LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H7350 [24JY]
Appointments
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select), H1279 [29JA]
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]
Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7745 [17SE]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3913 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H3792 [14MY]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 2585), H3964 [17MY]
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 1305), H3276 [18AP]
Agriculture: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 5410), H10257 [12DE]
AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 3085), H8200 [16OC]
——— strengthen implementation of policies that advance early childhood development internationally and provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4864), H12297 [23DE]
Air pollution: support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H9180 [26NO]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H9058 [19NO]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H2719 [13MR]
Animals: increase protections by reforming licensing process for dealers and exhibitors (see H.R. 4211), H8090 [1OC]
——— limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H3267 [12AP]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2236 [26FE]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2442), H4218 [3JN]
——— require all persons exercising substantial operational control over a concentrated animal feeding operation to jointly obtain a permit for certain discharges (see H.R. 3844), H7904 [24SE]
——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 2863), H4698 [13JN]
Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 2467), H4773 [18JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H2370 [5MR]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H4433 [11JN]
Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 2422), H5305 [9JY]
——— allow enlistment and commissioning of transgender individuals and prohibit involuntary separation or denial of reenlistment or continuation of service based solely on gender identity (see H.R. 1032), H3791 [14MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3844 [15MY]
——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H3926 [16MY]
——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1274), H4314 [4JN]
Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3128 [8AP]
Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (see H. Res. 190), H2648 [11MR]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7708 (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]
Bankruptcy: make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2648), H3679 [9MY]
Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H2719 [13MR]
Birds: authorize U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to engage in activities to improve conditions for albatrosses and petrels (see H.R. 1305), H3276 [18AP]
Brazil: prohibit importation of certain products of Brazil, prohibit certain assistance to Brazil, and prohibit negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Brazil (see H.R. 4263), H12292 [19DE]
Brunei: condemn criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment (see H. Res. 289), H3503 [8MY]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H3276 [18AP]
Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1244 [28JA]
Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H7775 [18SE]
California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2199), H8082 [27SE]
——— expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, establish San Gabriel National Recreation Area, and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 2215), H8090 [1OC]
——— provide restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in northern California (see H.R. 2250), H8090 [1OC]
Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see H. Res. 358), H5078 [24JN]
CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2584), H7715 [16SE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 2283), H8785 [12NO]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]
China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H2762 [21MR]
Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H3789 [14MY]
——— provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for lawful permanent resident children of military and Federal Government personnel residing abroad (see H.R. 4803), H8455 [23OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H8828 [13NO]
——— address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H3341 [30AP]
——— provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices, increase reforestation, and establish Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program (see H.R. 4269), H8460 [23OC]
Coastal zones: improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (see H.R. 2352), H7529 [30AU]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4391 [10JN]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 756), H10016 [10DE]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H2102 [25FE]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2182), H3964 [17MY]
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), H4698 [13JN]
Corps of Engineers: repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (see H.R. 1137), H1517 [11FE]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see H.R. 1097), H3792 [14MY]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
——— exempt juveniles from certain requirements for lawsuits by prisoners to provide a means to seek remedies for harm caused by mistreatment, abuse, or violence (see H.R. 5053), H8828 [13NO]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H2939 [1AP]
CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation of any crib bumper (see H.R. 3170), H7536 [6SE]
——— prohibit manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce, or importation into the U.S. of any inclined sleeper for infants (see H.R. 3172), H7536 [6SE]
——— promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (see H.R. 2211), H7536 [6SE]
——— require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H1285 [29JA]
Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see H.R. 5050), H10017 [10DE]
Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H3963 [17MY]
——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H4167 [23MY]
——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]
——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 2410), H5077 [24JN]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 3960), H9123 [20NO]
Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1518 [11FE]
DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H8102 [8OC]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H361 [9JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools to use geographic preference in order to procure locally grown, raised, and caught food (see H.R. 3220), H8097 [4OC]
——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H4697 [13JN]
——— include eating disorders prevention within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (see H.R. 2625), H7152 [18JY]
——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 3444), H7904 [24SE]
——— make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance from Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1723), H5168 [25JN]
