WILSON, FREDERICA S. (a Representative from Florida)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 1692), H4390 [10JN]
——— 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]
African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H8742 [8NO]
Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see H.R. 101), H2923 [29MR]
——— improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see H.R. 641), H716 [17JA]
Ali, Muhammad: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 636), H1586 [13FE]
Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post Office Building, Winter Haven, FL: designate (see H.R. 2969), H4773 [18JN]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1042), H1458 [7FE]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 724), H1170 [23JA]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 1146), H1517 [11FE]
Arizona: permanently extend moratorium on uranium mining in Grand Canyon region (see H.R. 1373), H4218 [3JN]
Armed Forces: clarify that Congress has not provided authorization for use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 2829), H5008 [20JN]
——— 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), H2888 [27MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 37), H1364 [5FE]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4272), H7667 [11SE]
Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see H.R. 2938), H5729 [11JY]
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), H1333 [30JA]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H2271 [27FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 317), H3264 [12AP]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1279), H2371 [5MR]
Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see H.R. 2635), H3926 [16MY]
Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see H.R. 732), H1350 [4FE]
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]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H1517 [11FE]
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: extend certain provisions relative to apparel products (see H.R. 991), H8082 [27SE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
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), H7667 [11SE]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3478 [7MY]
Children and youth: call for elimination of sexual violence against girls through data-driven in-country reforms (see H. Res. 723), H9121 [20NO]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1968), H2916 [28MR]
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: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 52), H10017 [10DE]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 367), H1172 [23JA]
Colleges and universities: improve estimates of off-campus room and board for students (see H.R. 4648), H8110 [11OC]
Commission on Voting: establish (see H.R. 394), H1342 [31JA]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1244 [28JA]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1596), H2582 [7MR]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 668), H1519 [11FE]
——— eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see H. Res. 36), H1351 [4FE]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 1423), H2311 [28FE]
——— modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1683), H10610 [17DE]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit reports and information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 1756), H2742 [14MR]
Crime: enhance penalties for stalkers of children (see H.R. 570), H1244 [28JA]
——— extend Federal prohibition against stalking to make it a crime to threaten friends and co-workers of stalking victims (see H.R. 915), H1335 [30JA]
——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see H.R. 569), H601 [15JA]
——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see H.R. 2410), H3926 [16MY]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see H.R. 35), H1213 [24JA]
Day of the Girl Child in the U.S.: designate (see H. Res. 645), H8259 [18OC]
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), H7472 [25JY]
——— give schools flexibility to receive, store, and distribute food donations from charitable organizations on campus (see H.R. 2706), H4066 [21MY]
——— prevent changing of regulations governing provision of waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5349), H9346 [6DE]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 2809), H3924 [16MY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2715 [13MR]
——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see H.R. 563), H2323 [4MR]
——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]
——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 1075), H4697 [13JN]
——— 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), H3264 [12AP]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 804), H1339 [30JA]
——— carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through high school computer science education (see H.R. 1485), H2321 [4MR]
——— conduct a study on feasibility of a single certification for certain programs under Higher Education Act (see H.R. 4342), H7753 [17SE]
——— develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see H.R. 1161), H9222 [3DE]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 727), H7161 [22JY]
——— 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]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 276), H1213 [24JA]
——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H7756 [17SE]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 1676), H2646 [11MR]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 3497), H9180 [26NO]
——— extend interest-free grace period for certain student loans (see H.R. 4119), H7494 [6AU]
——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 1915), H7483 [30JY]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see H.R. 3512), H5776 [12JY]
——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 3353), H5078 [24JN]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 849), H1283 [29JA]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 943), H1342 [31JA]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]
——— prohibit institutions of higher education from denying students access to transcripts because of loan default (see H.R. 3761), H5825 [15JY]
——— 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), H9180 [26NO]
——— 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 capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see H.R. 2006), H3477 [7MY]
——— 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), H1342 [31JA]
——— publish, in consultation with the Depts. of Justice and HHS, an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see H.R. 4301), H7756 [17SE]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H8113 [11OC]
——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see H.R. 2632), H4315 [4JN]
——— 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 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), H7536 [6SE]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA] (see H.R. 3267), H4694 [13JN]
——— 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), H8299 [21OC]
——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H9123 [20NO]
——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5005 [20JN]
——— strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 761), H1210 [24JA]
