AXNE, CYNTHIA (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 6395), H3401 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program (H.R. 4447), H4899 [24SE]

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (H.R. 535), H141, H142 [9JA]

Roads and highways: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2), H3010 [1JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: mint coins in commemoration of Negro Leagues baseball establishment anniversary (see H.R. 4104), H1439 [2MR]

ALS Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 970), H2260 [15MY]

Animals: call for end to dog and cat meat industry and urge certain countries to adopt and enforce prohibitions on such practices (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4547 [18SE]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H327 [16JA]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H327 [16JA]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 2767), H334 [21JA]

——— standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of Reserve components (see H.R. 5887), H1557 [9MR]

Australia: recognize longstanding partnership with the U.S. to share critical firefighting resources during times of crisis (see H. Res. 803), H1557 [9MR]

Azerbaijan: condemn military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh and denounce Turkish interference in the conflict (see H. Res. 1165), H5990 [19NO]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 2650), H1191 [25FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H1190 [25FE]

CDC: create standardized method for State, tribal, and local health departments to report to the Centers relative to coronavirus (see H.R. 7674), H3586 [20JY]

——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see H.R. 4078), H301 [15JA]

CFTC: reauthorize (see H.R. 6197), H4215 [31JY]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 2731), H4428 [15SE]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 1636), H2322 [27MY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 8402), H4961 [25SE]

Congressional COVID–19 Aid Oversight Panel: establish, and authorize Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to coordinate audits and investigations relative to coronavirus-related Federal aid (see H.R. 6319), H1722 [24MR]

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: extend temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration (see H.R. 8840), H7111 [9DE]

Corps of Engineers: establish lower Missouri River flood prevention program (see H.R. 6964), H2275 [22MY]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5141), H4227 [7AU]

Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 4189), H748 [30JA]

——— allow use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts (see H.R. 5403), H4326 [4SE]

——— establish minimum standards for certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by a notary public (see H.R. 6364), H4338 [11SE]

Defense Production Act: provide for expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat coronavirus (see H.R. 6398), H1876 [3AP]

——— use authorities to ramp up production of medical supplies, personal protective equipment, testing and treatment supplies, respirators, ventilators, and sanitizing materials in response to coronavirus (see H. Res. 906), H1729 [26MR]

——— use authorities to require emergency production of medical equipment to address coronavirus outbreak (see H.R. 6390), H2322 [27MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 2651), H208 [13JA]

——— develop program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forests landowners in certain private carbon credit markets (see H.R. 7393), H4228 [7AU]

——— establish grant program to address effects of coronavirus pandemic on State and local fairs (see H.R. 7883), H4233 [11AU]

——— make grants to carry out a food service delivery pilot program for children during non-school summer months (see H.R. 6968), H2275 [22MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for coronavirus pandemic response (see H.R. 6611), H1956 [23AP]

——— provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 6757), H1983 [8MY]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see H.R. 4820), H1161 [14FE]

——— provide for adjustment or modification of loans for critical rural utility service providers (see H.R. 7483), H3613 [21JY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see H.R. 3562), H1165 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: carry out pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources into smart devices issued to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8125), H5679 [9OC]

——— establish initiative on improving capacity of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent child sexual exploitation (see H.R. 3588), H1047 [11FE]

——— improve responses to sex-related offenses including sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 8270), H4717 [22SE]

——— issue guidance for review of suicide events involving members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 7474), H3085 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 3119), H208 [13JA]

——— create a demonstration program to encourage rural community stakeholders to partner together to help students enroll in college, graduate, and enter the workforce (see H.R. 7497), H3079 [9JY]

——— extend zero interest rate benefits and payment suspension to certain Federal student loan borrowers relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6597), H2378 [8JN]

——— provide additional appropriations for Federal TRIO Programs (see H.R. 8422), H5051 [29SE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 1766), H753 [3FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program for training wind technicians (see H.R. 8957), H7154 [14DE]

——— establish grant program to assist retail power providers to create and operate energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 5615), H766 [4FE]

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), H1225 [26FE]

——— 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), H2517 [25JN]

——— 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), H300 [15JA]

——— award grants to health care providers to establish or expand programs dedicated to promoting mental wellness among their workers, including contractors, on the front lines of coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 7255), H5679 [9OC]

——— create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for pandemic preparedness (see H.R. 6793), H1995 [12MY]

——— establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see H.R. 5572), H1663 [11MR]

