SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY SCOTT (a Representative from Illinois)

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), H2516 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5685 [11JY]

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

Firearms: strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2285 [28FE]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H2007 [14FE]

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]

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), H5203 [26JN]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7511 [20AU]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5168 [25JN]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8959 [18NO]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2370 [5MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3792 [14MY]

Argentina: condemn Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994, express condolences to families of victims, and support holding those responsible accountable (see H. Res. 441), H4774 [18JN]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H2987 [2AP]

Armed Forces: establish a basic needs allowance for low-income regular members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3801), H7497 [9AU]

——— 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), H2719 [13MR]

——— protect U.S. military personnel from malaria (see H. Res. 214), H3272 [15AP]

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), H12292 [19DE]

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), H7521 [23AU]

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), H7493 [6AU]

Bridges: transfer Harmony Way Bridge over the Wabash River to Illinois and Indiana (see H.R. 3245), H4693 [13JN]

Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 569), H7865 [20SE]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see H.R. 3190), H5078 [24JN]

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see H.R. 1452), H4181 [30MY]

Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office, Olympia Fields, IL: designate (see H.R. 1449), H2313 [28FE]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H8541 [28OC]

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), H5586 [10JY]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H8299 [21OC]

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

Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building, Elgin, IL: designate (see H.R. 1844), H2761 [21MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H3271 [15AP]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H5304 [9JY]

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), H4773 [18JN]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H288 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1094), H2587 [7MR]

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

——— 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), H3220 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see H.R. 1161), H10017 [10DE]

——— enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership grants (see H.R. 4423), H7835 [19SE]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H2370 [5MR]

——— 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), H3407 [1MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H5266 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H8910 [15NO]

——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 4091), H8724 [1NO]

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

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 2775), H5305 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H3678 [9MY]

——— 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 (see H.R. 3), H8540 [28OC]

——— 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), H8145 [15OC]

——— 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), H3728 [10MY]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H7529 [30AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), H8113 [11OC]

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

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see H.R. 3018), H4390 [10JN]

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), H3130 [8AP]

——— 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), H2648 [11MR]

——— 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), H717 [17JA]

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

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1309), H7483 [30JY]

——— 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: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H2795 [25MR]

——— modify certain disclosure requirements relative to transfer of articles on U.S. munitions list to Cyprus (see H.R. 4558), H8080 [27SE]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see H.R. 221), H209 [3JA]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 1581), H2581 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see H.R. 3250), H5306 [9JY]

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), H3476 [7MY]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5305 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H2988 [2AP]

——— 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: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3925 [16MY]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H2987 [2AP]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 2201), H8228 [17OC]

——— 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), H8261 [18OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— 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), H1363 [5FE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H2370 [5MR]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H3304 [29AP]

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]

——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections (see H.R. 3501), H5199 [26JN]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]

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

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H2719 [13MR]

——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H7465 [25JY]

——— require notice of chemical-related public health risks, publish list of sites requiring additional review when an exposure risk is determined, and reform chemical review process (see H.R. 1165), H1580 [13FE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H3276 [18AP]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3465), H10263 [13DE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H7598 [10SE]

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

——— 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), H8720 [31OC]

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

FDA: prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2756 [18MR]

——— require labels of drugs that contain an ingredient that is derived directly or indirectly from a gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient (see H.R. 2074), H4175 [28MY]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see H.R. 2592), H3500 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3305 [29AP]

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), H7526 [27AU]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H6001 [17JY]

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), H5826 [15JY]

——— expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 4324), H7705 [12SE]

——— 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), H7521 [23AU]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see H.R. 3265), H4694 [13JN]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H1582 [13FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H2939 [1AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 869), H8741 [8NO]

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

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

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H2031 [14FE]

——— 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), H2648 [11MR]

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]

Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see H.R. 2913), H4345 [5JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 27), H7526 [27AU]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2987 [2AP]

FTC: codify ban on confessions of judgment in law in consumer loan contracts and expand such ban to provide protections to small businesses (see H.R. 3490), H5167 [25JN]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]

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]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H1586 [13FE]

