RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN (a Delegate from American Samoa)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6343 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: allow servicemembers who receive orders for permanent change of station but then receive emergency stop order to terminate telephone, multi-channel video, or Internet access service contracts without penalty (see H.R. 5752), H7785 [13SE]

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

Bangladesh: anniversary of U.S. relations (see H. Res. 1086), H4714 [3MY]

CDC: reauthorize and improve National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (see H.R. 8185), H7172 [26JY]

Celebrate Community Week: designate (see H. Res. 1346), H7784 [13SE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1134 [18FE]

Courts: authorize grants to be made on equitable basis to highest courts to assess and improve handling of foster care and adoption proceedings (see H.R. 8233), H7842 [14SE]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H7708 [12AU]

——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 9430), H8800 [6DE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 8495), H7168 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: develop feedback tool for use by Armed Forces and their spouses to identify, rate, and compare housing (see H.R. 7144), H4445 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H4435 [7AP]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H4398 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: increase authorizations for passenger ferry competitive grant program and ferry boats and terminal facilities formula grant program (see H.R. 8934), H8064 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (see H.R. 5916), H7407 [28JY]

——— authorize veterans entitled to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to use such entitlement to participate in a career transition internship program (see H.R. 9666), H9983 [21DE]

——— establish advisory commission relative to veteran eligibility for health care (see H.R. 1216), H5824 [22JN]

——— expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 7272), H3970 [29MR]

——— extend certain educational assistance flexibilities to future declared emergencies (see H.R. 7939), H7738 [6SE]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H3829 [17MR]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (see H.R. 6647), H3829 [17MR]

——— improve process to determine whether educational institutions meet requirements relative to percentage of students who receive educational assistance (see H.R. 8198), H6923 [20JY]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 6659), H1112 [9FE]

——— make certain improvements relative to transmission of disability benefits questionnaire data to the Dept. (see H.R. 7188), H6923 [20JY]

——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H7068 [21JY]

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 291), H5824 [22JN]

District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]

Ecology and environment: issue semipostal to benefit programs that combat invasive species (see H.R. 6936), H1302 [3MR]

Fallen Heroes Flag Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 8050), H5879 [23JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4723 [6MY]

Foreign policy: recognize and reaffirm strong relationship between U.S. and Pacific Islands (see H. Res. 994), H3853 [18MR]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8373 [30SE]

Interagency Council on Statistical Policy: develop plan to collect and publish statistics on U.S. territories in same manner as statistics are collected and reported by Federal agencies for States (see H.R. 8593), H7537 [29JY]

Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Mishawaka, IN: designate (see H.R. 8656), H7709 [12AU]

Lumber industry: prohibit importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus (see H.R. 7437), H4431 [7AP]

Marshall Islands: formally apologize for U.S. nuclear legacy and affirm importance of free association between U.S. and Marshall Islands (see H.J. Res. 73), H1207 [1MR]

Medicare: establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration and make Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions (see H.R. 7997), H5445 [9JN]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 4870), H5334 [7JN]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see H. Res. 1094), H4722 [6MY]

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

National Park Foundation: reauthorize (see H.R. 7693), H4795 [10MY]

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

Power resources: strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H1175 [28FE]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (see H.R. 3807), H4153 [4AP]

Shipping industry: provide benefits to maritime workers who contract coronavirus (see H.R. 3114), H5234 [3JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H5824 [22JN]

South Pacific Tuna Act: amend (see H.R. 9538), H9852 [14DE]

Taiwan: strengthen U.S. policy (see H.R. 9010), H8220 [28SE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H217 [18JA]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H217 [18JA]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H4971 [13MY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 7846), H6923 [20JY]

World War II: anniversary of Solomon Islands campaign, including battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound (see H. Res. 1320), H7732 [30AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Samoa: restore ability to approve amendments to territorial constitution (see H.R. 9350), H8592 [18NO]

Constitutional authority statements

American Samoa: restore ability to approve amendments to territorial constitution (H.R. 9350), H8592 [18NO]

Remarks

Japan: condemn sentencing of U.S. Naval officer Ridge Alkonis for fatal car accident, H6887 [20JY], E761• [20JY]

Native Americans: enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (H.R. 2930), E49• [19JA]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as State (H.R. 1522), E246• [9MR]

Tributes

Falaniko, Ioakimo (Niko), E394• [21AP]

Fernandes, Bernice Jerves, E295• [24MR]

Marshall, Eric S., E638• [16JN]

Sala, Michael R., E77• [28JA]