KATKO, JOHN (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9994 [10DE]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H3249 [10AP]

Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4168 [23MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3442 [2MY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H1458 [7FE]

Animals: limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H2919 [28MR]

——— 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), H2615 [8MR]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2887 [27MR]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see H.R. 622), H998 [22JA]

Armed Forces: allow enlistment and commissioning of transgender individuals and prohibit involuntary separation or denial of reenlistment or continuation of service based solely on gender identity (see H.R. 1032), H1458 [7FE]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H5306 [9JY]

——— 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), H2798 [25MR]

Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building, Mastic, NY: designate (see H.R. 829), H1243 [28JA]

Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see H.R. 2336), H3478 [7MY]

——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2648), H3679 [9MY]

Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, Middletown, NY: designate (see H.R. 694), H996 [22JA]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H7837 [19SE]

CFTC: provide certainty for futures customers and market participants (see H.R. 4333), H8460 [23OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H3477 [7MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman to display in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3602), H5586 [10JY]

Congressman Bill Carney Post Office, Smithtown, NY: designate (see H.R. 828), H1242 [28JA]

Courts: exempt juveniles from certain requirements for lawsuits by prisoners to provide a means to seek remedies for harm caused by mistreatment, abuse, or violence (see H.R. 5053), H8783 [12NO]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H8299 [21OC]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H1333 [30JA]

Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 81), H1243 [28JA]

——— expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H2029 [14FE]

——— increase transparency in civil asset forfeiture process, protect innocent property owners, and implement additional protections to ensure property owners have the opportunity to contest seizures (see H.R. 2835), H3962 [17MY]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H4117 [22MY]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S. (see H. Res. 618), H9176 [22NO]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H9388 [9DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see H.R. 832), H7867 [20SE]

——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H3679 [9MY]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see H.R. 4820), H8456 [23OC]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H3679 [9MY]

——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H7472 [25JY]

——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 4555), H8080 [27SE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H5199 [26JN]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H3963 [17MY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H2648 [11MR]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 1899), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see H.R. 3667), H5583 [10JY]

——— support innovative, evidence-based approaches in postsecondary education, encourage open educational resources, allow pay for success initiatives, and provide additional evaluation authority (see H.R. 4083), H7476 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H8388 [22OC]

——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 4091), H7598 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire (see H.R. 3116), H8113 [11OC]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H7775 [18SE]

——— ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H4010 [20MY]

——— expand and improve health care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps for individuals with a developmental disability (see H.R. 2417), H7755 [17SE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H3130 [8AP]

——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H3924 [16MY]

——— 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), H2047 [22FE]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H5039 [21JN]

——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H1518 [11FE]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H5776 [12JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H5007 [20JN]

——— 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), H5728 [11JY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection counter terrorist networks activities (see H.R. 3526), H5255 [27JN]

——— authorize cyber incident response teams (see H.R. 1158), H1580 [13FE]

——— conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather (see H.R. 3669), H5583 [10JY]

——— develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (see H.R. 504), H603 [15JA]

——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment and a process to update synthetic opioid detection capability (see H.R. 4761), H8258 [18OC]

——— establish Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 4237), H7667 [11SE]

——— prepare a terrorism threat assessment relative to unmanned aircraft systems (see H.R. 4432), H7864 [20SE]

——— protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic opioid exposure (see H.R. 4739), H8257 [18OC]

——— provide temporary resident status and employment authorization for certain non-seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2801), H4122 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see H.R. 3714), H10263 [13DE]

Dept. of HUD: provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H3338 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of certain grant funds to provide identification kits for parents and guardians to collect and store their children’s sensitive identification information (see H.R. 4172), H8057 [26SE]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H3728 [10MY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]

——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see H.R. 3545), H7708 [12SE]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1671), H2646 [11MR]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H4065 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H9122 [20NO]

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), H358 [9JA]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H4920 [19JN]

——— create supplemental grants to States for distracted driving prevention and provide States applying for such grants an explanation of the eligibility decision (see H.R. 2416), H10259 [12DE]

——— 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), H7775 [18SE]

