VARGAS, JUAN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4948 [20JN], H5061 [24JN]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H5168 [25JN]

——— 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), H4773 [18JN]

Afghanistan: report on participation of Afghan women in negotiations and dialogue relative to Afghan peace process and a strategy for post-conflict engagement by the U.S. (see H.R. 4097), H8724 [1NO]

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices, their patriotism, and the need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1349 [4FE]

——— recognize disparity in wages paid to Black women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7520 [23AU]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]

AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H8828 [13NO]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H5585 [10JY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H2043 [19FE]

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

——— prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 1002), H2102 [25FE]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H7529 [30AU]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 309), H8785 [12NO]

Argentina: condemn Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994, express condolences to families of victims, and support holding those responsible accountable (see H. Res. 441), H4920 [19JN]

Armed Forces: establish military family immigration advisory committee (see H.R. 5151), H10017 [10DE]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1587 [13FE]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see H. Res. 296), H3128 [8AP]

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

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H7493 [6AU]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H3285 [25AP]

California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (see H.R. 376), H357 [9JA]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see H. Res. 358), H4920 [19JN]

Capital punishment: abolish (see H.R. 4022), H7837 [19SE]

CDC: award grants to develop programs to increase health care providers’ awareness of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) (see H.R. 5438), H10611 [17DE]

——— collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to the public on asthma (see H.R. 5230), H9181 [26NO]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H2917 [28MR]

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), H7529 [30AU]

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

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H6001 [17JY]

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

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H1519 [11FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (see H.R. 1500), H2366 [5MR]

Corps of Engineers: repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (see H.R. 1137), H1517 [11FE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H7597 [10SE]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H2370 [5MR]

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

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see H.R. 2896), H8724 [1NO]

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

Cuba: condemn treatment of medical professionals participating in programs providing medical care in foreign countries, call for improved conditions and payment, and affirm such treatment constitutes human trafficking (see H. Res. 136), H2033 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 3378), H5306 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of military construction or Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of barriers, land acquisition, or other associated activities on the border without congressional consent (see H.R. 1293), H2032 [14FE]

——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8960 [18NO]

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

——— extend interest-free grace period for certain student loans (see H.R. 4119), H7480 [30JY]

——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see H.R. 4968), H8718 [31OC]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3503 [8MY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]

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

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

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]

——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 3555), H7598 [10SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4587), H8088 [1OC]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 3192), H7493 [6AU]

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

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H8260 [18OC]

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), H8742 [8NO]

——— prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decomissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 2995), H4163 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing child welfare systems and services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see H.R. 4980), H8960 [18NO]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H10017 [10DE]

——— 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), H8113 [11OC]

——— ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H10610 [17DE]

——— 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), H5260 [27JN]

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

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

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H8959 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 3563), H5257 [27JN]

——— ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]

——— grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family and provide a path to citizenship and access to counsel (see H.R. 883), H1465 [7FE]

——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (see H.R. 2203), H5913 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see H.R. 2662), H3726 [10MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see H.R. 3222), H7493 [6AU]

——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see H.R. 1998), H8299 [21OC]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3729), H7512 [20AU]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2415), H3792 [14MY]

——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 5383), H10015 [10DE]

——— 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 HUD: expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see H.R. 2398), H3338 [30AP]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2402), H3844 [15MY]

——— improve Federal housing inspection process, hold owners accountable for misusing funds, and discipline inspectors who fail to uphold Federal standards (see H.R. 3745), H5774 [12JY]

——— prohibit implementation of certain rules (see H.R. 2763), H7490 [2AU]

——— provide disaster assistance to States, Puerto Rico, and localities under a Community Development Block Grant Program grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 3702), H5827 [15JY]

——— provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H3338 [30AP]

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), H7536 [6SE]

——— develop immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2329), H8200 [16OC]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1586 [13FE]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H3843 [15MY]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 119), H205 [3JA]

——— provide for the publication of Office of Legal Counsel opinions (see H.R. 4556), H8080 [27SE]

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

Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 3197), H8299 [21OC]

——— 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), H2371 [5MR]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H2236 [26FE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H3926 [16MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see H.R. 3250), H8720 [31OC]

——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas leasing on public land on the Central Coast of California (see H.R. 5303), H9255 [4DE]

——— permanently authorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 3043), H4350 [6JN]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 310), H2102 [25FE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 279), H281 [8JA]

Dept. of the Navy: take leading role in mitigation of cross-border spills, discharges, and debris in the Tijuana River that impact national security interests (see H. Res. 511), H7241 [23JY]

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), H5202 [26JN]

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

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

——— ensure only citizens or U.S. nationals may operate trains from Mexico within U.S. border (see H.R. 3896), H8460 [23OC]

