711), H3788 [14MY]
——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]
Presidential appointments: require certain nominees or appointees to disclose certain types of contributions made or solicited by, or on behalf of, such nominees or appointees (see H.R. 812), H1351 [4FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H2762 [21MR]
——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H1172 [23JA]
——— require preservation of all records relative to foreign meetings to ensure transparency, including documentary notes of the President, his staff, or interpreters (see H. Con. Res. 25), H8057 [26SE]
Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (see H. Res. 496), H7598 [10SE]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1321), H3406 [1MY]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see H.R. 683), H719 [17JA]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 343), H3405 [1MY] (see H. Res. 424), H4313 [4JN]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4774 [18JN]
Russia: prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 596), H1342 [31JA]
Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see H. Res. 129), H3220 [9AP]
——— prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H7598 [10SE]
SEC: issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (see H.R. 3848), H7150 [18JY]
——— require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see H.R. 3623), H5913 [16JY]
Senior citizens: issue Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2719), H7506 [16AU]
——— provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7838 [19SE]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H1213 [24JA]
Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see H. Res. 538), H7507 [16AU]
Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 2882), H4698 [13JN]
——— require collection of small business loan data relative o LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 3374), H5306 [9JY]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H3339 [30AP]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3305 [29AP]
——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1170), H2103 [25FE]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H603 [15JA]
Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H2828 [26MR]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
——— require the President to transmit annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 3905), H7240 [23JY]
SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H2035 [14FE]
Staff Sergeant Alexander W. Conrad Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic, Gilbert, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4983), H8729 [5NO]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1057), H1460 [7FE]
Taxation: establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 4631), H8110 [11OC]
——— expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]
——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 4045), H7490 [2AU]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H7462 [25JY]
——— expand exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures and storm water management measures (see H.R. 2313), H3407 [1MY]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see H.R. 3157), H8083 [27SE]
——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 2042), H2986 [2AP]
——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]
——— impose a corporate tax increase based on compensation ratio between the highest paid employee and median worker compensation and impose regulations to prevent manipulation of compensation ratio (see H.R. 5066), H8826 [13NO]
——— impose a financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 2923), H4118 [22MY]
——— impose a tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see H.R. 1516), H2366 [5MR]
——— include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within definition of ‘‘firearm’’ under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 1297), H4167 [23MY]
——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]
——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (see H.R. 5114), H8908 [15NO]
——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H7837 [19SE]
——— modify earned income tax credit to account for amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see H.R. 1431), H2312 [28FE]
——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 1507), H2797 [25MR]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H4218 [3JN]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1244 [28JA]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]
——— provide Federal match for earned income credit expansion for Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2649), H3679 [9MY]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3473), H7497 [9AU]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 1735), H2716 [13MR]
——— provide incentives for establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3123), H4342 [5JN]
——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H5008 [20JN]
——— reduce applicable percentage under premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see H.R. 4927), H8725 [1NO]
——— reform rules relative to qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 5042), H9123 [20NO]
——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see H.R. 4857), H8462 [24OC]
——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and transfer a portion of such cover over to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund (see H.R. 1786), H2744 [14MR]
——— require payroll tax withholding on independent contractors of certain large businesses (see H.R. 5419), H10257 [12DE]
——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1712), H2715 [13MR]
——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]
Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H2587 [7MR]
Tobacco products: prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see H.R. 4249), H7598 [10SE]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9121 [20NO]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H3476 [7MY]
——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H357 [9JA]
Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]
——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 810), H3681 [9MY]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]
U.N.: recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8784 [12NO]
