WILD, SUSAN (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5697 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3543 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H5007 [20JN]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 2975), H4162 [23MY]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 2585), H3683 [9MY]

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), H8542 [28OC]

African Americans: 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), H7526 [27AU]

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: implement (see H.R. 1305), H4697 [13JN]

AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 3085), H4920 [19JN]

Air pollution: preserve appropriate and achievable Federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and corporate average fuel economy for cars and light trucks (see H.R. 978), H2748 [14MR]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see H.R. 1175), H2887 [27MR]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H1458 [7FE]

Animals: limit experimentation on cats (see H.R. 1622), H3070 [3AP]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1285 [29JA]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H2887 [27MR]

Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H4314 [4JN]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2091), H4314 [4JN]

——— 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), H1518 [11FE]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see H.R. 1004), H2317 [28FE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1494 [8FE]

Birds: authorize U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to engage in activities to improve conditions for albatrosses and petrels (see H.R. 1305), H4697 [13JN]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram (see H. Res. 375), H3727 [10MY]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see H.R. 3851), H9296 [5DE]

Brazil: condemn threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment (see H. Res. 594), H7989 [25SE]

Brunei: condemn criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and imposition of cruel and disproportionate forms of punishment (see H. Res. 289), H3272 [15AP]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2032 [14FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 1162), H2615 [8MR]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1171 [23JA]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2650), H7472 [25JY]

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), H7484 [30JY]

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

——— reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7245 [23JY]

Central African Republic: condemn violence by armed groups against civilians, support international peace efforts and humanitarian assistance, prevent human rights abuses, and enforce existing sanctions (see H. Res. 387), H7708 [12SE]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3478 [7MY]

Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see H. Res. 230), H3131 [8AP]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for chidlren and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 4835), H8456 [23OC]

——— support infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices (see H. Res. 545), H7528 [30AU]

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), H3341 [30AP]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 1025), H3341 [30AP]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

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

——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 2574), H9176 [22NO]

Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H.R. 1880), H3729 [10MY]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H520 [11JA]

Consumers: prohibit debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a consumer debt of which the statute of limitations has expired (see H.R. 5034), H8782 [12NO]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 2426), H7493 [6AU]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a District of Columbia jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2275), H3286 [25AP]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 874), H1465 [7FE]

CPSC: codify a fast-track recall program to remove potentially hazardous products from the marketplace as quickly and efficiently as possible (see H.R. 3169), H10124 [11DE]

——— establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see H.R. 4691), H9296 [5DE]

Crime: prohibit traveling interstate or causing another to travel interstate for purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 959), H2748 [14MR]

——— provide Federal penalties for assault against journalists (see H.R. 1684), H8541 [28OC]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H3271 [15AP]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see H.R. 2482), H4012 [20MY]

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: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H9171 [21NO]

——— improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see H.R. 2494), H4182 [30MY]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see H.R. 2818), H8097 [4OC]

——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]

——— provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 1576), H3449 [3MY]

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), H1464 [7FE]

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

——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 2639), H3926 [16MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 2315), H3682 [9MY]

——— develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see H.R. 1161), H4389 [10JN]

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

——— ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (see H.R. 3662), H5914 [16JY]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see H.R. 3489), H5166 [25JN]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4025), H7465 [25JY]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]

——— improve mental health services for students (see H.R. 1395), H4772 [18JN]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 2441), H3844 [15MY]

——— improve TEACH Grant program (see H.R. 4578), H8200 [16OC]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H1283 [29JA]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H3728 [10MY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 4108), H7905 [24SE]

——— prohibit State suspension, revocation, or denial of State-issued professional or driver’s licenses or issuance of penalties due to student loan default (see H.R. 3689), H7162 [22JY]

——— provide assistance to immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties (see H.R. 1691), H2679 [12MR]

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

——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 653), H717 [17JA]

——— 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]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H4773 [18JN]

——— 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), H5078 [24JN]

——— strengthen investments in postsecondary career and technical education programs and build connections across the entire education and workforce development system (see H.R. 4371), H8880 [14NO]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H7490 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by direct capture (see H.R. 3282), H4695 [13JN]

——— 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), H8786 [12NO]

——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see H.R. 4091), H9180 [26NO]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 1846), H2761 [21MR]

——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 117), H288 [8JA]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H5911 [16JY]

——— authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4550), H8080 [27SE]

——— 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), H3070 [3AP]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H4066 [21MY]

——— award certain allergies and asthma-related grants and increase preference given to States that require certain public schools to have allergies and asthma management programs (see H.R. 2468), H3793 [14MY]

