JAYAPAL, PRAMILA (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6236, H6270, H6316, H6446, H6451 [13JY], H6514 [14JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6842, H6849 [19JY]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5577 [15JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H846 [2FE], H925, H932 [3FE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5057 [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]

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1374 [8MR]

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), H7713 [16AU]

Agriculture: place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see H.R. 4421), H3971 [29MR]

Air pollution: improve air quality management and safety of communities using best available monitoring technology and data (see H.R. 8551), H7403 [28JY]

Antitrust policy: specify standards governing claims of consciously parallel pricing coordination in civil actions and clarify meaning of contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy under Sherman Act (see H.R. 8777), H7738 [6SE]

Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1022), H4800 [10MY]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5227 [31MY]

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 7627), H7967 [19SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1083), H4714 [3MY]

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]

Aviation: provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see H.R. 8605), H7537 [29JY]

Bankruptcy: make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 9110), H8371 [30SE]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of debtor to perform services during bankruptcy case (see H.R. 5554), H303 [25JA]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3159), H6680 [15JY]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish database to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on Federal corporate criminal enforcement actions (see H.R. 9362), H9855 [14DE]

Business and industry: make price gouging unlawful, expand FTC ability to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and require companies disclose costs and pricing strategies in SEC filings (see H.R. 7736), H5215 [24MY]

——— prohibit certain anticompetitive mergers, allow rejection of proposed acquisitions, and implement procedures for reviews and breaking up anticompetitive consummated acquisitions (see H.R. 7101), H4922 [12MY]

Census: require that individual incarcerated on date on which decennial census is taken shall be attributed to last place of residence prior to incarceration (see H.R. 6550), H1134 [18FE]

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

Chin, Vincent: recognize significance of death (see H. Res. 1200), H5878 [23JN]

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

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]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 9071), H8315 [29SE]

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]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 675), H216 [18JA]

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), H5940 [7JY]

Cosmetics: provide grants to identify ingredients in salon products harmful to salon workers and women of color, promote green chemistry solutions, and require disclosure of ingredients on labels and company websites (see H.R. 5540), H4799 [10MY]

Courts: establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H1120 [11FE]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H8115 [22SE]

——— limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (see H.R. 8227), H5918 [24JN]

——— protect employees of Federal judiciary from discrimination (see H.R. 4827), H3745 [15MR]

——— provide civil remedy for individuals whose rights have been violated by person acting under Federal authority (see H.R. 6185), H195 [13JA]

Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see H.R. 9307), H8541 [16NO]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H7173 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see H.R. 4108), H3713 [11MR]

——— 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), H5097 [17MY]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H5685 [17JN]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1919), H5879 [23JN]

Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see H.R. 1756), H4397 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: make cost to each taxpayer of certain contingency operations conducted by Armed Forces publicly available on website (see H.R. 7147), H4799 [10MY]

——— reduce appropriations (see H.R. 8040), H5486 [13JN]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see H.R. 4272), H5215 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 4402), H4435 [7AP]

——— carry out pilot program to assist local educational agencies with acquisition of school supplies (see H.R. 9503), H9904 [15DE]

——— change certain eligibility requirements for loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 6898), H1274 [2MR]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 9136), H8387 [7OC]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 3836), H4971 [13MY]

——— establish emergency grant aid program (see H.R. 8247), H6625 [14JY]

——— improve full-service community school program (see H.R. 1241), H8011 [20SE]

——— prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see H.R. 6559), H916 [2FE]

——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see H.R. 8856), H8430 [3NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects (see H.R. 6662), H1112 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to develop strategic response plans relative to opioid crisis and require providers prescribing opioids for certain patients to also prescribe opioid overdose reversal drugs (see H.R. 5224), H1120 [11FE]

——— 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), H7709 [12AU]

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

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H8674 [30NO]

——— 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), H8119 [26SE]

——— designate LGBTQ older population as vulnerable, provide parity for certain resources, collect data on State programs, and prioritize grants for organizations that meet LGBTQ long-term care needs (see H.R. 7993), H5612 [15JN]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H3776 [16MR]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7742 [9SE]

——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H8674 [30NO]

——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 9040), H8314 [29SE]

——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 6437), H287 [20JA]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H1376 [8MR]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H8589 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: defer removal of certain Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian nationals for certain period (see H.R. 8922), H8010 [20SE]