——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see H.R. 1221), H7755 [17SE]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1094), H1461 [7FE]
——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]
Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H4629 [12JN]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 804), H3476 [7MY]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 1153), H8096 [4OC]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8090 [1OC]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H1213 [24JA]
——— expand use of college textbooks available under an open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see H.R. 2107), H5169 [25JN]
——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see H.R. 4968), H8718 [31OC]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H5826 [15JY]
——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3232), H8228 [17OC]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H1342 [31JA]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4697 [13JN]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H7529 [30AU]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H3341 [30AP]
——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3192), H8228 [17OC]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 3513), H8103 [8OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H8541 [28OC]
——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see H.R. 3306), H8880 [14NO]
——— establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see H.R. 3973), H8299 [21OC]
——— reauthorize Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2088), H3844 [15MY]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1846), H2888 [27MR]
——— allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire (see H.R. 3116), H7708 [12SE]
——— 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 H.R. 4980), H9123 [20NO]
——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H8260 [18OC]
——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3637), H8200 [16OC]
——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H3102 [4AP]
——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see H.R. 3080), H8097 [4OC]
——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H4168 [23MY]
——— ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H5270 [2JY]
——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 1587), H7505 [16AU]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see H.R. 2111), H3286 [25AP]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H2317 [28FE]
——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H7715 [16SE]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H1586 [13FE]
——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]
——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H5585 [10JY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see H.R. 3073), H8742 [8NO]
——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see H.R. 1488), H4697 [13JN]
——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H2273 [27FE]
——— publish physical activity recommendations (see H.R. 2891), H4698 [13JN]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2035), H4701 [14JN]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H7472 [25JY]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H4697 [13JN] (see H.R. 2328), H7244 [23JY]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H2762 [21MR]
——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H12292 [19DE]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H7506 [16AU]
——— require adrenoleukodystrophy screening of newborns (see H.R. 534), H3266 [12AP]
——— 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), H7837 [19SE]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H2323 [4MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to apply rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses To Apply for Employment Authorization’’ (see H.R. 3033), H4174 [28MY]
——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]
——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7666 [11SE]
——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H8200 [16OC]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3729 [10MY]
——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H3476 [7MY]
——— 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), H3442 [2MY]
——— establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 3665), H7598 [10SE]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3503 [8MY]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H678 [16JA]
——— 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), H2648 [11MR]
——— 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), H2615 [8MR]
——— 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 H.R. 3496), H7560 [9SE]
——— make grants to States that have in place a law providing for the rights of sexual assault survivors (see H.R. 5026), H8739 [8NO]
——— provide for the publication of Office of Legal Counsel opinions (see H.R. 4556), H8080 [27SE]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 777), H7707 [12SE]
——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]
——— 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), H678 [16JA]
Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H2371 [5MR]
——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3219), H7904 [24SE]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H2236 [26FE]
Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H2795 [25MR]
——— modify certain disclosure requirements relative to transfer of articles on U.S. munitions list to Cyprus (see H.R. 4558), H8103 [8OC]
——— provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 2796), H3923 [16MY]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H3070 [3AP]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H10124 [11DE]
——— conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see H.R. 3250), H12211 [18DE]
——— create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see H.R. 2918), H5826 [15JY]
——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas leasing on public land on the Central Coast of California (see H.R. 5303), H9255 [4DE]
——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 2579), H5826 [15JY]
——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 341), H520 [11JA]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 279), H281 [8JA]
——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see H.R. 4512), H12308 [3JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H2762 [21MR]
——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]
Dept. of Transportation: establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see H.R. 3663), H8200 [16OC]
——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H4431 [11JN]
——— improve transportation alternatives program (see H.R. 5231), H12292 [19DE]
——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see H.R. 3593), H9348 [6DE]
——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H3963 [17MY]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H3926 [16MY]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]
——— require State and local transportation agencies to direct Highway Safety Improvement Program funds to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety (see H.R. 3040), H7536 [6SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or tribal law (see H.R. 1151), H8741 [8NO]
——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H1285 [29JA]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H12211 [18DE]