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]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 561), H7905 [24SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H2370 [5MR]

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), H1586 [13FE]

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

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

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see H.R. 2146), H8741 [8NO]

——— 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), H3342 [30AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3792 [14MY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H7529 [30AU]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 752), H10611 [17DE]

Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H4390 [10JN]

IRS: modernize and improve (see H.R. 1957), H3070 [3AP] (see H.R. 3151), H4348 [6JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H2797 [25MR]

——— condemn firing of rockets by terrorist groups, support right of self-defense, commend U.S. provision of military assistance, and express concern over humanitarian situation in Gaza (see H. Res. 727), H9169 [21NO]

——— support security and law enforcement training and cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 1459), H2313 [28FE]

Korean Americans: require consultations in reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea (see H.R. 1771), H7597 [10SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H8299 [21OC]

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

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3874), H7161 [22JY]

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

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 1568), H4773 [18JN]

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), H3266 [12AP]

Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 1897), H4121 [22MY]

Medicare: establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see H.R. 2477), H3438 [2MY]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2777), H7536 [6SE]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H8724 [1NO]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H7521 [23AU]

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

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H2587 [7MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 129), H288 [8JA]

——— reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 211), H209 [3JA]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see H.R. 1850), H2761 [21MR]

——— support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H7245 [23JY]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see H.R. 1396), H5038 [21JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H8228 [17OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3260 [10AP]

National security: address state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S. (see H.R. 1493), H2322 [4MR]

——— recognize interdependence of diplomacy, development, and defense as critical to effective national security (see H. Res. 220), H7526 [27AU]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 347), H3405 [1MY]

National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 677), H8724 [1NO]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9348 [6DE]

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), H3286 [25AP]

Partnership Fund for Peace: establish to facilitate and finance joint economic ventures and people-to-people exchanges between Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans (see H.R. 3104), H6001 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H8880 [14NO]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 2085), H7521 [23AU]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2273 [27FE]

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

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

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

——— 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), H2371 [5MR]

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]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 444), H4920 [19JN]

SBA: eliminate inclusion of option years in award price for sole source contracts (see H.R. 190), H208 [3JA]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5065), H9059 [19NO]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see H.R. 3661), H5827 [15JY]

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see H.R. 1572), H2504 [6MR]

SEC: revise rules on general solicitation or general advertising to allow for presentations or other communication made by or on behalf of an issuer at certain events (see H.R. 1909), H2884 [27MR]

Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building, Galesburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 5123), H8908 [15NO]

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

Small business: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9169 [21NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H3449 [3MY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7990 [25SE]

Social Security: eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4124), H7480 [30JY]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H8199 [16OC]

——— extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1759), H3130 [8AP]

——— 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]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4122), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4123), H7480 [30JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2370 [5MR]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4125), H7480 [30JY]

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), H3305 [29AP]

SSA: clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements (see H.R. 5306), H9349 [6DE]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H3285 [25AP]

Syria: halt slaughter of Syrian people, encourage a negotiated settlement, hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, and impose new sanctions (see H.R. 31), H201 [3JA]

Taxation: allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3708), H5726 [11JY]

——— 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), H4163 [23MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1007), H2923 [29MR] (see H.R. 1994), H3276 [18AP]

——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (see H.R. 898), H4772 [18JN]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H3926 [16MY]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H5585 [10JY]

——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 1696), H3407 [1MY]

——— make look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent (see H.R. 5240), H9168 [21NO]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H8113 [11OC]

——— 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), H4168 [23MY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3926 [16MY]

——— provide a credit for labor costs of installing mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 5166), H10259 [12DE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H7867 [20SE]

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

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 188), H2370 [5MR]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H3963 [17MY]

——— restore limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 4509), H8053 [26SE]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H8113 [11OC]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see H.R. 1349), H8827 [13NO]

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), H8298 [21OC]

——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1171), H8785 [12NO]

Trump, President: condemn administration’s systematic cruel and inhumane treatment of migrants, particularly children, at the southern border (see H. Res. 499), H5999 [17JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5914 [16JY]

——— 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]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8542 [28OC]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]

