AXNE, CYNTHIA (a Representative from Iowa)
Amendments
Business and industry: disclose additional material information about public companies and establish Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee (H.R. 1187), H2847 [16JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4350), H4977, H5018 [22SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4502), H4059 [27JY]
Inspector General Act: amend (H.R. 2662), H3284 [29JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: 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), H2819 [15JN]
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), H4508 [3SE]
——— condemn acts of violence and discrimination against women and girls and support women’s and girls’ education, employment, full participation in society, and participation in peace talks (see H. Res. 547), H4490 [24AU]
Air pollution: promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels to protect public health and to improve vehicle efficiency and performance (see H.R. 5089), H4487 [24AU]
ALS Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 434), H2666 [25MY]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4878), H4531 [17SE]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1442), H857 [26FE]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H5675 [19OC]
——— clarify that gambling on commercial greyhound racing and field coursing using wire communication technology is prohibited (see H.R. 3335), H3847 [22JY]
——— increase protections by reforming licensing process for dealers and exhibitors (see H.R. 3277), H2420 [17MY]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2840), H2143 [4MY]
Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 1884), H3618 [9JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of dedication of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (see H. Res. 731), H6611 [18NO]
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), H1328 [10MR]
——— develop and implement plan to provide end-to-end electronic voting services for absent uniformed services voters deployed or mobilized to locations with limited or immature postal service (see H.R. 3646), H4557 [20SE]
——— eliminate certain health care charges for members of Selected Reserve eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select (see H.R. 3512), H4557 [20SE]
——— establish basic needs allowance for low-income regular members (see H.R. 2339), H2747 [14JN]
——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 1997), H4557 [20SE]
——— pay members in Reserve components special bonuses or incentive pay in the same amount as members in regular components (see H.R. 3626), H2675 [28MY]
——— provide coverage for eating disorders under TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 1309), H616 [24FE]
——— provide for forgiveness or offset of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 2214), H2154 [7MY]
——— provide for portability of professional licenses of members and their spouses (see H.R. 2650), H3670 [19JY]
——— 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), H3241 [28JN]
——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 1695), H1328 [10MR]
——— take certain actions to reduce gender-related inequities in costs of uniforms (see H.R. 2502), H2931 [17JN]
Army: ensure that members of Reserve components may access Tour of Duty system using private Internet-enabled device (see H.R. 5063), H4519 [10SE]
Bankruptcy: prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of debtor to perform services during bankruptcy case (see H.R. 5554), H5932 [26OC]
Business and industry: bring together educational institutions, private companies, nonprofits, labor groups, and government-funded resources to form regional clusters to increase U.S. competitiveness and create jobs (see H.R. 5555), H6318 [16NO]
——— prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 4395), H3616 [9JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: prohibit Members of Congress and employees from carrying firearms in Capitol Building (see H.R. 545), H243 [28JA]
Capitol Police: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 1085), H530 [18FE]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 99), H540 [18FE]
CDC: extend moratorium on residential evictions (see H.R. 4791), H4289 [29JY]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 2517), H3909 [26JY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 3354), H5674 [19OC]
China: ensure goods made with forced labor in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region do not enter U.S. market (see H.R. 1155), H2680 [28MY]
Citizenship: provide for automatic U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 1593), H1502 [17MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 7), H240 [28JA]
Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator: establish (see H.R. 806), H2660 [21MY]
Collective bargaining: provide collective bargaining rights for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or political subdivisions (see H.R. 2586), H2154 [7MY]
Communities Helping Invest Through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans (CHIP IN for Vets) Act: amend to extend pilot program (see H.R. 3888), H3084 [23JN]
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act: extend temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration (see H.R. 315), H471 [5FE]
Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H7635 [9DE]
Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 1607), H1585 [18MR]
——— authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H2925 [17JN]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 963), H2272 [12MY]
——— give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 5722), H6610 [18NO]
Crime: amend definition of ‘‘official act’’ relative to bribery in cases involving public officials (see H.R. 1949), H2703 [8JN]
——— 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), H2143 [4MY]
——— specify lynching as hate crime (see H.R. 55), H227 [21JA]
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), H5674 [19OC]
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), H2106 [22AP]
——— establish loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 4552), H3752 [20JY]
——— extend wildfire and hurricane indemnity program to cover certain crop losses (see H.R. 267), H4091 [27JY]
——— support research and State and Tribal management efforts on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 5608), H7264 [7DE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish section of website that shall serve as primary hub for Federal manufacturing programs information (see H.R. 6290), H7823 [14DE]
