COURTNEY, JOE (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6256, H6396 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H838 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8685), H7728 [26AU]

Armed Forces: authorize award of Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during Cold War era (see H.R. 5757), H44 [11JA]

——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 9069), H8648 [29NO]

Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (see H.R. 8033), H7727 [26AU]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1149 [25FE]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H1141 [22FE]

Civil War—U.S.: award Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served with Union Forces (see H.R. 6816), H1140 [22FE]

Colleges and universities: condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1331 [7MR]

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), H1135 [18FE]

Congress: prohibit Members and senior staff from buying or selling individual stocks and other investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (see H.R. 1579), H216 [18JA]

——— rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties (see H.R. 6573), H1126 [15FE]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1114 [9FE] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (see H.R. 6843), H1146 [25FE]

Courts: 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), H5931 [1JY]

COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 174), H1376 [8MR]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8731 [2DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow direct certification of children in households of active duty members for certain Federal school meal programs (see H.R. 6227), H8396 [14OC]

——— establish waiver authority to address emergencies and supply chain disruptions for access to infant formula under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 7791), H5097 [17MY]

——— extend certain child nutrition waiver authority relative to school meals (see H.R. 8150), H5879 [23JN]

——— improve National School Lunch Program requirements (see H.R. 7027), H1422 [9MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 7972), H5332 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans especially in cases of domestic violence, economic abuse, or unresponsive partner (see H.R. 2460), H5010 [16MY]

——— ensure children in schools have right to read (see H.R. 9056), H8592 [18NO]

——— ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (see H.R. 7465), H5010 [16MY]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools and provide student loan forgiveness to certain individuals who work in such schools (see H.R. 3572), H1376 [8MR]

——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 3474), H1376 [8MR]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select right college and succeed once enrolled (see H.R. 4786), H1376 [8MR]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 6205), H1425 [9MR]

——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see H.R. 7370), H5945 [11JY]

——— update income-based repayment plans and public service loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 7530), H4443 [14AP]

Dept. of Energy: carry out Clean Cities Coalition Program (see H.R. 5568), H1425 [9MR]

——— increase size of Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (see H.R. 9008), H8373 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 6783), H1208 [1MR]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H6923 [20JY]

——— increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health (see H.R. 5218), H1376 [8MR]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H8589 [17NO]

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), H7736 [2SE]

——— authorize grant program for development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans (see H.R. 2126), H7727 [26AU]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H5547 [14JN]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H7785 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H5612 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: compel States and ride-hailing companies to require illuminated signs and other safety measures on ride-hailing vehicles and prohibit sale of such signs (see H.R. 1082), H5976 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility to certain Armed Forces members to transfer unused Post-9/11 educational assistance to family members (see H.R. 9360), H8647 [29NO]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 3402), H5924 [28JN]

——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 5819), H10 [10JA]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H7736 [2SE]

——— provide for policy on medicinal cannabis (see H.R. 6991), H4610 [28AP]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H8066 [21SE]

Drugs: treat illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction (see H. Res. 1172), H7843 [14SE]

Employment: establish domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 4826), H6625 [14JY]

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), H918 [2FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H8011 [20SE]

FCC: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry (see H.R. 4871), H4075 [31MR]

FDA: improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 849), H1177 [28FE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 6398), H5228 [31MY]

FEMA: develop guidance for firefighters and emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and limit and prevent release of such chemicals into environment (see H.R. 4954), H3866 [24MR]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]

——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 2377), H5221 [27MY]

FTC: promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 1816), H4971 [13MY]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8420 [28OC]

Housatonic River: designate segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 7551), H6625 [14JY]

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]

Immigration: require certain actions related to resettlement of certain Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants (see H.R. 5096), H1116 [9FE]

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

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H7736 [2SE]

——— improve certain notifications provided to qualified beneficiaries by group health plans for COBRA continuation health care coverage qualifying events (see H.R. 6384), H78 [12JA]

——— 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), H7732 [30AU]

——— provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer (see H.R. 9505), H9729 [13DE]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H4723 [6MY]

Korean War: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans of Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans (see H. Res. 1459), H8441 [10NO]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: condemn rise in hate against transgender and nonbinary community (see H. Res. 507), H5932 [1JY]

Literature: recognize sweeping attack on books in U.S., acknowledge role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and recognize tactics used to ban books in classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries (see H. Res. 1392), H8420 [28OC]

Medicaid: 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), H4862 [11MY]

Medicare: expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1956), H8379 [4OC]

——— 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), H4862 [11MY]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H8386 [7OC]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 336), H7708 [12AU]

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), H8757 [5DE]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 6402), H8648 [29NO]

National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in Tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 5008), H5945 [11JY]

Navy: prescribe minimum number of operational amphibious battle force ships that must be included in combat forces (see H.R. 7695), H4795 [10MY]

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), H4075 [31MR]

Northern Ireland: recognize anniversary and obtain justice for victims of Bloody Sunday and acknowledge progress made in fostering peace in Northern Ireland and Ireland in recent decades (see H. Res. 888), H1075 [8FE]

Pensions: increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (see H.R. 2954), H3897 [28MR]

——— protect retirement security (see H.R. 7310), H4071 [31MR]

Postal Service: prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H1422 [9MR]

——— require any owned or leased delivery vehicle have climate control unit (see H.R. 8376), H8508 [15NO]

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]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]

Russia: counter aggression against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, expedite U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, and impose sanctions relative to actions with respect to Ukraine (see H.R. 6470), H1208 [1MR]

——— prohibit importation of Russian energy products (see H.R. 6968), H1372 [8MR]

——— prohibit Russian vessels from operating in U.S. navigable waters (see H.R. 6890), H1376 [8MR]

