NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4879, H4890 [19JN], H4948 [20JN], H5049 [24JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4743 [18JN]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5132 [25JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H3271 [15AP]
——— 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), H3500 [8MY]
Afghanistan: report on participation of Afghan women in negotiations and dialogue relative to Afghan peace process and a strategy for post-conflict engagement by the U.S. (see H.R. 4097), H8786 [12NO]
African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H10263 [13DE]
——— recognize disparity in wages paid to Black women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7520 [23AU]
African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 463), H5167 [25JN]
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 1305), H2038 [15FE]
Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish a commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (see H.R. 2933), H7755 [17SE]
——— improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]
AID: 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), H9223 [3DE]
Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 978), H4919 [19JN]
——— 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), H2273 [27FE]
Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3032), H4174 [28MY]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H1458 [7FE]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H4698 [13JN]
——— call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Con. Res. 71), H10259 [12DE]
——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 689), H1393 [6FE]
——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]
——— increase protections by reforming licensing process for dealers and exhibitors (see H.R. 4211), H7537 [6SE]
——— limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H2648 [11MR]
——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H1494 [8FE]
——— 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), H8097 [4OC]
——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 2863), H4063 [21MY]
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), H8679 [30OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H3220 [9AP]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H4314 [4JN]
——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 665), H1393 [6FE]
Armed Forces: carry out a pilot program to determine exposure of certain children of members to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 4295), H8098 [4OC]
——— clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H4182 [30MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]
——— establish military family immigration advisory committee (see H.R. 5151), H10307 [16DE]
——— improve provision of military housing to members and their families through private entities (see H.R. 2384), H3303 [29AP]
——— 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), H1390 [6FE]
——— provide penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member (see H.R. 2911), H4118 [22MY]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]
——— render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 557), H600 [15JA]
——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1274), H2031 [14FE]
——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H1465 [7FE]
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), H8542 [28OC]
——— reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and congratulate on peaceful and constitutional leadership transition and democratic parliamentary elections recognized as free and fair (see H. Res. 452), H10611 [17DE]
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), H8742 [8NO]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7667 [11SE] (see H.R. 4303), H8090 [1OC]
Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5729 [11JY]
——— include claims for unfunded vested benefits in defined benefit pension plan as administrative expenses (see H.R. 2619), H3844 [15MY]
——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2648), H3793 [14MY]
——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 885), H1333 [30JA]
——— make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H1244 [28JA]
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), H2102 [25FE]
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), H2038 [15FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]
BLM: make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 3225), H8200 [16OC]
Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 4568), H8080 [27SE]
Boko Haram (terrorist organization): recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram (see H. Res. 375), H8960 [18NO]
Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1355), H2101 [25FE]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H7711 [13SE]
Brazil: condemn threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment (see H. Res. 594), H7989 [25SE]
——— prohibit U.S. importation of certain products, provision of certain assistance, and negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H.R. 4263), H7596 [10SE]
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]
——— impose sanctions on officials responsible for implementing newly revised penal code (see H.R. 2561), H3474 [7MY]
Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1349 [4FE]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2032 [14FE]
Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see H.R. 2635), H3793 [14MY]
——— provide assistance to Federal prisoners who are being released to obtain appropriate identification to facilitate reentry into society (see H.R. 4797), H8828 [13NO]
Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1171 [23JA]
——— provide that individuals in prison shall, for purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 794), H2615 [8MR] (see H.R. 3645), H5302 [9JY]
Business and industry: protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 134), H206 [3JA]
Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 2755), H3841 [15MY]
Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H7465 [25JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2032 [14FE]
——— encourage Architect of the Capitol to transition to exclusive use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to power the U.S. Capitol Complex by 2032 (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8960 [18NO]
Carson, Sec. of HUD: condemn comments on transgender people and efforts to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals (see H. Res. 613), H8089 [1OC]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
——— expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]
——— provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H8742 [8NO]
——— reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7245 [23JY]
——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 4078), H10263 [13DE]
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]
Central America: respond to migrant surge from Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner (see H.R. 3731), H5727 [11JY]
——— 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]
CERCLA: provide for use of funds in Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 4088), H7476 [26JY]
CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 1406), H8056 [26SE]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see H.R. 2427), H3403 [1MY]
Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1620), H2757 [18MR]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3964 [17MY]
Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9121 [20NO]
——— condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see H. Res. 230), H3220 [9AP]
——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 545), H7528 [30AU]
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), H1285 [29JA]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]
Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H2719 [13MR]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see H.R. 1288), H2032 [14FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
——— provide that sex includes sexual orientation and gender identity when prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 3468), H5165 [25JN]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 2358), H3283 [25AP]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5303 [9JY]
——— address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H3341 [30AP]
——— establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see H.R. 4732), H8542 [28OC]
——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 330), H283 [8JA]
——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2748), H3840 [15MY]
——— recognize that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities and that it is a U.S. responsibility to work with global partners to promote environmental and climate justice (see H. Res. 367), H5203 [26JN]
——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H7866 [20SE]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H998 [22JA]
——— mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H2031 [14FE]
——— provide interim appropriations for Coast Guard Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after 2018 (see H.R. 847), H1282 [29JA]
Coastal zones: improve resilience of built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features (see H.R. 1317), H2046 [22FE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 1430), H2312 [28FE]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H3070 [3AP]
Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics: establish (see H.R. 3303), H7484 [30JY]
Commission on Voting: establish (see H.R. 394), H1172 [23JA]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H202 [3JA]
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 Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman to display in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3602), H7379 [24JY]
——— obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express concern over use of, and take steps to end, child labor in cobalt and other mines and identify U.S. entities that receive or benefit from cobalt obtained from child labor (see H. Res. 531), H9223 [3DE]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H1519 [11FE]
——— eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see H. Res. 36), H1244 [28JA]
——— require every bill, resolution, and document produced by Congress to be created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats (see H.R. 3403), H5036 [21JN]
——— require every bill to show the changes the bill makes to the full text of existing sections of law the bill repeals or amends (see H.R. 3402), H5036 [21JN]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 107), H2506 [6MR]
Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 1895), H3102 [4AP]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish Office for Under-Banked, Un-Banked, and Underserved Consumers (see H.R. 1285), H2748 [14MR]
Consumers: prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in reports, and from making adverse determinations on security clearances, for certain individuals affected by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 953), H1349 [4FE]
——— prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a consumer debt of which the statute of limitations has expired (see H.R. 5034), H8782 [12NO]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2182), H3217 [9AP]
Corp. for National and Community Service: commemorate anniversary of AmeriCorps and recognize contributions of members, alumni, and Senior Corps volunteers (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7773 [18SE]
——— prohibit closure of State or territory offices without congressional approval (see H.R. 1458), H2313 [28FE]
——— recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 227), H8145 [15OC]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2047 [22FE]
——— prohibit disbursements for a political purpose unless the preferences of shareholders have been assessed about such disbursements (see H.R. 936), H1341 [31JA]
——— require reporting of disbursements made by foreign nationals for purposes of disseminating political communications and inquire whether persons providing such disbursements are foreign nationals (see H.R. 2853), H7483 [30JY]
Corps of Engineers: repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (see H.R. 1137), H7536 [6SE]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 1443), H3407 [1MY]
——— enable incarcerated persons to petition a Federal court for a second look at certain longer sentences and establish factors for considering sentence reductions or release (see H.R. 3795), H8389 [22OC]
——— establish that no Federal statute is intended to preempt a cause or action against an airport in any State small claims or superior court when the action is brought for noise or nuisance (see H.R. 5112), H8878 [14NO]
——— permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 121), H205 [3JA]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H1333 [30JA]
——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4052), H7466 [25JY]
——— require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (see H.R. 4715), H8226 [17OC]
CPSC: adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to protect against risk of upholstered furniture flammability (see H.R. 2647), H7715 [16SE]
——— establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see H.R. 4691), H8261 [18OC]
——— 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), H7560 [9SE]
——— 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), H3477 [7MY]
——— remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 1115), H1491 [8FE]
——— require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H1586 [13FE]
——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 1618), H7715 [16SE]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3862), H7245 [23JY]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2742 [14MR]
——— require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 2824), H3961 [17MY]
Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 2305), H3286 [25AP]
Crime: establish a Federal domestic terrorism crime to cover terrorist acts within territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. by domestic actors without links to foreign organizations (see H.R. 4192), H7521 [23AU]
——— extend Federal prohibition against stalking to make it a crime to threaten friends and co-workers of stalking victims (see H.R. 915), H1335 [30JA]
——— increase reporting of domestic violence records (see H.R. 4600), H8200 [16OC]
——— increase transparency in civil asset forfeiture process, protect innocent property owners, and implement additional protections to ensure property owners have the opportunity to contest seizures (see H.R. 2835), H3962 [17MY]
——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3133), H4342 [5JN]
——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H2648 [11MR]
——— protect the rights of crime victims (see H.R. 4729), H8227 [17OC]
——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]
——— provide Federal penalties for assault against journalists (see H.R. 1684), H2679 [12MR]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 4836), H8456 [23OC]
——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H6001 [17JY]
——— 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), H3442 [2MY]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H288 [8JA] (see H.R. 3536), H7512 [20AU]
——— 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]
——— train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure individuals have skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without use of force (see H.R. 2457), H3449 [3MY]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 3960), H7484 [30JY]
Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1518 [11FE]
Daughters of the Republic of Texas (organization): establish Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3349), H7598 [10SE]
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), H3844 [15MY]
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]
——— recognize vital importance in the U.S. and encourage State and local governments to help individuals reflect on contributions of democracy to a free and stable world (see H. Res. 513), H7507 [16AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H3964 [17MY]
——— establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H1464 [7FE]
——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 3378), H5586 [10JY]
——— establish a pilot program for serving meals in community colleges (see H.R. 4065), H7466 [25JY]
——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3809), H5999 [17JY]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H7904 [24SE]
——— improve food safety education program (see H.R. 4466), H7901 [24SE]
——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H10017 [10DE]
——— provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1576), H2504 [6MR]
——— 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), H2029 [14FE]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3924 [16MY]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during the summer (see H.R. 4684), H8143 [15OC]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see H.R. 1934), H2885 [27MR]