——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H5270 [2JY]
——— conduct a study on barriers for women veterans to health care (see H.R. 2982), H8541 [28OC]
——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H2747 [14MR]
——— ensure access to acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1182), H4171 [24MY]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H465 [10JA]
——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 578), H601 [15JA]
——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 1527), H3843 [15MY]
——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H8090 [1OC]
——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H8960 [18NO]
——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]
——— expand research and education on, and delivery of, complementary and integrative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 1963), H5203 [26JN]
——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H465 [10JA]
——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H9122 [20NO]
——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H8910 [15NO]
——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H4171 [24MY]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]
——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H7379 [24JY]
——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H2719 [13MR]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H2988 [2AP]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H5585 [10JY]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2505 [6MR]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H3280 [22AP]
——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]
——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]
——— study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of the Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 2568), H3474 [7MY]
Dhaliwal, Sandeep S.: tribute (see H. Res. 616), H9181 [26NO]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H678 [16JA]
——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1549), H7490 [2AU]
Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see H.R. 3208), H12305 [2JA]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H9122 [20NO]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see H.R. 2093), H4314 [4JN]
——— decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 3884), H7240 [23JY]
——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see H.R. 2843), H12292 [19DE]
——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 420), H3069 [3AP]
——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 127), H3276 [18AP]
——— improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H5998 [17JY]
——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1588), H8096 [4OC]
——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H5007 [20JN]
——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 2569), H5169 [25JN]
——— provide for taxation and regulation of marijuana products (see H.R. 1120), H6001 [17JY]
Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H3844 [15MY]
Egypt: enact reforms to ensure Coptic Christians have the same rights and opportunities as other Egyptian citizens and take steps to end attacks on Christians (see H. Res. 49), H2888 [27MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H4698 [13JN]
——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 57), H4698 [13JN]
——— constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and to provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 7), H2719 [13MR]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H3726 [10MY]
Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H5203 [26JN]
——— establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H8097 [4OC]
——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H3407 [1MY]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H7837 [19SE]
——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H8056 [26SE]
Endangered species: prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 2245), H3926 [16MY]
——— repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H9059 [19NO]
Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 130), H1583 [13FE]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]
——— conduct research on wildfire smoke (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]
——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 2764), H5305 [9JY]
——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H1393 [6FE]
——— establish a grant program to support restoration of San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 1132), H1492 [8FE]
——— extend maximum term for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits (see H.R. 1764), H3285 [25AP]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H4181 [30MY]
Executive Office of the President: require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 538), H543 [14JA]
FAA: improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see H.R. 2208), H8200 [16OC]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4389 [10JN]
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), H8113 [11OC]
——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H5272 [5JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1534), H3503 [8MY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H10017 [10DE]
FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H8542 [28OC]
——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls and text messages (see H.R. 2298), H3263 [12AP]
——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see H.R. 1421), H2939 [1AP]
——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H2756 [18MR]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]
FDA: enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H8827 [13NO]
——— ensure safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4296), H8542 [28OC]
——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see H.R. 1498), H4390 [10JN]
——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2036 [14FE]
——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 1104), H2748 [14MR]
——— require labels of drugs that contain an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient (see H.R. 2074), H4175 [28MY]
——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H5203 [26JN]
Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 339), H1339 [30JA] (see H.R. 678), H1342 [31JA]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 824), H1464 [7FE]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3267 [12AP]
——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (see H.R. 4809), H8455 [23OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H8199 [16OC]
——— clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 720), H2235 [26FE]
——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see H.R. 790), H1285 [29JA]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H203 [3JA]
——— provide reimbursement for childcare expenses during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 780), H2043 [19FE]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H5776 [12JY]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]
——— limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 4254), H12292 [19DE]
Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H4312 [4JN]
——— develop pilot program to support private-sector commercialization of gun-safety technology (see H.R. 4730), H8227 [17OC]
——— encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 3435), H7536 [6SE]
——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]
——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 1705), H2715 [13MR]
——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 717), H2273 [27FE]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3443 [2MY]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H1582 [13FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H518 [11JA]
——— provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H3728 [10MY]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 3214), H7526 [27AU]
——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H361 [9JA]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 686), H719 [17JA]
Fish and fishing: encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties to promote fish conservation (see H.R. 1747), H7506 [16AU]
——— prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2648 [11MR]
Foreign aid: authorize a comprehensive, strategic approach for U.S. foreign assistance to developing countries to strengthen global health security (see H.R. 2166), H8741 [8NO]
——— ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H8596 [29OC]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]
Foreign policy: emphasize importance of foreign alliances and partnerships in advancing U.S. interests and security (see H. Res. 222), H3306 [29AP]
Foreign trade: prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the Hong Kong Disciplined Services (see H.R. 4270), H7905 [24SE]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H7506 [16AU]
Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see H. Res. 512), H8103 [8OC]
——— ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2681 [12MR]
FTC: prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see H.R. 3248), H7904 [24SE]
——— prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3066 [3AP]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7990 [25SE]
GAO: report on, and make recommendations to improve, efforts by fishery management agencies to address impact of climate change on fisheries (see H.R. 4679), H12292 [19DE]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7526 [27AU]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H2103 [25FE]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H2273 [27FE]
Hazardous substances: prohibit use of poisons sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’) and sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 2471), H4773 [18JN]
Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8114 [11OC]
——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H4181 [30MY]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]
——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H4167 [23MY]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 179), H3503 [8MY]
Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building, Brawley, CA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H8103 [8OC]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]
Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 307), H282 [8JA]
Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 573), H7866 [20SE]
Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1945), H2914 [28MR]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (see H.R. 3289), H7904 [24SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H2887 [27MR]
House Rules: implement Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select) recommendations (see H. Res. 526), H7467 [25JY]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7467 [25JY]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H5203 [26JN]
Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 4155), H7488 [2AU]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]
——— eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 4319), H7705 [12SE]
——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H8678 [30OC]
——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H1458 [7FE]
——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3217 [9AP]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1011), H2036 [14FE]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— prohibit transfer, obligation, or expenditure of Federal funds to take property for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 2686), H3727 [10MY]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H5998 [17JY]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 3451), H8113 [11OC]
——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]
——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 1012), H2036 [14FE]
——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3252 [10AP]
India: end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (see H. Res. 745), H12292 [19DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3963 [17MY] (see H.R. 2315), H4629 [12JN]
Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3964 [17MY]
Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H4701 [14JN]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7775 [18SE]
International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H2032 [14FE]
Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 374), H8389 [22OC]
——— limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H4434 [11JN]
Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H3844 [15MY]
Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H5914 [16JY]
Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (see H.R. 3144), H4343 [5JN]
Korean War: call for formal end of war, pay tribute to veterans, victims, and divided families, and support continued negotiations toward denuclearization of the Korean penisula (see H. Res. 152), H3844 [15MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7525 [27AU]
Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 4408), H7905 [24SE]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 98), H1349 [4FE]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 1252), H2030 [14FE]
Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 1568), H4433 [11JN]
McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H2719 [13MR]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H4920 [19JN]
——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H3792 [14MY]
——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H5169 [25JN]
——— promote access to life-saving therapies for enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials (see H.R. 913), H3266 [12AP]
——— provide consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated (see H.R. 4141), H7560 [9SE]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 1342), H8730 [5NO]
Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H8057 [26SE]
——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H3276 [18AP]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H2047 [22FE]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H10259 [12DE]
——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 2498), H5169 [25JN]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H5913 [16JY]
——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see H.R. 2477), H9176 [22NO]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H5775 [12JY]
——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H5776 [12JY]
——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H7244 [23JY]
