OMAR, ILHAN (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5555 [10JY], H5679 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4879 [19JN], H4936 [20JN], H5049 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4741 [18JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5183 [26JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5908 [16JY]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5843 [16JY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3382 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H2679 [12MR]

——— 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]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 3085), H4629 [12JN]

——— expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H8542 [28OC]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3341 [30AP]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3032), H4174 [28MY]

Animals: limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H2757 [18MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3442 [2MY]

Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H4066 [21MY]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3342 [30AP]

——— 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), H2748 [14MR]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H1390 [6FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H3791 [14MY]

——— 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), H3791 [14MY]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]

Black Ribbon Day: designate (see H. Res. 300), H5169 [25JN]

Budget: repeal Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (see H.R. 242), H288 [8JA]

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), H3844 [15MY]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H3406 [1MY]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H4774 [18JN]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2630), H3678 [9MY]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see H. Res. 358), H3474 [7MY]

Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H7465 [25JY]

Central African Republic: condemn violence by armed groups against civilians, support international peace efforts and humanitarian assistance, prevent human rights abuses, and enforce existing sanctions (see H. Res. 387), H7484 [30JY]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3478 [7MY]

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), H2317 [28FE]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 1025), H2273 [27FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H4121 [22MY]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment to recognize and secure fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition (see H.J. Res. 54), H3070 [3AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]

——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 2574), H9176 [22NO]

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), H3729 [10MY]

——— 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), H3680 [9MY]

——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H8828 [13NO]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H4701 [14JN]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H3129 [8AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (see H. Res. 430), H4391 [10JN]

——— call for inquiry on impeachment of President Trump (see H. Res. 257), H3286 [25AP]

——— call for inquiry on impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh (see H. Res. 560), H8090 [1OC]

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H718 [17JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit closure of State or territory offices without congressional approval (see H.R. 1458), H2313 [28FE]

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), H2103 [25FE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]

——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4052), H7466 [25JY]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 2930), H4118 [22MY]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2742 [14MR]

Crime: provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H8730 [5NO]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under the law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 702), H10125 [11DE]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H3341 [30AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2404), H5776 [12JY]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H361 [9JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 1470), H2314 [28FE]

——— improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see H.R. 2494), H4182 [30MY]

——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3924 [16MY]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]

——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H7704 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]

——— prohibit obligation or expending of funds for missiles banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (see H.R. 1249), H2030 [14FE]

——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see H.R. 1086), H1461 [7FE]

——— 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), H2235 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 2639), H3926 [16MY]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— establish Office of the Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 4627), H8101 [8OC]

——— 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]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see H.R. 3512), H5776 [12JY]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H1283 [29JA]

——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4724), H8227 [17OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7157 [19JY]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2748 [14MR]

——— provide capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see H.R. 2006), H3342 [30AP]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]

——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see H.R. 3667), H5583 [10JY]

——— 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 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]

——— 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), H8143 [15OC]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— revitalize Student Aid Enforcement Unit to reduce fraud and abuse in Federal student aid programs (see H.R. 4497), H8083 [27SE]

——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 5325), H12212 [18DE]

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), H462 [10JA]

——— 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), H3503 [8MY]

——— 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), H4314 [4JN]

——— 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), H4012 [20MY]

——— 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), H3792 [14MY]

——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively (see H.R. 3782), H7598 [10SE]

——— 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), H3963 [17MY]

——— establish a national assessment standard for evaluating prospective foster and adoptive parents and a national registry to improve matching of foster and adoptive children with families (see H.R. 3359), H4917 [19JN]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H8724 [1NO]

——— 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), H3791 [14MY]

——— 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]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR] (see H.R. 2328), H3286 [25AP]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H5585 [10JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H5913 [16JY]

——— establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see H.R. 2098), H4434 [11JN]

——— impose requirements on granting of waivers of certain standards applicable to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H3793 [14MY]

——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see H.R. 3328), H4771 [18JN]

——— prohibit closing of certain international field offices (see H.R. 2637), H3793 [14MY]

——— 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]

——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H.R. 1998), H2923 [29MR]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3729 [10MY]

——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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 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]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 532), H543 [14JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant programs for public housing authorities to rehabilitate, upgrade, and transition public housing into zero-carbon homes and provide economic opportunities for public housing residents (see H.R. 5185), H9057 [19NO]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2402), H3844 [15MY]

——— prevent breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance (see H.R. 3024), H4345 [5JN]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H5203 [26JN]

——— prohibit use of biometric recognition technology in certain federally assisted dwelling units (see H.R. 4008), H7490 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H3406 [1MY]

——— 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), H3407 [1MY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2273 [27FE]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 3783), H9256 [4DE]

——— improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see H.R. 600), H674 [16JA]

——— 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]