——— 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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 3742), H7666 [11SE]

Veterans: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see H.R. 450), H1393 [6FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 2097), H6001 [17JY]

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

Voting: require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]

——— 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]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H2036 [14FE]

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), H2371 [5MR]

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), H7245 [23JY]

——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4122 [22MY]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H4011 [20MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8083 [27SE]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see H.R. 1773), H5038 [21JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H3259 [10AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H4773 [18JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4121 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 31), H3068 [3AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 3108), H4341 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 3767), H5910 [16JY]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2402), H3338 [30AP]

EPA: revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (see H.R. 1152), H1525 [12FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 983), H1362 [5FE]

Firearms: require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see H.R. 939), H1341 [31JA]

Health: require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (see H.R. 2774), H3841 [15MY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 2895), H4117 [22MY]

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), H2761 [21MR]

Medicare: enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 4583), H8088 [1OC]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 2439), H3403 [1MY] (see H.R. 3414), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide for guaranteed issue of Medigap policies to all Medigap-eligible beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 4676), H8143 [15OC]

Members of Congress: provide that a former Member being paid as a lobbyist is ineligible for Federal retirement or congressional benefits, require posting of financial disclosure reports, and restrict travel benefits (see H.R. 577), H601 [15JA]

National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (see H. Res. 422), H4313 [4JN]

Political campaigns: require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see H.R. 429), H461 [10JA]

Political ethics: require Federal political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge (see H.R. 209), H208 [3JA]

Presidential appointments: prohibit pay raises for the Vice President or any senior political appointee at an agency subject to a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 503), H517 [11JA]

Saudi Arabia: require report on acquisition of nuclear fuel enrichment capabilities (see H.R. 1541), H2367 [5MR]

SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 3537), H5256 [27JN]

——— provide loan guarantees for acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services by eligible small businesses (see H.R. 4915), H8677 [30OC]

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

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see H.R. 619), H675 [16JA]

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), H2885 [27MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 743), H9294 [5DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (H.R. 3108), H4344 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (H.R. 3767), H5912 [16JY]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 2402), H3340 [30AP]

EPA: revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (H.R. 1152), H1525 [12FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (H.R. 983), H1363 [5FE]

Health: require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (H.R. 2774), H3843 [15MY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (H.R. 2895), H4120 [22MY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (H.R. 2439), H3405 [1MY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (H.R. 3414), H5037 [21JN]

——— provide for guaranteed issue of Medigap policies to all Medigap-eligible beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage enrollees (H.R. 4676), H8144 [15OC]

Political campaigns: require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (H.R. 429), H463 [10JA]

Political ethics: require Federal political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge (H.R. 209), H217 [3JA]

Presidential appointments: prohibit pay raises for the Vice President or any senior political appointee at an agency subject to a lapse in appropriations (H.R. 503), H519 [11JA]

Saudi Arabia: require report on acquisition of nuclear fuel enrichment capabilities (H.R. 1541), H2369 [5MR]

SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 3537), H5259 [27JN]

——— provide loan guarantees for acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services by eligible small businesses (H.R. 4915), H8678 [30OC]

Taxation: include waste energy recovery property in energy credit (H.R. 5155), H9057 [19NO]

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (H.R. 619), H677 [16JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8115 [15OC]

Letters

Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act: Representative Takano, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H8807 [13NO]

——— Representative Velázquez, Committee on Small Business (House), H8807 [13NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2654 [12MR], H3223 [10AP], H9263 [5DE]

Remarks

Bannockburn, IL: tribute to ‘‘Last Mile’’ transit initiative, E1523• [3DE]

Beach Park, IL: tribute to Northern Lakeshore Trail Connectivity Plan implementation, E1523• [3DE]

CDC: Climate and Health Program funding, H4399 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5659 [11JY]

——— lead-free electronics research and development funding, E792• [19JN]

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), H10110 [11DE]

Dept. of State: implement recommendations of GAO study which found that Foreign Service vacancies may undermine U.S. foreign policy objectives and increase national security risks, E795• [19JN]

——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (H.R. 221), H435 [10JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), motion to recommit, H7346 [24JY]

