AGUILAR, PETE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (H.R. 5314), H7594 [9DE]

Appointments

Committee to escort President Biden into the House chamber, H2118 [28AP]

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

Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select), H3597 [1JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2234), H2818 [15JN]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 3755), H2713 [11JN]

Afghanistan: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to service members killed during evacuation of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport (see H.R. 5142), H4500 [31AU]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4878), H5675 [19OC]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1442), H1614 [19MR]

Animals: clarify that gambling on commercial greyhound racing and field coursing using wire communication technology is prohibited (see H.R. 3335), H4865 [21SE]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3187), H3619 [9JY]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2840), H5175 [24SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 815), H4332 [13AU]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 1884), H2747 [14JN]

Armed Forces: authorize location of memorial on National Mall to commemorate and honor members that served on active duty in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H.R. 1115), H4531 [17SE]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2709), H1997 [20AP]

——— establish basic needs allowance for low-income regular members (see H.R. 2339), H7263 [7DE]

——— expand protections under Exceptional Family Member Program for transgender dependents of members (see H.R. 3672), H3309 [29JN]

——— reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 4104), H3619 [9JY]

——— render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 454), H2893 [16JN]

Arthur Louis Ibleto Post Office, Cotati, CA: designate (see H.R. 735), H2930 [17JN]

Atlanta, GA: condemn shootings at spas, express condolences to families and victims, and reaffirm commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander community (see H. Res. 275), H2358 [14MY]

BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3780), H3847 [22JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: establish grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 1015), H6071 [1NO]

Burma: authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions relative to human rights abuses (see H.R. 5497), H5793 [21OC]

California: take certain lands into trust for the benefit of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 897), H4525 [14SE]

Cameroon: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 5564), H6248 [12NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: honor essential staff of Capitol as unsung heroes (see H. Res. 204), H1714 [5AP]

Capitol Police: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 1085), H530 [18FE]

CDC: expand National Violent Death Reporting System and improve incidence of data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 3834), H3671 [19JY]

CFTC: include oversight of markets which set reference prices for aluminum premiums (see H.R. 2698), H3626 [13JY]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 286), H1706 [1AP]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H5463 [27SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H240 [28JA]

Climate: express support for U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland and reaffirm U.S. commitment to international cooperation combating climate change (see H. Res. 755), H6127 [2NO]

Collective bargaining: provide collective bargaining rights for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or political subdivisions (see H.R. 2586), H6071 [1NO]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H254 [28JA]

Commission To Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans: establish (see H.R. 1596), H5674 [19OC]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 6005), H6678 [26NO]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 963), H497 [11FE]

Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on status of mortgagor as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see H.R. 782), H324 [3FE]

——— exclude certain evictions and information relative to such evictions from consumer reports (see H.R. 1594), H3581 [30JN]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see H.R. 2085), H7825 [14DE]

——— specify lynching as hate crime (see H.R. 55), H263 [1FE]

Dams: provide funding to rehabilitate, retrofit, and remove dams to improve health of rivers, improve public safety, and increase clean energy production (see H.R. 4375), H4508 [3SE]

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. 1384), H4489 [24AU]

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), H470 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain private carbon credit markets (see H.R. 2820), H6267 [15NO]

——— establish permanent, nationwide electronic benefits transfer program for children during school closures to provide access to food (see H.R. 3519), H3008 [22JN]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student food insecurity demonstration program (see H.R. 3100), H2894 [16JN] (see H.R. 5591), H5793 [21OC]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student hunger demonstration program (see H.R. 5595), H6318 [16NO] (see H.R. 6272), H7834 [16DE]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3115), H4519 [10SE]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 4077), H3080 [23JN]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1919), H1696 [26MR]

——— treat Northern Mariana Islands in same manner as Guam relative to eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 421), H5507 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H5639 [15OC]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5300), H5507 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 4402), H4865 [21SE]

——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see H.R. 3857), H4525 [14SE]

——— improve structure of Federal Pell Grant Program by providing for mandatory funding and reinstating and expanding eligibility for certain students (see H.R. 3946), H3607 [2JY]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 400), H221 [21JA] (see H.R. 3383), H2648 [20MY]

