LOCAL GOVERNMENT related term(s) Federal Aid Programs
Amendments
Crime: enhance penalties for stalkers of children (S. 134), S6200, S6204 [28OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (H.R. 504), S5115 [25JY]
——— provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments (S. 1846), S6762, S6769 [21NO]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 1231), S2837 [14MY]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), S2946 [16MY]
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), consideration (H. Res. 460), H5099 [25JN]
Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S702, S723 [28JA], S732, S746, S747, S748, S749, S752, S753, S754 [29JA], S771, S772, S773 [30JA], S789, S812, S813, S814 [31JA], S830, S836 [4FE]
Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12283 [19DE]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (H. Res. 772), H12220 [19DE]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 741), H9271 [5DE]
Articles and editorials
Blue States Warned of a SALT Apocalypse. It Hasn’t Happened, S6070 [23OC]
Johnson Reflects on 37 Years of Service, S63 [8JA]
No Money Tree, E516 [1MY]
Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report—A Heat Map (excerpt), S2666 [7MY]
Sincere Appreciation—Words of Thanks for Longtime Elected Leader Bob Leeper, S696 [28JA]
State Rep Wins Gold in International Competition, S6664 [19NO]
Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Hit to Homeowners, H12275 [19DE]
Want To Make a Difference? Run for Office. Yes, You., E920 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 272), H281 [8JA]
America’s Water Infrastructure Act: technical corrections (see S. 1811), S3363 [12JN]
Armed Forces: improve ability of separating or retiring members to seek services provided by county veterans service offices (see H.R. 2554), H3474 [7MY]
——— prohibit enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations relative to real property of servicemembers (see H.R. 4337), H7714 [16SE]
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]
BLM: convey certain lands to Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO), facilitate resolution of environmental remediation and reclamation, resolve potential U.S. liability, and promote economic development in Lyon County, NV (see H.R. 1813), H2754 [18MR]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2032 [14FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: conduct certain water security measures in Western States through improved conservation and restoration efforts and groundwater management (see S. 2718), S6189 [28OC] (see H.R. 4891), H8539 [28OC]
——— provide for water security, reliability, modernization, and abundance in Western States (see H.R. 5217), H9167 [21NO]
——— support water infrastructure in reclamation States (see S. 1932), S4169 [20JN]
Business and industry: allow State and local governments to purchase from the Federal supply schedule (see H.R. 3187), H4388 [10JN]
CDC: collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to the public on asthma (see H.R. 4622), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 5230), H9168 [21NO]
——— develop program to prevent use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools and award grants to implement such program (see S. 3096), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5482), H12210 [18DE]
——— establish a grant program for the purpose of public health data system modernization (see S. 1793), S3362 [12JN]
——— reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7149 [18JY]
Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see S. 542), S1437 [25FE]
——— protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions, and repeal Federal regulations on switchblade knives which burden citizens (see H.R. 88), H204 [3JA]
Climate: authorize Dept. of the Treasury to issue climate change bonds, deposit funds in a Dept. of Commerce Climate Change Resiliency Fund, and establish Climate Change Advisory Commission to award such funds to projects (see S. 763), S1793 [12MR] (see H.R. 1689), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1482), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2748), H3840 [15MY]
——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H7866 [20SE]
Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3365), H4917 [19JN]
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations of the U.S.: establish (see S. 2967), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 3883), H7239 [23JY]
Community development: promote development of smart cities through investment in smart infrastructure (see S. 1398), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2636), H3679 [9MY] (see H.R. 3156), H4348 [6JN]
Consumers: prevent deceptive and harassing practices when collecting debt owed to a State or local government, index award of debt collection damages for inflation, and prohibit referral of emergency individual assistance debt (see H.R. 3948), H7377 [24JY]
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), H2047 [22FE]
Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 2013), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 664), H718 [17JA]
——— establish permanent features for flood control in areas in which temporary features have been constructed (see S. 3082), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5476), H12209 [18DE]
——— modify procedure for communicating certain emergency risks (see H.R. 3944), H7377 [24JY]
——— notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects (see H.R. 977), H1361 [5FE]
Courts: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 1269), H2031 [14FE]
Crime: enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting a public safety officer (see S. 1508), S2924 [16MY]
——— enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting a public safety officer or judge (see S. 1135), S2387 [10AP]
——— enhance penalties for stalkers of children (see S. 134), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 570), H601 [15JA]
——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1480), S2883 [15MY]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4836), H8456 [23OC]
Dayton, OH: condemn shooting at Oregon District, express condolences to families and victims, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 367), S5922 [21OC]
Democracy: recognize vital importance in the U.S. and encourage State and local governments to help individuals reflect on contributions of democracy to a free and stable world (see H. Res. 513), H7241 [23JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools to use geographic preference in order to procure locally grown, raised, and caught food (see H.R. 3220), H4626 [12JN]
——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see S. 2331), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2651), H3679 [9MY]
——— establish a grant program to appoint nutrition coordinators to oversee school nutrition policies in local educational agencies (see H.R. 1886), H2827 [26MR]
——— expand use of salad bars in schools under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2688), H3727 [10MY]
——— give schools flexibility to receive, store, and distribute food donations from charitable organizations on campus (see H.R. 2706), H3788 [14MY]
——— improve direct certification and community eligibility for school meal programs (see S. 2692), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 5283), H9221 [3DE]
——— make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (see S. 3094), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4642), H8110 [11OC]
——— offer persistent poverty counties and political subdivisions of such counties the opportunity to have rural development loans restructured (see H.R. 2228), H3253 [10AP]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3924 [16MY]
——— require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 1066), H1460 [7FE]
——— require a study of the time and duration of school lunch periods (see H.R. 5463), H10609 [17DE]
——— require reimbursement of sponsors for certain costs of emergency water protection measures (see H.R. 4205), H7520 [23AU]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during the summer (see S. 2609), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4684), H8143 [15OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2307), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 1094), H1461 [7FE]
——— authorize transfer of surplus high water rescue vehicles to State and Federal agencies to assist communities with disaster-related emergency preparedness (see H.R. 5407), H10257 [12DE]
——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 2548), S5706 [25SE] (see H.R. 2653), H3679 [9MY]
——— allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 4220), H7528 [30AU]
——— allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (see H.R. 1192), H1582 [13FE]
——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 1752), S3252 [5JN] (see H.R. 3149), H4343 [5JN]
——— allow use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program grants to reinforce school safety infrastructure, technology, and personnel (see S. 1442), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 4465), H7901 [24SE] (see H.R. 4951), H8717 [31OC]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 1418), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2639), H3679 [9MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]
——— award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and community colleges to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2670), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4826), H8456 [23OC]
——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 2499), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4381), H7772 [18SE]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 727), H1171 [23JA]
——— enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership grants (see H.R. 4423), H7835 [19SE]
——— establish a competitive grant program to develop, implement, and evaluate teacher and school leader training programs on family engagement (see H.R. 4626), H8101 [8OC]
——— establish a grant program for State and local educational agencies to promote digital citizenship and media literacy (see S. 2240), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4668), H8111 [11OC]
——— establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]
——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 1197), H1582 [13FE]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 323), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 276), H281 [8JA]
——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4776), H8297 [21OC]
——— establish Dual Credit Innovation Award under National Blue Ribbon Schools Program (see H.R. 4677), H8143 [15OC]
——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4025), H7465 [25JY]
——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 784), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1896), H2883 [27MR]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1203), S2435 [11AP]
——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 969), S2118 [1AP]
——— improve remedial education programs that train students in the competencies needed to succeed in higher education (see H.R. 3950), H7377 [24JY]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H1283 [29JA]
——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 1642), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2958), H4161 [23MY]
——— invest in middle level education by creating a grant program to allow middle schools to identify and implement best practices to improve student outcomes and increase high school graduation rates (see S. 1704), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3089), H4312 [4JN]
——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see S. 1362), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2606), H3501 [8MY]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 943), H1342 [31JA]
——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 1971), H2916 [28MR]
——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 4525), H8053 [26SE]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see S. 2395), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]
——— prohibit issuance or enforcement of certain rules that weaken enforcement of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 5388), H10016 [10DE]
——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1210 [24JA]
——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 2600), S5793 [15OC]
——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4673), H8143 [15OC]
——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3096), H4312 [4JN] (see H.R. 4113), H7480 [30JY]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 266), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide for teacher, principal, and other school leader quality enhancement (see S. 468), S1325 [13FE]
——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 752), S1792 [12MR]
——— provide for temporary emergency Impact Aid Program funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 4316), H7705 [12SE]
——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 653), H717 [17JA]
——— provide grants to eligible local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in early elementary grades (see S. 579), S1540 [27FE]
——— provide grants to establish ‘‘Family Friendly School’’ policies at schools that align school days with work days and support summer community learning programs and activities (see S. 2784), S6391 [5NO]
——— provide grants to higher education institutions to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early/middle college programs (see S. 718), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 3891), H7240 [23JY]
——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see S. 1299), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 1591), H2581 [7MR]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities (see H.R. 1457), H2313 [28FE]
——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H8877 [14NO]
——— provide grants to States to establish public-private partnerships for apprenticeship and other job training programs (see H.R. 3893), H7240 [23JY]
——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (see S. 686), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 3692), H5584 [10JY]
——— provide temporary Impact Aid Program construction grants to eligible local educational agencies (see H.R. 3647), H5302 [9JY]
——— reduce frequency of federally required academic assessments (see H.R. 4630), H8101 [8OC]
——— require local educational agencies to implement a policy on allergy bullying (see H.R. 5414), H10257 [12DE]
——— strengthen investments in postsecondary career and technical education programs and build connections across the entire education and workforce development system (see H.R. 4371), H7772 [18SE]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3513), H5200 [26JN]
——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 2367), S5247 [31JY]
——— terminate (see H.R. 899), H1334 [30JA]
Dept. of Energy: carry out Clean Cities Coalition Program (see H.R. 5518), H12290 [19DE]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 253), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 762), H1210 [24JA]
——— establish or designate Distributed Energy Opportunity Board and certify Distributed Energy Opportunity Communities to streamline clean energy technology permitting (see S. 2447), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 5335), H9346 [6DE]
——— obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository (see S. 649), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1544), H2367 [5MR]
——— provide grants and loan guarantees to improve energy efficiency of publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities (see S. 3046), S7027 [12DE]
——— provide grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities (see S. 1890), S3652 [18JN] (see H.R. 3322), H4770 [18JN]
——— reauthorize Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs and Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (see S. 2610), S5841 [16OC]
——— require certain financial assistance to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives (see S. 185), S293 [17JA]
Dept. of HHS: assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing child welfare systems and services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see S. 2777), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 4980), H8729 [5NO]
——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1978), H2916 [28MR]
——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H5911 [16JY]
