POCAN, MARK (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
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), H2516, H2537, H2538 [7MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5740 [12JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4638 [13JN]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5130 [25JN]
Appointments
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select), H1279 [29JA]
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]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 2585), H12292 [19DE]
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), H8097 [4OC]
African Americans: 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), H7756 [17SE]
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 1305), H2038 [15FE]
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H2615 [8MR]
Air pollution: 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: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4168 [23MY]
——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H5260 [27JN]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H1458 [7FE]
Animals: 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]
——— 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), H2036 [14FE]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]
——— require all persons exercising substantial operational control over a concentrated animal feeding operation to jointly obtain a permit for certain discharges (see H.R. 3844), H7150 [18JY]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1418), H8541 [28OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H3284 [25AP]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3442 [2MY]
——— repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 665), H3341 [30AP]
Armed Forces: carry out a pilot program to determine exposure of certain children of members to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 4295), H7775 [18SE]
——— clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H4168 [23MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H3099 [4AP]
——— 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), H2235 [26FE]
——— 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), H3305 [29AP]
Arms sales: modify certification and reporting requirements for sales of major defense equipment relative to which nonrecurring costs of research, development, and production are waived or reduced (see H.R. 1033), H1458 [7FE]
Army: recognize service of working dogs and soldier handlers in the tactical explosive detection dog program and prioritize adoption of such dogs to former tactical explosive detection dog handlers (see H. Con. Res. 43), H8721 [31OC]
Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see H.R. 2336), H3792 [14MY]
——— include claims for unfunded vested benefits in defined benefit pension plan as administrative expenses (see H.R. 2619), H3844 [15MY]
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), H1333 [30JA]
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]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8261 [18OC]
Brazil: condemn threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment (see H. Res. 594), H7989 [25SE]
Brunei: impose sanctions on officials responsible for implementing newly revised penal code (see H.R. 2561), H3474 [7MY]
Budget: repeal Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (see H.R. 242), H227 [4JA]
Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H3963 [17MY]
——— 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), H2719 [13MR] (see H.R. 3645), H5302 [9JY]
Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 2755), H3841 [15MY]
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), H5827 [15JY]
Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H12211 [18DE]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]
CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 2584), H7379 [24JY]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H1244 [28JA]
——— expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]
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), H4773 [18JN]
Central America: support people and strengthen U.S. national security by addressing root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.R. 3524), H8299 [21OC]
Children and youth: 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), H2745 [14MR]
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), H7489 [2AU]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H3477 [7MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
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), H8828 [13NO]
——— address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H3341 [30AP]
——— 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]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H3682 [9MY]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5168 [25JN]
Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 756), H10016 [10DE]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H3304 [29AP]
——— rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties of the Office (see H.R. 4426), H8828 [13NO]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8299 [21OC]
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), H8261 [18OC]
——— establish Climate Resiliency Service Corps under AmeriCorps (see H.R. 5176), H9223 [3DE]
——— 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]
——— prohibit disbursements for a political purpose unless the preferences of shareholders have been assessed about such disbursements (see H.R. 936), H1341 [31JA]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H3477 [7MY]
——— 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), H12211 [18DE]
Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see H.R. 5050), H10017 [10DE]
Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H2756 [18MR]
——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3133), H8145 [15OC]
——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2404), H8596 [29OC]
——— lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 3960), H7756 [17SE]
Darwin Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1518 [11FE]
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: allow certain producers who harvest or graze covered crops planted as a result of a prevent planting to be eligible for certain crop insurance (see H.R. 3183), H4774 [18JN]
——— establish a waiver from matching requirement for certain grants under Specialty Crop Research Initiative (see H.R. 3952), H7484 [30JY]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H7904 [24SE]
——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H10017 [10DE]
——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see H.R. 4820), H9257 [4DE]
——— 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), H4012 [20MY]
——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]
——— 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 Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 707), H7707 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1094), H3259 [10AP]
——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 344), H3304 [29AP]
——— 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]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 4904), H8594 [29OC]
——— 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), H3679 [9MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H6001 [17JY]
——— 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), H2102 [25FE]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 1153), H5168 [25JN]
——— 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 Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 4555), H8542 [28OC]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H7904 [24SE]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3448 [3MY]
——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2748 [14MR]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1688), H2797 [25MR]
——— 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), H8960 [18NO]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H5305 [9JY]
——— 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), H7666 [11SE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see H.R. 2807), H3924 [16MY]
——— 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 Federal Pell Grant eligibility for periods during which students would have qualified for loan forgiveness due to school closure or institutional fraud or misconduct (see H.R. 4298), H7704 [12SE]