Dept. of Defense: carry out pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources into smart devices issued to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 5352), H5464 [27SE]
——— implement record of housing history for Armed Forces members who reside in housing provided by U.S. (see H.R. 5402), H6610 [18NO]
——— improve responses to sex-related offenses including sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 3224), H2314 [13MY]
——— provide space-available travel on military aircraft to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of Armed Forces members who die during active duty (see H.R. 1302), H1584 [18MR]
——— require evaluation and standardization of suicide prevention efforts (see H.R. 5645), H5874 [25OC]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 4402), H5554 [29SE]
——— award grants for new agricultural education programs in secondary schools (see H.R. 5445), H6318 [16NO]
——— 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. 1731), H1323 [10MR]
——— create demonstration program to encourage rural community stakeholders to partner together to help students enroll in college, graduate, and enter workforce (see H.R. 2174), H1620 [23MR]
——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4198), H7834 [16DE]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 2037), H4489 [24AU]
——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 3391), H2648 [20MY]
——— make grants to support educational programs in American civics and history (see H.R. 1814), H1365 [12MR]
——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 5407), H5595 [1OC]
——— provide Federal student loan borrowers monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 2090), H2272 [12MY]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 604), H247 [28JA]
——— provide grants to promote Japanese-American confinement education as means to understand importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise cultural tolerance awareness (see H.R. 1931), H2669 [25MY]
——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 6205), H7635 [9DE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5342), H5091 [22SE]
——— require institutions of higher education to establish record-management plans in order to be accredited (see H.R. 4596), H3801 [21JY]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 2030), H4332 [13AU]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption (see H.R. 3522), H3847 [22JY]
Dept. of HHS: 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), H2655 [20MY]
——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see H.R. 3320), H2655 [20MY]
——— authorize grants for equipment and supplies capable of performing same-day clinical laboratory diagnostic testing in point-of-care setting and assist labs in meeting cost of high-throughput equipment (see H.R. 747), H618 [24FE]
——— 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), H1696 [26MR]
——— authorize loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 3150), H3156 [25JN]
——— award grants through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support virtual peer behavioral health support services (see H.R. 2929), H2198 [11MY]
——— carry out national campaign to increase awareness of importance of maternal vaccinations for health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children (see H.R. 951), H618 [24FE]
——— 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), H2313 [13MY]
——— establish grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 2648), H2317 [13MY]
——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H5932 [26OC]
——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4449), H5610 [8OC]
——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H3756 [20JY]
——— improve obstetric care in rural areas (see H.R. 769), H323 [3FE]
——— improve reimbursement of eligible health care providers through Provider Relief Fund (see H.R. 5963), H6246 [12NO]
——— include data on animal abuse in national clearinghouse for information relative to child abuse and neglect (see H.R. 763), H323 [3FE]
——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 3759), H3603 [1JY]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3312), H6035 [28OC]
——— provide grant funding to States for mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation (see H.R. 3753), H4557 [20SE]
——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 2192), H2197 [11MY]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H5594 [1OC]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see H.R. 482), H231 [25JA]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 721), H389 [4FE]
——— support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 3537), H2665 [25MY]
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. 1677), H1186 [9MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: direct Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish School Cybersecurity Improvement Program (see H.R. 4005), H5092 [22SE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize grant program for development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans (see H.R. 2126), H2136 [30AP]
——— authorize grants to assist in redeveloping abandoned shopping centers (see H.R. 5041), H5092 [22SE]
——— exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 4503), H3667 [19JY]
——— 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), H3632 [16JY]
——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see H.R. 3198), H2313 [13MY]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of grants under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to combat sex trafficking (see H.R. 3996), H2927 [17JN]
——— establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1016), H550 [22FE]
——— establish grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 2717), H2198 [11MY]
——— establish grant program to establish, create, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative method (see H.R. 5768), H6032 [28OC]
——— 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), H2542 [18MY]
——— modify payments to certain public safety officers permanently and totally disabled due to personal injuries sustained in line of duty (see H.R. 2936), H2198 [11MY]
——— provide for eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding under Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 2985), H2747 [14JN]
