CARTER, TROY A. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6417 [13JY], H6539 [14JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6840 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2234), H5098 [17MY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5976 [12JY]

Africa: express concern for drought and endemic food insecurity plaguing Horn of Africa and calling for greater humanitarian and agricultural assistance to region (see H. Res. 1137), H5411 [8JN]

Animals: clarify that gambling on commercial greyhound racing and field coursing using wire communication technology is prohibited (see H.R. 3335), H8423 [31OC]

Armed Forces: provide for standard record of service on active duty for members of reserve components (see H.R. 7041), H1423 [9MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5946 [11JY]

Arts and humanities: ensure certain Federal funds can be used to support arts education for students, and for youth and adults involved in justice system (see H.R. 5581), H1376 [8MR]

——— support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (see H.R. 6381), H1304 [3MR]

Atlanta, GA: commemorate anniversary and condemn shootings at spas, express condolences to families and victims, and combat hate, bigotry, and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander community (see H. Res. 981), H3743 [15MR]

Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 9309), H8541 [16NO]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H6681 [15JY]

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 108), H8113 [22SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: condemn bigotry displayed during siege of Capitol, prominent role played by White supremacists and domestic terrorists in planning and leading siege, and elected officials who encouraged them (see H. Res. 103), H10 [10JA]

Children and youth: address mental health impact of recurrent climate-related disasters on youth (see H. Res. 975), H4800 [10MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H4454 [21AP]

Climate: produce national climate adaptation and resilience strategy (see H.R. 6461), H9855 [14DE]

Collective bargaining: provide collective bargaining rights for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or political subdivisions (see H.R. 2586), H3897 [28MR]

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), H1304 [3MR]

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), H1014 [7FE]

Colvin, Claudette: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H1147 [25FE]

Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis: establish (see H.R. 7513), H4862 [11MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 9071), H8315 [29SE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]

——— obtain statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 2198), H5215 [24MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 6005), H10 [10JA]

——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see H.R. 8373), H6623 [14JY]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (see H.R. 4130), H10534 [27DE]

Correctional institutions: impose conditions on use of solitary confinement in Federal prisons (see H.R. 176), H5010 [16MY]

——— prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6878), H5335 [7JN]

Courts: create civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7920), H5227 [31MY]

——— establish cause of action relative to reproductive health services (see H.R. 8867), H7881 [15SE]

——— permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 6667), H1425 [9MR]

Crime: extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H7172 [26JY]

——— prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime (see H.R. 7955), H5332 [7JN]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8223 [28SE]

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), H3854 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H. Res. 1156), H7068 [21JY]

——— 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]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student hunger demonstration program (see H.R. 6272), H4007 [30MR]

——— improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see H.R. 5919), H5611 [15JN]

——— reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 8450), H8387 [7OC]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3115), H6680 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H5221 [27MY]

Dept. of Education: double Pell Grant award amount, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates (see H.R. 8872), H7881 [15SE]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, forgive outstanding student loan debt and reduce interest rates for new loans, and expand work study program (see H.R. 2730), H303 [25JA]

——— establish pilot grant program to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive mental health services programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3549), H4397 [6AP]

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H1331 [7MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3352), H5212 [20MY]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 5750), H8223 [28SE]

——— authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see H.R. 8452), H7541 [29JY]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]

——— authorize loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 3150), H4921 [12MY]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research and treatment (see H.R. 7177), H5824 [22JN]

——— award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see H.R. 1368), H7172 [26JY]

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 2886), H303 [25JA]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8423 [31OC]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 6437), H6336 [13JY]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see H.R. 4811), H948 [3FE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H4397 [6AP]

——— 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 Homeland Security: include aliens passing in transit through the U.S. to board vessel to perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within class of nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 2923), H8442 [10NO]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2222), H7407 [28JY]

Dept. of HUD: increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 7739), H4919 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters to early identify potential mass shooters (see H.R. 9441), H8800 [6DE]

