KENNEDY, JOSEPH P., III (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10205, H10208 [12DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5896 [16JY]

Appointments

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Board of Trustees, H2007 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

——— 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]

Adams Memorial Commission: establish (see H.R. 390), H465 [10JA]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 2585), H8299 [21OC]

African Americans: 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), H7905 [24SE]

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), H1361 [5FE]

——— support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H12292 [19DE]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8144 [15OC]

Animals: 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), H8260 [18OC]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 2863), H4315 [4JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H8909 [15NO]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3926 [16MY]

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]

——— amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H4390 [10JN]

——— 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), H5826 [15JY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]

——— 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), H12297 [23DE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1586 [13FE]

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), H3260 [10AP]

Bankruptcy: modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 4421), H12297 [23DE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]

Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H7837 [19SE]

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]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H4345 [5JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 2283), H8299 [21OC]

Central America: respond to migrant surge from Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner (see H.R. 3731), H7244 [23JY]

——— support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 3524), H5255 [27JN]

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), H716 [17JA]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H4121 [22MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]

Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5729 [11JY]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H4433 [11JN]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H4772 [18JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): call for inquiry on impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh (see H. Res. 560), H7991 [25SE]

Congress: establish use of ranked choice voting in elections (see H.R. 4464), H7901 [24SE]

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), H3443 [2MY]

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), H3449 [3MY]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H2235 [26FE]

——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4052), H7466 [25JY]

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H2615 [8MR]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H7496 [9AU]

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), H3683 [9MY]

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: prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]

——— remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4265), H8083 [27SE]

——— 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), H7704 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]

——— 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), H3280 [22AP]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H5729 [11JY]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 2186), H5169 [25JN]

——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H7490 [2AU]

——— cancel amounts for eligible student loan holders, allow refinancing, postpone certain payments and garnishments, repair credit of defaulted borrowers, and allow bankruptcy filings (see H.R. 3887), H7598 [10SE]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8145 [15OC]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]

——— 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 grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H5585 [10JY]

——— 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), H7560 [9SE]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3096), H5169 [25JN]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]

——— provide for the relief of interest on certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 3751), H7560 [9SE]

——— 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), H7490 [2AU]

——— 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), H8725 [1NO]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]

——— require accreditors to respond to student complaints against institutions of higher education and review teach-out plans of institutions showing signs of potential closure (see H.R. 4615), H8261 [18OC]

——— 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), H8880 [14NO]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 2833), H5169 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5586 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H6001 [17JY]

——— establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see H.R. 3973), H12308 [3JA]

——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see H.R. 2909), H5270 [2JY]

——— provide financial assistance for projects relative to modernization of the electric grid (see H.R. 5527), H12290 [19DE]

——— provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (see H.R. 3609), H5269 [2JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 1135), H4629 [12JN]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H8388 [22OC]

——— 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), H4066 [21MY]

——— develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools (see H.R. 3539), H5256 [27JN]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 3080), H8742 [8NO]

——— establish a grant program supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 2464), H8388 [22OC]

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

——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H8880 [14NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H3791 [14MY]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H1173 [23JA]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H5008 [20JN]

——— 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), H1218 [25JA]

——— 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 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), H3927 [16MY]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H3131 [8AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H8724 [1NO]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H2762 [21MR]

——— 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]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H3682 [9MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H4345 [5JN]

——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see H.R. 3328), H8880 [14NO]

——— 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), H6001 [17JY]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3503 [8MY]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see H.R. 4623), H8460 [23OC]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H4345 [5JN]

——— 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]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4218 [3JN]

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), H2587 [7MR]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H5202 [26JN]

——— 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), H3964 [17MY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3070 [3AP]

——— 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), H12292 [19DE]

——— make grants to implement statutes and policies on firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 1287), H2032 [14FE]

——— 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), H10610 [17DE]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H1242 [28JA]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]

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), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H3102 [4AP]

——— report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H10610 [17DE]

——— 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), H8113 [11OC]

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), H7598 [10SE]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H3260 [10AP]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2748 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H2036 [14FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4007), H7464 [25JY]

