ROUDA, HARLEY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2496, H2497 [6MR]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (H.R. 1941), H7619, H7622 [11SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5052 [24JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4686 [13JN], H4743 [18JN]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9991 [10DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3541 [9MY]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3394 [1MY]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8890 [15NO]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3055, H3056, H3057 [3AP]
Appointments
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]
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]
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), H2102 [25FE]
——— support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]
Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H3729 [10MY]
——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3267 [12AP]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H3130 [8AP]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H4772 [18JN]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 2897), H4920 [19JN]
——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 689), H5585 [10JY]
——— limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H4773 [18JN]
——— 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), H2102 [25FE]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2442), H4773 [18JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H3477 [7MY]
Armed Forces: authorize enlistment of certain aliens who entered the U.S. as children and are unlawfully present and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 3400), H5826 [15JY]
——— clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H5008 [20JN]
——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H2748 [14MR]
——— prohibit funds to be obligated or expended for introduction of members into hostilities (see H.R. 1193), H1582 [13FE]
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), H3220 [9AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 401), H4164 [23MY]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 885), H1519 [11FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 1162), H1580 [13FE]
California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2199), H9223 [3DE]
——— expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, establish San Gabriel National Recreation Area, and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 2215), H9223 [3DE]
——— provide restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in northern California (see H.R. 2250), H9223 [3DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: encourage Architect of the Capitol to transition to exclusive use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to power the U.S. Capitol Complex by 2032 (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8878 [14NO]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
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), H4390 [10JN]
China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H7525 [27AU]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H7529 [30AU]
Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H3442 [2MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Climate: accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis (see H. Res. 589), H7989 [25SE]
——— acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H7560 [9SE]
——— establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see H.R. 4732), H8261 [18OC]
——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 330), H545 [14JA]
——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see H.R. 2748), H3927 [16MY]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H998 [22JA]
Coastal zones: improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (see H.R. 2352), H3682 [9MY]
Colleges and universities: require disclosure of agreements with certain foreign sources (see H.R. 2244), H4773 [18JN]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 4132), H7481 [30JY]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H1519 [11FE]
——— require supervisors of congressional employees to report on outside compensation earned by such employees (see H. Con. Res. 62), H7705 [12SE]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H4314 [4JN]
Corporations: prohibit disbursements for a political purpose unless the preferences of shareholders have been assessed about such disbursements (see H.R. 936), H1341 [31JA]
Corps of Engineers: repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (see H.R. 1137), H1517 [11FE]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
Crime: establish a Federal domestic terrorism crime to cover terrorist acts within territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. by domestic actors without links to foreign organizations (see H.R. 4192), H7598 [10SE]
——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H8724 [1NO]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H678 [16JA]
——— support organizations that work to end domestic violence and provide resources and assistance to victims and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H3478 [7MY]
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]
——— recognize vital importance in the U.S. and encourage State and local governments to help individuals reflect on contributions of democracy to a free and stable world (see H. Res. 513), H7537 [6SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: remove certain limitations relative to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4265), H7716 [16SE]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H7704 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense: provide blood testing for departmental firefighters to determine potential exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 1863), H2795 [25MR]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H1363 [5FE]
Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism (see H.R. 4220), H8299 [21OC]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 1153), H5585 [10JY]
——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 981), H5304 [9JY]
——— establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia (see H.R. 1662), H5585 [10JY]
——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see H.R. 2161), H4773 [18JN]
——— expand access to graduate education by allowing use of Federal Pell Grant Program funds for postbaccalaureate study (see H.R. 3334), H4916 [19JN]
——— improve mental health services for students (see H.R. 1395), H5585 [10JY]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see H.R. 3512), H5776 [12JY]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3406 [1MY]
——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 1971), H5585 [10JY]
——— protect elementary and secondary students from sexual abuse (see H.R. 1486), H5775 [12JY]
——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7756 [17SE]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H4218 [3JN]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H2939 [1AP]
