RICHMOND, CEDRIC L. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4575 [12JN], H4743 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H653 [16JA]

Articles and editorials

America Is Failing Its Black Mothers, Amy Roeder, Harvard Public Health Journal, H4575 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H3271 [15AP]

——— 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: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H10263 [13DE]

——— 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), H7526 [27AU]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H8720 [31OC]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H2103 [25FE]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H2102 [25FE]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8056 [26SE]

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H2748 [14MR]

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), H8542 [28OC]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5729 [11JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H2271 [27FE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2371 [5MR]

Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see H.R. 2635), H3926 [16MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]

CDC: reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7837 [19SE]

Central America: respond to migrant surge from Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras at the southern border in a strategic and humane manner (see H.R. 3731), H5727 [11JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]

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

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H465 [10JA]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H3070 [3AP]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H202 [3JA]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H5008 [20JN]

Correctional institutions: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see H.R. 4018), H7560 [9SE]

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

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

Crime: provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 4836), H12211 [18DE]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 2410), H3926 [16MY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H520 [11JA]

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), H2235 [26FE]

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 Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 2653), H12211 [18DE]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 1075), H4697 [13JN]

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

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

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 1915), H7483 [30JY]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 3353), H5078 [24JN]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H2887 [27MR]

——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (see H.R. 4579), H8299 [21OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H5077 [24JN]

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

——— 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]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H3216 [9AP]

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

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 3257), H4693 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3637), H10610 [17DE]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H8113 [11OC]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H7244 [23JY]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see H.R. 5364), H10124 [11DE]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3407 [1MY]

——— 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), H8144 [15OC]

——— 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]

——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 2262), H3844 [15MY]

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

——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H1213 [24JA]

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

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H2103 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a commission to enhance cultural competence and improve recruitment and outreach at U.S. Coast Guard Academy and modify process for congressional nominations for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3488), H5166 [25JN]

——— extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 251), H228 [4JA]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3792 [14MY]

——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see H.R. 3714), H7506 [16AU]

——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3106), H4341 [5JN]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection establishment of uniform and improved processes for performance of initial health screenings of individuals interdicted between ports of entry (see H.R. 3525), H6001 [17JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 3239), H4627 [12JN]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 1494), H2365 [5MR]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 532), H2615 [8MR]

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), H4218 [3JN]

——— establish grant program to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in the justice system to eliminate imposition of juvenile fines and fees (see H.R. 2300), H3272 [15AP]

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

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H1518 [11FE]

——— require identification for offenders reentering the community (see H.R. 2232), H4697 [13JN]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H1518 [11FE]

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), H8720 [31OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1459 [7FE]

——— conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see H.R. 3250), H12211 [18DE]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 2156), H7904 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5203 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see H.R. 3663), H7598 [10SE]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H7837 [19SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program (see H.R. 1428), H2323 [4MR]

——— provide dedicated funding for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program and Capital Investment Grants Program (see H.R. 180), H2102 [25FE]

——— require motor carriers to mitigate hardships due to unwarranted and excessive passenger delays by providing food and water, ensuring operable lavatory facilities, and providing refunds (see H.R. 3628), H5301 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H8057 [26SE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H2887 [27MR]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H8228 [17OC]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H9256 [4DE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1586 [13FE]

——— 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), H3304 [29AP]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4121 [22MY]

Discrimination: condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations (see H. Res. 183), H2584 [7MR]

——— 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]

Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., Post Office, Mansfield, LA: designate (see H.R. 5384), H10016 [10DE]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see H.R. 2843), H7867 [20SE]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H2313 [28FE]

Education: increase diversity and inclusion in tech sector and minority access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education (see H. Res. 169), H2322 [4MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H12212 [18DE]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H3726 [10MY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 434), H2919 [28MR]

Employment: establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H9256 [4DE]

——— 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), H7707 [12SE]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H8542 [28OC]

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (see H.R. 1429), H2323 [4MR]

