BROWN, ANTHONY G. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6414, H6444 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H3714 [11MR]

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), H5235 [3JN]

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]

Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 8916), H8009 [20SE]

——— examine basic allowance for housing rates efficiency and efficacy, frequency and method of calculation, inclusion of school districts information, and need for alogorithm (see H.R. 7562), H4453 [21AP]

——— increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 7561), H4453 [21AP]

——— provide for independent investigation and prosecution of sexual harassment under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7560), H4453 [21AP]

ATF: improve ability to work with agencies to address violent crime, allow enforcement against ‘‘bad apple’’ gun dealers, protect against certain dangerous weapons, and make certain data available to researchers (see H.R. 8460), H7546 [2AU]

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), H6883 [19JY]

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

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

Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (see H.R. 8033), H5486 [13JN]

Business and industry: prohibit physical retail businesses from refusing cash payments (see H.R. 4395), H3776 [16MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 88), H4796 [10MY]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 2517), H5175 [18MY]

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), H4921 [12MY]

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]

——— enable high research activity status historically Black colleges or universities to increase capacity toward achieving very high research activity status (see H.R. 8140), H5684 [17JN]

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), H1075 [8FE]

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

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), H1125 [15FE]

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), H6623 [14JY]

——— restrict limitations on possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce (see H.R. 8318), H6680 [15JY]

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), H8011 [20SE]

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

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

——— require Natural Resources Conservation Service to review national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration climate benefits (see H.R. 2757), H7708 [12AU]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1919), H8372 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5233 [3JN]

——— limit copayments for outpatient visits for mental health or behavioral health under TRICARE program (see H.R. 4824), H4862 [11MY]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5300), H332 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: change certain eligibility requirements for loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 6898), H4922 [12MY]

——— 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]

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

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), H5932 [1JY]

——— award grants to eligible entities to provide community-based mental health services in communities in which active shooter event or incident of targeted violence occurred (see H.R. 7537), H4972 [13MY]

——— 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 direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 3165), H5410 [8JN]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H5209 [19MY]

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

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7883 [15SE]

——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H8674 [30NO]

——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 9040), H8314 [29SE]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7073 [22JY]

——— provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (see H.R. 708), H309 [28JA]

——— 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 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: provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or family members of victims of homicide (see H.R. 7533), H4972 [13MY]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H4127 [1AP]

——— promulgate occupational safety and health standard on reducing threat of violence in workplaces (see H.R. 7540), H5222 [27MY]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H5976 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H5222 [27MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to facilitate installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 792), H7784 [13SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H9 [10JA]

Depts. of Defense and HUD: take certain actions relative to housing shortage for servicemembers (see H.R. 7564), H4453 [21AP]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5010 [16MY]

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: ensure access to cost-free monkeypox testing services (see H.R. 8693), H7709 [12AU]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3855 [18MR]

Employment: establish domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 4826), H1134 [18FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H303 [25JA]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 880), H253 [19JA]

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

——— require certain helicopters to be equipped with safety technologies (see H.R. 486), H309 [28JA]

Fallen Heroes Flag Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8050), H5612 [15JN]

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), H303 [25JA]

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

——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 7011), H1421 [9MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]

FCC: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry (see H.R. 4871), H1014 [7FE]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H5215 [24MY]

Federal agencies and departments: require act of Congress to relocate agency headquarters from National Capital region (see H.R. 6594), H947 [3FE]

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

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]

Firearms: authorize use of certain grant funds for active shooter preparedness (see H.R. 7541), H5222 [27MY]

——— enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops (see H.R. 4423), H5824 [22JN]

——— 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]

——— require publication of data sets relative to firearm trace data (see H.R. 8271), H5930 [1JY]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 4134), H8318 [29SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H6336 [13JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]

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

Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5488 [13JN]

——— 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), H7172 [26JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1353), H7881 [15SE]

HIV/AIDS: establish grant program for States, Tribal governments, Federal health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs (see H.R. 5605), H8223 [28SE]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H1177 [28FE]

Immigration: 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), H7407 [28JY]

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), H8379 [4OC]

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

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H5685 [17JN]

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), H4971 [13MY]

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

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

Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (see H.R. 7091), H3743 [15MR]

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

Medicaid: streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H7784 [13SE]

Medicare: expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 2144), H7708 [12AU]

