McBATH, LUCY (a Representative from Georgia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5674 [11JY]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5177 [26JN]
Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3882 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H4181 [30MY]
——— 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), H3683 [9MY]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H9295 [5DE]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8102 [8OC]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H5202 [26JN]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8113 [11OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H5202 [26JN]
Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H2798 [25MR]
Bankruptcy: make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H5077 [24JN]
——— prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 1557), H8113 [11OC]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3844 [15MY]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H3070 [3AP]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H4168 [23MY]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
Crime: extend period of time that technology companies are required to preserve reports to CyberTipline relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (see H.R. 5376), H10015 [10DE]
——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H7484 [30JY]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H7161 [22JY]
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 Defense: expand research capability of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions (see H.R. 3175), H5261 [27JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H7483 [30JY]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]
——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H7775 [18SE]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H2506 [6MR]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H2762 [21MR]
——— modernize and improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4391), H7773 [18SE]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse (see H.R. 3591), H5258 [27JN]
——— publish, in consultation with the Depts. of Justice and HHS, an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see H.R. 4301), H7704 [12SE]
——— require accreditors to respond to student complaints against institutions of higher education and review teach-out plans of institutions showing signs of potential closure (see H.R. 4615), H8229 [17OC]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA]
——— restore Federal Pell Grant eligibility for periods during which students would have qualified for loan forgiveness due to school closure or institutional fraud or misconduct (see H.R. 4298), H7704 [12SE]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7497 [9AU]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H5911 [16JY]
——— 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), H5305 [9JY]
——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3793 [14MY]
——— carry out a program to address health crisis of insufficient vaccinations (see H.R. 3058), H4215 [3JN]
——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H8741 [8NO]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H9388 [9DE]
——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]
——— 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), H5260 [27JN]
——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7708 [12SE]
——— reauthorize and increase funding for Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes (see H.R. 2668), H8200 [16OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7161 [22JY]
——— 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), H7152 [18JY]
Dept. of HUD: require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1690), H2988 [2AP]
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), H3305 [29AP]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H4181 [30MY]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see H.R. 2368), H4629 [12JN]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3406 [1MY]
——— 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]
——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 2812), H8113 [11OC]
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]
——— train personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 4456), H8910 [15NO]
Dept. of State: require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H4167 [23MY]
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), H3476 [7MY]
——— 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: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H4773 [18JN]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H9256 [4DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H7990 [25SE]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3129 [8AP]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H5304 [9JY]
——— 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), H7715 [16SE]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H8720 [31OC]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 203), H3503 [8MY]
——— 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), H4171 [24MY]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4121 [22MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H4433 [11JN]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H9296 [5DE]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2722), H5169 [25JN]
Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H2919 [28MR]
Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H2987 [2AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2797 [25MR]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H5261 [27JN]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5586 [10JY]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H4773 [18JN]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H3070 [3AP]
FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8102 [8OC]
——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H3285 [25AP]
Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H7152 [18JY]
Federal employees: permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see H.R. 1256), H4121 [22MY]
——— require Presidential appointees to give written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate for expenditures over a certain amount to furnish or redecorate their office (see H.R. 1181), H1581 [13FE]
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), H8541 [28OC]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H5775 [12JY]
FEMA: provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (see H.R. 1610), H7715 [16SE]
Firearms: prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]
——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 4116), H7480 [30JY]
——— 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), H1170 [23JA]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3131 [8AP]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7536 [6SE]
——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 869), H1332 [30JA]
——— 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), H280 [8JA]
——— require certain pistols to be capable of microstamping ammunition and prohibit removal or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm (see H.R. 719), H1170 [23JA]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8102 [8OC]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H4011 [20MY]
Fort Frederica National Monument: adjust boundary (see H.R. 114), H3129 [8AP]
FTC: prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (see H.R. 5133), H9123 [20NO]
GAO: study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H8542 [28OC]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]
Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]
Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2826 [26MR]
——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H7153 [18JY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H5202 [26JN]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2796 [25MR]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), 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), H3407 [1MY]
——— 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), H7560 [9SE]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3964 [17MY]
——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H9176 [22NO]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see H. Res. 399), H9296 [5DE]
Investments: establish universal personal savings program with a minimum employer contribution (see H.R. 2120), H3128 [8AP]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4697 [13JN]
——— 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), H3131 [8AP]
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: redesignate as Jimmy Carter National Historic Park (see H.R. 5472), H12209 [18DE]
Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H3217 [9AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H4918 [19JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7162 [22JY]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]
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), H3925 [16MY]
Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]
Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 1897), H3792 [14MY]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H7529 [30AU]
——— extend temporary exception from site-neutral inpatient payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (see H.R. 4040), H7465 [25JY]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7525 [27AU]
——— 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), H9122 [20NO]
——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H9059 [19NO]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H8298 [21OC]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H7536 [6SE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H7755 [17SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3910), H8910 [15NO]
Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H7244 [23JY]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4920 [19JN]
Minimum wage: provide for a Federal minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (see H.R. 2080), H3099 [4AP]
Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 948), H5913 [16JY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H3130 [8AP]
National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 46), H4313 [4JN]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 391), H4122 [22MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 391), H4122 [22MY]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2648 [11MR]
——— reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]
National Recovery Month: designate (see H. Res. 586), H7902 [24SE]
National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 437), H4432 [11JN]
National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 636), H8227 [17OC]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8827 [13NO]
OMB: submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1984), H2916 [28MR]
O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]
OSHA: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 44), H1492 [8FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H8541 [28OC]
——— provide Federal exchange outreach and educational activities (see H.R. 987), H1389 [6FE]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2047 [22FE]
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), H8114 [11OC]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]
Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3443 [2MY]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H8827 [13NO]
Poverty: provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H7505 [16AU]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8721 [31OC]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H6001 [17JY]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8388 [22OC]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H8199 [16OC]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H7536 [6SE]
——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 2602), H3926 [16MY]
Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (see H.R. 835), H8144 [15OC]
——— improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H5203 [26JN]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
Supreme Court: authorize the Marshal and Supreme Court Police to protect Justices and other individuals in any location (see H.R. 4258), H8145 [15OC]
Taxation: extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]
——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 763), H6001 [17JY]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H2235 [26FE]
——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H7707 [12SE]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H7506 [16AU]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]
——— restore limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4509), H8229 [17OC]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4122 [22MY]
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), H8114 [11OC]
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), H5728 [11JY]
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]
——— 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]
Truth, Sojourner: tribute (see H. Res. 265), H2917 [28MR]
U.N.: support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8725 [1NO]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: 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), H3129 [8AP]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2828 [26MR]
Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]
——— 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]
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), H8102 [8OC]
Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H3787 [14MY]
——— 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), H3844 [15MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H3306 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H7715 [16SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H4160 [23MY]
Charities: apply cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services to mothers and children (see H.R. 5202), H9121 [20NO]
Dept. of Education: ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (see H.R. 3662), H5583 [10JY]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and reform calculation of expected family contribution (see H.R. 4245), H7558 [9SE]
Dept. of HHS: improve child care protections provided through interstate background checks of child care workers hired by providers receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding (see H.R. 3986), H7463 [25JY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H8783 [12NO]
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]
Health: expand, enhance, and improve public health data systems (see H.R. 5321), H9293 [5DE]
Medicare: remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 4618), H8101 [8OC]
Political campaigns: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 1535), H2367 [5MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H4165 [23MY]
Charities: apply cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services to mothers and children (H.R. 5202), H9122 [20NO]
Dept. of Education: ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (H.R. 3662), H5584 [10JY]
——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and reform calculation of expected family contribution (H.R. 4245), H7559 [9SE]
Dept. of HHS: improve child care protections provided through interstate background checks of child care workers hired by providers receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding (H.R. 3986), H7468 [25JY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (H.R. 5041), H8784 [12NO]
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 (H.R. 3076), H4313 [4JN]
Health: expand, enhance, and improve public health data systems (H.R. 5321), H9295 [5DE]
Medicare: remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (H.R. 4618), H8101 [8OC]
Political campaigns: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (H.R. 1535), H2369 [5MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3929 [17MY], H4123 [23MY]
Remarks
Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H4124 [23MY], H7216 [23JY]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance, H3929 [17MY]
CDC: gun violence prevention in schools and higher education research funding, H4776 [19JN]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2480), H3990 [20MY]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 1423), H7842 [20SE]
Dept. of Education: ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (H.R. 3662), H5313 [10JY], H5983 [17JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10020 [11DE]
Depts. of HHS and Education: ensure access by students and faculty of pharmacy schools to information on use and availability of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H3882 [16MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4776 [19JN]
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5216 [27JN]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (H.R. 5041), H9155 [21NO]
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 (H.R. 3076), H4223 [4JN]
——— gun control, H1288 [30JA]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H234 [8JA], H2246 [27FE]
——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2280 [28FE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1193 [24JA]
Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3882 [16MY]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), motion to recommit, H3909 [16MY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1210• [26SE]
House of Representatives: observe moment of silence for victims of shooting, H4207 [3JN]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: observance, H4207 [3JN]
Sandy Springs, GA: Ridgeview Charter Middle School inclusion in National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘School to Watch’’ list, E943• [18JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3008 [3AP]
Virginia Beach, VA: express condolences to victims of shooting, H4207 [3JN]
Votes: position on missed, E1471• [19NO]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9323 [6DE]
Tributes
Azuri, Maria, E1210• [26SE]
Blackwell, Opie, E943• [18JY]
Cummings, Elijah E., H8292 [21OC]
Isakson, Senator, H9046 [19NO]
Pascual, Aixa, E1210• [26SE]
Vaca, Gabriel, E1210• [26SE]