——— redirect monetary penalties from Federal deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements into Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 1652), H1119 [8MR]
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), H2894 [16JN]
——— 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), H1415 [16MR]
——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H4525 [14SE]
——— prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependents in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 240), H1891 [16AP]
Dept. of State: establish Energy Resource Governance Initiative to promote sound mining sector governance and resilient energy mineral supply chains by engaging countries on governance principles, best practices, and investment (see H.R. 2785), H2894 [16JN]
——— establish Office of City and State Diplomacy (see H.R. 4526), H3668 [19JY]
——— waive passport fees for individuals awarded Purple Heart (see H.R. 1772), H1359 [11MR]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1316), H4507 [3SE]
——— 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), H1323 [10MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds for infrastructure projects, improve Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and provide Tribal governments more time to use funds (see H.R. 5735), H6319 [16NO]
——— set minimum standards for tax return preparers (see H.R. 4184), H5674 [19OC]
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), H3008 [22JN]
——— establish grant program to facilitate installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 792), H382 [4FE]
——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under age 21 who complete vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see H.R. 1745), H6371 [17NO]
——— issue rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with child safety alert system to prevent leaving unattended child in vehicle (see H.R. 3164), H3626 [13JY]
——— 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), H5674 [19OC]
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), H880 [1MR]
——— 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 maternity care coordination programs (see H.R. 958), H2197 [11MY]
——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 3405), H2649 [20MY]
——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see H.R. 3452), H3671 [19JY]
——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 217), H4557 [20SE]
——— establish national clinical pathway for prostate cancer (see H.R. 4880), H5594 [1OC]
——— establish standards and requirements for non-Dept. mental health care providers participating in Community Care program (see H.R. 4627), H4332 [13AU]
——— establish task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 3596), H3635 [16JY]
——— expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to include veterans from World War II (see H.R. 5562), H7557 [8DE]
——— expedite processing of claims for disability compensation by veterans affected by major disasters (see H.R. 5499), H5600 [5OC]
——— furnish Vet Center counseling and mental health services to veterans and Armed Forces members using certain educational benefits (see H.R. 4233), H3626 [13JY]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 3402), H5507 [28SE]
——— improve assignment and increase number of patient advocates at medical facilities (see H.R. 5755), H6372 [17NO]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 3967), H5554 [29SE]
——— improve reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses for health care professionals (see H.R. 3693), H2712 [11JN]
——— improve Vet Centers (see H.R. 3575), H5507 [28SE]
——— improve Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 5073), H4495 [27AU]
——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 5819), H6124 [2NO]
——— increase number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics (see H.R. 5543), H6268 [15NO]
——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 239), H1122 [8MR]
——— make permanent authority to make grants for transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care (see H.R. 3802), H2700 [8JN]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H2197 [11MY]
——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during Vietnam era (see H.R. 2269), H1691 [26MR]
——— notify Congress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure (see H.R. 2601), H2712 [11JN]
——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 2800), H2272 [12MY]
——— provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 2724), H2712 [11JN]
——— 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), H2647 [20MY]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2268), H1691 [26MR]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with firefighting (see H.R. 2111), H5674 [19OC]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 5026), H6209 [4NO]
——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (see H.R. 1361), H1082 [3MR]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H2712 [11JN]
——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to Federal facility (see H.R. 3400), H2649 [20MY]
——— study and report on prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 1273), H2197 [11MY]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination on basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants (see H.R. 1235), H3618 [9JY]
——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 1959), H2686 [1JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5), H529 [18FE]
Diseases and disorders: end stigmatization of substance use disorder (see H. Res. 684), H5462 [27SE]
——— express support for coronavirus vaccinations and affirm safety and efficacy (see H. Res. 423), H2748 [14JN]
——— improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 1202), H1328 [10MR]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support Lyme disease research (see H.R. 3491), H2703 [8JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H45 [4JA]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H2272 [12MY]
Drugs: provide support for prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder (see H.R. 4341), H4296 [29JY]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 346), H2107 [22AP]
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]
——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 2062), H1581 [18MR]
——— prohibit employers from asking age or date of birth of individual before completion and submission of application for employment (see H.R. 3992), H4531 [17SE]
