GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN, JENNIFFER (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6309, H6310 [13JY], H6532, H6533, H6535 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1279 [3MR]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H877 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8685), H7728 [26AU]

ALS Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 434), H5411 [8JN]

Argentina: call for justice and accountability for perpetrators of bombing of Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 (see H. Res. 988), H3898 [28MR]

Armed Forces: provide for standard record of service on active duty for members of reserve components (see H.R. 7041), H1423 [9MR]

Bedford Heights, OH: designate Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as national memorial (see H.R. 7618), H5099 [17MY]

Belarus: suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7108), H3825 [17MR]

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

China: support human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 4785), H332 [1FE]

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), H1014 [7FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (see H.R. 6843), H1146 [25FE]

Courts: amend certain retirement provisions for judges serving in territorial district courts (see H.R. 282), H5487 [13JN]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H8420 [28OC]

Crime: direct certain Federal agencies to develop strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized retail crime (see H.R. 7499), H8423 [31OC]

——— extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H5931 [1JY]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8011 [20SE]

Defense Production Act: designate baby formula as scarce and critical material (see H.R. 7781), H5175 [18MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish cacao tree health initiative (see H.R. 7813), H8674 [30NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program (see H.R. 7801), H5448 [9JN]

——— establish grant program to facilitate training and employment of veterans for certain conservation activities (see H.R. 7431), H5228 [31MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize members of Armed Forces Reserve components to participate in Skillbridge program (see H.R. 4700), H948 [3FE]

——— establish Baltic Security Initiative (see H.R. 7290), H5099 [17MY]

——— seek cooperation with allies in Middle East to identify countries to implement integrated air and missile defense capability to protect people and infrastructure from Iranian rocket attacks (see H.R. 7987), H5824 [22JN]

Dept. of Education: promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students (see H.R. 7454), H4432 [7AP]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export small volumes of natural gas (see H.R. 7115), H6625 [14JY]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 8614), H7785 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 495), H8442 [10NO]

——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 3932), H1149 [25FE]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H4576 [27AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 6519), H5410 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expand availability of human trafficking awareness training so first responders can recognize and properly respond to potential human trafficking situations (see H.R. 6480), H300 [25JA]

——— reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see H.R. 1229), H5228 [31MY]

——— secure southern border, provide earned path to citizenship, make e-verify mandatory, and establish American Worker Fund using immigrant restitution payments (see H.R. 6637), H1073 [8FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grant to encourage recruitment of law enforcment officers (see H.R. 7826), H5932 [1JY]

——— create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H1149 [25FE]

——— direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6448), H4799 [10MY]

——— establish grant program to establish, create, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative method (see H.R. 5768), H10 [10JA]

——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6375), H4075 [31MR]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 6132), H79 [12JA]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1769), H331 [1FE]

Dept. of State: establish Baltic Security and Economic Enhancement Initiative (see H.R. 7290), H5099 [17MY]

——— report on educational materials used in West Bank and Gaza by Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 2374), H4921 [12MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize repair of damaged Stiltsville Structure in Biscayne National Park in Florida (see H.R. 7833), H5206 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish drone infrastructure inspection grant program and drone education and training grant program (see H.R. 5315), H7742 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts and agreements for payment of care in non-Dept. medical foster homes for certain veterans unable to live independently (see H.R. 7158), H3852 [18MR]

——— establish Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program (see H.R. 6273), H8396 [14OC]

——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4435 [7AP]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 8100), H5879 [23JN]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (see H.R. 6647), H6707 [18JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H4153 [4AP]

——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H5929 [1JY]

Disasters: require President to develop and maintain products that show risk of natural hazards across U.S. (see H.R. 7242), H4576 [27AP]

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

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

FDA: accelerate development of therapies across spectrum of rare diseases and conditions and facilitate patient access to such therapies (see H.R. 1730), H1148 [25FE]

——— strengthen use of patient-experience data within benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs (see H.R. 4472), H4449 [18AP]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 9453), H8823 [7DE]

——— prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with Russia or Russian energy sector (see H.R. 7991), H5409 [8JN]

Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices: establish (see H.R. 750), H5228 [31MY]

FEMA: ensure that unmet needs after major disaster are met (see H.R. 5774), H5487 [13JN]

——— improve individual assistance by simplifying process for seeking assistance following major disaster (see H.R. 8416), H6881 [19JY]

——— issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals (see H.R. 8300), H5976 [12JY]

——— provide certain employment rights to FEMA reservists (see H.R. 7001), H7785 [13SE]

——— review final rule giving fair access to Federal assistance for small States and rural communities impacted by flooding (see H.R. 7211), H4511 [26AP]

Foreign policy: direct President report to Congress on possible benefits accruing to regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela due to U.S. agreement with Iran relative to Iranian nuclear program (see H.R. 7635), H4608 [28AP]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H4723 [6MY]

Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management: establish (see H.R. 9179), H8395 [14OC]

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]

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), H195 [13JA]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 744), H918 [2FE]