——— increase period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 2627), H3611 [6JY]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students due to immigration status (see H.R. 4815), H4344 [20AU]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 604), H247 [28JA]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5342), H5464 [27SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption (see H.R. 3522), H7263 [7DE]

——— establish grant program to incentivize small business participation in demand side management programs (see H.R. 4903), H5135 [23SE]

——— make grants to support online training of residential contractors and rebates for energy efficiency upgrades of homes and multifamily buildings (see H.R. 3456), H4525 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: acquire private land to facilitate access to Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, CA (see H.R. 667), H260 [1FE]

——— address mental and behavioral health and well-being of health care professionals working on front lines of coronavirus emergency or other pandemic, natural disaster, or crisis (see H.R. 1667), H6711 [30NO]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia (see H.R. 1474), H3804 [21JY]

——— award grants to carry out construction or modernization projects designed to strengthen and increase capacity within specialized pediatric health care infrastructure (see H.R. 5131), H5175 [24SE]

——— award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals, focusing on racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 909), H4525 [14SE]

——— 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. 1368), H3634 [16JY]

——— enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for drug discount program prior to coronavirus public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility (see H.R. 3203), H6268 [15NO]

——— establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (see H.R. 5585), H6712 [30NO]

——— establish grant program to promote comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention efforts in high schools (see H.R. 1803), H6610 [18NO]

——— establish grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 2648), H3611 [6JY]

——— establish grant program to support schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in underserved areas (see H.R. 801), H5175 [24SE]

——— establish interagency council on social determinants of health to provide recommendations and assistance in developing strategies to target health and well-being of high-need patients (see H.R. 2503), H5873 [25OC]

——— establish Office of Men’s Health (see H.R. 5986), H7264 [7DE]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H7264 [7DE]

——— extend deadline for eligible health care providers to use certain funds received from coronavirus Provider Relief Fund (see H.R. 4735), H4508 [3SE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 2817), H3756 [20JY]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H5175 [24SE]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see H.R. 2529), H1789 [14AP]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see H.R. 2216), H4865 [21SE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H6126 [2NO]

——— reauthorize program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 3671), H4525 [14SE]

——— reduce health inequities experienced by members of historically racial and ethnic minority groups under State plans under community mental health services block grant program (see H.R. 1331), H3008 [22JN]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 721), H539 [18FE]

——— study State efforts to regulate certain uses of nitrous oxide (see H.R. 3470), H2662 [25MY]

——— support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 3537), H2682 [28MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 68), H2893 [16JN]

——— authorize grant program for development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans (see H.R. 2126), H2711 [11JN]

——— establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4166), H3635 [16JY]

——— facilitate development of affordable housing (see H.R. 4497), H4490 [24AU]

——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4495), H4490 [24AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1016), H3581 [30JN]

——— facilitate expedited review of coronavirus hate crimes (see H.R. 1843), H1696 [26MR]

——— 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. 2383), H4322 [6AU]

——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 3580), H3756 [20JY]

Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 2373), H4339 [17AU]

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 1195), H1614 [19MR]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 3194), H3804 [21JY]

Dept. of State: establish Chief Diversity Officer and promote increased diversity in Foreign Service (see H.R. 4589), H6248 [12NO]

——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1201), H2893 [16JN]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see H.R. 3576), H2673 [28MY]

——— take action on unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds to ensure retirement security of U.S. pensioners (see H. Res. 289), H3009 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1316), H4507 [3SE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 653), H5834 [22OC]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 455), H230 [25JA]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see H.R. 1733), H6711 [30NO]

——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see H.R. 5413), H6712 [30NO]

——— provide grants to eligible entities for large-scale water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 4099), H4308 [30JY]

——— reaffirm that certain lands have been taken into trust for Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 6181), H7555 [8DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize use of Troubled Assets Relief Program amounts for activities under Hardest Hit Fund Program or Dept. of HUD Emergency Solutions Grant Program (see H.R. 2292), H3625 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3095), H2695 [4JN]

——— establish grant program to facilitate installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 792), H3634 [16JY]

——— increase recreational trails program funding and determine best available estimate of total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes (see H.R. 1864), H4332 [13AU]

——— issue regulations to require announcement of penalty for interference with airplane cabin or flight crew (see H.R. 4957), H4318 [6AU]