——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H6178 [3NO]
——— 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]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 152), H587 [23FE]
EPA: amend regulations relative to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security (see H.R. 3319), H3619 [9JY]
——— approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, require consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1637), H1118 [8MR]
——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 3281), H5674 [19OC]
——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see H.R. 4410), H3623 [13JY]
——— impose annual deadline for small refineries to submit petitions for exemptions from certain renewable fuel requirements based on disproportionate economic hardship (see H.R. 1113), H531 [18FE]
——— prohibit from retroactively reducing biofuel renewable volume obligations levels under Renewable Fuel Program (see H.R. 6071), H6673 [23NO]
——— update modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel (see H.R. 3592), H2674 [28MY]
ERISA: require retirement plans to establish sustainable investment policies relative to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (see H.R. 3604), H2674 [28MY]
FAA: provide for full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see H.R. 1283), H2317 [13MY]
——— require installation of secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft (see H.R. 911), H5674 [19OC]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see H.R. 5487), H7264 [7DE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by same employer (see H.R. 3791), H2700 [8JN]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 2119), H2818 [15JN]
FDA: require labels of drugs that contain ingredient derived directly or indirectly from gluten-containing grain to identify each such ingredient (see H.R. 2435), H2143 [4MY]
Federal agencies and departments: require budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available (see H.R. 22), H43 [4JA]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 849), H385 [4FE]
Federal employees: modify, for purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring, certain requirements relative to service and retirement (see H.R. 5927), H6610 [18NO]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H3635 [16JY]
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]
Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H6911 [2DE]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 1996), H1578 [18MR]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: analyze emerging financial threats from China and strengthen international cooperation in mitigation of such threats (see H.R. 3044), H4557 [20SE]
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]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 8), H1122 [8MR]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 2811), H2105 [22AP]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1670), H1845 [15AP]
Foreign trade: modify and extend Generalized System of Preferences, amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S., and modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 3975), H7557 [8DE]
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), H5640 [15OC]
FTC: confirm authority to seek permanent injunctions and provide equitable relief for consumer fraud violations (see H.R. 2668), H3635 [16JY]
——— increase consumer protections relative to negative option offers in all media, including on the Internet (see H.R. 3953), H4865 [21SE]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H3132 [24JN]
——— report to Congress on scams targeting seniors during coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 446), H471 [5FE]
GAO: provide for joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive presentation on audited financial statement of Executive branch (see H. Con. Res. 44), H6127 [2NO]
——— study impact of gamification, psychological nudges, and other design techniques used by online trading platforms (see H.R. 4685), H4092 [27JY]
——— study role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see H.R. 1829), H2930 [17JN]
Gold Star Children’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 551), H3910 [26JY]
Goodman, Eugene: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 305), H206 [19JA]
Gosar, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 789), H6319 [16NO]
GPO: establish and maintain public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 2485), H1735 [13AP]
Health: improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 369), H539 [18FE]
——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3461), H4322 [6AU]
——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 3353), H2894 [16JN]
——— 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), H2154 [7MY]
——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see H.R. 623), H5135 [23SE]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 3541), H2665 [25MY]
——— 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), H2000 [20AP]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 5441), H5590 [1OC]
House Rules: fine Members who do not wear masks in Capitol complex (see H. Res. 42), H149 [12JA]
Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 4331), H5932 [26OC]
——— enhance nurse and physician workforce during coronavirus crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see H.R. 2255), H2686 [1JN]
——— increase visa cap and remove certain requirements to expedite special immigrant visa process for certain Afghan allies (see H.R. 3985), H3635 [16JY]
——— reauthorize EB–5 regional center program (see H.R. 2901), H2703 [8JN]
——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (see H.R. 1603), H1585 [18MR]
India: provide vaccines and medical equipment to prevent spread of coronavirus (see H. Res. 402), H2695 [4JN]
Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 1688), H2197 [11MY]
Information technology: make high-speed broadband Internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans (see H.R. 1783), H1351 [11MR]
Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 3783), H4326 [10AU]
——— provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1916), H1410 [16MR]
——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1176), H590 [23FE]
