YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1281 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H3829 [17MR]

Argentina: call for justice and accountability for perpetrators of bombing of Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 (see H. Res. 988), H3775 [16MR]

Colleyville, TX: commend first responders and honor victims of hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue and reaffirm commitment to combat hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and violence against Jewish Americans (see H. Res. 881), H1209 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H1149 [25FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize position of Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Travel and Tourism and statutorily establish U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (see H.R. 6965), H1329 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see H.R. 6666), H1112 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expand availability of human trafficking awareness training so first responders can recognize and properly respond to potential human trafficking situations (see H.R. 6480), H332 [1FE]

——— secure southern border, provide earned path to citizenship, make e-verify mandatory, and establish American Worker Fund using immigrant restitution payments (see H.R. 6637), H1116 [9FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants to States and units of local government to reduce financial and administrative burden of expunging convictions for cannabis offenses (see H.R. 6129), H44 [11JA]

——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6375), H1134 [18FE]

Dept. of the Interior: increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants (see H.R. 6238), H10 [10JA]

Dept. of Transportation: make certain improvements to project selection criteria for grants under port and intermodal improvement program (see H.R. 6467), H294 [21JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H1177 [28FE]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for payment of care in non-Dept. medical foster homes for certain veterans unable to live independently (see H.R. 7158), H3852 [18MR]

——— expand eligibility of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty (see H.R. 2047), H79 [12JA]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 2127), H1075 [8FE]

District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]

Ecology and environment: issue semipostal to benefit programs that combat invasive species (see H.R. 6936), H1302 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see H.R. 6970), H1372 [8MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1125 [15FE]

Foreign policy: recognize and reaffirm strong relationship between U.S. and Pacific Islands (see H. Res. 994), H3853 [18MR]

Iceland: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Iceland (see H.R. 6430), H252 [19JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H3745 [15MR]

Insurance: require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see H.R. 4385), H44 [11JA]

National CACFP Week: designate (see H. Res. 980), H3743 [15MR]

National Park Service: establish Japanese American World War II History Network (see H.R. 6434), H918 [2FE]

Native Americans: provide for equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes by Miami Tribe of Oklahoma relative to land in Illinois (see H.R. 6063), H948 [3FE]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H3829 [17MR]

PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]

Power resources: express that Russian invasion of Ukraine will further weaken global energy security and President Biden should take immediate action to provide U.S. allies with affordable and secure supply of energy (see H. Res. 940), H1147 [25FE]

——— immediately resume onshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 6927), H1302 [3MR]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1131 [18FE]

Russia: prohibit importation of petroleum and petroleum products from Russia (see H.R. 6919), H1301 [3MR]

SBA: extend deadline for use of certain grants for shuttered venue operators (see H.R. 5429), H918 [2FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend certain provisions (see H.R. 6435), H918 [2FE]

Taxation: make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 6658), H1111 [9FE]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H44 [11JA]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H1303 [3MR]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H1303 [3MR]

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), H44 [11JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alaska Salmon Research Task Force: establish (see H.R. 6651), H1074 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: revise authority for voyages deemed to have made stop in port or place of Canada and deemed foreign voyage for purposes of U.S. law (see H.R. 6803), H1131 [18FE]

Food: prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (see H.R. 6821), H1140 [22FE]

Russia: prohibit Russian vessels from operating in U.S. navigable waters (see H.R. 6890), H1207 [1MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Alaska Salmon Research Task Force: establish (H.R. 6651), H1074 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: revise authority for voyages deemed to have made stop in port or place of Canada and deemed foreign voyage for purposes of U.S. law (H.R. 6803), H1133 [18FE]

Food: prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (H.R. 6821), H1141 [22FE]

Russia: prohibit Russian vessels from operating in U.S. navigable waters (H.R. 6890), H1208 [1MR]

Remarks

Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), H1045 [8FE]

Tributes

Rasmuson, Edward, E25• [11JA]