——— 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. 4075), H5610 [8OC]

——— review equity best practices relative to transportation funding and reinstitute transportation equity research program (see H.R. 2177), H4322 [6AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program on dog training therapy and provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (see H.R. 1448), H1501 [17MR]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see H.R. 1585), H1079 [3MR]

——— codify authority to assign disability rating of total to veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 4732), H5675 [19OC]

——— concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2436), H3083 [23JN]

——— establish presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with exposure to certain airborne hazards (see H.R. 2368), H2712 [11JN]

——— establish registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see H.R. 2742), H2894 [16JN]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 3967), H3756 [20JY]

——— improve Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 5073), H5834 [22OC]

——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 5819), H6244 [9NO]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H4557 [20SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins (see H.R. 2372), H2747 [14JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for veterans who served in close proximity to Vietnam (see H.R. 2569), H3625 [13JY]

——— 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. 3368), H3083 [23JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with firefighting (see H.R. 2111), H2711 [11JN]

Día de los Muertos: observance (see H. Res. 762), H6125 [2NO]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H3847 [22JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H529 [18FE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H45 [4JA]

Drugs: provide support for prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder (see H.R. 4341), H4322 [6AU]

Economic Development Administration: establish RECOMPETE grant program to empower persistently distressed communities to develop, implement, and carry out economic development strategies and create jobs (see H.R. 4651), H3843 [22JY]

Education: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 1023), H500 [11FE]

El Paso, TX: designate El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial (see H.R. 4380), H3847 [22JY]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 2465), H1734 [13AP]

——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see H.R. 842), H385 [4FE]

EPA: establish program to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies in voluntary installation and maintenance of water filtration stations at schools and child care programs (see H.R. 4805), H5175 [24SE]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 3281), H2703 [8JN]

——— reauthorize Clean Bus Program to assist communities with reducing emissions from older diesel schoolbuses (see H.R. 2721), H4339 [17AU]

——— take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 4079), H4519 [10SE]

Executive Office of the President: establish Pandemic Preparedness and Response Program to oversee U.S. global health response to coronavirus pandemic and prepare for future pandemics (see H.R. 3778), H4507 [3SE]

FAA: provide for full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see H.R. 1283), H2197 [11MY]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities during Government shutdown (see H.R. 4042), H4344 [20AU]

——— require installation of secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft (see H.R. 911), H5463 [27SE]

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. 3488), H7841 [23DE]

FCC: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry (see H.R. 4871), H5464 [27SE]

Federal Credit Union Act: amend to include exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions (see H.R. 1471), H1696 [26MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H3846 [22JY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 5727), H5930 [26OC]

FEMA: provide flexibility with Federal cost share for fire management assistance (see H.R. 1066), H5175 [24SE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1996), H1722 [8AP]

——— provide more loan flexibility to credit unions and expand homeownership access (see H.R. 5189), H5092 [22SE]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 1808), H1352 [11MR]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H2197 [11MY]

——— prevent persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime, or who received enhanced sentence for misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining firearm (see H.R. 3929), H2890 [16JN]

——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H1122 [8MR]

——— require firearm assembly kits to be considered as firearms (see H.R. 1454), H881 [1MR]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before Federal firearms licensee may transfer firearm to person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 1446), H1328 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 2811), H2155 [7MY]

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1670), H1186 [9MR]

——— ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 4134), H4490 [24AU]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 556), H244 [28JA]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see H.R. 279), H4354 [23AU]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H4557 [20SE]

Freedom Riders: award Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 1348), H4321 [6AU]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H3132 [24JN]

Goodman, Eugene: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 305), H263 [1FE]

Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5314), H4863 [21SE]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 332), H1998 [20AP]

Health: allow paid leave for health needs of individuals or their partners following pregnancy loss, failed reproductive procedure, or failed adoption or surrogacy arrangement and support related research and education (see H.R. 4576), H4557 [20SE]

——— eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries under Medicare/Medicaid plans and non-Federal group health plans and health issuers (see H.R. 2631), H6318 [16NO]

——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 3614), H3619 [9JY]

——— 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. 1255), H4525 [14SE]

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. 2067), H6712 [30NO]

