SCHRIER, KIM (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

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

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4949, H4977 [20JN], H5049 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4614 [12JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3705 [10MY]

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), H3414 [2MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3058 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H3341 [30AP]

——— 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: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7493 [6AU]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H8730 [5NO]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H7378 [24JY]

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8785 [12NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H3276 [18AP]

Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H5008 [20JN]

——— include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under military health system and TRICARE program (see H.R. 5238), H9168 [21NO]

——— 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), H2798 [25MR]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 613), H7483 [30JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: establish aging infrastructure revolving fund to maintain and improve water supply infrastructure, authorize dam safety appropriations, and review flood control rule curves pilot project (see H.R. 4659), H8111 [11OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: encourage Architect of the Capitol to transition to exclusive use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to power the U.S. Capitol Complex by 2032 (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8878 [14NO]

Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9349 [6DE]

China: remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (see H. Res. 393), H4064 [21MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H8102 [8OC]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H9171 [21NO]

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

Climate: accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis (see H. Res. 589), H7989 [25SE]

——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 574), H8261 [18OC]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1244 [28JA]

Congress: rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties of the Office (see H.R. 4426), H8828 [13NO]

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), H4066 [21MY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H3305 [29AP]

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: allow schools to use geographic preference in order to procure locally grown, raised, and caught food (see H.R. 3220), H8228 [17OC]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (see H.R. 4714), H8226 [17OC]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 3562), H8228 [17OC]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H3477 [7MY]

——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H8098 [4OC]

Dept. of Education: clarify that employees of safety net health plans are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 5372), H9387 [9DE]

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

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see H.R. 103), H8880 [14NO]

——— establish Native American Language Vitalization and Training Program (see H.R. 4188), H7505 [16AU]

——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H8299 [21OC]

——— expand access to graduate education by allowing use of Federal Pell Grant Program funds for postbaccalaureate study (see H.R. 3334), H4916 [19JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H5038 [21JN]

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

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see H.R. 3086), H4312 [4JN]

——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see H.R. 2632), H3678 [9MY]

——— 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), H8143 [15OC]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see H.R. 3369), H6001 [17JY]

——— simplify application process for financial assistance by replacing annual refiling requirement with a one-time Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing requirement (see H.R. 4240), H7535 [6SE]

Dept. of HHS: allow States to extend certain child welfare demonstration projects scheduled to expire (see H.R. 3116), H8228 [17OC]

——— 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]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H12292 [19DE]

——— 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), H3476 [7MY]

——— 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), H8298 [21OC]

——— expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 5199), H9388 [9DE]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H9058 [19NO]

——— 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), H2828 [26MR]

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

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H7715 [16SE]

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

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H7666 [11SE]

——— reauthorize and increase funding for Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes (see H.R. 2668), H7379 [24JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H3963 [17MY]

——— 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), H5586 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 1236), H2939 [1AP]

——— 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), H3267 [12AP]

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), H3305 [29AP]

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

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), H3406 [1MY]

——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H998 [22JA]

——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5266 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3476 [7MY]

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

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 730), H8260 [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), H3476 [7MY]

——— 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), H3843 [15MY]

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]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H7597 [10SE]

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

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), H2797 [25MR]

——— 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), H3844 [15MY]

EPA: provide assistance to protect water quality of Puget Sound (see H.R. 2247), H3844 [15MY]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see H.R. 1166), H7483 [30JY]

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

Eva G. Hewitt Post Office, Tumwater, WA: designate (see H.R. 1526), H2367 [5MR]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H2506 [6MR]

FCC: 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), H8299 [21OC]

——— improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3162), H8299 [21OC]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H3070 [3AP]

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), H7666 [11SE]

——— make permanent the policy to speed up time for biosimilar products to get approved and made available to consumers (see H.R. 2011), H2938 [1AP]

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

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H3476 [7MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H7472 [25JY]

Federal employees: protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 588), H1218 [25JA]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H288 [8JA]

——— provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after a certain date may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 2478), H5077 [24JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1174), H3476 [7MY]

——— provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1255), H3476 [7MY]

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), H8097 [4OC]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7378 [24JY]

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

Firearms: 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), H5305 [9JY]

——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3131 [8AP]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H7536 [6SE]

——— 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), H4389 [10JN]

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]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H8679 [30OC]

FTC: promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 2013), H4349 [6JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H9181 [26NO]

Health: anniversary of eradication of smallpox and recognition of importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 592), H7989 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see H.R. 3502), H5200 [26JN]

Health care professionals: improve and expand training for future and current physicians and mid-level health care providers on treating pain and prescribing opioids (see H. Con. Res. 8), H4168 [23MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H4121 [22MY]

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), H2043 [19FE]

——— express that immigration makes the U.S. stronger, secure borders, condemn White supremacy and leaders who legitimize such ideology, deter domestic terrorism, and call for removal of extremist online content (see H. Res. 299), H3217 [9AP]

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

——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H1285 [29JA]

——— 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]

——— 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), H7472 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 4107), H7712 [13SE]

——— authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3407 [1MY]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H5826 [15JY]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 2501), H7536 [6SE]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H5038 [21JN]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5260 [27JN]

——— 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), H2888 [27MR]

John Henry Turpin Post Office Building, Bremerton, WA: designate (see H.R. 4034), H7465 [25JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5272 [5JY]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (see H.R. 1210), H3503 [8MY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H5826 [15JY]

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

Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4867), H8538 [28OC]

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), H3503 [8MY]

Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see H.R. 1277), H2032 [14FE]

——— 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), H5008 [20JN]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H5913 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H7378 [24JY]

——— 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), H3477 [7MY]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H3793 [14MY]

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), H3406 [1MY]

Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Washington Power Plant, Coulee Dam, WA: designate (see H.R. 3937), H8261 [18OC]

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

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), H2043 [19FE]

National Parks Conservation Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 250), H3478 [7MY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3844 [15MY]

Native Americans: allow tribal grant school employees to participate in Federal Employee Health Benefits program and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program (see H.R. 895), H8880 [14NO]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H3341 [30AP]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H9222 [3DE]

NIH: make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see H.R. 4519), H12305 [2JA]

——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 1367), H10259 [12DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H8785 [12NO]

——— establish Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 1425), H2797 [25MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H5038 [21JN]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see H.R. 4617), H8200 [16OC]

——— include sharing of nonpublic campaign material with a foreign power in ban on foreign solicitations of support and file suspicious activity reports for any offers of foreign or illicit assistance (see H.R. 3236), H5586 [10JY]

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

——— require candidates for election for public office to refuse offers of assistance from foreign powers and to report such offers to the FBI (see H.R. 2353), H4168 [23MY]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3306 [29AP]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3260 [10AP]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5305 [9JY]

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]

Ruckelshaus, William D.: tribute (see H. Res. 753), H9387 [9DE]

Seattle Sounders FC (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 707), H8909 [15NO]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H8721 [31OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H7244 [23JY]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H10124 [11DE]

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

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see H.R. 3804), H7484 [30JY]

——— 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), H8741 [8NO]

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

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for retailers to incentivize sale of safe firearm storage devices (see H.R. 4926), H8678 [30OC]

——— allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3708), H8720 [31OC]

——— encourage retirement savings (see H.R. 1994), H3844 [15MY]

——— 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]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1992), H9256 [4DE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7990 [25SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H12292 [19DE]

——— 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), H8388 [22OC]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4066 [21MY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 1140), H5728 [11JY]

Trump, President: 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), H3266 [12AP]

——— 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), H2883 [27MR]

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

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), H7490 [2AU]

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), H7493 [6AU]

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

Voting: 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), H8388 [22OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1283 [29JA]

——— 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), H8228 [17OC]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 579), H8742 [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), H5260 [27JN]

Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin (see H.R. 1048), H1459 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3439 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure public disclosure of nutrition standards compliance by school food authorities (see H.R. 3049), H4180 [30MY]

——— establish a waiver from matching requirement for certain grants under Specialty Crop Research Initiative (see H.R. 3952), H7377 [24JY]

——— require a study of the time and duration of school lunch periods (see H.R. 5463), H10609 [17DE]

Dept. of Education: develop a manual of common procedures and policies for companies that service or collect student loans (see H.R. 3519), H5201 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities (see H.R. 2076), H3068 [3AP]

Insurance: require those offering group or individual health insurance coverage to establish a process to address inaccurate information listed in publicly accessible provider directories (see H.R. 4575), H8080 [27SE]

Medicare: provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B (see H.R. 4665), H8111 [11OC]

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

Constitutional authority statements

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2480), H3441 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure public disclosure of nutrition standards compliance by school food authorities (H.R. 3049), H4181 [30MY]

——— establish a waiver from matching requirement for certain grants under Specialty Crop Research Initiative (H.R. 3952), H7378 [24JY]

——— require a study of the time and duration of school lunch periods (H.R. 5463), H10610 [17DE]

Dept. of Education: develop a manual of common procedures and policies for companies that service or collect student loans (H.R. 3519), H5202 [26JN]

Medicare: provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B (H.R. 4665), H8112 [11OC]

Taxation: treat any difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income as compensation for purposes of retirement contribution limitations (H.R. 1932), H2887 [27MR]

Letters

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Katherine McGuire, American Psychological Association Services, Inc., H3994 [20MY]

——— Kyle E. Yasuda, American Academy of Pediatrics, H3993 [20MY]

——— Ruth J. Friedman, National Child Abuse Coalition, H3993 [20MY]

Remarks

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2480), H3978, H3989, H3992, H3994 [20MY]

Covington, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H3136 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding to implement Federal matching requirement for Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant recipients, H3705, H3706 [10MY]

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

——— give priority to States with the most need when distributing excess property for firefighting purposes, H5659 [11JY]

——— women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that early childhood developmental screenings are considered an allowable medical service by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, H4614, H4615 [12JN]

——— ensure Fair Price Negotiation Program and Medicare changes to reduce drug prices will not result in fewer new drug applications for unmet medical needs and life-saving cures, H10223 [12DE]

——— ensure trauma and behavioral health specialists are included as health care professionals in efforts to address domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and children exposed to violence, H3058 [3AP]

——— explore effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants in order to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities, H3989 [20MY]

Dept. of State: 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), H550 [15JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4977 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4614, H4615 [12JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3705, H3706 [10MY]

EPA: prohibit funding to finalize mercury and air toxic standards rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal, H4977 [20JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1008 [23JA]

House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings, H302 [9JA]

House Rules: amend and adopt (H. Res. 6), H302 [9JA]

Immigration: oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, H3136 [9AP]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, H302 [9JA]

Medical Women’s International Association: anniversary, E1030• [2AU]

National Recycling Day: observance, H8906 [15NO]

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), H2216 [26FE]

Navy: require adherence to competitive procedures to enable small and medium defense contractors to compete for contracts, H5659 [11JY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12181 [18DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ensure that voluntary agricultural practices can be included to meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement, H3414, H3415 [2MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3058 [3AP]

Votes: position on missed, H505• [11JA]

Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin, H2216 [26FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H3198 [9AP]

Tributes

Chavez, Benito, H2805 [26MR]

Nicol, Margaret, H3136 [9AP]

Schrier, Joel, H1270 [29JA]

Thompson, Ryan, H2805 [26MR]