——— improve extended care services by providing beneficiaries with option for cost effective home-based extended care (see H.R. 5514), H4192 [5AP]

——— 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), H1177 [28FE]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H4435 [7AP]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H7546 [2AU]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4153 [4AP]

Miller, Doris: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6990), H3855 [18MR]

Month of the Military Child: designate (see H. Res. 1032), H4439 [11AP]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1489), H8588 [17NO]

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (see H.R. 3482), H6923 [20JY]

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 Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 8445), H6921 [20JY]

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

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 924), H1114 [9FE]

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]

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), H5976 [12JY]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H4075 [31MR]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2193), H7172 [26JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H3859 [21MR]

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

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H5685 [17JN]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (see H.R. 3807), H303 [25JA]

Russia: counter aggression against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, expedite U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, and impose sanctions relative to actions with respect to Ukraine (see H.R. 6470), H309 [28JA]

——— require President report to Congress on efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information relative to war crimes committed during Ukraine invasion (see H.R. 7276), H4398 [6AP]

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: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H5215 [24MY]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H4723 [6MY]

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]

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

Taxation: 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]

——— decrease distance required for National Guard and Reserve members to qualify for reimbursement of certain training-related travel costs (see H.R. 9020), H8379 [4OC]

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

——— increase certain taxes related to firearms (see H.R. 8957), H8111 [22SE]

——— increase information reporting threshold for slot winnings (see H.R. 6937), H1302 [3MR]

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

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H303 [25JA]

——— reform rules relative to qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 7467), H5209 [19MY]

——— treat certain assisted reproduction expenses as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 8190), H5822 [22JN]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H4576 [27AP]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4435 [7AP]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4435 [7AP]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 6571), H3972 [29MR]

U.N.: withold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 7223), H7540 [29JY]

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), H4798 [10MY]

——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 7946), H5410 [8JN]

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

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

——— 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]

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]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 28), H3745 [15MR]

——— support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see H.R. 1661), H8222 [28SE]

——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5333 [7JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to those who served in U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (see H.R. 7759), H4920 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish independent covening authority for certain offenses, randomize jury selection, and improve reporting on racial and ethnic demographics (see H.R. 7445), H4431 [7AP]

——— modify treatment of certain controlled substance violations under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7446), H4431 [7AP]

Business and industry: ensure that no cost reduction or cash refund is due under certain transportation cost-reimbursement contracts on basis of forgiveness of certain covered loans (see H.R. 7838), H5207 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide for diversity and inclusion reporting requirements for certain contractors (see H.R. 7444), H4431 [7AP]

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), H1145 [25FE]

Information technology: prohibit use of automated systems in discriminatory manner (see H.R. 7449), H4431 [7AP]

NASA: conduct study on modernization of aeronautical standards (see H.R. 7447), H4431 [7AP]

——— study resiliency of space access infrastructure (see H.R. 7448), H4431 [7AP]

National Guard: improve promotion practices (see H.R. 7837), H5207 [19MY]

Taxation: increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 7395), H4190 [5AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: establish independent covening authority for certain offenses, randomize jury selection, and improve reporting on racial and ethnic demographics (H.R. 7445), H4434 [7AP]

——— modify treatment of certain controlled substance violations under Uniform Code of Military Justice (H.R. 7446), H4434 [7AP]

Business and industry: ensure that no cost reduction or cash refund is due under certain transportation cost-reimbursement contracts on basis of forgiveness of certain covered loans (H.R. 7838), H5208 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide for diversity and inclusion reporting requirements for certain contractors (H.R. 7444), H4434 [7AP]

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 (H.R. 6830), H1147 [25FE]

Information technology: prohibit use of automated systems in discriminatory manner (H.R. 7449), H4434 [7AP]

NASA: conduct study on modernization of aeronautical standards (H.R. 7447), H4434 [7AP]

——— study resiliency of space access infrastructure (H.R. 7448), H4434 [7AP]

National Guard: improve promotion practices (H.R. 7837), H5208 [19MY]

Taxation: increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (H.R. 7395), H4191 [5AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H979 [7FE], H4451 [21AP], H5231 [3JN], H7739 [9SE], H8399 [18OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4451 [21AP], H5231 [3JN], H7739 [9SE], H8399 [18OC]

Remarks

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (H.R. 7910), H5378 [8JN]

Resignations

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H357 [2FE]

Tributes

McGee, Charles E., E117• [7FE]