LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H2007 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H7707 [12SE]

——— 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]

Africa: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 1877), H2826 [26MR]

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 463), H5167 [25JN]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8260 [18OC]

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]

Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 335), H3340 [30AP]

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), H2798 [25MR]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H2103 [25FE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1274), H2031 [14FE]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7667 [11SE] (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5729 [11JY]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3272 [15AP]

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram (see H. Res. 375), H8960 [18NO]

Budget: repeal Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (see H.R. 242), H288 [8JA]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1349 [4FE]

Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see H.R. 2635), H3926 [16MY]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1214 [24JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 31), H3068 [3AP]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: extend certain provisions relative to apparel products (see H.R. 991), H1389 [6FE]

CDC: reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7837 [19SE]

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), H8720 [31OC]

Central African Republic: condemn violence by armed groups against civilians, support international peace efforts and humanitarian assistance, prevent human rights abuses, and enforce existing sanctions (see H. Res. 387), H7716 [16SE]

Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see H. Res. 230), H2745 [14MR]

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. 7), H1331 [30JA]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H3070 [3AP]

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

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4391 [10JN]

——— call for inquiry on impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh (see H. Res. 560), H7991 [25SE]

——— investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (see H. Res. 396), H4119 [22MY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H2587 [7MR]

Conyers, John, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H3924 [16MY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]

——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4052), H7905 [24SE]

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

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 2410), H3926 [16MY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H288 [8JA]

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: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H9176 [22NO]

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

——— 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), H7775 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]

——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H9176 [22NO]

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 1915), H7483 [30JY]

——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (see H.R. 4579), H8299 [21OC]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H8298 [21OC]

——— 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]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7715 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H8720 [31OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3793 [14MY]

——— carry out Health in All Policies Demonstration Project and direct National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on eliminating health disparities while improving health equity (see H.R. 5246), H9169 [21NO]

——— condition receipt by State and local entities of preventive health services grants on establishment of vaccination requirements for public school students in accordance with certain CDC recommendations (see H.R. 2527), H3729 [10MY]

——— 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), H4701 [14JN]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H2923 [29MR]

——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H7708 [12SE]

——— 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), H4697 [13JN]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H9256 [4DE]

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H1213 [24JA]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR]

——— reauthorize and increase funding for Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes (see H.R. 2668), H5586 [10JY]

——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8297 [21OC]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H7506 [16AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3503 [8MY]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3729 [10MY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (see H.R. 3525), H6001 [17JY]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 532), H2615 [8MR]

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), H7755 [17SE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H4433 [11JN]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (see H.R. 1357), H2719 [13MR]

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), H7775 [18SE]

——— 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), H7496 [9AU]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2370 [5MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H10124 [11DE]

——— conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see H.R. 3250), H4693 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow officers and employees to provide taxpayers information relative to low-income taxpayer clinics (see H.R. 1902), H2884 [27MR]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H5304 [9JY]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5261 [27JN]

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), H5913 [16JY]

——— establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see H.R. 3663), H8145 [15OC]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H4920 [19JN]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H5007 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3963 [17MY]

——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H8730 [5NO]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H678 [16JA]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 5309), H9293 [5DE]

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

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8261 [18OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 747), H9347 [6DE]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 690), H8828 [13NO]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H4168 [23MY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H461 [10JA]

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), H7529 [30AU]

——— 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), H5913 [16JY]

——— 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), H9059 [19NO]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H8720 [31OC]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H2100 [25FE]

Europe: commend history and achievements of people of African descent and Black Europeans, promote racial equality, and combat discrimination (see H. Res. 256), H2827 [26MR]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H12292 [19DE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5826 [15JY]

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

FDA: enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H7497 [9AU]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H7867 [20SE]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 339), H678 [16JA] (see H.R. 678), H1342 [31JA]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3682 [9MY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H203 [3JA]

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), H6001 [17JY]

Firearms: 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), H7707 [12SE]

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 717), H1170 [23JA]

——— 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), H361 [9JA]