——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 3911), H8720 [31OC]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H8785 [12NO]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8102 [8OC]
——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H7472 [25JY]
——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 1788), H2744 [14MR]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H4920 [19JN]
——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see H.R. 3127), H8083 [27SE]
——— provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4527), H8680 [30OC]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3442 [2MY]
——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H8199 [16OC]
——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H3844 [15MY]
——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H5826 [15JY]
——— provide for drug manufacturer price transparency and require certain manufacturers to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers (see H.R. 2113), H4697 [13JN]
——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see H.R. 2594), H5169 [25JN]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H3102 [4AP]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H4171 [24MY]
——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1518), H5272 [5JY]
——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 1034), H8730 [5NO]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3442 [2MY]
Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 406), H4165 [23MY]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4182 [30MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H3267 [12AP]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H4171 [24MY]
NASA: allow to accept in-kind consideration for certain leases (see H.R. 4304), H8200 [16OC]
——— anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5266 [28JN]
——— award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H3130 [8AP]
——— extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (see H.R. 5213), H9349 [6DE]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 344), H4168 [23MY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3272 [15AP]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3102 [4AP]
National Park Service: encourage recycling, reduction, or possible elimination of disposable plastic bottles in units of the National Park System (see H.R. 4236), H8145 [15OC]
——— establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2043 [19FE]
National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 383), H3964 [17MY]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National Security Agency: repeal authority to access on an ongoing basis business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (see H.R. 1942), H2914 [28MR]
National Space Exploration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 59), H5266 [28JN]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
Native Americans: enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see H.R. 3846), H8200 [16OC]
——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9122 [20NO]
News media: express importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the U.S. (see H. Res. 282), H2986 [2AP]
NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1209), H7152 [18JY]
——— make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see H.R. 4519), H8680 [30OC]
——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H8910 [15NO]
NOAA: designate certain colleges and universities that research sea level rise, coastal flooding, and shoreline erosion as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education (see H.R. 5102), H9171 [21NO]
——— establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 1237), H2323 [4MR]
NSF: support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8960 [18NO]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see H.R. 921), H2102 [25FE]
——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3267 [12AP]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H7756 [17SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H5270 [2JY]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2273 [27FE]
——— streamline employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4070), H9059 [19NO]
Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (see H.R. 3329), H4771 [18JN]
Pesticides: increase scrutiny of glyphosate residues (see H.R. 1783), H3729 [10MY]
Petty Officer 2d Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building, Cupertino, CA: designate (see H.R. 4672), H9123 [20NO]
Philippines: condemn state-sanctioned killings as part of the ‘‘War on Drugs,’’ arrest of human rights defenders and journalists, and continued detention of Leila De Lima, and call for immediate release (see H. Res. 233), H9176 [22NO]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H5200 [26JN]
Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see H.R. 565), H7152 [18JY]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2317 [28FE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H4698 [13JN]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2317 [28FE]
——— modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 78), H4168 [23MY]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5913 [16JY]
Poway, CA: condemn attack on Chabad of Poway Synagogue, offer condolences to victims, commend first responders, and condemn anti-Semitism, white supremacy, white nationalism, and all forms of hatred (see H. Res. 364), H3679 [9MY]
Power resources: codify EPA emission standards rule requiring capture of methane gas produced from oil and gas wells and reinstate and enhance BLM rule limiting release of methane gas by energy producers on public lands (see H.R. 2711), H4697 [13JN]
——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]
Presidential appointments: require appointment of Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see H.R. 2987), H8097 [4OC]
Presidents of the U.S.: provide for tolling of the statute of limitations relative to certain offenses committed by the President during or prior to tenure in office (see H.R. 2678), H8145 [15OC]
Product safety: require greater notification to the public regarding product recalls (see H.R. 5097), H12292 [19DE]
Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (see H. Res. 496), H7537 [6SE]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H4314 [4JN]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1321), H4171 [24MY]
——— protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H2317 [28FE]
Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see H.R. 683), H5038 [21JN]
Ray Chavez Post Office Building, Poway, CA: designate (see H.R. 3005), H5169 [25JN]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4700 [14JN]
Research: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4373), H7772 [18SE]
Ritchie Valens Post Office Building, Pacoima, CA: designate (see H.R. 1253), H2030 [14FE]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 357), H1393 [6FE]
Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H2273 [27FE]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H8200 [16OC]
SEC: issue regulations to require public corporations to disclose political expenditures (see H.R. 1053), H1459 [7FE]
——— require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see H.R. 3623), H7904 [24SE]
Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1553), H4701 [14JN]
Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 32), H3407 [1MY]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H4919 [19JN]
Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday (see H. Res. 689), H8784 [12NO]
——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see H. Res. 538), H7492 [6AU]
——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 321), H3927 [16MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7560 [9SE]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8459 [23OC]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H3305 [29AP]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8786 [12NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2586 [7MR]
Sports: provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see H.R. 3882), H7239 [23JY]
Sportsmen: provide for preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 1326), H4772 [18JN]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 1529), H4390 [10JN]
——— update eligibility (see H.R. 4280), H12292 [19DE]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1057), H1460 [7FE]
Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1727), H7755 [17SE]
——— allow for transfers of renewable electricity production credit and energy property credit (see H.R. 2704), H12292 [19DE]
——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 2042), H3844 [15MY]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]
——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H7506 [16AU]
——— impose a financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 2923), H5305 [9JY]
——— impose a tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see H.R. 1516), H4218 [3JN]
——— include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within definition of ‘‘firearm’’ under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 1297), H7597 [10SE]
——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]
——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1696), H5168 [25JN]
——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 1507), H5203 [26JN]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H5008 [20JN]
——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H7506 [16AU]
——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H8056 [26SE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7665 [11SE]
——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see H.R. 1933), H2885 [27MR]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H8082 [27SE]
——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see H.R. 2073), H5305 [9JY]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3473), H12211 [18DE]
——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H12211 [18DE]
——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over a certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see H.R. 4857), H12308 [3JA]
——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 4438), H8720 [31OC]
——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 257), H2719 [13MR]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]
Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H4171 [24MY]
Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see H.R. 4331), H12211 [18DE]
Time: allow States to observe year-round daylight saving time (see H.R. 1601), H7244 [23JY]
Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see H.R. 3942), H7376 [24JY]
Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue (U.S.-European Union Interparliamentary Group): authorize (see H.R. 4105), H7537 [6SE]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H2370 [5MR]
——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1171), H3843 [15MY]
——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H2043 [19FE]
Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]
——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 810), H1242 [28JA]
——— require disclosure of certain visitor access records of the White House or any other location where official business is regularly conducted (see H.R. 1736), H2757 [18MR]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 743), H9294 [5DE]
——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H3069 [3AP]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H9171 [21NO]
U.S. Access Board: promote provision of exercise or fitness equipment, classes, and instruction that are accessible to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 4561), H8828 [13NO]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H1172 [23JA]
U.S. Digital Privacy Agency: establish to enforce user rights and data collection, possession, disclosure, and maintenance obligations by information technology entities relative to privacy of personal information (see H.R. 4978), H8729 [5NO]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: assist in conservation of critically endangered species in foreign countries (see H.R. 4341), H7753 [17SE]
——— assist in conservation of highly endangered amphibian species in foreign countries (see H.R. 4340), H8200 [16OC]
——— establish National Wildlife Corridors Program and other initiatives to protect and restore native fish, wildlife, and plant species and their habitats (see H.R. 2795), H7904 [24SE]
——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H7715 [16SE]
——— prohibit use of neonicotinoids as insecticides in national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2854), H7506 [16AU]
——— protect grizzly bear populations and guarantee Native American tribes a role in conserving and managing the species (see H.R. 2532), H5826 [15JY]
——— reauthorize Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain conservation funds and establish prize competitions on wildlife and endangered species protection and invasive species management (see H.R. 872), H2235 [26FE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2747 [14MR] (see H.R. 333), H5826 [15JY]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1200), H3442 [2MY]
Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 1383), H2234 [26FE]
——— recognize contributions of Montagnards who fought with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict and condemn suppression of human rights and civil liberties (see H. Res. 435), H4629 [12JN]
Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 332), H3340 [30AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (see H. Res. 309), H3256 [10AP]
——— commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]
——— provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H4314 [4JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2719 [13MR]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 196), H208 [3JA]
Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2756 [18MR]
Wild Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2685), H5826 [15JY]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H8056 [26SE]
——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 1776), H5272 [5JY]
——— support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence (see H.R. 1550), H3442 [2MY]
——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H2036 [14FE]
Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H7559 [9SE]
——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1364 [5FE]
——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4122 [22MY]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8200 [16OC]
——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H5168 [25JN]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8388 [22OC]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5260 [27JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]