——— condition certain grants on States, local educational agencies, and tribes implementing a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy (see S. 2492), S5539 [17SE]
——— 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), H3447 [3MY]
——— conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (see S. 1070), S2328 [9AP]
——— 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 S. 1073), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2775), H3841 [15MY]
——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 523), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]
——— establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see S. 2986), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 4004), H7464 [25JY]
——— establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3061), H4216 [3JN]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 1878), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3315), H4770 [18JN]
——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see S. 1137), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2262), H3254 [10AP]
——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H3501 [8MY]
——— require recipients of certain grants to comply with State and local laws requiring reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking (see H.R. 4504), H8052 [26SE]
——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 467), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]
——— require training and education for teachers, school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (see S. 924), S2087 [28MR]
——— strengthen National Disaster Medical System (see S. 11), S19 [3JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard faith-based community centers and houses of worship (see S. 1308), S2613 [2MY]
——— authorize Operation Stonegarden grant program (see S. 2750), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3990), H7463 [25JY]
——— conduct an inland waters threat analysis (see H.R. 4402), H7834 [19SE]
——— develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (see H.R. 504), H517 [11JA]
——— develop tools to help State and local governments establish or improve cybersecurity (see H.R. 4217), H7528 [30AU]
——— establish an election security grant program (see S. 1319), S2614 [2MY]
——— establish Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see S. 2318), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4237), H7535 [6SE]
——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see S. 265), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 838), H1282 [29JA]
——— establish School Safety Clearinghouse (see S. 2530), S5628 [23SE]
——— expedite U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring process for law enforcement positions by expanding authority to waive polygraph examinations for certain applicants (see S. 731), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1609), H2583 [7MR]
——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 1589), H2581 [7MR]
——— improve training and support for emergency response providers in areas with high concentrations of covered chemical facilities in how to respond to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3310), H4770 [18JN]
——— notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H5255 [27JN]
——— produce and disseminate an annual catalog on training, publications, programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 449), H462 [10JA]
——— prohibit admission to U.S. as a nonimmigrant under certain categories, aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries (see H.R. 5461), H10609 [17DE]
——— prohibit immigration officers or agents from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’ (see S. 2151), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3498), H5199 [26JN]
——— promote creation of State anonymous school threat reporting programs (see H.R. 2100), H3099 [4AP]
——— provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments (see S. 1846), S3476 [13JN]
——— provide grants to assist States in developing and implementing plans to address cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities (see S. 1065), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 2130), H3128 [8AP]
——— provide resources and assistance to local governments wanting to adopt .gov web addresses in order to increase resilience to cyber crimes that frequently target local government systems (see S. 2749), S6300 [30OC]
——— provide support to State and local governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist threats (see H.R. 5344), H9346 [6DE]
——— require annual report on the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (see H.R. 495), H517 [11JA]
——— require border community stakeholder consultation before construction, installation, deployment, or operation of additional physical barriers, infrastructure, or technology between ports of entry (see H.R. 1292), H2032 [14FE]
——— require certain coordination with Federal and non-Federal entities relative to cybersecurity risks and incidents (see H.R. 5394), H10123 [11DE]
Dept. of HUD: award grants to eligible entities to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards, lead in drinking water hazards, and lead in soil hazards in certain residential real properties (see H.R. 4416), H7835 [19SE]
——— consider appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in certain programs (see H.R. 926), H1335 [30JA]
——— ensure sale or lease of public housing assets financially benefits the public housing project residents and the public housing agency that owns the housing project (see H.R. 5455), H10609 [17DE]
——— establish a grant program to provide temporary housing to homeless individuals near high-density homeless areas that provides health and social services and targeted outreach (see H.R. 4936), H8717 [31OC]
——— establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (see S. 2876), S6605 [14NO] (see H.R. 5185), H9057 [19NO]
——— establish landlord-tenant mediation programs and study potential for certain types of rent insurance to reduce evictions (see S. 2486), S5539 [17SE]
——— expedite disaster assistance to States, insular areas, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see S. 2796), S6447 [6NO]
——— facilitate development of affordable housing (see S. 2951), S6756 [21NO] (see H.R. 5187), H9120 [20NO]
——— improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing (see S. 2087), S4806 [11JY] (see H.R. 3721), H5726 [11JY]
——— issue guidelines relative to appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in Consolidated Plans (see S. 1804), S3363 [12JN]
——— make grants to nonprofit community organizations for development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 4197), H7511 [20AU]
——— make housing more affordable (see S. 787), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]
——— modify minimum allocation requirement for Emergency Solutions Grants program to ensure local allocation of funds (see S. 812), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1800), H2745 [14MR]
——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see S. 2301), S5108 [25JY] (see H.R. 3702), H5726 [11JY]
——— provide incentives to grantees under Continuum of Care program to re-house all former Armed Forces members to help address veteran homelessness (see H.R. 715), H1170 [23JA]
——— require certain public housing agencies to absorb port-in housing choice vouchers (see S. 912), S2043 [27MR]
——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to develop a strategy to support inclusive zoning policies and allow for a credit to support housing affordability (see S. 2684), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 4808), H8455 [23OC]
——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see S. 1919), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 4351), H7753 [17SE]
——— require public housing properties receiving Federal assistance to maintain comfortable and safe temperatures in dwelling units (see S. 17), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 235), H209 [3JA]
Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (see H.R. 5290), H9221 [3DE]
——— allow use of grants under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to combat sex trafficking (see H.R. 1110), H1491 [8FE]
——— authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recording data for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 120), H205 [3JA]
——— authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (see H.R. 5371), H9387 [9DE]
——— authorize Justice Reinvestment Initiative grant program (see H.R. 3081), H4312 [4JN]
——— establish a grant program for jurisdictions with high rates of violent crime (see H.R. 3738), H5774 [12JY]
——— establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 3665), H5583 [10JY]
——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 659), H717 [17JA]
——— establish a task force to study causes of violence against and involving law enforcement and make recommendations on improving community safety (see H.R. 5251), H9174 [22NO]
——— establish Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program (see S. 2720), S6189 [28OC] (see H.R. 4886), H8539 [28OC]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see S. 2774), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
——— establish grants to reduce incidence of hate crimes (see H.R. 223), H209 [3JA]
——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]
——— establish pilot program to make grants to local educational agencies for the hiring of school resource officers (see H.R. 443), H461 [10JA]
——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see S. 2043), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 3545), H5256 [27JN]
——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 3554), H5256 [27JN]
——— incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (see S. 1377), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2868), H4063 [21MY]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]
——— increase oversight of pretrial release program by requiring entities that receive funds to report on defendants’ criminal behavior and failure to appear at trial (see H.R. 5320), H9293 [5DE]
——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2584 [7MR]
——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), consideration (see H. Res. 208), H2646 [11MR]
——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see S. 2531), S5663 [24SE] (see H.R. 4467), H7901 [24SE]
——— 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 State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see S. 1983), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3496), H5199 [26JN]
——— make grants to States and local governments to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology (see H.R. 5181), H9057 [19NO] (see H.R. 5385), H10016 [10DE]
——— prohibit awarding of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds to police departments that allow plain-clothes officers to make routine traffic stops in unmarked vehicles (see H.R. 1787), H2744 [14MR]
——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see S. 1844), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3285), H4695 [13JN]
——— provide grants to State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers (see S. 1464), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2698), H3787 [14MY]
——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see S. 954), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 2070), H3068 [3AP]
——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H5256 [27JN]
——— provide that Federal law enforcement officers may not use deadly force or less lethal force unless such force is necessary and encourage States to adopt similar laws or policies (see H.R. 4359), H7753 [17SE]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 1231), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2379), H3303 [29AP] (see H.R. 4163), H7492 [6AU]
——— reauthorize Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 1528), H2367 [5MR]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 820), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 777), H1210 [24JA]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), consideration (see H. Res. 634), H8198 [16OC]
——— reauthorize State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and allow reimbursement of State and local governments that incur correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating criminal illegal aliens (see S. 1470), S2815 [14MY]
——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see S. 875), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1671), H2646 [11MR]
——— require State and local law enforcement agencies to submit all gathered evidence when investigating a crime (see H.R. 4799), H8387 [22OC]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate fair and impartial policing training for law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers to reduce need for use of force (see H.R. 2927), H4118 [22MY]
——— require submission of reports when an individual is injured or killed by a law enforcement officer in the course of the officer’s employment (see H.R. 4798), H8387 [22OC]
Dept. of Labor: award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see S. 2521), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4397), H7834 [19SE]
——— create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 1635), H2584 [7MR]
——— establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see S. 2457), S5407 [10SE]
——— establish competitive grant programs for youth summer and year-round employment (see S. 1551), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2844), H4009 [20MY]
——— establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers (see S. 1920), S4168 [20JN]
——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1390 [6FE]
——— prohibit States and municipalities from adopting certain laws and ordinances relative to Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3515), H5200 [26JN]
——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 951), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1995), H2923 [29MR]
Dept. of State: establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (see S. 324), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 753), H1210 [24JA]
——— establish Office of Subnational Diplomacy (see H.R. 3571), H5257 [27JN]
Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 248), S698 [28JA]
——— establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by BLM (see S. 3060), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 4028), H7465 [25JY]
——— modify a definition and disposition and authorized uses of qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues, exempt certain payments from sequestration, and distribute certain revenues to Alaska (see S. 2418), S5311 [1AU]
——— modify Payments in Lieu of Taxes program payment formula to increase funding for certain low-population counties without reducing funding for other counties (see S. 2108), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 3716), H5726 [11JY]
——— permanently authorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3043), H4180 [30MY]
——— provide economic stabilization resources to distressed rural communities directly impacted by the closure of an electric generating station (see H.R. 4318), H7705 [12SE]
——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 209), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 2031), H2985 [2AP]
——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 1458), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 1334), H2100 [25FE] (see H.R. 4512), H8053 [26SE]
——— reauthorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 2480), S5493 [16SE]
Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 4001), H7464 [25JY]
——— approve Federal participation to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see H.R. 4591), H8089 [1OC]
——— authorize a pilot program within Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program to increase State infrastructure investments (see S. 2285), S5107 [25JY]
——— authorize programs and activities to support transportation options in areas with limited access to public transportation due to extensive repair or reconstruction projects (see H.R. 228), H209 [3JA]
——— condition receipt of grants by New York, NY, Metropolitan Transportation Authority on exempting New Jersey drivers from congestion fees and provide year-end tax credits for congestion taxes (see H.R. 2523), H3447 [3MY]
——— develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (see S. 654), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1517), H2366 [5MR]
——— establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings (see S. 2310), S5141 [29JY]
——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7704 [12SE]
——— establish a grant program to improve evacuation routes in rural communities (see S. 1709), S3215 [4JN]
——— establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5152), H8958 [18NO]
——— establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program (see H.R. 529), H543 [14JA]
——— establish a pedestrian safety bollard installation grant program (see S. 1913), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 2237), H3253 [10AP]
——— establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see S. 2954), S6756 [21NO]
——— establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see S. 2077), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3663), H5583 [10JY]
——— improve pipeline safety by closing regulatory loopholes and increasing safety standards (see S. 1097), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 2139), H3128 [8AP]
——— improve transportation alternatives program (see S. 1098), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 5231), H9168 [21NO]
——— improve Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) Program (see S. 353), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2475), H3438 [2MY]
——— make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (see H.R. 2542), H3473 [7MY]
——— modify percentage of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding to certain urbanized areas (see H.R. 879), H1333 [30JA]
——— modify treatment of certain loans in consideration for fixed guideway capital investment grants (see H.R. 731), H1171 [23JA] (see H.R. 1849), H2761 [21MR]
——— provide dedicated funding for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program and Capital Investment Grants Program (see H.R. 180), H207 [3JA]
——— provide loans for acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure (see S. 2403), S5248 [31JY]
——— provide that certain station projects are eligible for funds under Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (see H.R. 5255), H9174 [22NO]
——— reauthorize surface transportation system funding alternatives program (see H.R. 5449), H10608 [17DE]
——— require buses purchased by public transit systems using Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emissions buses (see H.R. 2164), H3216 [9AP]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see S. 436), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]
——— require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (see H.R. 3822), H7149 [18JY]
——— require schoolbuses to have seatbelts, automatic emergency braking systems, event data recorders, and electronic stability control systems and assist school districts with making such modifications (see S. 2278), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3959), H7462 [25JY]
——— require State and local transportation agencies to direct Highway Safety Improvement Program funds to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety (see H.R. 3040), H4180 [30MY]
——— require State and local transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 2084), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 5354), H9346 [6DE]
——— study regulatory and legislative improvements necessary to preserve access to aggregates used in construction projects and reduce costs and environmental impacts of infrastructure projects (see H.R. 5117), H8908 [15NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into grants or other agreements to assist States and local governments with infrastructure projects that support VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2866), H4063 [21MY]
——— increase maximum amount of grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries (see H.R. 5487), H12210 [18DE]
——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H2717 [13MR]
——— provide aid to counties to establish, expand, and improve veterans’ cemeteries (see H.R. 5048), H8783 [12NO]
——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]
——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H8783 [12NO]
Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (see S. 732), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 4614), H8095 [4OC]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require coordination with impacted parties when conducting forest management activities (see H.R. 5218), H9167 [21NO]
Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 855), H1283 [29JA]
Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 852), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 4009), H7464 [25JY]
District of Columbia: allow Congress to review District laws before they may take effect and permit Congress to enact resolutions of disapproval to disapprove specific provisions of such laws (see H.R. 4445), H7865 [20SE]
——— allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act (see S. 1734), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 2185), H3217 [9AP]
——— change residency requirements for certain officials (see H.R. 3785), H5911 [16JY]
——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 1090), H1461 [7FE]
——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 735), H1171 [23JA]
——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (see H.R. 917), H1335 [30JA]
——— expand school choice by providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 778), H1211 [24JA]
——— permit Council of the District of Columbia to enact laws on organization and jurisdiction of District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 2769), H3841 [15MY]
——— provide for automatic appointment of judges to District of Columbia courts without advice and consent of the Senate (see H.R. 1853), H2761 [21MR]
——— provide for interim appropriations for District of Columbia courts and related agencies during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2133), H3128 [8AP]
——— provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to such jurors appearing in U.S. district courts (see H.R. 4683), H8143 [15OC]
——— provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1378), H2233 [26FE]
——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 213), S586 [24JA] (see S. 2682), S6092 [23OC] (see H.R. 787), H1211 [24JA]
——— recognize service of veterans, condemn denial of voting rights in Congress and full home rule for resident veterans and their families, and call for statehood (see H. Res. 685), H8739 [8NO]
——— repeal a Federal criminal penalty on a person in the District of Columbia for obstructing a bridge between the District and Virginia (see H.R. 4136), H7481 [30JY]
——— repeal authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3092), H4312 [4JN]
——— require District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director and District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency Director to reside in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4184), H7500 [13AU]
——— revise composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (see H.R. 3581), H5257 [27JN]
——— revise composition of Zoning Commission to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (see H.R. 1538), H2367 [5MR]
——— statehood (see S. 631), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
Drugs: combat heroin epidemic and assist forensic labs with addressing seized drug identification backlogs (see H.R. 817), H1242 [28JA]
——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1588), H2581 [7MR]
——— 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 S. 1365), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]
Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 2631), H3678 [9MY]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 625), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 126), H205 [3JA]
——— provide grants to support continuing education in election administration or cybersecurity for election officials and employees (see S. 1692), S3106 [23MY]
Elections: disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (see S. 2656), S5965 [22OC]
——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5036 [21JN]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see S. 1540), S2925 [16MY] (see S. 2053), S4677 [28JN] (see S. 2238), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 2660), H3726 [10MY] (see H.R. 2722), H3789 [14MY]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H5074 [24JN]
——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see S. 825), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 4777), H8298 [21OC]
Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see S. 502), S1382 [14FE]
——— establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 1426), S2786 [13MY]
EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]
——— assist community water systems affected by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination (see H.R. 2533), H3473 [7MY]
——— authorize certain community water systems to enter into partnerships to improve water treatment and infrastructure (see S. 2596), S5793 [15OC]
——— award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices (see H.R. 4050), H7466 [25JY]
——— conduct research on wildfire smoke (see S. 1812), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]
——— ensure publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows to residents within a specified time period (see H.R. 3363), H4917 [19JN]
——— establish a discretionary grant program for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects (see S. 1837), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3254), H4693 [13JN]
——— establish a grant program for improving infrastructure asset management by small public water systems (see S. 2674), S6091 [23OC]
——— establish a program to defer designation of nonattaiment areas by allowing State and local governments to develop early action compacts to achieve national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see S. 1973), S4505 [25JN]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 2456), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 4266), H7596 [10SE]
——— establish new timeline for certain Alaska State implementation plan and attainment requirements for Fairbanks North Star Borough (see S. 2426), S5311 [1AU]
——— establish Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs (see S. 2856), S6604 [14NO]
——— establish Recycling Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 5115), H8908 [15NO]
——— extend maximum term for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits (see H.R. 1764), H2743 [14MR]
——— increase voluntary grant fund designed to give local and State governments flexibility to make conservation practice improvements to decrease water pollutants through partnerships within their communities (see S. 1604), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 1331), H2100 [25FE]
——— permit States to transfer funds from Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects (see S. 1689), S3106 [23MY]
——— reauthorize Clean Bus Program to assist communities with reducing emissions from older diesel schoolbuses (see H.R. 2906), H4117 [22MY]
——— reestablish Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3001), H4163 [23MY]
——— require a certain percentage of Clean Water State Revolving Fund grants be used for green projects (see H.R. 2458), H3404 [1MY]
——— update and modernize reporting requirements for contaminants in drinking water and provide assistance to disadvantaged communities to improve water quality testing and compliance with standards (see S. 1613), S3059 [22MY]
FAA: allow owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain noise restrictions (see H.R. 5423), H10257 [12DE]
——— remove Federal cap on Passenger Facility Charge Program to finance airport construction and renovation projects (see H.R. 3791), H5998 [17JY]
——— update navigable airspace and preserve State, local, and tribal operational and zoning authorities relative to drones or unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 2607), S5841 [16OC]
Families and domestic relations: ensure immigration status does not disqualify a parent or guardian for placement of a foster child and make policy changes to keep children of detained or deported parents with their families (see H.R. 3452), H5075 [24JN]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 85), S142 [10JA]
FBI: report on number of firearms transfers resulting from failure to complete a background check within 3 days, and procedures followed after it is discovered a firearm is transferred to an ineligible recipient (see H.R. 49), H202 [3JA]
——— require National Instant Criminal Background Check System notification of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and State and local law enforcement when an illegal immigrant attempts to receive a firearm (see H.R. 1412), H2271 [27FE]
FCC: allow States and localities to adopt a one touch make ready policy for utility pole attachments in order to expedite broadband deployment (see H.R. 2784), H3923 [16MY]
——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see S. 1522), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 3162), H4349 [6JN]
——— improve mapping of wireless broadband coverage accuracy by considering use of consumer-reported data and State and local data (see S. 842), S1899 [14MR]
——— improve oversight of wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems (see S. 2693), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 4856), H8462 [24OC]
——— preserve and protect ability of State and local governments and public-private partnerships to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 2785), H3923 [16MY]
——— require cable operators and broadband Internet service providers subject to State fines to report on number of customers, average bills, fees charged, and average Internet speeds delivered in each county (see H.R. 1555), H2503 [6MR]
——— require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 273), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 1818), H2754 [18MR]
——— restore local authority to regulate fifth generation (5G) telecommunications equipment deployment and determine how much wireless carriers would pay to use public phone and utility poles (see S. 2012), S4628 [27JN]
——— streamline siting processes for small cell infrastructure deployment (see S. 1699), S3164 [3JN]
FDA: amend liability under State and local requirements relative to certain medical devices by allowing legal recourse by victims of unsafe devices (see H.R. 2669), H3726 [10MY]
Federal agencies and departments: require agencies not performing security functions to relocate throughout the U.S. (see S. 493), S1382 [14FE]
——— require publication of settlement agreements (see H.R. 995), H1390 [6FE]
Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices: establish (see S. 2779), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 5229), H9168 [21NO]
Federal employees: provide for a zero interest loan program for Federal and District of Columbia employees furloughed or excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1167), H1580 [13FE]
——— provide for compensation of Federal and District of Columbia employees excepted from furlough during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 750), H1209 [24JA]
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 S. 1970), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3463), H5165 [25JN]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 1394), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 1154), H1580 [13FE]
FEMA: allow communities to develop alternative flood insurance rate maps (see H.R. 472), H462 [10JA]
——— carry out a pilot program to enhance mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and availability of that data to stakeholders to help understand and mitigate flooding risks (see S. 1276), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2462), H3404 [1MY]
——— mitigate flood risks and financial resources expended under National Flood Insurance Program to ensure community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods (see S. 2088), S4806 [11JY]
——— provide authority to reimburse local governments for interest expenses (see H.R. 5059), H8825 [13NO]
——— reform flood mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program to encourage local participation (see S. 2170), S4948 [18JY]
——— report on preliminary disaster damage assessment and establish damage assessment teams (see H.R. 4358), H7753 [17SE]
——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 1852), S3476 [13JN]
FERC: establish Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy (see S. 1477), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 3240), H4627 [12JN]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 327), H3284 [25AP]