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), H3406 [1MY]

——— 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), H8742 [8NO]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H5077 [24JN]

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]

——— include reported sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and include such violence as a basis for sanctions or travel restrictions (see H.R. 3212), H4432 [11JN]

——— maintain existing regulations governing exportation of certain weapons and military equipment on U.S. Munitions list (see H.R. 1134), H2887 [27MR]

——— 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]

——— provide assistance to current and former prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Burma and to civil society organizations that work to secure release of such prisoners (see H.R. 2327), H3407 [1MY]

——— provide funds for a U.S. pavillion at Expo 2020 Dubai (see H.R. 4842), H8457 [23OC]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4007), H7464 [25JY]

——— 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]

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), H2235 [26FE]

——— establish Office of Black and Community Banks and codify Minority Bank Deposit Program (see H.R. 41), H3220 [9AP]

——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H4629 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1428), H2312 [28FE]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H5305 [9JY]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4175 [28MY]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H7715 [16SE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3791 [14MY]

——— establish a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see H.R. 2195), H3964 [17MY]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1092), H3926 [16MY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H4065 [21MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H2988 [2AP]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2235 [26FE]

——— 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), H4390 [10JN]

——— 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), H4217 [3JN]

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), H4433 [11JN]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H3728 [10MY]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 5309), H9293 [5DE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H288 [8JA]

Drugs: prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H3271 [15AP]

——— 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]

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]

Egypt: enact reforms to ensure Coptic Christians have the same rights and opportunities as other Egyptian citizens and take steps to end attacks on Christians (see H. Res. 49), H3102 [4AP]

Elections: 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]

Employment: 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 standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H4389 [10JN]

——— 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), H3342 [30AP]

——— 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]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]

——— ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H2586 [7MR]

——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H2987 [2AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (see H.R. 1429), H2312 [28FE]

——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7464 [25JY]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H2100 [25FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]

FAA: conduct a study on health effects of ultrafine particles on communities near airports (see H.R. 2351), H3342 [30AP]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2036 [14FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H5008 [20JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 1534), H5305 [9JY]

FCC: eliminate discount for UHF television stations relative to national broadcast television ownership cap (see H.R. 1789), H3407 [1MY]

——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H2719 [13MR]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]

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] (see H.R. 678), H718 [17JA]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2043 [19FE]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 2576), H4122 [22MY]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3341 [30AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1195), H8679 [30OC]

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), H3476 [7MY]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H5305 [9JY]

Financial institutions: modify exemptions from certain home mortgage disclosure requirements to enhance protections from discriminatory lending practices (see H.R. 963), H4011 [20MY]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]

Firearms: encourage States to allow local governments to implement laws to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 3435), H5261 [27JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit a Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to a person under 21 years of age, with the exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 717), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3131 [8AP]

——— 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), H2102 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 1112), H2047 [22FE]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]

Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (see H.R. 2116), H3220 [9AP]

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), H7716 [16SE]

——— protect human rights and labor standards in conducting certain activities (see H.R. 2996), H4163 [23MY]

France: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 63), H4627 [12JN]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H5168 [25JN]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H1172 [23JA]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2646), H4012 [20MY]

——— 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), H7715 [16SE]

——— prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 3693), H5584 [10JY]

——— 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), H3844 [15MY]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H4701 [14JN]

Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1365), H2987 [2AP]

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]

Health: constitutional amendment to declare that health care, including care to prevent and treat illness, is a right of all citizens (see H.J. Res. 17), H678 [16JA]

——— 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), H2988 [2AP]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H4349 [6JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]

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]

House of Representatives: modify procedures for considering legislation prohibiting proposed sales of defense articles or services, licenses for exports of defense articles, and approval of certain assistance (see H.R. 332), H2887 [27MR]

——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H3342 [30AP]

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), H5827 [15JY]

Human rights: increase role of financial industry in combatting human trafficking (see H.R. 295), H2615 [8MR]

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]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]

——— eliminate annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 4319), H7705 [12SE]

——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H8678 [30OC]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H1458 [7FE]

——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3217 [9AP]

——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1011), H4919 [19JN]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]

——— permit aliens seeking asylum in the U.S. to be eligible for employment (see H.R. 2813), H3924 [16MY]

——— 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), H7379 [24JY]

——— provide for special immigrant status for Syrian Kurds and other Syrians who partnered with the U.S. in Syria (see H.R. 4873), H12211 [18DE]

——— 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 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]

——— 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), H4012 [20MY]

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: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H2988 [2AP]

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), H4012 [20MY]

Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H4175 [28MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3682 [9MY]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 3296), H4700 [14JN]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H4315 [4JN]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H2032 [14FE]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H4314 [4JN]

——— observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 238), H2798 [25MR]

——— 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), H4122 [22MY]