——— 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), H8786 [12NO]
Dept. of Energy: establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see H.R. 3120), H4342 [5JN]
——— 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), H1210 [24JA]
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]
——— allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire (see H.R. 3116), H7775 [18SE]
——— 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 a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 2431), H5586 [10JY]
——— 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), H1172 [23JA]
——— 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), H4773 [18JN]
——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see H.R. 2701), H3788 [14MY]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— 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 that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H2648 [11MR]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]
——— establish Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see H.R. 2312), H8200 [16OC]
——— 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), H8299 [21OC]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1244 [28JA]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3815), H8145 [15OC]
——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H3341 [30AP]
——— 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), H3442 [2MY]
——— 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 implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]
——— 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), H5586 [10JY]
——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H5261 [27JN]
——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3131), H9223 [3DE]
——— 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 women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 3129), H7775 [18SE]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H7666 [11SE]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7483 [30JY]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H2939 [1AP]
——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8960 [18NO]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H7775 [18SE]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2296), H7837 [19SE]
——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 4640), H8542 [28OC]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1586 [13FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]
——— 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), H7708 [12SE]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3729 [10MY]
——— 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]
——— strike marijuana use, possession, and distribution as grounds of inadmissibility and removal from the country (see H.R. 4390), H7773 [18SE]
Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2402), H3682 [9MY]
——— make housing more affordable (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]
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), H5168 [25JN]
——— 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]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2648 [11MR]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H678 [16JA]
——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H2748 [14MR]
——— 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]
——— 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), H678 [16JA]
——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see H.R. 1351), H2317 [28FE]
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), H2887 [27MR]
——— 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), H4626 [12JN]
——— 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]
——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 1864), H3131 [8AP]
——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3229), H4626 [12JN]
——— provide fair and advanced notice before business closures and mass layoffs (see H.R. 5205), H9296 [5DE]
——— 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 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), H8960 [18NO]
——— 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), H5203 [26JN]
——— provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 2796), H5077 [24JN]
——— 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), H7537 [6SE]
——— consider threat of invasive species before imposing a fishway requirement on a hydroelectric dam license (see H.R. 380), H357 [9JA]
——— 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), H3448 [3MY]
——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see H.R. 4435), H8098 [4OC]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 375), H3406 [1MY]
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]
Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H3792 [14MY]
——— 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), H7715 [16SE]
——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 2723), H3789 [14MY]
——— include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 2692), H3844 [15MY]
——— 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), H8742 [8NO]
——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 5170), H10259 [12DE]
——— 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), H9257 [4DE]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H2748 [14MR]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]
——— require State and local transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 5354), H9346 [6DE]
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), H1218 [25JA]
——— 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]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H465 [10JA]
——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H2370 [5MR]
——— 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), H7755 [17SE]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 3582), H8200 [16OC]
——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]
——— 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), H8200 [16OC]
——— 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), H8298 [21OC]
——— 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), H1218 [25JA]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H8199 [16OC]
——— 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), H8878 [14NO]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H1519 [11FE]
Discrimination: 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: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H7715 [16SE]
——— improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H9256 [4DE]
——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4560), H8299 [21OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
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), H8596 [29OC]
——— 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), H7666 [11SE]
——— 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]
——— 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), H4011 [20MY]
——— 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]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H8542 [28OC]
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]
——— 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), H3305 [29AP]
——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H7536 [6SE]
——— 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), H8102 [8OC]
——— prohibit taking any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife for a trophy in the U.S. and importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the U.S. (see H.R. 4804), H9296 [5DE]
——— repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H8261 [18OC]
EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]
——— ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]
——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H1173 [23JA]
——— 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), H7666 [11SE]
——— impose an annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 3006), H4773 [18JN]
——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (see H.R. 2577), H7666 [11SE]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 1603), H2582 [7MR]
——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4006), H7537 [6SE]
——— require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal oil and gas industry exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 4014), H7708 [12SE]
——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 3604), H7536 [6SE]
——— require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see H.R. 5193), H9120 [20NO]