——— award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations (see H.R. 5138), H9223 [3DE]

——— 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), H4012 [20MY]

——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]

——— ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see H.R. 2062), H4066 [21MY]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H3341 [30AP]

——— 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), H8102 [8OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1586 [13FE]

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

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H5168 [25JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 647), H3728 [10MY]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 2428), H3449 [3MY]

——— prohibit operation of unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1069), H2370 [5MR]

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

——— 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), H2797 [25MR]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see H.R. 1058), H3285 [25AP]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see H.R. 2075), H5169 [25JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see H.R. 2069), H3131 [8AP]

——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H8541 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (see H.R. 1975), H9348 [6DE]

——— establish Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force to make recommendations on developing a national strategy to prevent targeted violence (see H.R. 838), H7525 [27AU]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable (see H.R. 1737), H2716 [13MR]

——— meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 2001), H4011 [20MY]

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), H2762 [21MR]

——— 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]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1394 [6FE]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see H.R. 2368), H4773 [18JN]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]

——— make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and refugees (see H.R. 656), H717 [17JA]

——— provide grants for drug disposal sites (see H.R. 3171), H4387 [10JN]

——— study whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting (see H.R. 3284), H4695 [13JN]

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), H4431 [11JN]

——— 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), H2042 [19FE]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see H.R. 989), H1586 [13FE]

——— provide fair and advanced notice before business closures and mass layoffs (see H.R. 5205), H9181 [26NO]

——— report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 4148), H7488 [2AU]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 3252), H4920 [19JN]

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

——— establish Office of International Disability Rights (see H.R. 3373), H8785 [12NO]

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

——— waive passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster (see H.R. 2229), H5008 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4248), H8596 [29OC]

——— authorize a National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1049), H1459 [7FE]

——— 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), H8113 [11OC]

——— create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see H.R. 2918), H5305 [9JY]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 2156), H3477 [7MY]

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), H2762 [21MR]

——— establish Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to allow individuals to defer a portion of their tax refund to an interest-accumulating account (see H.R. 2112), H4066 [21MY]

——— prohibit discrimination in life insurance policies based on possession of naloxone by first responders or medical professionals (see H.R. 1832), H4314 [4JN]

——— 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: establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7905 [24SE]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 1748), H4697 [13JN]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H3682 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 712), H8459 [23OC]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H10263 [13DE]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H7152 [18JY]

——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H3682 [9MY]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3932), H7990 [25SE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1464 [7FE]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H1393 [6FE]

——— 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), H7490 [2AU]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H7244 [23JY]

——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 3798), H8742 [8NO]

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]

——— 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), H7493 [6AU]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1464 [7FE]

——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H3306 [29AP]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

——— 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), H3476 [7MY]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H4315 [4JN]

——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H1244 [28JA]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 2687), H5077 [24JN]

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

Diseases and disorders: improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H7529 [30AU]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H9176 [22NO]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

Education: affirm importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings (see H. Res. 277), H7905 [24SE]

——— prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H7775 [18SE]

——— provide entrepreneurship as a well-rounded educational opportunity (see H.R. 5253), H9174 [22NO]

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

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 57), H3793 [14MY]

——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see H.R. 3281), H4695 [13JN]

Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1168), H2103 [25FE]

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

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 1230), H4349 [6JN]

——— 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), H7529 [30AU]

——— 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]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H8098 [4OC]

EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H1586 [13FE]

——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see H.R. 535), H678 [16JA]

——— include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release Inventory (see H.R. 2577), H5077 [24JN]

——— require notice of chemical-related public health risks, publish list of sites requiring additional review when an exposure risk is determined, and reform chemical review process (see H.R. 1165), H5913 [16JY]

——— revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (see H.R. 1152), H7755 [17SE]

——— 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), H2887 [27MR]

Europe: oppose imposition of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland (see H. Res. 88), H1339 [30JA]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H4181 [30MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3114), H8742 [8NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 983), H2648 [11MR]

FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 946), H4217 [3JN] (see H.R. 3375), H5306 [9JY]

——— 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), H7537 [6SE]

——— establish within Enforcement Bureau a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls (see H.R. 2355), H4218 [3JN]

——— lengthen statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations (see H.R. 1575), H3305 [29AP]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see H.R. 1421), H4218 [3JN]

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

FDA: establish a tobacco product standard that imposes certain limits on concentration of nicotine for e-liquids (see H.R. 4624), H8389 [22OC]

——— prevent human health threats posed by consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see H.R. 961), H1586 [13FE]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see H.R. 965), H3341 [30AP]