——— establish Office of Environmental Justice (see H.R. 9124), H8377 [4OC]

——— establish pilot program to determine effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs (see H.R. 7626), H4607 [28AP]

——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H5929 [1JY]

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), H5976 [12JY]

——— award grants for arts and creative workforce programs (see H.R. 5019), H1304 [3MR]

——— codify Reentry Employment Opportunities grants to assist justice-involved individuals with achieving academic success, employment, and avoid recidivism (see H.R. 7323), H4435 [7AP]

——— create grant program to hire unemployed and under employed journalists and writers following coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 3054), H1303 [3MR]

Dept. of State: develop strategy and implementation plan outlining efforts to counter malign influence and activities of Russia and its proxies in Africa (see H.R. 7311), H4154 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: distribute Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing revenues to coastal States, increase States’ share of revenue and remove cap, and use funds received for certain conservation and infrastructure projects (see H.R. 8437), H6921 [20JY]

——— establish program to permanently plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells and surrounding lands and provide funding to States and Tribal Governments for such remediation (see H.R. 2415), H331 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $20 notes to include likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 503), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds from Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6801), H4459 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4439 [11AP]

——— make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate risk of flooding on local property adjacent to departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 7297), H4005 [30MR]

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

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H4398 [6AP]

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 1152), H5333 [7JN]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see H. Res. 1382), H8223 [28SE]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6833), H3972 [29MR]

EPA: increase funding for Underground Injection Control grants to establish and operate State underground injection control programs for injection of carbon dioxide in certain wells (see H.R. 9230), H8413 [25OC]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]

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), H1330 [7MR]

——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H5976 [12JY]

——— reaffirm preemptive authority relative to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product (see H. Res. 1434), H8395 [14OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 113), H8404 [18OC]

FEMA: improve individual assistance by simplifying process for seeking assistance following major disaster (see H.R. 8416), H6881 [19JY]

——— permit National Flood Insurance Program policyholders to elect to have previous premium rates remain in effect until FEMA satisfies certain accountability and transparency requirements (see H.R. 7364), H4126 [1AP]

——— provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in U.S. during coronavirus emergency using Defense Production Act and other means (see H.R. 6385), H78 [12JA]

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), H5228 [31MY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 2811), H8423 [31OC]

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1670), H5976 [12JY]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 556), H5334 [7JN]

GAO: conduct study on FEMA strategy to provide disaster assistance to States and communities, encourage States to condense disaster preparedness plans, and allocate funding for rebuilding and repairing residential structures (see H.R. 7969), H5332 [7JN]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1402), H8316 [29SE]

Haiti: extend duty-free treatment of imports under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 6136), H6923 [20JY]

Health: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries under Medicare/Medicaid plans and non-Federal group health plans and health issuers (see H.R. 2631), H5010 [16MY]

——— oppose criminalization of essential health care, including sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care and disapprove criminalization of pregnancy outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4920 [12MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H3866 [24MR]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H6625 [14JY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H8423 [31OC]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1176), H7883 [15SE]

Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 2021), H5647 [16JN]

International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see H. Res. 936), H1132 [18FE]

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), H6680 [15JY]

IRS: establish free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see H.R. 8368), H6335 [13JY]

Law enforcement officers: establish limitation on use of no-knock warrants (see H.R. 6877), H1206 [1MR]

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]

Medicaid: establish demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 3337), H5221 [27MY]

——— expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H4922 [12MY]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H9689 [12DE]

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H7732 [30AU]

——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1976), H9730 [13DE]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H5976 [12JY]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8420 [28OC]

——— 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), H3854 [18MR]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H4609 [28AP]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, increase participation in communities of color, and offset coronavirus pandemic driven decline in colorectal screenings (see H.R. 1655), H1425 [9MR]