——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1337), H2828 [26MR]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3102 [4AP]
Every Kid Outdoors program: codify and make permanent program to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (see H.R. 1184), H1581 [13FE]
Executive Office of the President: deny security clearances to employees under Federal investigation for aiding a foreign Government, who fail to disclose foreign contacts, or in opposition to advice of intelligence experts (see H.R. 1604), H2582 [7MR]
FAA: 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), H4314 [4JN]
——— improve technology and address human factors in aircraft takeoff, approach, and runway safety (see H.R. 4166), H7716 [16SE]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2036 [14FE]
——— strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside the U.S. (see H.R. 5119), H9296 [5DE]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]
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), H4698 [13JN]
FCC: issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9223 [3DE]
——— preserve and protect ability of State and local governments and public-private partnerships to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 2785), H4012 [20MY]
——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H12211 [18DE]
——— 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]
——— 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]
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), H7904 [24SE]
——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2102 [25FE]
——— 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), H4773 [18JN]
——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 3379), H5005 [20JN]
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 a Federal contracting preference for contractors that retain U.S. jobs and purchase domestic goods and services (see H.R. 2342), H3442 [2MY]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 824), H1363 [5FE]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3267 [12AP]
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), H4698 [13JN]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1073), H1460 [7FE]
——— 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), H1218 [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 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), H8056 [26SE]
——— 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]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1174), H7666 [11SE]
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), H3130 [8AP]
Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H8113 [11OC]
FEMA: revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8828 [13NO]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2648 [11MR]
——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]
Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H9122 [20NO]
——— 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), H7536 [6SE]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H5270 [2JY]
——— 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), H7484 [30JY]
——— 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 firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H7903 [24SE]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2273 [27FE]
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), H8596 [29OC]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]
Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include enforceable labor standards and protections (see H.R. 3807), H7379 [24JY]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H2885 [27MR]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2646), H3679 [9MY]
——— 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 unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]
——— study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see H.R. 2376), H7775 [18SE]
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), H7991 [25SE]
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]
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), H361 [9JA]
——— exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 323), H7775 [18SE]
——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H5825 [15JY]
——— 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), H3131 [8AP]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H8388 [22OC]
——— 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), H3406 [1MY]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H8679 [30OC]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]
Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 573), H7866 [20SE]
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: 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), H7755 [17SE]
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: provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H3283 [25AP]
House Rules: implement Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select) recommendations (see H. Res. 526), H7467 [25JY]
Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4064), H7867 [20SE]
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]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8908 [15NO]
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), H7667 [11SE]
——— 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), H7905 [24SE]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2103 [25FE]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 1011), H2103 [25FE]
——— 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), H4920 [19JN]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 3451), H8261 [18OC]
——— 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), H5261 [27JN]
——— 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]
India: end restrictions of communications and mass detention in Jammu and Kashmir and preserve religious freedom for all residents (see H. Res. 745), H12292 [19DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H7708 [12SE]
——— authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H5203 [26JN] (see H.R. 2315), H6001 [17JY]
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]
——— establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see H.R. 4101), H8261 [18OC]
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 a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H7867 [20SE]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H2919 [28MR]
Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 649), H8597 [29OC]
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]
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]
——— 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), H5911 [16JY]
Iraq: 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), H8786 [12NO]
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]
Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]
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), H7715 [16SE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see H. Res. 469), H5258 [27JN]
——— 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]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), H5201 [26JN]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1169), H2756 [18MR]
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), H3271 [15AP]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3342 [30AP]
——— 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]
——— 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), H7755 [17SE]
——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see H.R. 584), H673 [16JA]
——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 1342), H2648 [11MR]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H3341 [30AP]
——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1682), H2988 [2AP]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H5585 [10JY]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H3442 [2MY]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H5776 [12JY]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]
——— 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), H2232 [26FE]
——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H7244 [23JY]
——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8828 [13NO]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]
——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H5728 [11JY]
——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H8541 [28OC]