——— reauthorize and improve Federal work-study program (see H.R. 792), H5728 [11JY]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H4773 [18JN]
——— 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), H10124 [11DE]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2168), H7529 [30AU]
——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see H.R. 1724), H5775 [12JY]
——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]
——— require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (see H.R. 2421), H4773 [18JN]
——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3192), H4774 [18JN]
——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see H.R. 2321), H4773 [18JN]
——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see H.R. 2129), H5585 [10JY]
——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5306 [9JY]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8260 [18OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by direct capture (see H.R. 3282), H4695 [13JN]
——— establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance U.S. industrial competitiveness by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors (see H.R. 4230), H8742 [8NO]
——— establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see H.R. 3120), H4342 [5JN]
——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see H.R. 2909), H4773 [18JN]
——— prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decomissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 2995), H4163 [23MY]
——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 4091), H7537 [6SE]
Dept. of HHS: allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire (see H.R. 3116), H8388 [22OC]
——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H1518 [11FE]
——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H3407 [1MY]
——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see H.R. 1903), H4349 [6JN]
——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3793 [14MY]
——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H4012 [20MY]
——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]
——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively (see H.R. 3782), H7494 [6AU]
——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H3067 [3AP]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H7534 [6SE]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H5585 [10JY]
——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H2719 [13MR]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H3069 [3AP]
——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 2262), H3276 [18AP]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H2797 [25MR]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H4701 [14JN]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2507), H5728 [11JY]
——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H7536 [6SE]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H4772 [18JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H7904 [24SE]
——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H3285 [25AP]
——— modify authority for pay and work schedules of Border Patrol agents (see H.R. 1392), H8741 [8NO]
——— 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), H7493 [6AU]
——— 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]
Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see H.R. 2398), H3338 [30AP]
——— improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families (see H.R. 5184), H9057 [19NO]
——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 3516), H7536 [6SE]
——— provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H3338 [30AP]
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), H2939 [1AP]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2616 [8MR]
——— make grants to implement statutes and policies on firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 1287), H2919 [28MR]
——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see H.R. 2812), H4390 [10JN]
——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1671), H7529 [30AU]
——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see H.R. 1627), H2583 [7MR]
Dept. of Labor: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see H.R. 1733), H5585 [10JY]
——— 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 future growth of artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce (see H.R. 827), H8144 [15OC]
——— 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: require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H4011 [20MY]
——— establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3596), H5265 [28JN]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 310), H282 [8JA]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 279), H281 [8JA]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (see H.R. 1941), H2914 [28MR]
——— 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), H4390 [10JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H4314 [4JN]
——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]
Dept. of Transportation: create supplemental grants to States for distracted driving prevention and provide States applying for such grants an explanation of the eligibility decision (see H.R. 2416), H9223 [3DE]
——— establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (see H.R. 2616), H3678 [9MY]
——— establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations (see H.R. 2838), H4701 [14JN]
——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7756 [17SE]
——— establish a Motorcyclist Advisory Council (see H.R. 5234), H9168 [21NO]
——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 2723), H3789 [14MY]
——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H4431 [11JN]
——— improve transportation alternatives program (see H.R. 5231), H10263 [13DE]
——— 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), H7529 [30AU]
——— make grants for clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets (see H.R. 2542), H5913 [16JY]
——— prepare a plan on preservation needs of Route 66 (see H.R. 66), H1393 [6FE]
——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see H.R. 831), H1394 [6FE]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H5008 [20JN]
——— require buses purchased by public transit systems using Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emissions buses (see H.R. 2164), H4181 [30MY]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H3503 [8MY]
——— require State and local transportation agencies to direct Highway Safety Improvement Program funds to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety (see H.R. 3040), H6001 [17JY]
——— submit report to Congress and notify consumers of safety audits conducted on intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation (see H.R. 543), H1393 [6FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H3130 [8AP]
——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H9171 [21NO]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]
——— establish a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see H.R. 2195), H8082 [27SE]
——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]
——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1092), H3305 [29AP]