——— support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8462 [24OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]
——— authorizing appropriations for Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 4986), H9296 [5DE]
——— disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 743), H9294 [5DE]
——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H2883 [27MR]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H678 [16JA]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4118), H7480 [30JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H5774 [12JY]
——— prohibit use of neonicotinoids as insecticides in national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2854), H4010 [20MY]
U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see H.R. 3917), H7241 [23JY]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3998), H7463 [25JY]
——— tribute (see H. Res. 502), H7245 [23JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2586 [7MR]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4890), H8539 [28OC]
——— provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 450), H1363 [5FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]
——— provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H8082 [27SE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2719 [13MR]
Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 93), H1518 [11FE]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]
Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]
Waterways: provide for restoration of original carrying capacity of canals impacted by land subsidence (see H.R. 5316), H9293 [5DE]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3681 [9MY]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]
——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H1465 [7FE]
——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8200 [16OC]
——— express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 29), H5306 [9JY]
——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H4011 [20MY]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8056 [26SE]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H8720 [31OC]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1339 [30JA]
World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1953), H8541 [28OC]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H4121 [22MY]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H1339 [30JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 2863), H4063 [21MY]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H2233 [26FE]
——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 665), H718 [17JA]
Brazil: condemn threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment (see H. Res. 594), H7989 [25SE]
Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (see H.R. 2030), H2985 [2AP]
Climate: require Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service to meet certain targets for reduction of emission of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 5435), H10305 [16DE]
Committee on Natural Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 184), H2584 [7MR]
Dept. of Education: invest in middle level education by creating a grant program to allow middle schools to identify and implement best practices to improve student outcomes and increase high school graduation rates (see H.R. 3089), H4312 [4JN]
Dept. of HHS: require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see H.R. 2098), H3099 [4AP]
Dept. of Labor: provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H1461 [7FE]
Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see H.R. 2918), H4118 [22MY]
——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 2579), H3500 [8MY]
——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico to any company that holds any royalty-free leases unless the company renegotiates them to include a price threshold (see H.R. 5186), H9120 [20NO]
——— revise Final List of Critical Minerals (see H.R. 3405), H5036 [21JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: make Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (see H.R. 1904), H2884 [27MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: support Veterans Health Administration, oppose privatization of health care services, integrate health care networks with non-departmental providers when necessary, and allow employees to unionize (see H. Res. 701), H8878 [14NO]
Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 2245), H3254 [10AP]
——— repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H7753 [17SE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see H.R. 2991), H4163 [23MY]
Immigration: promote policies that uphold inherent human dignity of migrants and put an end to migrant deaths along U.S.-Mexico border (see H. Res. 670), H8718 [31OC]
International Boundary and Water Commission: ensure equitable financial responsibility for Nogales, NM, for International Outfall Interceptor wastewater pipeline maintenance (see H.R. 3204), H4431 [11JN]
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act: amend (see H.R. 2414), H3339 [30AP]
National Middle Level Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 260), H2885 [27MR]
National Parks Conservation Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 250), H2761 [21MR]
Native Americans: ensure equitable distribution and increase allotment of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act assistance to Indian tribes and provide for a GAO report on child abuse and neglect in tribal communities (see H.R. 2549), H3474 [7MY]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2234 [26FE]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H5200 [26JN]
SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 4280), H7664 [11SE]
Territories: recognize importance of supporting equal rights of citizens, acknowledge that Supreme Court decisions in Insular Cases rest on racist and imperialist assumptions, and reject application of such cases (see H. Res. 641), H8259 [18OC]
Tucson, AZ: anniversary of All Souls Procession (see H. Res. 670), H8718 [31OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect grizzly bear populations and guarantee Native American tribes a role in conserving and managing the species (see H.R. 2532), H3473 [7MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (H.R. 2863), H4064 [21MY]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H2235 [26FE]
——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (H.R. 665), H720 [17JA]
Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (H.R. 2030), H2987 [2AP]
Climate: require Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service to meet certain targets for reduction of emission of greenhouse gases (H.R. 5435), H10306 [16DE]
Dept. of Education: invest in middle level education by creating a grant program to allow middle schools to identify and implement best practices to improve student outcomes and increase high school graduation rates (H.R. 3089), H4313 [4JN]
Dept. of HHS: require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (H.R. 1191), H1585 [13FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (H.R. 2098), H3101 [4AP]
Dept. of Labor: provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (H.R. 1080), H1463 [7FE]
Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (H.R. 2918), H4120 [22MY]
——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (H.R. 2579), H3502 [8MY]
——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico to any company that holds any royalty-free leases unless the company renegotiates them to include a price threshold (H.R. 5186), H9121 [20NO]
——— revise Final List of Critical Minerals (H.R. 3405), H5037 [21JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: make Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (H.R. 1904), H2886 [27MR]
Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (H.R. 2245), H3258 [10AP]
——— repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (H.R. 4348), H7754 [17SE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (H.R. 2991), H4166 [23MY]
International Boundary and Water Commission: ensure equitable financial responsibility for Nogales, NM, for International Outfall Interceptor wastewater pipeline maintenance (S. 1783), H4433 [11JN]
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act: amend and reauthorize (H.R. 2414), H3340 [30AP]
Native Americans: ensure equitable distribution and increase allotment of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act assistance to Indian tribes and provide for a GAO report on child abuse and neglect in tribal communities (H.R. 2549), H3475 [7MY]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (H.R. 3509), H5202 [26JN]
SSI: update eligibility (H.R. 4280), H7665 [11SE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect grizzly bear populations and guarantee Native American tribes a role in conserving and managing the species (H.R. 2532), H3475 [7MY]
Cost Estimates
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act (H.R. 312): CBO, E628• [20MY]
Letters
Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9970 [10DE]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5340 [10JY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization and amendment: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9970 [10DE]
Require continued sales of Multinational Species Conservation Funds semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9086 [20NO]
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3289 [29AP]
Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3005 [3AP]
Remarks
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (H.R. 1146), H7674 [12SE]
Arizona: certify that permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region will not adversely affect employment opportunities for Native Americans, minorities, and women, H8619 [30OC]
——— complete mineral survey prior to permanently extending moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region, H8622 [30OC]
——— ensure permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region does not result in increased mineral imports from certain countries, H8643 [30OC]
——— exclude land in 4th Congressional District from permanent moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region, H8620, H8621 [30OC]
——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8609, H8615, H8619, H8620, H8621, H8622 [30OC]
——— permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), motion to recommit, H8643 [30OC]
Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (H.R. 2030), H3112, H3113, H3115 [8AP]
Center for Native American Youth: tribute to Champions for Change award recipients, E168• [13FE]
Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 2181), H8628 [30OC]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2527 [7MR]
Dept. of Energy: Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs funding, H4742• [18JN]
Dept. of Justice: expand definition of domestic violence under the Indian Civil Rights Act to include violence against or witnessed by a child or elder, H3037 [3AP]
——— reimburse Indian tribes for costs incurred due to expansion of criminal jurisdiction and award grants to tribes to improve law enforcement, tribal court personnel, and criminal codes, H3039 [3AP]
Dept. of the Interior: certify that moratorium on certain offshore oil and gas leasing will not adversely effect employment for minorities and women, H7632, H7633 [11SE]
——— empower States to manage development and production of oil and gas on Federal land, distribute Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing revenues to coastal States, and promote alternative energy (H.R. 4294), H7629 [11SE]
——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 205), H7622, H7623, H7627, H7629, H7631, H7632, H7633 [11SE]
——— prohibit funding to implement Executive Order that includes uranium in list of minerals considered critical to U.S. economy and national security for purposes of expedited permitting, H4950 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding to transfer control of public lands along southern U.S. border for construction of a continuous wall or fence, H4950• [20JN]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (H.R. 375), H3813, H3816 [15MY], E634• [20MY]
——— reinstate production safety systems rule and well control rule, H7631 [11SE]
——— take certain Federal lands located in Sonoma County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria (H.R. 1388), H2812, H2813 [26MR]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 266), H495 [11JA]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4950• [20JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4646 [13JN], H4742• [18JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H495 [11JA]
Grand Canyon University: tribute to Speak Up, Stand Up and Save a Life conference and movement, E1346• [28OC]