Dept. of Energy: establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see H.R. 3973), H8145 [15OC]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 762), H1339 [30JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3637), H9256 [4DE]
——— 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), H1342 [31JA]
——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1978), H7490 [2AU]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— establish a grant program that provides grants to States, U.S. territories, and Indian tribes for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs (see H.R. 1643), H8113 [11OC]
——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see H.R. 5364), H10124 [11DE]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2581), H3500 [8MY]
——— 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), H8199 [16OC]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 3315), H5008 [20JN]
——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H3407 [1MY]
——— 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), H3304 [29AP]
——— 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), H2273 [27FE]
——— prioritize education and training for existing and new environmental health professionals (see H.R. 2262), H3844 [15MY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 1364), H2232 [26FE]
——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H545 [14JA]
——— provide sanitary napkins and tampons to runaway and homeless youth program recipients (see H.R. 5177), H9056 [19NO]
——— 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 extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 1943), H2914 [28MR]
——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to expand access to bleeding control kits (BCKs) in public gathering places (see H.R. 2550), H7379 [24JY]
——— 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), H7506 [16AU]
——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see H.R. 2217), H3253 [10AP]
——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 5383), H10015 [10DE]
——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3106), H4698 [13JN]
——— 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), H5776 [12JY]
Dept. of Justice: convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of Communications Act provisions relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 721), H2035 [14FE]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]
——— establish grants to reduce incidence of hate crimes (see H.R. 223), H1172 [23JA]
——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1327), H2099 [25FE]
——— improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see H.R. 600), H674 [16JA]
——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 3554), H5256 [27JN]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H998 [22JA]
——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 119), H1342 [31JA]
——— make grants to implement statutes and policies on firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 1287), H2032 [14FE]
——— 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]
——— prohibit awarding of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds to police departments that allow plain-clothes officers to make routine traffic stops in unmarked vehicles (see H.R. 1787), H5203 [26JN]
——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H5256 [27JN]
——— require identification for offenders reentering the community (see H.R. 2232), H4697 [13JN]
——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see H.R. 197), H208 [3JA]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 125), H998 [22JA]
Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 873), H2036 [14FE]
——— establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 4278), H7596 [10SE]
——— 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), H2323 [4MR]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 1080), H1461 [7FE]
——— 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), H10610 [17DE]
——— strengthen child labor laws by revising age requirements for agricultural employment, prohibiting the handling of pesticides by children, and increasing penalties for violations (see H.R. 3394), H5006 [20JN]
Dept. of State: establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (see H.R. 666), H718 [17JA]
——— establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 635), H1586 [13FE]
Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 341), H284 [8JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 397), H1393 [6FE]
——— establish Office of Black and Community Banks and codify Minority Bank Deposit Program (see H.R. 41), H9256 [4DE]
——— provide interest-free loans to Federal employees and District of Columbia employees affected by a Government shutdown (see H.R. 657), H717 [17JA]
——— require $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 3082), H5203 [26JN]
Dept. of Transportation: establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see H.R. 3663), H7379 [24JY]
——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5139), H9059 [19NO]
——— provide dedicated funding for Better Utilizing Investments To Leverage Development (BUILD) Discretionary Grant Program and Capital Investment Grants Program (see H.R. 180), H1339 [30JA]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 1139), H2756 [18MR]
——— require motor carriers to mitigate hardships due to unwarranted and excessive passenger delays by providing food and water, ensuring operable lavatory facilities, and providing refunds (see H.R. 3628), H5301 [9JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1377), H2919 [28MR]
——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H1214 [24JA]
——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H1213 [24JA]
——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H1339 [30JA]
——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H1393 [6FE]
——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 2645), H8541 [28OC]
——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 3798), H9176 [22NO]
——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H1393 [6FE]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]
——— 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), H8460 [23OC]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3495), H8542 [28OC]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see H.R. 299), H1586 [13FE]
——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H10610 [17DE]
——— 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), H3926 [16MY]
——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H9223 [3DE]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 555), H1363 [5FE]
Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 5309), H9293 [5DE]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H2714 [13MR]
District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see H.R. 787), H1351 [4FE]
——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers, consponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 787), H2273 [27FE]
——— statehood (see H.R. 51), H202 [3JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 747), H9347 [6DE]
——— decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 3884), H9176 [22NO]
——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1456), H2313 [28FE]
——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 330), H3303 [29AP]
Education: ensure public school teacher compensation is comparable to other college graduates and increase investment in public education (see H. Res. 58), H998 [22JA]
Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see H.R. 2660), H4168 [23MY]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]
——— 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), H8097 [4OC]
——— 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]
EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 852), H1283 [29JA]
——— ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see H.R. 230), H209 [3JA]
——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H8056 [26SE]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2986 [2AP]
FAA: improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see H.R. 2208), H8144 [15OC]
——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H1586 [13FE]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]
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), H5008 [20JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see H.R. 983), H3682 [9MY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H9171 [21NO]
FBI: provide that the Director can only be removed for cause (see H.R. 531), H1342 [31JA]
FCC: clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see H.R. 3375), H7162 [22JY]
——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls and text messages (see H.R. 2298), H3263 [12AP]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see H.R. 1644), H2613 [8MR]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 1201), H2103 [25FE]
——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 339), H1464 [7FE] (see H.R. 678), H1363 [5FE]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 824), H1363 [5FE]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1709), H4218 [3JN]
——— require consideration of the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts (see H.R. 533), H1285 [29JA]
Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 720), H1339 [30JA]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 67), H288 [8JA]
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), H5165 [25JN]
——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1154), H2797 [25MR]
Federal Railroad Administration: provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees (see H.R. 2449), H5305 [9JY]
Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3076), H7506 [16AU]
——— ban manufacture, possession, sale, or transport of bump stocks and equivalent devices designed to accelerate the fire of semiautomatic weapons (see H.R. 3606), H5269 [2JY]
——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 3553), H5256 [27JN]
——— 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]
——— prohibit Federal funding to train or arm school personnel with firearms (see H. Res. 231), H3131 [8AP]
——— prohibit transfer of a firearm at a gun show by a person who is not a licensed dealer (see H.R. 167), H465 [10JA]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1186), H1582 [13FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 511), H518 [11JA]
——— provide for a 3-day waiting period before a person may receive a handgun (see H.R. 1454), H2681 [12MR]
——— provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H1213 [24JA]
——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 869), H2036 [14FE]
——— 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]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 686), H1494 [8FE]
——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H6001 [17JY]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 737), H1171 [23JA]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 718), H3304 [29AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1055), H1459 [7FE]
Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1003), H1390 [6FE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H5585 [10JY]
FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 281), H1350 [4FE]
FTC: establish Office of Cybersecurity to hold large credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving consumer data (see H.R. 2545), H5077 [24JN]
——— establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H1172 [23JA]
——— require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (see H.R. 2231), H3503 [8MY]
GAO: study barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials (see H.R. 1966), H4920 [19JN]
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), H8098 [4OC]
Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]
GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 736), H1214 [24JA]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 919), H1335 [30JA]
Haiti: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status during and after the pendency of certain litigation (see H.R. 4112), H7494 [6AU]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (see H.R. 2440), H3478 [7MY]
Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H8785 [12NO]
——— improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (see H.R. 1884), H2826 [26MR]
——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1224), H3406 [1MY]
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: reauthorize (see H.R. 2134), H3267 [12AP]
History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see H. Res. 694), H10125 [11DE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 693), H1350 [4FE]
House of Representatives: authorize the Speaker to intervene in Texas v. U.S., and any appellate proceedings (see H. Res. 14), H721 [17JA]
——— provide an allowance to Members’ offices to compensate interns (see H.R. 2370), H3283 [25AP]
Hurricanes: express condolences and long-term support to the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian (see H. Res. 562), H7773 [18SE]
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]
——— 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), H8198 [16OC]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 541), H543 [14JA]
——— prohibit funding for construction of continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see H.R. 968), H1361 [5FE]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see H.R. 3918), H7241 [23JY]
——— provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the U.S. because of religion (see H.R. 590), H674 [16JA]
——— 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), H7837 [19SE]
——— support granting of temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the U.S. due to damage caused by Hurricane Matthew (see H. Con. Res. 5), H1173 [23JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2315), H3264 [12AP]
Information technology: restrict deepfake video alteration technology, require disclosure that synthetic media are altered, and provide legal recourse for victims of such alterations (see H.R. 3230), H4920 [19JN]
Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3283 [25AP]
Insurance: establish a public health plan (see H.R. 2000), H9223 [3DE]
——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 2778), H3842 [15MY]
——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see H.R. 2803), H3923 [16MY]
——— restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see H.R. 5265), H12308 [3JA]
Intelligence services: prohibit individuals who served as the head of any element of the intelligence community from acting as the agent of a foreign principal (see H.R. 867), H1332 [30JA]
International Day of the Girl Child: observance (see H. Res. 645), H8259 [18OC]
International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H2032 [14FE]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see H.R. 2354), H5008 [20JN]
Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 1837), H5203 [26JN]