——— provide for coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis for certain patients and ensure all patients are educated on modality options and receive resources, information, and support to succeed (see H.R. 5426), H5010 [16MY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4445 [14AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 7755), H5976 [12JY]

Mental health: clarify applicability of certain parity provisions to mental health and substance use disorder telehealth benefits (see H.R. 8229), H8387 [7OC]

Mississippi River Corridor: allow EPA, Dept. of the Interior, and other agencies to provide grants, assistance, studies, Federal coordination, and essential restoration and protection to sustain critical environmental services (see H.R. 4729), H1125 [15FE]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (see H.R. 6620), H1012 [7FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 8971), H8112 [22SE]

National Park Service: determine suitability and feasibility of establishing network of locations associated with lynchings in vicinity of Memphis, TN, as unit of National Park System (see H.R. 7912), H5226 [31MY]

——— establish U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program (see H.R. 6805), H7727 [26AU]

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

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4608 [28AP]

National Student Athlete Mental Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1423), H8378 [4OC]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4800 [10MY]

National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 718), H8674 [30NO]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 1383), H8113 [22SE]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 1553), H7842 [14SE]

NOAA: establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see H.R. 8977), H8112 [22SE]

——— strengthen role of Chief Scientist to promote scientific integrity and advance NOAA’s world-class research and development portfolio (see H.R. 3952), H5448 [9JN]

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), H5879 [23JN]

Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see H.R. 9049), H8710 [1DE]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: establish whistleblower program (see H.R. 7245), H3895 [28MR]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H8495 [14NO]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 33), H5879 [23JN]

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 9202), H8410 [21OC]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7240), H3972 [29MR]

SBA: clarify functions and duties of Office of Advocacy (see H.R. 6454), H288 [20JA]

——— make companies that support venues and events eligible for grants under shuttered venue operators grant program (see H.R. 6701), H1114 [9FE]

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

Schools: reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H7066 [21JY]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H977 [4FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture (see H.R. 9070), H8315 [29SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H7883 [15SE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H5098 [17MY]

States: encourage to voluntarily pass laws to authorize civil damages and equitable relief for nonconsensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7928), H5227 [31MY]

Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 1218), H5935 [5JY]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H1134 [18FE]

——— allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for domestic abuse victims (see H.R. 2953), H8114 [22SE]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H5976 [12JY]

——— 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), H3713 [11MR]

——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H9730 [13DE]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H1303 [3MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H8379 [4OC]

——— 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), H4075 [31MR]

——— prohibit States from imposing tax on retail sale of menstrual products (see H.R. 8107), H5919 [24JN]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1785), H9730 [13DE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H6883 [19JY]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H6883 [19JY]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H8066 [21SE]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H3865 [24MR]

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), H5334 [7JN]

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. 1282), H5931 [1JY]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 8616), H8874 [8DE]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]

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), H331 [1FE]

——— provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Native American lands (see H.R. 7632), H4608 [28AP]

Wildlife: 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), H5735 [21JN]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 9497), H9688 [12DE]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 1212), H4715 [3MY]

——— improve treatment of women in criminal justice system (see H.R. 7394), H8115 [22SE]

——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5548 [14JN]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4922 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: waive statute of limitations for cases against Federal Government relative to General Motors Co., bailout filed on or before certain date (see H.R. 7016), H1422 [9MR]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize Economic Development Administration predevelopment grants (see H.R. 7085), H3742 [15MR]

——— establish Office of Disaster Recovery (see H.R. 8526), H7254 [27JY]

——— provide grants to underinvested and underserved communities to promote investment in catalytic local predevelopment projects for resilient climate infrastructure innovation (see H.R. 9651), H9983 [21DE]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of re-establishing New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (see H.R. 8301), H5939 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report on Veterans Benefit Administration Warrior Training Advancement Course (see H.R. 9283), H8441 [10NO]

Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office, New Orleans, LA: designate (see H.R. 7017), H1422 [9MR] (see H.R. 8241), H5923 [28JN]