——— require President report to Congress on efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information relative to war crimes committed during Ukraine invasion (see H.R. 7276), H4154 [4AP]

Social Security: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (see H.R. 4003), H1376 [8MR]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H946 [3FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H5976 [12JY]

Taxation: allow tax credit for purchase of certain adaptive gear required to prevent entanglement of right whales (see H.R. 7849), H5229 [31MY]

——— 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), H3829 [17MR]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 8448), H6922 [20JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H3829 [17MR]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H1425 [9MR]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H1149 [25FE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H7785 [13SE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8419 [28OC]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8419 [28OC]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of National Park Service (see H.R. 8189), H5822 [22JN]

Transportation Security Administration: standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 6571), H1376 [8MR]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H5175 [18MY]

Ukraine: direct President to obtain agreement with other countries to use seized Russian assets for reconstruction of Ukraine upon cessation of hostilities (see H.R. 7724), H8373 [30SE]

Venture Smith’s Freedom Day: designate (see H. Res. 1044), H4459 [25AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see H.R. 2281), H3865 [24MR]

Women: clarify that constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid to all intents and purposes as part of Constitution (see H. Res. 891), H4445 [14AP]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H4861 [11MY]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4071 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: establish joint training pipeline between U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (see H.R. 8073), H5609 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: amend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 8330), H5974 [12JY]

——— expand Magnet Schools Assistance Program (see H.R. 7098), H3775 [16MR]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 8549), H7403 [28JY]

——— require reporting of certain incidents resulting in serious physical injuries or death at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 8406), H6706 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: provide for enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements (see H.R. 7767), H4970 [13MY]

Medicare: restore physician judgment to prescribe appropriate mix of skilled modalities that constitute intensive rehabilitation therapy program in inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 8746), H7726 [26AU]

Navy: anniversary of aircraft carriers (see H. Res. 986), H3775 [16MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Defense: establish joint training pipeline between U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (H.R. 8073), H5611 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: amend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (H.R. 8330), H5975 [12JY]

——— expand Magnet Schools Assistance Program (H.R. 7098), H3776 [16MR]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (H.R. 8549), H7405 [28JY]

——— require reporting of certain incidents resulting in serious physical injuries or death at institutions of higher education (H.R. 8406), H6706 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: provide for enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements (H.R. 7767), H4971 [13MY]

Medicare: restore physician judgment to prescribe appropriate mix of skilled modalities that constitute intensive rehabilitation therapy program in inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (H.R. 8746), H7727 [26AU]

Letters

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act: Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association, H5246 [7JN]

——— Anthony M. Reardon, National Treasury Employees Union, H5246 [7JN]

——— Jon Fanning, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, H5246 [7JN]

——— Lisa M. Gables, American Academy of Physician Associates, H5247 [7JN]

——— Nursing Community Coalition, H5248 [7JN]

——— Paul V. Hogrogian, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, H5246 [7JN]

Remarks

Biden, President: invocation of Defense Production Act to bolster national security and expand submarine fleet, H199 [18JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: decision to restrict coverage of Biogen, Inc., Alzheimer’s disease drug, H4577 [28AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1512), H8841 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8841 [8DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6223 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 7780), H8237 [29SE]

Dept. of Labor: provide for enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements, H8237 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H265, H266 [20JA]

——— require to notify veterans who elect to opt out of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system on how to enroll at later date, H265, H266 [20JA]

Federal employees: cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (H.R. 6087), H5242, H5245, H5246, H5248 [7JN]

Inflation Reduction Act: impact, H8123 [28SE]

Medicare: part B premium increase relative to projected cost of Alzheimer’s drug, H238 [19JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduced part B premium, H8123 [28SE]

Schools: allow school districts to use prior year student counts in applications for Impact Aid Program funding due to disruptions caused by coronavirus (S. 2959), H203 [18JA]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5051 [17MY]

Tributes

Anderson, Carl D., E1109• [3NO]

Baird, Jane, E161• [18FE]

Bellody, Maureen, E998• [29SE]

Berry, Louise, E809• [29JY]

Blume, Peter, Jr., E232• [8MR]

Bosco, Joseph C., E379• [11AP]

Brittell, Trevor, E941• [15SE]

Casey, John, Jr., E53• [20JA]

Clark, Michael, E807• [29JY]

Crouse, George, E400• [25AP]

Desmond, Jerry, E13• [10JA]

DiPace, Anthony, E78• [28JA]

Dudchik, Anthony, E480• [11MY]

Dudchik, Robert, E480• [11MY]

Gaynor, Gerard, Jr. (Rod), E906• [9SE]

Gwudz, Stanley, E871• [23AU]

Iino, Cathy, E70• [28JA]

Kabel, Alanna, E1258• [12DE]

Krepps, Jonah, E139• [11FE]

Langlois, Geri, E1071• [21OC]

Luft, Lee A., E706• [11JY]

MacCoy, Deborah, E47• [19JA]

MacDonald, Bruce, E708• [11JY]

Mattson, Steven, E705• [11JY]

McGuiness, Ann, E972• [22SE]

Merz, Bill, E1155• [16NO]

Morris, Edward V., E1307• [15DE]

O’Shea, Logan, E1301• [15DE]

Paradiso, Joseph, E841• [12AU]

Patton, James H., Jr., E393• [21AP]

Pinney, Patricia A., E219• [7MR]

Sheltry, Joseph F., E707• [11JY]

Stewart, J. Darren, E403• [26AP]

Tariff, Richard, E633• [16JN]

Trolan, Lisa, E395• [21AP], E397• [25AP]

Whiteside, Joe, E143• [11FE]

Wong, John, E1116• [7NO]