——— estimate level of medical supplies needed during a pandemic and request Presidential use of Defense Production Act to maintain adequate supplies in strategic national stockpile (see H.R. 6541), H1893 [17AP]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see H.R. 2271), H239 [14JA]

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H1158 [13FE]

——— improve obstetric care in rural areas (see H.R. 4243), H1439 [2MR]

——— initiate inquiry and report on coronavirus data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis and develop process to correct inaccurate information reported relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 8811), H6018 [24NO]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see H.R. 5036), H13 [7JA]

——— provide emergency financial assistance to rural health care facilities and providers impacted by coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 6365), H1987 [8MY]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see H.R. 2891), H1017 [10FE]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 2815), H1424 [28FE]

——— reauthorize Healthy Start program (see H.R. 4801), H239 [14JA]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1191), H1556 [9MR]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 1109), H208 [13JA]

——— revise operations of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 3534), H1225 [26FE]

——— support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 8662), H5721 [2NO]

——— waive Drug-Free Communities Support Program matching funds requirements during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 7595), H4239 [14AU]

Dept. of HHS and GAO: study and report on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance programs during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 7233), H2403 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 7301), H2595 [26JN]

——— provide emergency rental assistance under Emergency Solutions Grants Program in response to coronavirus public health emergency (see H.R. 6820), H1991 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: defend Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. and protect health care coverage of people during coronavirus pandemic (see H. Res. 1082), H4231 [11AU]

——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see H.R. 3545), H9167 [28DE]

——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see H.R. 2070), H208 [13JA]

Dept. of Labor: issue emergency temporary standard that requires operators to develop and implement comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect miners from exposure to coronavirus (see H.R. 7700), H4191 [30JY]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see H.R. 989), H1252 [27FE]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1857), H4338 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow delegation of certain emergency abandoned mine reclamation activities to States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4248), H748 [30JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove rule submitted by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relative to Community Reinvestment Act regulations (see H.J. Res. 90), H2595 [26JN]

——— implement program that provides financial assistance to sports facilities, museums, and community theaters (see H.R. 7023), H2378 [8JN]

——— provide assistance to certain providers of transportation services affected by coronavirus (see H.R. 7642), H4220 [4AU]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce (see H.R. 5118), H748 [30JA]

——— establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H5679 [9OC]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1374), H1161 [14FE]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 5170), H748 [30JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish grant program to expand and improve provision of telehealth services to veterans (see H.R. 7879), H4885 [23SE]

——— establish standards and requirements for non-Dept. mental health care providers participating in Community Care program (see H.R. 7504), H4382 [14SE]

——— expedite processing of claims for disability compensation by veterans affected by major disasters (see H.R. 9020), H7259 [17DE]

——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H714 [29JA]

——— prescribe technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists (see H.R. 6612), H3079 [9JY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H4338 [11SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H1505 [4MR]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with open burn pits (see H.R. 4086), H538 [24JA]

——— provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (see H.R. 5761), H1538 [5MR]

——— provide representative of claimant for compensation or benefits an opportunity to review proposed determination regarding that claim (see H.R. 7443), H4959 [24SE]

——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H1161 [14FE]

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support diabetes prevention (see H.R. 4914), H1017 [10FE]

——— provide for acceleration of access to clinical therapies for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 7071), H4312 [28AU]

Drugs: 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), H1538 [5MR]

Earth Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 932), H1899 [21AP]

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1908), H1439 [2MR]

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), H1695 [13MR]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see H.R. 4348), H1588 [10MR]

EPA: grant authority to regulate a transition to refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants that do not use hydrofluorocarbons (see H.R. 5544), H1253 [27FE]

——— reauthorize certain water pollution control programs (see H.R. 1497), H12 [7JA]

ERISA: require retirement plans to establish sustainable investment policies relative to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (see H.R. 8959), H7154 [14DE]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 5041), H634 [28JA]

FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3735), H748 [30JA]

FCC: provide for E-Rate support for wi-fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connected devices during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 6563), H1974 [1MY]

——— provide for expansion of Rural Health Care Program in response to coronavirus (see H.R. 6474), H1890 [14AP]

——— take certain actions to accelerate Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction (see H.R. 7022), H2360 [28MY]

FDA: modify regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances (see H.R. 5587), H1171 [21FE]

FEMA: provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (see H.R. 1610), H7260 [17DE]

FHA: review effects of mortgage insurance policies, practices, and products on small-dollar mortgage lending (see H.R. 5931), H1439 [2MR]

