PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5682, H5683 [11JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.J. Res. 31, Dept. of Homeland Security continuing appropriations, H1216 [25JA]
House Democracy Partnership, H1272 [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]
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]
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]
Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 978), H4919 [19JN]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8298 [21OC]
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), H8388 [22OC]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3276 [18AP]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H7483 [30JY]
Armed Forces: 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), H2798 [25MR]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H4065 [21MY]
——— 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), H5007 [20JN]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7667 [11SE]
Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H2102 [25FE]
Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see H.R. 1452), H3477 [7MY]
CDC: provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H8097 [4OC]
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. 2615), H5826 [15JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H4121 [22MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H2031 [14FE]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5077 [24JN]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H1519 [11FE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: commemorate anniversary of AmeriCorps and recognize contributions of members, alumni, and Senior Corps volunteers (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7773 [18SE]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see H.R. 806), H1242 [28JA]
Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H5775 [12JY]
Defense Language Institute: authorize awarding of a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign language (see H.R. 3185), H4388 [10JN]
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: prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a digital network technology program to awards grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to historically Black colleges and universities and other eligible institutions (see H.R. 1586), H8102 [8OC]
——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 707), H5168 [25JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H7472 [25JY]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 1153), H4167 [23MY]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7707 [12SE]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H6001 [17JY]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H8260 [18OC]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 2486), H7715 [16SE]
——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8725 [1NO]
——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see H.R. 2909), H5077 [24JN]
——— reauthorize Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2088), H5038 [21JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3793 [14MY]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1244 [28JA]
——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H3728 [10MY]
——— 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), H3130 [8AP]
——— 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), H2615 [8MR]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 2802), H8200 [16OC]
——— 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), H4345 [5JN]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H8541 [28OC]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H4701 [14JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H4121 [22MY]
——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H4626 [12JN]
——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see H.R. 3714), H7715 [16SE]
——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]
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), H5039 [21JN]
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), H5038 [21JN]
——— 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), H3267 [12AP]
——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]
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), H4349 [6JN]
——— 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), H4345 [5JN]
——— report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H7488 [2AU]
Dept. of State: monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H465 [10JA]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H7483 [30JY]
——— 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), H4628 [12JN]
——— place a moratorium on oil and gas leasing-related activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 291), H2370 [5MR]
——— prohibit oil-, gas- and methane hydrate-related seismic activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see H.R. 1606), H4920 [19JN]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off the coast of Mid-Atlantic States (see H.R. 337), H284 [8JA]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (see H.R. 1941), H4121 [22MY]
——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 1335), H2100 [25FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: collect data and issue report on opportunity zone tax incentives created by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 2593), H7755 [17SE]
——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H2035 [14FE]
Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see H.R. 2218), H7512 [20AU]
——— 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]
——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see H.R. 1511), H3267 [12AP]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H5008 [20JN]
——— require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs (see H.R. 3822), H7484 [30JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H8460 [23OC]
——— 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), H204 [3JA]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2615 [8MR]
——— 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), H2323 [4MR]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4065 [21MY]
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]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7243 [23JY]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]
Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H8103 [8OC]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H288 [8JA]
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), H2797 [25MR]
——— 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), H7536 [6SE]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H3276 [18AP]
——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H4011 [20MY]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 1603), H4697 [13JN]
——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2377), H4122 [22MY]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5826 [15JY]
——— eliminate discount for UHF television stations relative to national broadcast television ownership cap (see H.R. 1789), H2744 [14MR]
——— 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: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H7471 [25JY]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H1582 [13FE]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3477 [7MY]
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), H8960 [18NO]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H4349 [6JN]
FEMA: provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (see H.R. 1610), H4701 [14JN]
Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H10610 [17DE]
——— 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), H5913 [16JY]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H518 [11JA]
——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H3271 [15AP]
——— 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), H465 [10JA]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H4167 [23MY]
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]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H3439 [2MY]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H5168 [25JN]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7244 [23JY]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): tribute (see H. Res. 595), H8083 [27SE]
Georgia (country): support territorial integrity, sanction Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions, increase cybersecurity cooperation, and assist ability to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda (see H.R. 598), H8298 [21OC]
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), H7756 [17SE]