——— prohibit pension plans receving loans from the Pension Rehabilitation Administration from engaging in the global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against Israel, H7346 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4950• [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4399 [11JN], E792•, E795• [19JN]

Discrimination: condemn all expressions of racism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance, H3344 [1MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, H2654 [12MR]

EPA: evaluate ambient levels of ethylene oxide emissions from certain manufacturing facilities in Lake County, IL, H2110 [26FE], H3224 [10AP]

——— outreach programs to communities identified in National Air Toxic Assessment to face dangerous emissions levels of ethylene oxide from medical sterilization and chemical facilities funding, H4950• [20JN]

——— revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (H.R. 1152), H2110 [26FE], H3224 [10AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (H.R. 983), H1468 [8FE]

FBI: require FBI report on number of background check petitions it was not able to make a determination on within the 10-day period, H2285 [28FE]

FEC: report recommendations to Congress on political action committee reform, H2519 [7MR]

Firearms: gun control, H219 [4JA], H7566 [10SE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H4230 [4JN]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), H2285 [28FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H300 [9JA], H683 [17JA], H1011 [23JA]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H4123 [23MY]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of American Legion Dumaresq Spencer Post 145, E1105• [9SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3494), H5902 [16JY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (H.R. 1837), H7198 [23JY]

——— 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 (H. Res. 246), H7184 [23JY]

Journal: question of approval, H681 [17JA], H4123 [23MY]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (H.R. 1850), H7202 [23JY]

Mundelein, IL: tribute to STEM education efforts, E1523• [3DE]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: observance, H4230 [4JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require report on Iranian efforts to influence Syria and the threat posed to U.S. interests and allies, H5902 [16JY]

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), H4123 [23MY]

Pensacola, FL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Naval Air Station, H10233 [12DE]

Political ethics: require Federal political appointees to sign a binding ethics pledge, H1320 [30JA]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1615), H8805, H8807, H8809 [13NO]

——— Boots to Business Program funding, H5659 [11JY]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 499), H8802, H8803 [13NO]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 3537), H8608 [30OC], H8797, H8798, H8799 [13NO]

——— eliminate inclusion of option years in award price for sole source contracts (H.R. 190), H530 [14JA]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (H.R. 3661), H8800, H8801 [13NO]

Small business: require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (H.R. 3734), H8803, H8804 [13NO]

Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action and respect existing agreements, and provide support to Syrian Kurds, H8263 [21OC]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H4142 [23MY]

——— modify limitation on deduction of State and local taxes (H.R. 5377), H12277 [19DE]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 188), H2515 [7MR]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4142 [23MY]

Tri Industries (organization): tribute to AbilityOne Program, E1007• [30JY]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5833 [16JY]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12184 [18DE]

——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and develop a plan for the U.S. to meet pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), consideration (H. Res. 329), H3357 [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, H3395 [1MY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12255 [19DE]

UL LLC: anniversary, E333• [21MR]

Veterans Day: observance, H8608 [30OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3092 [4AP]

Virginia Beach, VA: express condolences to victims of shooting, H4230 [4JN]

Votes: position on missed, E727• [10JN]

Waukegan, IL: tribute to Waukegan to College program participants, E1065• [20AU]

Tributes

Baran, Matthew, H3464 [7MY]

Bernardy, Marcus, H3464 [7MY]

Brown, Kyle, H3464 [7MY]

Charman, Jan I., E841• [26JN]

Firestone, Nathan, E190• [19FE]

Joseph, Jacob, E191• [19FE]

Kaminsky, Stephan, E295• [13MR]

Krauklis, Daniel and Hazel Shelton, E1108• [9SE]

Lacey, Mary, E199• [25FE]

Lacey, Mary Climons, E194• [22FE]

Lynch, Allen J., H2805 [26MR]

Mathias, Melvin, E1449• [15NO]

Newman, Ben, H3464 [7MY]

Pinta, Molly, E784• [18JN]

Ramirez, Pablo, H3464 [7MY]

Robbins, Jim, E296• [13MR]

Stahl, Thomas, H3464 [7MY]