——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H1393 [6FE]
——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 840), H1465 [7FE]
——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H7904 [24SE]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H4217 [3JN]
——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H2103 [25FE]
——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see H.R. 3700), H7506 [16AU]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see H.R. 3495), H7837 [19SE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2756 [18MR]
——— 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), H3406 [1MY]
——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H9348 [6DE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit sale or transfer of public lands management authority without congressional consent (see H.R. 1276), H2031 [14FE]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4065 [21MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H8677 [30OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H998 [22JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8741 [8NO]
Drugs: impose sanctions relative to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids (see H.R. 2483), H4066 [21MY]
——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H288 [8JA]
——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 3281), H4695 [13JN]
Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H5304 [9JY]
——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H3477 [7MY]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H545 [14JA]
——— conduct research on wildfire smoke (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]
——— establish a discretionary grant program for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3254), H5913 [16JY]
——— expand and improve stormwater reuse municipal grant program to support cleanup of combined sewer overflow contamination in rivers (see H.R. 2776), H3842 [15MY]
——— extend maximum term for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits (see H.R. 1764), H4434 [11JN]
——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (see H.R. 2577), H5913 [16JY]
——— prohibit waste incineration of firefighting foam and other wastes containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2591), H3793 [14MY]
——— 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), H3478 [7MY]
——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H2506 [6MR]
——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 4044), H7506 [16AU]
——— reestablish Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3001), H4163 [23MY]
——— require a certain percentage of Clean Water State Revolving Fund grants be used for green projects (see H.R. 2458), H4218 [3JN]
——— review and develop effluent standards, pretreatment standards, and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5539), H12308 [3JA]
——— 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), H4121 [22MY]
Europe: require reports by Dept. of State and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on construction of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 2023), H4218 [3JN]
FAA: allow airports to restrict access for certain hours and allow assessment of certain penalties against air carriers or aircraft operators (see H.R. 5106), H8878 [14NO]
——— develop plans and policy for use of navigable airspace (see H.R. 5109), H8878 [14NO]
——— ensure participation of representatives of aviation roundtables in NextGen performance-based navigation implementation process (see H.R. 5110), H8878 [14NO]
——— enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 976), H8540 [28OC]
——— notify public of proposed Performance Based Navigation Implementation Process flight procedures (see H.R. 5111), H8878 [14NO]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H1586 [13FE]
——— require Administrator to respond to requests for information from Members of Congress (see H.R. 5105), H8878 [14NO]
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), H5008 [20JN]
FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3735), H7493 [6AU]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5913 [16JY]
——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 4194), H7529 [30AU]
——— include public safety requirements in terms and conditions States may require of mobile services (see H.R. 3836), H7150 [18JY]
——— initiate a proceeding to protect called parties from one-ring scams (see H.R. 3264), H4694 [13JN]
——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see H.R. 4229), H9348 [6DE]
——— prohibit Internet service providers from knowingly submitting inaccurate Internet access service coverage information or data in order to compile an inaccurate broadband coverage map (see H.R. 4227), H9348 [6DE]
——— provide for a moratorium on telephone number reassignment after a disaster declaration (see H.R. 1289), H5775 [12JY]
——— provide that certain actions shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 530), H7903 [24SE]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]
FDA: define terms ‘‘natural’’ and ‘‘naturally-derived ingredient’’ relative to personal care products and provide authority to remove misbranded products from the marketplace (see H.R. 5017), H8786 [12NO]
——— enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H7904 [24SE]
——— ensure safety of cosmetics (see H.R. 4296), H7837 [19SE]
——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H3285 [25AP]
Federal agencies and departments: improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies (see H.R. 249), H5038 [21JN]
——— modernize Federal grant reporting (see H.R. 150), H545 [14JA]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2043 [19FE]
——— require budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available (see H.R. 4894), H9123 [20NO]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4011 [20MY]
——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (see H.R. 4809), H8455 [23OC]
Federal employees: prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies and lenders from taking adverse action against Federal employees and contractors impacted by the Government shutdown (see H.R. 1286), H2032 [14FE]
——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H5913 [16JY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1174), H7536 [6SE]
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), H7837 [19SE]
Federal Transit Administration: determine how and where housing units could be built near transit stops during the engineering phase of fixed guideway capital investment grants (see H.R. 4307), H7991 [25SE]
FEMA: carry out a plan for purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for Cascadia Subduction Zone (see H.R. 876), H1394 [6FE]
——— modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs (see H.R. 2548), H8541 [28OC]
——— revise policies to address threats of climate change and include considerations of climate change in strategic plan (see H.R. 4823), H8742 [8NO]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]
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), H4312 [4JN]
——— 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), H3788 [14MY]