——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 707), H997 [22JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1094), H2103 [25FE]
——— expand research capability of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions (see H.R. 3175), H4629 [12JN]
——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]
——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 563), H600 [15JA]
——— prohibit obligation or expending of funds for missiles banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (see H.R. 1249), H2370 [5MR]
——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 1086), H1461 [7FE]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 4904), H8594 [29OC]
——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]
——— 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: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H5305 [9JY]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]
——— allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 4220), H8742 [8NO]
——— allow students convicted of marijuana possession to retain financial aid eligibility if they complete a drug rehabilitation program (see H.R. 4089), H7476 [26JY]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 2639), H3926 [16MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]
——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see H.R. 3598), H8541 [28OC]
——— 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), H1241 [28JA]
——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 3119), H7506 [16AU]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 1153), H2039 [15FE]
——— cancel amounts for eligible student loan holders, allow refinancing, postpone certain payments and garnishments, repair credit of defaulted borrowers, and allow bankruptcy filings (see H.R. 3887), H7484 [30JY]
——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see H.R. 3472), H5166 [25JN]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 727), H1171 [23JA]
——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (see H.R. 3578), H5257 [27JN]
——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 1197), H1582 [13FE]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H281 [8JA]
——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (see H.R. 4308), H8057 [26SE]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 1571), H2504 [6MR]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]
——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see H.R. 1896), H2883 [27MR]
——— forgive outstanding Federal and private student loans (see H.R. 3448), H5075 [24JN]
——— improve educational opportunities for physician assistants by expanding scholarships, increasing loan limits, and expanding programs for institutions serving rural areas and minorities (see H.R. 1685), H12211 [18DE]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H4122 [22MY]
——— improve TEACH Grant program (see H.R. 4578), H8200 [16OC]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H1283 [29JA]
——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see H.R. 5350), H9346 [6DE]
——— increase support for working college students and raise total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility (see H.R. 4216), H8114 [11OC]
——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (see H.R. 4579), H8299 [21OC]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H1342 [31JA]
——— make grants to institutions of higher education to pay costs of obtaining a U.S. passport for underserved students to participate in study abroad programs (see H.R. 3503), H7244 [23JY]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]
——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2043 [19FE]
——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7905 [24SE]
——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners (see H.R. 4389), H8098 [4OC]
——— provide capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see H.R. 2006), H3267 [12AP]
——— provide each student loan borrower with an individualized repayment guide (see H.R. 3095), H4312 [4JN]
——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7526 [27AU]
——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3096), H4312 [4JN]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H2682 [12MR]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 1899), H2884 [27MR]
——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 1591), H2756 [18MR]
——— 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), H7775 [18SE]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H3267 [12AP]
——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see H.R. 2632), H4315 [4JN]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 2486), H7715 [16SE]
——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8299 [21OC]
——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 3418), H5776 [12JY]
——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]
——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H5256 [27JN]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H3840 [15MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H2681 [12MR]
——— 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]
——— require States to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants who reside in such State (see H.R. 3391), H5006 [20JN]
——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 3257), H4693 [13JN]
——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]
——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5005 [20JN]
——— strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 761), H1210 [24JA]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance U.S. industrial competitiveness by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors (see H.R. 4230), H9223 [3DE]
——— establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H8541 [28OC]
——— establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see H.R. 3120), H4342 [5JN]
——— establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see H.R. 3973), H7560 [9SE]
——— establish Climate Solutions Challenges program to provide for prize competitions relative to climate and energy (see H.R. 3100), H8880 [14NO]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 762), H1394 [6FE]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1846), H2761 [21MR]
——— allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see H.R. 447), H462 [10JA]
——— approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to the median price at which the drugs are available in other countries (see H.R. 465), H603 [15JA]
——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H3503 [8MY]
——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3637), H7990 [25SE]
——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H205 [3JA]
——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H7379 [24JY]
——— 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), H8114 [11OC]
——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]
——— 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), H8741 [8NO]
——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H4066 [21MY]
——— award certain allergies and asthma-related grants and increase preference given to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs (see H.R. 2468), H3793 [14MY]
——— award grants to health care organizations to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4989), H8742 [8NO]
——— award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations (see H.R. 5138), H10307 [16DE]
——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see H.R. 2701), H3788 [14MY]
——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 606), H8081 [27SE]
——— carry out a program to address health crisis of insufficient vaccinations (see H.R. 3058), H4215 [3JN]
——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H3841 [15MY]
——— conduct study on unintended impacts of sex trafficking legislation and loss of online services and platforms on the health and safety of sex workers (see H.R. 5448), H10608 [17DE]
——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]
——— ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H4168 [23MY]
——— 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), H2581 [7MR]
——— establish a grant program supporting trauma centers with violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 2464), H7506 [16AU]
——— establish a grant program that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H2613 [8MR]
——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see H.R. 5364), H9386 [9DE]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]
——— 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), H7990 [25SE]
——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance use disorders (see H.R. 3272), H4694 [13JN]
——— establish Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see H.R. 2312), H3264 [12AP]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see H.R. 2111), H3100 [4AP]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 3315), H4770 [18JN]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H7534 [6SE]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1244 [28JA]
——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H8145 [15OC]
——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]
——— improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 4995), H10259 [12DE]
——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 2808), H5826 [15JY]
——— 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), H1350 [4FE]
——— issue grants to train students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth (see H.R. 4388), H8200 [16OC]
——— 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 health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H3449 [3MY]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]
——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H4122 [22MY]
——— 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), H4920 [19JN]
——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see H.R. 1488), H10017 [10DE]
——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H2648 [11MR]
——— provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research (see H.R. 3016), H4164 [23MY]
——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H4698 [13JN]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H603 [15JA]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]
——— provide loan repayment incentives for certain physician assistants or faculty at a graduate-level physician assistant education program (see H.R. 1686), H12211 [18DE]
——— provide sanitary napkins and tampons to runaway and homeless youth program recipients (see H.R. 5177), H9056 [19NO]
——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 3129), H4342 [5JN]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 2035), H3276 [18AP]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H8541 [28OC]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H2370 [5MR]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H3964 [17MY]
——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H5728 [11JY]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H3286 [25AP]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2069), H4011 [20MY]
——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H3476 [7MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (see H.R. 2550), H4172 [24MY]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]
——— establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see H.R. 2098), H3964 [17MY]
——— establish fund for legal services for low-income landowners whose property the Federal government wants to take for border barrier construction (see H.R. 1233), H2648 [11MR]
——— 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]
——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H3503 [8MY]
——— improve employee morale by conferring new responsibilities to Chief Human Capital Officer, establishing employee engagement committee, requiring action plans, and authorizing employee award program (see H.R. 1433), H2648 [11MR]
——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (see H.R. 2203), H5913 [16JY]
——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see H.R. 3328), H5913 [16JY]
——— prohibit expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and improve oversight of such facilities (see H.R. 3906), H9256 [4DE]
——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H3726 [10MY]
——— 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), H4626 [12JN]
——— prohibit immigration officers or agents from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’ (see H.R. 3498), H5199 [26JN]
——— prohibit seizing private land for a border wall (see H.R. 1234), H2648 [11MR]
——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H.R. 1998), H2923 [29MR]
——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 5225), H9168 [21NO]
——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3792 [14MY]
——— provide that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance on citizenship of children of Federal employees and Armed Forces members who are born abroad shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 4226), H7531 [3SE]
——— 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]
——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 5383), H10015 [10DE]
——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3106), H4434 [11JN]
——— require all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers to wear body cameras (see H.R. 1013), H2103 [25FE]
——— 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]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see H.R. 2521), H8720 [31OC]
——— rescind authority to waive Federal law to facilitate construction of border barriers (see H.R. 1232), H2681 [12MR]
——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 1494), H2365 [5MR]
——— strike marijuana use, possession, and distribution as grounds of inadmissibility and removal from the country (see H.R. 4390), H7773 [18SE]
——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 532), H543 [14JA]
Dept. of HUD: authorize additional monies to the Public Housing Capital Fund (see H.R. 4546), H8103 [8OC]
——— develop a program to provide assistance to creditworthy borrowers with Federal student debt in purchasing certain foreclosed homes (see H.R. 3511), H7837 [19SE]
——— establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (see H.R. 5185), H9057 [19NO]
——— expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see H.R. 2398), H3338 [30AP]
——— improve Federal housing inspection process, hold owners accountable for misusing funds, and discipline inspectors who fail to uphold Federal standards (see H.R. 3745), H5774 [12JY]
——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and adjust calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 4984), H8729 [5NO]
——— make housing more affordable (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]
——— prevent breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance (see H.R. 3024), H4218 [3JN]
——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4182 [30MY]
——— prohibit use of biometric recognition technology in certain federally assisted dwelling units (see H.R. 4008), H7490 [2AU]
——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 3516), H7708 [12SE]
——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 3702), H8389 [22OC]
——— provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H3338 [30AP]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal government exercises jurisdiction (see H.R. 2889), H4117 [22MY]
——— allow denial of transfer of firearms or issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1531), H2367 [5MR]
——— 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), H2273 [27FE]
——— authorize a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recording data for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 120), H205 [3JA]
——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 271), H2988 [2AP]
——— convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of Communications Act provisions relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 721), H2035 [14FE]
——— develop immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2329), H7512 [20AU]
——— establish a grant program for States and Indian Tribes to enroll individuals purchasing firearms and holders of licenses or permits to possess, carry, sell, or transfer firearms into FBI Rap Back program (see H.R. 3599), H5270 [2JY]
——— establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison populations (see H.R. 2865), H4063 [21MY]
——— establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 4252), H7558 [9SE]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
——— establish grant program to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in the justice system to eliminate imposition of juvenile fines and fees (see H.R. 2300), H3263 [12AP]
——— establish grants to reduce incidence of hate crimes (see H.R. 223), H209 [3JA]
——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]
——— establish protocols for investigation of uses of deadly force by Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 4440), H7865 [20SE]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]