Financial institutions: amend securities, commodities, and banking laws to make information reported to financial regulatory agencies electronically searchable and enable regulatory technology (RegTech) applications (see H.R. 4476), H3078 [9JY]

Food for Peace Act: recognize continued success and prioritization of funding (see H. Res. 742), H327 [16JA]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1450), H4338 [11SE]

Freedom of the press: condemn attacks against members of media and reaffirm centrality of a free and independent press and peaceful assembly to democracy (see H. Res. 1009), H2405 [18JN]

GAO: evaluate social, economic, and historic contributions that Minor League Baseball has made to American life and culture (see H.R. 6020), H1439 [2MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 898), H1670 [12MR]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3762), H4885 [23SE]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3975), H300 [15JA]

——— 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), H1253 [27FE]

Health care facilities: increase ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 6487), H2272 [19MY]

Health care professionals: require prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating patients with opioid and other substance use disorders and incorporate such training in medical school curricula (see H.R. 4974), H1538 [5MR]

Housing: ensure that federally-backed financing for construction, rehabilitation, or purchase of manufactured home communities is available only if the owner has implemented minimum consumer protections in lease agreements (see H.R. 7386), H2593 [26JN]

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

Immigration: defer removal of Hmong and Lao refugees to Laos (see H.R. 6034), H4227 [7AU]

Information technology: help small business broadband providers keep customers connected (see H.R. 6394), H2392 [11JN]

——— include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 6534), H1892 [17AP]

——— make high-speed broadband Internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans (see H.R. 7302), H2418 [24JN]

Insurance: require health insurance issuers to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 6644), H2279 [22MY]

——— 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), H7278 [18DE]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 5200), H1018 [10FE]

——— 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), H748 [30JA]

International Olympic Committee: call for official recognition of Jim Thorpe as the sole Gold Medalist in 1912 pentathlon and decathlon events and correction of such inaccuracies in official Olympic books (see H. Res. 720), H748 [30JA]

Investment Advisers Act: require large asset managers to establish sustainable investment policies relative to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (see H.R. 8960), H7154 [14DE]

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), H1424 [28FE]

Jacksonville, FL: designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 4446), H4543 [17SE]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 7232), H3085 [13JY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see H.R. 7092), H2421 [24JN]

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), H2392 [11JN]

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

——— make it a criminal offense for Federal law enforcement officers to engage in sexual acts with individuals in their custody and encourage States to adopt similar laws (see H.R. 1574), H2369 [4JN]

Local government: provide funds to enable counties to make competitive grants to qualified local units of government to address major community development and public infrastructure challenges (see H.R. 6459), H1884 [10AP]

Medicaid: provide for a State option to provide DNA sequencing clinical services for certain children to determine its impact on diagnostic challenges and clinical outcomes (see H.R. 4393), H1672 [12MR]

——— provide for a State option to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4996), H301 [15JA]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 4821), H3588 [20JY]

Medicare: allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 4838), H1883 [10AP]

——— combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 5172), H1158 [13FE]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H326 [16JA]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2293), H2322 [27MY]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H1957 [23AP]

——— extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 5534), H301 [15JA]

——— improve benchmarking process for Medicare Shared Savings Program (see H.R. 5212), H331 [17JA]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see H.R. 2573), H2004 [14MY]

——— 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), H1126 [12FE]

——— increase physician payments for certain services in response to coronavirus (see H.R. 8702), H5797 [16NO]

——— modify accelerated and advance payment programs under parts A and B during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 6837), H2279 [22MY]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 803), H1252 [27FE]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 2777), H300 [15JA]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H766 [4FE]

——— provide coverage for coronavirus without cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage program (see H.R. 6640), H2262 [15MY]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2564), H766 [4FE]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4129), H1225 [26FE]

——— 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), H1557 [9MR]

——— restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 5481), H937 [6FE]

——— simplify payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics (see H.R. 6792), H2279 [22MY]

——— waive or modify application of requirements relative to telehealth services during any emergency period (see H.R. 7663), H5679 [9OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: deem certain State veterans homes meeting certain health and safety standards as meeting conditions and requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4138), H1588 [10MR]

Members of Congress: provide for the temporary halt in pension payments for Members sentenced for certain offenses (see H.R. 5980), H1224 [26FE]

——— provide that a Member convicted of certain offenses relating to campaign finance violations shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that individual’s Member service (see H.R. 5755), H1424 [28FE]

Middle East: support announcements of establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (see H. Res. 1110), H5669 [2OC]

Miller, Doris: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5549), H1161 [14FE]