——— 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 of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 167), H721 [17JA]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H1393 [6FE]
——— 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), H361 [9JA]
——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 1112), H2047 [22FE]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2273 [27FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H4065 [21MY]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see H.R. 2491), H7506 [16AU]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]
——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 2013), H8144 [15OC]
——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 805), H3476 [7MY]
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]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7991 [25SE]
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), H2826 [26MR]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 1882), H2826 [26MR]
——— 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), H4345 [5JN]
——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H5776 [12JY]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 179), H3927 [16MY]
Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building, Brawley, CA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H8103 [8OC]
Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]
Hong Kong: address political demonstrators’ demands, condemn use of force against demonstrators and characterization of protests as riots, and express concern relative to Chinese extradition bill (see H. Res. 543), H7716 [16SE]
——— issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (see H.R. 3289), H7536 [6SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H2102 [25FE]
House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H5257 [27JN]
Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H9296 [5DE]
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), H2828 [26MR]
——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3217 [9AP]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H8103 [8OC]
——— 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), H3276 [18AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H5203 [26JN]
Information technology: leverage Federal procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices (see H.R. 1668), H3926 [16MY]
Infrastructure: improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H4182 [30MY]
Insurance: establish a public health plan (see H.R. 2000), H3220 [9AP]
——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H3926 [16MY]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3305 [29AP]
——— 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), H7496 [9AU]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H5077 [24JN]
IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see H.J. Res. 72), H5911 [16JY]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3682 [9MY]
——— 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), H4920 [19JN]
Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (see H.R. 3144), H4343 [5JN]
Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H5305 [9JY]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 924), H9222 [3DE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H4774 [18JN]
Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 1210), H3503 [8MY]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 1252), H2030 [14FE]
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), H3276 [18AP]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H7506 [16AU]
——— enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (see H.R. 4144), H8057 [26SE]
——— establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]
——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H4773 [18JN]
——— 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), H3843 [15MY]
——— provide for a State option to provide DNA sequencing clinical services for certain children to determine its impact on diagnostic challenges and clinical outcomes (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]
——— 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), H3276 [18AP]
Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H4772 [18JN]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H2988 [2AP]
——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 3772), H8742 [8NO]
——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 2498), H4773 [18JN]
——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H5306 [9JY]
——— establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see H.R. 2463), H3683 [9MY]
——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H3729 [10MY]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H8720 [31OC]
——— 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]
——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 1788), H2744 [14MR]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H7506 [16AU]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H4701 [14JN]
——— provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4527), H8053 [26SE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3682 [9MY]
——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H3130 [8AP]
——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 3711), H5726 [11JY]
——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H4218 [3JN]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H5306 [9JY]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H3844 [15MY]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 1840), H5305 [9JY]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H1518 [11FE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3267 [12AP]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3260), H7598 [10SE]
Menstrual Hygiene Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 406), H4165 [23MY]
Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 2848), H7837 [19SE] (see H.R. 3165), H4920 [19JN]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4182 [30MY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]
Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 2050), H3682 [9MY]
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), H7867 [20SE]
NASA: accelerate initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft (see H.R. 5450), H10608 [17DE]
——— 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), H5007 [20JN]
National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]
National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3446), H7837 [19SE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3276 [18AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 673), H8718 [31OC]
National Health Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 470), H5258 [27JN]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4168 [23MY]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2029 [14FE]
National Parks Conservation Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 250), H3927 [16MY]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 360), H3501 [8MY]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H2367 [5MR]
Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8679 [30OC]