——— 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), H7837 [19SE]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3342 [30AP]
——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]
——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 1370), H5168 [25JN]
——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3332), H7512 [20AU]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3407 [1MY]
——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H7867 [20SE]
——— 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), H2719 [13MR]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H5203 [26JN]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H281 [8JA]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3267 [12AP]
——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide equal coverage of in vitro specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see H.R. 2009), H3260 [10AP]
Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H8541 [28OC]
Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 597), H2719 [13MR]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3342 [30AP]
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), H8827 [13NO]
——— 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), H2756 [18MR]
Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H2827 [26MR]
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), H3406 [1MY]
National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 703), H8878 [14NO]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]
National Donate Life Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 315), H3277 [18AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H5077 [24JN]
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), H2103 [25FE]
National Pulse Memorial, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 3094), H8299 [21OC]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National Security Agency: repeal authority to access on an ongoing basis business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (see H.R. 1942), H3305 [29AP]
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 Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
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), H5585 [10JY]
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), H4012 [20MY]
NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 3396), H5729 [11JY]
——— make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see H.R. 4519), H8828 [13NO]
——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 594), H7774 [18SE]
——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H8785 [12NO]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 1216), H1583 [13FE]
Nuclear weapons: prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles (see H.R. 1231), H2029 [14FE]
——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]
OSHA: 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), H6002 [17JY]
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), H1218 [25JA]
Peace Corps: 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), H5913 [16JY]
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]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]
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), H1218 [25JA]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2323 [4MR]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H678 [16JA]
——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H3447 [3MY]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4218 [3JN]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1465 [7FE]
Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2719 [13MR]
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), H2046 [22FE]
——— 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 works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see H.R. 3459), H5165 [25JN]
Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 4901), H12211 [18DE]
——— require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see H.R. 683), H4919 [19JN]
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]
Renewable energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 3068), H8459 [23OC]
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), H2506 [6MR]
——— 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), H2371 [5MR]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H5305 [9JY] (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]
SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 5336), H12292 [19DE]
——— 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]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H8261 [18OC]
Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H8260 [18OC]
——— 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), H2503 [6MR]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8083 [27SE]
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), H3129 [8AP]
Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 3829), H7149 [18JY]
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), H9223 [3DE]
Small business: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H3449 [3MY]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H8056 [26SE]
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), H3271 [15AP]
——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1170), H2370 [5MR]
——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]
——— 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), H12292 [19DE]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H3963 [17MY]
——— 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]
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), H3267 [12AP]
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), H7666 [11SE]
SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 1529), H4181 [30MY]
——— update eligibility (see H.R. 4280), H9296 [5DE]
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]
——— allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 2086), H9256 [4DE]
——— 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]
——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H2762 [21MR]
——— establish a refundable tax credit to increase take-home pay of workers and enhance their financial stability (see H.R. 3590), H5258 [27JN]
——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see H.R. 1770), H2940 [1AP]
——— expand and improve the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5271), H9179 [26NO]
——— 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), H7715 [16SE]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see H.R. 3157), H8785 [12NO]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H2987 [2AP]
——— 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]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H3267 [12AP]
——— 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 and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1241), H3341 [30AP]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]
——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1992), H5203 [26JN]
——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 3744), H5774 [12JY]
——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H7525 [27AU]
——— 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), H3341 [30AP]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H4773 [18JN]
——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H10259 [12DE]
——— 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), H1586 [13FE]
——— 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 exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 2746), H7755 [17SE]
——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see H.R. 2073), H9122 [20NO]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3473), H7666 [11SE]
——— provide for flexible giving accounts (see H.R. 4002), H8097 [4OC]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 1735), H2716 [13MR]
——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H7666 [11SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H12292 [19DE]
——— 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]
——— require payroll tax withholding on independent contractors of certain large businesses (see H.R. 5419), H10257 [12DE]
——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1712), H2797 [25MR]
——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]
——— treat Indian tribal governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes (see H.R. 2484), H3439 [2MY]
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), H8260 [18OC]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8960 [18NO]
