AGUILAR, PETE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 6395), H3400 [20JY]

Roads and highways: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2), H2939 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H1471 [3MR]

AID: strengthen implementation of policies that advance early childhood development internationally and provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4864), H2262 [15MY]

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), H765 [4FE]

Animals: provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2442), H5673 [6OC]

Armed Forces: inclusion of certain diversity-related requirements (see H.R. 8099), H4429 [15SE]

——— render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1871), H6025 [30NO]

Armenia: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and congratulate on peaceful and constitutional leadership transition and democratic parliamentary elections recognized as free and fair (see H. Res. 452), H5673 [6OC]

ATF: repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 5917), H5106 [30SE]

Australia: recognize longstanding partnership with the U.S. to share critical firefighting resources during times of crisis (see H. Res. 803), H538 [24JA]

Aviation: provide support for air carrier workers (see H.R. 8345), H5683 [13OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 5741), H2004 [14MY]

CFTC: reauthorize (see H.R. 6197), H5640 [1OC]

Children and youth: support children and students in responding to safety and health risks presented by qualifying emergencies (see H.R. 6275), H2415 [22JN]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H2369 [4JN]

Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 821), H1506 [4MR]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5141), H4959 [24SE]

Credit: promote access to mortgage credit during coronavirus pandemic by preventing restrictions on providing Federal backing for single-family mortgage loans in forbearance (see H.R. 6794), H3059 [1JY]

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), H64 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: carry out grant program to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in Junior ROTC (see H.R. 6661), H4429 [15SE]

——— improve responses to sex-related offenses including sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 8270), H5054 [29SE]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1714), H2398 [15JN]

——— require pilot programs in connection with Senior ROTC units at historically Black colleges and universities and minority institutions (see H.R. 7157), H4642 [21SE]

——— standardize, collect, and analyze information on demographics of applicants to military service academies (see H.R. 6574), H4642 [21SE]

——— study barriers to minority participation in elite Armed Forces units (see H.R. 7125), H4642 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to carry out educational programs that include history of peoples of African descent, institution of slavery, U.S. expansion, and economical and cultural impact (see H.R. 6902), H2415 [22JN]

——— ensure that local educational agencies establish full-time title IX coordinators to improve oversight, data collection on sexual harassment, and student survivor support (see H.R. 8193), H7159 [15DE]

——— 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), H2279 [22MY]

——— 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), H2983 [30JN]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H2983 [30JN]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school career counseling program (see H.R. 5092), H13 [7JA]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 2747), H1879 [7AP]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H3059 [1JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see H.R. 2986), H2673 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see H.R. 8639), H5699 [20OC]

——— 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), H13 [7JA]

——— establish Center for School Behavioral Health Technical Assistance within Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (see H.R. 7859), H5641 [1OC]

——— reduce health inequities experienced by members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups under State plans under the community mental health services block grant program (see H.R. 8141), H5641 [1OC]

——— support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 8662), H6143 [3DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish program to make grants for emergency information technology expenses (see H.R. 8048), H4717 [22SE]

——— repeal public charge ground of deportability (see H.R. 5814), H5106 [30SE]

Dept. of Justice: require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to require de-escalation training for law enforcement officers to reduce need for use of force (see H.R. 2927), H2369 [4JN]

Dept. of State: increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 7673), H4306 [25AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 7011), H2408 [18JN]

——— provide assistance to certain providers of transportation services affected by coronavirus (see H.R. 7642), H4382 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve transportation alternatives program (see H.R. 5231), H65 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: credit applicable medical facilities accounts at West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center with revenues received pursuant to the use of easements at the Center (see H.R. 5094), H766 [4FE]

——— provide for eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 4137), H766 [4FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H766 [4FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with firefighting (see H.R. 5637), H848 [5FE]

——— provide for treatment of proceeds from seized or forfeited assets in connection with certain third-party land use at West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center (see H.R. 5093), H766 [4FE]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see H.R. 3208), H4312 [28AU]

Diseases and disorders: provide for acceleration of access to clinical therapies for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 7071), H4491 [16SE]

Drugs: 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), H5673 [6OC]

——— prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from receiving rebates for insulin products for which the manufacturer has complied with list price reduction requirements and require certain deductible waivers (see H.R. 4906), H2322 [27MY]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of domestic terror attack motivated by white supremacy (see H. Res. 1075), H4220 [4AU]

——— designate El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial (see H.R. 7908), H4220 [4AU]

Employment: 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), H5725 [5NO]

EPA: exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 5434), H2369 [4JN]

——— 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), H2517 [25JN]

FAA: provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see H.R. 5297), H5725 [5NO]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 1108), H5695 [16OC]

Financial institutions: provide exception from credit union member business loan cap for loans made to aid in coronavirus emergency recovery (see H.R. 6550), H1980 [5MY]

Firearms: require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1266), H537 [24JA]

——— strengthen Federal firearms laws and support gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives (see H.R. 5717), H5707 [23OC]

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 7816), H7155 [14DE]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 2048), H3059 [1JY]

