PAYNE, DONALD M., JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6563 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 5129), H4943 [13MY]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5584 [15JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H855 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]

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]

African Americans: extend authority for establishment of commemorative work to honor enslaved and free Black persons who served in American Revolution (see H.R. 6201), H217 [18JA]

African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 1342), H7783 [13SE]

Alcoholic beverages: provide for programs and activities to prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 7105), H4445 [14AP]

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see H.R. 6660), H1112 [9FE]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H7172 [26JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H8589 [17NO]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 5999), H44 [11JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5411 [8JN]

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), H4128 [1AP]

——— promote and support local arts and creative economy (see H.R. 6569), H4435 [7AP]

——— support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (see H.R. 6381), H4075 [31MR]

ATF: require electronic, searchable database of importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale or other disposition of firearms (see H.R. 3536), H3897 [28MR]

Aviation: establish commission to develop helicopter usage management plan for certain airspace (see H.R. 7769), H4970 [13MY]

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), H6923 [20JY]

Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 8118), H5644 [16JN] (see H.R. 8147), H5684 [17JN]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1014 [7FE]

Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 262), H3897 [28MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 3354), H4862 [11MY]

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

Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 6492), H4075 [31MR]

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), H1014 [7FE]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H9 [10JA]

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]

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), H1075 [8FE]

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]

Contraceptives: 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), H6707 [18JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]

Correctional institutions: 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]

CPSC: establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see H.R. 3509), H4075 [31MR]

Crime: extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H7540 [29JY]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under the law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 226), H3898 [28MR]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 198), H5611 [15JN]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H43 [11JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H5976 [12JY]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 9281), H8441 [10NO]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorize members of Armed Forces Reserve components to participate in Skillbridge program (see H.R. 4700), H303 [25JA]

——— improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H8390 [11OC]

Dept. of Education: authorize programs to provide college scholarships and educational support to women and girls who have escaped Afghanistan and come to U.S. (see H.R. 7709), H4796 [10MY]

——— change certain eligibility requirements for loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 6898), H1426 [9MR]

——— 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), H3971 [29MR]

——— make grants to certain higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H1302 [3MR]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 6585), H946 [3FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects (see H.R. 6662), H1112 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7068 [21JY]

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

——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 495), H8319 [29SE]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 7644), H7842 [14SE]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H7785 [13SE]

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

——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see H.R. 2145), H4074 [31MR]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (see H.R. 3771), H4799 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6825), H1145 [25FE]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2222), H4007 [30MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see H.R. 2638), H43 [11JA]

——— improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing (see H.R. 7516), H4443 [14AP]

Dept. of Justice: conduct study on animal cruelty (see H.R. 8659), H8115 [22SE]

——— create civil action to enforce standards promulgated under Prison Rape Elimination Act (see H.R. 8096), H5643 [16JN]

——— establish grant program to establish, create, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative method (see H.R. 5768), H309 [28JA]

——— incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (see H.R. 1408), H3744 [15MR] (see H.R. 9325), H8586 [17NO]

——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 8760), H8223 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for arts and creative workforce programs (see H.R. 5019), H4075 [31MR]

——— create grant program to hire unemployed and under employed journalists and writers following coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 3054), H4075 [31MR]

——— establish program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see H.R. 1388), H3859 [21MR]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H5644 [16JN]

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), H4192 [5AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H4724 [6MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program (see H.R. 8727), H7712 [16AU]

——— establish drone infrastructure inspection grant program and drone education and training grant program (see H.R. 5315), H4445 [14AP]

——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6841), H1146 [25FE]

——— establish green transportation infrastructure grant program to invest in State, local, and tribal transportation projects transitioning public vehicles to all electric fleet (see H.R. 2038), H3897 [28MR]

——— establish pilot program to provide advanced air mobility infrastructure grants (see H.R. 6270), H3745 [15MR]

——— implement clear standards for child booster seat labeling and safety testing (see H.R. 5736), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish national clinical pathway for prostate cancer (see H.R. 4880), H7785 [13SE]

——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H7785 [13SE]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H3898 [28MR]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1696), H4715 [3MY]

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), H8065 [21SE]

Diseases and disorders: prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 8654), H8390 [11OC]

Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 941), H1147 [25FE]

Edwards, Caroline: tribute (see H. Res. 1199), H5942 [7JY]

Eid al-Adha: recognize religious significance and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1221), H5974 [12JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3972 [29MR]

EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see H.R. 8336), H8430 [3NO]

Evans, Sarah Keys: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5922), H1120 [11FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish Sub-Task Force on Emergency Price Stabilization (see H.R. 8658), H7551 [5AU]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities during Government shutdown (see H.R. 4042), H1330 [7MR]

——— strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside U.S. (see H.R. 7321), H7540 [29JY]

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

FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H7553 [5AU]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H8403 [18OC]

——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H1075 [8FE]

Federal employees: provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H8434 [7NO]

Federal Highway Administration: improve environmental review process for Federal aid highway projects through use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms (see H.R. 9339), H9910 [20DE]

Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 8531), H8397 [14OC]

Federal Transit Administration: establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected electric bus rapid transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9648), H9982 [21DE]

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

FEMA: authorize equity steering group and advisor, improve data collection, apply equity criteria to policies and programs, and permit counties to seek emergency and disaster declarations in certain circumstances (see H.R. 7668), H5647 [16JN]

——— 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]

——— provide certain employment rights to FEMA reservists (see H.R. 7001), H5931 [1JY]

Firearms: enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops (see H.R. 4423), H5941 [7JY]

——— 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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5334 [7JN]

——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3015), H5221 [27MY]

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

Foreign policy: address greatest national security challenges and outline new framework for foreign policy (see H. Res. 877), H252 [19JA]

FTC: require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H946 [3FE]

Health: 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]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]

Immigration: promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 2920), H5879 [23JN]

——— provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 1177), H3897 [28MR]

——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 8433), H8410 [21OC]

Information technology: prohibit certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms (see H.R. 3816), H5448 [9JN]

——— promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in app economy, increase choice and quality, and reduce costs for consumers (see H.R. 7030), H5410 [8JN]

Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 7894), H5219 [27MY]

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

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), H1375 [8MR]

John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world (see H.R. 8681), H7785 [13SE]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 871), H194 [13JA]

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

Leonard G. ‘Bud’ Lomell, Jr. VA Clinic, Toms River, NJ: designate (see H.R. 7944), H8589 [17NO]

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

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H5932 [1JY]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]

Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]

Marine mammals: prohibit taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display (see H.R. 8514), H7785 [13SE]

Medicaid: provide incentives for education on risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 124), H3859 [21MR]

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H7537 [29JY]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H1148 [25FE]

——— 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), H4127 [1AP]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H4192 [5AP]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H3744 [15MR]

——— 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), H303 [25JA]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 336), H216 [18JA]

Miller, Doris: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6990), H3829 [17MR]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 6394), H8379 [4OC]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 1418), H8371 [30SE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 911), H976 [4FE]

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 objectives: expand and strengthen care economy, specifically child care, health care, long-term care, home and community-based care, and paid family and medical leave (see H. Res. 180), H3866 [24MR]

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1841), H3865 [24MR]

Native Americans: ensure that federally recognized tribes are consulted before sale or transfer of certain Federal civilian real properties (see H.R. 4386), H3971 [29MR]

NIH: require research facilities that use companion dogs, cats, or rabbits for research purposes to offer such animals for adoption after completion of such research (see H.R. 5726), H5487 [13JN]

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), H1141 [22FE]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 7992), H5409 [8JN]

Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Government Custody: establish (see H.R. 1238), H4007 [30MR]

Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 993), H3853 [18MR]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 2351), H4799 [10MY]

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

Poland: award Congressional Gold Medal to heroic participants in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising who led armed resistance against Nazi occupiers and fought to preserve and protect Jewish culture (see H.R. 9104), H8423 [31OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H3971 [29MR]

Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see H.R. 2238), H216 [18JA]

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), H4154 [4AP]

——— require mail-in ballots to use barcode service and provide paid parental leave to officers and employees (see H.R. 3077), H1177 [28FE]

Poverty: support livable wage and expanded welfare benefits, provide quality healthcare and education, and institute political and economic reforms to address systemic poverty (see H. Res. 438), H5229 [31MY]

Power resources: promote U.S. energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains (see H.R. 7439), H5547 [14JN]

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]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1755), H5215 [24MY]

Public Radio Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 1306), H8387 [7OC]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H332 [1FE]

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]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 1371), H7965 [19SE]

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

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 952), H1176 [28FE]

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

Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5222 [27MY]

Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 920), H1114 [9FE]

Shipping industry: provide for certain protections against sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 6866), H1175 [28FE]

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

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 8005), H5445 [9JN]

SSA: produce and make available identification at no cost for purpose of allowing certain individuals to meet certain identification requirements (see H.R. 8821), H7841 [14SE]

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]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4127 [1AP] (see H.R. 7647), H5824 [22JN]

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

——— 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), H7708 [12AU]

——— 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]

——— incentivize food donation through tax credits and deductions (see H.R. 7317), H8410 [21OC]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H4075 [31MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7713 [16AU]

——— provide Cooperative and Small Employer Charity (CSEC) employee tax credit (see H.R. 6738), H3745 [15MR]

