NEWHOUSE, DAN (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4941, H4967 [20JN]
Appointments
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select), H1490 [8FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 2014), H2938 [1AP]
——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 833), H1282 [29JA]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 20), H715 [17JA]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 616), H1285 [29JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see H.R. 784), H9348 [6DE]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 962), H1394 [6FE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2887 [27MR]
Appropriations: eliminate unauthorized spending on Federal programs and establish Spending Accountability Commission (see H.R. 2505), H3729 [10MY]
Armed Forces: provide for continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components during any period of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 491), H1339 [30JA]
BLM: clarify that permits are not required for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent federally owned (see H.R. 1650), H3682 [9MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H1173 [23JA]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs (see H.R. 537), H543 [14JA]
——— provide for water security, reliability, modernization, and abundance in Western States (see H.R. 5217), H9167 [21NO]
——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see H.R. 1268), H2031 [14FE]
CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H4121 [22MY]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 756), H10016 [10DE]
Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see H.R. 664), H1173 [23JA]
Crime: support organizations that work to end domestic violence and provide resources and assistance to victims and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
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), H4920 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H1173 [23JA]
Dept. of Defense: 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), H1173 [23JA]
Dept. of Education: uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H4390 [10JN]
Dept. of Energy: reauthorize hydroelectric production and efficiency improvement incentives (see H.R. 3361), H5261 [27JN]
Dept. of HHS: improve obstetric care in rural areas (see H.R. 4243), H7558 [9SE]
——— 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]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H5305 [9JY]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H4773 [18JN]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7990 [25SE]
——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H3276 [18AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop an engagement strategy with State and local fusion centers (see H.R. 504), H1218 [25JA]
——— establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H2916 [28MR]
——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H2987 [2AP]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H5168 [25JN]
——— require a certain percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds to be used for salaries and benefits of school resource officers (see H.R. 916), H1351 [4FE]
——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see H.R. 4289), H7664 [11SE]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see H.R. 2733), H3789 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see H.R. 998), H3682 [9MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: direct Community Development Financial Institution Fund to perform outreach program for new markets tax credit to underserved communities (see H.R. 3664), H5583 [10JY]
Dept. of Transportation: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H4066 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8460 [23OC]
——— carry out a pilot program on physical security at medical facilities and improve facility inspections and care for women (see H.R. 1125), H2236 [26FE]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3101 [4AP]
——— 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), H9180 [26NO]
——— 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), H2615 [8MR]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: develop domestic sources of minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2531), H3683 [9MY]
——— improve transparency and oversight of public land conveyances and provide protections and certainty for private landowners related to resurveying such lands (see H.R. 580), H3503 [8MY]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see H.R. 579), H3503 [8MY]
——— require coordination with impacted parties when conducting forest management activities (see H.R. 5218), H9167 [21NO]
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), H3099 [4AP]
——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]
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), H1394 [6FE]
Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5261 [27JN]
Endangered species: provide that nonnative species shall not be treated as endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 30), H12211 [18DE]
Endangered Species Act: encourage construction of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5445), H12292 [19DE]
——— increase transparency, support regulatory certainty, and reauthorize (see H.R. 5467), H12292 [19DE]
Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (see H.R. 1526), H2367 [5MR]
FBI: enforce National Instant Criminal Background Check System deadline for final disposition of appeals to correct its records when right to own a firearm is unjustly denied and report on such appeals (see H.R. 1817), H2754 [18MR]
FCC: improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H5261 [27JN]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 2015), H3407 [1MY]
——— provide for a moratorium on telephone number reassignment after a disaster declaration (see H.R. 1289), H2236 [26FE]
——— provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 1096), H3271 [15AP]
——— provide reporting requirements for Connect America Fund recipients that provide broadband access in rural and high cost areas (see H.R. 427), H603 [15JA]
——— require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming (see H.R. 2682), H5203 [26JN]
FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]
——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 1959), H3844 [15MY]
Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Coast Guard and Dept. of Homeland Security employees tasked with securing the border working during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 371), H545 [14JA]
——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H5270 [2JY]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]
Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee and establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center (see H.R. 1339), H2323 [4MR]
——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 38), H202 [3JA]
——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see H.R. 1761), H2757 [18MR]
——— remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act (see H.R. 5289), H9221 [3DE]
——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see H.R. 155), H1172 [23JA]
——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H5169 [25JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 65), H4695 [13JN]
Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2607), H3501 [8MY]
FRS: prohibit certain member banks from using discount window lending programs (see H.R. 2079), H4701 [14JN]
——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H1213 [24JA]
GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]
Green New Deal: express that implementation would negatively impact civil liberties and the economy, many proposals are unrelated to climate change, and it would usher in socialist policies (see H. Res. 398), H4119 [22MY]
Health: ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 692), H3266 [12AP]
——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8720 [31OC]
House Rules: implement Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select) recommendations (see H. Res. 526), 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), H7991 [25SE]
Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the U.S. unlawfully (see H.R. 586), H4345 [5JN]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]
——— 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]
Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 4159), H7488 [2AU]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5260 [27JN]
——— 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), H5203 [26JN]
Jews: reject anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred (see H. Res. 72), H1519 [11FE]
John Henry Turpin Post Office Building, Bremerton, WA: designate (see H.R. 4034), H7465 [25JY]
Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, included in food packaging (see H.R. 3981), H7463 [25JY]
Law enforcement officers: expand provisions allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (see H.R. 1156), H2587 [7MR]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H1214 [24JA]
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), H4167 [23MY]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3267 [12AP]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3267 [12AP]
——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H2103 [25FE]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H5168 [25JN]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H8541 [28OC]
——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H4773 [18JN]
Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 211), H520 [11JA]
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), H10125 [11DE]
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), H7152 [18JY]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 565), H8083 [27SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
National forests: restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4057), H7466 [25JY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]
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), H5168 [25JN]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H5168 [25JN]
National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 719), H9121 [20NO]
NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H9349 [6DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H8880 [14NO]
——— ensure that preexisting condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 383), H2273 [27FE]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2235 [26FE]
Pensions: provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspapers (see H.R. 1916), H2884 [27MR]
Political campaigns: prohibit acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources (see H.R. 1422), H2311 [28FE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H5586 [10JY]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3286 [25AP]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7990 [25SE]
Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (see H. Res. 149), H2234 [26FE]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H8541 [28OC]
Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2042 [19FE]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H5998 [17JY]
Ruckelshaus, William D.: tribute (see H. Res. 753), H9387 [9DE]
San Juan Island National Historical Park: anniversary of resolution of Pig War crisis that decided international boundaries between islands off of Canada and Washington (State) (see H. Res. 626), H8111 [11OC]
Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to remarks during hearing on whistleblower complaint against President Trump and alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (see H. Res. 604), H8145 [15OC] (see H. Res. 630), H8201 [16OC]
Seattle Sounders FC (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 707), H8909 [15NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H3339 [30AP]
Superior National Forest: provide for a land exchange with PolyMet Mining, Inc. (see H.R. 527), H603 [15JA]
Taxation: allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 905), H1494 [8FE]
——— establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 1434), H2312 [28FE]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H3266 [12AP]
——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 807), H1339 [30JA]
——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H8910 [15NO]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2102 [25FE]
——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 2291), H3682 [9MY]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 218), H5304 [9JY]
——— repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 222), H209 [3JA]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3792 [14MY]
Transportation Security Administration: authorize use of security service fees to pay officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 705), H1173 [23JA]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4692), H8197 [16OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: increase State and local involvement in management plans under Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 4483), H12211 [18DE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1741), H3102 [4AP]
Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see H.R. 837), H4217 [3JN]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8083 [27SE]
World Food Day: designate (see H. Res. 632), H8198 [16OC]
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), H7244 [23JY]
——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4698 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bureau of Reclamation: establish aging infrastructure revolving fund to maintain and improve water supply infrastructure, authorize dam safety appropriations, and review flood control rule curves pilot project (see H.R. 4659), H8111 [11OC]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (see H.R. 278), H281 [8JA]
Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4867), H8538 [28OC]
Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (see H.R. 3937), H7376 [24JY]
Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin (see H.R. 1048), H1459 [7FE]
Constitutional authority statements
Bureau of Reclamation: establish aging infrastructure revolving fund to maintain and improve water supply infrastructure, authorize dam safety appropriations, and review flood control rule curves pilot project (H.R. 4659), H8112 [11OC]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (H.R. 278), H285 [8JA]
Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4867), H8539 [28OC]
Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (H.R. 3937), H7378 [24JY]
Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin (H.R. 1048), H1462 [7FE]
Letters
Dept. of Justice review, revision, and development of law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans: Carolyn Deford, H8183 [16OC]
——— Cheri Kilty, YWCA of Yakima, WA, H8182 [16OC]
——— David Z. Bean, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, H8183 [16OC]
——— Jaison Elkins, Muckleshoot Tribal Council, H8183 [16OC]
——— JoDe Goudy, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation, H8182 [16OC]
——— Michelle Gonzalez, Washington State Women’s Commission, H8183 [16OC]
——— Rodney Cawston, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, H8182 [16OC]
——— Shannon F. Wheeler, Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, E1300• [17OC]
——— Thomas D. Wooten, Samish Indian Nation, H8183 [16OC]
Dept. of Labor Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center funding: James W. Tobin III, National Association of Home Builders, H4542, H4543 [12JN]
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization) and Daniel Garza, LIBRE Initiative (organization), H10072 [11DE]
——— Doug Goehring, National Association of State Depts. of Agriculture, H10072 [11DE]
——— Joe Vasquez and Frank J. Dewane, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H10072 [11DE]
——— Mary Ann Borgeson and Melissa McKinlay, National Association of Counties, H10071 [11DE]
——— Neil L. Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H10072 [11DE]
——— several agricultural organizations and businesses, H10070 [11DE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8115 [15OC]
Remarks
Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 962), H2004 [14FE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 265), H393 [10JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 265), consideration (H. Res. 28), H305 [9JA]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 27), H557 [15JA]
——— making continuing (H.R. 21), H188 [3JA]
Bureau of Reclamation: establish aging infrastructure revolving fund to maintain and improve water supply infrastructure, authorize dam safety appropriations, and review flood control rule curves pilot project (H.R. 4659), E1272• [11OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit release of proprietary Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program sales data of food retailers, H393 [10JA]
Dept. of Justice: require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (H.R. 4289), H8178, H8179, H8180, H8181, H8184 [16OC]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (H.R. 2733), H4921 [20JN], H8178, H8179, H8180, H8181, H8184 [16OC]
Dept. of Labor: Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center funding, H4542, H4543 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (H.R. 278), E20• [8JA]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 266), consideration (H. Res. 28), H305 [9JA]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4967, H4968 [20JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4542 [12JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (H. Res. 28), H305 [9JA]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), consideration (H. Res. 43), H620 [16JA]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 264), consideration (H. Res. 28), H305 [9JA]
Forest Service: Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers funding, H8393 [23OC]
——— prohibit funding to close or transfer operation of Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers, H4967, H4968 [20JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H542 [14JA], H557 [15JA], H620 [16JA]
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 (H. Res. 109), H2089, H2091, H2093, H2094, H2095, H2096 [25FE]
Hanford, WA: anniversary of B Reactor becoming ‘‘critical’’, H7857 [20SE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H8060 [27SE]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H8376 [22OC]
——— require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting, H8376 [22OC]
House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H188 [3JA]
——— open versus restrictive rules, H3354 [1MY]
Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 1044), H5327 [10JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 466), H5230 [27JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), unanimous-consent request, H5230 [27JN]
——— modernize, develop and implement an online application system for the H–2A visa program, H393 [10JA]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H542 [14JA]
——— 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), H10070, H10073 [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), H10038 [11DE]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H542 [14JA]
Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4867), E1354• [28OC]
Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (H.R. 3937), E980• [24JY]
Native American History Month: observance, H9067 [20NO]
Native Americans: recognize crisis of violence against Native women, H5981 [17JY], H8178, H8179, H8180, H8181, H8184 [16OC]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2215 [26FE]
Richland, WA: tribute to Columbia Generating Station, H468 [11JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (H.R. 2420), H8060 [27SE]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12140 [18DE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and develop a plan for the U.S. to meet pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 329), H3354 [1MY]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12262 [19DE]
Washington (State): anniversary of Carlton Complex fire, H7389 [25JY]
Yakima, WA: anniversary of Central Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, H8115 [15OC]
——— anniversary of Downtown Yakima Rotary Club, H9247 [4DE]
Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin, H2215 [26FE]
——— authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin (H.R. 1048), E146• [7FE]
Statements
Green New Deal: Representative Ocasio-Cortez, H2091–H2093 [25FE]
Tributes
Berkman, Bill, H8233 [18OC]
Bone-Harris, Debbie, H8792 [13NO]
Eng, Rose, E303• [13MR]
Johnson, Christian, H8393 [23OC]
Miller, Karen, H2343 [5MR]
Owen, Clyde, H7134 [18JY]
Rogers, Frank, H300 [9JA]
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, H2736 [14MR]
Stottlemyre, Mel, Sr., H615 [16JA]
Young, Steven C., H3930 [17MY]