——— improve for secondary school students (see S. 155), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 2974), H4161 [23MY]
Firearms: encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 3435), H5075 [24JN]
——— limit authority of States and localities to regulate conduct, or impose penalties or taxes, in relation to rifles or shotguns (see H.R. 1072), H1460 [7FE]
——— require notification of local law enforcement of pending firearms transfers and allow denial of such transfers for weapons and silencers regulated under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 3404), H5036 [21JN]
Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3283), H4695 [13JN]
Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (see S. 1643), S3105 [23MY]
Forest Service: transfer certain Black Hills National Forest lands to Custer County, SD, Airport (see S. 100), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 382), H357 [9JA]
Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 56), H676 [16JA]
GAO: study census resources and evaluate coordination between States, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Federal Government, to limit redundancy and determine best practices in carrying out decennial census (see H.R. 5404), H10123 [11DE]
Gateway National Recreation Area: grant States and local governments easements and rights-of-way for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion (see H.R. 415), H358 [9JA]
Government: prohibit Federal bailout of State or local governments that have filed bankruptcy, defaulted on their debts, or are at risk of bankruptcy or default (see S. 2120), S4822 [15JY] (see H.R. 4572), H8080 [27SE]
Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see H.R. 300), H282 [8JA]
Green Alert System Advisory and Support Committee: establish to develop Green Alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing (see S. 699), S1733 [7MR]
Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 3200), H4431 [11JN]
Hazardous substances: eliminate lead-based pipe, tap hazards, and paint in housing, assist with relocation of displaced families, and implement lead exposure reduction activities (see H.R. 4321), H7705 [12SE]
Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see S. 225), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 307), H282 [8JA]
Housing: reform screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing for individuals with a criminal record and their families (see S. 2076), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 3685), H5583 [10JY]
Housing America Month: designate (see H. Res. 658), H8539 [28OC]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (see H.R. 438), H461 [10JA]
——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 153), H206 [3JA] (see H.R. 516), H518 [11JA]
——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1644), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3000), H4163 [23MY]
——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and redirect such funds to homeless and veterans’ assistance programs (see H.R. 3218), H4626 [12JN]
——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see S. 2059), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3964), H7462 [25JY]
——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see H.R. 2988), H4163 [23MY]
——— ensure State and local cooperation with Federal law enforcement against illegal alien criminals and ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 1885), H2827 [26MR]
——— improve use of immigration detainers by State and local law enforcement and incentivize compliance with Federal detainers through reimbursement of detention costs and indemnification for certain claims (see S. 2739), S6299 [30OC] (see H.R. 4948), H8717 [31OC]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 1011), H1390 [6FE]
——— provide resources for jurisdictions and organizations that have experienced a significant influx of migrant aliens (see H.R. 4599), H8089 [1OC]
——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]
——— rescind State and local immigration enforcement authority and clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government (see S. 1440), S2814 [14MY] (see H.R. 2729), H3789 [14MY]
IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see S. 2005), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3575), H5257 [27JN]
Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 4170), H7492 [6AU]
Infrastructure: waive certain procurement provisions for a project that receives funds from certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 4687), H8197 [16OC]
IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see S.J. Res. 50), S4856 [16JY] (see H.J. Res. 67), H4918 [19JN] (see H.J. Res. 72), H5911 [16JY]
Law enforcement: assist State and local jurisdictions with processing unidentified remains and resolving missing persons cases and expand rescue and apprehension capabilities along U.S.-Mexico border (see S. 2174), S4948 [18JY]
——— eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 2355), S5247 [31JY]
——— encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies by providing resources for accreditation, best practices, and training and collecting data on police-community encounters (see S. 3063), S7113 [17DE]
——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]
——— reform benefits for public service officers (see S. 465), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1210), H1583 [13FE]
Law enforcement officers: allow local uniformed law enforcement officers participating on joint operations with Federal law enforcement to wear and use body cameras (see H.R. 4049), H7466 [25JY]
——— ensure access to lifesaving equipment needed in defense of attacks by terrorists and violent criminals by allowing the sale or donation of Federal surplus defense equipment (see S. 1537), S2925 [16MY]
——— expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H1580 [13FE]
——— permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities (see H.R. 2805), H3924 [16MY]
Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (see S. Res. 43), S867 [5FE] (see H. Res. 101), H1362 [5FE]
Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4199), H7511 [20AU]
Middle East: improve assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (H.R. 336), consideration (see H. Res. 348), H3440 [2MY]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (see S. 1), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 336), H283 [8JA]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and combat anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (H.R. 336), consideration (see H. Res. 314), H3256 [10AP]
Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 5492), H12289 [19DE]
Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 4311), H7704 [12SE]
National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2745 [14MR]
National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3741), H5774 [12JY]
National Community Policing Week: designate (see S. Res. 351), S5749 [26SE]
National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S3844 [19JN]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 389), S6300 [30OC] (see H. Res. 653), H8457 [23OC]
National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4057), H7466 [25JY]
National Guard: authorize transfer of equipment and facilities from the Federal Government or a State, tribal, or local government to the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see H.R. 1638), H2613 [8MR]
National Healthy Schools Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 342), H3404 [1MY] (see H. Res. 359), H3475 [7MY]
National Infrastructure Investment Corp.: establish (see H.R. 4780), H8386 [22OC]
National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 213), S2925 [16MY]
——— observance (see H. Res. 392), H4064 [21MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to support construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure (see S. 2344), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 4127), H7480 [30JY]
——— further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade the Nation’s 9-1-1 systems (see S. 1479), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2760), H3841 [15MY]
Native Americans: increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see S. 982), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2438), H3403 [1MY]
——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see S. 210), S586 [24JA]
New Mexico: increase consultation between the Federal Government and governing bodies of land grant-mercedes and acequias and recognize historic-traditional boundaries of land grant-mercedes (see H.R. 3682), H5583 [10JY]
NIST: allow State Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to award grants to small and medium sized manufacturers for purposes of training new workers to replace departing experienced workers (see S. 856), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 4877), H8538 [28OC]
NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 1069), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2189), H3217 [9AP]
——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE]
——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see S. 1730), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3115), H4341 [5JN]
Oregon: designate certain BLM land as wilderness, authorize certain land exchanges, and convey certain BLM land to Mitchell, OR, and Wheeler County for economic and community development purposes (see S. 1597), S3059 [22MY]
Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 2126), H3128 [8AP]
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), H8594 [29OC]
Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see H.R. 1624), H2583 [7MR]
——— prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (see H.R. 3004), H4163 [23MY]
Postal Service: provide certain nonpostal property, products, and services on behalf of State, local, and tribal governments (see H.R. 3577), H5257 [27JN]
——— require approval from local governments before relocating any post office (see H.R. 3333), H4916 [19JN]
Poverty: develop a national strategic plan to address complex factors and structures that contribute to poverty (see H. Res. 763), H10258 [12DE]
Preserve America Initiative: expand cultural heritage tourism to increase job creation, boost economic growth, and collaborate with communities adjacent to national parks to leverage local tourism assets (see S. 1746), S3251 [5JN]
Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7027 [12DE] (see H. Con. Res. 80), H10258 [12DE]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 180), S2570 [1MY] (see H. Res. 353), H3440 [2MY]
Real estate: ensure short-term rental companies and Internet platforms comply with State and local law relative to leasing and renting of real property (see H.R. 4232), H7535 [6SE]
——— protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 738), H1171 [23JA]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 2666), S5966 [22OC] (see H.R. 3794), H5998 [17JY]
Santa Ana, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 652), H8457 [23OC]
SBA: establish a competitive grant program to award grants to States and local governments to assist entrepreneurs planning to start a small business (see H.R. 3706), H5726 [11JY]
——— establish grant program for governmental and nonprofit small business accelerators and incubators to provide support and resources to startup businesses in formation and early growth stages (see S. 2149), S4907 [17JY]
——— submit report to Congress on Office of Rural Affairs (see H.R. 2633), H3678 [9MY]
Schools: establish a K-12 education cybersecurity initiative (see S. 3033), S7026 [12DE]
——— prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: ensure funds are not spent on lobbying and require counties receiving such funds to document how they are spent (see S. 2861), S6604 [14NO]
——— extend (see S. 430), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 3048), H4180 [30MY]
Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 614), H8095 [4OC]
Social Security: exempt firefighters and police officers from the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 710), S1734 [7MR]
——— 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), H8079 [27SE]
——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]
——— replace windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 3934), H7376 [24JY]
Southern New England Regional Commission: establish (see H.R. 5124), H8908 [15NO]
Sustainable Communities Initiative: carry out (see H.R. 927), H1335 [30JA]
Task Force on Local Mental Health Needs: establish (see H.R. 5411), H10257 [12DE]
Taxation: clarify treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers (see H.R. 3213), H4432 [11JN]
——— clarify use of State and local sales taxes on aviation fuel (see H.R. 2939), H4160 [23MY]
——— ensure that bonds used to finance professional sports stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds (see S. 1242), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2446), H3403 [1MY]
——— establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see S. 786), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1717), H2715 [13MR]
——— expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 5007), H8738 [8NO]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 3301), H4770 [18JN]
——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H209 [3JA]
——— include green infrastructure bonds in definition of qualified private activity bonds (see H.R. 2718), H3789 [14MY]
——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 1757), H2743 [14MR] (see H.R. 2624), H3678 [9MY] (see H.R. 2894), H4117 [22MY]
——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (see S. 2762), S6333 [31OC]
——— increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (see S. 352), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2541), H3473 [7MY]
——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see S. 1162), S2433 [11AP]
——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds and expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 5422), H10257 [12DE]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (see H.R. 5377), H10015 [10DE]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (see H. Res. 772), H12289 [19DE]
——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 765), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1725), H2716 [13MR]
——— provide a credit for qualified environmental justice programs (see H.R. 5167), H9056 [19NO]
——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (see S. 146), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 1508), H2366 [5MR]
——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see S. 932), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1251), H2030 [14FE]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (see H.R. 4274), H7596 [10SE]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see S. 437), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 1142), H1517 [11FE]
——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 188), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 257), H228 [4JA] (see H.R. 515), H518 [11JA]
——— require approval through referendum for increases to locally enacted and administered taxes or issuances of municipal bond in greater than a certain amount (see H.R. 4409), H7834 [19SE]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H3841 [15MY]
——— tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 4958), H8717 [31OC]
——— treat certain contributions by government entities as contributions to capital (see S. 2942), S6755 [21NO]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see S. 894), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1931), H2885 [27MR]
Trademarks: provide for registration of marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia of the U.S., or of any State or municipality (see S. 963), S2117 [1AP] (see H.R. 1999), H2937 [1AP]
Transportation: require construction inspection functions be conducted by public employees (see H.R. 1099), H1461 [7FE]
Tucson, AZ: provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land for purposes of economic development by conveyance of Federal reversionary interest (see S. 55), S68 [8JA] (see H.R. 670), H718 [17JA]
Tulare, CA: convey and remove reversionary interest of the U.S. in certain lands (see H.R. 340), H284 [8JA]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 449), S6950 [10DE]