Minnesota: withdraw from mineral exploration Federal lands and waters in the Rainy River Watershed, including in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5598), H766 [4FE]

Minor League Baseball: support (see H. Res. 815), H633 [28JA]

Money: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of minting of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar (see H.R. 3757), H748 [30JA]

National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 4393), H1672 [12MR]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 687), H327 [16JA]

National Commission on U.S. Preparedness for National Emergencies: establish (see H.R. 6431), H1884 [10AP]

National COVID–19 Resource Center for Older Adults: establish and authorize Healthy Aging Program (see H.R. 6935), H3079 [9JY]

National Guard: treat period of full-time duty performed in response to coronavirus emergency as not shorter than 90 days relative to certain retirement and educational benefits (see H.R. 6957), H2283 [26MY]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Res. 1079), H4225 [7AU]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H5701 [20OC]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 787), H209 [13JA]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 951), H1978 [5MY]

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), H2421 [24JN]

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1200), H5705 [23OC]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 1218), H5797 [16NO]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 959), H2263 [15MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 881), H1437 [2MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5319), H327 [16JA]

Native Americans: increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see H.R. 2438), H565 [27JA]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 2999), H1225 [26FE]

NIH: conduct study to add to scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being (see H.R. 4221), H1225 [26FE]

——— 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), H1170 [21FE]

OSHA: promulgate emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to coronavirus (see H.R. 6559), H2399 [15JN]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1204), H5711 [27OC]

Partnership Fund for Peace: establish to facilitate and finance joint economic ventures and people-to-people exchanges between Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans (see H.R. 3104), H1439 [2MR]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H2270 [19MY]

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), H1165 [18FE]

Postal Service: maintain prompt and reliable service during coronavirus health emergency (see H.R. 8015), H4239 [14AU]

——— making emergency appropriations relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6425), H1890 [14AP]

——— provide financial stability during coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 7015), H3860 [24JY]

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), H1161 [14FE]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1597), H208 [13JA]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 862), H1169 [21FE]

Public welfare programs: clarify authority of tribal governments relative to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 2128), H326 [16JA]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 840), H977 [7FE]

Refugees: abide by domestic and international legal obligations to protect refugees and recognize importance of U.S. refugee resettlement program (see H. Res. 902), H5868 [17NO]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: establish to provide structured relief to food service or drinking establishments (see H.R. 7197), H2408 [18JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5191), H1158 [13FE]

SBA: allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in loan programs (see H.R. 5789), H935 [6FE]

——— establish loan program for businesses affected by coronavirus and extend Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness period for hardest hit businesses (see H.R. 7481), H3860 [24JY]

——— modify certain Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness provisions and allow recipients of loan forgiveness to defer payroll taxes (see H.R. 6886), H2280 [22MY] (see H.R. 7010), H2322 [27MY]

——— provide for supplemental loans under Paycheck Protection Program (see H.R. 7241), H3092 [16JY]

——— subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under certain loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program (see H.R. 6304), H2322 [27MY]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2311), H1126 [12FE]

Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council: establish (see H.R. 2610), H1556 [9MR]

Social Security: increase support for State Children’s Health Insurance Program during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 6797), H1985 [8MY]

——— provide an equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4540), H1588 [10MR]

Solar energy: guide and authorize basic research programs for research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 3597), H1588 [10MR]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4764), H1165 [18FE]

Syria: condemn attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, allow humanitarian assistance, and conduct investigation of human rights violations (see H. Res. 395), H1424 [28FE]

Taxation: allow coronavirus recovery rebates for qualifying children over age 16 (see H.R. 6420), H1871 [31MR]

——— allow credits to Federal, State, and local governments for required paid sick leave and required paid family and medical leave (see H.R. 6643), H2360 [28MY]

——— allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 3453), H3059 [1JY]

——— allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2878), H5669 [2OC]

——— improve coronavirus employee retention tax credit (see H.R. 6776), H2262 [15MY]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1241), H1588 [10MR]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1794), H1556 [9MR]

——— provide flexibility for families with health and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 7666), H3090 [16JY]

——— provide flexibility for families with health flexible spending arrangements and dependent care flexible spending arrangements during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 7008), H2277 [22MY]

——— 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), H1588 [10MR]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3077), H300 [15JA]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2772), H1439 [2MR]

Technology: facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure (see H.R. 7205), H3079 [9JY]

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see H.R. 5602), H2378 [8JN]