——— ensure only citizens or U.S. nationals may operate trains from Mexico within U.S. border (see H.R. 3896), H9176 [22NO]

——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7704 [12SE]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H3305 [29AP]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 5170), H9056 [19NO]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 2739), H5008 [20JN]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H5077 [24JN]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8299 [21OC]

——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 2898), H4117 [22MY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3304 [29AP]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H3678 [9MY]

——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H5729 [11JY]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see H.R. 497), H721 [17JA]

——— permit appellants in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to appear remotely by picture and voice transmission (see H.R. 4771), H8297 [21OC]

——— 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), H7715 [16SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— 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), H3304 [29AP]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see H.R. 1802), H4066 [21MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]

Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H7521 [23AU]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H10016 [10DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H210 [3JA]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5261 [27JN]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H2029 [14FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

EPA: 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), H8596 [29OC]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 4266), H7596 [10SE]

——— establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water (see H.R. 4832), H8456 [23OC]

——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H2365 [5MR]

——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7465 [25JY]

FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (see H.R. 1775), H3792 [14MY]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 419), H998 [22JA]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2797 [25MR]

——— strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside the U.S. (see H.R. 5119), H8908 [15NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer (see H.R. 5075), H8826 [13NO]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H8783 [12NO]

FCC: collect and maintain data on growth in use of Internet of Things devices and devices that use fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to determine amount of electromagnetic spectrum needed for such use (see H.R. 3789), H5998 [17JY]

——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1096), H2987 [2AP]

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H1586 [13FE]

FEC: apply restrictions on personal use of campaign funds to political committees, treat certain coordinated expenditures as candidate contributions, and disclose funding source for political advertisements (see H.R. 679), H2102 [25FE]

——— enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see H.R. 2592), H3500 [8MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H8260 [18OC]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7521 [23AU]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H2939 [1AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1171 [23JA]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]

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), H7755 [17SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1339 [30JA]

Gambling: remove Federal barriers relative to the offering of mobile sports wagers on Indian lands when the applicable State and Indian Tribe have reached an agreement (see H.R. 5502), H12289 [19DE]

GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]

Health: anniversary of eradication of smallpox and recognition of importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 592), H7989 [25SE]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H282 [8JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1494 [8FE]

House of Representatives: carry out an annual information security training program for Members, officers, and employees of the House (see H. Res. 355), H3474 [7MY]

Housing: facilitate abatement and removal of environmental hazards in homes rehabilitated with community participation (see H.R. 3295), H4700 [14JN]

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: redesignate as Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (see H.R. 695), H996 [22JA]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H4175 [28MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8596 [29OC]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

IRS: provide authority to postpone certain tax deadlines by reason of State declared disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 2976), H4162 [23MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2919 [28MR]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H2888 [27MR]

Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1587 [13FE]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

Kent, Shannon M.: tribute (see H. Res. 134), H5078 [24JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4431 [11JN]

Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H2987 [2AP]

Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building, Floral Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 1833), H2755 [18MR]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H543 [14JA]

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1925), H8827 [13NO]

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), H517 [11JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H7715 [16SE]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

——— 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), H7378 [24JY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H2367 [5MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H1342 [31JA]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H2743 [14MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H7837 [19SE]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H7837 [19SE]

——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see H.R. 2477), H9176 [22NO]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 1358), H5168 [25JN]

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H9176 [22NO]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H7715 [16SE]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3332), H7708 [12SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 2439), H3844 [15MY] (see H.R. 3414), H8083 [27SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H4121 [22MY]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 4794), H9176 [22NO]

Motor vehicles: permit installation of pulsating light systems for high mounted brake lamps (see H.R. 3293), H8113 [11OC]

——— promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H5008 [20JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H7755 [17SE]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 565), H8057 [26SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2029 [14FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H3339 [30AP]

National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H4121 [22MY]

Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3870), H7756 [17SE]

Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: increase funding (see H.R. 2288), H3306 [29AP]

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), H3267 [12AP]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]

Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge: rename as Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 263), H1213 [24JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H2763 [21MR]