U.S. Digital Service: provide grants to establish and enhance digital services in State and local governments (see S. 848), S1899 [14MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: increase State and local involvement in management plans under Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 4483), H7901 [24SE]
——— reauthorize Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (see H.R. 4828), H8456 [23OC]
U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see S. 2062), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3917), H7241 [23JY]
Veterans: expand and study efficacy of veterans treatment court programs in order to assist justice-involved veterans (see H. Res. 698), H8878 [14NO]
——— recognize importance and effectiveness of veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs (see H. Res. 483), H5584 [10JY]
Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (see S. 2592), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4566), H8080 [27SE]
——— express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 248), S3363 [12JN] (see H. Res. 428), H4343 [5JN]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 26), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 92), H204 [3JA]
——— allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 138), H206 [3JA]
——— clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see S. 507), S1383 [14FE]
——— condemn State and local voter suppression laws (see H. Res. 710), H8958 [18NO]
——— designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students, and reimburse such schools for costs of conducting such drives (see H.R. 1637), H2584 [7MR]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE] (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
——— establish a commission to develop proposals on voting representation for U.S. citizens who reside in a territory, commonwealth, or Federal District of the U.S. (see S. 960), S2088 [28MR]
——— establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 1546), H2367 [5MR]
——— establish minimum requirements for early voting (see S. 957), S2088 [28MR]
——— prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in elections for State or local office (see H.R. 151), H206 [3JA]
——— prohibit interference with voter registration (see H.R. 1451), H2313 [28FE]
——— prohibit practice of voter roll purging known as voter caging and other questionable challenges to voting (see H.R. 1460), H2313 [28FE]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 118), H205 [3JA]
——— reduce waiting times for voters in Federal elections (see S. 955), S2088 [28MR]
——— require State notification of voters of polling place changes and make reasonable accommodations to voters who go to previously assigned voting locations (see H.R. 1504), H2366 [5MR]
——— require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2652), H3679 [9MY]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE] (see H.R. 1799), H2745 [14MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 741), H9255 [4DE]
——— save eligible voters from voter purging (see S. 958), S2088 [28MR]
Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see S. 611), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]
——— set local, State, and Federal standards for hexavalent chromium in drinking water and provide tax breaks for filtration systems to mitigate effects and determine causes of harmful levels of such chemical (see H. Res. 19), H211 [3JA]
Water pollution: improve and coordinate interagency Federal actions and provide assistance to States for responding to public health challenges posed by emerging contaminants (see S. 1251), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 5361), H9386 [9DE]
Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 4347), H7753 [17SE]
Wheeling, WV: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S5474 [12SE]
Wildfires: provide wildfire smoke mitigation assistance to States and units of local government (see S. 1813), S3363 [12JN]
Cloture motions
Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S736 [29JA], S776, S788 [31JA], S829 [4FE]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), motion to proceed, S31 [4JA], S48 [8JA], S128 [10JA], S174 [14JA], S693 [28JA]
Letters
Allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel: several Senators, S45 [8JA]
Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials availability to Congress and the public: several House of Representatives committee chairs, H2729 [14MR]
Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials: Robert S. Mueller III, Dept. of Justice, S2535 [1MY]
——— several former Federal prosecutors, S2665 [7MY], H12132 [18DE]
Dept. of Justice statutory role in identifying and eradicating civil rights abuses by law enforcement: several Committee on the Judiciary (House) members, H3754 [14MY]
Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief: several organizations, S1598 [28FE]
GAO recommendations on Dept. of Justice DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program implementation: Senators Grassley and Cornyn, S7150 [18DE]
——— Stephen E. Boyd, Dept. of Justice, S7149 [18DE]
Local Water Protection Act: Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited (organization), H3110 [8AP]
Protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats: several State attorneys general, S5079 [25JY]
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8918 [18NO]
——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8919 [18NO]
——— several State governors, H8923 [18NO]
Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: several organizations, H12274 [19DE]
——— William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., H12281 [19DE]
Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H5098 [25JN]
Voting Rights Advancement Act: Andrea Senteno, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), H9328, H9338 [6DE]
——— Anti-Defamation League, H9317 [6DE]
——— Jason Kimelman-Block, Bend the Arc—Jewish Action (organization), H9318 [6DE]
——— Jody Rabhan, National Council of Jewish Women, H9330 [6DE]
——— Josh Nassar, UAW, H9315 [6DE]
——— Kristen Clarke, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H9327 [6DE]
——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H9327, H9338 [6DE]
——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H9316 [6DE]
——— Marcela Howell, In Our Own Voice—National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda (organization), H9316 [6DE]
——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H9329 [6DE]
——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H9330 [6DE]
——— Robert Weissman, Public Citizen (organization), H9330 [6DE]
——— Ronald Newman and Sonia Gill, ACLU, H9316 [6DE]
——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H9329 [6DE]
——— Thomas A. Saenz and Juan Cartagena, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), H9315 [6DE]
——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9318 [6DE]
Lists
Cornerstones, Inc., and Greater Reston, VA, Chamber of Commerce Best of Reston Awards for Community Service recipients, E747 [11JN]
Local government and community entities supporting H.R. 759, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, H7362 [24JY]
Supporters of H.R. 3702, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, H8962 [19NO]
Motions
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5243 [27JN]
IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (S.J. Res. 50), S5952 [22OC]
Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S31 [4JA], S166 [14JA], S187 [15JA], S299 [18JA], S326 [22JA], S541, S549 [24JA], S725 [29JA]
Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12281 [19DE]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9331 [6DE]
Notices
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 995, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act, H1515 [11FE]
Press releases
AJC Outraged by Rep. Tlaib’s Tweet: American Jewish Committee, S45 [8JA]
Proclamations
Sauk County, WI, Anniversary: Representative Pocan, E283 [11MR]
Remarks in House
Ann Arbor, MI: tribute to community-led solar installation project, E1219 [27SE]
Bannockburn, IL: tribute to ‘‘Last Mile’’ transit initiative, E1523 [3DE]
Beach Park, IL: tribute to Northern Lakeshore Trail Connectivity Plan implementation, E1523 [3DE]
Bennettsville, SC: anniversary, E1617 [19DE]
Bot, Steve: League of Minnesota Cities James F. Miller Leadership Award recipient, H8149 [16OC]
Bremond, TX: anniversary, E1310 [18OC]
Brentwood, TN: anniversary, E1251 [4OC]
Brighton, IL: anniversary, E1030 [2AU]
Brookville, PA: anniversary of Jefferson County Courthouse, H7670 [12SE]
Buchanan, Rich and Judy: McLean County, IL, Museum of History History Maker award recipients, E786 [18JN]
Buffalo, NY: revitalization of waterfront, H3349 [1MY]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (H.R. 1279), H2511 [7MR]
Burnsville, MN: tribute to women in leadership roles and elected office, E1027 [2AU]
Caledonia, MO: anniversary, E885 [10JY]
California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H3471 [7MY]
Cape May County, NJ: Coast Guard community designee, H3956 [17MY]
Carthage, IL: anniversary of Carthage Public Library, E284 [11MR]
CDC: Climate and Health Program funding, H4399 [11JN]
Chaco Culture National Historical Park: allow Federal lands withdrawn from further mineral development to be conveyed or exchanged with State trust land entities, as well as Indian tribes, H8633, H8634 [30OC]
——— prohibit withdrawal of certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development if it is determined New Mexico will suffer loss of revenues, H8638 [30OC]
Children and youth: enact national child protective services standards, H3774 [14MY]
Clarion, PA: tribute to revitalization efforts, H7588 [10SE]
Clark County, IL: anniversary, E352 [26MR]
Cohutta, GA: anniversary, E486 [25AP]
Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3365), E796 [19JN]
Commissioners of the Revenue Association of Virginia: anniversary, E89 [24JA]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: encourage representation from community banks, credit unions, small business owners, and economic growth experts on Consumer Advisory Board, H4100 [22MY]
Contra Costa Television (CCTV) (television channel): anniversary, E1489 [21NO]
Copenhagen, NY: anniversary, E1070 [23AU]
Crescenta Valley, CA: anniversary, E1127 [11SE]
Crime: enhance penalties for stalkers of children, H3042 [3AP]
——— enhance penalties for stalkers of children (H.R. 570), H610 [16JA]
Culpeper, VA: Islamic Center of Culpeper groundbreaking of new mosque, E1459 [18NO]
Dania Beach, FL: anniversary, E1647 [3JA]
Darien, IL: anniversary, E1583 [12DE]
Dayton, OH: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Oregon District, and commend first responders, H7548 [9SE]
Dearborn, MI: anniversary, E934 [17JY]
Delaware, OH: American Planning Association Great Places in America designee, E1294 [16OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Watershed Protection Program funding, H3708, H3709 [10MY]
——— make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (H.R. 4642), H8152 [16OC]
——— modify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, H14, H30 [3JA], H2651 [12MR], H2833 [27MR], H9263 [5DE]
——— proposed rule relative to work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, E1533 [4DE]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, H4947 [20JN]
——— require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for the National School Lunch Program (H.R. 1066), E147 [7FE]
Dept. of Defense: award grants to defense education schools and to local education agencies that host Junior ROTC programs for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language, E912 [12JY]
——— report on program, policies, and practices relative to small farms and make recommendations on working with small farms to supply commissaries and feed servicemembers, H5594 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: develop career counseling programs to provide counselors with the resources and training to support students interested in career and technical education, H8775 [12NO]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (H.R. 727), E78 [23JA]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 276), H2060–H2062 [25FE], H2515 [7MR]
——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4776), E1314 [21OC]
——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 1896), E358 [27MR]
——— increase civics education programs (H.R. 849), E105 [29JA]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 943), H8906 [15NO], H9300 [6DE]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 865), H8608 [30OC]
——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (H.R. 5092), H8884 [15NO], H9062 [20NO], H10029 [11DE]
——— Statewide Family Engagement Centers Program funding, H4535 [12JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (H.R. 762), H2328, H2329 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (H.R. 3778), H8950 [18NO]
——— improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers, H3990, H3991 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Operation Stonegarden grant program (H.R. 3990), H7933 [25SE]
——— conduct an inland waters threat analysis (H.R. 4402), H9376, H9377 [9DE]
——— develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (H.R. 504), H1261–H1263 [29JA]
——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (H.R. 838), H3914 [16MY]
——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 1589), H2931, H2932 [1AP], E410 [4AP]
——— produce and disseminate an annual catalog on training, publications, programs, and services for State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies (H.R. 449), H1260, H1261 [29JA]
——— require annual report on the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (H.R. 495), H1256–H1258 [29JA]
——— require Federal agencies to report any election interference and notify State and local officials, H5216 [27JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (H.R. 5185), H9284 [5DE]
——— make housing more affordable, H8963 [19NO]
——— make housing more affordable (H.R. 1737), H7382 [25JY]
——— make housing more affordable (S. 787), H9286 [5DE]
——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (H.R. 3702), H8911, H8914–H8926 [18NO], H8962 [19NO], H9067 [20NO]
Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (H.R. 5290), E1527 [3DE]
——— authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recording data for law enforcement officers (H.R. 120), E1 [3JA]
——— authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (H.R. 5371), E1557 [9DE]
——— Community Based Violence Prevention program funding, H4938 [20JN]
——— create grant program for States, local governments, Indian tribes, and domestic violence victim service providers and coalitions to establish and operate lethality assessment programs, H3054 [3AP]
——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program law enforcement crisis training funding, H4934 [20JN]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (H.R. 886), H8489–H8491 [28OC], H8548 [29OC]
——— establish grant program to train local law enforcement to address online domestic violence-related crimes and national resource center to study such crimes, and require FBI to include cybercrimes in certain reporting, H3052 [3AP]
——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (H.R. 1350), E222 [27FE]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (H.R. 125), E2 [3JA]
——— juvenile justice programs funding, H4878 [19JN]
——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), H2603 [8MR], H2723–H2732 [14MR], H2903–H2906 [28MR], H3089 [4AP]
——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), consideration (H. Res. 208), H2690–H2697 [13MR]
——— make grants to regional gang task forces to prevent violence committed by and against youths, H4293 [4JN]
——— Office of Justice Programs grant funding to child protective service agencies to support programs that seek to reduce and prevent domestic violence against children, H4886 [19JN], H4929 [20JN]
——— prohibit awarding of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds to police departments that allow plain-clothes officers to make routine traffic stops in unmarked vehicles (H.R. 1787), E313 [14MR]
——— prohibit funding for adoptive seizures through the Assets Forfeiture Fund, H4889, H4890 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to interfere in marijuana policy of States, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, H4890, H4891 [19JN]
——— prohibit involvement in State and local elections relative to misinformation campaigns, H8425, H8426 [23OC]
——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, H4293 [4JN]