——— require insurance providers cover testing for coronavirus without cost-sharing or prior authorization and increase test price transparency (see H.R. 533), H242 [28JA]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3355), H2931 [17JN]
Investment Advisers Act: require large asset managers to establish sustainable investment policies relative to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (see H.R. 3605), H2674 [28MY]
Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H2669 [25MY]
——— 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), H1017 [2MR]
Israel: strengthen and expand normalization agreements with Arab countries (see H.R. 2748), H3309 [29JN]
John R. Lewis Post Office Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 5577), H5727 [20OC]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 525), H3617 [9JY]
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: prohibit from engaging in sexual activity with persons in custody (see H.R. 2172), H1620 [23MR]
LGBTQ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 499), H3155 [25JN]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H2681 [28MY]
——— eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 265), H2669 [25MY]
——— ensure eligibility of children in foster care placed in qualified residential treatment programs (see H.R. 5414), H7849 [3JA]
——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 4131), H4495 [27AU]
——— increase provider and supplier oversight under State plans (see H.R. 4701), H4088 [27JY]
——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2328), H5610 [8OC]
——— renew application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services (see H.R. 1025), H2711 [11JN]
——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H3603 [1JY]
Medicare: 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), H4326 [10AU]
——— combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 3259), H2747 [14JN]
——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H2614 [19MY]
——— count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 3650), H3847 [22JY]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H1792 [14AP]
——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2608), H1842 [15AP]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H3804 [21JY]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 2144), H3846 [22JY]
——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 2168), H2614 [19MY]
——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 6020), H6911 [2DE]
——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 5804), H6372 [17NO]
——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 2035), H1580 [18MR]
——— improve benchmarking process for Medicare Shared Savings Program (see H.R. 3746), H2894 [16JN]
——— 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), H2311 [13MY]
——— include physical therapists as practitioners able to furnish telehealth services (see H.R. 5452), H5591 [1OC]
——— lower eligibility age (see H.R. 5165), H4505 [3SE]
——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H3804 [21JY]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H2681 [28MY]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 4870), H4525 [14SE]
——— preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments (see H.R. 4066), H4519 [10SE]
——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1990), H5507 [28SE]
——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 4612), H4326 [10AU]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H1954 [19AP]
——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following mastectomy (see H.R. 3087), H3008 [22JN]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H2675 [28MY]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H6371 [17NO]
——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see H.R. 2759), H5873 [25OC]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H1727 [12AP]
——— reform requirements relative to direct and indirect remuneration under part D (see H.R. 3554), H2712 [11JN]
——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6202), H7634 [9DE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 2594), H1842 [15AP]
Members of Congress: provide for temporary halt in pension payments for Members sentenced for certain offenses (see H.R. 1950), H2703 [8JN] (see H.R. 3327), H2670 [25MY]
Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see H.R. 1475), H882 [1MR]
——— establish position of Interagency Coordinator for Behavioral Health to coordinate mental health programs and activities of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1385), H5594 [1OC]
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), H2104 [22AP]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 816), H6608 [18NO]
National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 291), H1723 [8AP]
National Child Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H. Res. 463), H3603 [1JY]
National College Application Month: designate (see H. Res. 802), H6611 [18NO]
National Commission on Critical Supply Chains: establish (see H.R. 3848), H6268 [15NO]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4878), H4531 [17SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 746), H5931 [26OC]
National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 150), H587 [23FE]
National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see H. Res. 785), H6242 [9NO]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 381), H2195 [11MY]
National Grain and Feed Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 775), H6235 [5NO]
National Guard: provide for crediting of funds received by National Guard Bureau as reimbursement from States (see H.R. 3627), H3619 [9JY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 33), H227 [21JA]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 390), H2270 [12MY]
National Physician Suicide Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 656), H4530 [17SE]
National Recovery Month: designate (see H. Res. 617), H4501 [31AU]
National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 815), H6608 [18NO]
National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 392), H2315 [13MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 362), H2155 [7MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to support construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure (see H.R. 1700), H1187 [9MR]
National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 777), H6235 [5NO]
National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1057), H512 [15FE]