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

Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see H.R. 114), H229 [4JA]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: extend (see H.R. 3988), H7463 [25JY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H2043 [19FE]

FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 281), H1218 [25JA]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Res. 197), H2614 [8MR]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H8098 [4OC]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]

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), H2826 [26MR]

History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see H. Res. 694), H8826 [13NO]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3681 [9MY]

Hurricanes: express condolences and long-term support to the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian (see H. Res. 562), H7773 [18SE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]

——— 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), H7162 [22JY]

——— 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), H8144 [15OC]

——— 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), H9175 (see H.R. 2315), H9176 [22NO]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]

——— 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), H4175 [28MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8741 [8NO]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 649), H8721 [31OC]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H4315 [4JN]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H2032 [14FE]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H3926 [16MY]

IRS: prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings (see H.R. 1219), H2028 [14FE]

——— provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 1300), H2038 [15FE]

Israel: 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), H5039 [21JN]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: redesignate as Jimmy Carter National Historic Park (see H.R. 5472), H12209 [18DE]

Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H3407 [1MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H4918 [19JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H8097 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 4408), H7834 [19SE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]

LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), 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), H7867 [20SE]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]

Medicaid: 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), H3792 [14MY]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H9296 [5DE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H5585 [10JY]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 2498), H9058 [19NO]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H7506 [16AU]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H5728 [11JY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7904 [24SE]

——— permanently authorize Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) Program to provide transitional coverage and retroactive part D prescription drug coverage for certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 3029), H4174 [28MY]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H2719 [13MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H5913 [16JY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2719 [13MR]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 1394), H7483 [30JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H7501 [13AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H356 [9JA]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 1354), H2748 [14MR]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H5039 [21JN]

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), H3729 [10MY]

National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H3339 [30AP]

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

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 229), H209 [3JA]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8228 [17OC]

National Park Service: reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]

National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H8828 [13NO]

National security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H2888 [27MR]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 636), H8227 [17OC]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8679 [30OC]

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), H3407 [1MY]

NIH: provide that authority of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies to both current and former centers of excellence (see H.R. 4499), H8052 [26SE]

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

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H7756 [17SE]

Political campaigns: 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]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H8742 [8NO]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H8786 [12NO]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H8742 [8NO]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H8541 [28OC]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H8742 [8NO]

Poverty: provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]

Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (see H. Res. 496), H5911 [16JY]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H3926 [16MY]

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

Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H288 [8JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H3964 [17MY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H5586 [10JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— 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]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1532), H2367 [5MR]

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), H8260 [18OC]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 413), H3728 [10MY]

——— clarify use of State and local sales taxes on aviation fuel (see H.R. 2939), H4345 [5JN]

——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 3922), H7904 [24SE]

——— 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]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1712), H2715 [13MR]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H9388 [9DE]

Tice, Austin B.: investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (see H. Res. 17), H7905 [24SE]

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]

U.N.: support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8828 [13NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: 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), H2987 [2AP]

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), H9296 [5DE]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 186), H2584 [7MR]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H7473 [25JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]

Voting: require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, minimum cybersecurity standards, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see H.R. 2754), H3841 [15MY]

——— 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), H208 [3JA]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3130 [8AP]

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), H8298 [21OC]

Women: 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), H4122 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H8460 [23OC] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]

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), H7157 [19JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H5270 [2JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H5007 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 4473), H7901 [24SE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2038 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 4471), H7901 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used to hire and train new, additional career law enforcement officers who are residents of communities they serve (see H.R. 4168), H7492 [6AU]

——— award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders on principles of nonviolence (see H.R. 4167), H7492 [6AU]

Dept. of Transportation: permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds from the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 4791), H8387 [22OC]

FAA: codify requirements for changes in airport sponsorship or operations relative to airport operating certificates (see H.R. 3209), H4432 [11JN]

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), H4341 [5JN]

Foreign trade: protect human rights and labor standards in conducting certain activities (see H.R. 2996), H4163 [23MY]