——— support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H4629 [12JN]

Islam: recognize as a great religion of the world (see H. Res. 544), H7528 [30AU]

Italy: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 64), H4627 [12JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H4918 [19JN]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack in Nairobi, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, reaffirm solidarity with Kenyan people, and support efforts to counter terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice (see H. Res. 75), H1339 [30JA]

Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H2988 [2AP]

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]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5008 [20JN]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 4408), H7834 [19SE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3874), H7161 [22JY]

LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1169), H1580 [13FE]

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), H3503 [8MY]

Medicaid: 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]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H2988 [2AP]

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

——— 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), H3477 [7MY]

Medicare: establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H5169 [25JN]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3332), H9256 [4DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3477 [7MY]

——— 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 outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H5168 [25JN]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H5261 [27JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3963 [17MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 1354), H5168 [25JN]

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]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4391 [10JN]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (see H.R. 2510), H3440 [2MY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H3130 [8AP]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H3503 [8MY]

——— reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]

National Parks Conservation Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 250), H2988 [2AP]

National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H8828 [13NO]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3449 [3MY]

Native Americans: 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), H8679 [30OC]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]

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), H3793 [14MY]

——— 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]

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 2419), H8113 [11OC]

——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H1464 [7FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: establish a Climate Security Intelligence Center (see H.R. 3110), H5078 [24JN]

OSHA: 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 and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 5010), H8738 [8NO]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1363 [5FE]

Philippines: condemn state-sanctioned killings as part of the ‘‘War on Drugs,’’ arrest of human rights defenders and journalists, and continued detention of Leila De Lima, and call for immediate release (see H. Res. 233), H3793 [14MY]

Political campaigns: 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), H4168 [23MY]

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), H5913 [16JY]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H4122 [22MY]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H4390 [10JN]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H3792 [14MY]

Poverty: 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), H3679 [9MY]

Power resources: codify EPA emission standards rule requiring capture of methane gas produced from oil and gas wells and reinstate and enhance BLM rule limiting release of methane gas by energy producers on public lands (see H.R. 2711), H7666 [11SE]

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), H8460 [23OC]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 343), H3405 [1MY] (see H. Res. 424), H4313 [4JN]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 276), H2938 [1AP]

Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see H. Res. 129), H4920 [19JN]

——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and service (see H.J. Res. 62), H4698 [13JN]

——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 61, 64), H4627 [12JN]

——— prohibit military assistance (see H.R. 643), H716 [17JA]

——— require any civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. prohibits enrichment of uranium or separation of plutonium on Saudi Arabian territory to ensure nonproliferation (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2682 [12MR]

——— require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement (see H.R. 1471), H2919 [28MR]

SEC: issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (see H.R. 3848), H7379 [24JY]

——— 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]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 32), H3478 [7MY]

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), H4167 [23MY]

Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 321), H3927 [16MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5913 [16JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H10124 [11DE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3477 [7MY]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1170), H7157 [19JY]

——— 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]

Spain: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 64), H4627 [12JN]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see H.R. 3804), H7162 [22JY]

——— provide for returning student scholarships, work opportunities, and full health insurance for sports injuries for student-athletes, and eliminate rules blocking professional sports participation (see H.R. 2036), H3267 [12AP]

Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist attacks and offer condolences to victims, observe anniversary and address root causes of civil war, protect vulnerable communities, and acknowledge importance of long-term political settlement (see H. Res. 346), H3405 [1MY]

——— observe anniversary of end of civil war, commemorate lives lost, commend reconciliation efforts between diverse ethnic and religious communities, reform security sector, and prosecute war crimes (see H. Res. 442), H5039 [21JN]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H4629 [12JN]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions (see H.R. 651), H2887 [27MR]

——— deny deduction for executive compensation unless the employer maintains profit-sharing distributions for employees (see H.R. 1294), H5168 [25JN]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1223), H2987 [2AP]

——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 3922), H7473 [25JY]

——— expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]

——— extend deduction for charitable contributions to all taxpayers in order to encourage and increase charitable giving (see H.R. 1260), H2919 [28MR]

——— 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]

——— 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 deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]

——— 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 the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3791 [14MY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H4168 [23MY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H4390 [10JN]

——— 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]

Territories: 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]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9121 [20NO]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H3448 [3MY]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H1172 [23JA]

Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (see H. Res. 490), H5825 [15JY]

——— 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 certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5825 [15JY]

——— 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]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]

U.N.: support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8725 [1NO]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8828 [13NO]

United Arab Emirates: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 62), H4698 [13JN] (see H.J. Res. 63), H4627 [12JN]

United Kingdom: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 61, 63, 64), H4627 [12JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H4314 [4JN]

——— recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 2097), H7162 [22JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2719 [13MR]