——— extend regulatory deadline for emergency relief transportation projects to advance to construction (see H.R. 3193), H4431 [11JN]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H8720 [31OC]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H12211 [18DE]

——— deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2823), H3961 [17MY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1585 [13FE]

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

——— 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), H8596 [29OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H7490 [2AU]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H2505 [6MR]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H9176 [22NO]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 553), H1363 [5FE]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4172 [24MY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and HHS: notify Congress, hold congressional hearings, and limit agency authority to invoke executive privilege to avoid testifying relative to deaths of foreign nationals in U.S. custody (see H.R. 3660), H5729 [11JY]

——— require investigations and reports on individuals who die in custody (see H.R. 5346), H10017 [10DE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H4065 [21MY]

Disasters: prohibit certain disaster relief funding from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 1214), H2043 [19FE]

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), H202 [3JA]

Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H9296 [5DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 2), H8145 [15OC]

Employment: establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 3760), H8460 [23OC]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 2148), H7244 [23JY]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see H.R. 2749), H7775 [18SE]

——— 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), H4066 [21MY]

EPA: carry out program to fund water infrastructure projects near the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 4039), H7465 [25JY]

——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 2764), H5008 [20JN]

——— modify permitting requirements relative to discharge of any pollutant from Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain circumstances (see H.R. 4611), H8910 [15NO]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4121 [22MY]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3465), H7472 [25JY]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]

FDA: impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see H.R. 1498), H8785 [12NO]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H2047 [22FE]

——— raise minimum age restriction relative to sale of tobacco products and require age verification for online sales of vaping products (see H.R. 2084), H3099 [4AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4920 [19JN]

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

Federal employees: enable Federal employees and contractors to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of information reported as a result of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 799), H1217 [25JA]

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), H5826 [15JY]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H4011 [20MY]

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

——— provide favorable credit under the Community Reinvestment Act to banks that provide assistance to furloughed Federal employees and contractors impacted by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 800), H1217 [25JA]

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

——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 1705), H2715 [13MR]

——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H2313 [28FE]

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

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H2273 [27FE]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 2153), H8596 [29OC]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the Hong Kong Disciplined Services (see H.R. 4270), H7667 [11SE]

FRS: establish Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to develop financial risk analyses relative to climate change (see H.R. 5194), H9349 [6DE]

Germany: recognize alliance and strong friendship with the U.S. and reaffirm significance of Wundarbar Together-Germany and the U.S. initiative (see H. Res. 446), H8725 [1NO]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]

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

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

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

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see H.R. 1856), H2795 [25MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H2102 [25FE]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 3572), H5257 [27JN]

Human Rights Day: observance (see H. Res. 527), H9223 [3DE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 6), H2678 [12MR]

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

——— eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 2289), H3255 [10AP]

——— establish legal orientation programs at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights (see H.R. 1045), H5913 [16JY]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2908), H4118 [22MY]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4701), H8261 [18OC]

——— extend application period for certain aliens present in the U.S. for adjustment of status (see H.R. 3312), H4770 [18JN]

——— extend guaranteed right to counsel to all people in the immigration court system, increase opportunities for appeal and judicial review, and prohibit case production quotas for immigration judges (see H.R. 3775), H5911 [16JY]

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

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

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 3799), H5998 [17JY]

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

——— provide resources for jurisdictions and organizations that have experienced a significant influx of migrant aliens (see H.R. 4599), H8089 [1OC]

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

——— 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), H3682 [9MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate terms ‘‘alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’ and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 3776), H5911 [16JY]

Infrastructure: establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see H.R. 4101), H7479 [30JY]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H8113 [11OC]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 649), H8680 [30OC]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 752), H12292 [19DE]

Iraq: defer removal of certain nationals living in the U.S. (see H.R. 2537), H3473 [7MY]

——— support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H3683 [9MY]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5305 [9JY]

——— 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), H3286 [25AP]

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

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

Judge Louis E. Goodman Courthouse, McKinleyville, CA: designate (see H.R. 4781), H8386 [22OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7379 [24JY]

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

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

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 1252), H2030 [14FE]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see H.R. 500), H3681 [9MY]

Medicaid: enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (see H.R. 4144), H7488 [2AU]

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

Medicare: establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H5585 [10JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H7525 [27AU]

Members of Congress: prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens (see H.R. 2842), H4218 [3JN]

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

Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling by law enforcement (see H. Res. 255), H7379 [24JY]

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

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

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 565), H7905 [24SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H4773 [18JN]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 35), H1244 [28JA]

National Night Out: observance (see H. Res. 535), H7494 [6AU]

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

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H8960 [18NO]

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 1694), H7378 [24JY]

——— reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation trust land (see H.R. 312), H3728 [10MY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H7483 [30JY]

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment to transatlantic security and stability and recognize that U.S. leadership is vital to NATO’s core tasks of collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security (see H. Res. 291), H3100 [4AP]