——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 7902), H5219 [27MY]

Terrorism: acknowledge that after September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, individuals were targeted for their faith, race, national origin and immigration status, and suggest relief to support those affected (see H. Res. 629), H3972 [29MR]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9 [10JA]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9 [10JA]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 1209), H5923 [28JN]

Trump, Donald J.: provide ineligibility to again hold office of President of the U.S. or to hold any office, civil or military, under U.S. (see H.R. 9578), H9901 [15DE]

U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Partnership: establish (see H.R. 8088), H5976 [12JY]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 161), H5208 [19MY]

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), H1375 [8MR]

Voting: constitutional amendment on right to vote (see H.J. Res. 98), H8065 [21SE]

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

Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 7949), H5233 [3JN]

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), H308 [28JA]

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

World Sight Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1437), H8396 [14OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish school security coordinating council (see H.R. 6387), H78 [12JA]

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]

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 958), H1207 [1MR]

National Men’s Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H5486 [13JN]

National Ostomy Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1422), H8378 [4OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1336), H7741 [9SE]

Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1391), H8113 [22SE]

Railroads: provide for resolution of issues in certain railway labor-management dispute (see H.J. Res. 100), H8647 [29NO]

Surface Transportation Board: reauthorize and create fair market in freight rail (see H.R. 8649), H7545 [2AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish school security coordinating council (H.R. 6387), H78 [12JA]

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 (H.R. 7969), H5334 [7JN]

Railroads: provide for resolution of issues in certain railway labor-management dispute (H.J. Res. 100), H8648 [29NO]

Surface Transportation Board: reauthorize and create fair market in freight rail (H.R. 8649), H7546 [2AU]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4155 [5AP]

Letters

DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4169 [5AP]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4169 [5AP]

Lists

Association of Former Members of Congress sustaining members, H9701 [13DE]

Former Members of Congress who passed away, Fall October 2021–December 2022, H9705 [13DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4159 [5AP]

Remarks

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments, H5585, H5586 [15JN]

Congress: reception honoring former Members of Congress, H9700, H9701, H9703, H9705 [13DE]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (S. 2340), H5592 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Federal Pell Grant Program, E682• [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance transparency relative to reports conducted by Inspector General (H.R. 5633), H4162, H4163 [5AP]

——— establish DHS Trade and Economic Security Council and Assistant Sec. for Trade and Economic Security (H.R. 4476), H4168, H4169, H4170 [5AP]

——— establish school security coordinating council (H.R. 6387), H4161, H4162 [5AP]

——— support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels (H.R. 4209), H4165, H4168 [5AP]

Diseases and disorders: address peripheral artery disease to prevent unnecessary amputations, H1322 [7MR]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (H.R. 3617), H4160 [5AP]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), H4038, H4055 [31MR]

Favre, Brett: allegations regarding reallocation of State welfare money to pay for University of Southern Mississippi volleyball facility, H8122 [28SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress relative to incidents of terrorism (H.R. 1540), H4164, H4165 [5AP]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5585, H5586 [15JN]

Health: address racial disparities in receiving health care in communities of color, H1321 [7MR]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H8704 [1DE]

Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (H.R. 2594), H1322 [7MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H1322 [7MR]

National Pell Grant Day: designate (H. Res. 1193), E682• [28JN]

Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: observance, H8020 [21SE]

Railroads: provide for resolution of issues in certain railway labor-management dispute (H.J. Res. 100), H8661, H8662, H8663, H8665, H8666, H8671 [30NO]

——— provide for resolution of issues in certain railway labor-management dispute (H.J. Res. 100), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 119), H8667, H8668, H8669, H8671 [30NO]

Roselle Women on the Move (organization): tribute, H8506 [15NO]

St. Peter’s University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H3955 [29MR]

Supreme Court: grant security-related authorities equivalent to legislative and executive branches (S. 4160), H5592 [15JN]

Surface Transportation Board: reauthorize and create fair market in freight rail (H.R. 8649), H8105 [22SE]

Thomas, Clarence: calls to recuse himself from cases relative to 2020 election and January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol due to wife’s activism, H4900 [12MY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (H.R. 903), H4883 [12MY]

Trump, Donald J.: condemn remarks relative to 2020 election and the Constitution, H8781 [6DE]

Votes: position on missed, H6600• [14JY]

Tributes

Barcliff, Edgar W., Jr., E332• [31MR]

Bloom, Joel S., E692• [5JY]

Bowser, Robert L., H6902 [20JY]

Rice, Ronald L., H7868 [15SE]

Toure, Fatimah, E682• [28JN]

Webster, Elnardo, E336• [31MR]

Williams, Douglas L., III, H4602 [28AP]