——— ensure that preexisting condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 383), H357 [9JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2782), H5305 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1244 [28JA]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5175), H9056 [19NO]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1285 [29JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H1285 [29JA]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1285 [29JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4011 [20MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H2587 [7MR]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H5038 [21JN]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2648 [11MR]

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), H5776 [12JY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H7379 [24JY]

Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 2151), H4434 [11JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H4066 [21MY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7483 [30JY]

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), H3267 [12AP]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1879), H2826 [26MR]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H4389 [10JN]

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), H2742 [14MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H3070 [3AP]

——— expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and expand availability of student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5359), H9347 [6DE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H7905 [24SE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H2828 [26MR]

——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1696), H5168 [25JN]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2137), H4390 [10JN]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 216), H3259 [10AP]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H6001 [17JY]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 3744), H7379 [24JY]

——— 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 rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H7755 [17SE]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3271 [15AP]

——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1366), H2648 [11MR]

——— provide for an investment tax credit relative to production of electricity from nuclear energy (see H.R. 2314), H3264 [12AP]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7837 [19SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H3101 [4AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3305 [29AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8960 [18NO]

Tobacco products: authorize actions relative to foreign countries engaged in illicit trade in tobacco products or their precursors (see H.R. 1642), H9296 [5DE]

——— clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H2888 [27MR]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1171), H1580 [13FE]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain conservation funds and establish prize competitions on wildlife and endangered species protection and invasive species management (see H.R. 872), H1586 [13FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 3510), H7244 [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), H2647 [11MR]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1200), H3442 [2MY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 1799), H9348 [6DE]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 2705), H3788 [14MY]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H4121 [22MY]

Wild Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2685), H7483 [30JY]

Wildlife: support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H2762 [21MR]

Women: 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), H3787 [14MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8200 [16OC]

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), H5038 [21JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H7715 [16SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4181 [30MY]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8720 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H1210 [24JA]

CDC: award grants to States to implement a tick identification pilot program (see H.R. 3568), H5257 [27JN]

Commission on Securing Our Nation’s Children: establish (see H.R. 743), H1209 [24JA]

Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7465 [25JY]

DEA: clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated (see H.R. 4963), H8718 [31OC]

——— require health care professionals to certify they will not prescribe more than a seven-day supply of opioids as treatment for acute pain or provide refills as part of their registration to prescribe opioids (see H.R. 1614), H2583 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants for cybersecurity curriculum for secondary schools (see H.R. 4962), H8718 [31OC]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (see H.R. 2672), H3726 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H3403 [1MY]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H2754 [18MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify and strengthen Counterterrorism Advisory Board (see H.R. 769), H1210 [24JA]

——— develop tools to help State and local governments establish or improve cybersecurity (see H.R. 4217), H7528 [30AU]

——— establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H2916 [28MR]

——— require an overseas personnel enhancement plan (see H.R. 2590), H3500 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 744), H1209 [24JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 1083), H1461 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 637), H715 [17JA]

FEMA: report on preliminary disaster damage assessment and establish damage assessment teams (see H.R. 4358), H7753 [17SE]

GAO: review Dept. of Homeland Security Trusted Traveler Programs (see H.R. 3675), H5583 [10JY]

——— study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H5303 [9JY]

George H. Bacel Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5451), H10608 [17DE]

Medicaid: require a State child health plan to include certain lead screening coverage (see H.R. 3842), H7150 [18JY]

Mental health: ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4564), H8080 [27SE]

SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 1529), H2367 [5MR]

Taxation: provide for parent savings accounts (see H.R. 1859), H2795 [25MR]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H997 [22JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (H.R. 770), H1213 [24JA]

CDC: award grants to States to implement a tick identification pilot program (H.R. 3568), H5259 [27JN]

Commission on Securing Our Nation’s Children: establish (H.R. 743), H1212 [24JA]

Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (H.R. 4032), H7470 [25JY]

DEA: clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated (H.R. 4963), H8719 [31OC]

Dept. of Education: award grants for cybersecurity curriculum for secondary schools (H.R. 4962), H8719 [31OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (H.R. 2431), H3405 [1MY]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (H.R. 1824), H2756 [18MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify and strengthen Counterterrorism Advisory Board (H.R. 769), H1213 [24JA]

