SÁNCHEZ, LINDA T. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H1509 [11FE]

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]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H1285 [29JA]

Air pollution: support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7835 [19SE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4168 [23MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H3926 [16MY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8298 [21OC]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1244 [28JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8388 [22OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H4167 [23MY]

Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H5169 [25JN]

——— establish military family immigration advisory committee (see H.R. 5151), H12292 [19DE]

——— 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), H1587 [13FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1336 [30JA]

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), H3128 [8AP]

——— reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and congratulate on peaceful and constitutional leadership transition and democratic parliamentary elections recognized as free and fair (see H. Res. 452), H5827 [15JY]

Artsakh: support communications with, and travel by officials to, the U.S. and seek direct participation by elected officials in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations on its future (see H. Res. 190), H5827 [15JY]

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

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H1333 [30JA]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H7837 [19SE]

Brunei: condemn criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment (see H. Res. 289), H4219 [3JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 1162), H1580 [13FE]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1339 [30JA]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 2755), H3841 [15MY]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2199), H8541 [28OC]

——— 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), H3253 [10AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H5305 [9JY]

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

Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H8389 [22OC]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1257), H2031 [14FE]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5775 [12JY]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7472 [25JY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H12292 [19DE]

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

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H4167 [23MY]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3133), H4342 [5JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H361 [9JA]

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

——— 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]

——— 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: carry out a program to enhance preparation of students in Junior ROTC for careers in computer science and cybersecurity (see H.R. 3266), H10263 [13DE]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]

——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 3119), H7472 [25JY]

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

——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (see H.R. 4308), H7704 [12SE]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H7536 [6SE]

——— include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4607), H8542 [28OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H7707 [12SE]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H4181 [30MY]

——— 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), H9296 [5DE]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 3418), H5036 [21JN]

——— require States to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants who reside in such State (see H.R. 3391), H5006 [20JN]

——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]

——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (see H.R. 4567), H8080 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing child welfare systems and services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see H.R. 4980), H8729 [5NO]

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

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

——— award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 4911), H8594 [29OC]

——— carry out Health in All Policies Demonstration Project and direct National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on eliminating health disparities while improving health equity (see H.R. 5246), H9169 [21NO]

——— 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), H7837 [19SE]

——— eliminate barriers to providing child welfare services for those in need and provide additional resources to provide services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see H.R. 2702), H5169 [25JN]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H4773 [18JN]

——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H7904 [24SE]

——— 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), H7536 [6SE]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H8782 [12NO]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see H.R. 4543), H8079 [27SE]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 3129), H7708 [12SE]

——— reduce maternal mortality by continuing to invest in evidence-based home visiting models that are addressing social determinants of maternal health and morbidity (see H.R. 4768), H8297 [21OC]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H4168 [23MY]

——— 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), H7501 [13AU]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3729 [10MY]

——— 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), H5078 [24JN]

——— use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations (see H.R. 532), H2505 [6MR]

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), H7525 [27AU]

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

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3792 [14MY]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H2748 [14MR]

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

Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H5826 [15JY]

——— 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), H3130 [8AP]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3219), H7755 [17SE]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 3712), H7708 [12SE]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H3102 [4AP]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H3792 [14MY]

——— 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), H10259 [12DE]

——— conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 486), H8679 [30OC]

——— 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), H5077 [24JN]

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), H4181 [30MY]

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

——— provide States with access to records on unredeemed savings bonds to facilitate reuniting of bonds with bondholders by putting names and addresses in State unclaimed property databases (see H.R. 5269), H9179 [26NO]

——— submit a report to Congress on EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (see H.R. 5168), H9056 [19NO]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3632), H9059 [19NO]

——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H7536 [6SE]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H3682 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 578), H601 [15JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H8959 [18NO]

——— 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), H3476 [7MY]

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: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8679 [30OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H12292 [19DE]

Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1168), H2681 [12MR]

——— allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H7497 [9AU]

——— 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), H3792 [14MY]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H3791 [14MY]

——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H7990 [25SE]

——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 1603), H2582 [7MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4389 [10JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H4698 [13JN]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H6001 [17JY]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2748 [14MR]

FDA: enhance health warnings on cigarette packages, raise minimum age to purchase tobacco products, restrict tobacco flavors, and regulate sale and marketing of all tobacco, including e-cigarettes and accessories (see H.R. 2339), H9296 [5DE]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2273 [27FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2756 [18MR]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H5168 [25JN]

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

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 3463), H6001 [17JY]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H4167 [23MY]

FEMA: allow for consideration of private flood insurance for purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements (see H.R. 1666), H4181 [30MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2719 [13MR]

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

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 2867), H7867 [20SE]