Tobacco products: prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see H.R. 4249), H7667 [11SE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: include efforts to combat financial criminal activity within factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2149), H4168 [23MY]
Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see H.R. 2090), H3099 [4AP]
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), H2587 [7MR]
——— 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), H2370 [5MR]
——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H2047 [22FE]
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]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: authorizing appropriations for Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 4986), H9223 [3DE]
——— 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), H3069 [3AP]
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), H7755 [17SE]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4118), H8145 [15OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H3843 [15MY]
——— 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), H8261 [18OC]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3406 [1MY]
——— 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), H8786 [12NO]
——— recognize importance and effectiveness of veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs (see H. Res. 483), H8090 [1OC]
Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H12297 [23DE]
Voting: 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]
——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 118), H288 [8JA]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]
——— 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]
——— 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), H5585 [10JY]
Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]
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), H2371 [5MR]
Women: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 473), H998 [22JA]
——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1364 [5FE]
——— 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), H4122 [22MY]
——— 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), H7904 [24SE]
——— 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), H2719 [13MR]
——— 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 Bonobo Day: designate (see H. Res. 135), H2033 [14FE]
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), H5270 [2JY]
——— 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), H6001 [17JY]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H678 [16JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H4119 [22MY]
Brunei: condemn criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment (see H. Res. 289), H3068 [3AP]
Business and industry: commend cooperative business model and businesses, employees, and practitioners who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities (see H. Res. 602), H8054 [26SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H3679 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]
Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 2186), H3217 [9AP]
——— 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]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H3840 [15MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see H.R. 3007), H4164 [23MY]
——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]
FCC: protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs (see H.R. 5424), H10258 [12DE]
Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building, Sun Prairie, WI: designate (see H.R. 2277), H3255 [10AP]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H3128 [8AP]
Investments: require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see H.R. 2367), H3283 [25AP]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H7865 [20SE]
NLRB: protect rights of graduate student workers to unionize (see H.R. 5104), H8878 [14NO]
OSHA: authorize Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (see H.R. 4843), H8457 [23OC]
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]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
SEC: issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (see H.R. 3848), H7150 [18JY]
Taxation: establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (see H.R. 1093), H1461 [7FE]
Voting: require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2652), H3679 [9MY]
Constitutional authority statements
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 (H.R. 2933), H4121 [22MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (H.R. 2651), H3681 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (H.R. 3517), H5202 [26JN]
Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (H.R. 2186), H3219 [9AP]
——— 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), H2505 [6MR]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (H.R. 2747), H3842 [15MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (H.R. 3007), H4166 [23MY]
——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (H.R. 4965), H8719 [31OC]
FCC: protect funding for Universal Service Fund programs (H.R. 5424), H10259 [12DE]
Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building, Sun Prairie, WI: designate (H.R. 2277), H3259 [10AP]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (H.R. 2134), H3129 [8AP]
Investments: require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (H.R. 2367), H3284 [25AP]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (H.R. 4436), H7866 [20SE]
NLRB: protect rights of graduate student workers to unionize (H.R. 5104), H8879 [14NO]
OSHA: authorize Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (H.R. 4843), H8458 [23OC]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (H.R. 677), H720 [17JA]
SEC: issue rules requiring private funds to publicly disclose certain information (H.R. 3848), H7152 [18JY]
Taxation: establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (H.R. 1093), H1464 [7FE]
Voting: require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 2652), H3681 [9MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H8543 [29OC]
Letters
Raise the Wage Act: Ademola Oyefeso, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, H7104 [18JY]
Proclamations
Black Women’s Wellness Day: by, E1101• [6SE]
Sauk County, WI, Anniversary: by, E283• [11MR]
Remarks
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (H.J. Res. 37), H1548 [13FE]
Correctional institutions: end practice of prison gerrymandering whereby incarcerated persons are counted in census population counts as residents of correctional facilities and not their most recent residence prior to imprisonment, H2537, H2538 [7MR]
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), H2537, H2538, H2539 [7MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5743• [12JY]
——— correct military records of individiuals discharged on the basis of sexual orientation, H5743• [12JY]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit funding to convene an ethics advisory board to review research projects seeking grants that propose use of human fetal tissue, H4638 [13JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4638 [13JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3937 [17MY]
Employment: 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 (H.R. 2474), H9115 [20NO]
FCC: prohibit funding to finalize rule imposing a cap on Universal Service Fund and allowing Schools and Libraries program and Rural Healthcare Support program caps to be combined, H5130 [25JN]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3351), H5130 [25JN]
Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building, Sun Prairie, WI: designate (S. 1196), H8177• [16OC]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H681 [17JA]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (H.R. 2134), H7733 [17SE]
Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H681 [17JA]
Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (H. Res. 246), H7163 [23JY]
Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7104 [18JY]
National Apprenticeship Week: observance, E1435• [13NO]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to the President and the President’s spouse (H.R. 677), H5333 [10JY]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12150 [18DE]
Votes: position on missed, E714• [5JN], E1649• [3JA]
Voting: require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S., H2538, H2539 [7MR]