RUPPERSBERGER, C.A. DUTCH (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H858 [2FE]

Articles and editorials

Let’s Continue To Strengthen the Egypt-U.S. Partnership, Motaz Zahran, Newsweek (publication), E618• [14JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H3866 [24MR]

——— prohibit sale or transport of ejiao made using donkey skin in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 5203), H3714 [11MR]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2709), H290 [20JA]

Army: commemorate anniversary and honor Aaron Bank for role in establishing U.S. Army Special Forces (see H. Con. Res. 95), H5446 [9JN]

Baltimore National Heritage Area: reauthorize and modify boundary (see H.R. 6931), H1302 [3MR]

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

Burma: authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions relative to human rights abuses (see H.R. 5497), H4128 [1AP]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H7558 [9AU]

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

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), H1135 [18FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1120 [11FE]

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]

——— restore original inscription on statue in Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3745 [15MR]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1376 [8MR] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H5175 [18MY]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H4075 [31MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish grant program to facilitate training and employment of veterans for certain conservation activities (see H.R. 7431), H4396 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: direct Army and Navy to carry out pilot program on using data recorders to improve readiness and safety of operation of military tactical vehicles (see H.R. 5108), H254 [19JA]

——— establish Baltic Security Initiative (see H.R. 7290), H5335 [7JN]

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), H5334 [7JN]

——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 9145), H8385 [7OC]

——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 3474), H8379 [4OC]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 6205), H1208 [1MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5342), H1125 [15FE]

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), H8223 [28SE]

——— authorize grants to support nursing schools in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization and increase number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 851), H331 [1FE]

——— authorize loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 3150), H7967 [19SE]

——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6523), H307 [28JA]

——— award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings to reduce suicide rates of covered individuals (see H.R. 5035), H7967 [19SE]

——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3083), H309 [28JA]

——— establish Task Force on Maternal Mental Health (see H.R. 4217), H8373 [30SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H7967 [19SE]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4862 [11MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7736 [2SE]

——— provide certain adjustments to Medicare payment for durable medical equipment included in DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies) Competitive Bidding Program (see H.R. 6641), H3777 [16MR]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7546 [2AU]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see H.R. 3759), H4192 [5AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 6519), H307 [28JA]

——— 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), H195 [13JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (see H.R. 9625), H9909 [20DE]

——— make improvements to H–2B nonimmigrant worker program (see H.R. 3897), H79 [12JA]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2222), H4921 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 2717), H4445 [14AP]

——— submit annual report to Congress on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and prosecution (see H.R. 9195), H8410 [21OC]

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), H5611 [15JN]

Dept. of State: establish Baltic Security and Economic Enhancement Initiative (see H.R. 7290), H5335 [7JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H6625 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in Armed Forces (see H.R. 6830), H8423 [31OC]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H1376 [8MR]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H303 [25JA]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H6707 [18JY]

Diseases and disorders: honor individuals who have died in U.S. from coronavirus (see H. Res. 1110), H4920 [12MY]

——— prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 8654), H8434 [7NO]

Drugs: provide support for prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder (see H.R. 4341), H7967 [19SE]

Educator Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1141), H5214 [24MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on authority of Congress and States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 80), H3863 [24MR]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3745 [15MR]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities during Government shutdown (see H.R. 4042), H4153 [4AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide young children and families access to high-quality affordable childcare and early education (see H. Res. 1036), H4396 [6AP]

FDA: deny approval of new drug application for opioid analgesic drug on basis of such drug not being clincally superior to other commercially available drugs (see H.R. 8586), H7967 [19SE]

——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H5410 [8JN]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 6398), H193 [13JA]

——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H5222 [27MY]

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

FHA: establish mortgage insurance and home loan assistance program for first responders (see H.R. 3172), H1125 [15FE]

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

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

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4690), H8410 [21OC]

Foreign aid: enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3988), H44 [11JA]

Foreign trade: provide for retroactive application of Generalized System of Preferences for period after December 31, 2020 and before September 1, 2022 (see H.R. 8906), H8442 [10NO]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7732 [30AU]

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), H5976 [12JY]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H4445 [14AP]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to disaster (see H.R. 5239), H7172 [26JY]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8379 [4OC]

Housing: expedite application for payment of rental arrearages by landlords and mandate tenant access to financial assistance (see H.R. 5196), H1208 [1MR]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5175 [18MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 4716), H3865 [24MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H1331 [7MR]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]

Law enforcement officers: authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder (see H.R. 6943), H4862 [11MY]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H1134 [18FE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1611), H1425 [9MR]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H918 [2FE]

——— ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 4058), H1141 [22FE]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 8581), H7967 [19SE]

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

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (see H.R. 7053), H8442 [10NO]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8319 [29SE]

——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see H.R. 8188), H7967 [19SE]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H1330 [7MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H1134 [18FE]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 1551), H8386 [7OC]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6202), H8731 [2DE]

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

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

National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4934), H3745 [15MR]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 884), H310 [28JA]

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

National security: strengthen through defense of democracy abroad and address contemporary threats to democracy around world (see H.R. 8708), H8508 [15NO]

National Source Water Protection Week: designate (see H. Res. 1398), H8221 [28SE]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4715 [3MY]

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in Tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 5008), H7742 [9SE]

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

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 1553), H6706 [18JY]

OPM: extend complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage for all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see H.R. 7657), H4713 [3MY]

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

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 6283), H4398 [6AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H3776 [16MR]

Postal Service: object to slowdown in mail delivery and postage rate increase instituted by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and seek to halt both actions pending further investigation (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1141 [22FE]

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

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

Russia: prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in Russia (see H.R. 7185), H4007 [30MR]

Schools: increase access to mental health resources (see H.R. 5526), H3866 [24MR]

——— 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]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H4459 [25AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H7967 [19SE]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4141), H918 [2FE]

——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8051), H5546 [14JN]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7099), H4007 [30MR]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 7395), H4922 [12MY]

——— modify private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects (see H.R. 6985), H7967 [19SE]

——— permanently extend allowance for depreciation, amortization, or depletion for purposes of determining income limitation on deduction for business interest (see H.R. 5371), H7727 [26AU]

——— provide refundable credit for certain teachers as supplement to State effort to provide teachers with livable wage (see H.R. 7660), H4713 [3MY]

——— provide special rule for designating former industrial tracts contiguous to designated opportunity zones (see H.R. 7183), H3858 [21MR]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1304), H8442 [10NO]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H290 [20JA]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H5976 [12JY]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8066 [21SE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8066 [21SE]

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), H1148 [25FE]

United Kingdom: recognize self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 682), H4862 [11MY]

Victims of Child Abuse Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7419), H5175 [18MY]

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

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: reissue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to replace benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices (see H.R. 9319), H8541 [16NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: reissue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to replace benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices (H.R. 9319), H8542 [16NO]

Poems

‘‘To Be the Best—All in Perfection’s Quest,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E714• [12JY]

Remarks

Egypt: anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations, E618• [14JN]

University of Maryland: tribute to men’s lacrosse team, E714• [12JY]

Votes: position on missed, H5752• [22JN], E740• [15JY]

Tributes

Kiluk, Courtney, E604• [9JN]

Rush, N. Cody, E1012• [30SE]

Simpson, Wallace A., H5195 [19MY]