SCHRADER, KURT (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5685, H5686 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 2585), H7497 [9AU]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H1363 [5FE]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize contributions of American Viticultural Areas and winegrowing regions (see H. Res. 642), H8597 [29OC]

——— recognize successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution (see H. Res. 285), H4176 [28MY]

——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2681 [12MR]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see H.R. 1641), H5913 [16JY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8724 [1NO]

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

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1418), H8720 [31OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3963 [17MY]

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H2719 [13MR]

——— prohibit funds to be obligated or expended for introduction of members into hostilities (see H.R. 1193), H1582 [13FE]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H3476 [7MY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 1274), H2031 [14FE]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8090 [1OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 55), H3217 [9AP]

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

CDC: provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H4063 [21MY]

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

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H465 [10JA] (see H.R. 421), H358 [9JA]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H4218 [3JN]

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

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H4314 [4JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H2235 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H4342 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H717 [17JA]

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

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 2186), H3217 [9AP]

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

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H7666 [11SE]

——— publish, in consultation with the Depts. of Justice and HHS, an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see H.R. 4301), H7775 [18SE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H8720 [31OC]

——— 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), H8299 [21OC]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7707 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see H.R. 4004), H7464 [25JY]

——— facilitate State efforts to establish auto-enrollment systems to provide opt-out insurance coverage for individuals eligible for premium assistance or Medicaid (see H.R. 2061), H3067 [3AP]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H7536 [6SE]

——— 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), H1218 [25JA]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H7506 [16AU]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 2328), H4218 [3JN]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H7506 [16AU]

——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H7837 [19SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H4433 [11JN]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 3783), H5911 [16JY]

——— provide grants to State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2698), H5305 [9JY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 2831), H9348 [6DE]

——— 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), H7244 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2099), H3099 [4AP]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 310), H282 [8JA]

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), H2235 [26FE]

——— establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 2509), H3440 [2MY]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify definition of agricultural commodities relative to motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 1673), H2646 [11MR]

——— 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), H8200 [16OC]

——— waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles to allow for travel on Federal highways (see H.R. 2453), H7867 [20SE]

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), H7529 [30AU]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3304 [29AP]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see H.R. 2435), H7598 [10SE]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H7597 [10SE]

——— 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), H7666 [11SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H361 [9JA]

——— 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), H2647 [11MR]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H7756 [17SE]

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), H603 [15JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1393 [6FE]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 2631), H3678 [9MY]

Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H1245 [28JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H8201 [16OC]

EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 5434), H10305 [16DE]

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

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2317 [28FE]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5078 [24JN]

——— 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), H7598 [10SE]

FDA: clarify meaning of a new chemical entity (see H.R. 4955), H8717 [31OC]

——— define the term natural cheese (see H.R. 4487), H7988 [25SE]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H3259 [10AP]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 1769), H2743 [14MR]

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: modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 2543), H5261 [27JN]

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), H7536 [6SE]

FEMA: provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (see H.R. 1610), H5775 [12JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2582 [7MR]

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H7506 [16AU]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H1393 [6FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1285 [29JA]

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]

Forest Service: carry out Special Forest Products program to charge and collect not less than fair market value for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4357), H7753 [17SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H9222 [3DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H7511 [20AU]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3570), H7501 [13AU]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (see H.R. 2440), H3478 [7MY]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8103 [8OC]

——— 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]

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), H2236 [26FE]

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

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see H.R. 3451), H8113 [11OC]

——— 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 reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 1012), H3476 [7MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H2826 [26MR]

Infrastructure: improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H3840 [15MY]

Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.J. Res. 74), H7488 [2AU]

Interstate commerce: regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce by prohibiting imposition of sales taxes on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing State (see H.R. 5515), H12290 [19DE]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H4390 [10JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3102 [4AP]

——— 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), H3070 [3AP]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5008 [20JN]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see H.R. 1785), H3130 [8AP]

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), H4121 [22MY]

Medicaid: clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see H.R. 233), H4701 [14JN]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3342 [30AP]

——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (see H.R. 1839), H2760 [21MR]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 4821), H9223 [3DE]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3584), H5257 [27JN]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H3341 [30AP]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see H.R. 2498), H7536 [6SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3407 [1MY]

——— 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]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H5270 [2JY]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H7472 [25JY]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see H.R. 2282), H4701 [14JN]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3342 [30AP]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H7472 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H5913 [16JY]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1970), H8097 [4OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H7837 [19SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to prohibit receipt of compensation for any period during which a Government shutdown is in effect (see H.J. Res. 18), H520 [11JA]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H4920 [19JN]