Helen Fabela Chávez Memorial Post Office Building, Brawley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2353), H1706 [1AP]

Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5790 [21OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 706), H5607 [8OC]

Homeless: provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4496), H4490 [24AU]

Honduras: suspend security assistance until human rights violations by security forces stop and their perpetrators are brought to justice (see H.R. 1574), H5873 [25OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 5441), H5590 [1OC]

Housing: expedite application for payment of rental arrearages by landlords and mandate tenant access to financial assistance (see H.R. 5196), H5610 [8OC]

Immigration: allow deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see H.R. 2029), H1700 [29MR]

——— 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), H1075 [3MR]

——— enhance nurse and physician workforce during coronavirus crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see H.R. 2255), H3083 [23JN]

——— 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. 3149), H3008 [22JN]

——— expand and improve access to trauma-informed mental health interventions for new immigrants at border and provide training to address mental health and wellness of border agents and officers (see H.R. 2480), H3241 [28JN]

——— increase visa cap and remove certain requirements to expedite special immigrant visa process for certain Afghan allies (see H.R. 3985), H3619 [9JY]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 2920), H7834 [16DE]

——— promote policies that uphold inherent human dignity of migrants and put an end to migrant deaths along U.S.-Mexico border (see H. Res. 762), H6125 [2NO]

——— provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 1177), H534 [18FE]

——— provide for adjustment of status of essential workers (see H.R. 1909), H2655 [20MY]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 6222), H7635 [9DE]

——— 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 class of aliens (see H.R. 1333), H726 [25FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: eliminate terms ‘‘alien’’ and ‘‘illegal alien’’ and replace them with ‘‘foreign national’’ and ‘‘undocumented foreign national’’ (see H.R. 457), H230 [25JA]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (see H.R. 5473), H5675 [19OC]

Information technology: enhance cybersecurity education (see H.R. 5593), H5638 [15OC]

Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1916), H3756 [20JY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H2894 [16JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3355), H5507 [28SE]

Iran: recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 118), H501 [11FE]

Israel: strengthen and expand normalization agreements with Arab countries (see H.R. 2748), H6712 [30NO]

Jennifer Moreno Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA: designate and support designation of component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere (see H.R. 3665), H3156 [25JN]

John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, Oxnard, CA: designate (see H.R. 5659), H5790 [21OC]

John R. Lewis Post Office Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 5577), H5874 [25OC]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 525), H3626 [13JY]

Judge James Perez Post Office, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 5949), H6860 [1DE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 480), H2892 [16JN]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 1320), H4489 [24AU]

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4147), H3582 [30JN]

Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building, Norco, CA: designate (see H.R. 5809), H7834 [16DE]

Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies (see H.R. 1280), H614 [24FE]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds and carotid holds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 1347), H727 [25FE]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: condemn rise in hate against transgender and nonbinary community (see H. Res. 507), H4252 [28JY]

——— promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3800), H2931 [17JN]

LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 499), H5595 [1OC]

Libraries: support infrastructure (see H.R. 1581), H3634 [16JY]

Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building, Petaluma, CA: designate (see H.R. 2842), H2113 [26AP]

Medicaid: establish State public option to provide Americans with choice of high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see H.R. 4974), H4319 [6AU]

——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 4131), H4519 [10SE]

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2328), H1705 [1AP]

——— 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. 3407), H4507 [3SE]

——— renew application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services (see H.R. 1025), H2669 [25MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1611), H4313 [3AU]

——— allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 3348), H6712 [30NO]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H5959 [27OC]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1956), H6674 [23NO]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 2168), H5640 [15OC]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3173), H4354 [23AU]

——— lower eligibility age (see H.R. 5165), H4505 [3SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H2703 [8JN]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H7838 [20DE]

——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see H.R. 2759), H5640 [15OC]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H2197 [11MY]

——— require inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 2166), H3909 [26JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 2594), H5092 [22SE]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 603), H246 [28JA]

Minnesota: withdraw from mineral exploration Federal lands and waters in Rainy River Watershed, including in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and Superior National Forest (see H.R. 2794), H6860 [1DE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4878), H5675 [19OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 746), H5931 [26OC]

National emblems: establish composition known as ‘‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’’ as U.S. national hymn (see H.R. 301), H192 [13JA]