——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 3783), H5911 [16JY]
——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 3554), H5256 [27JN]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H205 [3JA]
——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 119), H205 [3JA]
——— maintain communications logs with Executive Office of the President on civil and criminal investigations and disclose such logs to Congress and certain departmental investigative officials (see H.R. 3380), H5078 [24JN]
——— 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), H2719 [13MR]
——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 4467), H7901 [24SE]
——— make grants to implement statutes and policies on firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 1287), H2032 [14FE]
——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H717 [17JA]
——— make grants to States and local governments to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology (see H.R. 5181), H9180 [26NO]
——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 5298), H9255 [4DE]
——— 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), H5261 [27JN]
——— prohibit awarding of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds to police departments that allow plain-clothes officers to make routine traffic stops in unmarked vehicles (see H.R. 1787), H4920 [19JN]
——— prohibit Federal prosecution of individuals using medical or recreational marijuana in States with legalized marijuana (see H.R. 493), H517 [11JA]
——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 3285), H7560 [9SE]
——— provide for the publication of Office of Legal Counsel opinions (see H.R. 4556), H8080 [27SE]
——— provide grants to States to encourage implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements (see H.R. 3569), H7708 [12SE]
——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H5256 [27JN]
——— provide that Federal law enforcement officers may not use deadly force or less lethal force unless such force is necessary and encourage States to adopt similar laws or policies (see H.R. 4359), H7753 [17SE]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see H.R. 2379), H3478 [7MY]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 777), H8459 [23OC]
——— reform sentencing, prison conditions, law enforcement training, and reentry of prisoner efforts (see H.R. 1893), H3267 [12AP]
——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1671), H2646 [11MR]
——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (see H.R. 1357), H2232 [26FE]
——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see H.R. 4289), H8114 [11OC]
——— require identification for offenders reentering the community (see H.R. 2232), H7506 [16AU]
——— 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), H205 [3JA]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers to reduce need for use of force (see H.R. 2927), H7497 [9AU]
——— require States to submit an annual report on the number of individuals who represented themselves in court in criminal matters or juvenile delinquency matters (see H.R. 568), H601 [15JA]
——— study whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting (see H.R. 3284), H4695 [13JN]
Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H2506 [6MR]
——— award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see H.R. 4397), H8057 [26SE]
——— establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 4278), H7596 [10SE]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H4431 [11JN]
——— 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), H2042 [19FE]
——— 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), H7506 [16AU]
——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 3712), H5726 [11JY]
——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]
——— provide fair and advanced notice before business closures and mass layoffs (see H.R. 5205), H9181 [26NO]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H1461 [7FE]
——— report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H7488 [2AU]
——— strengthen child labor laws by revising age requirements for agricultural employment, prohibiting the handling of pesticides by children, and increasing penalties for violations (see H.R. 3394), H5006 [20JN]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2762 [21MR]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3252), H4693 [13JN]
——— certify that U.S. assistance funds to Israel do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children (see H.R. 2407), H4390 [10JN]
——— 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]
——— establish Office of International Disability Rights (see H.R. 3373), H8541 [28OC]
——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 635), H715 [17JA]
——— maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (see H.R. 1134), H2648 [11MR]
——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H288 [8JA]
——— 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), H2581 [7MR]
——— waive passport fees for families of Armed Forces members who are hospitalized abroad (see H.R. 2847), H4218 [3JN]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1459 [7FE]
——— conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 486), H8540 [28OC]
——— conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see H.R. 3250), H4693 [13JN]
——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4007), H7464 [25JY]
——— establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 4967), H8718 [31OC]
——— expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2099), H3099 [4AP]
——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 2579), H3500 [8MY]
——— 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), H284 [8JA]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 310), H7511 [20AU]
——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 286), H9256 [4DE]
——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 4435), H8114 [11OC]
——— 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), H8083 [27SE]
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), H1464 [7FE]
——— prohibit discrimination in life insurance policies based on possession of naloxone by first responders or medical professionals (see H.R. 1832), H4390 [10JN]
——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H998 [22JA]
——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 1083), H1461 [7FE]
——— regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 4751), H8300 [21OC]
——— require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue an advisory about how homegrown violent extremists and other perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories (see H.R. 5132), H8909 [15NO]
——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H4350 [6JN]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize additional funding for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (see H.R. 2520), H3447 [3MY]
——— carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce (see H.R. 5118), H9059 [19NO]
——— ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H7484 [30JY]
——— 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), H8113 [11OC]
——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see H.R. 5195), H9120 [20NO]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 2739), H3840 [15MY]
——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5139), H8958 [18NO]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H3305 [29AP]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]
——— require motor carriers to mitigate hardships due to unwarranted and excessive passenger delays by providing food and water, ensuring operable lavatory facilities, and providing refunds (see H.R. 3628), H5301 [9JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend disability rating schedule to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis (see H.R. 1005), H4171 [24MY]
——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 1647), H3070 [3AP]
——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]
——— bar recovery of certain payments or overpayments made by reason of delays in processing of certain information (see H.R. 5245), H10611 [17DE]
——— 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), H1218 [25JA]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H8103 [8OC]
——— 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), H2233 [26FE]
——— codify authority to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 5028), H8739 [8NO]
——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2823), H3961 [17MY]
——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H7990 [25SE]
——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H1214 [24JA]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H361 [9JA]
——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H721 [17JA]
——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 578), H601 [15JA]
——— establish Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (see H.R. 2791), H3923 [16MY]
——— 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), H7483 [30JY]
——— establish and implement comprehensive anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy (see H.R. 4554), H8389 [22OC]
——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 3866), H7157 [19JY]
——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2629), H8113 [11OC]
——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 3582), H8097 [4OC]
——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H361 [9JA]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 840), H1339 [30JA]
——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H8720 [31OC]
——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H8260 [18OC]
——— improve efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]
——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see H.R. 2184), H7666 [11SE]
——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H7560 [9SE]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]
——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see H.R. 2094), H3305 [29AP]
——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 3798), H7472 [25JY]
——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H7472 [25JY]
——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H1214 [24JA]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]
——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H4009 [20MY]
——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]
——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in a State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 2191), H3407 [1MY]
——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 5045), H8783 [12NO]
——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see H.R. 485), H7511 [20AU]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]
——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H4315 [4JN]
——— provide notice to persons filing a claim for damage, injury, or death on certain departmental forms (see H.R. 4526), H10307 [16DE]
——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 1001), H1390 [6FE]
——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]
——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 566), H8096 [4OC]
——— 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), H678 [16JA]
——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H8113 [11OC]
——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H7529 [30AU]
——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H8783 [12NO]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]
——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]
——— support Veterans Health Administration, oppose privatization of health care services, integrate health care networks with non-departmental providers when necessary, and allow employees to unionize (see H. Res. 701), H9223 [3DE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see H.R. 955), H5304 [9JY]
Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: notify Congress, hold congressional hearings, and limit agency authority to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying relative to deaths of foreign nationals in U.S. custody (see H.R. 3660), H6001 [17JY]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H600 [15JA]
——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 4822), H8456 [23OC]
——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1549), H8298 [21OC]
Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see H.R. 3208), H4774 [18JN]
Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 5309), H9293 [5DE]
——— prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2687), H3727 [10MY]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (see H.R. 5299), H9296 [5DE]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 747), H9347 [6DE]
——— 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]
——— 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), H4009 [20MY]
——— 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]
——— 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), H7756 [17SE]
——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 1588), H2581 [7MR]
——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H2313 [28FE]
——— 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), H3499 [8MY]
Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 690), H8828 [13NO]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]
Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 100), H1362 [5FE]
Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H7507 [16AU]
——— ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H998 [22JA]
——— prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H8103 [8OC]
EEOC: strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws and expand accountability within the Federal Government (see H.R. 135), H206 [3JA]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 39), H1336 [30JA]
——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H288 [8JA]
——— 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), H3501 [8MY]
——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (see H.J. Res. 39), H1336 [30JA]
——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 3501), H7162 [22JY]
——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 3281), H4695 [13JN]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H4168 [23MY]
Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H678 [16JA]
Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1168), H2797 [25MR]
——— allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]
——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see H.R. 4015), H7464 [25JY]
——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H4011 [20MY]
——— 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), H5825 [15JY]
——— 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), H3260 [10AP]
——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]
——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]
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), H3254 [10AP]
——— repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H7753 [17SE]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1492 [8FE]
EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]
——— award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices (see H.R. 4050), H7466 [25JY]
——— ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]
——— cancel registration for all uses of the pesticide paraquat (see H.R. 3817), H7162 [22JY]
——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H3101 [4AP]
——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources and include hydrogen sulfide in the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 585), H5826 [15JY]
——— establish a discretionary grant program for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3254), H5306 [9JY]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 4266), H8542 [28OC]
——— expand and improve stormwater reuse municipal grant program to support cleanup of combined sewer overflow contamination in rivers (see H.R. 2776), H4182 [30MY]
——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (see H.R. 2577), H4012 [20MY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (see H.R. 1429), H2312 [28FE]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 1603), H2582 [7MR]
——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2377), H3478 [7MY]
——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H2719 [13MR]
——— reestablish Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3001), H4163 [23MY]
——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7464 [25JY]
——— require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal oil and gas industry exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 4014), H7464 [25JY]
——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 3604), H5265 [28JN]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H7511 [20AU]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
Executive Office of the President: prohibit enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement if the disclosure of information in violation of the agreement is based on whistleblowing (see H.R. 1484), H2321 [4MR]