——— 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), H2919 [28MR]
Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]
Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H3407 [1MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 450), H4918 [19JN]
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), H1351 [4FE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 3195), H7162 [22JY]
Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 4408), H7834 [19SE]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3589), H6001 [17JY]
Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office, Fairport, NY: designate (see H.R. 540), H958 [18JA]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 71), H1171 [23JA]
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), H3266 [12AP]
Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see H.R. 356), H356 [9JA]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H9176 [22NO]
——— 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), H2883 [27MR]
Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 1763), H3267 [12AP]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [27FE]
——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H9176 [22NO]
——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2777), H10259 [12DE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1948), H3407 [1MY]
——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1570), H3963 [17MY]
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), H356 [9JA]
——— revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 5216), H9181 [26NO]
Members of Congress: prohibit any limitation on entry of a Member to detention facilities for aliens (see H.R. 3868), H7160 [22JY]
Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]
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), H1341 [31JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of returning humans to the Moon and Mars, selection of diverse lunar exploration crew, and U.S. leadership in space (see H. Res. 443), H4695 [13JN]
——— 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 Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 703), H8878 [14NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 340), H3404 [1MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 658), H717 [17JA]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 1865), H5077 [24JN]
National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4774 [18JN]
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]
——— reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H8742 [8NO]
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1830), H3503 [8MY]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [5FE]
National Women’s Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 1982), H3926 [16MY]
Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see H.R. 912), H8827 [13NO]
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]
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), H9387 [9DE]
Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1244 [28JA]
Officer Robert German Post Office Building, Windermere, FL: designate (see H.R. 5062), H8825 [13NO]
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), H1587 [13FE]
——— 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), H7244 [23JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see H.R. 1386), H2269 [27FE]
——— provide funding for American Health Benefit Exchanges navigator programs and outreach and promotional activities (see H.R. 2292), H3263 [12AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 748), H1363 [5FE]
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), H7526 [27AU]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 54), H4122 [22MY]
——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 23), H8596 [29OC]
——— ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 33), H721 [17JA]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 2382), H7483 [30JY]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 60), H8542 [28OC]
Poverty: develop a national strategic plan to address complex factors and structures that contribute to poverty (see H. Res. 763), H12308 [3JA]
——— provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in persistent poverty counties (see H.R. 2055), H3067 [3AP]
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), H465 [10JA]
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 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), H1459 [7FE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 254), H2796 [25MR]
Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see H.R. 4420), H7835 [19SE]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 20), H9059 [19NO]
SBA: establish a pilot program to grant awards to historically Black colleges and universities to establish entrepreneurship curriculum and placement of a Small Business Development Center on campuses (see H.R. 2981), H4698 [13JN]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see H.R. 36), H1213 [24JA]
Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative o LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 3374), H5005 [20JN]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see H.R. 1980), H5038 [21JN]
——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see H.R. 2420), H7162 [22JY]
Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 4121), H7480 [30JY]
——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]
——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 2602), H3926 [16MY]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]
——— reform (see H.R. 5392), H10123 [11DE]
——— 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), H3729 [10MY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 141), H9256 [4DE]
Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see H.R. 3804), H7506 [16AU]
——— 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]
——— provide for automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4516), H10610 [17DE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
Taxation: allow deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3880), H10610 [17DE]
——— allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 413), H3728 [10MY]
——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see H.R. 1223), H2029 [14FE]
——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see H.R. 186), H721 [17JA]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 3922), H7904 [24SE]
——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 2089), H3260 [10AP]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]
——— impose Federal taxes on bonds used to provide facilities owned by abortion providers (see H.R. 219), H1585 [13FE]
——— 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 for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 878), H1363 [5FE]
——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (see H.R. 1757), H5038 [21JN]
——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 754), H1210 [24JA]
——— 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), H7837 [19SE]
——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 2256), H5008 [20JN]
——— 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 new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1680), H10610 [17DE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 510), H3681 [9MY]
——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 323), H283 [8JA]