——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H4433 [11JN]

——— reauthorize Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 4275), H7596 [10SE]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 1166), H7755 [17SE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2103 [25FE]

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), H7598 [10SE]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H10017 [10DE]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H3102 [4AP]

——— take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry (see H.R. 3957), H8720 [31OC]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 678), H1342 [31JA]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H5913 [16JY]

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), H8596 [29OC]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H8082 [27SE]

FEMA: provide capitalization grants to eligible entities to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce disaster risks (see H.R. 3779), H7244 [23JY]

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), H5008 [20JN]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H8145 [15OC]

——— 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), H7707 [12SE]

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

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7511 [20AU]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H2038 [15FE]

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

——— require certain pistols to be capable of microstamping ammunition and prohibit removal or alteration of the microstamped code or microstamping capability of a firearm (see H.R. 719), H1170 [23JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2273 [27FE]

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

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

FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 281), H1218 [25JA]

FTC: establish Office of Cybersecurity to hold large credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving consumer data (see H.R. 2545), H5077 [24JN]

——— require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (see H.R. 2231), H3503 [8MY]

GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]

——— study barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials (see H.R. 1966), H4920 [19JN]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Res. 197), H2614 [8MR]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H3791 [14MY]

Health: improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1868), H5038 [21JN]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]

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), H2370 [5MR]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H7483 [30JY]

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

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2430), H3403 [1MY]

——— 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), H7904 [24SE]

Information technology: restrict deepfake video alteration technology, require disclosure that synthetic media are altered, and provide legal recourse for victims of such alterations (see H.R. 3230), H4920 [19JN]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]

——— establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see H.R. 4101), H8090 [1OC]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]

——— require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 5485), H12292 [19DE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7837 [19SE]

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

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H6001 [17JY]

——— 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), H7245 [23JY]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]

——— reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 1210), H3843 [15MY]

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

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H6001 [17JY]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H603 [15JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 71), H1171 [23JA]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]

Medicaid: 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), H3792 [14MY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H8260 [18OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H7472 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H356 [9JA]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H6002 [17JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H4011 [20MY]

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H5776 [12JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]

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), H2887 [27MR]

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

National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4782), H8386 [22OC]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4774 [18JN]

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

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3963 [17MY]

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

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H7902 [24SE]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8540 [28OC]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H7473 [25JY]

News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]

NOAA: designate certain colleges and universities that research sea level rise, coastal flooding, and shoreline erosion as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education (see H.R. 5102), H8878 [14NO]

——— preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see H.R. 1240), H4919 [19JN]

Patents: include exclusive economic zone as part of U.S. for patent infringement (see H.R. 3954), H8103 [8OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 2977), H4176 [28MY]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 146), H7867 [20SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2236 [26FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2236 [26FE]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H359 [9JA]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7666 [11SE]

Poverty: provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9349 [6DE]

River Ridge, LA: tribute to Eastbank All-Stars Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 547), H7535 [6SE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to grant awards to historically Black colleges and universities to establish entrepreneurship curriculum and placement of a Small Business Development Center on campuses (see H.R. 2981), H4698 [13JN]

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), H288 [8JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H6001 [17JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7483 [30JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H12292 [19DE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H7483 [30JY]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H1518 [11FE]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 2654), H3679 [9MY]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (see H.R. 835), H2370 [5MR]

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

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 413), H3728 [10MY]

——— amend definition of qualified amateur sports organization in the Internal Revenue Code to remove restriction on student-athletes using or being compensated for use of their name, image, or likeness (see H.R. 1804), H2745 [14MR]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1223), H2029 [14FE]

——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 3922), H7904 [24SE]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see H.R. 1560), H2503 [6MR]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 1757), H5038 [21JN]

——— 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), H4434 [11JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2273 [27FE]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H9296 [5DE]

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), H5728 [11JY]

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]

——— 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]