National GIS Day: designate (see H. Res. 797), H6370 [17NO]

National objectives: respond to crises of racial injustice, mass unemployment, pandemic, and climate change with Agenda To Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (THRIVE) (see H. Res. 104), H3636 [16JY]

National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 5533), H5835 [22OC]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see H. Res. 512), H5640 [15OC]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1057), H512 [15FE]

Native Americans: recognize maternal health crisis among indigenous women, reduce mortality and morbidity rates, and increase Federal funding to ensure availability of comprehensive maternal health and family planning services (see H. Res. 846), H7643 [13DE]

——— remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in Federal child welfare programs and increase Federal funding for tribal child welfare programs (see H.R. 4348), H3671 [19JY]

News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see H. Res. 277), H1738 [13AP]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 2310), H3670 [19JY]

——— provide for ocean-based solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming, make coastal zones more resilient, and provide for conservation and restoration of habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammals and fish (see H.R. 3764), H6237 [5NO]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 2351), H1706 [1AP]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2249), H4332 [13AU]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2193), H3846 [22JY]

Pence, Vice President: convene principal Cabinet officers to activate 25th amendment to declare President Trump incapable of executing duties of his office and to exercise powers as acting President (see H. Res. 21), H150 [12JA]

PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1095), H530 [18FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H726 [25FE]

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. 4176), H7263 [7DE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 109), H540 [18FE]

——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 695), H276 [2FE]

——— require mail-in ballots to use barcode service and provide paid parental leave to officers and employees (see H.R. 3077), H3619 [9JY]

Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see H.R. 2033), H3602 [1JY]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 490), H3603 [1JY]

Research: authorize appropriations to offset costs relative to reductions in research productivity resulting from coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 869), H6674 [23NO]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: establish to provide structured relief to food service or drinking establishments (see H.R. 793), H860 [26FE]

——— increase appropriations (see H.R. 3807), H2894 [16JN]

Route 66 National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 3600), H4296 [29JY]

SBA: establish grant program for certain fitness facilities (see H.R. 890), H2702 [8JN]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see H.R. 4315), H5594 [1OC]

Shipping industry: update global ocean shipping industry regulations and establish reciprocal trade opportunities to help reduce trade imbalances with foreign countries (see H.R. 4996), H7263 [7DE]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 517), H3636 [16JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H4507 [3SE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H3008 [22JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 5723), H5929 [26OC]

——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 2337), H3804 [21JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H263 [1FE]

SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 804), H383 [4FE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 941), H860 [26FE]

Taxation: allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2898), H6712 [30NO]

——— allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2143), H2818 [15JN]

——— create parity for unmarried individuals and heads of household relative to temporary 2021 income phaseouts in child tax credit (see H.R. 3216), H3156 [25JN]

——— create refundable credit for travel expenditures (see H.R. 1346), H1727 [12AP]

——— establish carbon fee to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 2451), H3635 [16JY]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 4675), H3844 [22JY]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 4714), H4339 [17AU]

——— expand exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures and storm water management measures (see H.R. 4647), H4508 [3SE]

——— impose tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see H.R. 2307), H2711 [11JN]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on monthly basis (see H.R. 928), H2128 [28AP]

——— provide credit for sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 3440), H5632 [12OC]

——— provide tax credit for eldercare expenses (see H.R. 3689), H3635 [16JY]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1304), H6236 [5NO]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2288), H3008 [22JN]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 3109), H5792 [21OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 631), H4525 [14SE]

——— authorize domestic terrorism offices in Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see H.R. 350), H1721 [8AP]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 814), H6608 [18NO]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 903), H3909 [26JY]

——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1813), H4489 [24AU]

Trump, President: impeachment (see H. Res. 24), H122 [11JA]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H1354 [11MR]

Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building, Irvine, CA: designate (see H.R. 1170), H534 [18FE]

U.N.: repeal cap on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 4420), H5610 [8OC]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 3938), H2891 [16JN]

U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of semiquincentennial anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 4429), H4525 [14SE]

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 1834), H3240 [28JN]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2144 [4MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 2773), H3635 [16JY]

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. 1644), H1119 [8MR]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 4), H4337 [17AU]

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1352), H3602 [1JY]

——— provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability (see H.R. 3404), H4332 [13AU]