——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (H.R. 2070), H3914 [16MY]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 2379), H3751–H3755 [14MY], H3914 [16MY], E614 [16MY]
——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program, H4803 [19JN]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 777), H8403–H8409 [23OC]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), H7917, H7918 [25SE], H8001–H8003 [26SE]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), unanimous-consent request, H8041 [26SE]
——— require a report from State and local governments that are DNA Backlog Grant Program recipients on best practices for reducing DNA evidence backlog, H3032, H3033 [3AP]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (H.R. 125), E2 [3JA]
——— Youth PROMISE local delinquency prevention grant funding through reductions in U.S. Marshals Service Federal Prisoner Detention funding, H4888, H4889 [19JN]
Dept. of Labor: clarify workplace violence prevention plans adopted by health care and social service employers shall not limit existing protections or laws relative to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, and sexual assault, H9148 [21NO]
Dept. of State: establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (H.R. 753), H3975, H3976 [20MY], E676 [24MY]
Dept. of the Interior: require GAO study on costs and impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and their economies, H7618 [11SE]
Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (H.R. 4001), E990 [25JY]
——— Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) planning grant funding for commuter rail and other mass transit options, H5067, H5068 [24JN]
——— Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) planning grant funding for transit-oriented planning and design, H5065, H5066 [24JN]
——— clarify treatment of local funds used to repay Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans relative to non-Federal share of project costs, H5047–H5049 [24JN]
——— ensure transportation projects in historical areas comply with certain environmental and preservation regulations, H5062 [24JN]
——— improve pipeline safety by closing regulatory loopholes and increasing safety standards (H.R. 2139), H7669 [12SE]
——— make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (H.R. 2542), E549 [7MY]
——— modify treatment of certain loans in consideration for fixed guideway capital investment grants (H.R. 731), H1008 [23JA]
——— provide dedicated funding for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program and Capital Investment Grants Program (H.R. 180), E2 [3JA]
——— urge infrastructure repairs and improvements and prioritize safety on roads and highways, H5310 [10JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase maximum amount of grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries (H.R. 5487), E1613 [18DE]
Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (H.R. 4614), E1251 [4OC]
District of Columbia: allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act, H9957, H9958, H9973, H9976–H9978 [10DE]
——— allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act (H.R. 2185), E437 [9AP]
——— change residency requirements for certain officials (H.R. 3785), E927 [16JY]
——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1090), E145 [7FE]
——— congressional role in local budget matters, H5106–H5110 [25JN]
——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 735), H4159 [23MY], E81 [23JA]
——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (H.R. 917), E109 [30JA]
——— permit Council of the District of Columbia to enact laws on organization and jurisdiction of District of Columbia courts (H.R. 2769), E599 [15MY]
——— provide for automatic appointment of judges to District of Columbia courts without advice and consent of the Senate (H.R. 1853), E323 [21MR]
——— provide for interim appropriations for District of Columbia courts and related agencies during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2133), E423 [8AP]
——— provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to such jurors appearing in U.S. district courts (H.R. 4683), E1283 [15OC]
——— provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia (H.R. 1378), E210 [26FE]
——— repeal authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3092), E710 [4JN]
——— require District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director and District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency Director to reside in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4184), E1050 [13AU]
——— revise composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (H.R. 3581), E859 [27JN]
——— revise composition of Zoning Commission to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (H.R. 1538), E243 [5MR]
——— statehood, H3198–H3200 [9AP], H3997 [20MY]
——— statehood (H.R. 51), H2109 [26FE], H2299–H2301 [28FE], H3243 [10AP], H7550 [9SE], H7592–H7594 [10SE], H8708 [31OC], H8796 [13NO], H10604 [17DE], E6 [3JA]
Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, H374 [10JA], H548 [15JA], H2106 [26FE], H7993, H8043 [26SE], H9259 [5DE]
East Jordan, MI: anniversary of Jordan Valley District Library, E899 [11JY]
Economy: status, H3552 [9MY]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors, H2526 [7MR]
——— establish Election Security Grants Advisory Committee to review grant requests to ensure funds for election security infrastructure, H2486, H2487 [6MR]
Elections: ensure States that have taken appropriate measures to increase voter turnout are not subject to additional Federal automatic voter registration mandates, H2531, H2532 [7MR]
——— prohibit access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals, H5243, H5244 [27JN]
——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (H.R. 3412), H5094 [25JN], H5215, H5221 [27JN]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections, H2401 [6MR]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5022 [21JN], H5089 [25JN], H5207–H5223 [27JN], H9331 [6DE]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), consideration (H. Res. 460), H5091–H5100 [25JN]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), motion to recommit, H5243, H5244 [27JN]
——— require all paper ballots used in an election for Federal office be printed in the U.S. on paper manufactured in the U.S., H2566 [7MR]
Emery County, UT: tribute to county leaders efforts to establish San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area, E316 [18MR]
Eminence, MO: anniversary, E451 [10AP]
EPA: decision to exempt Cargill, Inc., salt ponds in Redwood City, CA, from certain Federal Water Pollution Control Act regulations, H2650 [12MR]
——— increase voluntary grant fund designed to give local and State governments flexibility to make conservation practice improvements to decrease water pollutants through partnerships within their communities (H.R. 1331), H3109–H3111 [8AP]
——— permit States to transfer funds from Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects (S. 1689), H7744 [17SE]
——— reestablish Office of Noise Abatement and Control (H.R. 3001), E659 [23MY]
——— State and Tribal Assistance Grant funding to help low-income households to replace lead pipes, H4958 [20JN]
Every Student Succeeds Act: anniversary, H10019 [11DE]
FAA: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating the noise burden that they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities, H5058 [24JN]
——— threat to withhold funds from States not in compliance with policy that requires State and local governments to use revenue generated from aviation fuel sales taxes for airport purposes, H5057, H5058 [24JN]
Fairfax, VA: anniversary of Northern Virginia Regional Commission, E759 [12JN]
Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Hidden Oaks Nature Center, E1511 [26NO]
Fairfax County History Commission: tribute to Fairfax County, VA, History Conference, E1512 [26NO]
Families and domestic relations: implement policies to improve foster care system to ensure safety of foster children, H3506 [9MY]
FBI: require FBI report on number of background check petitions it was not able to make a determination on within the 10-day period, H2285–H2287 [28FE]
FCC: improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3162), H7564 [10SE]
——— prohibit funding to finalize rule that overturns local ordinances to promote broadband competition in multi-tenant buildings, H5187 [26JN]
FEC: notify States within a certain time period after determination of a credible targeted disinformation campaign against a State election, H8424, H8425 [23OC]
Federal agencies and departments: require publication of settlement agreements (H.R. 995), H1500–H1502 [11FE]
Federal aid programs: impact of requirement to allocate certain percentage of funds for assistance in persistent poverty counties, H4878 [19JN]
Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to deny extensions for projects to rebuild infrastructure after disasters, H3705 [10MY]
Feely, Pam: Lakewood, CO, West Metro Fire Protection District Board Member of the Year Award recipient, E1247 [4OC]
FEMA: issue guidance on consensus-based codes and standards relative to reimbursements to local governments that rebuilt infrastructure damaged by disasters, H8076 [27SE]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (H. Res. 327), H3312–H3314 [30AP], E516 [1MY]
Firearms: encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (H.R. 3435), H5314 [10JY]
——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements, H2245 [27FE]
Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3283), E767 [13JN]
Fort Bragg, CA: anniversary, E1246 [4OC]
Franklin, KY: anniversary, E97 [28JA]
Galway, NY: Galway Public Library building opening, E1347 [28OC]
GAO: require a report on the challenges and progress made in making elections accessible to individuals with disabilities, H2530, H2531 [7MR]
Garden City, NY: anniversary, H10128 [12DE]
Gateway National Recreation Area: grant States and local governments easements and rights-of-way for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion (H.R. 415), H296 [9JA]
Georgetown, OH: anniversary, E756 [12JN]
Government regulations: impact of State and Federal regulations on ability of local government and community organizations to provide community servicies, H5086 [25JN]
——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 300), H3799 [15MY]
Greenleaf, Ronald K.: Oswego County, NY, Veterans Service Agency Veteran of the Year award recipient, H8205 [17OC]
Greenville, MO: anniversary, E887 [10JY]
Halifax, PA: anniversary, E1116 [10SE]
Hamilton County, OH: tribute to efforts to address prescription opioid abuse, H2721 [14MR]
Harrison Township, NJ: anniversary, H4051 [21MY]
Hedberg, Nancy: Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Township Clerk of the Year award recipient, E623 [17MY]
Higginsville, MO: anniversary, E979 [24JY]
Hope Township, NJ: anniversary, E1163 [17SE]
House of Representatives: find Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena relative to the unredacted special counsel investigation report, H4332, H4334–H4336 [5JN]
Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Police Dept., Homeless Outreach Team, E184 [14FE]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law (H.R. 516), H4059 [21MY]
——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (H.R. 3964), H7565 [10SE]
Infrastructure: importance of investment, H3800 [15MY]
Intelligence services: require report on domestic terrorism include training and resources provide to Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies by the FBI, Dept. of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Center, H5904 [16JY]
IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (H.J. Res. 67), H9298 [6DE]
——— disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (H.J. Res. 72), H9298 [6DE]
Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, H1527 [13FE]
——— condemn the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement, including efforts to target U.S. companies engaged in legal commercial activities, H3081, H3082 [4AP]
James Island, SC: tribute to James Island Ocean ActKIDvists for lobbying local government to ban plastic bags, straws, and foam containers, H1288 [30JA]
Jefferson County, CO: anniversary of Jefferson County Communications Center Authority, E407 [4AP]
Johnson City, TN: anniversary, H555 [15JA], E46 [15JA]
Kansas: importance of libraries, H3411 [2MY]
Kansas City, KS: Kansas City Board of Public Utilities recipient of Partnership for Safer Water 10 Year Directors Award, E1486 [21NO]
Kentucky Magistrates and Commissioners Association: tribute, H9262 [5DE]
King George County, VA: anniversary, E1352 [28OC]
Kinney County, TX: resolution of pay issues relative to county detention center employees, H2832 [27MR]
La Grange, IL: anniversary, E1037 [6AU]
Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (H.R. 1210), H4013 [21MY]
Law enforcement officers: allow local uniformed law enforcement officers participating on joint operations with Federal law enforcement to wear and use body cameras (H.R. 4049), E988 [25JY]
——— expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (H.R. 1156), H3915 [16MY]
Lebanon, TN: anniversary, E1466 [19NO]
Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (H. Res. 101), H1495 [11FE]
Lombard, IL: anniversary, E1042 [9AU]
Louisville, KY: anniversary of Fairness Ordinance, E85 [24JA]
Manistee, MI: anniversary, E811 [20JN]
Marion County, FL: anniversary, E533 [2MY]
Marquette County, MI: tribute to Marquette County Dept. of Veterans Affairs Committee, E942 [18JY]
Mathews County, VA: tribute to Heritage Spring Festival, E455 [12AP]
McKenzie, TN: anniversary, H1175 [24JA]
Memphis, TN: anniversary, H4112 [22MY]
Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (H.R. 336), H1537–H1539 [13FE], H3431, H3432 [2MY], H3806 [15MY], H3930, H3954 [17MY], H4061 [21MY], H7129, H7130 [18JY], H7183, H7184, H7188, H7234 [23JY], H7382, H7392–H7394, H7444 [25JY], H9267, H9269 [5DE], H9300, H9305 [6DE]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), H3082, H3088 [4AP], H7183 [23JY]
Milford, MI: anniversary, E459 [12AP]
Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, E900 [11JY]
Montgomery, TX: anniversary of Montgomery Fire Dept., E1553 [6DE]
Mueller, Robert S., III: call to testify before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H5177 [26JN]
——— release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2765, H2766, H2786 [25MR], H2878 [27MR], H2903–H2906 [28MR], H2936 [1AP], H3096–H3098 [4AP], H3307 [30AP], H3481, H3495 [8MY], H3551, H3661 [9MY], H3827–H3830 [15MY], H3845 [16MY], H4018, H4055 [21MY], H8246 [18OC], H8672 [30OC], H9164 [21NO]
——— special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H3245–H3247 [10AP], H9341 [6DE]
——— testimony before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H7248, H7251, H7374 [24JY]
Mundelein, IL: tribute to STEM education efforts, E1523 [3DE]
National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by the District of Columbia (H.R. 1797), E310 [14MR]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: observance, H8285 [21OC]
National Guard: Air National Guard Facility Modernization and Sustainment funding, H4714 [18JN]
National Night Out: observance, E1037 [6AU]
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: observance, H3296 [29AP]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit funding to update broadband availability maps that rely solely on FCC census-block data, H4928 [20JN]
New Hampshire: anniversary of State House, E721 [6JN]
New Jersey: tribute to Mayors Council on Rahway River Watershed Flood Control, H2111 [26FE]
NIST: allow State Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to award grants to small and medium sized manufacturers for purposes of training new workers to replace departing experienced workers (H.R. 4877), H8549 [29OC]
——— clarify role in protecting administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, H2382 [6MR], E265 [7MR]
NOAA: consider potential of a living shoreline project to enhance military communities when developing criteria for grant applications to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations, H9997 [10DE]
——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region, H9957, H9974 [10DE]
——— emphasize that collaborations and partnerships between institutions of higher education and Federal agencies help ensure digital data focused on coastal management issues are communicated effectively, H9996 [10DE]
——— ensure that corals are included as a natural element eligible for grants under the living shoreline grant program, H9996, H9997 [10DE]
——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems, H9973, H9974 [10DE]