——— develop tools to help State and local governments establish or improve cybersecurity (H.R. 4217), H7528 [30AU]

——— establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (H.R. 1975), H2918 [28MR]

——— require an overseas personnel enhancement plan (H.R. 2590), H3502 [8MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (H.R. 1083), H1463 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (H.R. 637), H719 [17JA]

FEMA: report on preliminary disaster damage assessment and establish damage assessment teams (H.R. 4358), H7754 [17SE]

GAO: review Dept. of Homeland Security Trusted Traveler Programs (H.R. 3675), H5584 [10JY]

——— study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (H.R. 3657), H5304 [9JY]

George H. Bacel Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NY: designate (H.R. 5451), H10609 [17DE]

Medicaid: require a State child health plan to include certain lead screening coverage (H.R. 3842), H7151 [18JY]

Mental health: ensure provision of high-quality service through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (H.R. 4564), H8082 [27SE]

SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (H.R. 1529), H2369 [5MR]

Taxation: provide for parent savings accounts (H.R. 1859), H2796 [25MR]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (H.R. 705), H998 [22JA]

Remarks

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4928 [20JN], E804• [20JN]

Auburn, NY: anniversary of Auburn Kiwanis Club, E426• [8AP]

——— tribute to East Hill Family Medical, E1045• [9AU]

——— tribute to New York State Equal Rights Center Harriet Tubman Day, E265• [7MR]

Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act: implementation, H4928 [20JN]

C.R. Fletcher Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E765• [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (H.R. 2431), H3495 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a board to coordinate and integrate departmental intelligence, activities, and policy relative to counterterrorism (H.R. 769), H1264 [29JA]

——— require an overseas personnel enhancement plan (H.R. 2590), H4374, H4375 [10JN]

Drugs: clarify how synthetic drugs known as analogues are to be regulated, H2618 [11MR]

GAO: review Dept. of Homeland Security Trusted Traveler Programs (H.R. 3675), H8021 [26SE]

Greenleaf, Ronald K.: Oswego County, NY, Veterans Service Agency Veteran of the Year award recipient, H8205 [17OC]

Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices, E41• [14JA]

Immigration: making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5229, H5240 [27JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5229 [27JN]

League of Women Voters of New York State: anniversary, E1170• [18SE]

League of Women Voters of Syracuse Metropolitan Area: anniversary, E1170• [18SE]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, H3494 [8MY], E566• [9MY]

Moses, Edward J.: Onondaga County, NY, Bar Association Distinguished Lawyer award recipient, E1358• [29OC]

National Health Center Week: observance, E1045• [9AU]

Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9994, H9995 [10DE]

NOAA: provide grant eligibility to projects that assess the impact of water level regulating practices on coastal resiliency in the Great Lakes, H9994, H9995 [10DE]

Oswego, NY: anniversary of Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, E1040• [6AU]

Say Yes to Education Inc.: anniversary of Syracuse, NY, chapter, E871• [2JY]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center, E373• [1AP]

——— anniversary of Veterans Legal Clinic, E1097• [6SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: conduct research on harmful algal bloom development in the Great Lakes, H9994 [10DE]

Votes: correction, E772• [13JN], E1142• [12SE]

——— position on missed, E248• [5MR], E1635• [19DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2231 [26FE]

Tributes

Bordonaro, Angelo, E869• [2JY]

Cicora, Jeffrey M., E1091• [6SE]

Cummings, Elijah E., H8205 [17OC]

Daley, Robert B., E1633• [19DE]

Hand, Laura, E1267• [11OC]

Killian, Beth, E483• [25AP]

McLoud, Stephen B., E1173• [18SE]

Milton, Robert E., E374• [1AP]

Randall, Clarence (Bud), E1043• [9AU]

Schramm, Patty, E93• [25JA]

Seidel, Charles B., E674• [24MY]

Selmser, Max, E41• [14JA]

Tormey, James, III, H5172 [26JN], E842• [26JN]

Ververs, Douglas, E39• [14JA]

Waful, Don, E1298• [17OC]

Warner, Deb, E246• [5MR]

Winn, Donald J., E1369• [30OC]