News media: express that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law (see H. Res. 325), H3306 [29AP]
——— 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]
——— establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 1237), H3476 [7MY]
——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 2448), H7904 [24SE]
NSF: support research on opioid addiction (see H.R. 3153), H4774 [18JN]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H7904 [24SE]
——— submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1984), H2916 [28MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H4314 [4JN]
——— establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2797 [25MR]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H3791 [14MY]
Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (see H.R. 3329), H4771 [18JN]
Petty Officer 2d Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building, Cupertino, CA: designate (see H.R. 4672), H9123 [20NO]
Pipelines: prohibit use of eminent domain for construction or expansion of a natural gas pipeline through land conserved by certain land trusts and local governments (see H.R. 4910), H8680 [30OC]
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), H8145 [15OC]
——— 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), H4168 [23MY]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H5200 [26JN]
Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H603 [15JA]
——— modernize and maintain post office network (see H. Res. 78), H3793 [14MY]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H4773 [18JN]
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: codify EPA emission standards rule requiring capture of methane gas produced from oil and gas wells and reinstate and enhance BLM rule limiting release of methane gas by energy producers on public lands (see H.R. 2711), H4345 [5JN]
——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9223 [3DE]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H678 [16JA]
——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see H.R. 964), H1361 [5FE]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see H.R. 866), H1394 [6FE]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H4121 [22MY]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1321), H3130 [8AP]
Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see H.R. 3459), H5165 [25JN]
Ray Chavez Post Office Building, Poway, CA: designate (see H.R. 3005), H5169 [25JN]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 3794), H9223 [3DE]
Ritchie Valens Post Office Building, Pacoima, CA: designate (see H.R. 1253), H2030 [14FE]
Route 66 Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 66), H1393 [6FE]
Russia: reiterate support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemn aggressive actions and assaults on democracies, and oppose readmission into Group of Seven (see H. Res. 546), H7756 [17SE]
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundary to include Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 1708), H3926 [16MY]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H7598 [10SE]
Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1572), H9222 [3DE]
SEC: require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see H.R. 3623), H7904 [24SE]
Senior citizens: issue Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2719), H7506 [16AU]
Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see H. Res. 538), H7526 [27AU]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8741 [8NO]
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), H5826 [15JY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H4011 [20MY]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2178), H3477 [7MY]
——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1551), H4697 [13JN]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H8960 [18NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2796 [25MR]
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), H7755 [17SE]
——— 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), H4390 [10JN]
——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5913 [16JY]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H2036 [14FE]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4764), H9257 [4DE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8741 [8NO]
Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 1118), H4314 [4JN]
——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (see H.R. 655), H5304 [9JY]
——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 446), H545 [14JA]
——— clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (see H.R. 2985), H8720 [31OC]
——— clarify use of State and local sales taxes on aviation fuel (see H.R. 2939), H4160 [23MY]
——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1545), H3305 [29AP]
——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H7755 [17SE]
——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see H.R. 2042), H2986 [2AP]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H4314 [4JN]
——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H8299 [21OC]
——— 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), H2797 [25MR]
——— include certain over-the-counter medical and menstrual care products as qualified medical expenses in order to allow use of health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts for such products (see H.R. 1922), H7493 [6AU]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 3121), H10124 [11DE]
——— 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]
——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 2213), H8827 [13NO]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H4773 [18JN]
——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2193), H3217 [9AP]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H3305 [29AP]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7836 [19SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H4390 [10JN]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 2207), H3252 [10AP]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see H.R. 1142), H1517 [11FE]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3341 [30AP]
——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1679), H5305 [9JY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3503 [8MY]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see H.R. 1931), H7497 [9AU]
Transportation Security Administration: carry out covert testing and risk mitigation improvement of aviation security operations (see H.R. 3469), H5166 [25JN]
——— 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]
——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see H.R. 810), H3681 [9MY]
——— 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: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]
——— 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), H2883 [27MR]
——— 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), H8786 [12NO]
Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 1383), H3276 [18AP]
——— recognize contributions of Montagnards who fought with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict and condemn suppression of human rights and civil liberties (see H. Res. 435), H4432 [11JN]
Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 332), H3340 [30AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the Fall of Saigon (see H. Res. 309), H3256 [10AP]
——— commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2719 [13MR]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H1525 [12FE]
——— establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 1546), H2367 [5MR]
——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 294), H545 [14JA]
——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 650), H716 [17JA]
——— 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]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 1438), H2312 [28FE]
——— 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]
Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H2311 [28FE]
Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 4347), H7753 [17SE]
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), H4772 [18JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]
——— 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), H7493 [6AU]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8097 [4OC]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H2763 [21MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 579), H8742 [8NO]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H8741 [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 U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3266 [12AP]
——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H8541 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Coastal zones: improve resilience of built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features (see H.R. 1317), H2046 [22FE]
Dept. of Education: enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership grants (see H.R. 4423), H7835 [19SE]
Dept. of Transportation: enter into an agreement with National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study on seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides relative to pipeline safety (see H.R. 4375), H7772 [18SE]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 2739), H3840 [15MY]
EPA: ensure polluters pay ongoing water treatment costs associated with contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 2570), H3499 [8MY]
Hong Kong: report on Chinese exploitation to circumvent U.S. laws (see H.R. 4551), H8080 [27SE]
Infrastructure: waive certain procurement provisions for a project that receives funds from certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 4687), H8197 [16OC]
Kwock, Danny: tribute (see H. Res. 533), H7481 [30JY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (see H.R. 3820), H7149 [18JY]
——— make technical corrections to reauthorization (see H.R. 3889), H7240 [23JY]
Postal Service: modify change of address forms so they contain a reminder that any individual using such form should update their voter registration to reflect any change in address (see H.R. 2341), H3275 [18AP]
Presidents of the U.S.: require preservation of all records relative to foreign meetings to ensure transparency, including documentary notes of the President, his staff, or interpreters (see H. Con. Res. 25), H2745 [14MR]
SBA: create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 206), H208 [3JA]
Ships and vessels: prohibit causing the beam of a laser pointer to strike a vessel operating on the navigable waters of the U.S. (see H.R. 2893), H4117 [22MY]
Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative o LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 3374), H5005 [20JN]
Taxation: permanently extend qualified fuel cell motor vehicles credit (see H.R. 1929), H2885 [27MR]
——— reduce age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services (see H.R. 3078), H4312 [4JN]
U.S. Open of Surfing: anniversary (see H. Res. 534), H7481 [30JY]
Constitutional authority statements
Coastal zones: improve resilience of built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features (H.R. 1317), H2047 [22FE]
Dept. of Education: enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership grants (H.R. 4423), H7836 [19SE]
Dept. of Transportation: enter into an agreement with National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study on seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides relative to pipeline safety (H.R. 4375), H7774 [18SE]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (H.R. 2739), H3842 [15MY]
EPA: ensure polluters pay ongoing water treatment costs associated with contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (H.R. 2570), H3501 [8MY]
Hong Kong: report on Chinese exploitation to circumvent U.S. laws (H.R. 4551), H8081 [27SE]
Infrastructure: waive certain procurement provisions for a project that receives funds from certain Federal agencies (H.R. 4687), H8198 [16OC]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (H.R. 3820), H7151 [18JY]
——— make technical corrections to reauthorization (H.R. 3889), H7242 [23JY]
Postal Service: modify change of address forms so they contain a reminder that any individual using such form should update their voter registration to reflect any change in address (H.R. 2341), H3275 [18AP]
SBA: create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 206), H217 [3JA]
Ships and vessels: prohibit causing the beam of a laser pointer to strike a vessel operating on the navigable waters of the U.S. (H.R. 2893), H4120 [22MY]
Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative to LGBTQ-owned businesses (H.R. 3374), H5006 [20JN]
Taxation: permanently extend qualified fuel cell motor vehicles credit (H.R. 1929), H2886 [27MR]
——— reduce age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services (H.R. 3078), H4313 [4JN]
Letters
Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act: Representative Cummings, Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), E975• [24JY]
——— Representative Lofgren, Committee on House Administration (House), E976• [24JY]
——— several organizations, H5953 [17JY]
Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act: Brett Palmer, Small Business Investor Alliance, H527 [14JA]
ONDCP Technical Corrections Act: Representative Cummings, Committee on Oversight and Reform (House), H8167 [16OC]
——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8167 [16OC]
Remarks
Antone, Duraid: Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E578• [10MY]
Congress: codify disclosure requirements for paid congressional fellowships sponsored by nongovernment sources, H2495 [6MR]
Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building, Elgin, IL: designate (H.R. 1844), H5955, H5956 [17JY]
Corps of Engineers: Surfside-Sunset Beach Nourishment Project funding, H8528 [28OC]
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), H2495, H2496, H2497, H2498 [6MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10135 [12DE]
Dept. of Justice: allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer alternative justice response programs, H3056, H3057 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer primary prevention training, in addition to survivor support services, H3056 [3AP]
