HARDER, JOSH (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6442 [13JY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering U.S. (H.R. 3485), H1084 [9FE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5054, H5057 [17MY]

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), H8379 [4OC]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H7558 [9AU]

Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia and cease security assistance to Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 1351), H8410 [21OC]

Business and industry: prohibit certain noncompete agreements (see H.R. 1367), H8592 [18NO]

——— require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers (see H.R. 5502), H4075 [31MR]

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: designate (see H.R. 7698), H4796 [10MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H4862 [11MY]

CDC: collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to public on asthma (see H.R. 7055), H4715 [3MY]

——— establish program on healthy aging and authorize grants to State and local health departments to carry out healthy aging programs (see H.R. 6302), H1304 [3MR]

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8430 [3NO]

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7538 [29JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for long-term improvement of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3294), H918 [2FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H4724 [6MY]

——— restore original inscription on statue in Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1276 [2MR]

Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, La Quinta, CA: designate (see H.R. 7988), H5409 [8JN]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H8011 [20SE]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H1276 [2MR]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H6706 [18JY]

Crime: extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H5222 [27MY]

——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 7961), H8379 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize appropriations to carry out payments for qualified losses of covered crops occurring in current calendar year (see H.R. 8653), H7545 [2AU]

——— establish Office of Agritourism (see H.R. 6408), H1177 [28FE]

——— establish Office of Rural Prosperity (see H.R. 7019), H3898 [28MR]

——— 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 national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H4445 [14AP]

——— make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (see H.R. 2400), H4799 [10MY]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 4635), H7785 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H7546 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: ensure availability of Federal work-study funding for students enrolled in residency programs for teachers, principals, or school leaders (see H.R. 3244), H5735 [21JN]

——— 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), H7546 [2AU]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 8494), H8066 [21SE]

——— 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), H7738 [6SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish and reform certain petroleum reserves, reduce dependence on foreign oil and expand use of electric vehicles, and increase oil refinery capacity (see H.R. 8989), H8119 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 4464), H7553 [5AU]

——— 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), H1177 [28FE]

——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6523), H1177 [28FE]

——— empower communities to establish continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crisis (see H.R. 5611), H5879 [23JN]

——— establish Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 3297), H1303 [3MR]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H5647 [16JN]

——— identify obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and provide technical assistance relative to removal of such obstacles (see H.R. 7210), H4398 [6AP]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7785 [13SE]

——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 2192), H7738 [6SE]

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

——— reauthorize programs supporting community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts (see H.R. 7255), H5487 [13JN]

——— research long-term effects of coronavirus, develop rare disease public emergency health plan, provide immunization education, promote diversity in clincal trials, and increase access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6000), H1304 [3MR]

Dept. of HUD: improve data and analysis on evictions, reduce preventable evictions and mitigate eviction-related consequences, and improve information on tenant screening reports (see H.R. 5361), H7738 [6SE]

——— increase principal obligation limits for mortgage insurance for residences in eligible metropolitan cities and urban counties (see H.R. 5915), H1177 [28FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (see H.R. 4565), H217 [18JA]

——— direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6448), H1177 [28FE]

——— establish grant program to provide for qualified accreditation and re-certification of local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3535), H8386 [7OC]

——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H7546 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: exclude child and dependent care services and payments from rate used to compute overtime compensation (see H.R. 8388), H6623 [14JY]

——— 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), H7736 [2SE]

Dept. of State: provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 3513), H7883 [15SE]

Dept. of Transportation: modify certain regulations relative to requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit holders (see H.R. 6567), H916 [2FE]

——— set aside funding to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on Federal-aid highway system (see H.R. 2187), H5879 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5606), H7736 [2SE]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H8410 [21OC]

——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 5819), H254 [19JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 5026), H1376 [8MR]

Diseases and disorders: improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health (see H.R. 5030), H8379 [4OC]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H5209 [19MY]

Drug abuse: designate methamphetamine as emerging threat (see H.R. 2051), H1177 [28FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]

EPA: ensure use of broad and protective definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 5987), H7546 [2AU]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5488 [13JN]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H303 [25JA]

——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H1331 [7MR]

——— require warning labels to be affixed to prescription opioid containers or packaging stating such drugs can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose (see H.R. 1026), H1208 [1MR]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 962), H216 [18JA]

——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H5448 [9JN]

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 393), H7742 [9SE]

——— reform and enhance pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 5631), H5735 [21JN]

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), H6336 [13JY]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H1176 [28FE]

Foreign aid: enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3988), H303 [25JA]

General Tran Hung Dao Post Office, Westminster, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H295 [21JA]

GSA: incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatalities resulting from collisions with certain public buildings (see H.R. 1986), H216 [18JA]

Immigration: promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 2920), H3971 [29MR]

Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (see H.R. 7517), H9904 [15DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 6532), H5099 [17MY]

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), H5879 [23JN]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H4453 [21AP]

Lincoln Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6681), H4724 [6MY]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H3972 [29MR]

Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5900), H217 [18JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H1303 [3MR]

——— expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H8115 [22SE]

Medicare: clarify eligibility for participation of peer support specialists in furnishing of behavioral health integration services (see H.R. 2767), H1177 [28FE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H216 [18JA]

