PORTER, KATIE (a Representative from California)

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), H2515 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5625, H5682, H5683, H5703 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4937, H4948 [20JN], H5012, H5013 [21JN], H5049, H5052 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4619, H4620 [12JN]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3183 [9AP]

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

Firearms: strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2288 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3538 [9MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3395 [1MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3060 [3AP]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]

Agriculture: 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), H7493 [6AU]

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]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H5272 [5JY]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H2323 [4MR]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2939 [1AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H2048 [22FE]

Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H4390 [10JN]

——— defer deployment of a member who gives birth for one year unless the member elects to deploy with approval of a military health care provider (see H.R. 3724), H5726 [11JY]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H2323 [4MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1494 [8FE]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (see H.R. 2326), H3964 [17MY]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3286 [25AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 401), H4164 [23MY]

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]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H7525 [27AU]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2199), H4218 [3JN]

——— expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, establish San Gabriel National Recreation Area, and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 2215), H4181 [30MY]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H1339 [30JA]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H4011 [20MY]

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), H4175 [28MY]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H7560 [9SE]

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

Climate: accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis (see H. Res. 589), H7989 [25SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: reestablish Office for Students and Young Consumers and establish position of Assistant Director and Student Loan Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 3547), H5256 [27JN]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (see H.R. 1500), H2366 [5MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: authorize grant program that strengthens capacity of community development financial institutions through alignment with national service participants (see H.R. 3845), H7150 [18JY]

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

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

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H4920 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for serving meals in community colleges (see H.R. 4065), H7466 [25JY]

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: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H3679 [9MY]

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

——— ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (see H.R. 3662), H5583 [10JY]

——— establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see H.R. 3512), H5200 [26JN]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H5270 [2JY]

——— include full-time job with a veterans or military service organization as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4609), H8094 [4OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3448 [3MY]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H2939 [1AP]

——— 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), H7536 [6SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H10017 [10DE]

——— 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]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see H.R. 3369), H5913 [16JY]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7904 [24SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see H.R. 3973), H7560 [9SE]

——— prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decomissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 2995), H4163 [23MY]

——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 4091), H9180 [26NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H7775 [18SE]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H4012 [20MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3815), H7244 [23JY]

——— 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), H3069 [3AP]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H4175 [28MY]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2273 [27FE]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7526 [27AU]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H7707 [12SE]

Dept. of HUD: protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 3516), H7536 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (see H.R. 3238), H7497 [9AU]

——— 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), H5775 [12JY]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 271), H2988 [2AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3406 [1MY]

——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H8960 [18NO]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H2102 [25FE]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H2236 [26FE]

——— 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), H7536 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H465 [10JA]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 279), H281 [8JA]

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

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 1083), H4181 [30MY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H8057 [26SE]

——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (see H.R. 2616), H3678 [9MY]

——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H7162 [22JY]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H9058 [19NO]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H7903 [24SE]

——— require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (see H.R. 3822), H12211 [18DE]

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), H6001 [17JY]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H8910 [15NO]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2235 [26FE]

——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H8910 [15NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H10124 [11DE]

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

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (see H.R. 2340), H3964 [17MY]

——— 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), H5913 [16JY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4065 [21MY]

Disasters: require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs relative to protections for travel, lodging, and dining services in disaster areas (see H.R. 2623), H4697 [13JN]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H361 [9JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8959 [18NO]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see H.R. 2093), H4697 [13JN]

Education: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H7775 [18SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H4182 [30MY]

Employment: 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), H7525 [27AU]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H4773 [18JN]

——— 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: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H7753 [17SE]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H520 [11JA]

——— cancel registration for all uses of the pesticide paraquat (see H.R. 3817), H7537 [6SE]

——— conduct research on wildfire smoke (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4121 [22MY]

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), H7152 [18JY]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7158 [19JY]

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

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), H9171 [21NO]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2323 [4MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H7152 [18JY]

——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (see H.R. 4809), H8455 [23OC]

Federal 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), H7379 [24JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]

——— modify exemptions from certain home mortgage disclosure requirements to enhance protections from discriminatory lending practices (see H.R. 963), H4701 [14JN]

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H7525 [27AU]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H2043 [19FE]

——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H7493 [6AU]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H361 [9JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H5304 [9JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H2273 [27FE]

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: prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see H.R. 4489), H9059 [19NO]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7153 [18JY]

——— study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see H.R. 2376), H5585 [10JY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see H.R. 2333), H3926 [16MY]