——— 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), H7560 [9SE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 1705), H7837 [19SE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H7597 [10SE]

——— 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]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8260 [18OC]

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]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H2615 [8MR]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H4434 [11JN]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H3843 [15MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H2103 [25FE]

Health: exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 323), H3270 [15AP]

——— expand affordability of health insurance for working families by allowing employees to expand their employer-provided insurance to their families (see H.R. 1870), H2826 [26MR]

——— 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), H8459 [23OC]

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

Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 76), H9121 [20NO]

——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see H. Res. 234), H2745 [14MR]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1350 [4FE]

House of Representatives: provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H4390 [10JN]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H5266 [28JN]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H9388 [9DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8960 [18NO]

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 annual numerical limitation on U visas and grant work authorization to certain aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status (see H.R. 4319), H7705 [12SE]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2236 [26FE]

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

——— prohibit Federal funds from being used to violate the terms of the Flores settlement agreement which prohibits indefinite detention of migrant children (see H.R. 4394), H7773 [18SE]

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

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 4916), H8677 [30OC] (see H.R. 5038), H8783 [12NO]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 110,000 after 2020 (see H.R. 3376), H5005 [20JN]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see H.R. 2146), H8299 [21OC]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see H.R. 2214), H3844 [15MY]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 627), H8201 [16OC]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8096 [4OC]

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

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H2915 [28MR] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

——— provide authority to rescind preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) of tax return preparers based on negligence, fraud, or abuse of the tax system (see H.R. 3466), H8880 [14NO]

——— provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 1300), H2038 [15FE]

Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see H. Res. 246), H3260 [10AP]

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

Korean Americans: call on the U.S. and North Korea to reunite divided families by exchanging information, using registries, and working with South Korea to include U.S. citizens in video reunions (see H. Res. 410), H8542 [28OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7162 [22JY]

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

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5729 [11JY]

LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]

Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H2102 [25FE]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 98), H1394 [6FE]

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), H3448 [3MY]

Medicaid: prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H3407 [1MY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 945), H8102 [8OC]

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

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2693), H3787 [14MY]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H8102 [8OC]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H8113 [11OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H7536 [6SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3910), H7240 [23JY]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H7473 [25JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H8741 [8NO]

——— 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), H8785 [12NO]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H4697 [13JN]

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

National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 567), H7835 [19SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3342 [30AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8090 [1OC]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 316), H3306 [29AP]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 682), H9123 [20NO]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H3305 [29AP]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 360), H3501 [8MY]

National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

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

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 682), H9123 [20NO]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1244 [28JA]

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), H8828 [13NO]

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

Political ethics: strengthen ethical standards in the Federal Government to prevent Government corruption and ensure transparency and accountability (see H.R. 706), H997 [22JA]

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), H7162 [22JY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H2317 [28FE]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2371 [5MR]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H2317 [28FE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7379 [24JY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H1339 [30JA]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H5826 [15JY]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H1459 [7FE]

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

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 276), H2938 [1AP]

Ritchie Valens Post Office Building, Pacoima, CA: designate (see H.R. 1253), H2030 [14FE]

Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Murrieta, CA: designate (see H.R. 646), H1285 [29JA]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundary to include Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 1708), H5168 [25JN]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8083 [27SE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5913 [16JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H3339 [30AP]

Social Security: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1759), H2888 [27MR]

——— 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), H8680 [30OC]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H288 [8JA]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see H.R. 1754), H7597 [10SE]

SSA: clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements (see H.R. 5306), H9388 [9DE]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]

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

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

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 4238), H7535 [6SE]

——— allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 3453), H8145 [15OC]

——— 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), H8261 [18OC]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H1390 [6FE] (see H.R. 1994), H3305 [29AP]

——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see H.R. 1967), H4773 [18JN]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 5494), H12289 [19DE]

——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see H.R. 3157), H8462 [24OC]

——— extend advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5165), H9056 [19NO]

——— extend credit for carbon capture and sequestration (see H.R. 5156), H9056 [19NO]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H7490 [2AU]

——— 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), H8298 [21OC]

——— include foster care transition youth as members of targeted groups for purposes of the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2964), H8742 [8NO]

——— include geothermal energy in energy credit (see H.R. 5154), H9056 [19NO]

——— include home energy audits in nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 5159), H9056 [19NO]

——— include waste energy recovery property in energy credit (see H.R. 5155), H9056 [19NO]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 3121), H10259 [12DE]

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

——— modify alternative vehicle fuel refueling property credit (see H.R. 5164), H9123 [20NO]

——— modify energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 5160), H9056 [19NO]

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

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H7506 [16AU]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H2679 [12MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3476 [7MY]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see H.R. 3294), H4700 [14JN]