——— ensure Medicare-only PACE program enrollees have choice of prescription drug plans under part D (see H.R. 4941), H9689 [12DE]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8434 [7NO]

——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 480), H7738 [6SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H1303 [3MR]

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

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4723 [6MY]

——— provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with family history of gene mutation and coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries to reduce risk of developing preventable cancer (see H.R. 4110), H7785 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 6394), H7736 [2SE]

National Service Animals Monument Corp.: authorize establishment of commemorative work in District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 6353), H217 [18JA]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 7773), H5488 [13JN]

——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 2161), H1275 [2MR]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8543 [16NO]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H1276 [2MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H3897 [28MR]

Power resources: authorize President to issue Energy Emergency Declaration to protect gasoline and home heating fuel prices from price-gouging (see H.R. 7688), H4972 [13MY]

Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: designate (see H.R. 6722), H1122 [15FE]

San Joaquin Valley College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1062), H4453 [21AP]

SBA: publish or update resource guide for small business concerns operating as child care providers (see H.R. 3072), H3971 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: repeal certain antitrust exemptions for ocean common carriers (see H.R. 6864), H1304 [3MR]

Sikhism: recognize contributions of Sikh Americans and discrimination Sikh Americans and Sikhs worldwide have faced (see H. Res. 1043), H5222 [27MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H8801 [6DE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H5879 [23JN]

Susan A. Davis Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 9308), H8541 [16NO]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H7546 [2AU]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H1275 [2MR]

——— 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), H8801 [6DE]

——— exclude from gross income settlement funds received relative to certain wildfire damages and establish deduction for attorney fees awarded for such damages (see H.R. 7305), H4715 [3MY]

——— extend qualified opportunity zone tax incentive (see H.R. 970), H216 [18JA]

——— provide gasoline tax holiday (see H.R. 6787), H1130 [18FE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7736 [2SE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7736 [2SE]

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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: affirm that prohibition on unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds includes incidental take by commercial activities and regulate such activity (see H.R. 4833), H217 [18JA]

——— assist in conservation of critically endangered species in foreign countries (see H.R. 1569), H7784 [13SE]

Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1081), H4707 [29AP]

Women: improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 571), H216 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 7463), H4432 [7AP]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from issuing permit for Delta Conveyance Project in California (see H.R. 8849), H7880 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional payments under environmental quality incentives program for implementation of nutrient management practice (see H.R. 7764), H4970 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: include certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel (see H.R. 6709), H1119 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 8613), H7538 [29JY]

EPA: implement fenceline monitoring for air pollutants at facilities contributing to high local cancer rates and other health threats and expand and strengthen national ambient air quality monitoring network (see H.R. 9386), H8708 [1DE]

Forest Service: require standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements (see H.R. 8035), H5486 [13JN]

Insurance: 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]

Medicare: extend period for certain teaching hospitals to establish full-time equivalent residency caps for new residency training programs impacted by coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 9156), H8385 [7OC]

SBA: create grant program to fund existing consumer voucher matching programs (see H.R. 9370), H8673 [30NO]

Taxation: impose alternative minimum tax on certain State regulated electric utilities that have not fully adopted climate-resilient infrastructure (see H.R. 9155), H8385 [7OC]

——— provide gas price rebate to individuals (see H.R. 7271), H3970 [29MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 7463), H4434 [7AP]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from issuing permit for Delta Conveyance Project in California (H.R. 8849), H7882 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional payments under environmental quality incentives program for implementation of nutrient management practice (H.R. 7764), H4971 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: include certain mental health professionals as specialized instructional support personnel (H.R. 6709), H1119 [11FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (H.R. 8613), H7540 [29JY]

EPA: implement fenceline monitoring for air pollutants at facilities contributing to high local cancer rates and other health threats and expand and strengthen national ambient air quality monitoring network (H.R. 9386), H8709 [1DE]

Forest Service: require standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements (H.R. 8035), H5487 [13JN]

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

Medicare: extend period for certain teaching hospitals to establish full-time equivalent residency caps for new residency training programs impacted by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 9156), H8386 [7OC]

SBA: create grant program to fund existing consumer voucher matching programs (H.R. 9370), H8674 [30NO]

Taxation: impose alternative minimum tax on certain State regulated electric utilities that have not fully adopted climate-resilient infrastructure (H.R. 9155), H8386 [7OC]

——— provide gas price rebate to individuals (H.R. 7271), H3971 [29MR]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (H.R. 7606), H5625 [16JN]

——— provide additional payments under environmental quality incentives program for implementation of nutrient management practice, H5625 [16JN]

Escalon, CA: anniversary of Park Fete celebration, E834• [9AU]

Filipino American History Month: observance, E1069• [21OC]

Modesto, CA: anniversary of McHenry Museum & Historical Society, E701• [7JY]

Oakdale, CA: anniversary of Burchell Nursery, E1034• [7OC]

Riverbank, CA: anniversary, E873• [23AU]

San Joaquin County, CA: opening of Victory Gardens housing project for veterans, E1029• [7OC]

Tributes

Swett, Ken and Wanda, E867• [23AU]