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), H2103 [25FE]
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), H4181 [30MY]
——— 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), H2987 [2AP]
Health care professionals: recognize contributions and call for support of frontline health workers for ending preventable deaths in vulnerable communities and responding to humanitarian and public health crises (see H. Res. 467), H8542 [28OC]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H7711 [13SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1350 [4FE]
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), H7560 [9SE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8908 [15NO]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 3451), H5075 [24JN]
——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see H.R. 2146), H4390 [10JN]
——— 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), H5826 [15JY]
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]
Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H3442 [2MY]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7707 [12SE]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H2797 [25MR]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H3844 [15MY]
——— 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]
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 (see H. Res. 246), H4391 [10JN]
Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office Building, Charlotte, NC: designate (see H.R. 4981), H8729 [5NO]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5826 [15JY]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H1285 [29JA]
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), H7243 [23JY]
Medicaid: promote access to life-saving therapies for enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials (see H.R. 913), H8102 [8OC]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 1897), H6001 [17JY]
Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H8090 [1OC]
——— 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), H2797 [25MR]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H8102 [8OC]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3926 [16MY]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H4171 [24MY]
——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H4122 [22MY]
——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H4168 [23MY]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H9171 [21NO]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7536 [6SE]
——— 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), H8742 [8NO]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2035 [14FE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]
——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H7666 [11SE]
——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H4167 [23MY]
——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H4172 [24MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]
——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2770), H3841 [15MY]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3844 [15MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H3253 [10AP]
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 and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H7665 [11SE]
National Historical Publications and Records Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 2978), H4162 [23MY]
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), H8228 [17OC]
National Park Service: encourage recycling, reduction, or possible elimination of disposable plastic bottles in units of the National Park System (see H.R. 4236), H9123 [20NO]
——— establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H3503 [8MY]
——— establish African American Burial Grounds Network (see H.R. 1179), H4697 [13JN]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H9171 [21NO]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 42), H1494 [8FE]
National security: recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H5169 [25JN]
National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 402), H4164 [23MY]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
Native Americans: provide for recognition of Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 1964), H3963 [17MY]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8298 [21OC]
NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 3396), H5261 [27JN]
——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 594), H8090 [1OC]
OSHA: authorize Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 1956), H4314 [4JN]
Partnership Fund for Peace: establish to facilitate and finance joint economic ventures and people-to-people exchanges between Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans (see H.R. 3104), H6001 [17JY]
Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8200 [16OC]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4162 [23MY]
——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see H.R. 2424), H5261 [27JN]
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), H7526 [27AU]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2763 [21MR]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2829 [26MR]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2919 [28MR]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5008 [20JN]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1465 [7FE]
Poway, CA: condemn attack on Chabad of Poway Synagogue, offer condolences to victims, commend first responders, and condemn anti-Semitism, white supremacy, white nationalism, and all forms of hatred (see H. Res. 364), H3679 [9MY]
Power resources: 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 public disclosure of every Presidential pardon granted (see H.R. 1348), H2100 [25FE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
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), H5008 [20JN]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H5728 [11JY]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7529 [30AU]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7243 [23JY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5261 [27JN]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7837 [19SE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H206 [3JA]
Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 3936), H9180 [26NO]
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), H3130 [8AP]
Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist attacks and offer condolences to victims, observe anniversary and address root causes of civil war, protect vulnerable communities, and acknowledge importance of long-term political settlement (see H. Res. 346), H3443 [2MY]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]
——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H7243 [23JY]
Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3970), H7462 [25JY]
——— 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), H4175 [28MY]
——— 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]
——— 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), H7707 [12SE]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H7506 [16AU]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H8082 [27SE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1393 [6FE]
——— provide tax relief for victims of Hurricane Florence (see H.R. 536), H1339 [30JA]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8460 [23OC]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H7493 [6AU]
Three Seas Initiative: support efforts to increase energy resilience and infrastructure connectivity in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirm U.S. authority to finance projects, and condemn Russian efforts to weaponize energy (see H. Res. 672), H8718 [31OC]
Tice, Austin B.: investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (see H. Res. 17), H4219 [3JN]
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), H4389 [10JN]
Trump, President: 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]
——— 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: 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), H2987 [2AP]
——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1492 [8FE]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 925), H5826 [15JY]
——— 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), H9122 [20NO]
U.S. Geological Survey: develop technologies to detect perfluorinated compounds and conduct a nationwide sampling of such compounds in the environment (see H.R. 1976), H4168 [23MY]
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), H2317 [28FE]
Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]
——— 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]