Truth, Sojourner: tribute (see H. Res. 265), H2917 [28MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H3276 [18AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 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), H7162 [22JY]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H7473 [25JY]

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

Voting: 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]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 196), H208 [3JA]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H3449 [3MY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5267), H9179 [26NO]

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8200 [16OC]

——— 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), H4011 [20MY]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5270 [2JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H2919 [28MR]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H4348 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H5199 [26JN]

——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see H.R. 2563), H3474 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish rotational cybersecurity research program (see H.R. 3484), H5166 [25JN]

——— prepare a terrorism threat assessment relative to unmanned aircraft systems (see H.R. 4432), H7864 [20SE]

——— reauthorize and improve Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (see H.R. 3256), H4693 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 4488), H7988 [25SE]

——— provide Inspector General with authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see H.R. 202), H208 [3JA]

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

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees and provide a hardship bonus for employees affected by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 782), H1211 [24JA]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: amend (see H.R. 3814), H5999 [17JY]

House Rules: remove motion to recommit (see H. Res. 239), H2745 [14MR]

Medicare: establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see H.R. 2463), H3404 [1MY]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (H.R. 3497), H5201 [26JN]

——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (H.R. 2563), H3476 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish rotational cybersecurity research program (H.R. 3484), H5168 [25JN]

——— prepare a terrorism threat assessment relative to unmanned aircraft systems (H.R. 4432), H7866 [20SE]

——— reauthorize and improve Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (H.R. 3256), H4696 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable (H.R. 1737), H2718 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (H.R. 4488), H7989 [25SE]

——— provide Inspector General with authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (H.R. 202), H217 [3JA]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 5309), H9294 [5DE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees and provide a hardship bonus for employees affected by the Government shutdown (H.R. 782), H1213 [24JA]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: amend (H.R. 3814), H6000 [17JY]

Medicare: establish part E public health plans available to everyone (H.R. 2463), H3406 [1MY]

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (H.R. 3483), H5168 [25JN]

Remarks

Dept. of HHS: Health Resources and Services Administration State Maternal Health Innovation Program funding, H4575, H4576, H4577 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program (H.R. 251), H267, H268 [8JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide Inspector General with authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (H.R. 202), H566• [15JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4575, H4576, H4577 [12JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), H653, H654 [16JA]

Discrimination: condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations (H. Res. 183), H2553 [7MR]

FEMA: clarify process for addressing duplication of disaster benefits, H653, H654 [16JA]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12147 [18DE]

Votes: position on missed, E593• [14MY], E980• [24JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9323 [6DE]

Tributes

Alexander, Samson (Skip), E399• [3AP]

Augustus, Franklin, E1074• [27AU]

Bartholomew, Dave, E888• [10JY]

Bilberry, Jesse B., Jr., H3223 [10AP], E245• [5MR]

Blanco, Kathleen B., E1076• [27AU]

Charles, Millie R. McClelland, E146• [7FE], E157• [11FE]

Chase, Leah Lange, H4296 [4JN], E776• [13JN]

Cummings, Elijah E., H8290 [21OC]

Detweiler, William M., E397• [3AP]

Dunbar, Alsie R., E47• [15JA]

Grant, Donna M., E797• [19JN]

Joseph, Isaac, E721• [6JN]

Keelen, Marvin, H9063 [20NO]

LeDoux, Jerome, E46• [15JA]

Lucien, Gregory J., Sr., E44• [15JA]

Miller, Virgil, H2603 [8MR]

Mitchell-Carter, Jennifer A., E723• [6JN]

Parker, Nancy, E1079• [27AU]

Porter, Carl E., Sr., E1036• [6AU]

Rebennack, Malcolm J., Jr., E774• [13JN]

Reed, Angelique, H9063 [20NO]

Reed, Morris, Jr., E1649• [3JA]

Roberts-Joseph, Sadie, E934• [17JY]

Robinson, Frank, E174• [13FE]

Washington, Otis, E680• [28MY]