——— defer removal of certain Vietnamese nationals for certain period (see H.R. 7708), H4796 [10MY]

——— reform process by which temporary nonagricultural worker visas are allocated (see H.R. 7549), H4452 [21AP]

Dept. of HUD: create database of eviction information, establish grant programs for eviction prevention and legal aid, and limit use of housing court-related records in consumer reports (see H.R. 6696), H3972 [29MR]

——— establish grant program to address crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through co-location of housing and child care (see H.R. 9375), H8707 [1DE]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (see H.R. 7191), H3858 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 3480), H10 [10JA]

——— create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H5234 [3JN]

——— establish Office of Environmental Justice (see H.R. 9124), H8377 [4OC]

——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H5929 [1JY]

——— prevent conflicts of interest and promote competition in sale and purchase of digital advertising (see H.R. 7839), H5207 [19MY]

Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 2373), H5215 [24MY]

——— 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), H5547 [14JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3865), H8115 [22SE]

——— 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: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 9291), H8494 [14NO]

——— support right of self-determination for people of Tibet, counter disinformation by Chinese officials, and encourage peaceful resolution of conflict with China (see H.R. 8365), H9855 [14DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds for infrastructure projects, improve Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and provide Tribal governments more time to use funds (see H.R. 5735), H1014 [7FE]

——— support review of IMF surcharge policy and pause surcharges during review period (see H.R. 6979), H1373 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3095), H4153 [4AP]

——— establish program to help minority- and women-owned small businesses gain proficiency to compete equally for project contracts and subcontracts (see H.R. 6923), H4445 [14AP]

——— provide additional funding under airport improvement program for certain noise improvement projects (see H.R. 4161), H3971 [29MR]

——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see H. Res. 565), H7884 [15SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see H.R. 5905), H948 [3FE]

——— improve reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses for health care professionals (see H.R. 3693), H4435 [7AP]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H1304 [3MR]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see H.R. 4938), H7967 [19SE]

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]

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6111), H4715 [3MY]

Diseases and disorders: improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health (see H.R. 5030), H5931 [1JY]

Drugs: create expungement mechanism and process to petition for expungement for low-level marijuana crimes and study impact of expungements issued (see H.R. 8557), H8589 [17NO]

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

Elections: constitutional amendment on authority of Congress and States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 80), H5010 [16MY]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H7785 [13SE]

——— expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H3777 [16MR]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 6670), H1112 [9FE]

——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see H.R. 6699), H1113 [9FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H10 [10JA]

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

EPA: allow to include measures that apply beyond individual stationary source or category of stationary sources in identifying best system of emission reduction for purposes of standard of performance (see H.R. 8395), H7709 [12AU]

——— create national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 9555), H9852 [14DE]

——— implement fenceline monitoring for air pollutants at facilities contributing to high local cancer rates and other health threats and expand and strengthen national ambient air quality monitoring network (see H.R. 8352), H6334 [13JY]

FAA: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating noise burden they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities (see H.R. 7853), H5229 [31MY]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]

FCC: classify broadband as telecommunications service (see H.R. 8573), H7404 [28JY]

——— ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H7553 [5AU]

FDA: ban certain substances in cosmetic products (see H.R. 5537), H4799 [10MY]

——— provide for greater transparency relative to fragrance and flavor ingredients in cosmetics (see H.R. 5538), H4799 [10MY]

——— require cosmetic supply chains disclose ingredients, toxicity, and safety data to cosmetic companies needed to make safe cosmetics (see H.R. 5539), H4799 [10MY]

——— require warning labels to be affixed to prescription opioid containers or packaging stating such drugs can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose (see H.R. 1026), H5547 [14JN]

——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 7828), H5976 [12JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve service delivery of agencies and public perception of agency interactions (see H.R. 9233), H8413 [25OC]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 6398), H4922 [12MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1330 [7MR]

Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 8531), H7728 [26AU]

Federal Transit Administration: establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected electric bus rapid transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9648), H9982 [21DE]

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), H193 [13JA]

——— provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in U.S. during coronavirus emergency using Defense Production Act and other means (see H.R. 6385), H78 [12JA]

Financial institutions: limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 4277), H5941 [7JY]

Firearms: enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops (see H.R. 4423), H7713 [16AU]

——— 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 transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]

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), H8495 [14NO]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation (see H.R. 5508), H8674 [30NO]

