GARCIA, MIKE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H897 [2FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act, H4423 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H5175 [18MY]

Argentina: call for justice and accountability for perpetrators of bombing of Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 (see H. Res. 988), H3775 [16MR]

Aviation: clarify application of sanctions relative to unmanned combat aerial vehicles following change to U.N. Register of Conventional Arms (see H.R. 6089), H44 [11JA]

California: provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to help alleviate drought conditions (see H.R. 9084), H8316 [29SE]

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: designate (see H.R. 7698), H4796 [10MY]

CDC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs’’ (see H.J. Res. 72), H3898 [28MR]

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8410 [21OC]

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7538 [29JY]

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), H289 [20JA]

Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, La Quinta, CA: designate (see H.R. 7988), H5488 [13JN]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H1331 [7MR]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see H.R. 6184), H254 [19JA]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule relative to grants to charter schools (see H.J. Res. 94), H8115 [22SE]

——— make grants to parents of students enrolled in elementary or secondary schools that for reason of coronavirus fail to provide in-person instruction (see H.R. 6380), H303 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through electronic care portal under Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program (see H.R. 8620), H7884 [15SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H7540 [29JY]

——— reauthorize community mental health services block grant program (see H.R. 7241), H3895 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve collection of intelligence relative to activities by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries (see H.R. 8561), H7720 [23AU]

Dept. of State: submit briefing and report to Congress on support of China for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 6954), H3855 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study incidence and mortality of cancer among Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps aircrew (see H.R. 7524), H4443 [14AP]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3776 [16MR]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H5335 [7JN]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see H.R. 19), H4074 [31MR]

Employment: enable employer or employees to establish employee involvement organization to promote cooperative efforts between management and labor (see H.R. 6579), H946 [3FE]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5735 [21JN]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H1125 [15FE]

FEC: remove certain impediments to protect political speech and promote election integrity, voter confidence, and effective administration of elections for States, District of Columbia, and military voting programs (see H.R. 8528), H7254 [27JY]

Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices: establish (see H.R. 750), H5935 [5JY]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 3225), H1177 [28FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see H.R. 2811), H4921 [12MY]

Foreign policy: condemn Biden administration plans to remove sanctions on Maduro regime in Venezuela and negotiations with Iran in response to Ukraine crisis and urge support for U.S. energy production (see H. Res. 1020), H4126 [1AP]

——— impose sanctions relative to Russia (see H.R. 6422), H1177 [28FE]

Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 8168), H5821 [22JN]

General Tran Hung Dao Post Office, Westminster, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H1134 [18FE]

Harris, Vice President: remove from position as head of Biden administration strategy to address root causes of migration (see H. Res. 1002), H3864 [24MR]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8430 [3NO]

Immigration: renew border wall construction contracts, invest in advanced technologies, and bolster support for Federal law enforcement officers and specialists (see H.R. 4828), H3865 [24MR]

International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H1302 [3MR]

Iran: codify Executive order imposing certain sanctions (see H.R. 7063), H3712 [11MR]

——— commend bravery, courage, and resolve of women and men demonstrating and risking their safety to speak out against Iranian regime’s human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 110), H8387 [7OC]

——— continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals in U.S. (see H.R. 8947), H8065 [21SE]

——— oppose engaging Russia for reviving Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), removing terrorism sanctions, or restoring any form of JCPOA while undeclared nuclear activities remains unresolved (see H. Res. 990), H3827 [17MR]

IRS: prohibit from requiring taxpayers to provide biometric information (see H.R. 6733), H1123 [15FE]

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

John R. Lewis Post Office Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 5577), H332 [1FE]

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

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H4007 [30MR]

Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5900), H217 [18JA]

Medicare: extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H9689 [12DE]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H5547 [14JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 9), H4576 [27AP]

National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 1114), H4970 [13MY]

Natural gas: impose sanctions relative to Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see H.R. 6748), H1425 [9MR]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8543 [16NO]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H1331 [7MR]

Ports: prohibit owner or operator of U.S. port to enter into contract with certain entities for operation or management of such port (see H.R. 6887), H1207 [1MR]

Power resources: authorize Keystone XL Pipeline, prohibit import of oil and natural gas from Russia, and reduce restrictions on export of oil and gas from U.S. (see H.R. 6916), H1301 [3MR]

——— strengthen U.S. energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas (see H.R. 6858), H4075 [31MR]

Russia: condemn Vladimir Putin, Russian Security Council, and military for acts of aggression and atrocities rising to level of crimes against humanity and war crimes against people of Ukraine and others (see H. Res. 963), H1329 [7MR]

——— express that Congress does not recognize Russia as inheritor of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics seat as permanent member of U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 959), H1274 [2MR]

San Joaquin Valley College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1062), H4453 [21AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3776 [16MR]

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]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3776 [16MR]

Susan A. Davis Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 9308), H8541 [16NO]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H8066 [21SE]

Taxation: provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 7902), H5448 [9JN]

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), H7883 [15SE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3776 [16MR]

World War II: acknowledge and commemorate women who served in Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) (see H. Res. 1388), H8113 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Labor: prevent employers from using non-compete agreements in employment contracts for certain non-exempt employees (see H.R. 8755), H7731 [30AU]

IRS: transfer funds to Dept. of Defense to increase pay of certain active duty Armed Forces members (see H.R. 9131), H8378 [4OC]

Schools: allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining coronavirus elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school security measures (see H.R. 8008), H5445 [9JN]

Senate Rules: create point of order against spending that will increase inflation unless inflation is not greater than certain percentage (see H.R. 6485), H300 [25JA]

States: require educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers (see H.R. 8055), H5546 [14JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Labor: prevent employers from using non-compete agreements in employment contracts for certain non-exempt employees (H.R. 8755), H7731 [30AU]

IRS: transfer funds to Dept. of Defense to increase pay of certain active duty Armed Forces members (H.R. 9131), H8379 [4OC]

Schools: allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining coronavirus elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school security measures (H.R. 8008), H5447 [9JN]

Senate Rules: create point of order against spending that will increase inflation unless inflation is not greater than certain percentage (H.R. 6485), H302 [25JA]

States: require educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers (H.R. 8055), H5547 [14JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H10072 [23DE]

Armed Forces: provide for portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses, H9967 [21DE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H211 [18JA], H901 [2FE], H4847 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain educational assistance flexibilities to future declared emergencies (H.R. 7939), Senate amendment, H9967 [21DE]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: prohibit from lessening stringency of, and prohibit from ceasing or lessening implementation of, coronavirus border health provisions through end of pandemic (H.R. 471), unanimous-consent request, H4221 [6AP]

Federal agencies and departments: amend description of how performance goals are achieved (H.R. 2617), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1531), H10072 [23DE]

Public debt: recognize national debt as threat to national security, H8304 [29SE]

Santa Clarita, CA: anniversary of Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, E1048• [14OC]

Tributes

Donnelly, Gloria, E1022• [4OC]

Gladbach, Jerry, E824• [5AU]

Heubusch, John, E692• [5JY]

Kleeman, Charlotte, E572• [3JN]

Oliver, Jim, E854• [16AU]

Rosenfield, Alan, E628• [15JN]

Vucijic, Batta, H7978 [20SE]