Native Americans: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from Corps of Engineers to BIA to take such lands into trust for Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 2402), H7834 [16DE]
NIH: conduct or support research on mental health consequences of coronavirus (see H.R. 1716), H3156 [25JN]
——— 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. 3773), H4865 [21SE]
NLRB: implement system and procedures to conduct representation elections remotely using electronic voting system (see H.R. 308), H193 [13JA]
Office of COVID–19 Supply Chain Resiliency: establish (see H.R. 1024), H550 [22FE]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: evaluate effectiveness of federally funded programs tasked with reducing demand for illicit substances and publish information on such programs (see H.R. 679), H281 [2FE]
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), H2197 [11MY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 790), H6611 [18NO]
PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 471), H2709 [11JN]
Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 4188), H3155 [25JN]
——— reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 1456), H3670 [19JY]
Pensions: increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (see H.R. 2954), H5873 [25OC]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H726 [25FE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 114), H590 [23FE]
——— ensure it remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 47), H234 [25JA]
——— provide stability and enhance services (see H.R. 3076), H6860 [1DE]
——— repeal requirement to prepay future retirement benefits (see H.R. 695), H276 [2FE]
——— restore preexisting service standards relative to overnight mail deliveries and elimination of delays (see H. Res. 119), H619 [24FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: authorize President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 5703), H7644 [13DE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 144), H549 [22FE]
Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see H.R. 2468), H1735 [13AP]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 167), H3603 [1JY]
Research: authorize appropriations to offset costs relative to reductions in research productivity resulting from coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 869), H2317 [13MY]
Restaurant Revitalization Fund: establish to provide structured relief to food service or drinking establishments (see H.R. 793), H505 [11FE]
——— increase appropriations (see H.R. 3807), H2894 [16JN]
Rural areas: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development in rural areas, including development and application of technologies to support and improve rural STEM education (see H.R. 210), H2357 [14MY]
SBA: allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in loan programs (see H.R. 3155), H2269 [12MY]
——— establish grant program for shuttered minor league baseball clubs (see H.R. 4150), H4326 [10AU]
——— establish program to encourage small business concerns to make business succession plans (see H.R. 971), H7638 [9DE]
——— extend covered period for submission of applications under Paycheck Protection Program (see H.R. 1799), H1415 [16MR]
——— modify calculation of maximum loan amount under Paycheck Protection Program for farmers, ranchers, and sole proprietors (see H.R. 2583), H1892 [16AP]
——— reauthorize and limit pre-disaster mitigation program to protect against disaster related damages (see H.R. 3207), H5873 [25OC]
——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (see H.R. 4877), H4332 [13AU]
——— require to regularly submit report to Congress on Community Navigator pilot program (see H.R. 2399), H2931 [17JN]
SEC: revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities (see H.R. 4865), H5675 [19OC]
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), H6268 [15NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H2272 [12MY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H5792 [21OC]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H2312 [13MY]
——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 3443), H2931 [17JN]
——— increase support for State Children’s Health Insurance Program during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1390), H730 [25FE]
——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 2337), H1705 [1AP]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H5553 [29SE]
SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 804), H383 [4FE]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H2272 [12MY]
Taxation: allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see H.R. 3880), H2745 [14JN]
——— allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 2898), H2127 [28AP]
——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H618 [24FE]
——— allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2143), H3635 [16JY]
——— allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2549), H1840 [15AP]
——— create parity for unmarried individuals and heads of household relative to temporary 2021 income phaseouts in child tax credit (see H.R. 3216), H2314 [13MY]
——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on disposition of property raised or produced by student farmer (see H.R. 3420), H2650 [20MY]
——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see H.R. 4714), H4308 [30JY]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H7826 [14DE]
——— 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), H1722 [8AP]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H2155 [7MY]
——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2294), H3625 [13JY]
——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H6178 [3NO]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 3031), H5175 [24SE]
——— provide tax credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 2984), H2140 [4MY]
——— provide tax credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 1854), H3618 [9JY]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H2694 [4JN]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 2288), H1698 [29MR]
Technology: facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure (see H.R. 3703), H2712 [11JN]
Terrorism: 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), H1191 [9MR]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5150), H5554 [29SE]
Transportation Security Administration: codify responsibility relative to securing pipelines against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other nefarious acts (see H.R. 3243), H2747 [14JN]
——— enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see H.R. 903), H1845 [15AP]
Trump, President: censure and condemn for attempting to overturn results of 2020 Presidential election in State of Georgia (see H. Res. 14), H74 [5JA]
——— impeachment (see H. Res. 24), H122 [11JA]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 1834), H1700 [29MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: assist in conservation of critically endangered species in foreign countries (see H.R. 1569), H3804 [21JY]
——— 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), H3008 [22JN]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 161), H505 [11FE]
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. 303), H5553 [29SE] (see H.R. 1282), H614 [24FE]
——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4628), H5610 [8OC]
——— name surviving family members of veterans who die by suicide as ‘‘Gold Arrow Families’’ (see H. Res. 299), H1720 [8AP]
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: prohibit home water and energy service shutoffs during coronavirus emergency period and provide drinking and waste water assistance to certain households (see H.R. 616), H247 [28JA]
Wildlife: address public health risks posed by wildlife markets (see H.R. 151), H74 [5JA]
——— 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), H206 [19JA]
——— 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), H2358 [14MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 28), H858 [26FE]
——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H515 [15FE]
——— 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]
——— recognize importance of women’s cardiovascular health (see H. Res. 88), H279 [2FE]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 17), H223 [21JA]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H2272 [12MY]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 4949), H4318 [6AU]
——— 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), H2703 [8JN]
——— 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), H500 [11FE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 707), H277 [2FE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. nationals who joined Royal Canadian Air Force or Royal Air Force (see H.R. 1709), H3611 [6JY]
——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see H.R. 2568), H1841 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H6858 [1DE]
Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group: establish to help protect consumers and investors from fraud during coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 2959), H2139 [4MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish cattle contract library (see H.R. 5992), H6368 [17NO]
——— establish food waste research and technical assistance grant program (see H.R. 3652), H2684 [1JN]
——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (see H.R. 1728), H1323 [10MR]
——— subsidize payments on loans made under certain rural development loan programs (see H.R. 498), H240 [28JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorize members of Armed Forces Reserve components to participate in Skillbridge program (see H.R. 4700), H4088 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: extend deadline for eligible health care providers to use certain funds received from coronavirus Provider Relief Fund (see H.R. 4735), H4248 [28JY]
Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (see H.R. 4377), H3615 [9JY]
——— provide assistance for acquisition and preservation of manufactured housing communities (see H.R. 3332), H2611 [19MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program and direct GAO to assess certain mental health care resources available to veterans who live in rural areas (see H.R. 2441), H1726 [12AP]
EPA: provide grants for deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure and finalize rules relative to requirements for E15 ethanol-blend gasoline fuel dispenser labeling and underground storage tank compatibility (see H.R. 1542), H1076 [3MR]
Housing: ensure that federally-backed financing for construction, rehabilitation, or purchase of manufactured home communities is available only if owner has implemented minimum consumer protections in lease agreements (see H.R. 3333), H2611 [19MY]
Medicare: improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 5054), H4341 [20AU]
——— provide for certain Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 1676), H1186 [9MR]
——— provide Secretarial authority to temporarily waive or modify application of certain requirements relative to ambulance services furnished during certain emergency periods (see H.R. 1609), H1117 [8MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: set forth method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility (see H.R. 1790), H1352 [11MR]
SEC: expand access to capital for rural small businesses (see H.R. 5128), H4499 [31AU]
——— require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (see H.R. 3007), H2149 [7MY]
——— require issuers to disclose information about workforce management policies, practices, and performance in annual reports (see H.R. 3471), H2662 [25MY]
Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area: extend authorization (see H.R. 2381), H1717 [8AP]
SSA: ensure that each office and each State agency that makes disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer calls during business hours (see H.R. 5637), H5725 [20OC]
States: prevent from using accounting maneuvers to avoid Buy America provisions and Federal project requirements that guarantee fair wages and encourage hiring of local businesses and American manufacturers (see H.R. 3559), H2672 [28MY]
Taxation: exempt portion of unemployment compensation received during coronavirus pandemic from income taxes (see H.R. 685), H276 [2FE]
——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see H.R. 3472), H2662 [25MY]
——— increase limitation of exclusion for dependent care assistance programs (see H.R. 2121), H1617 [23MR]
——— provide credit for production of flexible fuel vehicles and restore certain flexible fuel vehicle credits (see H.R. 4254), H3578 [30JN]
——— provide tax credit for eldercare expenses (see H.R. 3689), H2690 [4JN]
——— treatment of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund payments to health care providers (see H.R. 2079), H1610 [19MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (H.R. 6100), H6859 [1DE]
Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group: establish to help protect consumers and investors from fraud during coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 2959), H2141 [4MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish cattle contract library (H.R. 5992), H6370 [17NO]
——— establish food waste research and technical assistance grant program (H.R. 3652), H2685 [1JN]
——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects and develop and implement plan for preserving affordability of rural rental housing (H.R. 1728), H1326 [10MR]
——— subsidize payments on loans made under certain rural development loan programs (H.R. 498), H250 [28JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorize members of Armed Forces Reserve components to participate in Skillbridge program (H.R. 4700), H4090 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: extend deadline for eligible health care providers to use certain funds received from coronavirus Provider Relief Fund (H.R. 4735), H4250 [28JY]
Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (H.R. 4377), H3617 [9JY]
——— provide assistance for acquisition and preservation of manufactured housing communities (H.R. 3332), H2613 [19MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program and direct GAO to assess certain mental health care resources available to veterans who live in rural areas (H.R. 2441), H1727 [12AP]
EPA: provide grants for deployment of renewable fuel infrastructure and finalize rules relative to requirements for E15 ethanol-blend gasoline fuel dispenser labeling and underground storage tank compatibility (H.R. 1542), H1080 [3MR]
Housing: ensure that federally-backed financing for construction, rehabilitation, or purchase of manufactured home communities is available only if owner has implemented minimum consumer protections in lease agreements (H.R. 3333), H2613 [19MY]
Medicare: improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (H.R. 5054), H4343 [20AU]
——— provide for certain Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (H.R. 1676), H1189 [9MR]
——— provide Secretarial authority to temporarily waive or modify application of certain requirements relative to ambulance services furnished during certain emergency periods (H.R. 1609), H1120 [8MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: set forth method of determining maximum out-of-pocket limits and annual updates to premium tax credit eligibility (H.R. 1790), H1356 [11MR]
SEC: expand access to capital for rural small businesses (H.R. 5128), H4501 [31AU]
——— require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (H.R. 3007), H2152 [7MY]
——— require issuers to disclose information about workforce management policies, practices, and performance in annual reports (H.R. 3471), H2666 [25MY]
Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area: extend authorization (H.R. 2381), H1720 [8AP]
SSA: ensure that each office and each State agency that makes disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer calls during business hours (H.R. 5637), H5726 [20OC]
States: prevent from using accounting maneuvers to avoid Buy America provisions and Federal project requirements that guarantee fair wages and encourage hiring of local businesses and American manufacturers (H.R. 3559), H2678 [28MY]
Taxation: exempt portion of unemployment compensation received during coronavirus pandemic from income taxes (H.R. 685), H279 [2FE]
——— extend credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel (H.R. 3472), H2666 [25MY]
——— increase limitation of exclusion for dependent care assistance programs (H.R. 2121), H1621 [23MR]
——— provide credit for production of flexible fuel vehicles and restore certain flexible fuel vehicle credits (H.R. 4254), H3580 [30JN]
——— provide tax credit for eldercare expenses (H.R. 3689), H2692 [4JN]
——— treatment of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund payments to health care providers (H.R. 2079), H1612 [19MR]
Remarks
Business and industry: disclose additional material information about public companies and establish Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee (H.R. 1187), H2837, H2851 [16JN]
Dept. of Commerce: ensure rural and distressed communities can more readily use Economic Development Administration grants to develop high-speed broadband access (H.R. 3193), E1201• [4NO]
Helping Hand of Warren County: tribute, E223• [10MR]
Hemphill, Angelina: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E259• [17MR]
National Women’s History Month: observance, E271• [18MR]
Santos, Isabel Martinez: National Network To End Domestic Violence, Inc., Diane Reese Excellence in Advocacy in the Movement (DREAM) Award recipient, E1099• [15OC]
SEC: require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs, H2837 [16JN]
——— require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports, H2851 [16JN]
Votes: position on missed, E1201• [4NO]
Tributes
Alvarez, Aubrey, E873• [6AU]
Bell, Erin, E976• [14SE]
Bergren, Trish, E482• [7MY]
Bhargava, Anuj, E1335• [8DE]
Bradley, Dwana, E785• [20JY]
Brunell, Doug and Joan, E1386• [20DE]
Carmichael, Pam, E923• [24AU]
Carruthers, Jennifer, E843• [29JY]
Deery, Carley, E216• [9MR]
Douglas, John, E236• [11MR]
Egkhounmoung, Bounthieng, E602• [4JN]
Eikleberry, Robert (Mongo), E613• [8JN]
Erskine, Beverly, E271• [18MR]
Findlay, Robert and Diane, E949• [3SE]
Flores, Dan, E940• [31AU]
Ford, Patrick, E117• [5FE]
Fuller, Barb, E1127• [21OC]
Gonzalez, Joe, E1005• [22SE]
Hoegh, Brigham, E898• [13AU]
Holben, John and Tasha, E1000• [21SE]
Howell, Jacque, E531• [17MY]
Johnson, Jalesha, E515• [13MY]
Karras, John, E1307• [2DE]
Konrad, Sonia Parras, E1280• [30NO]
Krueger, Tim, E1387• [20DE]
Lain, Erin, E898• [13AU]
Lang, Emily, E515• [13MY]
Miller, Jeff, E525• [14MY]
Mortenson, Nicole, E1070• [8OC]
Olson, Jeff, E634• [14JN], E790• [21JY]
Orsini, Annie, E488• [7MY]
Perry, Ricardo, E1322• [7DE]
Redmond, Jennifer, E1148• [26OC]
Rollins, Kristopher, E515• [13MY]
Ross, Tammy, E479• [4MY]
Samples, Olivia, E177• [26FE]
Schipper, Laurie, E474• [4MY]
Schroeder, Janice Lane, E910• [20AU]
Schweizer, Karissa, E864• [30JY]
Showalter, Delwyn, E211• [8MR]
Shreck, Heidi, E162• [24FE]
Snyder, Aireen, E1190• [3NO]
Stensrud, Robert, E544• [18MY]
Thornton, Joni, E1070• [8OC]
Tun, Iris, E576• [25MY]
Vanags, Kay, E1142• [25OC]
Walker, DeMarko, E813• [26JY]
Waughtal-Magiera, Leah, E515• [13MY]
Whitmore, Brad and Carol, E760• [16JY]
Williams, Kitty, E507• [12MY]
Winum, Larry, E112• [5FE]