Nicaragua: condemn violence against citizens protesting repression, support democratic efforts, call for release of wrongfully detained individuals, and impose sanctions against human rights violators (see H. Res. 754), H10611 [17DE]

North American Development Bank: authorize U.S. participation in a general capital increase (see H.R. 132), H7990 [25SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 560), H2047 [22FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2923 [29MR]

Paul Eaton Post Office Building, Montclair, CA: designate (see H.R. 3329), H4771 [18JN]

Petty Officer 2d Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building, Cupertino, CA: designate (see H.R. 4672), H9171 [21NO]

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

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

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H2273 [27FE]

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

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7152 [18JY]

Poway, CA: condemn attack on Chabad of Poway Synagogue, offer condolences to victims, commend first responders, and condemn anti-Semitism, white supremacy, white nationalism, and all forms of hatred (see H. Res. 364), H3679 [9MY]

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.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 273), H1342 [31JA]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H7505 [16AU]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see H.R. 1050), H7483 [30JY]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State (see H.R. 1965), H3844 [15MY] (see H.R. 4901), H8594 [29OC]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 161), H2371 [5MR]

Ray Chavez Post Office Building, Poway, CA: designate (see H.R. 3005), H4163 [23MY]

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

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

Saudi Arabia: condemn killing of Jamal Khashoggi, hold those responsible his death accountable, and condemn imprisonment and violence against journalists around the world (see H. Res. 472), H5258 [27JN]

Sikhism: 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), H7537 [6SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5261 [27JN]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H4697 [13JN]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H4314 [4JN]

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), H9388 [9DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

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 tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (see H.R. 655), H4697 [13JN]

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

——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 763), H9348 [6DE]

——— 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]

——— increase deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 3098), H4312 [4JN]

——— 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), H9348 [6DE]

——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2193), H3217 [9AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H8298 [21OC]

——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]

Territories: recognize importance of supporting equal rights of citizens, acknowledge that Supreme Court decisions in Insular Cases rest on racist and imperialist assumptions, and reject application of such cases (see H. Res. 641), H10017 [10DE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4634), H8110 [11OC]

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), H7161 [22JY]

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

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

——— 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), H1242 [28JA]

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

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see H.R. 4695), H8261 [18OC]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H2939 [1AP]

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

U.S. Export Finance Agency: reauthorize, reform, and rename Eximbank (see H.R. 4863), H8538 [28OC]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4890), H8539 [28OC]

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

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 138), H361 [9JA]

——— 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), H9295 [5DE]

——— support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 864), H2102 [25FE]

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

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

——— 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), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

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

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H4349 [6JN]

——— mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see H.R. 3155), H9171 [21NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: disclose additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee (see H.R. 4329), H7711 [13SE]

CDC: award grants to eligible counties for use of mobile clinics and distance learning and telemedicine to diagnose and treat children with asthma in rural areas and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 4548), H8079 [27SE]

Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see H.R. 3154), H4348 [6JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: identify aliens who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces when applying for immigration benefits or are placed in immigration enforcement proceedings (see H.R. 928), H1335 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (see H.R. 486), H463 [10JA]

——— take certain Federal lands located in San Diego County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians (see H.R. 1031), H1391 [6FE]

EPA: establish a California New River restoration program (see H.R. 358), H356 [9JA]

GAO: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (see H.R. 502), H517 [11JA]

Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building, Brawley, CA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H7149 [18JY]

House of Representatives: deem certain Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program participants as people who owe allegiance to the U.S. for purposes of employment by an office of a Member (see H.R. 623), H675 [16JA]

North American Development Bank: authorize U.S. participation in a general capital increase (see H.R. 3895), H7240 [23JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: disclose additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee (H.R. 4329), H7711 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park in San Diego, CA (H.R. 486), H465 [10JA]

——— take certain Federal lands located in San Diego County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians (H.R. 1031), H1393 [6FE]

EPA: establish a California New River restoration program (H.R. 358), H359 [9JA]

GAO: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (H.R. 502), H519 [11JA]

Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building, Brawley, CA: designate (H.R. 3825), H7151 [18JY]

North American Development Bank: authorize U.S. participation in a general capital increase (H.R. 3895), H7242 [23JY]

Remarks

Calexico, CA: anniversary of Calexico Carnegie Library, E173• [13FE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to bar or limit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries from receiving mortgage loans backed by FHA, solely on the basis of their immigration status, H5061, H5062 [24JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H5061, H5062 [24JN]

GAO: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (H.R. 502), H1225 [28JA]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of Fahari Jeffers, H9101 [20NO]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance, H5011 [21JN]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H8816 [13NO]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), E1643• [26DE]

Tributes

Walsh, Tim, E1061• [20AU]