GAO: report on, and make recommendations to improve, efforts by fishery management agencies to address impact of climate change on fisheries (see H.R. 4679), H2517 [25JN]

Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 8363), H5796 [16NO]

Health: 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), H5640 [1OC]

——— support role of U.S. in helping save lives of children and protecting health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the Global Fund for Children’s Vaccine Alliance (see H. Res. 861), H2518 [25JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1136), H4715 [22SE]

Human rights: condemn unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent (see H. Res. 1153), H4962 [25SE]

Immigration: enhance nurse and physician workforce during coronavirus crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see H.R. 6788), H3982 [29JY]

——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H1876 [3AP]

——— 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), H13 [7JA]

Insects: encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain the western population of monarch butterflies (see H.R. 5920), H1957 [23AP]

Insurance: provide for a coronavirus-related delay for annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage (see H.R. 7647), H4239 [14AU]

——— require those offering group or individual health insurance coverage to establish a process to address inaccurate information listed in publicly accessible provider directories (see H.R. 4575), H5106 [30SE]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and recognize right of Iranian people to establish a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic (see H. Res. 374), H1876 [3AP]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1044), H3076 [9JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 7232), H2518 [25JN]

——— observance (see H. Res. 1001), H2397 [15JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 7092), H3694 [22JY]

Law enforcement: condemn all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and use of excessive and militarized force (see H. Res. 988), H2370 [4JN]

——— hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies (see H.R. 7120), H2375 [8JN]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 4408), H2369 [4JN]

Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building, Petaluma, CA: designate (see H.R. 8986), H7228 [16DE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2235), H3078 [9JY]

——— enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (see H.R. 4144), H2262 [15MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 5453), H1895 [17AP]

——— extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 5534), H5679 [9OC]

——— 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), H5669 [2OC]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3078 [9JY]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2777), H2983 [30JN]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H1901 [21AP]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2564), H5683 [13OC]

——— provide information on vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and ensure treatment of cost-sharing for vaccines under part D is consistent with treatment under part B (see H.R. 5076), H4220 [4AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see H.R. 4468), H1165 [18FE]

Middle East: support announcements of establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (see H. Res. 1110), H5683 [13OC]

Minorities: establish scholarship program to diversify national security workforce through partnership with historically black colleges and universities and other minority institutions (see H.R. 7198), H4642 [21SE]

National Commission on Modernizing Military Installation Designations: establish (see H.R. 7155), H4642 [21SE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 682), H13 [7JA]

National objectives: respond to crises of racial injustice, mass unemployment, a pandemic, and climate change with Agenda To Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (THRIVE) (see H. Res. 1102), H4960 [24SE]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address public lands maintenance backlog (see H.R. 7092), H3694 [22JY]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H538 [24JA]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see H. Res. 682), H13 [7JA]

Norma Comnick Post Office, Anderson, CA: designate (see H.R. 7052), H2415 [22JN]

OSHA: promulgate emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to coronavirus (see H.R. 6559), H2322 [27MY]

PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 8726), H5724 [5NO]

Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see H.R. 4705), H766 [4FE]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: establish to provide structured relief to food service or drinking establishments (see H.R. 7197), H4215 [31JY]

SBA: establish loan program for businesses affected by coronavirus and extend Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness period for hardest hit businesses (see H.R. 7481), H4190 [30JY]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 6356), H3079 [9JY]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4764), H3059 [1JY]

Taxation: amend definition of qualified amateur sports organization in the Internal Revenue Code to remove restriction on student-athletes using or being compensated for use of their name, image, or likeness (see H.R. 1804), H937 [6FE]

——— extend deduction for charitable contributions to all taxpayers in order to encourage and increase charitable giving and provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities (see H.R. 6408), H1999 [13MY]

——— 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), H64 [8JA]

——— provide supplemental recovery rebates to eligible individuals (see H.R. 8893), H7149 [10DE]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H4338 [11SE]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 5873), H5700 [20OC]

Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building, Irvine, CA: designate (see H.R. 5711), H1018 [10FE]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2367 [4JN]

Voting: expand vote by mail and early voting and improve safety, accessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting during elections for Federal office (see H.R. 7068), H2362 [1JN]

Wildlife: address public health risks posed by wildlife markets (see H.R. 8433), H5701 [20OC]

Women: improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 4092), H7229 [16DE]

Woodie Rucker-Hughes Post Office Building, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5983), H1224 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: increase principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties (see H.R. 8974), H7227 [16DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HUD: increase principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties (H.R. 8974), H7228 [16DE]

Letters

National Museum of the American Latino Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3867 [27JY]

——— Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3866 [27JY]

——— Representative Lofgren, Committee on House Administration (House), H3867 [27JY]

Remarks

Diseases and disorders: making emergency supplemental appropriations for coronavirus preparedness and response, H7140 [10DE], H7298 [21DE]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 133), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1271), H7298 [21DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (H.R. 2420), H3864, H3866, H3871 [27JY]

Tributes

Staples, Tim, H241 [15JA]