——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 341), H465 [10JA]

——— prohibit issuance of certain geological and geophysical exploration permits in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 1149), H2797 [25MR]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see H.R. 287), H281 [8JA]

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), H3406 [1MY]

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), H8057 [26SE]

——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (see H.R. 2616), H12292 [19DE]

——— finalize rules to protect consumers from risks of carbon monoxide poisoning and rollaways from motor vehicles (see H.R. 3145), H4343 [5JN]

——— improve pipeline safety by closing regulatory loopholes and increasing safety standards (see H.R. 2139), H3128 [8AP]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H7597 [10SE]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H4167 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3266 [12AP]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]

——— 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), H2317 [28FE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H465 [10JA]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 3582), H9296 [5DE]

——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H7484 [30JY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H5266 [28JN]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H3406 [1MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H361 [9JA]

——— 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), H4119 [22MY]

——— 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), H3220 [9AP]

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), H6001 [17JY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H1244 [28JA]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H288 [8JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1350 [4FE]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 2569), H3729 [10MY]

Education: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H7990 [25SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H1351 [4FE]

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]

——— 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), H7379 [24JY]

——— 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), H3342 [30AP]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]

——— 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]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H8880 [14NO]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H2719 [13MR]

——— expand and improve stormwater reuse municipal grant program to support cleanup of combined sewer overflow contamination in rivers (see H.R. 2776), H4345 [5JN]

——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 1603), H2582 [7MR]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 4044), H7598 [10SE]

——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7464 [25JY]

Europe: oppose imposition of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland (see H. Res. 88), H2648 [11MR]

——— require reports by Dept. of State and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 2023), H4697 [13JN]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4011 [20MY]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1534), H4773 [18JN]

FBI: ensure criminal background checks prepared for employment-related purposes are complete and accurate (see H.R. 2851), H4629 [12JN]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5913 [16JY]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]

FDA: clarify types of patents on safe and effective drug list, require list of applicable exclusivities for listed drugs, update patent sponsor requirements, and reform patent list guidelines (see H.R. 1503), H2987 [2AP]

——— 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), H5008 [20JN]

——— increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application (see H.R. 938), H2887 [27MR]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2323 [4MR]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H3276 [18AP]

——— provide for publication of a list of licensed biological products (see H.R. 1520), H2828 [26MR]

FEC: limit authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds for political purposes, including a political committee, to nonprofit corporations (see H.R. 5129), H8908 [15NO]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H1582 [13FE]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 339), H361 [9JA] (see H.R. 678), H718 [17JA]

——— require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (see H.R. 1079), H1460 [7FE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4011 [20MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H1582 [13FE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1073), H4772 [18JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H7598 [10SE]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H3280 [22AP]

FEMA: revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8456 [23OC]

FERC: establish Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy (see H.R. 3240), H4627 [12JN]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H3963 [17MY]

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H4312 [4JN]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H5270 [2JY]

——— 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 the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 1705), H2715 [13MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7496 [9AU]

——— 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), H7904 [24SE]

——— 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]

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

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 policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H5008 [20JN]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H8724 [1NO]

FRS: establish Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to develop financial risk analyses relative to climate change (see H.R. 5194), H9120 [20NO]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7506 [16AU]

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), H8910 [15NO]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]

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]

Havlicek, John: tribute (see H. Res. 486), H5774 [12JY]

Health: 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), H3131 [8AP]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H3267 [12AP]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H3792 [14MY]

Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H5270 [2JY]

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (see H.R. 3289), H7904 [24SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1350 [4FE]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 4155), H7667 [11SE]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1586 [13FE]

——— end mandatory in absentia removal proceedings for asylum seekers by providing immigration judges discretion in use of such orders (see H.R. 3748), H7484 [30JY]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H2039 [15FE]

——— extend guaranteed right to counsel to all people in the immigration court system, increase opportunities for appeal and judicial review, and prohibit case production quotas for immigration judges (see H.R. 3775), H10017 [10DE]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H5998 [17JY]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 3451), H5826 [15JY]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see H.R. 3918), H7379 [24JY]