——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2056), H5826 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]
Bankruptcy: modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 4421), H7835 [19SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit access to individuals to Hall of the House to obtain footage of the House in session for inclusion in orientation film to be shown to Capitol Visitor Center visitors (see H. Res. 761), H10123 [11DE]
Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 3524), H5255 [27JN]
Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 244), H2761 [21MR]
Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 226), H2717 [13MR]
Committee on the Climate Crisis (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 86), H1283 [29JA]
Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 226), H2717 [13MR]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 86), H1283 [29JA]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 245), H2761 [21MR]
Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (see H. Res. 30), H284 [8JA]
Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1861), H2795 [25MR]
——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (see H.R. 3913), H7241 [23JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds to increase investment in domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4041), H7465 [25JY]
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2722), H3789 [14MY]
GPO: exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations in printing-related interests for position of Director (see H.R. 5277), H9221 [3DE]
House of Representatives: anniversary of Office of the Legislative Counsel (see H. Res. 563), H7774 [18SE]
——— authorize directors of Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman to each appoint and fix the pay of employees of their offices (see H. Res. 693), H8826 [13NO]
——— permit official photographs to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker (see H. Res. 420), H4313 [4JN]
——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H5257 [27JN]
Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]
——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see H.R. 5210), H9167 [21NO]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see H.R. 2146), H3215 [9AP]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see H. Res. 399), H4119 [22MY]
Iran: observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 238), H2745 [14MR]
Italian Americans: apologize for treatment during World War II (see H.R. 3914), H7241 [23JY]
Medicare: propose strategy to provide universal coverage (see H. Res. 532), H7481 [30JY]
Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8100 [8OC]
Trump, President: take actions relative to business holdings to ensure compliance with emoluments clause of the Constitution, declare receipt of emoluments a constitutional violation, and require disclosures to Congress (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5265 [28JN]
Constitutional authority statements
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (H.R. 641), H719 [17JA]
Bankruptcy: modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (H.R. 4421), H7836 [19SE]
Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (H.R. 3524), H5258 [27JN]
Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (H.R. 1861), H2796 [25MR]
——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (H.R. 3913), H7243 [23JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds to increase investment in domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (H.R. 4041), H7470 [25JY]
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H3791 [14MY]
GPO: exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations in printing-related interests for position of Director (H.R. 5277), H9222 [3DE]
House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (H.R. 3572), H5259 [27JN]
Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), H1462 [7FE]
——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (H.R. 5210), H9169 [21NO]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 4916), H8678 [30OC]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H8784 [12NO]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (H.R. 2146), H3218 [9AP]
Italian Americans: apologize for treatment during World War II (H.R. 3914), H7243 [23JY]
Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), H8101 [8OC]
Cost Estimates
Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act (H.R. 4617): CBO, E1316• [21OC]
Letters
Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: by, Committee on House Administration (House), E976 [24JY]
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act: by, Committee on House Administration (House), H7724 [17SE]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on House Administration (House), H5338 [10JY]
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: several agricultural organizations and businesses, H10036, H10077 [11DE]
——— several organizations, H10078 [11DE]
——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), H10079 [11DE]
For the People Act: Fred Wertheimer and Donald J. Simon, Democracy 21 (organization), H2522–H2524 [7MR]
——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2406 [6MR]
——— Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, H2532 [7MR]
——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H2524 [7MR]
——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H2536 [7MR]
——— several religious institutions, H2539 [7MR]
——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2536 [7MR]
House of Representatives Office of General Counsel aggregate amount expended on outside counsel or other experts: by, Committee on House Administration (House), H3281 [25AP], H5823 [15JY], H8296 [21OC]
Motions
Immigration: reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H10095 [11DE]
Remarks
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for an event to commemorate 400th anniversary of arrival of first African slaves to the territory that would become the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 53), H7443 [25JY]
——— authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 31), H3168 [9AP]
China: express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices, E1036• [6AU]
City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley (organization): anniversary, E1291• [16OC]
Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 226), H3169 [9AP]
Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 226), H3169 [9AP]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): establish, H222, H224 [4JA]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 245), H2875 [27MR]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (H. Res. 107), H8580, H8582, H8583 [29OC]
Congressional Office of Compliance: enroll congressional employees in program to train employees in workplace rights and responsibilities including protections against sexual harassment and discrimination (H. Res. 30), H3911 [16MY]
Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (S. Con. Res. 7), H3168 [9AP]
Contracts: restore provision that bars Government contractors from disclosing campaign contributions as part of the bidding process, H2484, H2485 [6MR]