Drugs: create expungement mechanism and process to petition for expungement for low-level marijuana crimes and study impact of expungements issued (see H.R. 8557), H7403 [28JY]

Economic Development Administration: establish competitive grant program to provide assistance to support small businesses and business district revitalization in low-income, rural, and minority communities (see H.R. 7451), H4431 [7AP]

FEMA: establish Disaster Equity and Justice Subcommittee (see H.R. 8525), H7254 [27JY]

Health care professionals: express support for, and condemn assaults on, health care personnel as U.S. health care system faces unprecedented staffing shortages and increased workplace related stressors (see H. Res. 909), H976 [4FE]

OMB: issue guidance relative to natural disaster resilience (see H.R. 7863), H5213 [24MY]

SBA: extend participation period for covered small business concerns in 8(a) Business Development program (see H.R. 8953), H8111 [22SE]

Small business: permit access to financial capital sources for investment in and financing of cannabis-related businesses and create safe harbor for securities exchanges to list securities of cannabis-related businesses (see H.R. 8200), H5877 [23JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Business and industry: waive statute of limitations for cases against Federal Government relative to General Motors Co., bailout filed on or before certain date (H.R. 7016), H1424 [9MR]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize Economic Development Administration predevelopment grants (H.R. 7085), H3744 [15MR]

——— establish Office of Disaster Recovery (H.R. 8526), H7255 [27JY]

——— provide grants to underinvested and underserved communities to promote investment in catalytic local predevelopment projects for resilient climate infrastructure innovation (H.R. 9651), H9984 [21DE]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of re-establishing New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (H.R. 8301), H5940 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report on Veterans Benefit Administration Warrior Training Advancement Course (H.R. 9283), H8442 [10NO]

Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office, New Orleans, LA: designate (H.R. 7017), H1424 [9MR]

——— designate (H.R. 8241), H5924 [28JN]

Drugs: create expungement mechanism and process to petition for expungement for low-level marijuana crimes and study impact of expungements issued (H.R. 8557), H7406 [28JY]

Economic Development Administration: establish competitive grant program to provide assistance to support small businesses and business district revitalization in low-income, rural, and minority communities (H.R. 7451), H4434 [7AP]

FEMA: establish Disaster Equity and Justice Subcommittee (H.R. 8525), H7255 [27JY]

OMB: issue guidance relative to natural disaster resilience (H.R. 7863), H5214 [24MY]

SBA: extend participation period for covered small business concerns in 8(a) Business Development program (H.R. 8953), H8114 [22SE]

Small business: permit access to financial capital sources for investment in and financing of cannabis-related businesses and create safe harbor for securities exchanges to list securities of cannabis-related businesses (H.R. 8200), H5878 [23JN]

Letters

Disaster Survivors Fairness Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8563, H8564 [17NO]

——— Representative Velazquez, Committee on Small Business (House), H8563 [17NO]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8564 [17NO]

Motions

House Rules: vote en bloc on certain legislation considered under suspension of rules, H8566 [17NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H3749, H3750 [16MR], H6842 [19JY]

Business and industry: require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers (H.R. 5502), H8566 [17NO]

Children and youth: address mental health care crisis, H8050 [21SE]

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 (H. Con. Res. 70), H1349 [8MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: legislative priorities, H7950 [19SE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), H5293 [7JN]

Crime: specify lynching as hate crime (H.R. 55), H1168 [28FE]

Delgado Community College: anniversary, E969• [22SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish section of website that shall serve as primary hub for Federal manufacturing programs information (H.R. 6290), H8566 [17NO]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funding for disaster relief in Louisiana, H6842 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve methods for identifying health care providers ineligible to participate in Veterans Community Care Program (H.R. 7277), H8566 [17NO]

——— improve research (H.R. 5721), H8566 [17NO]

——— obtain independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems (H.R. 7299), H8566 [17NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6842 [19JY]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), H1164 [28FE]