——— require label of drugs with an increased risk of suicide or depression to prominently detail those side effects (see H.R. 4404), H9257 [4DE]

——— require warning labels to be affixed to prescription opioid containers or packaging stating such drugs can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose (see H.R. 2732), H4218 [3JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of facial recognition technology without a Federal court order (see H.R. 4021), H10124 [11DE]

——— provide a Federal contracting preference for contractors that retain U.S. jobs and purchase domestic goods and services (see H.R. 2342), H7506 [16AU]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors (see H.R. 824), H2043 [19FE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H3843 [15MY]

——— require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment (see H.R. 4283), H9180 [26NO]

Federal employees: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal employees and certain Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 545), H1218 [25JA]

——— require Presidential appointees to give written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate for expenditures over a certain amount to furnish or redecorate their office (see H.R. 1181), H1581 [13FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1174), H7529 [30AU]

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), H5826 [15JY]

Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H7529 [30AU]

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

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 2176), H3216 [9AP]

Firearms: prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3220 [9AP]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1296), H7493 [6AU]

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

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H7496 [9AU]

——— require manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4271), H9171 [21NO]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H8096 [4OC]

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), H7152 [18JY]

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

Foreign policy: emphasize importance of foreign alliances and partnerships in advancing U.S. interests and security (see H. Res. 222), H2757 [18MR]

Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see H. Res. 512), H8542 [28OC]

——— ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H2313 [28FE]

FRS: establish Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to develop financial risk analyses relative to climate change (see H.R. 5194), H9120 [20NO]

FTC: promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 2013), H8228 [17OC]

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]

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), H8542 [28OC]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 217), H2680 [12MR]

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), H7501 [13AU]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1214 [24JA]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support commitment of AID to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy (see H. Res. 189), H3286 [25AP]

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

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (see H.R. 1740), H2888 [27MR]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see H.R. 1044), H1458 [7FE]

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

——— 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), H4218 [3JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1878), H9175 [22NO] (see H.R. 2315), H3682 [9MY]

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

——— establish a public health plan (see H.R. 2000), H10124 [11DE]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H5729 [11JY]

——— 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), H4175 [28MY]

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 1010), H3130 [8AP]

——— require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2279), H3926 [16MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1379), H3276 [18AP]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1730), H4349 [6JN]

——— 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]

——— restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see H.R. 5265), H12297 [23DE]

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 738), H9222 [3DE]

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]

——— disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see H.J. Res. 72), H5911 [16JY]

——— provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 1300), H2648 [11MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H6001 [17JY]

——— 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), H2988 [2AP]

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

Kenya: condemn terrorist attack in Nairobi, offer condolences to family and friends of victims, reaffirm solidarity with Kenyan people, and support efforts to counter terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice (see H. Res. 75), H2036 [14FE]

Korean Americans: call on the U.S. and North Korea to reunite divided families by exchanging information, using registries, and working with South Korea to include U.S. citizens in video reunions (see H. Res. 410), H8460 [23OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7598 [10SE]

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

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 464), 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), H3259 [10AP]

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]

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

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

——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see H.R. 584), H673 [16JA]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1530), H5305 [9JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H2763 [21MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2150), H3215 [9AP]

——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8910 [15NO]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 1533), H2367 [5MR]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H7483 [30JY]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 900), H2036 [14FE]

——— 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), H8057 [26SE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 808), H2035 [14FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H4172 [24MY]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H4349 [6JN]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 1346), H2100 [25FE]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4129), H7756 [17SE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see H.R. 2439), H4218 [3JN] (see H.R. 3414), H8083 [27SE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 884), H5304 [9JY]

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

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 4619), H8101 [8OC]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3130 [8AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H2370 [5MR]

Melinda Gene Picotti Post Office, Laceyville, PA: designate (see H.R. 4279), H9223 [3DE]

Mental health: improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see H.R. 3180), H8113 [11OC]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 3165), H5586 [10JY]

Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution (see H. Res. 326), H7521 [23AU]

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

Mining and mineral resources: include certain coal industry retirees in Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see H.R. 934), H1465 [7FE]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan and reduce minimum age for allowable in-service distributions (see H.R. 935), H8741 [8NO]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see H.R. 2219), H4697 [13JN]

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), H3130 [8AP]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H3926 [16MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 368), H3680 [9MY]

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

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

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 360), H3501 [8MY]

National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]

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), H2679 [12MR]

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

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see H. Res. 173), H2506 [6MR]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H7153 [18JY]

News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]

NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1209), H3963 [17MY]

——— 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), H8680 [30OC]

