BASS, KAREN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6409 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H828 [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

Abe, Shinzo: tribute (see H. Res. 1259), H7257 [27JY]

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

Africa: promote, facilitate, and increase two-way trade investment with U.S. (see H.R. 6455), H7256 [27JY]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Res. 1438), H8403 [18OC]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 8057), H5546 [14JN]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H1331 [7MR]

Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1022), H6625 [14JY]

Armed Forces: provide coverage for eating disorders under TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 1309), H8403 [18OC]

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

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5647 [16JN]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 255), H9 [10JA]

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 7627), H5685 [17JN]

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]

Bankruptcy: modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see H.R. 4193), H5209 [19MY]

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

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Bureau of Prisons: require Director conduct comprehensive review of understaffing (see H.R. 9296), H8494 [14NO]

Business and industry: eliminate subsidies for domestic and foreign fossil-fuel production and taxpayer-funded research and development, update below-market royalty rates, and restrict access to coronavirus relief (see H.R. 2102), H253 [19JA]

——— require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers (see H.R. 5502), H290 [20JA]

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

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8379 [4OC]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1018), H4073 [31MR]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1291), H7255 [27JY]

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7546 [2AU]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]

Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 6492), H301 [25JA]

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]

——— require in-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth (see H.R. 2247), H7546 [2AU]

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), H1177 [28FE]

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), H1120 [11FE]

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]

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), H6707 [18JY]

——— restrict limitations on possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce (see H.R. 8318), H6337 [13JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to lives of people of U.S. (see H. Res. 982), H3743 [15MR]

Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, La Quinta, CA: designate (see H.R. 7988), H5409 [8JN]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H3829 [17MR]

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), H5919 [24JN]

——— create civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7920), H5227 [31MY]

——— establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H4799 [10MY]

Crime: eliminate statute of limitations for filing of civil claim for any person who, while minor, was victim of child sex abuse offenses (see H.R. 8061), H6680 [15JY]

——— provide incentives for States to eliminate statutes of limitation related to child sexual abuse (see H.R. 5049), H7727 [26AU]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8387 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding (see H. Res. 1156), H5648 [16JN]

——— clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H5941 [7JY]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H4454 [21AP]

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

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (see H.R. 8822), H7841 [14SE]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 6669), H7407 [28JY]

——— provide grants to hire and retain school social workers (see H.R. 7037), H1423 [9MR]

——— provide grants to promote Japanese-American confinement education as means to understand importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise cultural tolerance awareness (see H.R. 1931), H3744 [15MR]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see H.R. 6666), H7407 [28JY]

——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 2248), H7727 [26AU]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H8387 [7OC]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 7644), H4800 [10MY]

——— declare monkeypox outbreak as public health emergency (see H. Res. 1286), H7170 [26JY]

——— develop national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 3271), H7407 [28JY]

——— encourage development of specialized foster care programs designed specifically for large sibling groups, sibling groups with wide age range, and sibling groups with complex needs (see H.R. 6657), H1111 [9FE]

——— establish demonstration grant program to provide emergency relief to foster youth and improve pre-placement services offered by foster care stabilization agencies (see H.R. 6656), H1111 [9FE] (see H.R. 8635), H7544 [2AU]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H1134 [18FE]

——— identify obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and provide technical assistance relative to removal of such obstacles (see H.R. 7210), H4862 [11MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7558 [9AU]

——— provide better protections and support for children raised by grandparents or other kinship families outside foster care system due to parental drug or alcohol abuse (see H.R. 2747), H7256 [27JY]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H3897 [28MR]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing child who has been removed from custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 5690), H7172 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to provide amounts to eligible entities for costs associated with establishment and operation of safe parking program for homeless (see H.R. 2965), H290 [20JA]

——— increase percentage of authorized units that public housing agency may use for project-based assistance (see H.R. 8539), H7728 [26AU]

——— 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]

——— provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (see H.R. 6602), H975 [4FE]

Dept. of Justice: develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders for interacting with persons with traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2992), H4799 [10MY]

——— 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), H4610 [28AP]

——— protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (see H.R. 8092), H5610 [15JN]

Dept. of Labor: prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 7701), H4796 [10MY]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H5644 [16JN]

Dept. of State: develop strategy and implementation plan outlining efforts to counter malign influence and activities of Russia and its proxies in Africa (see H.R. 7311), H4071 [31MR]

——— develop strategy and implementation plan outlining efforts to counter malign influence and activities of Russia and its proxies in Africa, Latin America, Middle East, and other regions as appropriate (see H.R. 9374), H8758 [5DE]

——— establish Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (see H.R. 4213), H8066 [21SE]

——— take action on unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds to ensure retirement security of U.S. pensioners (see H. Res. 289), H4862 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program (see H.R. 8727), H7738 [6SE]

