STEVENS, HALEY M. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4100 [22MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4939, H4949 [20JN]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8891 [15NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H8260 [18OC]
——— 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), H5169 [25JN]
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), H3927 [16MY]
——— reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H7837 [19SE]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H4121 [22MY]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H4175 [28MY]
——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H8540 [28OC]
Anti-Bullying Roundtable: establish (see H.R. 3659), H5303 [9JY]
Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 335), H3340 [30AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H4175 [28MY]
Aretha Franklin Post Office Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 3976), H7463 [25JY]
Armed Forces: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate statute of limitations for child abuse offenses (see H.R. 2388), H3303 [29AP]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H7715 [16SE]
——— 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]
——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see H.R. 1019), H7715 [16SE]
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), H5169 [25JN]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H8114 [11OC]
CDC: expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3280), H4695 [13JN]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 2283), H4773 [18JN]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3683 [9MY]
China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see H.R. 649), H4181 [30MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA]
Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7775 [18SE]
Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5141), H10017 [10DE]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H7378 [24JY]
Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 1228), H7837 [19SE] (see H.R. 1228), H9222 [3DE]
——— prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H4345 [5JN]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1), H1244 [28JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 3125), H5306 [9JY]
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), H4167 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans (see H.R. 2728), H3789 [14MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H3449 [3MY]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H7379 [24JY]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H2797 [25MR]
——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H8680 [30OC]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 865), H1332 [30JA]
——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8542 [28OC]
——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan repayment (see H.R. 4396), H7834 [19SE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H4122 [22MY]
——— 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), H5203 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance U.S. industrial competitiveness by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors (see H.R. 4230), H8596 [29OC]
——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 2170), H3216 [9AP]
——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 4091), H7598 [10SE]
Dept. of HHS: address opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 2922), H4118 [22MY]
——— 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), H4181 [30MY]
——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H4066 [21MY]
——— 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), H5261 [27JN]
——— 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), H8720 [31OC]
——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H3963 [17MY]
——— 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), H4065 [21MY]
——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see H.R. 2411), H7715 [16SE]
——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3131), H8742 [8NO]
——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see H.R. 4077), H7467 [25JY]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1695), H7483 [30JY]
——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H4314 [4JN]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 2222), H9223 [3DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2476), H3438 [2MY]
——— 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: 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), H7505 [16AU]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2587 [7MR]
Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H4065 [21MY]
——— 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), H8200 [16OC]
——— award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see H.R. 4397), H9296 [5DE]
——— establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see H.R. 4016), H8114 [11OC]
——— establish grant program to support creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity (see H.R. 2721), H5169 [25JN]
——— 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), H4390 [10JN]
——— train personnel how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 4456), H9059 [19NO]
Dept. of State: require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see H.R. 554), H8785 [12NO]
——— waive passport fees for families of Armed Forces members who are hospitalized abroad (see H.R. 2847), H4218 [3JN]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H5585 [10JY]
——— 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), H4693 [13JN]
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]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a pedestrian safety bollard installation grant program (see H.R. 2237), H9058 [19NO]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H7559 [9SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H9171 [21NO]
——— 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), H8096 [4OC]
——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H3304 [29AP]
——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]
——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see H.R. 2102), H3100 [4AP]
——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H4171 [24MY]
——— 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), H8742 [8NO]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2887 [27MR]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H3406 [1MY]
Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5317), H10611 [17DE]
Dhaliwal, Sandeep S.: tribute (see H. Res. 616), H8095 [4OC]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4121 [22MY]
Disasters: require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs relative to protections for travel, lodging, and dining services in disaster areas (see H.R. 2623), H4697 [13JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3113), H8261 [18OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H2035 [14FE]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9170 [21NO]
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), H8145 [15OC]
Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H4065 [21MY]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see H.R. 2474), H3438 [2MY]
Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H9223 [3DE]
EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H10124 [11DE]