——— conduct an assessment of all memoranda of understanding and agreement between Dept. of Veterans Affairs and non-departmental entities relative to suicide prevention and mental health services for veterans (see H.R. 2372), H3926 [16MY]

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), H8300 [21OC]

Health: 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), H3477 [7MY]

——— 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), H8459 [23OC]

Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building, Brawley, CA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H8103 [8OC]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H2828 [26MR]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H5257 [27JN]

House Rules: prohibit Members of the House from serving on the boards of for-profit entities (see H. Res. 157), H2323 [4MR]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H9296 [5DE]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H7245 [23JY]

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

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

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H1464 [7FE]

——— 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), H3844 [15MY]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H4390 [10JN]

——— 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), H7905 [24SE]

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]

——— disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see H.J. Res. 72), H5911 [16JY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H4390 [10JN]

——— oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H4391 [10JN]

Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (see H.R. 3144), H4343 [5JN]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

Judge Louis E. Goodman Courthouse, McKinleyville, CA: designate (see H.R. 4781), H8386 [22OC]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 38), H518 [11JA]

Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H5260 [27JN]

Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, included in food packaging (see H.R. 3981), H7667 [11SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5272 [5JY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H7153 [18JY]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 98), H1349 [4FE]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 1252), H5775 [12JY]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H3448 [3MY]

Medicaid: reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see H.R. 1342), H3476 [7MY]

Medicare: count time spent in approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care toward determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education (see H.R. 5432), H10262 [13DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H4349 [6JN]

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

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H7903 [24SE]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H5913 [16JY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H8082 [27SE]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H8959 [18NO]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H4175 [28MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3477 [7MY]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]

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

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

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), H4697 [13JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H7511 [20AU]

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), H3305 [29AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3729 [10MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8724 [1NO]

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), H3407 [1MY]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 3396), H7666 [11SE]

——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H9348 [6DE]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H718 [17JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3791 [14MY]

Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (see H.R. 3329), H4771 [18JN]

Petty Officer 2d Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building, Cupertino, CA: designate (see H.R. 4672), H9171 [21NO]

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), H2236 [26FE]

Political campaigns: include sharing of nonpublic campaign material with a foreign power in ban on foreign solicitations of support and file suspicious activity reports for any offers of foreign or illicit assistance (see H.R. 3236), H7506 [16AU]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2371 [5MR]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H7560 [9SE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2587 [7MR]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2517), H5305 [9JY]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5305 [9JY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H5306 [9JY]

Poway, CA: condemn attack on Chabad of Poway Synagogue, offer condolences to victims, commend first responders, and condemn anti-Semitism, white supremacy, white nationalism, and all forms of hatred (see H. Res. 364), H3793 [14MY]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H520 [11JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H2797 [25MR]

Public lands: 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]

Ray Chavez Post Office Building, Poway, CA: designate (see H.R. 3005), H5169 [25JN]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 276), H3267 [12AP]

Ritchie Valens Post Office Building, Pacoima, CA: designate (see H.R. 1253), H5775 [12JY]

SBA: require lenders refer certain borrowers to small business development centers (see H.R. 5272), H10259 [12DE]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]

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), H1213 [24JA]

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), H7506 [16AU]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8959 [18NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5168 [25JN]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7598 [10SE]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

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), H5585 [10JY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H2236 [26FE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8959 [18NO]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H10610 [17DE]

——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 763), H3266 [12AP]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (see H.R. 5377), H10015 [10DE]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H4773 [18JN]

——— 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), H7903 [24SE]

——— 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 investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H9170 [21NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 188), H2317 [28FE] (see H.R. 257), H2719 [13MR] (see H.R. 515), H2317 [28FE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8827 [13NO]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4066 [21MY]

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), H4697 [13JN]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8542 [28OC]

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), H8741 [8NO]

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), H1339 [30JA]

——— 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]

——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1492 [8FE]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H9348 [6DE]

Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 332), H3340 [30AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2828 [26MR]

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

——— 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]

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), H8298 [21OC]

——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 1776), H3305 [29AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1587 [13FE]

——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3927 [16MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8959 [18NO]

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), H5260 [27JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4065 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: include court-ordered receivership in the list of actions resulting in a change of ownership (see H.R. 5425), H10258 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: improve reporting requirements for institutions of higher education on adjusted cohort default rates for student loans of graduates and penalize institutions with high default rates (see H.R. 4662), H8111 [11OC]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 2833), H3962 [17MY]

——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see H.R. 5204), H9121 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug (see H.R. 5442), H10306 [16DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer (see H.R. 5075), H8826 [13NO]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see H.R. 1623), H2583 [7MR]