——— 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), H958 [18JA]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see H.R. 1869), H7867 [20SE]
——— restore personal casualty loss tax deduction to all victims of theft and disaster (see H.R. 3549), H7153 [18JY]
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), H8721 [31OC]
Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1854), H4697 [13JN]
Transcontinental Railroad: recognize Chinese railroad workers for contributions to construction, honor those who lost their lives during construction, and acknowledge risks faced while enduring discrimination (see H. Res. 165), H2315 [28FE]
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), H8595 [29OC]
——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1171), H1580 [13FE]
——— provide for the eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 372), H1393 [6FE]
Trump, President: 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.: support sustainable development goals (see H. Res. 654), H8725 [1NO]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 762), H10258 [12DE]
——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see H.R. 9), H3069 [3AP]
U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 94), H10306 [16DE]
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 Kingdom: recognize self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 174), H2587 [7MR]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 186), H2584 [7MR]
Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H7153 [18JY]
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), H9223 [3DE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1585), H2616 [8MR]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 92), H721 [17JA]
——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 294), H1172 [23JA]
——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 650), H716 [17JA]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1394 [6FE]
——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]
——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 1442), H2313 [28FE]
——— 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), H10610 [17DE]
——— 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]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 196), H208 [3JA]
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), H2234 [26FE]
Women: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 473), H1339 [30JA]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 35), H7497 [9AU]
——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4064 [21MY]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 2694), H8541 [28OC]
——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H7162 [22JY]
——— 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]
——— provide women and girls’ safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps (see H.R. 615), H721 [17JA]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 38), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 79), H8739 [8NO]
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5068), H9223 [3DE]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 587), H1173 [23JA]
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), H7157 [19JY]
——— 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), H1339 [30JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4303), H7704 [12SE]
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]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H2584 [7MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand use of salad bars in schools under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 2688), H3727 [10MY]
Dept. of Education: improve TEACH Grant program (see H.R. 4578), H8081 [27SE]
——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (see H.R. 4579), H8081 [27SE]
——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3027), H4171 [24MY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 1659), H2614 [8MR]
——— condition receipt by State and local entities of preventive health services grants on establishment of vaccination requirements for public school students in accordance with certain CDC recommendations (see H.R. 2527), H3447 [3MY]
Dept. of HUD: improve safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas (see H.R. 234), H209 [3JA]
——— require public housing properties receiving Federal assistance to maintain comfortable and safe temperatures in dwelling units (see H.R. 235), H209 [3JA]
Dept. of Labor: create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 1635), H2584 [7MR]
——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1390 [6FE]
——— establish Youth Corps programs and provide wider dissemination of Youth Corps model (see H.R. 1634), H2584 [7MR]
Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 609), H8081 [27SE]
Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1660), H2614 [8MR]
Voting: designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students, and reimburse such schools for costs of conducting such drives (see H.R. 1637), H2584 [7MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 4303), H7706 [12SE]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (H.R. 1636), H2586 [7MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand use of salad bars in schools under National School Lunch Program (H.R. 2688), H3728 [10MY]
Dept. of Education: improve TEACH Grant program (H.R. 4578), H8082 [27SE]
——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (H.R. 4579), H8082 [27SE]
——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (H.R. 3027), H4171 [24MY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (H.R. 1659), H2615 [8MR]
——— condition receipt by State and local entities of preventive health services grants on establishment of vaccination requirements for public school students in accordance with certain CDC recommendations (H.R. 2527), H3448 [3MY]
Dept. of HUD: improve safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas (H.R. 234), H218 [3JA]
——— require public housing properties receiving Federal assistance to maintain comfortable and safe temperatures in dwelling units (H.R. 235), H218 [3JA]
Dept. of Labor: create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (H.R. 1635), H2586 [7MR]
——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 1000), H1392 [6FE]
——— establish Youth Corps programs and provide wider dissemination of Youth Corps model (H.R. 1634), H2586 [7MR]
Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (H.R. 1660), H2615 [8MR]
Voting: designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students, and reimburse such schools for costs of conducting such drives (H.R. 1637), H2586 [7MR]
Letters
Raise the Wage Act: Margot Dorfman, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, H7099 [18JY]
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H9133 [21NO]
Remarks
Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing, H5922 [17JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2854 [27MR]
Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H9133 [21NO]
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), H7324 [24JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4888 [19JN]
Firearms: require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), H2264 [27FE]
Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7099, H7100 [18JY]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, H4888 [19JN], H5921 [17JY]
Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 755), H12196• [18DE]