——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train all campus personnel involved in resolution process of claims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3057 [3AP]
——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), H2947 [2AP]
Dept. of State: prohibit funding for repatriation of certain immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, H4686 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (H.R. 1941), H7619, H7622 [11SE]
——— require Dept. of Commerce economic impact study of potential damage relative to offshore drilling, including impact on tourism, fishing, boating, transportation and other coastal-related businesses, H7622 [11SE]
——— require public disclosure of inspections of existing offshore oil and gas operations and payments made to Ocean Energy Safety Fund, H7619 [11SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4682, H4684, H4686 [13JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H5026 [21JN]
Election Assistance Commission: study the best ways to design paper and digital ballots used in elections for public office to minimize confusion and user errors, H2497 [6MR]
Elections: require paper ballots used in an election for Federal office be printed on recycled paper, H2496 [6MR]
Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office, Central Falls, RI: designate (H.R. 2451), H8171 [16OC]
EPA: ensure polluters pay ongoing water treatment costs associated with contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (H.R. 2570), H3798 [15MY]
Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (H.R. 1526), H5954, H5955 [17JY]
FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), H9242 [4DE]
——— initiate a proceeding to protect called parties from one-ring scams, H9242 [4DE]
Federal agencies and departments: require congressional notification for certain changes in status of inspectors general (H.R. 1847), H5950, H5951 [17JY]
Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building, Sun Prairie, WI: designate (S. 1196), H8177 [16OC]
Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H8883• [15NO]
Garden Grove, CA: Pho 79 (restaurant) recipient of James Beard Foundation America’s Classics Award, E659• [23MY]
GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (H.R. 736), H5951, H5952, H5953 [17JY], E975• [24JY]
Huntington Beach, CA: anniversary of American Legion Post 133, E1096• [6SE]
Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building, Missoula, MT: designate (H.R. 1972), H8176 [16OC]
Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building, Orem, UT: designate (H.R. 887), H8176 [16OC]
Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (H.R. 3144), H8172 [16OC]
Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Lake Havasu City, AZ: designate (H.R. 3314), H8174 [16OC]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: recognize ongoing epidemic of violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people, H3055, H3056 [3AP]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, H5026 [21JN]
Lieutenant Michael R. Davidson Post Office Building, Floral Park, NY: designate (H.R. 1833), H8170 [16OC]
Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (H.R. 1250), H5953, H5954 [17JY]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (H.R. 1252), H8169 [16OC]
Native Americans: authorize grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives (H.R. 729), H9978 [10DE]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: make technical corrections to reauthorization (H.R. 3889), H8165, H8166 [16OC]
Orange County, CA: tribute to Orange County Health Care Agency California Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, E1445• [14NO]
Orange County, CA, Conservation Corps: anniversary, E1263• [8OC]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability, affordability, and comprehensiveness of health insurance for vulnerable communities, H3541 [9MY]
——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3541 [9MY]
Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (H.R. 3329), H8175 [16OC]
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 (H.R. 4617), H8428 [23OC]
——— prohibit foreign nationals from influencing U.S. elections through political activities and contributions from shell companies, H8428 [23OC]
Postal Service: modify paper change of address forms to include a reminder to update the individual’s voter registration, H2498 [6MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President (H.R. 1496), H8167, H8168 [16OC]
Richard G. Lugar Post Office, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 3152), H8173 [16OC]
Ritchie Valens Post Office Building, Pacoima, CA: designate (H.R. 1253), H8169 [16OC]
Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building, Virginia Beach, VA: designate (H.R. 3305), H5956 [17JY]
Santa Ana, CA: anniversary, E1289• [16OC]
Santa Clarita, CA: condemn shooting at Saugus High School and express condolences to friends and family of victims, H8883• [15NO]
SBA: create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 206), H527, H528 [14JA]
Senate: legislative priorities, H3718 [10MY]
Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office, Pine Plains, NY: designate (H.R. 2151), H8171 [16OC]
65th Infantry Regiment Post Office Building, San Juan, PR: designate (H.R. 2325), H5957 [17JY]
Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building, Hookstown, PA: designate (H.R. 3207), H8174 [16OC]
Trump, President: State of the Union Message, H1365 [6FE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: clarify that U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement shall not prohibit States and cities from taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, H3385 [1MY]
——— Paris Agreement withdrawal funding, H4682 [13JN]
——— prohibit funding, H4684 [13JN]
——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3350, H3385, H3394 [1MY]
——— recognize that U.S. cities, States, and businesses are stepping up and pledging to meet the Paris Agreement goals in the wake of absent Federal leadership, H3394 [1MY]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: amend standards of Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to ensure diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity, H8890 [15NO]
——— include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer-owned businesses when developing small business outreach plan, H8890 [15NO]
——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8890 [15NO]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, H9062 [20NO]
Vietnam: uphold International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and grant fair trial to Michael Nguyen, E790• [18JN]
Vietnamese Conflict: commend efforts to inter remains of fallen South Vietnamese soldiers, E1327• [22OC]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3055, H3056, H3057 [3AP]
Votes: position on missed, E541• [3MY]
Women: 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 (H. Res. 354), H4015 [21MY]
Tributes
Barbosa, Henry, E1261• [8OC]
Gibbs, Norma, E1099• [6SE]
McGuigan, Patricia A., E1101• [6SE]
Oxford, James W., E1585• [12DE]
Schultz, Tom, E107• [30JA]
Weller, Jane L., E1416• [12NO]