——— provide a credit for previously-owned plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 5161), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a credit for qualified environmental justice programs (see H.R. 5167), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a credit for zero-emission buses (see H.R. 5163), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a credit for zero-emission heavy vehicles (see H.R. 5162), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide for elective payments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 5157), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide for elective payments to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 5158), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see H.R. 2096), H3099 [4AP]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7837 [19SE]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and transfer a portion of such cover over to Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund (see H.R. 1786), H4390 [10JN]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see H.R. 1142), H1517 [11FE]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see H.R. 1349), H9180 [26NO]

——— treat any difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income as compensation for purposes of retirement contribution limitations (see H.R. 1932), H2885 [27MR]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4011 [20MY]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 722), H9121 [20NO]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H7493 [6AU]

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), H2681 [12MR]

——— 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: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H3069 [3AP]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4722), H8227 [17OC]

U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see H.R. 3917), H7241 [23JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H8096 [4OC]

——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]

Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H5077 [24JN]

——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H7152 [18JY]

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

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H5914 [16JY]

——— 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), H8679 [30OC]

——— 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), H3844 [15MY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H8679 [30OC]

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

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H7560 [9SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H3285 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 2283), H3255 [10AP]

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

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 981), H1362 [5FE]

Executive Office of the President: clarify that restrictions on appointment of relatives to a position in the Federal Government applies to positions within the White House or Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 681), H719 [17JA]

——— require timely filing of requisite financial disclosures for individuals assuming office (see H.R. 682), H719 [17JA]

Guerra, Raul: extend condolences to friends and family of fallen Naval reservist and journalist during Vietnamese Conflict, honor courage and character, and commend efforts to return remains to the U.S. (see H. Res. 529), H7467 [25JY]

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

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

Medicare: establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H5165 [25JN]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 4063), H7466 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements for any resident (see H.R. 5326), H9294 [5DE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [5FE]

SBA: require lenders refer certain borrowers to small business development centers (see H.R. 5272), H9179 [26NO]

Small business: reduce duplicative filing costs for small businesses looking to offer retirement plans to their employees and sole-proprietors (see H.R. 982), H1362 [5FE]

Social Security: improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]

——— 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]

Taxation: establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3368), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide a credit for labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 5166), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 2730), H3789 [14MY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 1987), H2917 [28MR]

——— provide further tax incentives for dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2879), H4063 [21MY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 270), H2917 [28MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Mexican Air Force Escuadrón 201 known as ‘‘Aztec Eagles’’ (see H.R. 1889), H2827 [26MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 2653), H3681 [9MY]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (H.R. 981), H1363 [5FE]

——— require timely filing of requisite financial disclosures for individuals assuming office (H.R. 682), H720 [17JA]

Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (H.R. 3144), H4344 [5JN]

Medicare: establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (H.R. 3461), H5167 [25JN]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (H.R. 4063), H7471 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements for any resident (H.R. 5326), H9295 [5DE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (H.J. Res. 42), H1363 [5FE]

SBA: require lenders refer certain borrowers to small business development centers (H.R. 5272), H9180 [26NO]

Small business: reduce duplicative filing costs for small businesses looking to offer retirement plans to their employees and sole-proprietors (H.R. 982), H1363 [5FE]

Social Security: improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (H.R. 1540), H2369 [5MR]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (H.R. 2654), H3681 [9MY]

Taxation: establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (H.R. 3368), H4919 [19JN]

——— provide a credit for labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property (H.R. 5166), H9057 [19NO]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (H.R. 2730), H3791 [14MY]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 1987), H2918 [28MR]

——— provide further tax incentives for dependent care assistance (H.R. 2879), H4065 [21MY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Mexican Air Force Escuadrón 201 known as ‘‘Aztec Eagles’’ (H.R. 1889), H2828 [26MR]

Letters

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act: J. David Cox, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H5967 [17JY]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, H5966 [17JY]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H5966 [17JY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H5966 [17JY]

——— Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America (organization), H5966 [17JY]

Remarks

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (H. Res. 296), consideration (H. Res. 655), H8556 [29OC]

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), H10141• [12DE]

Immigration: reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 5038), H10081• [11DE]

Jose Ramos Post Office Building, Whittier, CA: designate (H.R. 3144), H8172 [16OC]

Lakewood, CA: anniversary of Water Replenishment District, E1472• [19NO]

National School Counseling Week: observance, E132• [5FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 748), H5965 [17JY]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H4140 [23MY]

Votes: position on missed, E91•, E92• [24JA], E289• [12MR]

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), H4020 [21MY]

Tributes

Dreyfuss, Teresa, E541• [3MY]

Iaquinta, Vanessa, E132• [5FE]