John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world (see H.R. 8681), H8223 [28SE]

Korean War: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans of Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans (see H. Res. 1459), H8441 [10NO]

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), H4511 [26AP]

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

Medicare: expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 2144), H1148 [25FE]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 6020), H5448 [9JN]

——— protect part D six protected classes (see H. Res. 1390), H8113 [22SE]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 1587), H5447 [9JN]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H5931 [1JY]

Military Women’s Memorial: anniversary (see H. Res. 1497), H8648 [29NO]

National Park Foundation: reauthorize (see H.R. 7693), H5932 [1JY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4724 [6MY]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see H. Res. 512), H918 [2FE]

NATO: support sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership and call on all members to ratify protocols of accession swiftly (see H. Res. 1130), H5936 [5JY]

NIH: advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support relative to endometriosis (see H.R. 7974), H5332 [7JN]

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

——— establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see H.R. 7918), H7967 [19SE]

——— improve administration of Marine Debris Foundation and Marine Debris Program (see H.R. 9255), H8422 [31OC]

——— improve Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of National Marine Fisheries Service (see H.R. 5453), H1116 [9FE]

Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 993), H3853 [18MR]

Oswaldo Payá Way, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6867), H1304 [3MR]

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

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H6679 [15JY]

——— express continued support and call for Federal Government to expedite rebuilding of electrical grid (see H. Res. 1401), H8221 [28SE]

——— modify conditions for termination of financial oversight board (see H.R. 7409), H4191 [5AP]

——— report on progress toward rebuilding electric grid and detail efforts Federal Government is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding (see H.R. 8292), H5946 [11JY]

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

Russia: condemn Duma and Federation Council members who voted to recognize independence of Donetsk and Luhansk in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, international law, and Minsk agreement (see H. Res. 945), H1147 [25FE]

——— 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]

——— 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. 6742), H1141 [22FE]

——— 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]

——— suspend normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 7108), H3825 [17MR]

SBA: improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 6441), H918 [2FE]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (see H.R. 6450), H332 [1FE]

——— require annual report on entrepreneurial development programs (see H.R. 6445), H918 [2FE]

Schools: increase access to mental health resources (see H.R. 5526), H1075 [8FE]

Shipping industry: provide for certain protections against sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 6866), H1175 [28FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H8442 [10NO]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H7784 [13SE]

Taxation: temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H3972 [29MR]

Ukraine: provide enhanced authority for President to enter into agreements with Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to protect civilian populations from Russian military invasion (see H.R. 6876), H4511 [26AP]

Wildlife: support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 6059), H44 [11JA]

Women: authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to the Constitution (see H.R. 9268), H8442 [10NO]

World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1504), H8709 [1DE]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 1158), H5409 [8JN]

Young, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 1005), H3895 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: assess technology needs along maritime border and develop strategy for bridging such gaps (see H.R. 8056), H5546 [14JN]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 8495), H7171 [26JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assess technology needs along maritime border and develop strategy for bridging such gaps (H.R. 8056), H5547 [14JN]

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 (H.R. 7997), H5447 [9JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, H6844• [19JY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6844• [19JY]

Army: anniversary of 1st Mission Support Command Army Reserve, E99• [3FE]

Baquero-Morales, Diego José: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E102• [3FE]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), H5293 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H6844• [19JY]

——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (H.R. 5220), H6844• [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6330 [13JY]

——— require Defense Health Agency to conduct health-related behaviors survey for servicemembers, H6330 [13JY]

——— require provision of Modular Small Arms Range in Puerto Rico, H6330 [13JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6844• [19JY]

FEMA: increase threshold for eligibility for disaster assistance (H.R. 5641), H4176 [5AP]

——— increase threshold for eligibility for disaster assistance (H.R. 5641), Senate amendments, H8168 [28SE]

——— modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs (H.R. 1917), H9937 [21DE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Puerto Rico, H8125 [28SE]

Maldonado-Vázquez, Francis: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E101• [3FE]

NATO: call on U.S. to uphold NATO founding democratic principles and establish Center for Democratic Resilience within headquarters (H. Res. 831), H4179 [5AP]

Puerto Rico: authorize research into health effects to residents of Vieques Island resulting from live fire training, H6330 [13JY]

——— enable admission as State (H.R. 1522), H1267, H1268, H1270 [2MR], H9877 [15DE]

——— enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (H.R. 8393), H9877 [15DE]

——— require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in process of such restructuring (H.R. 1192), Senate amendment, H231 [19JA]

Puerto Rico Hospital Association: anniversary, E1090• [28OC]

Puerto Rico Youth at Risk, Inc.: anniversary, E178• [25FE]

Wounded Warrior Project (organization): tribute to Puerto Rico program leadership, E503• [16MY]

Tributes

Cintrón, Mercedes, E178• [25FE]

Gelpí, Gustavo A., Jr., E1133• [14NO]

Miranda-Castro, Leopoldo, E1332• [21DE]

Vazquez, Carmen, E237• [9MR]

Young, Don, H4018 [31MR]