SARBANES, JOHN P. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee to escort Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis into House Chamber, H5011 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H6923 [20JY]

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

Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia (see H. Res. 1351), H7884 [15SE]

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

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

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), H1120 [11FE]

Colorado Springs, CO: condemn shooting at Club Q, express condolences to families and victims, and offer support to all who were impacted (see H. Res. 1522), H9853 [14DE]

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]

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]

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

Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H6883 [19JY]

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]

——— reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 8450), H8423 [31OC]

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

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

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 7729), H4861 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (see H.R. 5585), H1125 [15FE]

——— 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), H7742 [9SE]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7407 [28JY]

——— reauthorize certain mental health programs for children (see H.R. 7248), H3895 [28MR]

——— 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), H1134 [18FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6825), H3859 [21MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4166), H1276 [2MR]

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), H8824 [7DE]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H8396 [14OC]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H8066 [21SE]

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]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H5931 [1JY]

Election Assistance Commission: establish program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers (see H.R. 8015), H5445 [9JN]

Elections: expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H1175 [28FE]

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), H3897 [28MR]

EPA: establish pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities (see H.R. 6759), H1129 [18FE]

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]

FCC: modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see H.R. 6219), H1304 [3MR]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H5209 [19MY]

——— improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]

FEC: prohibit solicitation or acceptance of recurring campaign donation for Federal election by any method which does not require donor to give affirmative consent for contribution or donation on recurring basis (see H.R. 3832), H7256 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve teleworking programs (see H.R. 7951), H5332 [7JN]

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

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

FEMA: improve hazard mitigation planning process to protect vulnerable communities and expand eligible activities that qualify for funding under hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 6396), H1331 [7MR]

Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H79 [12JA]

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 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]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7785 [13SE]

Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5735 [21JN]

——— 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), H5924 [28JN]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H44 [11JA]

India: condemn human and international religious freedom rights violations, including those targeting Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Adivasis, and other religious and cultural minorities (see H. Res. 1196), H6625 [14JY]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H4075 [31MR]

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

Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 3446), H9730 [13DE]

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]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3800), H8386 [7OC]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H4453 [21AP]

Morality and ethics: remember kindness in the U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 628), H8373 [30SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: submit plan to Congress to eliminate records backlog at National Personnel Records Center (see H.R. 7337), H5941 [7JY]

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), H8066 [21SE]

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

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), H5010 [16MY]

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]

NOAA: create map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems and their sequestration potential, study effects of environmental stressors on carbon sequestration, and protect and restore certain ecosystems (see H.R. 2750), H1303 [3MR]

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

Oxi Day: designate (see H. Res. 1452), H8419 [28OC]

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), H1422 [9MR]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H5931 [1JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H5215 [24MY]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 8467), H7066 [21JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H5931 [1JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 7647), H5824 [22JN]

Taxation: 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), H8396 [14OC]

——— 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]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H4609 [28AP]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8434 [7NO]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8434 [7NO]

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), H195 [13JA]

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), H5647 [16JN]

Voting: expand youth access to voting (see H.R. 8341), H5974 [12JY]

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

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H4437 [11AP]

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1352), H5410 [8JN]

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]

——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5488 [13JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H5931 [1JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: promote environmental literacy (see H.R. 7486), H4433 [7AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see H.R. 9021), H8221 [28SE]

EPA: require manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to submit analytical reference standards (see H.R. 7897), H5219 [27MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: promote environmental literacy (H.R. 7486), H4435 [7AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (H.R. 9021), H8222 [28SE]

EPA: require manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to submit analytical reference standards (H.R. 7897), H5221 [27MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7543 [2AU], H8431 [7NO], H9907 [20DE]

Letters

Voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Inc., H174• [13JA]

——— Jana Morgan, Declaration for American Democracy (organization), H173• [13JA]

——— Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause (organization), H173• [13JA]

——— Larry Ottinger, Our Maryland (organization), H174• [13JA]

——— Marge Baker, People for the American Way (organization), H174• [13JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7543 [2AU], H8431 [7NO]

Remarks

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H160 [13JA]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain mental health programs for children, H5775 [22JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5775 [22JN]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H160 [13JA]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H160 [13JA]

Tributes

Simpson, Wallace A., H5196 [19MY]

Swanson, Ann, E1169• [18NO]

Tobin, Donald, E513• [17MY]