FLETCHER, LIZZIE (a Representative from Texas)

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), H8824 [7DE]

Armed Forces: provide coverage for eating disorders under TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 1309), H7967 [19SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 448), H7967 [19SE]

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]

Bob Krueger Post Office, New Braunfels, TX: designate (see H.R. 8203), H5877 [23JN]

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H4007 [30MR]

Colleges and universities: provide for long-term improvement of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3294), H3859 [21MR]

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), H310 [28JA]

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), H6623 [14JY]

Corps of Engineers: commend Project 11 partners for expansion of ship channel in Port of Houston (see H. Res. 1149), H5227 [31MY]

Courts: establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H5824 [22JN]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H6336 [13JY]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2629), H7784 [13SE]

——— 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: 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]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see H.R. 2011), H4153 [4AP]

Dept. of Commerce: reauthorize First Responder Network Authority (see H.R. 6768), H1130 [18FE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5233 [3JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish program to reduce reliance of allied European countries on natural gas, petroleum, and nuclear fuel produced in Russia (see H.R. 6874), H1175 [28FE]

——— establish research, development, and demonstration program relative to abandoned wells (see H.R. 4270), H4007 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see H.R. 8452), H6922 [20JY]

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

——— establish Bio-Preparedness and Infectious Diseases Workforce Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5602), H3777 [16MR]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7785 [13SE]

——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H7967 [19SE]

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 5769), H3714 [11MR]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 4118), H7883 [15SE]

——— reauthorize programs supporting community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts (see H.R. 7255), H4862 [11MY]

——— 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), H10 [10JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 6825), H4154 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H1425 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H4799 [10MY]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H7967 [19SE]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H7883 [15SE]

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]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6833), H3972 [29MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H4715 [3MY]

Ethiopia: support stabilization, peace, and democracy efforts (see H.R. 6600), H4799 [10MY]

FAA: require installation of secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft (see H.R. 911), H4435 [7AP]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 962), H4153 [4AP]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 6398), H4435 [7AP]

Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force: use best available data to evaluate and protect communities and Federal infrastructure from potential flooding (see H.R. 481), H1116 [9FE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 5727), H7883 [15SE]

Firearms: expand to all firearms requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 7904), H5219 [27MY]

——— 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]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 2814), H8874 [8DE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7784 [13SE]

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

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]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5488 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H3866 [24MR]

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: observe Nowruz, Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 237), H4075 [31MR]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5977 [12JY]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1182), H5645 [16JN]

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

Medicaid: expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H7256 [27JY]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H8066 [21SE]

Medicare: extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8543 [16NO]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, increase participation in communities of color, and offset coronavirus pandemic driven decline in colorectal screenings (see H.R. 1655), H4799 [10MY]

National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan: establish to expand, intensify, and coordinate domestic violence prevention efforts among Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies and other stakeholders (see H.R. 5762), H5335 [7JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5235 [3JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5235 [3JN]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1092), H4722 [6MY]

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), H5685 [17JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H4074 [31MR]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans’ Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 8529), H7254 [27JY]

Russia: ban visas of certain Russian citizens and their family members due to invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 6853), H1331 [7MR]

——— call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5411 [8JN]

——— impose sanctions on Duma and Federation Council members who voted to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk in southeastern Ukraine as one or more independent states (see H.R. 6842), H1331 [7MR]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H6883 [19JY]

Social Security: increase support for State Children’s Health Insurance Program during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1390), H4799 [10MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H6923 [20JY]

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

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H4435 [7AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), 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), H8874 [8DE]

——— create safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds (see H.R. 9044), H8731 [2DE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H1425 [9MR]

——— prohibit States from imposing tax on retail sale of menstrual products (see H.R. 8107), H7967 [19SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H198 [14JA]

Texas: conform Federal tax law with Texas Constitution to allow for continued benefit to fullest extent possible from financial leverage of Permanent University Fund to State of Texas (see H.R. 9332), H9730 [13DE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H331 [1FE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H331 [1FE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 2616), H5334 [7JN]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H4074 [31MR]

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), H7558 [9AU]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7884 [15SE]

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]

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

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 1095), H7967 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5939 [7JY]

Dept. of Energy: create plan for research, development, and commercialization projects capable of making significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions or carbon intensity of qualified fuel production facilities (see H.R. 6562), H916 [2FE]

——— expedite applications for exportation of natural gas to NATO-member countries (see H.R. 6977), H1373 [8MR]

FDA: reauthorize Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) grant program and allow profits for certain Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) devices (see H.R. 7679), H4721 [6MY]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study and report on Federal research agenda to advance understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 7289), H4005 [30MR]

Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see H.R. 9049), H8314 [29SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H5940 [7JY]

Dept. of Energy: create plan for research, development, and commercialization projects capable of making significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions or carbon intensity of qualified fuel production facilities (H.R. 6562), H917 [2FE]

——— expedite applications for exportation of natural gas to NATO-member countries (H.R. 6977), H1374 [8MR]

FDA: reauthorize Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) grant program and allow profits for certain Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) devices (H.R. 7679), H4723 [6MY]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study and report on Federal research agenda to advance understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (H.R. 7289), H4006 [30MR]

Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (H.R. 9049), H8317 [29SE]

Remarks

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), H3969 [29MR]

——— pro choice versus right to life, H3964, H3966, H3967, H3969 [29MR]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H6648 [15JY]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (H.R. 8373), H6933 [21JY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3797 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health, H5778 [22JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to mental health and substance use disorders (H.R. 7666), H5778 [22JN]

Economy: use of budget reconciliation to fight inflation, reduce prescription drug and health care costs, address climate change, increase tax fairness, and reduce deficit (H.R. 5376), Senate amendment, H7687 [12AU]