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

——— prohibit data brokers from selling and transferring health and location data (see H.R. 9161), H8385 [7OC]

——— prohibit discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process and require transparency in use of algorithmic processes and content moderation (see H.R. 3611), H4922 [12MY]

——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H1014 [7FE]

Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see H. Res. 69), H1177 [28FE]

Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see H. Res. 1373), H8010 [20SE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H43 [11JA]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H7713 [16AU]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 2007), H5221 [27MY]

——— support global coronavirus vaccination efforts to end pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 60), H254 [19JA]

Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 122), H8873 [8DE]

House of Representatives: consider ‘‘Just War’’ principles prior to any vote relative to declaration of war or authorization of use of military force (see H. Res. 1009), H5735 [21JN]

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

Hunger: advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and improve coordination of such programs (see H.R. 4693), H332 [1FE]

Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered the U.S. as children (see H.R. 4331), H1134 [18FE]

——— permit aliens seeking asylum in U.S. to be eligible for employment (see H.R. 6693), H1177 [28FE]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 2920), H7553 [5AU]

——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see H.R. 9685), H10055 [22DE]

——— recapture unused family- and employment-based immigrant visa numbers (see H.R. 7374), H4724 [6MY]

——— 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]

Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (see H.R. 7517), H4862 [11MY]

Information technology: promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in app economy, increase choice and quality, and reduce costs for consumers (see H.R. 7030), H5647 [16JN]

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]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 957), H1207 [1MR]

International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4073 [31MR]

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]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1182), H5735 [21JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: expedite provision of humanitarian assistance, including life-saving medical care (see H.R. 1504), H8114 [22SE]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit use of cell-site simulators by Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies without probable cause warrants (see H.R. 4022), H5448 [9JN]

——— reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions (see H.R. 3510), H7720 [23AU]

Law enforcement officers: establish limitation on use of no-knock warrants (see H.R. 6877), H1206 [1MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 8743), H8379 [4OC]

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

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

Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]

Medicaid: expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H8414 [25OC]

——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4937), H8011 [20SE]

Medicare: provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 4640), H948 [3FE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H5221 [27MY]

——— require complete and accurate data submissions from Medicare Advantage organizations offering plans under Part C to improve transparency (see H.R. 9019), H8221 [28SE]

Mental health: clarify applicability of certain parity provisions to mental health and substance use disorder telehealth benefits (see H.R. 8229), H10531 [23DE]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 8512), H7169 [26JY]

Minimum wage: repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 8427), H6882 [19JY]

National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see H. Res. 1098), H4797 [10MY]

National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 1080), H4707 [29AP]

National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 5533), H7716 [19AU]

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

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

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), H7742 [9SE]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain BIA and Indian Health Service accounts (see H.R. 5567), H5234 [3JN]

NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see H.R. 8793), H7741 [9SE]

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

Nuclear weapons: abolish and redirect resources to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 2850), H1425 [9MR]

Nurses: recognize important role forensic nurses play in supporting survivors and addressing violence (see H. Res. 938), H1140 [22FE]

Pharmaceuticals: increase transparency of research costs (see H.R. 7474), H8648 [29NO]

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

Public Radio Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 1306), H7967 [19SE]

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]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 8948), H8442 [10NO]

Rwanda: call to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds (see H. Res. 892), H5735 [21JN]

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

SEC: repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 9149), H8385 [7OC]

Senate: provide for nonvoting delegates to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 6941), H7967 [19SE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture (see H.R. 9070), H8315 [29SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H8410 [21OC]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 8005), H5445 [9JN]

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), H7713 [16AU]

Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 1218), H5935 [5JY]

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), H6624 [14JY]

——— 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]

——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8051), H5546 [14JN]

——— impose income tax on excess profits of certain corporations (see H.R. 7443), H4431 [7AP]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7099), H3775 [16MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H8429 [3NO]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 8323), H5945 [11JY]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H10 [10JA]

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about contributors as part of annual returns (see H.R. 774), H7727 [26AU]

Terrorism: commemorate anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, recognize victims and express condolences to families, condemn racism and Islamaphobia, and honor Muslims targeted by violence and hatred (see H. Res. 662), H8391 [11OC]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9730 [13DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9730 [13DE]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 1488), H8588 [17NO]

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: support goals and provisions (see H. Res. 1185), H7967 [19SE]