Minimum wage: provide for a Federal minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (see H.R. 2080), H3099 [4AP]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H2029 [14FE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3926 [16MY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2405), H4434 [11JN]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 2699), H7493 [6AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2371 [5MR]

——— provide Federal exchange outreach and educational activities (see H.R. 987), H3271 [15AP]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see H.R. 986), H3266 [12AP]

——— streamline employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4070), H8114 [11OC]

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

Portland Trail Blazers (basketball team): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 69), H8457 [23OC]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3131 [8AP]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H7245 [23JY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H1364 [5FE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H3964 [17MY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H3131 [8AP]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit continuation of an executive emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act absent approval by Congress (see H.R. 1410), H2271 [27FE]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H2582 [7MR]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8114 [11OC]

Small business: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H9223 [3DE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1393 [6FE]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 1407), H2270 [27FE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1393 [6FE]

Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation): nullify (see H.R. 1803), H4175 [28MY]

Taxation: extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1814), H4314 [4JN]

——— 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), H4920 [19JN]

——— 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), H4218 [3JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H1393 [6FE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 2746), H3840 [15MY]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H8541 [28OC]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H2795 [25MR]

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), H2587 [7MR]

——— 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), H2370 [5MR]

——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H2370 [5MR]

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

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see H.J. Res. 46), H2046 [22FE]

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

——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H2987 [2AP]

——— reaffirm commitment to, and oppose withdrawal from, Paris Agreement (see H. Con. Res. 15), H1492 [8FE]

U.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), H5774 [12JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2647 [11MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2828 [26MR]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H204 [3JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H8741 [8NO]

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), H8228 [17OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1364 [5FE]

——— 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), H1393 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: provide that the President’s annual budget submission to Congress list current fiscal year spending level for each proposed program and a separate amount for any proposed spending increases (see H.R. 4066), H7467 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see H.R. 3586), H5258 [27JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 21), H210 [3JA]

FDA: increase competition in generic drug market by removing barriers for a second generic drug to come to market created by exclusivity period granted to a first generic drug application (see H.R. 938), H1341 [31JA]

Federal employees: ensure personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for certain purposes (see H.R. 5054), H8783 [12NO]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: amend (see H.R. 4888), H8539 [28OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H996 [22JA]

Insurance: require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (see H.R. 5304), H9256 [4DE]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see H.R. 937), H1341 [31JA]

Medicare: provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2564), H3474 [7MY]

——— provide for a temporary payment increase for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage development and use of such products (see H.R. 4455), H7865 [20SE]

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

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1160), H1580 [13FE]

One Health Program: establish an interagency program to collaborate on the concept that human, animal, and ecosystem health intertwine to make ‘‘one health’’ to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3771), H5910 [16JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential Inaugural Committees to disclose all committee expenditures, restrict use of funds raised to official inaugural activities, and mandate surplus funds are donated to charity (see H.R. 210), H208 [3JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (H.R. 3586), H5260 [27JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (H.J. Res. 21), H218 [3JA]

Federal employees: ensure personnel assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for certain purposes (H.R. 5054), H8784 [12NO]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: amend (H.R. 4888), H8540 [28OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 693), H997 [22JA]

Insurance: require health plan oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services (H.R. 5304), H9256 [4DE]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (H.R. 937), H1342 [31JA]

Medicare: provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (H.R. 2564), H3476 [7MY]

——— provide for a temporary payment increase for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage development and use of such products (H.R. 4455), H7866 [20SE]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 211), H217 [3JA]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1160), H1584 [13FE]

Letters

Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act: Julie M. Broadway, American Horse Council, H7370 [24JY]

Obituaries

Wustenberg, Phyllis Watt, E664• [23MY]

Remarks

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), H8397 [23OC], H10102 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center funding, H4541 [12JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4968 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4541 [12JN]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to close or transfer operation of Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers, H4968 [20JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H369 [10JA]

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), H3860 [16MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 693), H7368, H7369, H7370, H7372, H7373, H7374 [24JY]

——— provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (H.R. 1157), H7373 [24JY]

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), H10074 [11DE]

Mary B II (vessel): tribute to crew members who lost their lives during storm and commend rescue efforts of Coast Guard personnel, H369 [10JA]

Medicare: provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (H.R. 2115), H8519• [28OC]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H2215 [26FE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance, H9065 [20NO]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), H2215 [26FE]

Salem, OR: anniversary of Salem Rotary Club, E1139• [12SE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (H.R. 9), H3376 [1MY]

Tributes

Feeney, Anne M., H3485 [8MY]

Wustenberg, Phyllis Watt, E664• [23MY]