Ukraine: call for immediate cessation of all Russian military activities and oppose violations against religious freedom (see H.R. 5408), H1192 [25FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 5995), H4885 [23SE]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 4347), H301 [15JA]

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

——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 1776), H848 [5FE]

Women: 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), H300 [15JA]

Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 579), H748 [30JA]

World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1953), H1439 [2MR]

World War II: anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland (see H. Res. 813), H565 [27JA]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 5002), H1439 [2MR]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see H.R. 906), H300 [15JA]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2350), H2369 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: require layoff notices to clarify whether employers plan to continue producing affected goods or services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 5600), H238 [14JA]

CFTC: modify Customer Protection Fund (see H.R. 8952), H7153 [14DE]

Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group: establish to help protect consumers and investors from fraud during coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 6735), H1982 [8MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers (see H.R. 7501), H3073 [9JY]

——— provide rental assistance to tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects (see H.R. 6736), H1982 [8MY]

——— subsidize payments on loans made under certain rural development loan programs (see H.R. 7996), H4229 [11AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorize members of Armed Forces Reserve components to participate in Skillbridge program (see H.R. 7577), H3082 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure extension of telehealth waiver authority to physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language-pathologists, and certain other providers (see H.R. 6634), H1964 [28AP] (see H.R. 6654), H1970 [1MY]

——— provide grants to enable States to carry out activities to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care (see H.R. 5688), H632 [28JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize additional funding for housing counseling program (see H.R. 6330), H1715 [23MR] (see H.R. 6704), H1977 [5MY]

——— expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (see H.R. 8097), H4305 [25AU]

——— provide assistance for acquisition and preservation of manufactured housing communities (see H.R. 5547), H12 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish advisory team to examine strategies to increase cooperation between public and private sectors to counter illicit finance, including proliferation finance and sanctions evasion (see H.R. 8794), H6015 [20NO]

——— make grants to States to make up for lost revenue due to coronavirus and social distancing steps taken by the State and its political subdivisions (see H.R. 6705), H1977 [5MY]

Jessie Field Shambaugh Post Office Building, Clarinda, IA: designate (see H.R. 7502), H3073 [9JY]

Medicare: provide for certain Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 8181), H4330 [8SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility (see H.R. 5889), H1156 [13FE]

SEC: require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on a country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (see H.R. 5933), H1168 [21FE]

——— require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports (see H.R. 5930), H1168 [21FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to take a one-time distribution of flexible spending arrangement funds in certain plan years (see H.R. 7997), H4229 [11AU]

——— increase limitation of exclusion for dependent care assistance programs (see H.R. 6047), H1437 [2MR]

——— provide that unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year (see H.R. 6958), H2275 [22MY]

——— treatment of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund payments to health care providers (see H.R. 7819), H3978 [29JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: require layoff notices to clarify whether employers plan to continue producing affected goods or services outside the U.S. (H.R. 5600), H239 [14JA]

CFTC: modify Customer Protection Fund (H.R. 8952), H7154 [14DE]

Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group: establish to help protect consumers and investors from fraud during coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 6735), H1985 [8MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers (H.R. 7501), H3076 [9JY]

——— provide rental assistance to tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects (H.R. 6736), H1985 [8MY]

——— subsidize payments on loans made under certain rural development loan programs (H.R. 7996), H4231 [11AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorize members of Armed Forces Reserve components to participate in Skillbridge program (H.R. 7577), H3083 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure extension of telehealth waiver authority to physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language-pathologists, and certain other providers (H.R. 6634), H1965 [28AP]

——— ensure extension of telehealth waiver authority to physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language-pathologists, and certain other providers (H.R. 6654), H1972 [1MY]

——— provide grants to enable States to carry out activities to reduce administrative costs and burdens in health care (H.R. 5688), H633 [28JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize additional funding for housing counseling program (H.R. 6330), H1717 [23MR]

——— authorize additional funding for housing counseling program (H.R. 6704), H1979 [5MY]

——— expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (H.R. 8097), H4305 [25AU]

——— provide assistance for acquisition and preservation of manufactured housing communities (H.R. 5547), H12 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish advisory team to examine strategies to increase cooperation between public and private sectors to counter illicit finance, including proliferation finance and sanctions evasion (H.R. 8794), H6016 [20NO]

——— make grants to States to make up for lost revenue due to coronavirus and social distancing steps taken by the State and its political subdivisions (H.R. 6705), H1979 [5MY]

Jessie Field Shambaugh Post Office Building, Clarinda, IA: designate (H.R. 7502), H3076 [9JY]