——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for certain agreements relative to hosting the G7 Summit at Trump National Doral Miami (see H.R. 4744), H8300 [21OC]
——— require quarterly reports on security clearances for employees (see H.R. 538), H543 [14JA]
FAA: allow airports to restrict access for certain hours and allow assessment of certain penalties against air carriers or aircraft operators (see H.R. 5106), H8878 [14NO]
——— allow owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain noise restrictions (see H.R. 5423), H10257 [12DE]
——— conduct a study on health effects of ultrafine particles on communities near airports (see H.R. 2351), H8113 [11OC]
——— develop plans and policy for use of navigable airspace (see H.R. 5109), H8878 [14NO]
——— ensure participation of representatives of aviation roundtables in NextGen performance-based navigation implementation process (see H.R. 5110), H8878 [14NO]
——— enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 976), H1361 [5FE]
——— 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), H3477 [7MY]
——— notify public of proposed Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures (see H.R. 5111), H8878 [14NO]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H1586 [13FE]
——— require Administrator to respond to requests for information from Members of Congress (see H.R. 5105), H8878 [14NO]
——— require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance (see H.R. 4374), H8057 [26SE]
——— strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside the U.S. (see H.R. 5119), H8908 [15NO]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]
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), H5826 [15JY]
——— 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), H5776 [12JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 983), H3843 [15MY]
——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1534), H2367 [5MR]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H10017 [10DE]
FBI: ensure criminal background checks prepared for employment-related purposes are complete and accurate (see H.R. 2851), H4010 [20MY]
——— provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3735), H5914 [16JY]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 946), H1348 [4FE] (see H.R. 3375), H5272 [5JY]
——— conduct an annual inquiry on availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts (see H.R. 55), H8741 [8NO]
——— 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), H7510 [20AU]
——— 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]
——— preserve and protect ability of State and local governments and public-private partnerships to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 2785), H8097 [4OC]
——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see H.R. 1421), H4629 [12JN]
——— protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs (see H.R. 5424), H10263 [13DE]
——— provide for a moratorium on telephone number reassignment after a disaster declaration (see H.R. 1289), H2032 [14FE]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for broadcasters that air or transmit content from registered foreign agents (see H.R. 3698), H8097 [4OC]
——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H3285 [25AP]
——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see H.R. 451), H8388 [22OC]
——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 5016), H8738 [8NO]
——— require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 896), H1334 [30JA]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]
——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 5015), H8738 [8NO]
——— take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry (see H.R. 3957), H8680 [30OC]
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), H5305 [9JY]
——— ensure safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4296), H7756 [17SE]
——— establish a tobacco product standard that imposes certain limits on concentration of nicotine for e-liquids (see H.R. 4624), H8542 [28OC]
——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see H.R. 1498), H8102 [8OC]
——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H1494 [8FE]
——— require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 1104), H8827 [13NO]
——— 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), H3449 [3MY]
——— require medical device manufacturers to provide notification of design or cleaning instruction changes and safety warnings issued in foreign countries about design and cleaning (see H.R. 818), H1242 [28JA]
——— require that children’s cosmetics containing talc include an appropriate warning unless the cosmetics are demonstrated to be asbestos-free (see H.R. 1816), H8741 [8NO]
——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 3379), H8113 [11OC]
——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 2268), H8260 [18OC]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H1582 [13FE]
——— establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 3384), H5005 [20JN]
——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 678), H718 [17JA]
——— improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 5150), H9171 [21NO]
——— improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies (see H.R. 249), H3503 [8MY]
——— prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 1076), H2681 [12MR]
——— prohibit use of facial recognition technology without a Federal court order (see H.R. 4021), H7465 [25JY]
——— protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 136), H206 [3JA]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 824), H1363 [5FE]
——— require budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available (see H.R. 4894), H8880 [14NO]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3477 [7MY]
——— 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 aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see H.R. 2991), H7379 [24JY]
Federal employees: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 545), H998 [22JA]
——— amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H1582 [13FE]
——— clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain services relative to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act (see H.R. 2003), H3131 [8AP]
——— clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 720), H1170 [23JA]
——— continue supplemental vision, dental, and long-term care coverage for employees affected during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2004), H3131 [8AP]
——— enable Federal employees and contractors to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of information reported as a result of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 799), H1217 [25JA]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1073), H1460 [7FE]
——— 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), H3792 [14MY]
——— prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies and lenders from taking adverse action against Federal employees and contractors impacted by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 1286), H2032 [14FE]
——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 588), H1350 [4FE]
——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see H.R. 790), H1217 [25JA]
——— 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), H1211 [24JA]
——— provide restrictions on recently appointed and recently separated employees with respect to lobbying activities (see H.R. 2101), H3099 [4AP]
——— provide that a lapse in discretionary appropriations constitutes a financial hardship for purposes of a withdrawal from the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 673), H1214 [24JA]
——— 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), H5913 [16JY]
——— remove limitations on Federal employment for individuals legally using marijuana according to laws of the State in which they reside (see H.R. 1687), H2679 [12MR]
——— require that waivers and authorizations for certain Federal employees relative to ethics requirements are made public and submitted to the Office of Government Ethics (see H.R. 391), H3476 [7MY]
——— restore administrative law judges to the competitive service (see H.R. 2429), H3478 [7MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1174), H2939 [1AP]
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), H5165 [25JN]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H2719 [13MR]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 1316), H2719 [13MR]
Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H5305 [9JY]
FEMA: revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8456 [23OC]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]
——— establish requirements for bank mergers (see H.R. 5318), H9293 [5DE]
——— 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), H7559 [9SE]
——— provide favorable credit under the Community Reinvestment Act to banks that provide assistance to furloughed Federal employees and contractors impacted by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 800), H1217 [25JA]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 327), H3306 [29AP]
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), H7506 [16AU]
——— ban and remove assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices from circulation (see H.R. 2959), H7598 [10SE]
——— ban manufacture, possession, sale, or transport of bump stocks and equivalent devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (see H.R. 3606), H5269 [2JY]
——— 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), H5075 [24JN]
——— enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops (see H.R. 2674), H3726 [10MY]
——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see H.R. 3234), H4627 [12JN]
——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 3553), H5256 [27JN]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 820), H7666 [11SE]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H4063 [21MY]
——— expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 4324), H7705 [12SE]
——— improve public safety through sensible reforms to firearms regulations (see H.R. 282), H281 [8JA]
——— 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 (see H.R. 1670), H7666 [11SE]
——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 33), H520 [11JA] (see H.R. 4116), H7497 [9AU]
——— prevent illegal sale by improving tracking data and extending the time background check records are maintained (see H.R. 4255), H7712 [13SE]
——— 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 firearms licensee transfer of a long gun to an individual or business that does not reside in the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located (see H.R. 2634), H3679 [9MY]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H2798 [25MR]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 3265), H4694 [13JN]
——— prohibit persons subject to firearm restraining orders and persons convicted of violent misdemeanors from possessing firearms (see H.R. 1745), H7560 [9SE]
——— prohibit sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 1116), H2797 [25MR]
——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 167), H288 [8JA]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H1582 [13FE]
——— protect law enforcement officers by regulating sale of the Five-seveN pistol and variants, testing handguns for capability to penetrate body armor, and regulating transactions involving such handguns (see H.R. 2670), H3726 [10MY]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H518 [11JA]
——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H2313 [28FE]
——— 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), H1213 [24JA]
——— provide for mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 687), H7559 [9SE]
——— 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), H5169 [25JN]
——— 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]
——— 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 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]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 686), H719 [17JA]
——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see H.R. 939), H1341 [31JA]
——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H2031 [14FE]
——— require notification of local law enforcement of pending firearms transfers and allow denial of such transfers for weapons and silencers regulated under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 3404), H5036 [21JN]
——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 4872), H8538 [28OC]
——— restrict sale of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 952), H1349 [4FE]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1171 [23JA]
Flags: designate Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 3615), H8910 [15NO]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 113), H205 [3JA]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]
Foreign aid: 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), H7755 [17SE]
——— 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: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H8880 [14NO]
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), H7756 [17SE]
——— protect human rights and labor standards in conducting certain activities (see H.R. 2996), H4163 [23MY]
——— require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable labor standards and protections (see H.R. 3807), H5998 [17JY]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H7483 [30JY]
Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]
Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see H. Res. 512), H7598 [10SE]
——— ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]
FTC: establish Office of Cybersecurity to hold large credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving consumer data (see H.R. 2545), H5077 [24JN]
——— increase consumer protections relative to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet (see H.R. 2683), H5776 [12JY]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2646), H4122 [22MY]
——— prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see H.R. 3248), H8090 [1OC]
——— 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 private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 3693), H5584 [10JY]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]
——— protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites, simplify complaint reporting system, and study impact of fraud on consumers (see H.R. 3956), H8299 [21OC]
——— require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (see H.R. 2231), H3306 [29AP]
GAO: study how certain individuals who are granted pretrial release are monitored (see H.R. 3657), H8103 [8OC]
Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Res. 197), H2614 [8MR]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7526 [27AU]
Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]
GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 736), H1171 [23JA]
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), H1462 [7FE]
GSA: conduct audit of properties leased to private parties (see H.R. 5047), H8960 [18NO]
——— incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H2235 [26FE]
Guatemala: impose sanctions to combat corruption, money laundering, and impunity, deny visas to certain officials, and ensure the U.S. can retrieve misused security equipment (see H.R. 1630), H2583 [7MR]
Gun Safety Board: establish (see H.R. 4177), H10307 [16DE]
H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Abingdon, VA: designate (see H.R. 767), H3791 [14MY]
Hazardous substances: prohibit use of poisons sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Compound 1080’’) and sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 2471), H3438 [2MY]
Health: improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1868), H2988 [2AP]
——— 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]
——— 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), H3682 [9MY]
——— promote transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 1409), H2271 [27FE]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 179), H2719 [13MR]
——— require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (see H.R. 2774), H4168 [23MY]
——— support efforts of health and wellness coaches (see H. Res. 117), H1492 [8FE]
Health care professionals: improve and expand training for future and current physicians and mid-level health care providers on treating pain and prescribing opioids (see H. Con. Res. 8), H3407 [1MY]
——— reauthorize certain grant programs relative to health professions workforce training (see H.R. 2781), H7162 [22JY]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 234), H2745 [14MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]
History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see H. Res. 694), H8826 [13NO]
Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]
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: address political demonstrators’ demands, condemn use of force against demonstrators and characterization of protests as riots, and express concern relative to Chinese extradition bill (see H. Res. 543), H7708 [12SE]
——— 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), H7512 [20AU]
Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 37), H8542 [28OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]