Nuclear weapons: prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles (see H.R. 1231), H2043 [19FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (see H.R. 3820), H7666 [11SE]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H7714 [16SE]

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), H2583 [7MR]

OSHA: authorize Susan Harwood Training Grant Program (see H.R. 4843), H8457 [23OC]

——— disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.J. Res. 44), H1492 [8FE]

——— expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, and disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see H.R. 1074), H1460 [7FE]

——— issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 3668), H5583 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H2043 [19FE]

Peace Corps: reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 3456), H8742 [8NO]

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), H3285 [25AP]

——— 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), H3285 [25AP]

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), H8114 [11OC]

——— 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]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 3509), H8910 [15NO]

Postal Regulatory Commission: establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the U.S. to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (see H.R. 400), H2505 [6MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H3793 [14MY]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H3844 [15MY]

——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H3793 [14MY]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H5826 [15JY]

——— require any owned or leased delivery vehicle to have an air conditioning unit (see H.R. 1299), H5585 [10JY]

——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H3844 [15MY]

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 buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see H.R. 866), H1363 [5FE]

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

——— submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 1114), H2797 [25MR]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]

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

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H8786 [12NO]

Russia: reiterate support for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemn aggressive actions and assaults on democracies, and oppose readmission into Group of Seven (see H. Res. 546), H8460 [23OC]

Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see H. Res. 129), H1583 [13FE]

——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable (see H.R. 2037), H5169 [25JN]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 3366), H4917 [19JN]

SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity (see H.R. 1176), H1581 [13FE]

——— require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see H.R. 3623), H6001 [17JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 3048), H9348 [6DE]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1553), H2503 [6MR]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H2916 [28MR]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7379 [24JY]

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

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1551), H4181 [30MY]

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

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H2762 [21MR]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 2654), H3679 [9MY]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see H.R. 3804), H7162 [22JY]

——— 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), H3477 [7MY]

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

——— improve procedures to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 2901), H4117 [22MY]

——— require the President to transmit annual budget without revisions to Congress and clarify process for closure of field offices (see H.R. 3905), H7240 [23JY]

Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building, Hookstown, PA: designate (see H.R. 3207), H4432 [11JN]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

Sudan: condemn attacks on peaceful protesters and support immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led democratic government (see H. Res. 432), H4629 [12JN]

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 credit for certain facilities that remediate and reclaim coal refuse sites by producing electricity from coal refuse (see H.R. 4735), H8960 [18NO]

——— allow for a credit against tax for retailers to incentivize sale of safe firearm storage devices (see H.R. 4926), H10259 [12DE]

——— allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 1196), H1582 [13FE]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1739), H2888 [27MR]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 4631), H8110 [11OC]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 2258), H4181 [30MY]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see H.R. 3961), H9186 [29NO]

——— 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), H1494 [8FE]

——— include certain over-the-counter medical and menstrual care products as qualified medical expenses in order to allow use of health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts for such products (see H.R. 1922), H7511 [20AU]

——— 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 and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1241), H8199 [16OC]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1333 [30JA]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 285), H2796 [25MR]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H5305 [9JY]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2825), H8459 [23OC]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H2323 [4MR]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 654), H717 [17JA] (see H.R. 5012), H8738 [8NO]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 1987), H3407 [1MY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1711), H4345 [5JN]

——— provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico relative to refundable portion of the child tax credit and treat one or two child families the same as those with three or more children (see H.R. 302), H8199 [16OC]

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see H.R. 2073), H8827 [13NO]

——— reduce age for making catch-up contributions to retirement accounts to take into account time out of the workforce to provide dependent care services (see H.R. 3078), H4345 [5JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H8730 [5NO]

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see H.R. 1142), H2236 [26FE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H5008 [20JN]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1712), H2715 [13MR]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2481), H3503 [8MY]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 1220), H3285 [25AP]

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), H2043 [19FE]

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), H1339 [30JA]

——— 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.: recognize anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reaffirm goals and ideals, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (see H. Res. 688), H8784 [12NO]

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), H2987 [2AP]

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

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: assist in conservation of critically endangered species in foreign countries (see H.R. 4341), H7753 [17SE]

——— 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), H8200 [16OC]

——— reauthorize Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain conservation funds and establish prize competitions on wildlife and endangered species protection and invasive species management (see H.R. 872), H1394 [6FE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see H.R. 3917), H7241 [23JY]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 186), H2584 [7MR]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 549), H3266 [12AP]

Veterans: create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3221), H4626 [12JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2719 [13MR]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 93), H1464 [7FE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 929), H3681 [9MY]