Trump, Donald J.: provide ineligibility to again hold office of President of the U.S. or to hold any office, civil or military, under U.S. (see H.R. 9578), H9901 [15DE]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H3897 [28MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: affirm that prohibition on unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds includes incidental take by commercial activities and regulate such activity (see H.R. 4833), H5410 [8JN]

U.S. Geological Survey: permanently authorize National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to respond to effects of extreme weather events and climate trends (see H.R. 6654), H1111 [9FE]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 7946), H7558 [9AU]

Voting: constitutional amendment on right to vote (see H.J. Res. 98), H8065 [21SE]

——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

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

Washington: authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (see H.R. 6964), H7713 [16AU]

Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 7949), H7172 [26JY]

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), H5548 [14JN]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4435 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see H.R. 9494), H9688 [12DE]

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

Courts: establish judicial ethics (see H.R. 7706), H4796 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase transparency relative to livestock and poultry depopulation (see H.R. 9552), H9852 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: streamline budget process (see H.R. 9553), H9852 [14DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to rulemaking (see H.R. 9390), H8708 [1DE]

Firearms: prevent suicide by giving people more control over their own lethal means purchase decisions through creation of voluntary purchase delay database (see H.R. 8361), H6334 [13JY]

Foreign policy: address greatest national security challenges and outline new framework for foreign policy (see H. Res. 877), H252 [19JA]

FTC: make hospital organizations and cooperative hospital service organizations subject to antitrust enforcement relative to unfair methods of competition (see H.R. 9510), H9729 [13DE]

Immigration: extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence (see H.R. 9474), H8873 [8DE]

Medicare: provide for disclosure and analysis of certain health-related ownership information (see H.R. 6885), H1207 [1MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (see H.R. 6678), H1113 [9FE]

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (see H.R. 9623), H9909 [20DE]

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]

Constitutional authority statements

Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (H.R. 9494), H9689 [12DE]

Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (H.R. 6492), H302 [25JA]

Courts: establish judicial ethics (H.R. 7706), H4798 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase transparency relative to livestock and poultry depopulation (H.R. 9552), H9854 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: streamline budget process (H.R. 9553), H9854 [14DE]

Federal agencies and departments: require disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to rulemaking (H.R. 9390), H8709 [1DE]

Firearms: prevent suicide by giving people more control over their own lethal means purchase decisions through creation of voluntary purchase delay database (H.R. 8361), H6336 [13JY]

FTC: make hospital organizations and cooperative hospital service organizations subject to antitrust enforcement relative to unfair methods of competition (H.R. 9510), H9730 [13DE]

Immigration: extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence (H.R. 9474), H8874 [8DE]

Medicare: provide for disclosure and analysis of certain health-related ownership information (H.R. 6885), H1208 [1MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (H.R. 6678), H1115 [9FE]

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (H.R. 9623), H9910 [20DE]

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 (S. 4132), H4903 [12MY]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (H. Res. 1096), adopt (H. Res. 1097), H4767 [10MY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3795 [17MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H987 [7FE]

——— limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (S. 4524), H8522 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6270, H6453 [13JY]

——— repeal statutory requirement to submit unfunded priorities lists to Congress, H6270 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among U.S. South Asian population (H.R. 3771), H7186, H7188 [27JY]

——— study relationship between coronavirus and rates of morbidity and mortality from heart disease in at-risk communities, H7188 [27JY]

Dept. of State: submit report in conjunction with Dept. of Energy on impact of U.S. sanctions on innovation, emissions reduction, climate cooperation, and economic justice, H925, H926 [3FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: conduct analysis of humanitarian impact of confiscation of assets of Afghanistan’s central bank and impact on political power of China, H932, H933 [3FE]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H925, H926, H932, H933 [3FE]

——— 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, H7650 [12AU]

Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Climate Resilience, H6453 [13JY]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), Senate amendment, H8833 [8DE]

FDA: revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products (H.R. 7667), E629• [15JN]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (H.R. 7910), H5375 [8JN]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3648), H9713 [13DE]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H925, H926, H932, H933 [3FE]

Supreme Court: leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4903 [12MY]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (H.R. 7946), H8768 [6DE]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H4903 [12MY]

Tributes

Brown, Scott, E690• [1JY]

Do, Leanne Kim, E198• [1MR]

Phillips, Preston J., H5551 [15JN]