House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H289 [8JA]
——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H3283 [25AP]
House Rules: prohibit Members of the House from serving on the boards of for-profit entities (see H. Res. 157), H2616 [8MR]
Housing: reform screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing for individuals with a criminal record and their families (see H.R. 3685), H6002 [17JY]
——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4064), H7466 [25JY]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7467 [25JY]
Human Rights Monitoring and Palestinian Child Victims of Israel Military Fund: establish (see H.R. 2407), H4390 [10JN]
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), H5914 [16JY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8908 [15NO]
Hurricanes: express condolences and long-term support to the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian (see H. Res. 562), H7773 [18SE]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]
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]
——— eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 2289), H3255 [10AP]
——— end mandatory in absentia removal proceedings for asylum seekers by providing immigration judges discretion in use of such orders (see H.R. 3748), H6002 [17JY]
——— 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]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8198 [16OC]
——— 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]
——— extend application period for certain aliens present in the U.S. for adjustment of status (see H.R. 3312), H5078 [24JN]
——— extend guaranteed right to counsel to all people in the immigration court system, increase opportunities for appeal and judicial review, and prohibit case production quotas for immigration judges (see H.R. 3775), H5911 [16JY]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1011), H1519 [11FE]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— oppose threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and blocking of funds to address root causes of migration and affirm asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment (see H. Res. 287), H3102 [4AP]
——— prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement which prohibits indefinite detention of migrant children (see H.R. 4394), H7773 [18SE]
——— 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), H7153 [18JY]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see H.R. 3918), H7241 [23JY]
——— 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]
——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2430), H3403 [1MY]
——— 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), H2103 [25FE]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— rescind State and local immigration enforcement authority and clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2729), H5586 [10JY]
——— support granting of temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the U.S. due to damage caused by Hurricane Matthew (see H. Con. Res. 5), H1214 [24JA]
Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate terms ‘‘alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’ and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3776), H5911 [16JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H7512 [20AU]
——— authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3260 [10AP] (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]
Information technology: restrict deepfake video alteration technology, require disclosure that synthetic media are altered, and provide legal recourse for victims of such alterations (see H.R. 3230), H4920 [19JN]
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), H3283 [25AP]
——— improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H4175 [28MY]
Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.J. Res. 74), H7488 [2AU]
——— establish a public health plan (see H.R. 2000), H5728 [11JY]
——— establish a special enrollment period for families of individuals who died by suicide and a competitive grant program to provide services and support to those impacted by suicide (see H.R. 4428), H7991 [25SE]
——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]
——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H4175 [28MY]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H4066 [21MY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 3296), H5261 [27JN]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H2716 [13MR]
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]
International Day of Non-Violence: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 607), H8081 [27SE]
International Day of Peace: observance (see H. Con. Res. 67), H8229 [17OC]
International Day of Persons With Disabilities: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 738), H9222 [3DE]
International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H2032 [14FE]
International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H10017 [10DE]
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), H12292 [19DE]
——— limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H3792 [14MY]
——— observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 238), H2745 [14MR]
——— prevent from obtaining or developing nuclear weapons by calling for the U.S. to re-enter agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, engage in de-escalation measures, and use diplomacy (see H. Res. 495), H7473 [25JY]
Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H3473 [7MY]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 1244), H2030 [14FE] (see H.R. 3299), H6001 [17JY]
——— disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see H.J. Res. 72), H5911 [16JY]
——— establish a free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see H.R. 2297), H3263 [12AP]
——— extend tax filing deadline relative to time lost due to Government shutdown (see H.R. 1558), H2503 [6MR]
——— modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H3102 [4AP] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]
——— provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 1300), H2648 [11MR]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2888 [27MR]
Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]
Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H7526 [27AU]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H4918 [19JN]
Kent, Shannon M.: tribute (see H. Res. 134), H4066 [21MY]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 38), H518 [11JA]
Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H2743 [14MR]
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), H2234 [26FE]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 924), H4121 [22MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: apply same funding apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States (see H.R. 1353), H2101 [25FE]
——— provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4774 [18JN]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]
Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 4408), H7834 [19SE]
——— include hours worked in excess of law enforcement premium pay limits for certain Federal officers in computation of annuity (see H.R. 2828), H3962 [17MY]
——— make it a criminal offense for Federal law enforcement officers to engage in sexual acts with individuals in their custody and encourage States to adopt similar laws (see H.R. 1574), H2504 [6MR]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see H. Res. 469), H5914 [16JY]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), H5201 [26JN]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1169), H1580 [13FE]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H603 [15JA]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 98), H1349 [4FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 71), H1171 [23JA]
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), H3448 [3MY]
Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H8720 [31OC]
——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]
——— expand requirememt for States to suspend, rather than terminate, eligibility for medical assistance while an individual is an inmate of a public institution (see H.R. 3953), H8542 [28OC]
——— increase minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples (see H.R. 3853), H7150 [18JY]
——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]
——— 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), H8102 [8OC]
——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3215), H4432 [11JN]
——— provide consistent standard of health care to the incarcerated (see H.R. 4141), H7488 [2AU]
——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see H.R. 2751), H7512 [20AU]
——— provide for a State option to provide DNA sequencing clinical services for certain children to determine its impact on diagnostic challenges and clinical outcomes (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]
——— provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H10017 [10DE]
——— 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), H3267 [12AP]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H3477 [7MY]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H1586 [13FE]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H3267 [12AP]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3792 [14MY]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]
——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]
——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see H.R. 2463), H3404 [1MY]
——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 1358), H4121 [22MY]
——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8742 [8NO]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 4932), H9349 [6DE]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]
——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H7775 [18SE]
——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 900), H1334 [30JA]
——— 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), H8720 [31OC]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H1464 [7FE]
——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide coverage for certain dental items and services under part B (see H.R. 4650), H8389 [22OC]
——— provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B (see H.R. 4665), H8299 [21OC]
——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H3682 [9MY]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H5913 [16JY]
——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2587 [7MR]
——— provide coverage of dental services (see H.R. 2951), H7506 [16AU]
——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H9058 [19NO]
——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H2100 [25FE]
——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 1394), H2371 [5MR]
——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 3835), H8299 [21OC]
——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see H.R. 1052), H8102 [8OC]
——— 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), H8827 [13NO]
——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see H.R. 448), H462 [10JA]
——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H8090 [1OC]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]
——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 4618), H8389 [22OC]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H678 [16JA]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]
——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H2615 [8MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens (see H.R. 2842), H4168 [23MY]
——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 211), H603 [15JA]
Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 406), H4165 [23MY]
Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]
——— address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see H.R. 5469), H10609 [17DE]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]
Merit Systems Protection Board: delegate temporary authority to the general counsel to stay questionable personnel actions against whistleblowers and clarify authority of members in the event of a lack of quorum (see H.R. 2530), H5776 [12JY]
——— extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 597), H2719 [13MR]
——— extend term of certain members by one year and limit such members from concurrently holding positions within the Federal Government (see H.R. 1235), H2103 [25FE]
Middle East: address Arab-Israeli conflict in a concurrent track with Israeli-Palestinian peace process and commend Arab and Muslim-majority states that have improved bilateral relations with Israel (see H. Res. 138), H2103 [25FE]
——— support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3478 [7MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H1465 [7FE]
——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H8827 [13NO]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see H.R. 1446), H7511 [20AU]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H2647 [11MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]
NASA: accelerate initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft (see H.R. 5450), H10608 [17DE]
——— 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), H2648 [11MR]
National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]
National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H3339 [30AP]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 703), H8878 [14NO]
National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H3404 [1MY]
National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H1364 [5FE]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 504), H7151 [18JY]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H2504 [6MR]
National Credit Union Administration: provide flexibility to increase Federal credit union loan maturities (see H.R. 1661), H3271 [15AP]
National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 344), H3405 [1MY]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H7665 [11SE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]
National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 224), H2717 [13MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 664), H8678 [30OC] (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
National Donate Life Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 315), H3264 [12AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]
National Guard: authorize transfer of equipment and facilities from the Federal Government or a State, tribal, or local government to the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see H.R. 1638), H2613 [8MR]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 391), H7560 [9SE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see H. Res. 391), H7560 [9SE]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H2795 [25MR]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 35), H603 [15JA]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 316), H3306 [29AP]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 682), H8910 [15NO]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 368), H3680 [9MY]
National Park Service: encourage recycling, reduction, or possible elimination of disposable plastic bottles in units of the National Park System (see H.R. 4236), H9180 [26NO]
——— 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), H2029 [14FE]
——— establish African American Burial Grounds Network (see H.R. 1179), H2887 [27MR]
——— prioritize certain funds for high-commuter corridors (see H.R. 5503), H12289 [19DE]
——— reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H7865 [20SE]
National Public Works Week: observance (see H. Res. 392), H4168 [23MY]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H5169 [25JN]
National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 402), H4164 [23MY]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 319), H3265 [12AP]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 360), H3501 [8MY]
National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish a mobile hotspot grant program (see H.R. 5243), H9181 [26NO]
National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 636), H8227 [17OC]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 240), H2745 [14MR]
National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H3285 [25AP]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H8720 [31OC]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 682), H8910 [15NO]
Native Americans: increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see H.R. 2438), H3478 [7MY]
——— 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), H1335 [30JA]
——— recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 735), H9179 [26NO]
——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see H. Res. 173), H2506 [6MR]
NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment to transatlantic security and stability and recognize that U.S. leadership is vital to NATO’s core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security (see H. Res. 291), H3100 [4AP]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]
Nemtsov, Boris: call for accountability and justice for assassination in Russia (see H. Res. 156), H2648 [11MR]