——— require no less than 10 percent of funds awarded under living shoreline grant program be available to projects located within the Great Lakes, H9993, H9994 [10DE]
North Harmony, NY: anniversary, E919 [15JY]
Northern Border Regional Commission: funding, H4928 [20JN]
Oak Harbor, OH: Monarch City USA (organization) member, H4997 [20JN]
Oconto, WI: anniversary, E247 [5MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: Drug-Free Communities Support Program funding, H5187 [26JN]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: consult with Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis and share threat assessment on terrorist use of virtual currency with State, local, and regional fusion centers, H5898, H5899 [16JY]
——— submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, H2567, H2568 [7MR]
Oklahoma: anniversary of Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, H8906 [15NO]
——— tribute to inauguration of State government officials, H582 [15JA]
Old Monroe, MO: anniversary, E456 [12AP]
Oran, MO: anniversary, E985 [25JY]
Palmyra, MO: anniversary, E1009 [30JY]
Perry County, TN: anniversary, E1187 [20SE]
Phillips, Warren: Sugar Land, TX, Employee of the Year award recipient, E285 [11MR]
Plano, TX: anniversary of Harrington Public Library, E1203 [24SE]
Pleasanton, CA: anniversary, E775 [13JN]
Plymouth, IN: Indiana Chamber of Commerce Community of the Year award recipient, E1137 [12SE]
Polk County, AR: anniversary, E1249 [4OC]
Port Clinton, OH: Monarch City USA (organization) member, H4997 [20JN]
Portsmouth, VA: anniversary of Truxtun community, E613 [16MY]
Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William County Dept. of Fire and Rescue recruit class, E1509 [26NO]
Purtee, James: League of California Cities Desert Mountain Division Larry Chimbole Public Service Award recipient, E1513 [26NO]
Queens, NY: anniversary of Queens Public Library, Ridgewood Branch, E1299 [17OC]
Ramona, CA: anniversary of Ramona Town Hall, E165 [13FE]
Rawlings, Cheryl: Pennsylvania Association of Realtors Realtor Active in Politics of the Year Award recipient, E1124 [10SE]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (H.R. 3794), H7822 [19SE]
Richmond, IN: anniversary of Richmond Municipal Building, H5026 [21JN]
Richmond, VA: measures to reduce barriers to voter participation, E1398 [5NO]
Safe Streets Campaign (organization): anniversary, E506 [30AP]
Salscheider, Jim: Lake Havasu City, AZ, Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E732 [10JN]
Salt Lake County, UT: Salt Lake County Health Dept., recipient of National Association of County and City Health Officials Health Dept. of the Year award, E1041 [9AU]
San Mateo, CA: anniversary, E1085 [30AU]
Sandusky, OH: Monarch City USA (organization) member, H4997 [20JN]
Santa Ana, CA: anniversary, H8449 [23OC], E1289 [16OC]
Simpson County, KY: anniversary, E97 [28JA]
Simpson County, KY, Historical Society, Inc.: opening of new facility in Franklin, KY, H7670 [12SE]
Social Security: remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 1345), E203 [25FE]
Soddy-Daisy, TN: anniversary, H8147 [16OC]
Southern Tier Central Regional Planning & Development Board (organization): anniversary, E566 [9MY]
Spring Lake, MI: anniversary, H7760 [18SE]
Springfield, TN: anniversary, E1074 [27AU]
St. Rose, IL: anniversary, E91 [24JA]
States: permit individuals to deliver a mail ballot to polling place on election day, H2527 [7MR]
——— require driver’s license applicants to indicate whether they reside in another State or resided in another State prior to applying and if they intend for the State to serve as primary residence for voter registration purposes, H2489 [6MR]
Sugar Land, TX: tribute to Sugar Land City Council Volunteers of the Year award recipients, E938 [17JY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H613, H663 [16JA], H705–H708, H710 [17JA], H983 [22JA], H1010 [23JA], H1176 [24JA], E64, E65 [17JA], E69 [22JA]
Taxation: ensure that bonds used to finance professional sports stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 2446), E518 [1MY]
——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (H.R. 2624), H9383 [9DE]
——— increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (H.R. 2541), H3468 [7MY], E552 [7MY]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes, E1637 [19DE]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12270–H12284 [19DE]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), consideration (H. Res. 772), H12214–H12221 [19DE]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), motion to recommit, H12281–H12283 [19DE]
——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (H.R. 1725), E295 [13MR]
——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (H.R. 1508), E244 [5MR]
——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (H.R. 1251), H3469 [7MY], E182 [14FE]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local property and income taxes, limit step-up in basis for property acquired from a decedent, and deem a sale on any contribution of property to a private foundation (H.R. 4274), H9298 [6DE]
——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes, H555 [15JA], H9230 [4DE], H9281 [5DE], H9337 [6DE], H9382 [9DE], H9956 [10DE], H10033 [11DE], H10127 [12DE], H10602 [17DE], E1578 [11DE]
——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 188), H2515 [7MR], H2686 [13MR]
——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 257), H2686 [13MR]
——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 515), H12278 [19DE]
——— retain limitation on deduction of State and local taxes for certain high-income taxpayers, H12281–H12283 [19DE]
Temple Terrace, FL: declaration of city as a trafficking-free zone, H4705 [18JN]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (H.R. 1931), H3344 [1MY]
Throop, PA: anniversary, E847 [26JN]
Tucson, AZ: tribute to efforts to assist families seeking asylum, H3310 [30AP]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: clarify that U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement shall not prohibit States and cities from taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, H3385 [1MY]
——— recognize that U.S. cities, States, and businesses are stepping up and pledging to meet the Paris Agreement goals in the wake of absent Federal leadership, H3394, H3395 [1MY]
Vandalia, IL: anniversary, E705 [4JN]
Vero Beach, FL: anniversary, E1278 [11OC]
Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), H9364–H9366 [9DE]
——— express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders, H4224, H4225 [4JN]
Voting: extend guarantee of residency for purposes of voting to family members of absent military personnel, H2565, H2566 [7MR]
——— guarantee access to early voting every day of the week, including Sunday, H2542–H2544 [7MR]
——— include early voting locations to the minimum notification requirement for voters affected by voting place changes, H2544, H2545 [7MR]
——— modify pre-election registration deadlines to ensure deadline does not fall on a Federal holiday, H2488 [6MR]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (H.R. 118), E3 [3JA]
——— recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens, H2600, H2601, H2604 [8MR]
——— require a portion of early voting hours to occur outside of normal businss hours, H2545 [7MR]
——— require report on State voter information hotline statistics to include a description of any actions taken in response to reports of voter intimidation and suppression, H2546 [7MR]
——— require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S., H2538, H2539 [7MR]
——— require States to equalize polling hours across the State, H2559, H2560 [7MR]
——— require States to expand early voting hours, H2561, H2562 [7MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H2407 [6MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H2608 [8MR], H4124 [23MY], H9247 [4DE], H9282 [5DE], H9308–H9334, H9338, H9339, H9340 [6DE], E225 [27FE], E273 [8MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 741), H9265–H9271 [5DE]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H9331, H9332 [6DE]
Warren County, PA: anniversary, H8204 [17OC]
Wasatch Front Regional Council: anniversary, E1061 [20AU]
Watertown, NY: anniversary, E559 [8MY]
Waverly Township, PA: anniversary, E971 [24JY]
——— anniversary of Waverly Community House, E971 [24JY]
Wayne, MI: anniversary, E1051 [13AU]
Wayne County, MI: tribute to Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency After-School 21st Century Learning Centers program participants, H4998 [20JN]
West Jefferson, NC: tribute to Christmas in July Festival, H5291 [9JY]
Willow Springs, MO: anniversary, E418 [8AP]
Wisconsin: tribute to County and Tribal Veteran Service Officers, E1024 [2AU]
Woodbridge Township, NJ: anniversary, E696 [3JN]
Wyandotte, MI: dedication of Joseph R. Peterson Justice Building, E1506 [26NO]
Remarks in Senate
Alaska: tribute to citizens, S1318 [13FE]
America’s Water Infrastructure Act: technical corrections (S. 1811), S4776 [10JY]
Auburn, ME: anniversary, S64 [8JA], S917 [6FE]
Barr, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S2405 [11AP]
——— testimony before Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) relative to the release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2553 [1MY], S2580 [2MY]
Bureau of Reclamation: support water infrastructure in reclamation States (S. 1932), S4174–S4176 [20JN]
Carey, ID: anniversary, S5192 [30JY]
CDC: establish a grant program for the purpose of public health data system modernization (S. 1793), S3365 [12JN]
Colstrip, MT: anniversary, S798 [31JA]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): vote to find Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena relative to the unredacted special counsel investigation report, S2760 [9MY]
Corps of Engineers: convey Colonel James Barker, Sr., House and land to Friends of the Barker House (organization), S6465 [7NO]
Crime: enhance penalties for stalkers of children (S. 134), S6204 [28OC]
——— enhance protection of children from predators using social media and other online sites, S4788 [11JY]
——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (S. 1480), S2865, S2888 [15MY]
Dayton, OH: condemn shooting at Oregon District, express condolences to families and victims, and commend first responders (S. Res. 367), S6254 [29OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: proposed rule relative to work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, S6832 [4DE], S6965, S6969 [11DE]
Dept. of Education: allow use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program grants to reinforce school safety infrastructure, technology, and personnel (S. 1442), S2819 [14MY]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 276), S2098 [28MR]
——— improve career and technical education, S2029–S2031 [27MR]
——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 969), S2121 [1AP]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (S. 266), S743 [29JA]
——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (S. 752), S1795 [12MR]
——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (S. 686), S1709 [6MR]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (S. 1964), S4507 [25JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (S. 923), S2091 [28MR]
——— conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (S. 1070), S2331 [9AP]
——— 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 (S. 1073), S2331 [9AP]
——— require training and education for teachers, school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (S. 924), S2412 [11AP], S2541 [1MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (H.R. 504), S5115 [25JY]
——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (S. 265), S1341 [14FE]
——— establish School Safety Clearinghouse (S. 2530), S6236 [29OC]
——— provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments (S. 1846), S6768 [21NO]
Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (S. 2774), S7120 [17DE]
——— impact of Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, S5351 [9SE]
——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1921 [25MR], S2289–S2291 [8AP]
——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), S1883–S1885 [14MR], S1927 [25MR], S2012, S2015 [27MR], S2065, S2068 [28MR], S2252, S2254 [4AP]
——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), unanimous-consent request, S1884, S1885 [14MR], S1928 [25MR], S2012 [27MR], S2072–S2074 [28MR], S2253, S2254 [4AP]
——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (S. 954), S2847 [15MY]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership, S6227 [29OC]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 2379), S2900–S2902 [16MY]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 1231), S2776 [13MY], S2803, S2837 [14MY], S2862 [15MY]
——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program, S1340 [14FE]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 777), S7046 [16DE], S7083 [17DE], S7149 [18DE]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (S. 820), S2353 [10AP], S2541 [1MY], S2803 [14MY], S2946, S2947 [16MY], S2952 [20MY], S3022 [22MY], S4747 [10JY], S5289 [1AU], S5375 [10SE], S5588 [19SE], S5678 [25SE], S6368, S6369 [5NO]
——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (S. 875), S5510 [17SE]
Dept. of Labor: award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (S. 2521), S5607 [19SE]
Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (S. 209), S4652 [27JN]
——— reform administration of the Outer Continental Shelf through more equitable revenue sharing for States from energy production leases, S2506 [30AP]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings, S5172 [30JY]
——— establish a grant program to improve evacuation routes in rural communities (S. 1709), S3219 [4JN]
District of Columbia: allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act (S. 1734), S3258 [5JN]
Drugs: address methamphetamine abuse, S2737–S2739 [8MY], S3465 [13JN], S5091 [25JY]
——— address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, S1585 [28FE], S1663–S1666 [5MR], S2737–S2739 [8MY], S2918 [16MY], S3147 [3JN], S3305 [11JN], S3464 [13JN], S5089–S5091 [25JY], S5126 [29JY], S5220 [31JY], S5436 [11SE]
Eatonville, FL: anniversary, S5308 [1AU]
Economic Development Administration: funding, S6209 [29OC]
Economy: status, S2546–S2551 [1MY], S2625, S2626 [6MY], S2662, S2668 [7MY], S2708 [8MY]
Elections: disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (S. 2656), S5939 [22OC]
——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S2503 [30AP], S2600 [2MY], S2659 [7MY], S2777 [13MY], S3356 [12JN], S4709 [9JY], S4743, S4745 [10JY], S4779 [11JY], S4815 [15JY], S5127–S5129 [29JY], S5152–S5154 [30JY], S5209, S5218–S5220 [31JY], S5281–S5284 [1AU], S5460 [12SE], S5551 [18SE], S5638 [24SE], S5679 [25SE], S5936, S5958 [22OC], S6580 [14NO], S6683 [20NO]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections, S5587 [19SE]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), S5074, S5078 [25JY], S5122 [29JY], S5218 [31JY]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), unanimous-consent request, S5080 [25JY]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), S4481 [25JN], S5213 [31JY], S5284 [1AU], S5346–S5349 [9SE], S5936, S5937–S5940 [22OC]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), unanimous-consent request, S4479–S4481 [25JN], S5938, S5939 [22OC]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2053), S5936 [22OC]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2238), S5282 [1AU], S6062, S6063 [23OC]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2238), unanimous-consent request, S6062 [23OC]
——— provide enhanced security for election infrastructure, S3278 [10JN], S3338 [12JN], S3639 [18JN], S4134 [20JN]
EPA: permit States to transfer funds from Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects (S. 1689), S5367 [9SE], S5381 [10SE]
FBI: investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S6941–S6943 [10DE]
FCC: require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (S. 273), S770 [30JA], S2899 [16MY]
——— streamline siting processes for small cell infrastructure deployment (S. 1699), S3173 [4JN], S6413 [6NO], S6830 [4DE], S7126 [18DE]
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 (S. 1970), S4617 [27JN]
FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations, S2260 [4AP]
Firearms: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements, S1921 [25MR], S2904 [16MY], S5350–S5352 [9SE], S5553 [18SE]
Floods: impact of flooding along Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, S2553 [1MY], S2732 [8MY]
Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (S. 1643), S3109 [23MY]