India: affirm friendship with the U.S. and establish bilateral partnership for collaboration to advance development and shared values (see H.R. 5517), H12290 [19DE]

International Day of Peace: observance (see H. Con. Res. 67), H8054 [26SE]

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H2915 [28MR] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 71), H1171 [23JA]

Medicare: expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3911), H7241 [23JY]

——— extend temporary exception from site-neutral inpatient payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (see H.R. 4040), H7465 [25JY]

——— increase awareness, expand preventative services, and improve care for individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3912), H7241 [23JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3910), H7240 [23JY]

National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8089 [1OC]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide parity among States in timing of application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for expansion population (see H.R. 909), H1335 [30JA]

Social Security: modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 4472), H7901 [24SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1793), H2744 [14MR]

——— establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 4169), H7492 [6AU]

——— provide a credit for qualified environmental justice programs (see H.R. 5167), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1794), H2744 [14MR]

——— restore limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4509), H8053 [26SE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 1275), H2031 [14FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (H.R. 4473), H7903 [24SE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (H.R. 1298), H2039 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (H.R. 4471), H7902 [24SE]

Dept. of Transportation: permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds from the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 4791), H8387 [22OC]

FAA: codify requirements for changes in airport sponsorship or operations relative to airport operating certificates (H.R. 3209), H4433 [11JN]

Foreign trade: protect human rights and labor standards in conducting certain activities (H.R. 2996), H4166 [23MY]

India: affirm friendship with the U.S. and establish bilateral partnership for collaboration to advance development and shared values (H.R. 5517), H12291 [19DE]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), H2918 [28MR]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 3151), H4349 [6JN]

Medicare: expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (H.R. 3911), H7243 [23JY]

——— extend temporary exception from site-neutral inpatient payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (H.R. 4040), H7470 [25JY]

——— increase awareness, expand preventative services, and improve care for individuals with end stage renal disease (H.R. 3912), H7243 [23JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (H.R. 3910), H7243 [23JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide parity among States in timing of application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for expansion population (H.R. 909), H1338 [30JA]

Social Security: modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (H.R. 4472), H7903 [24SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (H.R. 1793), H2747 [14MR]

——— provide a credit for qualified environmental justice programs (H.R. 5167), H9057 [19NO]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (H.R. 1794), H2747 [14MR]

——— restore limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations (H.R. 4509), H8055 [26SE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 1275), H2034 [14FE]

Letters

Taxpayer First Act: Representative Lowey, Committee on Appropriations (House), H3162 [9AP], H4362 [10JN]

——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3162, H3163 [9AP], H4362 [10JN]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3162 [9AP], H4363 [10JN]

Remarks

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3946 [17MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), E865• [28JN]

Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2250 [27FE]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), H3151, H3162, H3166 [9AP]

——— modernize and improve (H.R. 3151), H4352, H4362, H4363 [10JN], E865• [28JN]

National Foster Care Month: observance, E688• [30MY]

Poway, CA: condemn shooting at Chabad of Poway Synagogue, H3297 [29AP]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), H5855 [16JY]

——— impeachment, H7870 [24SE]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12167 [18DE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2137 [26FE]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12248 [19DE]

Votes: position on missed, E1538• [4DE]

Voting: recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens, H2601 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9119 [20NO], H9165 [21NO], H10606 [17DE]

Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, H2380 [6MR]

Tribute, H9048 [19NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6802 [3DE]

Tributes

Barnes, Paula Kocher, E1541• [5DE]

Cole, Henry, E1584• [12DE]

Conyers, John, Jr., H8530 [28OC]

Cummings, Elijah E., H8286 [21OC]

Isakson, Senator, H9044 [19NO]

Jones, Brenda, E1389• [31OC]

Keith, Damon J., E530• [2MY]

Peterson, George P. (Bud), E838• [25JN]

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H2704 [13MR]

Washington, Toni, E16• [8JA]

Young, McKinley, E81• [23JA]