News media: express that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law (see H. Res. 325), H3275 [18AP]
——— reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]
NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (see H.R. 1371), H2233 [26FE]
——— ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1209), H3963 [17MY]
——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 1131), H2048 [22FE]
——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 594), H1519 [11FE]
——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H8096 [4OC]
NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 2349), H3279 [22AP]
——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see H.R. 3115), H4629 [12JN]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see H.R. 921), H1494 [8FE]
——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]
Office of Special Counsel: provide additional authority to pursue accountability for Hatch Act violations against high-level Presidential appointees before the Merit Systems Protection Board (see H.R. 3499), H5306 [9JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office (see H.R. 1474), H4066 [21MY]
——— transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees, protect whistleblower, and preserve complaint-related materials (see H. Res. 576), H7991 [25SE]
Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H8542 [28OC]
OMB: provide exception to contractor past performance standards for failure to deliver goods or complete work due to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1212), H2615 [8MR]
——— reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3503 [8MY]
O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2504), H3440 [2MY]
OSHA: authorize Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (see H.R. 4843), H8457 [23OC]
——— disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 44), H1492 [8FE]
——— expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, and disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 1074), H1460 [7FE]
——— issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H5583 [10JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 2085), H3099 [4AP]
——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 2292), H3263 [12AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1218 [25JA]
Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1411), H2323 [4MR]
——— issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 325), H283 [8JA]
——— reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 3456), H5776 [12JY]
Pesticides: increase scrutiny of glyphosate residues (see H.R. 1783), H3729 [10MY]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1344), H2100 [25FE]
Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 5120), H9176 [22NO]
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. 3873), H8103 [8OC] (see H.R. 4617), H8114 [11OC]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]
——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H3306 [29AP]
——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see H.R. 2424), H3339 [30AP]
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]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H1394 [6FE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H1465 [7FE]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H520 [11JA]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H3447 [3MY]
——— provide that absentee ballots may be mailed free of postage (see H.R. 1631), H3503 [8MY]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H3478 [7MY]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1465 [7FE]
Poverty: develop a national strategic plan to address complex factors and structures that contribute to poverty (see H. Res. 763), H10258 [12DE]
——— provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]
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), H3729 [10MY]
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), H9348 [6DE]
——— re-establish certain hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules, standards for well construction, and waste management rules (see H.R. 436), H4011 [20MY]
——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]
——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5142), H9257 [4DE]
Presidential appointments: require certain nominees or appointees to disclose certain types of contributions made or solicited by, or on behalf of, such nominees or appointees (see H.R. 812), H1242 [28JA]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (see H.R. 677), H718 [17JA]
——— improve oversight of inaugural committees by prohibiting certain donations, banning personal use of funds, and requiring disclosure of all donations and disbursements (see H.R. 1382), H3130 [8AP]
——— 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), H4168 [23MY]
——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by candidates for the office of President or Vice President (see H.R. 2332), H3274 [18AP]
——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H520 [11JA]
——— require preservation of all records relative to foreign meetings to ensure transparency, including documentary notes of the President, his staff, or interpreters (see H. Con. Res. 25), H5306 [9JY]
——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see H.R. 964), H1361 [5FE]
Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H8198 [16OC]
——— protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting the U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search or seize a device (see H.R. 2925), H4118 [22MY]
Product safety: require greater notification to the public regarding product recalls (see H.R. 5097), H8877 [14NO]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]
——— submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H1491 [8FE]
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), H2756 [18MR]
——— 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), H1459 [7FE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see H.R. 4420), H7835 [19SE]
Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H9349 [6DE]
Racial relations: recognize transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat (see H. Res. 732), H9257 [4DE]
Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 609), H8081 [27SE]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 343), H3405 [1MY]
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), H4774 [18JN]
Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 276), H2938 [1AP]
Saudi Arabia: prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]
SBA: establish a competitive grant program to award grants to States and local governments to assist entrepreneurs planning to start a small business (see H.R. 3706), H7756 [17SE]
——— improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 4405), H8145 [15OC]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]
Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1572), H2504 [6MR]
SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity (see H.R. 1176), H1581 [13FE]
——— issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (see H.R. 3848), H7512 [20AU]
——— repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 3355), H4917 [19JN]
——— require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see H.R. 1018), H2273 [27FE]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H8090 [1OC]
Senate: provide for a nonvoting delegate to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5526), H12290 [19DE]
Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 2151), H4066 [21MY]
Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]
——— 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), H2616 [8MR]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7838 [19SE]
Sex Ed for All Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 409), H4171 [24MY]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H288 [8JA]
Sikhism: 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), H7507 [16AU]
Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 2882), H4182 [30MY]
——— require collection of small business loan data relative o LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 3374), H5078 [24JN]
——— tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H4697 [13JN]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]
——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1170), H2103 [25FE] (see H.R. 4121), H7480 [30JY]
——— extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1759), H3102 [4AP]
——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]
——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 2602), H3793 [14MY]
——— 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), H9180 [26NO]
——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2887 [27MR]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H288 [8JA]
——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 2654), H3679 [9MY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1532), H2367 [5MR]
Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H4181 [30MY]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]
——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see H.R. 3882), H7239 [23JY]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
——— improve procedures to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 2901), H4117 [22MY]
——— provide for automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4516), H8542 [28OC]
——— require the President to transmit annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 3905), H7240 [23JY]
SSI: authorize extension to Guam (see H.R. 208), H10263 [13DE]
——— update eligibility (see H.R. 4280), H7664 [11SE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H4774 [18JN]
Supreme Court: express that the First Amendment was misinterpreted in Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 11), H1336 [30JA]
——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 1057), H1460 [7FE]
Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action and respect existing agreements, and provide support to Syrian Kurds (see H.J. Res. 77), H8143 [15OC]
Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions (see H.R. 651), H2370 [5MR]
——— allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see H.R. 5293), H9221 [3DE]
——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1793), H2744 [14MR]
——— allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 2169), H8144 [15OC]
——— allow miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to a 2-percent floor and reinstate overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1867), H2796 [25MR]
——— allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 158), H3963 [17MY]
——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (see H.R. 655), H4772 [18JN]
——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2103), H3100 [4AP]
——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1223), H2029 [14FE]
——— establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see H.R. 1717), H2797 [25MR]
——— establish a refundable tax credit to increase take-home pay of workers and enhance their financial stability (see H.R. 3590), H5258 [27JN]
——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see H.R. 186), H721 [17JA]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 3922), H7484 [30JY]
——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see H.R. 996), H2102 [25FE]
——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1961), H3305 [29AP]
——— expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]
——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 4045), H7466 [25JY]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H7462 [25JY]
——— expand exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures and storm water management measures (see H.R. 2313), H3286 [25AP]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see H.R. 3157), H4629 [12JN]
——— extend deduction for charitable contributions to all taxpayers in order to encourage and increase charitable giving (see H.R. 1260), H2719 [13MR]
——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H2887 [27MR]
——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H7462 [25JY]
——— impose a carbon tax on fossil fuel producers and direct funds toward rebuilding infrastructure, consumer tax rebates, and coal country assistance (see H.R. 4142), H7488 [2AU]
——— impose a corporate tax increase based on compensation ratio between the highest paid employee and median worker compensation and impose regulations to prevent manipulation of compensation ratio (see H.R. 5066), H8826 [13NO]
——— impose a financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 2923), H4118 [22MY]
——— impose a tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see H.R. 1516), H2366 [5MR]
——— include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within definition of ‘‘firearm’’ under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 1297), H2648 [11MR]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H3285 [25AP]
——— 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 credit for amounts paid or incurred for qualified research occurring in the U.S. (see H.R. 591), H674 [16JA]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]
——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (see H.R. 5114), H8908 [15NO]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2912), H8113 [11OC]
——— make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 284), H4772 [18JN]
——— modify earned income tax credit to account for amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see H.R. 1431), H2312 [28FE]
——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 1507), H5266 [28JN]
——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (see H.R. 5377), H10263 [13DE]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H4218 [3JN]
——— 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), H2366 [5MR]
——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1071), H2762 [21MR] (see H.R. 2193), H3217 [9AP]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2888 [27MR]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1173 [23JA]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see H.R. 3299), H6001 [17JY]
——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1794), H3682 [9MY]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H2715 [13MR]
——— provide families with more discretion in the use of, and contributions to, flexible spending accounts for health care services (see H.R. 1366), H8462 [24OC]
——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see H.R. 2073), H9176 [22NO]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3473), H5270 [2JY]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 1735), H2919 [28MR]
——— provide incentives for establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 3123), H4342 [5JN]
——— reduce applicable percentage under premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see H.R. 4927), H8678 [30OC]
——— reform rules relative to qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 5042), H8828 [13NO]
——— 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), H8462 [24OC]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see H.R. 1142), H1517 [11FE]
——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 188), H520 [11JA] (see H.R. 257), H721 [17JA]
——— require fairness and diversity in opportunity zone investment (see H.R. 4999), H8960 [18NO]
——— require payroll tax withholding on independent contractors of certain large businesses (see H.R. 5419), H10257 [12DE]
——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 918), H1335 [30JA]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3792 [14MY]
——— restore personal casualty loss tax deduction to all victims of theft and disaster (see H.R. 3549), H8057 [26SE]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H3841 [15MY]
——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1712), H2715 [13MR]
——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H5260 [27JN]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3683 [9MY]
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), H2029 [14FE]
Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see H.R. 2526), H3447 [3MY]
——— recognize importance of supporting equal rights of citizens, acknowledge that Supreme Court decisions in Insular Cases rest on racist and imperialist assumptions, and reject application of such cases (see H. Res. 641), H8721 [31OC]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see H.R. 1931), H7506 [16AU]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8542 [28OC]
Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see H.R. 4331), H8299 [21OC]
Transcontinental Railroad: recognize Chinese railroad workers for contributions to construction, honor those who lost their lives during construction, and acknowledge risks faced while enduring discrimination (see H. Res. 165), H4122 [22MY]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9121 [20NO]
Transportation Security Administration: carry out covert testing and risk mitigation improvement of aviation security operations (see H.R. 3469), H5166 [25JN]
——— 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), H3476 [7MY]
——— 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), H1580 [13FE]