Forest Service: transfer certain Black Hills National Forest lands to Custer County, SD, Airport, S1103 [7FE], S1289 [13FE]
Fort Kent, ME: anniversary, S4851 [16JY]
Frenchville, ME: anniversary, S4820 [15JY]
Garfield County, MT: anniversary, S3359 [12JN]
Grand Isle, ME: anniversary, S4453 [24JN]
Hart County, KY: anniversary, S4816 [15JY]
Immigration: clarify sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (S. 2059), unanimous-consent request, S6416–S6418 [6NO]
——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (S. 1591), S3072 [23MY]
IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish, S1577 [28FE]
Infrastructure: importance of investment, S785 [31JA], S2476 [29AP], S2535 [1MY], S3029 [22MY], S3067 [23MY], S6633 [19NO]
Iowa: tribute, S1186 [12FE], S5224 [31JY]
——— tribute to ‘‘This Is Iowa’’ Campaign, S4132 [20JN], S5027 [24JY]
IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (S.J. Res. 50), S5934, S6048–S6050 [22OC], S6052, S6053, S6060, S6066–S6071, S6079 [23OC]
Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, S39, S44–S46 [8JA], S95–S97 [9JA], S126 [10JA], S727–S729 [29JA], S828, S829 [4FE], S848–S850 [5FE]
——— exempt certain small business contracts from efforts to allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, S851 [5FE]
Jerome County, ID: anniversary, S2230 [3AP]
Knoxville, TN: tribute, S5681 [25SE]
Law enforcement: assist State and local jurisdictions with processing unidentified remains and resolving missing persons cases and expand rescue and apprehension capabilities along U.S.-Mexico border, S4788 [11JY]
——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S5553 [18SE]
Limestone, ME: anniversary, S1127 [7FE]
Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (S. Res. 43), S1606 [28FE]
Litchfield, CT: anniversary, S2880 [15MY]
Madawaska, ME: anniversary, S5191 [30JY]
Maine: tribute, S1187 [12FE]
McKenzie, TN: anniversary, S5138 [29JY]
Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S20 [3JA], S25 [4JA], S733 [29JA], S755–S758, S762 [30JA], S775, S777–S780, S786–S792 [31JA], S817, S819, S821 [4FE], S841, S843, S846–S857 [5FE], S914–S917 [6FE], S1673 [6MR], S2625 [6MY], S4924 [18JY]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), motion to proceed, S35–S40, S44–S48, S63 [8JA], S78, S79, S94–S97 [9JA], S113, S114, S120, S125–S128 [10JA], S149 [11JA], S166, S169 [14JA], S187, S190–S193, S201 [15JA], S234 [16JA], S299 [18JA], S307 [19JA], S318 [22JA], S483 [23JA], S541 [24JA], S687, S692, S693 [28JA], S726–S730 [29JA]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and counter anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S839 [4FE]
——— improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses, hold abusers accountable in Syria, allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S826–S829 [4FE], S851 [5FE]
Miller, Eric D.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to views on sovereignty of tribal governments, S1463–S1467 [26FE]
Mueller, Robert S., III: call to testify before Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) relative to the release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2581 [2MY], S2628 [6MY]
——— release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1920, S1925–S1928 [25MR], S1951 [26MR], S2065, S2076 [28MR], S2476 [29AP], S2503 [30AP], S2535 [1MY], S2594, S2600–S2602 [2MY], S2629–S2631 [6MY], S2657, S2659, S2663–S2667, S2701–S2703 [7MY], S2708, S2732 [8MY], S2777 [13MY]
——— report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5020–S5025 [23JY]
——— special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1312 [13FE], S1366–S1368 [14FE]
——— testimony before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5003–S5008 [23JY], S5031, S5035 [24JY], S5074, S5084–S5086 [25JY], S5121 [29JY], S5212 [31JY]
National Community Policing Week: designate (S. Res. 351), S5760 [26SE]
National Democracy Month: designate (S. Res. 252), S5759, S5760 [26SE]
National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 389), S6307 [30OC]
National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 213), S3127 [23MY]
Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2671–S2676, S2679 [7MY]
——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians, S6692 [20NO]
——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (S. 982), S2673, S2676 [7MY], S6360 [31OC]
——— missing and murdered Native American women resources funding, S6359 [31OC]
New Jersey Community Development Corp.: anniversary, S6667 [19NO]
North Carolina: call for new 9th Congressional District election relative to alleged election fraud, S1447 [26FE]
Pittsfield, ME: anniversary, S3052 [22MY]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 180), S2577 [1MY]
——— observance, S2735–S2737 [8MY], S2761 [9MY]
Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, S207 [15JA], S880 [6FE], S1103 [7FE]
Rossello, Ricardo: resignation as Governor of Puerto Rico, S5076 [25JY]
Schools: increase security and safety of students and reduce possibility of gun violence, S1338–S1341 [14FE]
Simpson County, KY: anniversary, S4817 [15JY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S202 [15JA]
——— decisions to overturn precedents established by prior cases, S2897 [16MY]
Tangipahoa Parish, LA: anniversary, S3358 [12JN]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S249 [16JA], S759 [30JA], S1112 [7FE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (S. 617), S1597–S1599, S1605 [28FE], S1633 [4MR], S2400 [11AP], S2905 [16MY]
——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (S. 2762), S6336 [31OC]
——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (S. 765), S5029 [24JY]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (S. 437), S1509 [27FE]
——— treat certain contributions by government entities as contributions to capital (S. 2942), S6900 [9DE]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (S. 894), S5514 [17SE]
Treasure County, MT: anniversary, S2035 [27MR], S2116 [1AP]
Tuscaloosa, AL: anniversary, S740 [29JA]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement, S6996 [11DE]
Virginia Beach, VA: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), S6956 [10DE]
——— accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to families of victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center (H.R. 4566), unanimous-consent agreement, S6764 [21NO]
——— express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders, S3145, S3146 [3JN], S3309 [11JN]
——— express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders (S. Res. 248), S3450 [12JN]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (S. 26), S108 [9JA]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S108 [9JA]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 561), S3190 [4JN]
Washington Parish, LA: anniversary, S1702 [6MR]
Wheeling, WV: anniversary (S. Res. 310), S5478–S5480 [12SE]
Youngstown (OH) Vindicator: tribute, S4685 [8JY]
Reports
Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election (excerpt), S2664 [7MY], H3662, H3663 [9MY]
Reports filed
Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 731) (S. Rept. 116–99), S5407 [10SE]
CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1589) (H. Rept. 116–24), H2914 [28MR]
Consideration of H. Con. Res. 24, Make Available Special Counsel Report on Investigation of Relationship Between President Trump’s Campaign and Russian Officials: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 116–17), H2646 [11MR]
Consideration of H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 116–322), H9255 [4DE]
Consideration of H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act and H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 116–126), H5074 [24JN]
Consideration of H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 772) (H. Rept. 116–357), H12289 [19DE]
Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1231), S2769 [9MY]
Dept. of Justice DNA Backlog Reduction Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 820), S2769 [9MY]
DHS Field Engagement Accountability Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 504) (S. Rept. 116–16), S1939 [25MR]
Digital Coast Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2189) (H. Rept. 116–315), H9178 [26NO]
District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2185) (H. Rept. 116–321), H9221 [3DE]
Falls Prevention—National, State, and Local Solutions To Better Support Seniors: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 116–138), S5965 [22OC]
Indian Community Public Safety Services Advancements: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 210) (S. Rept. 116–37), S2645 [6MY]
Inland Waters Security Review Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 116–299), H9055 [19NO]
Interstate Transport Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 542) (S. Rept. 116–65), S5102 [25JY]
Living Shorelines Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3115) (H. Rept. 116–316), H9179 [26NO]
Local Water Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1331) (H. Rept. 116–36), H3127 [8AP]
Permit States To Transfer Funds From EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund To Fund Lead Removal Projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1689) (S. Rept. 116–64), S5011 [23JY]
Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination (PROGRESS) for Indian Tribes Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 209) (S. Rept. 116–34), S2485 [29AP]
Renew America’s Schools Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1890), S7156 [18DE]
Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5377) (H. Rept. 116–345), H10262 [13DE]
Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2722) (H. Rept. 116–129), H5199 [26JN]
Small County PILT Parity Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2108), S7156 [18DE]
State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1846) (S. Rept. 116–90), S5406 [10SE]
State Permission To Transfer Funds From Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund To Fund Lead Removal Projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1689), S3843 [19JN]
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 762) (S. Rept. 116–108), S5602 [19SE]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 116–107), S5602 [19SE]
Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 886) (H. Rept. 116–259), H8537 [28OC]
Voting Rights Advancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 116–317), H9186 [29NO]
Resolutions by organizations
Urge Congress to restore full deductibility of State and local taxes: New Jersey State League of Municipalities, E1578 [11DE]
——— New Jersey State League of Municipalities (excerpt), H10033 [11DE]
Rollcalls
House of Representatives vote on H. Con. Res. 24, make available to Congress and the public the Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1884 [14MR]
Statements
Consider ‘‘Day of Caring’’ To Honor Beach Victims: Israel Zoberman, E1041 [9AU]
Determination of Federal Jurisdictional Status of Redwood City, CA, Salt Ponds: EPA, H2650 [12MR]
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act: Committee on Financial Services (House), H8923–H8926 [18NO]
Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act: Alex Hendrie, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H12273 [19DE]
——— Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H12273 [19DE]
——— Executive Office of the President, H12216 [19DE]
——— Heritage Action for America (organization), H12274 [19DE]
——— National Taxpayers Union, H12273 [19DE]
Voting Rights Advancement Act: Executive Office of the President, H9321 [6DE]
——— Several Faith Leaders, H9326 [6DE]
Testimonies
Opioid Epidemic: Beth Tanzman, Vermont Blueprint for Health, Dept. of Vermont Health Access, S1586 [28FE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 24, make available to Congress and the public the Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2723 [14MR]
H. Res. 208, consideration of H. Con. Res. 24, make available to Congress and the public the Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, H2690 [13MR]
H. Res. 327, encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults, H3312 [30AP]
H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act and H.R. 3351, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5091 [25JN]
H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, H9265 [5DE]
H. Res. 772, consideration of H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, H12214 [19DE]
H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, H9308–H9312 [6DE]
H.R. 276, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, H2060 [25FE]
H.R. 449, Pathways to Improving Homeland Security at the Local Level Act, H1260 [29JA]
H.R. 495, Federal Information Resource To Strengthen Ties With (FIRST) State and Local Law Enforcement Act, H1256 [29JA]
H.R. 504, DHS Field Engagement Accountability Act, S5115 [25JY], H1261 [29JA]
H.R. 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act, H3975 [20MY]
H.R. 762, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act, H2328 [5MR]
H.R. 777, Dept. of Justice DNA Backlog Reduction Program reauthorization, H8404 [23OC]
H.R. 886, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, H8489 [28OC]
H.R. 995, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act, H1500 [11FE]
H.R. 1331, Local Water Protection Act, H3109 [8AP]
H.R. 1589, CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H2931 [1AP]
H.R. 2379, Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership reauthorization, H3751 [14MY]
H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act, H5207–H5214 [27JN]
H.R. 3702, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, H8914–H8917 [18NO]
H.R. 4402, Inland Waters Security Review Act, H9376 [9DE]
H.R. 4566, Virginia Beach Strong Act, H9365 [9DE]
H.R. 5377, Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, H12270 [19DE]
S. 1, Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act, S852–S857 [5FE]
S. 100, Custer County Airport Conveyance Act, S144 [10JA]
S. 134, Combat Online Predators Act, S6204 [28OC]
S. 209, Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination (PROGRESS) for Indian Tribes Act, S4653–S4660 [27JN]
S. 763, Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act, S1795–S1797 [12MR]
S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act, S1847–S1849 [13MR]
S. 820, Dept. of Justice DNA Backlog Reduction Program reauthorization, S2947 [16MY]
S. 894, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, S2046–S2048 [27MR]
S. 1231, Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership reauthorization, S2837 [14MY]
S. 1276, Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act, S2572 [1MY]
S. 1551, Creating Pathways for Youth Empowerment Act, S2967–S2971 [20MY]
S. 1689, permit States to transfer funds from EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to fund lead removal projects, S5367 [9SE], H7744 [17SE]
S. 1699, Streamlining the Rapid Evolution and Modernization of Leading-Edge Infrastructure Necessary To Enhance (STREAMLINE) Small Cell Deployment Act, S3167 [3JN]
S. 1734, Flood Prevention Act, S3258 [5JN]
S. 1811, America’s Water Infrastructure Act technical corrections, S4776 [10JY]
S. 1846, State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act, S6768 [21NO]
S. 1852, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act, S3481 [13JN]
S. 2600, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S5798 [15OC]
S. 2774, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, S7120 [17DE]
S. 3096, Providing Resources To End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers (PREVENT) Act, S7159 [18DE]
S. Con. Res. 30, recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens, S7032 [12DE]
S. Res. 43, Lindsborg, KS, anniversary, S870 [5FE]
S. Res. 180, Public Service Recognition Week, S2575 [1MY]
S. Res. 213, National Public Works Week, S2928 [16MY]
S. Res. 248, express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center in Virginia Beach, VA, and commend first responders, S3368 [12JN]
S. Res. 252, National Democracy Month, S3849 [19JN]
S. Res. 309, encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security, S5476 [12SE]
S. Res. 310, Wheeling, WV, anniversary, S5477 [12SE]
S. Res. 351, National Community Policing Week, S5755 [26SE]
S. Res. 367, condemn shooting at Dayton, OH, Oregon District, express condolences to families and victims, and commend first responders, S5926 [21OC]
S. Res. 389, National Dyslexia Awareness Month, S6305 [30OC]
S. Res. 449, call for remaining a signatory to U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement, S6953 [10DE]
S.J. Res. 50, disapprove IRS rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit, S4859 [16JY]