Voting: constitutional amendment to extend the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (see H.J. Res. 23), H2757 [18MR]

——— 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]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]

——— 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), H1363 [5FE]

——— 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 permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 1438), H2312 [28FE]

——— 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]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]

Women: 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]

——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H2043 [19FE]

——— 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]

——— express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 29), H5586 [10JY]

——— 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), H7379 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— recognize that all men and women are created equal, honor historic and ongoing contributions of women, commit to policies that achieve political and social equality, and support equal rights amendment (see H. Res. 272), H2923 [29MR]

——— 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]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 345), H4066 [21MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4349 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Brunei: impose sanctions on officials responsible for implementing newly revised penal code (see H.R. 2561), H3474 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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]

Dept. of Education: forgive outstanding Federal and private student loans (see H.R. 3448), H5075 [24JN]

——— improve service to students and other participants in Federal student financial assistance programs and establish Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace Student Loan Ombudsman (see H.R. 4596), H8089 [1OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish a section with responsibility for enforcement of laws against suspected operatives or agents of foreign governments and improve enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 1467), H2314 [28FE]

EPA: award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices (see H.R. 4050), H7466 [25JY]

Federal employees: provide reimbursement for childcare expenses during the Government shutdown (see H.R. 780), H1211 [24JA]

Housing: establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (see H.R. 5244), H9168 [21NO]

Political campaigns: prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (see H.R. 3004), H4163 [23MY]

Public demonstrations: affirm rights of Americans to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad (see H. Res. 496), H5911 [16JY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]

Taxation: allow a business credit for gain from the sale of real property for use as a manufactured home community to promote resident-owned cooperatives (see H.R. 2832), H3962 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Discrimination: condemn comments characterized as anti-Semitic (see H. Res. 241), H2745 [14MR]

Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (see H. Res. 490), H5825 [15JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 494), H5911 [16JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5825 [15JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H5824 [15JY]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 498), H5999 [17JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Brunei: impose sanctions on officials responsible for implementing newly revised penal code (H.R. 2561), H3476 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: forgive outstanding Federal and private student loans (H.R. 3448), H5076 [24JN]

EPA: award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices (H.R. 4050), H7470 [25JY]

Federal employees: provide reimbursement for childcare expenses during the Government shutdown (H.R. 780), H1213 [24JA]

Housing: establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (H.R. 5244), H9170 [21NO]

Political campaigns: prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (H.R. 3004), H4166 [23MY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (H.R. 3366), H4919 [19JN]

Taxation: allow a business credit for gain from the sale of real property for use as a manufactured home community to promote resident-owned cooperatives (H.R. 2832), H3963 [17MY]

Letters

Paycheck Fairness Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2857 [27MR]

Motions

——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5973 [17JY]

Remarks

Abortion: State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, H4116 [22MY]

Bureau of Prisons: funding to address impact of solitary confinement on prisoners with mental health issues, H4936, H4937 [20JN]

Burma: condemn acts of violence against Rohingya population and provide assistance to refugees, H4425 [11JN]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of FBI raid resulting in death of Black Panther party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, H9251 [4DE]

China: counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, H4151 [23MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2857 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5555, H5556 [10JY]

——— report to Congress on financial costs and national security benefits of overseas military operations, H5555, H5556 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: 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 (H.R. 1571), H3398 [1MY]

Dept. of HUD: address health and safety issues at public housing buildings, H9283 [5DE]

Dept. of Justice: improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes, H3041 [3AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4936, H4937 [20JN]

FBI: submit report on foreign countries receiving access to Terrorist Screening Database, H5908 [16JY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H668 [16JA]

House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9337 [6DE]

Housing: address affordable housing crisis, H9283 [5DE]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (H.R. 5244), H9283 [5DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5908 [16JY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12193• [18DE]

——— recognize importance of Paris Agreement task force addressing impact of climate change on displacement and global refugee crisis, H3383 [1MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3041 [3AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4661• [13JN], E22• [8JA], E427• [8AP], E567• [9MY], E1295• [16OC], E1482• [20NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): call for removal, H2378 [6MR]

Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (H. Res. 490), H5850 [16JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, H5816 [15JY], H5981 [17JY], H7093 [18JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (H. Res. 494), H5834 [16JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5833 [16JY], H7252 [24JY]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5829 [16JY], H5915, H5973 [17JY], E938• [17JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, S4926 [18JY]

Reports

Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election (excerpt), H3662 [9MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 489, Condemn President Trump’s Racist Comments Directed at Certain Members of Congress and Support Immigrants, New Citizens, and Legal Immigration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 116–154), H5824 [15JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Texts of

H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5845 [16JY]

H. Res. 491, consideration of H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5835 [16JY]

H. Res. 498, President Trump impeachment, H5973 [17JY]