Correctional institutions: end practice of prison gerrymandering whereby incarcerated persons are counted in census population counts as residents of correctional facilities and not their most recent residence prior to imprisonment, H2537 [7MR]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2390, H2391, H2393, H2400, H2401, H2405, H2406, H2408, H2484, H2485, H2489 [6MR], H2515, H2518, H2520, H2522, H2525, H2526, H2529, H2532, H2534, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2540, H2541, H2543, H2544, H2546, H2563, H2565, H2566, H2567, H2568, H2569 [7MR], H2592, H2594, H2598, H2600, H2601 [8MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement a plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing, H10076 [11DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H7336, H7338, H7339, H7350 [24JY]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H2693 [13MR]
——— prohibit involvement in State and local elections relative to misinformation campaigns, H8425 [23OC]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors, H2526 [7MR]
——— make grants to States to increase involvement of minors in elections, H2541 [7MR]
Elections: clarify that election assistance improvement grants may be used to implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots, H2540 [7MR]
——— ensure States that have taken appropriate measures to increase voter turnout are not subject to additional Federal automatic voter registration mandates, H2532 [7MR]
——— prohibit access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals, H5244 [27JN]
——— prohibit individuals registered under the Foreign Agents Act from serving on redistricting commissions, H2565 [7MR]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5207, H5214, H5221, H5222 [27JN]
——— 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, 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., H2567 [7MR]
FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), E447• [10AP]
FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (H.R. 965), H3911 [16MY]
FEC: clarify authority of FEC attorneys to represent the FEC in actions before the Supreme Court, H2563 [7MR]
——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H8576, H8577, H8578, H8579 [29OC]
Freedom of speech: reaffirm commitment to constitutional protection, H2522, H2525 [7MR]
GPO: exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations in printing-related interests for position of Director (H.R. 5277), H9209 [3DE]
House of Representatives: anniversary of Office of Legislative Counsel, E1601• [17DE]
——— permit official photographs to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker (H. Res. 420), H7443 [25JY]
——— tribute to House Employee Excellence Award recipients, E1170• [18SE]
——— tribute to House Service Award recipients, E1170• [18SE]
——— tribute to House Team Player Award recipients, E1170• [18SE]
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H222, H224 [4JA]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H4273, H4290 [4JN]
——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 415), H4237 [4JN]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), H5323, H5324, H5327 [10JY]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H10068, H10069, H10073, H10076, H10077, H10079, H10080 [11DE]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10036, H10037, H10040 [11DE]
News media: express importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the U.S. (H. Res. 282), H2981 [2AP]
Office of Government Ethics: remove authority to subpoena certain information and records, H2520 [7MR]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, H2568 [7MR]
Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), H8410, H8412, H8413, H8414, H8417, H8425 [23OC]
——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (H.R. 4617), motion to recommit, H8441 [23OC]
——— clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting, H8441 [23OC]
——— expand ban on foreign contributions and expenditures on U.S. elections to include purchasing advertisements on digital media or television, H2569 [7MR]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, H2401 [6MR]
——— require disclosure of credit card verification value and billing address information for purchases of online advertising, H2594 [8MR]
Racial relations: reject White nationalism and White supremacy (H. Res. 41), E64• [17JA]
Roskam, Peter J.: retroactive adjustment to Members’ Representational Allowance due to administrative errors, E1631• [19DE]
San Jose, CA: anniversary of Eastside Church of God in Christ, E171• [13FE]
SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity, H2534 [7MR]
Senate: make technical corrections to computation of average pay for certain Senate restaurant employees (S. 1436), H3911 [16MY]
States: 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]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12143 [18DE]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7409, H7410, H7411, H7412 [25JY]
Votes: position on missed, E315• [18MR]
Voting: extend guarantee of residency for purposes of voting to family members of absent military personnel, H2566 [7MR]
——— guarantee access to early voting every day of the week, including Sunday, H2543 [7MR]
——— include early voting locations to the minimum notification requirement for voters affected by voting place changes, H2544 [7MR]
——— promote increased voter participation through innovation in voting, including in voting technology, voter registration technology, and election security, H2536 [7MR]
——— recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens, H2601 [8MR]
——— require Federal and State governments to send voting registration materials to eligible individuals released from prison along with notification of restoration of voting rights, H2529 [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 submit a report to Congress after the end of a Federal election cycle on the number of invalidated ballots and the attempts to contact voters to provide notice, H2484 [6MR]
——— require States to accept applications to register to vote in elections for Federal office from individuals under 18 years of age at the time of application, H2526 [7MR], H2592 [8MR]
——— require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S., H2538 [7MR]
Reports filed
Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 116–20), H2826 [26MR]
For the People Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 116–15), H2321 [4MR]
Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2722) (H. Rept. 116–129), H5199 [26JN]
Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1980) (H. Rept. 116–286), H8825 [13NO]
Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 4617) (H. Rept. 116–246), H8297 [21OC]
Rules
Committee on House Administration (House), H2307–H2309 [28FE]
Statements
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Farmworker Justice (organization), H10079 [11DE]
Summaries
Revenue Estimate of Proposed Special Assessment on Criminal Penalties and Civil Penalties of H.R. 1, For the People Act, E298• [13MR]
Tables
House of Representatives Office of General Counsel aggregate amount expended on outside counsel or other experts, H3282 [25AP], H5823 [15JY], H8296 [21OC]
Tributes
Brace, Gordon S., E1440• [14NO]
Foreman, Kenny, E11• [4JA]
Gardner, Patricia, E94• [25JA]
Morin, William G., E201• [25FE]
Ott, Kathleen G., E1209• [26SE]
Premo, Eugene, E1372• [30OC]
Ruiz, Reymundo B., E1593• [16DE]
Schneider, Judy, E954• [22JY]
Shapiro, Kristin A., E1439• [14NO]