International Boundary and Water Commission: ensure equitable financial responsibility for Nogales, NM, for International Outfall Interceptor wastewater pipeline maintenance, H4646 [13JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H7627 [11SE]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9975 [10DE]
——— construction of casino on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation lands in Taunton, MA, H3817, H3823 [15MY]
——— extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (H.R. 297), H2813, H2814 [26MR]
——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (H.R. 312), H3816, H3817, H3820, H3823 [15MY], E632• [20MY]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 256), H9378, H9380 [9DE]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2141, H2211, H2217 [26FE]
——— improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 21), H2219 [26FE]
States: permit individuals to deliver a mail ballot to polling place on election day, H2527 [7MR]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12170 [18DE]
Tucson, AZ: Accelerated Learning Laboratory students winner of National History Day (organization) Group Website competition, E790• [18JN], E804• [20JN]
——— anniversary of Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center, E745• [11JN]
U.S. Botanic Garden: tribute to Tucson Botanical Garden display, E755• [12JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3037, H3039 [3AP]
Votes: correction, E861• [27JN]
Reports filed
Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1305) (H. Rept. 116–249), H8386 [22OC]
Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1146) (H. Rept. 116–133), H5255 [27JN]
Big Bear Land Exchange Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 255) (H. Rept. 116–134), H5255 [27JN]
Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Authorization Extension: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 182) (H. Rept. 116–272), H8737 [8NO]
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 116–224), H8094 [4OC]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2427) (H. Rept. 116–276), H8737 [8NO]
Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1941) (H. Rept. 116–157), H5910 [16JY]
Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3541) (H. Rept. 116–294), H8908 [15NO]
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 823) (H. Rept. 116–226), H8094 [4OC]
Conduct U.S. Geological Survey Monitoring, Assessment, Science, and Research in Support of Binational Fisheries Within the Great Lakes Basin: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 116–274), H8737 [8NO]
Dept. of the Interior Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Designation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2490) (H. Rept. 116–232), H8110 [11OC]
Digital Coast Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2189) (H. Rept. 116–315), H9178 [26NO]
District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2185) (H. Rept. 116–321), H9221 [3DE]
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 116–135), H5255 [27JN]
Every Word We Utter Monument Authorization To Establish a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia and Its Environs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 473) (H. Rept. 116–229), H8110 [11OC]
First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater (FIRST) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1088) (H. Rept. 116–275), H8737 [8NO]
Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2819) (H. Rept. 116–243), H8257 [18OC]
Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1373) (H. Rept. 116–222), H8094 [4OC]
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1365) (H. Rept. 116–149), H5725 [11JY]
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1314) (H. Rept. 116–231), H8110 [11OC]
Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3596) (H. Rept. 116–295), H8908 [15NO]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3195) (H. Rept. 116–277), H8737 [8NO]
Living Shorelines Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3115) (H. Rept. 116–316), H9179 [26NO]
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 312) (H. Rept. 116–54), H3725 [10MY]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Continued Sales of Semipostal Stamp Until All Remaining Stamps Are Sold: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1446) (H. Rept. 116–285), H8825 [13NO]
National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 116–314), H9178 [26NO]
National Landslide Preparedness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1261) (H. Rept. 116–99), H4215 [3JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2405) (H. Rept. 116–323), H9293 [5DE]
North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 116–284), H8825 [13NO]
Offshore Wind for Territories Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. Rept. 116–230), H8110 [11OC]
Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge Renaming as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 263) (H. Rept. 116–228), H8110 [11OC]
Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 205) (H. Rept. 116–156), H5910 [16JY]
Rename Homestead National Monument of America as Homestead National Historical Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1472) (H. Rept. 116–292), H8908 [15NO]
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 116–250), H8386 [22OC]
Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2156) (H. Rept. 116–223), H8094 [4OC]
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 116–293), H8908 [15NO]
Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales (SAVE Right Whales) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1568) (H. Rept. 116–244), H8257 [18OC]
Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 737) (H. Rept. 116–273), H8737 [8NO]
Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 116–283), H8825 [13NO]
Uranium Classification Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3405) (H. Rept. 116–225), H8094 [4OC]
Wildlife Restoration Funding Parity for U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia and Technical Corrections to Certain Wildlife and Fishing Legislation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1809) (H. Rept. 116–114), H5582 [10JY]
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 759) (H. Rept. 116–165), H7160 [22JY]
Rules
Committee on Natural Resources (House), H1572–H1576 [13FE]
Tributes
Liggins, Betty, E638• [21MY]
Santa Cruz, Melissa, E803• [20JN]