Financial institutions: grant State attorneys general ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws applicable to national banks (see H.R. 3643), H5302 [9JY]

Medicare: require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 4663), H8111 [11OC]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H4387 [10JN]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see H.R. 1624), H2583 [7MR]

Political ethics: require disclosure of foreign business interests of Government officials, require President and Vice President to disclose tax returns, and prevent political appointees from receiving foreign payments (see H.R. 5433), H10262 [13DE]

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see H.R. 3641), H5302 [9JY]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose policies on whether senior executives or shareholders bear the burden of paying company fines and penalties (see H.R. 4320), H7705 [12SE]

Taxation: allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2878), H4063 [21MY]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1985), H2917 [28MR]

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see H.R. 2073), H3068 [3AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: include court-ordered receivership in the list of actions resulting in a change of ownership (H.R. 5425), H10259 [12DE]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 2833), H3963 [17MY]

Dept. of Labor: repeal certain limits on family or medical leave for married individuals employed by the same employer (H.R. 5075), H8827 [13NO]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H2586 [7MR]

Financial institutions: grant State attorneys general ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws applicable to national banks (H.R. 3643), H5304 [9JY]

Medicare: require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (H.R. 4663), H8112 [11OC]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 3165), H4388 [10JN]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (H.R. 1624), H2586 [7MR]

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (H.R. 3641), H5304 [9JY]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose policies on whether senior executives or shareholders bear the burden of paying company fines and penalties (H.R. 4320), H7706 [12SE]

Taxation: allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (H.R. 2878), H4065 [21MY]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 1985), H2918 [28MR]

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (H.R. 2073), H3069 [3AP]

Remarks

Abortion: State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, H4115, H4116 [22MY]

Barbosa, Henry S.: Orange County, CA, Conservation Corps Legacy Award recipient, E1234• [1OC], E1252• [4OC]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research, H1439 [7FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: prohibit use of Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and ensure distribution of funds to victims of financial crime, H4109 [22MY]

——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), motion to recommit, H4109 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increased levels of Federal student loan debt, H5984 [17JY]

——— 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), H3397 [1MY]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H3398 [1MY]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 2833), H5984 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10201, H10202 [12DE]

——— Health Resources and Services Administration intimate partner violence awareness, screening, and treatment funding, H4619, H4620 [12JN]

——— require Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enrollment data be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, preferred language, age, and sex, H4620, H4621 [12JN]

——— Senior Medicare Patrol fraud prevention funding, H4619 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention court-appointed special advocate and guardian ad litem program funding, H4937 [20JN]

——— report to Congress of impact of provisions to strengthen background check procedures for transfer of Federal firearms on safety of victims of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H2288 [28FE]

——— sexual assault kit processing funding, H4937 [20JN]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4619, H4620, H4621 [12JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3919 [16MY]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10201, H10202 [12DE]

FCC: report to Congress on enforcement actions taken against Internet service providers in violation of net neutrality rules, including fines imposed and amounts collected, H3183, H3184 [9AP]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), H3183, H3184 [9AP]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents, H2379 [6MR], H2507 [7MR]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H8578, H8579 [29OC]

Firearms: gun control, H1439 [7FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H1439 [7FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2288 [28FE]

Gillman, Howard: Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E573• [10MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H449, H454 [10JA], H669 [16JA]

IRS: modernize and improve (H.R. 1957), E485• [25AP]

Masimo Corp.: anniversary, E529• [2MY]

Medicare: require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation, H10201 [12DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit States from using waivers to provide health care plans that reduce coverage and decrease cost-sharing provisions, H3538 [9MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3538 [9MY]

Taxation: increase limit that taxpayers can put into dependent care flexible spending accounts, H2836 [27MR]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12279 [19DE]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), motion to recommit, H12282 [19DE]

——— retain limitation on deduction of State and local taxes for certain high-income taxpayers, H12282 [19DE]

——— recognize importance of clean energy technology development for the implementation of mitigation and adaptation actions of Paris Agreement, H3395 [1MY]

Vietnam: call for release of Michael Nguyen, H4440 [12JN]

Violence Against Women Act: integrate the term ‘‘economic abuse’’ throughout the legislation, wherever ‘‘domestic violence’’ occurs, H3060 [3AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3060 [3AP]

Votes: correction, H10042• [11DE]

——— position on missed, H5334• [10JY], H9101• [20NO], E100• [28JA], E158• [11FE], E360• [27MR], E656• [22MY], E1563• [9DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3198 [9AP]

Tributes

Blek, Mary Leigh and Charlie, H1440 [7FE]

Wakeham, Margie, E1486• [21NO]