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), H3449 [3MY]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 960), H2748 [14MR]

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

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H1494 [8FE]

——— denounce female genital mutilation/cutting and call for international efforts to accelerate elimination of such acts (see H. Res. 106), H2323 [4MR]

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

——— 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), H8200 [16OC]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 2423), H7990 [25SE]

——— 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]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1468), H2314 [28FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H7497 [9AU] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]

Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 579), H8742 [8NO]

Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H8826 [13NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1586 [13FE]

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]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 550), H1464 [7FE]

——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (see H.J. Res. 81), H12212 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: making appropriations (see H.R. 4893), H8539 [28OC]

Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9121 [20NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care under national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 4259), H7559 [9SE]

Dept. of Education: establish income-based repayment plans for certain future Federal student loans (see H.R. 4670), H8111 [11OC]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7705 [12SE]

——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (see H.R. 4577), H8081 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see H.R. 2567), H3474 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]

Health: expand affordability of health insurance for working families by allowing employees to expand their employer-provided insurance to their families (see H.R. 1870), H2826 [26MR]

Insurance: establish a special enrollment period for families of individuals who died by suicide and a competitive grant program to provide services and support to those impacted by suicide (see H.R. 4428), H7835 [19SE]

National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 588), H7902 [24SE]

News media: express that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law (see H. Res. 325), H3275 [18AP]

Taxation: allow miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to a 2-percent floor and reinstate overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1867), H2796 [25MR]

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

Voting: establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 1546), H2367 [5MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: making appropriations (H.R. 4893), H8540 [28OC]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (H.R. 421), H360 [9JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide categorical eligibility for free lunch and breakfast for certain children in kinship care under national school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 4259), H7559 [9SE]

Dept. of Education: establish income-based repayment plans for certain future Federal student loans (H.R. 4670), H8113 [11OC]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (H.R. 4327), H7707 [12SE]

——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (H.R. 4577), H8082 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (H.R. 3189), H4389 [10JN]

Health: expand affordability of health insurance for working families by allowing employees to expand their employer-provided insurance to their families (H.R. 1870), H2827 [26MR]

Taxation: allow miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to a 2-percent floor and reinstate overall limitation on itemized deductions (H.R. 1867), H2796 [25MR]

——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (H.R. 2193), H3220 [9AP]

Voting: establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (H.R. 1546), H2370 [5MR]

Remarks

Allentown, PA: tribute to first responders for response to fire at the Heather Glen Senior Living Center, H9066 [20NO]

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

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (H.R. 649), H3323 [30AP]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (H.R. 1025), H3323 [30AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2866, H2867 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H2873 [27MR]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (H.R. 421), H370 [10JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H3196 [9AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require to meet its statutory purpose (H.R. 1500), H5072 [24JN]

Courts: cap attorney fees to certain percent of judgement in cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2873 [27MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: proposed rule limiting broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H7444 [25JY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H348 [9JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2500), H5658 [11JY]

——— establish partnerships with academic health centers to reduce opioid dependency, develop new pain management methods, and advance technologies to improve lives of wounded veterans, H5658 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: anniversary of Head Start Program, H3773 [14MY]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect, H3992 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow for cross-agency coordination and collaboration on the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3031 [3AP]

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), H7326 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans, H8773 [12NO]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (H.R. 3224), H8773 [12NO]

Dorough, Bob: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Jazz Master Award recipient, E610• [16MY]

Equal Pay Act: clarify that the ‘‘any other factor other than sex’’ defense means ‘‘a bona fide business-related reason other than sex’’, H2866, H2867 [27MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H348 [9JA], H370 [10JA], H510 [11JA], H664 [16JA], H703 [17JA], H1191 [24JA]

Harvest Home Farms (business): Sand County Foundation Leopold Conservation Award recipient for Pennsylvania, H2822 [26MR]

Health: reduce prescription drug prices, facilitate entry of generic and biosimilar products into the market, strengthen Federal exchanges, and reverse extension of short-term health plans (H.R. 987), H3864 [16MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3196 [9AP]

——— tribute to new Members, H3196 [9AP]

Insurance: provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect, H3864 [16MY]

Mental health: increase suicide awareness and prevention efforts, H5163 [25JN]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7110 [18JY]

National Police Week: observance, H3912 [16MY]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), H8476 [28OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit action that would result in higher premiums for comprehensive coverage, H3543, H3544 [9MY]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), H3543, H3544 [9MY]

SSA: funding, H2839 [27MR]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), H3031 [3AP]

Tributes

Acker, Kerry, H5163 [25JN]

Vital, Matthew, H3106 [8AP]