——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H357 [9JA]
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: support goals and provisions (see H. Res. 302), H3306 [29AP]
Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]
——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]
——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 810), H1242 [28JA]
——— 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), H2716 [13MR]
——— 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]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8389 [22OC]
U.N.: recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8784 [12NO]
——— support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8462 [24OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]
——— 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), H2883 [27MR]
——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1492 [8FE]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H678 [16JA]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4118), H7480 [30JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: assist in conservation of critically endangered species in foreign countries (see H.R. 4341), H8090 [1OC]
——— 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), H5774 [12JY]
——— prohibit use of neonicotinoids as insecticides in national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2854), H4010 [20MY]
——— provide parity for wildlife restoration funding for U.S. territories and the District of Columbia and make technical corrections to certain wildlife and fishing legislation (see H.R. 1809), H2754 [18MR]
——— 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), H1363 [5FE]
——— seek compensation for damages to trust resources and use funds received as that compensation to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 3370), H5261 [27JN]
U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see H.R. 3917), H7241 [23JY]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 186), H2584 [7MR]
Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H5775 [12JY]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 549), H2762 [21MR]
Veterans: create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3221), H4626 [12JN]
——— expand and study efficacy of veterans treatment court programs in order to assist justice-involved veterans (see H. Res. 698), H10017 [10DE]
——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4824), H8456 [23OC]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4890), H8720 [31OC]
Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 332), H3340 [30AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H204 [3JA]
——— allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 138), H465 [10JA]
——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
——— establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 1546), H2367 [5MR]
——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 294), H281 [8JA]
——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 650), H716 [17JA]
——— prohibit a State from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless the State verifies that the registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3201), H4431 [11JN]
——— prohibit practice of voter roll purging known as voter caging and other questionable challenges to voting (see H.R. 1460), H2313 [28FE]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 118), H205 [3JA]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]
——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 1512), H2648 [11MR]
——— require State notification of voters of polling place changes and make reasonable accommodations to voters who go to previously assigned voting locations (see H.R. 1504), H2366 [5MR]
——— require States to accept applications to register to vote in elections for Federal office from individuals under 18 years of age at the time of application (see H.R. 734), H1519 [11FE]
——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]
——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 1442), H2313 [28FE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 93), H465 [10JA]
——— require States to provide voter registration forms at certain naturalization proceedings (see H.R. 3770), H5910 [16JY]
——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, provide funding to States to meet such requirements, and study use of open-source electronic voting software (see H.R. 1946), H2915 [28MR]
——— restrict enforcement of immigration laws at polling places (see H.R. 4718), H8226 [17OC]
——— 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]
War Powers Resolution: require the President to seek advance congressional approval before sending U.S. Armed Forces into conflict except when there’s an immediate threat to the U.S. or its citizens (see H.J. Res. 66), H5586 [10JY]
Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]
Weapons: treat flamethrowers the same as machineguns for purposes of Federal criminal laws relative to firearms (see H.R. 2671), H3726 [10MY]
Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 4347), H7753 [17SE]
Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H2036 [14FE]
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), H2234 [26FE]
——— 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), H8102 [8OC]
——— 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), H1465 [7FE]
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), H2648 [11MR]
——— authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 473), H2796 [25MR]
——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]
——— 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), H4064 [21MY]
——— 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), H3342 [30AP]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7990 [25SE]
——— 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]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]
——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H675 [16JA]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
World Bonobo Day: designate (see H. Res. 135), H2033 [14FE]
World Press Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 345), H4066 [21MY]
World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1953), H8144 [15OC]
——— award a Congressional gold medal to the 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the ‘‘Harlem Hellfighters’’, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service (see H.R. 5248), H10263 [13DE]
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), H3341 [30AP]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H3259 [10AP]
——— 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), H4342 [5JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]
——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H5776 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (see H.R. 2726), H3789 [14MY]
BLM: require location of headquarters in National Capital Region (see H.R. 4268), H7596 [10SE]
Bureau of Prisons: limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (see H.R. 2365), H3283 [25AP]
Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 1734), H2716 [13MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 5521), H12290 [19DE]
Chuck Brown Day: designate (see H. Res. 541), H7505 [16AU]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2039), H2986 [2AP]
Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park: designate (see H.R. 3725), H5726 [11JY]
Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3365), H4917 [19JN]
Correctional institutions: remove requirement that residents of residential re-entry facilities pay percentage of gross income earned during work release to offset cost of housing (see H.R. 2366), H3283 [25AP]
Courts: excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (see H.R. 5183), H9057 [19NO]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H3255 [10AP]
Curseen, Joseph P., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 648), H8298 [21OC]
Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 4213), H7525 [27AU]
——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4776), H8297 [21OC]
Dept. of HHS: increase maximum number of special masters allowed in U.S. Court of Federal Claims to hear cases under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 3003), H4163 [23MY]
Dept. of HUD: provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2338), H3274 [18AP]
Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (see H.R. 5290), H9221 [3DE]
——— authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (see H.R. 5371), H9387 [9DE]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 1864), H2795 [25MR]
Dept. of the Interior: convey Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1883), H2826 [26MR]
——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 4135), H7481 [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit departmental law enforcement officers to carry service weapons to their place of residence while off duty (see H.R. 2849), H4009 [20MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 5019), H8738 [8NO]
District of Columbia: allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act (see H.R. 2185), H3217 [9AP]
——— change residency requirements for certain officials (see H.R. 3785), H5911 [16JY]
——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 1090), H1461 [7FE]
——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 735), H1171 [23JA]
——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (see H.R. 917), H1335 [30JA]
——— permit Council of the District of Columbia to enact laws on organization and jurisdiction of District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 2769), H3841 [15MY]
——— provide for automatic appointment of judges to District of Columbia courts without advice and consent of the Senate (see H.R. 1853), H2761 [21MR]
——— provide for interim appropriations for District of Columbia courts and related agencies during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2133), H3128 [8AP]
——— provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to such jurors appearing in U.S. district courts (see H.R. 4683), H8143 [15OC]
——— provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1378), H2233 [26FE]
——— recognize residents who are active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families deserve full participation in Government through statehood (see H. Res. 407), H4165 [23MY]
——— recognize service of veterans, condemn denial of voting rights in Congress and full home rule for resident veterans and their families, and call for statehood (see H. Res. 685), H8739 [8NO]
——— repeal a Federal criminal penalty on a person in the District of Columbia for obstructing a bridge between the District and Virginia (see H.R. 4136), H7481 [30JY]
——— repeal authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3092), H4312 [4JN]
——— require District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director and District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency Director to reside in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4184), H7500 [13AU]
——— revise composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (see H.R. 3581), H5257 [27JN]
——— revise composition of Zoning Commission to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (see H.R. 1538), H2367 [5MR]
——— statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
——— support and honor performers and partners of SummerSet DC music festival on the National Mall (see H. Res. 447), H4771 [18JN]
Dunbar, Paul L.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4332), H7711 [13SE]
Employment: extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (see H.R. 4235), H7535 [6SE]
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), H284 [8JA]
——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 2576), H3500 [8MY]
——— require an act of Congress to relocate agency headquarters from the National Capital region (see H.R. 4595), H8089 [1OC]
Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 4493), H7989 [25SE]
——— tribute (see H. Res. 369), H3680 [9MY]
Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3283), H4695 [13JN]
Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (see H.R. 4885), H8539 [28OC]
Law enforcement officers: allow local uniformed law enforcement officers participating on joint operations with Federal law enforcement to wear and use body cameras (see H.R. 4049), H7466 [25JY]
——— require uniformed Federal police officers to wear body cameras and have dashboard cameras in marked vehicles (see H.R. 3364), H4917 [19JN]
Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among stained glass panels depicting seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (see H.R. 1318), H2046 [22FE]
Mary Church Terrell Day: designate (see H. Res. 583), H7902 [24SE]
Morris, Thomas L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 648), H8298 [21OC]
National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 600), H8054 [26SE]
National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2745 [14MR]
National Commission To Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment: establish (see H.R. 4660), H8111 [11OC]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 566), H7835 [19SE]
Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 2419), H3339 [30AP]
OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 3726), H5727 [11JY]
——— submit to Congress a plan to ensure that the executive branch has a full workforce composed of qualified employees (see H.R. 5099), H8878 [14NO]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see H.R. 866), H1332 [30JA]
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: eliminate applicability to the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1408), H2271 [27FE]
Rock Creek National Park: designate (see H.R. 4173), H7492 [6AU]
Rustin, Bayard: issue a commemorative forever stamp (see H.R. 1537), H2367 [5MR]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of conduct and ethics for Justices (see H. Res. 624), H8101 [8OC]
U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 4293), H7665 [11SE]
Voting: condemn State and local voter suppression laws (see H. Res. 710), H8958 [18NO]
Washington Mystics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 638), H8227 [17OC]
Washington Nationals (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 684), H8739 [8NO]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8826 [13NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (H.R. 2726), H3791 [14MY]
BLM: require location of headquarters in National Capital Region (H.R. 4268), H7597 [10SE]
Bureau of Prisons: limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (H.R. 2365), H3284 [25AP]
Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 1734), H2718 [13MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (H.R. 5521), H12291 [19DE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2039), H2987 [2AP]
Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park: designate (H.R. 3725), H5728 [11JY]
Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3365), H4919 [19JN]
Correctional institutions: remove requirement that residents of residential re-entry facilities pay percentage of gross income earned during work release to offset cost of housing (H.R. 2366), H3284 [25AP]
Courts: excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (H.R. 5183), H9058 [19NO]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 2275), H3259 [10AP]
Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 4213), H7525 [27AU]
——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4776), H8298 [21OC]
Dept. of HHS: increase maximum number of special masters allowed in U.S. Court of Federal Claims to hear cases under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (H.R. 3003), H4166 [23MY]
Dept. of HUD: provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing (H.R. 2338), H3275 [18AP]
Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (H.R. 5290), H9222 [3DE]
——— authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (H.R. 5371), H9387 [9DE]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (H.R. 1864), H2796 [25MR]
Dept. of the Interior: convey Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District of Columbia (H.R. 1883), H2828 [26MR]
——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (H.R. 4135), H7482 [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit departmental law enforcement officers to carry service weapons to their place of residence while off duty (H.R. 2849), H4010 [20MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 5019), H8740 [8NO]
District of Columbia: allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act (H.R. 2185), H3219 [9AP]
——— change residency requirements for certain officials (H.R. 3785), H5912 [16JY]
——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1090), H1463 [7FE]
——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 735), H1172 [23JA]
——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (H.R. 917), H1338 [30JA]
——— permit Council of the District of Columbia to enact laws on organization and jurisdiction of District of Columbia courts (H.R. 2769), H3843 [15MY]