Medicare: provide for certain Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (H.R. 8181), H4331 [8SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: set forth a method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility (H.R. 5889), H1157 [13FE]

SEC: require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on a country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (H.R. 5933), H1169 [21FE]

——— require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports (H.R. 5930), H1169 [21FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to take a one-time distribution of flexible spending arrangement funds in certain plan years (H.R. 7997), H4231 [11AU]

——— increase limitation of exclusion for dependent care assistance programs (H.R. 6047), H1438 [2MR]

——— provide that unused balance of a dependent care flexible spending arrangement at the end of plan year 2020 may be rolled over to the following plan year (H.R. 6958), H2277 [22MY]

——— treatment of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund payments to health care providers (H.R. 7819), H3981 [29JY]

Remarks

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: tribute to Iowa chapter, E827• [11SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E735• [7AU]

Baedke, Kerisa: NEA Foundation Horace Mann Award recipient, E318• [13MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish a grant program for the purchase and preservation of manufactured housing communities as long term affordable housing, H3020 [1JY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for litigation on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H4142 [30JY]

Depts. of Defense, Commerce, Justice, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation, and HUD, science, energy/water development, and financial services/general government: making appropriations (H.R. 7617), H4142 [30JY]

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (H.R. 535), H142 [9JA]

——— extend PFAS Infrastructure Grant Program, H142 [9JA]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E87• [27JA]

Iowa: tribute to blood bank employees, volunteers, and donors, E433• [8MY]

——— tribute to election poll workers, E1131• [10DE]

——— tribute to health care workers in long-term and skilled nursing facilities carrying out essential task during coronavirus pandemic, E419• [1MY]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers, E554• [18JN]

——— tribute to service of health care workers during coronavirus pandemic, E404• [28AP]

——— tribute to 3d Congressional District graduates, E545• [18JN]

——— tribute to volunteer workers at food banks and school meal distribution sites, E431• [8MY]

Iowa City, IA: tribute to Iowa Mask Brigade (organization) volunteers for providing personal protective equipment to essential workers, E1129• [10DE]

Iowa Mask Brigade (organization): tribute, E738• [7AU]

Iowa National Guard: tribute to military personnel carrying out essential tasks during coronavirus pandemic, E412• [1MY]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, E412• [1MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E438• [12MY], E548• [18JN]

National Volunteer Week: observance, E431• [8MY]

Roads and highways: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2), H3020 [1JY]

Waukee, IA: tribute to Waukee Fire Dept., E416• [1MY]

Tributes

Backstrom, Nils, E1135• [10DE]

Baxter, Kimberly, E594• [30JN]

Belcher, Romonda D., E183• [13FE]

Bell, Benjamin C., Jr., E781• [22AU]

Bisignano, Penny, E1133• [10DE]

Bonney, Sara, E1160• [16DE]

Burmeister, Eric, E1056• [19NO]

Cain, Kacia, E1209• [28DE]

Campos, Mary, E67• [24JA]

Combs, Francine, E647• [20JY]

DeLaet, Debra, E1147• [15DE]

Graber, Cameron, E1065• [20NO]

Haaland, Rachael, E785• [22AU]

Hartz, Luke, E787• [22AU]

Homonoff, Sophie, E1059• [19NO]

Jamison, Buffy, E583• [29JN]

Kaiman, Barbara, E1134• [10DE]

Knox, Izaah, E535• [15JN]

Kruse, Dane, E265• [5MR]

Kruse, Kelsey, E265• [5MR]

Lewis, John, H3690 [22JY]

Long, Rachelle, E646• [20JY]

Marcano-Kelly, Vanessa, E1061• [20NO]

Markey, Kellie, E1062• [20NO]

Middlebrooks, Kameron, E538• [15JN]

Mumm, Sabetha, E833• [11SE]

Myers, Kristi, E127• [4FE]

Nuss, Josh, E1211• [28DE]

Orcutt, Gail, E551• [18JN]

Robinson, Sara Maniscalco, E650• [20JY]

Rutherford, Pat, E1179• [18DE]

Sampson, Cole, E823• [11SE]

Sanford, Vergarie, E193• [21FE]

Smith, Emmanuel, E735• [7AU]

Smith, Neal, E404• [28AP]

Stone, Bernie, E1055• [19NO]

Vandehaar, Christian, E33• [14JA]

Wells, Mike, E18• [9JA]

Williams, Pam, E224• [27FE]

Wolnerman, David and Jennie, E87• [27JA]