——— 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), H9176 [22NO]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2430), H4011 [20MY]

——— 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), H5261 [27JN]

——— 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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H7711 [13SE]

Infrastructure: improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H3840 [15MY]

Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H3439 [2MY]

——— 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), H2797 [25MR]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H8720 [31OC]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H5168 [25JN]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 3296), H7560 [9SE]

——— 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), H3963 [17MY]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H12292 [19DE]

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]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5585 [10JY]

——— 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), H3306 [29AP]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see H.R. 1762), H3267 [12AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5008 [20JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: 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]

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), H3503 [8MY]

Medicaid: allow for medical assistance for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution (see H.R. 1329), H8910 [15NO]

——— clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see H.R. 233), H4314 [4JN]

——— establish a demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 5189), H9257 [4DE]

——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see H.R. 1277), H2103 [25FE]

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

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

——— provide for certain extensions (see H.R. 3253), H4693 [13JN]

——— 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), H2883 [27MR]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H8959 [18NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H8959 [18NO]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H8299 [21OC]

——— 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]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H7244 [23JY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8260 [18OC]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2235 [26FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H8298 [21OC]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H8960 [18NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3130 [8AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see H.R. 1781), H2888 [27MR]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4176 [28MY]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]

NASA: 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), H4697 [13JN]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4168 [23MY]

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), H2762 [21MR]

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), H5039 [21JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to support construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure (see H.R. 4127), H7480 [30JY]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H8057 [26SE]

Native Americans: provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H4433 [11JN]

——— 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), H8540 [28OC]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see H. Res. 173), H2719 [13MR]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment to transatlantic security and stability and recognize that U.S. leadership is vital to NATO’s core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security (see H. Res. 291), H4920 [19JN]

News media: express that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law (see H. Res. 325), H3478 [7MY]

——— 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), H7905 [24SE]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 594), H4167 [23MY]

——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H9295 [5DE]

NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (see H.R. 2397), H3338 [30AP]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for continued advancement of partnership, reconciliation, and mutual trust and encourage continued respect for provisions (see H. Res. 585), H8145 [15OC]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H7529 [30AU]

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), H4168 [23MY]

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), H4066 [21MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2828 [26MR]

——— guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see H.R. 1386), H2797 [25MR]

——— preserve State option to implement health care marketplaces (see H.R. 1385), H2887 [27MR]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 986), H2887 [27MR]

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), H2271 [27FE]

——— reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 3456), H5165 [25JN]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit biological product manufacurers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market (see H.R. 1499), H2828 [26MR]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1499), H2828 [26MR]

Pipelines: prohibit use of eminent domain for construction or expansion of a natural gas pipeline through land conserved by certain land trusts and local governments (see H.R. 4910), H8960 [18NO]

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), H12211 [18DE]

——— 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), H4168 [23MY]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H8389 [22OC]

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), H12292 [19DE]

Portuguese National Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 457), H5261 [27JN]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2616 [8MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3503 [8MY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1351 [4FE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H8260 [18OC]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: provide for tolling of the statute of limitations relative to certain offenses committed by the President during or prior to tenure in office (see H.R. 2678), H5586 [10JY]

Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H10610 [17DE]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H2317 [28FE]

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), H5261 [27JN]

Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 3068), H4216 [3JN]

——— promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H9348 [6DE]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H4182 [30MY] (see H.R. 3366), H7536 [6SE]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8721 [31OC]

Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative o LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 3374), H5261 [27JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1350 [4FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5261 [27JN]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7990 [25SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2828 [26MR]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3729 [10MY]

——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 2602), H4182 [30MY]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1551), H2763 [21MR]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8680 [30OC]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2235 [26FE]

Southern New England Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 5124), H8908 [15NO]

Sports: 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]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1350 [4FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1057), H1460 [7FE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1994), H3477 [7MY]

——— exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (see H.R. 3803), H7598 [10SE]

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

——— 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), H7707 [12SE]

——— 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), H8910 [15NO]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H4919 [19JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3473), H5203 [26JN]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H7379 [24JY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8785 [12NO]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 4438), H9296 [5DE]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see H.R. 1349), H9348 [6DE]