Walter B. Jones, Jr., Post Office, Farmville, NC: designate (see H.R. 5037), H8783 [12NO]
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), H8102 [8OC]
——— 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), H5272 [5JY]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]
——— 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]
——— express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 29), H5306 [9JY]
——— 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), H8720 [31OC]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8097 [4OC]
——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H3069 [3AP]
——— 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), H7243 [23JY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H5007 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 227), H2717 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1094), H1461 [7FE]
Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans (see H.R. 2728), H3789 [14MY]
——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (see H.R. 2562), H3474 [7MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 267), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3163), H4348 [6JN]
FEC: require sponsors of certain general public political advertisements to include in the advertisment information on persons who provided funding for such advertisements (see H.R. 4054), H7466 [25JY]
Jones, Walter B.: tribute (see H. Res. 121), H1518 [11FE]
Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (see H.R. 4055), H7466 [25JY]
——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 4053), H7466 [25JY]
Taxation: require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 918), H1335 [30JA]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1094), H1464 [7FE]
Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans (H.R. 2728), H3791 [14MY]
——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (H.R. 2562), H3476 [7MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H285 [8JA]
FEC: require sponsors of certain general public political advertisements to include in the advertisment information on persons who provided funding for such advertisements (H.R. 4054), H7470 [25JY]
Political campaigns: clarify treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (H.R. 4055), H7470 [25JY]
——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (H.R. 4053), H7470 [25JY]
Taxation: require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (H.R. 918), H1338 [30JA]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H2019 [14FE], H10589 [17DE]
——— making consolidated appropriations (H.R. 648), H1152 [23JA]
——— making continuing, H634 [16JA]
——— making continuing (H.R. 21), H185 [3JA]
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), H2392 [6MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), E909•, E912• [12JY]
——— award grants to defense education schools and to local education agencies that host Junior ROTC programs for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language, E912• [12JY]
——— require report from the President on the status of diplomatic deconfliction efforts with Iran to prevent hostilities, E909• [12JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), H185 [3JA]
——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, H2019 [14FE]
Dept. of HUD: allow Community Development Block Grant Program disaster recovery funds to be used for certain FEMA and Corps of Engineers projects, H653 [16JA]
——— allow waivers of certain environmental reviews during disaster recovery, H649 [16JA]
——— Community Development Block Grant Program funding to address unmet infrastructure needs for grantees that received allocations for previous disasters, H652 [16JA]
——— disability voucher program funding, H429 [10JA]
——— expedite publication of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Program rules, H3708 [10MY]
——— Family Self-Sufficiency Program funding, H5067 [24JN]
——— Homeless Assistance Programs funding, H5064 [24JN]
——— incorporate findings and recommendations of Inspector General investigation to protect public housing residents and improve agency oversight and enforcement of public housing regulations, H5060 [24JN]
——— Indian Community Development Block Grant funding, H5058 [24JN]
——— prohibit funding to bar or limit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries from receiving mortgage loans backed by FHA, solely on the basis of their immigration status, H5062 [24JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement rules on equal access in accordance with an individual’s gender identity or sexual orientation for housing and community planning and development programs, H5055, H5056 [24JN]
——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (H.R. 3702), H8921 [18NO]
——— repeal rule allowing placement of transgender persons in single-sex emergency shelters and other facilities, H5056, H5057 [24JN]
Dept. of Transportation: Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) planning grant funding for commuter rail and other mass transit options, H5068 [24JN]
——— Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) planning grant funding for transit-oriented planning and design, H5066 [24JN]
——— clarify treatment of local funds used to repay Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans relative to non-Federal share of project costs, H5048, H5049 [24JN]
——— Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program funding, H5067 [24JN]
——— prohibit funding for any action in violation of Federal regulations mandating that public office can not be used for private gain, H5064 [24JN]
——— prohibit funding for transport of liquefied natural gas by rail tank car, H5054 [24JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4799 [19JN], H5048, H5049, H5052, H5054, H5055, H5056, H5057, H5058, H5059, H5060, H5061, H5062, H5063, H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067, H5068 [24JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H185 [3JA], H1152 [23JA], H10589 [17DE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), H398, H420, H426 [10JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), motion to recommit, H429 [10JA]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H5059, H5061 [24JN]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H633, H649, H652, H653, H654 [16JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3689, H3705, H3708, H3710 [10MY]
Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 434), H5063 [24JN]
FAA: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating the noise burden that they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities, H5058 [24JN]
——— Remote Tower Pilot Program funding, H5065 [24JN]
——— threat to withhold funds from States not in compliance with policy that requires State and local governments to use revenue generated from aviation fuel sales taxes for airport purposes, H5058 [24JN]
Federal Highway Administration: Emergency Relief Program funding, H3710 [10MY]
——— prohibit funding to deny extensions for projects to rebuild infrastructure after disasters, H3705 [10MY]
FEMA: clarify process for addressing duplication of disaster benefits, H654 [16JA]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H185 [3JA], H420, H426, H429 [10JA], H634 [16JA], H1152 [23JA]
Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H185 [3JA]
Jones, Walter B.: tribute (H. Res. 121), H1504 [11FE]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (H. Res. 326), H9303 [6DE]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), Senate amendment, H10589 [17DE]
North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture: release of ‘‘Torture Flights—North Carolina’s Role in the CIA’s Rendition and Torture Program’’ report, E842• [26JN]
North Carolina Courage (soccer team): tribute, H8465 [28OC]
Safe Kids North Carolina (organization): anniversary, E573• [10MY]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12150 [18DE]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: anniversary of Kenan-Flagler Business School, E1509• [26NO]
Reports
‘‘Torture Flights—North Carolina’s Role in the CIA’s Rendition and Torture Program’’: North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture (excerpt), E843• [26JN]
Reports filed
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3163) (H. Rept. 116–106), H4348 [6JN]
Statements
Tribute to Walter B. Jones: Ray Celeste, Jr., H2344 [5MR]
Tributes
Billington, James H., E558• [8MY]
Birnbaum, Linda, E1188• [20SE]
Bishop, Representative Dan, H7743 [17SE]
Elkins, Augustus B., II, E1234• [1OC]
Jones, Walter B., H1556 [13FE], H2344, H2349 [5MR]
Murphy, Representative Gregory F., H7743 [17SE]
O’Keefe, John, E1450• [15NO]
Perry, Mary E., E1224• [27SE]
Yow, Debbie, E593• [14MY]