——— provide for automatic appointment of judges to District of Columbia courts without advice and consent of the Senate (H.R. 1853), H2762 [21MR]
——— provide for interim appropriations for District of Columbia courts and related agencies during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2133), H3129 [8AP]
——— provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to such jurors appearing in U.S. district courts (H.R. 4683), H8144 [15OC]
——— provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia (H.R. 1378), H2235 [26FE]
——— repeal a Federal criminal penalty on a person in the District of Columbia for obstructing a bridge between the District and Virginia (H.R. 4136), H7482 [30JY]
——— repeal authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3092), H4313 [4JN]
——— require District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director and District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency Director to reside in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4184), H7501 [13AU]
——— revise composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (H.R. 3581), H5260 [27JN]
——— revise composition of Zoning Commission to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (H.R. 1538), H2369 [5MR]
——— statehood (H.R. 51), H212 [3JA]
Dunbar, Paul L.: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 4332), H7711 [13SE]
Employment: extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (H.R. 4235), H7535 [6SE]
Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 339), H287 [8JA]
——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 2576), H3501 [8MY]
——— require an act of Congress to relocate agency headquarters from the National Capital region (H.R. 4595), H8089 [1OC]
Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 4493), H7990 [25SE]
Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3283), H4696 [13JN]
Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (H.R. 4885), H8540 [28OC]
Law enforcement officers: allow local uniformed law enforcement officers participating on joint operations with Federal law enforcement to wear and use body cameras (H.R. 4049), H7470 [25JY]
——— require uniformed Federal police officers to wear body cameras and have dashboard cameras in marked vehicles (H.R. 3364), H4919 [19JN]
Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among stained glass panels depicting seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (H.R. 1318), H2047 [22FE]
National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by the District of Columbia (H.R. 1797), H2747 [14MR]
National Commission To Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment: establish (H.R. 4660), H8112 [11OC]
Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (H.R. 2419), H3341 [30AP]
OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (H.R. 3726), H5728 [11JY]
——— submit to Congress a plan to ensure that the executive branch has a full workforce composed of qualified employees (H.R. 5099), H8879 [14NO]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), H1337 [30JA]
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: eliminate applicability to the District of Columbia (H.R. 1408), H2272 [27FE]
Rock Creek National Park: designate (H.R. 4173), H7493 [6AU]
Rustin, Bayard: issue a commemorative forever stamp (H.R. 1537), H2369 [5MR]
U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 4293), H7665 [11SE]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (H.R. 5068), H8827 [13NO]
Letters
Increase transparency of Federal advisory committees: Representative Cummings, Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H2670 [12MR]
——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2670 [12MR]
Remarks
Amtrak: prohibit smoking on trains (H.R. 2726), H10275 [16DE], E586• [14MY]
BLM: require location of headquarters in National Capital Region (H.R. 4268), E1120• [10SE]
Bridges: repeal a specific criminal penalty on a person in the District of Columbia for obstructing a bridge between the District and Virginia (H.R. 4136), E1012• [30JY]
Bureau of Prisons: limit ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners (H.R. 2365), E489• [25AP]
Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 1734), E298• [13MR]
Butler, Alysha: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History National History Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1479• [20NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (H.R. 5521), E1619• [19DE]
Chappelle, Dave: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient, E1326• [22OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2858 [27MR]
——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2039), E386• [2AP]
Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park: designate (H.R. 3725), E899• [11JY]
Commission of Fine Arts: prohibit exercising of authority over non-Federal property in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3365), E796• [19JN]
Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), E1394• [1NO]
Correctional institutions: remove requirement that residents of residential re-entry facilities pay percentage of gross income earned during work release to offset cost of housing (H.R. 2366), E486• [25AP]
Courts: excuse breastfeeding mothers summoned for jury duty in the Federal or Superior Court of the District of Columbia from service (H.R. 5183), E1473• [19NO]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 2275), E449• [10AP]
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), H2300 [28FE], H2404 [6MR], H3200 [9AP], H3997 [20MY], H4158 [23MY], H7592 [10SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit GSA funding to relocate research agencies from National Capital Region, H5132 [25JN]
Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 4213), E1078• [27AU]
——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4776), E1314• [21OC]
Dept. of HHS: increase maximum number of special masters allowed in U.S. Court of Federal Claims to hear cases under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (H.R. 3003), E665• [23MY]
Dept. of HUD: provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing (H.R. 2338), E478• [18AP]
Dept. of Justice: allow Federal Bureau of Prisons and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to share information with the District of Columbia to help ensure the District has services ready for returning citizens (H.R. 5290), E1527• [3DE]
——— authorize grantees to set up task forces on policing in local communities (H.R. 5371), E1557• [9DE]
——— prohibit funding to interfere in marijuana policy of States, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, H4891 [19JN]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (H.R. 1864), E346• [25MR]
Dept. of the Interior: convey Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District of Columbia (H.R. 1883), E353• [26MR]
——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (H.R. 4135), E1018• [30JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit departmental law enforcement officers to carry service weapons to their place of residence while off duty (H.R. 2849), E632• [20MY]
Dept. of Transportation: prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (H.R. 66), H1374, H1375, H1376 [6FE]
——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (H.R. 831), H1372, H1373, H1374 [6FE]
——— submit report to Congress and notify consumers of safety audits conducted on intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation (H.R. 543), H1372 [6FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 5019), E1408• [8NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4891 [19JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), E633• [20MY]
District of Columbia: allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act, H9976, H9978• [10DE]
——— allow receipt of Federal funding under Coastal Zone Management Act (H.R. 2185), E437• [9AP]
——— anniversary of Kingman Boys & Girls Club, E1058• [16AU]
——— change residency requirements for certain officials (H.R. 3785), E927• [16JY]
——— clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1090), E145• [7FE]
——— eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 735), H4159 [23MY], E81• [23JA]
——— establish a local prosecutor’s office to prosecute all local crimes (H.R. 917), E109• [30JA]
——— permit Council of the District of Columbia to enact laws on organization and jurisdiction of District of Columbia courts (H.R. 2769), E599• [15MY]
——— provide a vote to the Delegate to the Congress in the consideration of impeaching the President or Vice President by the House of Representatives, H10604 [17DE]
——— provide for automatic appointment of judges to District of Columbia courts without advice and consent of the Senate (H.R. 1853), E323• [21MR]
——— provide for interim appropriations for District of Columbia courts and related agencies during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2133), E423• [8AP]
——— provide that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to such jurors appearing in U.S. district courts (H.R. 4683), E1283• [15OC]
——— provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia (H.R. 1378), E210• [26FE]
——— repeal authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3092), E710• [4JN]
——— require District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director and District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency Director to reside in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4184), E1050• [13AU]
——— revise composition of the Board of Zoning Adjustment to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (H.R. 3581), E859• [27JN]
——— revise composition of Zoning Commission to consist solely of members appointed by the District of Columbia government (H.R. 1538), E243• [5MR]
——— statehood, H3198–H3200 [9AP], H3997 [20MY]
——— statehood (H.R. 51), H2109 [26FE], H2299–H2301 [28FE], H3243 [10AP], H7550 [9SE], H7592–H7594 [10SE], H8708 [31OC], H10604 [17DE], E6• [3JA]
——— tribute to Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League DC Grays (baseball team), E958• [23JY]
——— tribute to Capital Pride Celebration, E565• [9MY]
——— tribute to DC Beer Week, E1097• [6SE]
——— tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E558• [8MY]
——— tribute to Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipients, E1288• [16OC]
——— tribute to El Corols Band and Show reunion, E467• [15AP]
——— tribute to Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club, E1094• [6SE]
——— tribute to Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle, E706• [4JN]
——— tribute to Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, E892• [10JY]
——— tribute to National Guard State Partnership Program, E380• [1AP]
Dunbar, Paul L.: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 4332), E1149• [13SE]
EEOC: strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws and expand accountability within the Federal Government (H.R. 135), H560 [15JA]
Employment: extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (H.R. 4235), E1092• [6SE]
Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (H.R. 1608), H2667, H2670, H2671 [12MR]
Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 339), E20• [8JA]
——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 2576), E559• [8MY]
——— require an act of Congress to relocate agency headquarters from the National Capital region (H.R. 4595), E1236• [1OC]
——— require relocation of headquarters of certain agencies to economically-distressed regions (S. 2672), H8795 [13NO]
Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 4493), E1205• [25SE]
——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (H.R. 790), H1301 [30JA]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 24), E47• [15JA]
Federal Register: modernize (H.R. 1654), H2671, H2672, H2673 [12MR]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5132 [25JN]
Finne, Kristen P.: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E683• [30MY]
Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia (H.R. 3283), E767• [13JN]
Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (H.R. 4885), E1346• [28OC]
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: revise Federal charter (H.R. 1663), H8795 [13NO]
Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E432• [9AP]
General Baptist Deacons Association: anniversary, E330• [21MR]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H561 [15JA]
Henderson, Neal: USA Hockey (organization) U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, E1094• [6SE]
Homestead Grays (baseball team): tribute, E1487• [21NO]
House of Representatives: find Attorney General Barr and Sec. of Commerce Ross in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued (H. Res. 497), H5947 [17JY]
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), H4291• [4JN]
International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC): tribute, E488• [25AP]
Law enforcement officers: allow local uniformed law enforcement officers participating on joint operations with Federal law enforcement to wear and use body cameras (H.R. 4049), E988• [25JY]
——— require uniformed Federal police officers to wear body cameras and have dashboard cameras in marked vehicles (H.R. 3364), E798• [19JN]
Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among stained glass panels depicting seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (H.R. 1318), E194• [22FE]
LINK Strategic Partners (business): District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award recipient, E793• [19JN]
Lopez-Cardoze, Justin: District of Columbia Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1537• [4DE]
Medicaid: provide for certain extensions (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H7477 [30JY]
Memorial Day: observance, H4158 [23MY]
National Archives and Records Administration: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require a certification and reports relative to Presidential records (H.R. 1582), H2665, H2666, H2667 [12MR]
National Capital Planning Commission: remove authority relative to property owned by the District of Columbia (H.R. 1797), E310• [14MR]
National Commission To Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment: establish (H.R. 4660), E1273• [11OC]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9976, H9978• [10DE]
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), H2216 [26FE]
Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (H.R. 2419), E511• [30AP]
OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (H.R. 3726), E898• [11JY]
——— submit to Congress a plan to ensure that the executive branch has a full workforce composed of qualified employees (H.R. 5099), E1442• [14NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3516 [9MY]
Pretrial Probation and Parole Supervision Week: observance, E962• [23JY]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (H.R. 866), H1371 [6FE], E111• [30JA]
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: eliminate applicability to the District of Columbia (H.R. 1408), E217• [27FE]
Rock Creek National Park: designate (H.R. 4173), E1037• [6AU]
Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 66), H1374, H1375, H1376 [6FE]
Rustin, Bayard: issue a commemorative forever stamp (H.R. 1537), E242• [5MR]
Shute, Paul: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E683• [30MY]
Taxation: modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12280 [19DE]
Tice, Austin B.: call for release from detention in Syria, H8777, H8779, H8780 [12NO]
——— investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (H. Res. 17), H8778, H8780 [12NO]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12152 [18DE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), H2139 [26FE]
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), H3355 [1MY]
U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 4293), E1132• [11SE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 281), H2996 [3AP]
Votes: correction, E921• [15JY]
——— position on missed, E819• [24JN], E918•, E920• [15JY], E1138• [12SE]
Washington Blade (publication): anniversary, E1298• [17OC]
Washington Nationals (baseball team): tribute, H8306 [22OC], H8708 [31OC]
Washington Teachers’ Union: William Henry Simons III Scholarship Fund dedication, E816• [21JN]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (H.R. 5068), E1434• [13NO]
Tributes
Addison, Roger, E527• [2MY]
Bunch, Lonnie G., III, E787• [18JN]
Carbonell, Nelson, E473• [18AP]
Chibbaro, Louis M., Jr., E1300• [17OC]
Clark, Ronald C., E1028• [2AU]
Cummings, Elijah E., H8286 [21OC]
Davis, Vernon, E291• [12MR]
Dellums, Ronald V., E590• [14MY]
Derfner, Armand, E193• [22FE]
Graham, Alex, E1413• [8NO]
Holloway, Ronald E., E684• [30MY]
Holmes, Richard, H4159 [23MY]
Johnson, Dorothy L. Strong, E1104• [6SE]
Johnson, Francis, E903• [11JY]
Kahn, Michael, E687• [30MY]
Muhammad, Askia, E369• [29MR]
Nnamdi, Kojo, E715• [5JN]
Puryear, Martin, E991• [25JY]
Short, James N., Jr., E1101• [6SE]
Simons, William H., III, E816• [21JN]
Stroman, Pamela Wilhoite, E1290• [16OC]
Tapper, Alice Paul, E390• [2AP]
Van Edwards, Ellen Odellas, E628• [20MY]
Webster, Aaron (Cliff), E1058• [16AU]
Wicks, Anne B., E319• [18MR]
Williams, Michael J., E1327• [22OC]
Wilson, Willie F., E1392• [1NO]