PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H1173 [23JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
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), H201 [3JA]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H5260 [27JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
EPA: establish a grant program to support restoration of San Francisco Bay (see H.R. 1132), H1492 [8FE]
FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]
House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H211 [3JA]
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]
Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (see H.R. 3144), H4343 [5JN]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (see H.R. 3329), H4771 [18JN]
Petty Officer 2d Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building, Cupertino, CA: designate (see H.R. 4672), H9348 [6DE]
Ray Chavez Post Office Building, Poway, CA: designate (see H.R. 3005), H5826 [15JY]
Trump, President: terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: 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]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Carreno Rojas, J. Refugio: relief (see H.R. 1548), H2368 [5MR]
Castro Ramirez, Maria C.: relief (see H.R. 1548), H2368 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions relative to
House of Representatives: expel (see H. Res. 620), H8101 [8OC]
——— notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H210 [3JA]
——— require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting (see H. Res. 633), H8198 [16OC]
Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), H210 [3JA]
Trump, President: disapprove actions to initiate impeachment inquiry (see H. Res. 590), H7989 [25SE] (see H. Res. 603), H8081 [27SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Carreno Rojas, J. Refugio: relief (H.R. 1548), H2370 [5MR]
Castro Ramirez, Maria C.: relief (H.R. 1548), H2370 [5MR]
Letters
Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials: several former Federal prosecutors, H12132 [18DE]
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Teresa Romero and Arturo S. Rodriguez, United Farm Workers (organization), H10075 [11DE]
President Trump impeachment: several historians, H12133 [18DE]
——— several legal scholars, H12132 [18DE]
Motions
Trump, President: disapprove actions to initiate impeachment inquiry (H. Res. 590), H7977 [25SE]
——— disapprove actions to initiate impeachment inquiry (H. Res. 603), H8072 [27SE]
Oaths of office
Speaker of the House, H6 [3JA]
Press releases
AFL–CIO Endorses USMCA After Successfully Negotiating Improvements: AFL–CIO, H12252 [19DE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), H2893 [28MR]
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 (H. Res. 296), H8565 [29OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2021 (H.R. 3877), H7406 [25JY]
China: assessment as threat relative to military capability, unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property, and human rights violations, H8889 [15NO]
——— condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (S. 178), H9203 [3DE]
——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (H. Res. 393), H4232 [4JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2849 [27MR]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas (H. Res. 430), H4415 [11JN]
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), H8690 [31OC]
Congress: goals of the 116th Congress, H5 [3JA]
——— staff exchange program with the German Bundestag, E813• [21JN]
C-SPAN: anniversary, H2816 [26MR]
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), H6 [3JA], H2406 [6MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5643 [11JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10137 [12DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (H.R. 2203), H5643 [11JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 3239), H5643 [11JY], H7344 [24JY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection release of data relative to all sexual abuse complaints quarterly, H7344 [24JY]
Dept. of Justice: 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. (H. Res. 271), H2960 [2AP]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), H5746 [12JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 266), H500 [11JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), H7335 [24JY]
——— set Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund loan interest rate at 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% per annum thereafter, H7335 [24JY]
Discrimination: condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations (H. Res. 183), H2552 [7MR]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3942 [17MY]
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5220 [27JN]
FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3174 [9AP]
Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 24), H499 [11JA]
Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2246 [27FE]
——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2247 [27FE]
Foreign trade: prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the Hong Kong Disciplined Services (H.R. 4270), H8125 [15OC]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H499 [11JA], H1197 [24JA], H1252 [29JA]
Handgun Violence Prevention Act: anniversary, H2246 [27FE]
Health: ensure coverage for preexisting conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (H.R. 692), H2960 [2AP]
——— reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3860 [16MY]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (S. 1838), H9093 [20NO]
House of Representatives: acknowledgement as Speaker of the House, H5 [3JA]
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), H4288 [4JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), H5150 [25JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), Senate amendment, H5248 [27JN]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H499 [11JA]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H10075 [11DE]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H499 [11JA]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran, H5643 [11JY]
Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7106 [18JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees, protect whistleblower, and preserve complaint-related materials (H. Res. 576), H7925 [25SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit States from using waivers to provide health care plans that reduce coverage and decrease cost-sharing provisions, H3539 [9MY]
——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3539 [9MY], H3860 [16MY]
Public debt: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), H7406 [25JY]
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 (H.J. Res. 77), H8575 [29OC]
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), H5851 [16JY]
——— evaluation of administration, H4415 [11JN]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12131, H12133 [18DE]
——— request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H8065 [27SE]
——— 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]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), veto, H2810 [26MR]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), H8065 [27SE]
Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (H.R. 4695), H8575 [29OC]
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), H3412 [2MY]
——— study how Paris Agreement loss and damage provisions would affect infrastructure resiliency in the U.S. given the expected impacts of climate change, H3412 [2MY]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8889 [15NO]
——— report on effect of financed exports and projects on U.S. jobs in the energy and related technologies field, H8889 [15NO]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12250 [19DE]
Violence Against Women Act: ensure all provisions comply with immigration laws, H3074 [4AP]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3074 [4AP]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote, H2407 [6MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H2407 [6MR]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9325 [6DE]
World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, H10594 [17DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: striking of words, H5852 [16JY]
House of Representatives: expel (H. Res. 620), H8378 [22OC]
——— nomination to be Speaker, H2 [3JA]
——— notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H8 [3JA]
——— presentation of Speaker’s gavel, H5 [3JA]
——— require all impeachment inquiry related hearings, interviews, communications, document production and examination, proceedings, and other related work be done in an open and public setting, H8243–H8249 [18OC], H8265 [21OC], H8302, H8371, H8373, H8375, H8376, H8377, H8378, H8379, H8380, H8381, H8382 [22OC], H8444, H8450 [23OC]
Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 2), H7 [3JA]
Trump, President: disapprove actions to initiate impeachment inquiry, H8075 [27SE], H8204 [17OC]
——— disapprove actions to initiate impeachment inquiry (H. Res. 590), H7976 [25SE]
Texts of
H. Res. 2, notify Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk, H7 [3JA]
H. Res. 4, notify President of election of the Speaker of the House and House Clerk, H8 [3JA]
H. Res. 603, disapprove Speaker Pelosi’s actions to initiate impeachment inquiry against President Trump, H8072 [27SE]
Tributes
Ayala, Ernest (Chuck), E493• [29AP]
Barkan, Ady, H3861 [16MY]
Cummings, Elijah E., H8222 [17OC]
Dingell, John D., H1477 [8FE]
Duncan, Thomas G., E75• [23JA]
Fraser, Donald M., E765• [13JN]
Granger, Representative, H10594 [17DE]
Haas, Karen L., H2066 [25FE]
Hamburg, David A., E607• [16MY]
Hamm, Kimberly, E385• [2AP]
Heminger, Steve, E83• [24JA]
Johnson, Cheryl L., H2066 [25FE]
Lyon, Phyllis, E1449• [15NO]
Passen, Ruth, E493• [29AP]
Tauscher, Ellen O., H3363 [1MY]
Tyson, Bernard, E1449• [15NO]
Verderosa, Matthew, H4106 [22MY]
Walker, Melinda, E951• [22JY]