Economy: use of budget reconciliation to fight inflation, reduce prescription drug and health care costs, address climate change, increase tax fairness, and reduce deficit (H.R. 5376), Senate amendment, H7655 [12AU]

——— use of budget reconciliation to make visionary and transformative investments in health, well-being, and financial security of America’s workers and families (H.R. 5376), H181 [13JA]

Elections: historical assessment of efforts to disenfranchise voters, H5980 [13JY]

Families and domestic relations: economic priorities funding, H3750 [16MR]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line, H6903 [20JY]

——— provide reports for enrollment in Lifeline program (H.R. 4275), H8566 [17NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require guidance clarity statements on certain agency documents not issued in accordance with rulemaking process and therefore not legally binding (S. 533), H8566 [17NO]

FEMA: improve individual assistance by simplifying process for seeking assistance following major disaster (H.R. 8416), H8560, H8563, H8565, H8566 [17NO]

——— improve provision of certain disaster assistance (S. 3092), H8557, H8558, H8559 [17NO]

Fielkow, Arnold D.: Avodah (organization) Partners in Justice Award recipient, E507• [16MY]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts and strength of democracy and rule of law (H.R. 2471), Senate amendment, H3749, H3750 [16MR]

Health: health care priorities funding, H3749 [16MR]

Inflation Reduction Act: impact, H7950 [19SE]

Liberty Bank and Trust Co.: anniversary, E1200• [1DE]

Minimum wage: increase, H181 [13JA]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H4019 [31MR]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of Ebenezer Baptist Church, E975• [22SE]

——— anniversary of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church, E64• [25JA]

——— reopening of United Way of Southeast Louisiana J. Wayne Leonard Prosperity Center, E1273• [13DE]

——— tribute to Mardi Gras celebrations, H1182 [1MR]

——— unveiling of Henry Tribute Mural Celebrating Black Excellence, E753• [19JY]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (H.R. 3807), H4408 [7AP]

SBA: make companies that support venues and events eligible for grants under shuttered venue operators grant program, H4408 [7AP]

Supreme Court: shadow docket ruling reinstating certain Louisiana voting districts, H5980 [13JY]

Tributes

Alvendia, Roderick (Rico), E1037• [11OC]

Barthelemy, Sidney J., E893• [2SE]

Boggs, Lindy, H4019 [31MR]

Brooks, Lawrence, E47• [19JA]

Brunet, Georgiana Smith, E151• [15FE]

Burrus, Irene, E341• [1AP]

Cherry, Julie Tregre, E1102• [3NO]

Cisewski, John, E689• [1JY]

Doley, Harold E., Jr., H1342 [8MR]

Gable, Willie, Jr., E801• [29JY]

Gedeon, Michael P., E362• [6AP]

Harrison, Loretta Shaw, E179• [25FE]

Holman, Welton M., E85• [1FE]

Jackson, Olga Armour, E381• [14AP]

Jackson, Robert B., E132• [9FE]

James, Thomas, E1106• [3NO]

Jones, Johnnie A., Sr., E448• [3MY]

Landrieu, Maurice E. (Moon), H7840 [14SE], E924• [13SE]

Lawson, Huey P., E751• [19JY]

Lewis, Henderson, Jr., E289• [24MR]

Mary, Charles C., Jr., E149• [15FE]

Montroll, Melanie, E290• [24MR]

Pérez, Sonia, E1238• [8DE]

Robinson, Octavia Green, E220• [7MR]

Smith, Jerome (Big Duck), E682• [28JN]

Taylor, Dorothy M., H4019 [31MR]

Valdry, Leon E., E585• [7JN]

Vidrine, Jennifer, E804• [29JY]

Weiss, Peter C., E53• [20JA]

Willard, Walter I., E159• [18FE]

Woodfork, Warren G., Sr., E272• [17MR]

Zervigon, Mary F. Keller, H7848 [15SE], E913• [13SE]