——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see H.R. 4031), H8097 [4OC]
Executive Office of the President: establish the U.S. Chief Manufacturing Officer (see H.R. 2900), H4117 [22MY]
FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4697 [13JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer (see H.R. 5075), H8826 [13NO]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H5586 [10JY]
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), H7707 [12SE]
——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H8459 [23OC]
Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H2715 [13MR]
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), H7472 [25JY]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H7471 [25JY]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1595), H2797 [25MR]
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), H7598 [10SE]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3267 [12AP]
——— provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H3406 [1MY]
——— reduce access for individuals with a history of violence against women, recognize connection between firearm violence and violence against women, and call for Senate consideration of gun control legislation (see H. Res. 555), H7705 [12SE]
——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H7505 [16AU]
——— 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), H8102 [8OC]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H5168 [25JN]
GAO: provide for a joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive a presentation on the audited financial statement of the Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 68), H8054 [26SE]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see H. Res. 517), H7598 [10SE]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H8113 [11OC]
Health: improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1868), H3449 [3MY]
——— 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), H7484 [30JY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H3791 [14MY]
House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H289 [8JA]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5127), H8908 [15NO]
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), H2762 [21MR]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H2103 [25FE]
——— 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), H3252 [10AP]
IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3575), H7379 [24JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H3276 [18AP] (see H.R. 2315), H3449 [3MY]
Information technology: leverage Federal procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices (see H.R. 1668), H3442 [2MY]
Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H9348 [6DE]
——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H5305 [9JY]
——— require insurance companies to regularly update their provider directories to prevent patients from unknowingly receiving out-of-network care (see H.R. 4379), H7772 [18SE]
Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H3473 [7MY]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 1244), H2030 [14FE]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H3963 [17MY]
——— 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), H3102 [4AP]
Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H5826 [15JY]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H6001 [17JY]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 465), H5201 [26JN]
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), H3069 [3AP]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H7715 [16SE]
——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 1767), H3963 [17MY]
Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H4171 [24MY]
——— 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), H12211 [18DE]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H7715 [16SE]
——— permit States to designate facilities in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (see H.R. 2990), H8720 [31OC]
——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 4056), H8596 [29OC]
——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3332), H7666 [11SE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3792 [14MY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 3414), H9058 [19NO]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see H.R. 1873), H7755 [17SE]
Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H8720 [31OC]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H7473 [25JY]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H1494 [8FE]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5266 [28JN]
——— 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), H3130 [8AP]
——— secure technological edge of the U.S. in civil and military aviation and aeronautics (see H.R. 5136), H8958 [18NO]
National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 567), H7835 [19SE]
National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 740), H9222 [3DE]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4314 [4JN]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 682), H9123 [20NO]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1225), H4121 [22MY]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3305 [29AP]
National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 402), H4164 [23MY]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 360), H3501 [8MY]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 682), H9123 [20NO]
Native Americans: provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see H.R. 1128), H5168 [25JN]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8540 [28OC]
NSF: support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8742 [8NO]
——— support research on opioid addiction (see H.R. 3153), H4774 [18JN]
——— support research on outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, or deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future (see H.R. 4355), H7753 [17SE]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 2528), H4168 [23MY]
——— provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see H.R. 2051), H4773 [18JN]
Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H8083 [27SE]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 1629), H3503 [8MY]
OSHA: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 44), H1492 [8FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1398), H7471 [25JY]
——— 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), H3305 [29AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H4217 [3JN]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market (see H.R. 1499), H3407 [1MY]
——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1499), H3407 [1MY]
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), H8261 [18OC]
——— 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), H7756 [17SE]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H7756 [17SE]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H7756 [17SE]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7472 [25JY]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H8114 [11OC]
Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]
Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H9222 [3DE]
SBA: improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3774), H5910 [16JY]
——— improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 4405), H8229 [17OC]
Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H9171 [21NO]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H3406 [1MY]
Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday (see H. Res. 689), H8784 [12NO]
——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see H. Res. 538), H7492 [6AU]
——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 321), H5169 [25JN]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9170 [21NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H6001 [17JY]
——— 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: 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), H8541 [28OC]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 1185), H1581 [13FE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9170 [21NO]
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 (see H.J. Res. 77), H8201 [16OC]
Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 2086), H8113 [11OC]
——— 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), H8097 [4OC]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H7529 [30AU]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H3477 [7MY]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H7559 [9SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8200 [16OC]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5728 [11JY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H4066 [21MY]
Technology: support development of guidelines for ethical development of artificial intelligence (see H. Res. 153), H2271 [27FE]
Tice, Austin: investigate detention in Syria while working as a journalist and encourage efforts to secure release (see H. Res. 17), H7598 [10SE]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools (see H.R. 4019), H7465 [25JY]
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), H10017 [10DE]
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), H3069 [3AP]
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]
U.S. Geological Survey: develop technologies to detect perfluorinated compounds and conduct a nationwide sampling of such compounds in the environment (see H.R. 1976), H2916 [28MR]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]
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]
Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1417), H7755 [17SE]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 1380), H8144 [15OC]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H2798 [25MR]
——— 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), H8541 [28OC]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H8200 [16OC]
——— 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), H3447 [3MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H2919 [28MR] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 579), H8742 [8NO]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H9170 [21NO]
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 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H4434 [11JN]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4314 [4JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: make unauthorized use of information technology or identification devices a crime, create secure third-party access for financial aid applications, and stop debt relief scams (see H.R. 2888), H4117 [22MY]
——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (see H.R. 4395), H7834 [19SE]
EPA: issue final rule adding all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to hazardous air pollutants list (see H.R. 2605), H3501 [8MY]
Medicare: provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4669), H8111 [11OC]
NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (see H.R. 2397), H3338 [30AP]
NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see H.R. 1665), H2646 [11MR]
Remanufacturing Day: designate (see H. Res. 303), H3256 [10AP]
Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see H. Res. 552), H7665 [11SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Education: make unauthorized use of information technology or identification devices a crime, create secure third-party access for financial aid applications, and stop debt relief scams (H.R. 2888), H4119 [22MY]
——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (H.R. 4395), H7835 [19SE]
EPA: issue final rule adding all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to hazardous air pollutants list (H.R. 2605), H3502 [8MY]
Medicare: provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (H.R. 4669), H8112 [11OC]
NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (H.R. 2397), H3340 [30AP]
NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (H.R. 1665), H2647 [11MR]
Remarks
Allred, Colin Z. and Alexandra: tribute to birth of child, E199• [25FE]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (H.R. 724), H8357 [22OC]
Arab American and Chaldean Council: anniversary, E1177• [19SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H3194 [9AP]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: encourage representation from community banks, credit unions, small business owners, and economic growth experts on Consumer Advisory Board, H4100 [22MY]
——— require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H4100 [22MY]
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), H3194 [9AP]
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), H10131, H10133, H10134, H10135, H10139 [12DE]
Dept. of Justice: Environment and Natural Resources Division animal welfare enforcement programs funding, H4939 [20JN]
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), H4939 [20JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 5), H3944 [17MY]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H8666–H8668 [30OC]
Equal Pay Day: observance, H2975 [2AP]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H511 [11JA], H703 [17JA], H1195 [24JA]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3194 [9AP]
——— tribute to new Members, H3194, H3197 [9AP]
Martin, Amanda and James: tribute to birth of child, E1233• [1OC]
Milford, MI: anniversary, E459• [12AP]
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’’ (H.R. 1396), H2975 [2AP]
NIST: enable Manufacturing USA institutes to provide advanced workforce development to certain businesses, increase program funding, review funding process, and foster economic development goals (H.R. 2397), H7170 [23JY]
NSF: support research on opioid addiction (H.R. 3153), H7173 [23JY]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (H.R. 1665), H7167 [23JY]
Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (H. Res. 552), H8363 [22OC]
Taylor, Shiv and Sara Ansari: tribute to birth of child, E1600• [17DE]
U.S. Export Finance Agency: include small businesses in sectors impacted by retaliatory tariffs when developing small business outreach plan, H8891, H8892 [15NO]
——— reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (H.R. 4863), H8891, H8892 [15NO]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (H.R. 5430), H12262 [19DE]
Wagner, Dan and Lindsay Holst: tribute to birth of child, E1602• [17DE]
Tributes
Abbas, Issam, Rima and family, H537 [14JA]
Choksi, Nisha, E791• [19JN]
Dingell, John D., H1567 [13FE]
Glick, Annalise, E1261• [8OC]
Holcomb, Jennifer, E1237• [1OC]
Jones, Peter, E1237• [1OC]
Judd, Albert R. (Randy), E791• [19JN]
Patel, Hetal, E791• [19JN]
Phillips, Representative, E1261• [8OC]
Torres Small, Representative, H3197 [9AP]
Tyler, Trevon, H9265 [5DE]
Varughese, Abey K., E1235• [1OC]
Winterhalter, Henry G., E792• [19JN]
Ziegler, Richard, E1499• [22NO]