Wildfire Preparedness Week: designate (see H. Res. 591), H4338 [17AU]

Wildfires: improve Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks (see H.R. 5781), H6610 [18NO]

Wildlife: address public health risks posed by wildlife markets (see H.R. 151), H5175 [24SE]

——— 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. 263), H263 [1FE]

——— 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. 3135), H4519 [10SE]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H2893 [16JN]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition (see H.R. 1065), H540 [18FE]

——— improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 571), H3846 [22JY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 17), H223 [21JA]

World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as ‘‘Harlem Hellfighters’’, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service (see H.R. 3642), H2676 [28MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H5834 [22OC]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see H.R. 1012), H4332 [13AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: implement certain recommendations on screening individuals to prevent white supremacists and other domestic extremists from enlisting (see H.R. 1088), H530 [18FE]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with certain Civil Rights Act provisions (see H.R. 5685), H5832 [22OC]

Committee on Oversight and Reform (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 310), H1790 [14AP]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 475), H2816 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services supports efficient legal immigration system and reduces case processing delays (see H. Res. 575), H4306 [30JY]

——— provide guidance and assistance to State and local law enforcement on active shooter and mass casualty incident response (see H.R. 1539), H1076 [3MR]

——— provide support to State and local governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist threats (see H.R. 1541), H1076 [3MR]

Dept. of HUD: increase principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties (see H.R. 5915), H6240 [9NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (see H.R. 5916), H6240 [9NO]

Federal agencies and departments: provide joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress relative to incidents of terrorism (see H.R. 1540), H1076 [3MR]

Jerry Lewis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Redlands, CA: designate (see H.R. 5579), H5637 [15OC]

Walker, William J.: election as Sergeant at Arms of House of Representatives (see H. Res. 339), H2055 [21AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: implement certain recommendations on screening individuals to prevent white supremacists and other domestic extremists from enlisting (H.R. 1088), H535 [18FE]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with certain Civil Rights Act provisions (H.R. 5685), H5833 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide guidance and assistance to State and local law enforcement on active shooter and mass casualty incident response (H.R. 1539), H1080 [3MR]

——— provide support to State and local governments in their efforts to counter violent extremist threats (H.R. 1541), H1080 [3MR]

Dept. of HUD: increase principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties (H.R. 5915), H6242 [9NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 5916), H6242 [9NO]

Federal agencies and departments: provide joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress relative to incidents of terrorism (H.R. 1540), H1080 [3MR]

Jerry Lewis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Redlands, CA: designate (H.R. 5579), H5639 [15OC]

Remarks

Atlanta, GA: condemn shootings at spas, express condolences to families and victims, and reaffirm commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander community (H. Res. 275), H2343 [14MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: making supplemental appropriations for security related activities and expenses relative to January 6 attack (H.R. 3237), H2343 [14MY]

Committee on Oversight and Reform (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 310), H1745 [14AP]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 475), H2801 [15JN]

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H1879 [16AP]

Dept. of Justice: facilitate expedited review of coronavirus hate crimes (S. 937), H2343 [14MY]

Diseases and disorders: use of budget reconciliation to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 1319), H1130 [9MR]

Economy: use of budget reconciliation to make visionary and transformative investments in health, well-being, and financial security of America’s workers and families (H.R. 5376), H6578 [18NO]

FDA: limit exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs (H.R. 1629), H2343 [14MY]

Gosar, Representative: censure (H. Res. 789), H6346 [17NO]

House of Representatives: find Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoena issued by Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) (H. Res. 851), H7791 [14DE]

——— find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoena issued by Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) (H. Res. 730), H5762 [21OC]

——— legislative program, H2343, H2344, H2345 [14MY]

House Rules: revise rules for mask use in Capitol complex relative to coronavirus pandemic, H2344 [14MY]

Law enforcement: improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency (H.R. 677), H2345 [14MY]

Law enforcement officers: tribute (H. Res. 387), H2345 [14MY]

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 24), H169 [13JA]

Walker, William J.: election as Sergeant at Arms of House of Representatives (H. Res. 339), H2032 [21AP]

Tributes

Arguello, Al, E646• [15JN]

Lewis, Jerry, H3835 [22JY]