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

——— establish program to help minority- and women-owned small businesses gain proficiency to compete equally for project contracts and subcontracts (see H.R. 6923), H1301 [3MR]

——— post national human trafficking hotline information in restrooms of all aircrafts, airports, buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations in U.S. (see H.R. 7181), H3858 [21MR]

——— provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs at modal administrations (see H.R. 7149), H3852 [18MR]

——— remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see H.R. 8079), H5609 [15JN]

——— submit report on recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes (see H.R. 8338), H7541 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4971 [13MY]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 3967), H1141 [22FE]

——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H7785 [13SE]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H310 [28JA]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5976 [12JY]

——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (see H.R. 8335), H5974 [12JY]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1696), H7732 [30AU]

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), H7556 [9AU]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4445 [14AP]

Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H4800 [10MY]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H3866 [24MR]

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

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, Norwalk, CA: designate (see H.R. 7173), H3853 [18MR]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5206 [19MY]

Evans, Sarah Keys: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5922), H10 [10JA]

FAA: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating noise burden they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities (see H.R. 7853), H7172 [26JY]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 7345), H4072 [31MR]

Families and domestic relations: provide assistance to foster parents and foster children for such children to obtain driver’s license (see H.R. 7932), H5932 [1JY]

——— 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]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H4435 [7AP]

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

Federal agencies and departments: report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 7252), H3895 [28MR]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 849), H43 [11JA]

Federal aid programs: lift certain restrictions on receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families for people with prior felony convictions (see H.R. 2837), H4127 [1AP]

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

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]

——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 6225), H79 [12JA]

——— 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]

——— require safe storage and adult supervision before juvenile can possess firearm, and award grants to local educational agencies to implement gun safety awareness programs (see H.R. 6639), H1073 [8FE]

Foreign policy: condemn use of hunger as weapon of war and recognize effect of conflict on global food security and famine (see H. Res. 922), H5735 [21JN]

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

——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H946 [3FE]

Global Food Security Act: modify and extend (see H.R. 8446), H7256 [27JY]

Health: 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]

——— support global coronavirus vaccination efforts to end pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 60), H918 [2FE]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8410 [21OC]

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

Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see H.R. 6989), H1373 [8MR]

Immigration: recapture unused family- and employment-based immigrant visa numbers (see H.R. 7374), H4862 [11MY]

——— 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), H6921 [20JY]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Secretary of HHS for Indian Health and require Senate confirmation (see H.R. 6406), H1134 [18FE]

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]

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), H4007 [30MR]

IRS: establish free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see H.R. 8368), H6335 [13JY]

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), H7717 [19AU]

Johnson, James W.: mint commemorative coins in recognition (see H.R. 8182), H7407 [28JY]

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

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

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), H3972 [29MR]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 8691), H7556 [9AU]

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

Liberia: support progress toward transparency, accountable institutions, and other tenets of good governance as it approaches bicentennial of arrival of first free Black Americans to Providence Island (see H. Res. 907), H976 [4FE]

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

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]

Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H1120 [11FE]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H3859 [21MR]

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

Medicaid: establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 6216), H918 [2FE]

——— expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H4799 [10MY]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H976 [4FE]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H8494 [14NO]

Medicare: expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H4715 [3MY]

——— improve access to mental health services (see H.R. 2035), H4511 [26AP]

——— 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), H4862 [11MY]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 4612), H7742 [9SE]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 1551), H8386 [7OC]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 4437), H4435 [7AP]

Menstrual Hygiene Day: observance (see H. Res. 1145), H5220 [27MY]

Mental health: address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (see H. Res. 1217), H5935 [5JY]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: modify requirements for candidate countries (see H.R. 8463), H7173 [26JY]

Moldova: support democracy, independence, and territorial integrity and strengthen U.S.-Moldova relations (see H. Res. 833), H1304 [3MR]

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]

NASA: accelerate initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft (see H.R. 8097), H5643 [16JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 911), H976 [4FE]

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 Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 893), H330 [1FE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 884), H303 [25JA]

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

National Sikh Day: designate (see H. Res. 1007), H3896 [28MR]

National Student Athlete Mental Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1423), H8378 [4OC]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 893), H330 [1FE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1045), H4433 [7AP]

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), H4459 [25AP]

NOAA: establish and maintain Blue Carbon Program to conserve and restore marine and coastal blue carbon ecosystems (see H.R. 3906), 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]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8418 [28OC]

Peace: recognize international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 120), H8824 [7DE]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H3829 [17MR]

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]

Power resources: promote U.S. energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains (see H.R. 7439), H4431 [7AP]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1755), H5221 [27MY]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 952), H1209 [1MR]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 1195), H5734 [21JN]

Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: designate (see H.R. 6722), H3866 [24MR]

SBA: permit certain businesses to select alternative covered period for loan forgiveness under Paycheck Protection Program and provide certain businesses additional loan forgiveness (see H.R. 6252), H918 [2FE]

——— require certain lenders and development companies to refer certain borrowers to resource partner (see H.R. 7971), H5332 [7JN]

Schools: increase access to mental health resources (see H.R. 5526), H8403 [18OC]

——— reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H7066 [21JY]

Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 920), H1114 [9FE]

Sicknick, Brian D.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H4971 [13MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4445 [14AP]

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), H4459 [25AP]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H946 [3FE]

——— produce and make available identification at no cost for purpose of allowing certain individuals to meet certain identification requirements (see H.R. 8821), H7841 [14SE]

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), H4445 [14AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H4398 [6AP]

Supreme Court: establish term limits and process by which appointments for justices occur at regular time intervals (see H.R. 8500), H7168 [26JY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H3972 [29MR] (see H.R. 7647), H4800 [10MY]

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), H7842 [14SE]

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), H8403 [18OC]

——— 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]

——— exempt certain late unemployment payments from taxation (see H.R. 7350), H4073 [31MR]

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

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H4921 [12MY]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H79 [12JA]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H79 [12JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6552), H330 [1FE]

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: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 2924), H44 [11JA]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H8379 [4OC]

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), H253 [19JA]

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

Warehouse Worker Recognition Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1322), H7708 [12AU]

Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1081), H4707 [29AP]

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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4445 [14AP]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4922 [12MY]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 1095), H4797 [10MY]

World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 4949), H4971 [13MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H9 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H5214 [24MY]

African Continental Free Trade Area: promote (see H.R. 9364), H8673 [30NO]

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]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H330 [1FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6878), H1206 [1MR]

Courts: enable incarcerated persons to petition Federal court for second look at certain longer sentences and establish factors for considering sentence reductions or release (see H.R. 9431), H8800 [6DE]

Dept. of Justice: create civil action to enforce standards promulgated under Prison Rape Elimination Act (see H.R. 8096), H5643 [16JN]

——— extend authorization for special assessment for Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund (see H.R. 8684), H7556 [9AU]

——— study issues on prosecution, victims’ services, prevalence, and restitution relative to human trafficking (see H.R. 6479), H300 [25JA]

Immigration: protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see H.R. 8349), H6334 [13JY]

Law enforcement: provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and behavioral health and suicidal crisis (see H.R. 8637), H7544 [2AU]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1133), H5207 [19MY]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1384), H8113 [22SE]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7240), H3895 [28MR]

Social Security: remove barriers and encourage kinship guardianship, foster, or adoptive placement for children who cannot be safely care for in their own homes (see H.R. 7416), H4395 [6AP]

Women: improve treatment of women in criminal justice system (see H.R. 7394), H4190 [5AP]

Constitutional authority statements

African Continental Free Trade Area: promote (H.R. 9364), H8674 [30NO]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (H.R. 6878), H1207 [1MR]

Courts: enable incarcerated persons to petition Federal court for second look at certain longer sentences and establish factors for considering sentence reductions or release (H.R. 9431), H8800 [6DE]

Dept. of Justice: create civil action to enforce standards promulgated under Prison Rape Elimination Act (H.R. 8096), H5646 [16JN]

——— extend authorization for special assessment for Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund (H.R. 8684), H7557 [9AU]

——— study issues on prosecution, victims’ services, prevalence, and restitution relative to human trafficking (H.R. 6479), H302 [25JA]

Immigration: protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (H.R. 8349), H6335 [13JY]

Law enforcement: provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and behavioral health and suicidal crisis (H.R. 8637), H7545 [2AU]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7240), H3896 [28MR]

Social Security: remove barriers and encourage kinship guardianship, foster, or adoptive placement for children who cannot be safely care for in their own homes (H.R. 7416), H4397 [6AP]

Women: improve treatment of women in criminal justice system (H.R. 7394), H4191 [5AP]

Letters

Trafficking Victims Protection Act reauthorization: Representative Meeks, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7086 [26JY]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7086 [26JY]

——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7086 [26JY]

Remarks

Black Stuntmen and Women’s Association: tribute, E886• [30AU]

Lunar New Year: observance, H921 [3FE]

Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (H.R. 6525), H922 [3FE]

National Foster Care Month: observance, H5740 [22JN]

National Foster Youth Institute: tribute to Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day, H5740 [22JN]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7240), H7900 [19SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6552), H7083, H7085, H7088 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, E654• [22JN]

Tributes

Collins, G. Mansfield, E1047• [14OC]

Cooper, Earl, II (Skip), E312• [29MR]

Felix, Allyson, E1126• [10NO]

Morrison, Barbara, E316• [29MR]