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), H3682 [9MY]

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), H1242 [28JA]

——— 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]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8389 [22OC]

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]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]

——— 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), H7990 [25SE]

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), H7666 [11SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 3510), H5826 [15JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H721 [17JA]

——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), H8057 [26SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H8057 [26SE]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 196), H5826 [15JY]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H2273 [27FE]

——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 1776), H7904 [24SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H10124 [11DE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H5729 [11JY]

——— 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), H7667 [11SE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8299 [21OC]

——— 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1343 [31JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1350 [4FE]

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), H5270 [2JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H5826 [15JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H3792 [14MY]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 413), H4180 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: 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]

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]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States to encourage implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements (see H.R. 3569), H5257 [27JN]

Discrimination: prohibit courts from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims (see H.R. 4418), H7835 [19SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

Medicaid: exclude authorized generic drugs from calculation of average manufacturer price for purposes of drug rebate program (see H.R. 3276), H4694 [13JN]

——— provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for mental and behavioral health services (see H.R. 1920), H2884 [27MR]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 2874), H4063 [21MY]

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

Taxation: ensure workers and communities that are responsible for record corporate profits benefit from the wealth that those workers and communities help to create (see H.R. 4419), H7835 [19SE]

——— permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account to facilitate savings by graduate and postdoctoral students (see H.R. 1194), H1582 [13FE]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9121 [20NO]

Water: modify payment periods of loans from State revolving funds under Safe Drinking Water Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5513), H12290 [19DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 3133), H4344 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States to encourage implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements (H.R. 3569), H5259 [27JN]

Discrimination: prohibit courts from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims (H.R. 4418), H7836 [19SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (H.R. 1450), H2316 [28FE]

Medicaid: exclude authorized generic drugs from calculation of average manufacturer price for purposes of drug rebate program (H.R. 3276), H4696 [13JN]

——— provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for mental and behavioral health services (H.R. 1920), H2886 [27MR]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 2874), H4065 [21MY]

Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 1879), H2827 [26MR]

Taxation: ensure workers and communities that are responsible for record corporate profits benefit from the wealth that those workers and communities help to create (H.R. 4419), H7836 [19SE]

——— permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account to facilitate savings by graduate and postdoctoral students (H.R. 1194), H1585 [13FE]

Water: modify payment periods of loans from State revolving funds under Safe Drinking Water Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 5513), H12291 [19DE]

Remarks

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (H.R. 1373), H8613 [30OC]

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), H2893 [28MR]

——— require eligibility to serve be based on gender-neutral occupational standards and prohibit exclusions based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation, H5547 [10JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2689 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5547 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10205, H10206, H10208, H10209 [12DE]

——— require another Senate-confirmed officer within the Dept., to carry out drug price negotiation duties should the Sec. of HHS have a conflict of interest, H10205 [12DE]

——— require another Senate-confirmed officer within the Dept. to carry out drug price negotiation duties should the Sec. of HHS have a conflict of interest, H10206 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (H.R. 375), H3816 [15MY]

Drugs: acknowledge impact of high cost of prescription drugs on communities of color and persons living in rural or sparsely populated areas, H10208, H10209 [12DE]

Economy: impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H4397 [11JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to accept electronic consent forms for release of records (H.R. 1079), H1503 [11FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1005 [23JA]

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings, H345 [9JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H345 [9JA]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H345 [9JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5897, H5898 [16JY]

Mueller, Robert S., III: testimony before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H7251 [24JY]

Native Americans: reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (H.R. 312), H3820 [15MY]

NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (H.R. 2397), H7171 [23JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: establish Foreign Threat Response Center, H5897, H5898 [16JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H345 [9JA]

Trump, President: impeachment, H8607 [30OC]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), consideration (H. Res. 767), H12123 [18DE]

Tributes

Haywood, Howard, H3311 [30AP]

Mitrovich, George, E1070• [23AU]

Rodman, Don, E1139• [12SE]

Wofford, Harris, H2005 [14FE]