SAN NICOLAS, MICHAEL F.Q. (a Delegate from Guam)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6345 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H8508 [15NO]

Armed Forces: eliminate certain health care charges for members of Selected Reserve eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select (see H.R. 3512), H4439 [11AP]

——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 9069), H8387 [7OC]

——— expand business costs, incurred by spouse of member of uniformed services because of permanent change of station or assignment for such member, eligible for reimbursement (see H.R. 7930), H5232 [3JN]

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

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

Arms control: impose sanctions on transfer of arms and related materiel by China to Russia or evasion or circumvention of U.S. sanctions or multilateral sanctions by China relative to Russia (see H.R. 8544), H7255 [27JY]

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 7627), H5932 [1JY]

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see H. Res. 1406), H8316 [29SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1083), H4724 [6MY]

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

Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 6557), H3745 [15MR]

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]

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]

——— authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H6624 [14JY]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H5448 [9JN]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H7967 [19SE]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H43 [11JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding (see H. Res. 1156), H5932 [1JY]

——— establish renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and conduct GAO study on renewable energy efficiency in such territories (see H.R. 2791), H8379 [4OC]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student hunger demonstration program (see H.R. 6272), H5234 [3JN]

——— extend certain child nutrition waiver authority relative to school meals (see H.R. 8150), H5932 [1JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish grant program to facilitate training and employment of veterans for certain conservation activities (see H.R. 7431), H5410 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Provider Bridge Program (see H.R. 5248), H5824 [22JN]

——— 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), H3897 [28MR]

——— provide grant funding to States for mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation (see H.R. 3753), H4192 [5AP]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grant program to assist State and local governments, Continuums of Care, and community-based organizations that administer health and homelessness services to better coordinate those services (see H.R. 7716), H7172 [26JY]

——— establish grant program to provide affordable housing to low-income grandparents who are raising their grandchildren (see H.R. 3111), H5735 [21JN]

——— make grants to States and Indian tribes to support local resiliency offices (see H.R. 7178), H5941 [7JY]

——— revise treatment of student loan debt in underwriting of FHA loans (see H.R. 3861), H5334 [7JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 9208), H8420 [28OC]

——— 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]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Working Waterfront Task Force and Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3160), H6923 [20JY]

——— reaffirm that certain lands have been taken into trust for Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 6181), H918 [2FE]

——— reauthorize certain leasing on Outer Continental shelf (see H.R. 2635), H7540 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish program to award grants to State and Tribal governments to facilitate placement of disability identifier symbols on certain identification cards (see H.R. 7217), H5931 [1JY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5606), H6883 [19JY]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 8197), H5877 [23JN]

——— expand eligibility for homeless veterans benefits to all veterans and authorize funding for certain homeless prevention programs (see H.R. 7807), H5229 [31MY]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 8100), H5644 [16JN]

——— improve benefits to certain individuals who served under U.S. command in Philippines forces and Philippine Scouts during World War II (see H.R. 9081), H8316 [29SE]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H1276 [2MR]

——— improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 9379), H8707 [1DE]

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

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H3866 [24MR]

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]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate development of treatments for cancers (see H.R. 5377), H5335 [7JN]

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

Employment: expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see H.R. 6699), H4511 [26AP]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 5994), H3859 [21MR]

Evans, Sarah Keys: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5922), H1276 [2MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3488), H5931 [1JY]

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

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 849), H1303 [3MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for equitable treatment for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa (see H.R. 2713), H6706 [18JY]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 962), H3897 [28MR]

——— cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (see H.R. 6087), H5335 [7JN]

——— permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see H.R. 521), H5976 [12JY]

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), H3897 [28MR]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1449), H8418 [28OC]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H7172 [26JY]

Firearms: issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 2377), H5228 [31MY]

Foreign policy: recognize and reaffirm strong relationship between U.S. and Pacific Islands (see H. Res. 994), H3972 [29MR]

FTC: prohibit targeted advertising by advertising facilitators and advertisers (see H.R. 6416), H3745 [15MR]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 1190), H5733 [21JN]

Health care professionals: require prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating patients with opioid and other substance use disorders and incorporate such training in medical school curricula (see H.R. 2067), H3776 [16MR]

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]

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

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

Insurance: require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 477), H948 [3FE]

Interagency Council on Statistical Policy: develop plan to collect and publish statistics on U.S. territories in same manner as statistics are collected and reported by Federal agencies for States (see H.R. 8593), H7537 [29JY]

Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 2021), H7067 [21JY]

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

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

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

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

Latino Conservation Week: designate (see H. Res. 1235), H6922 [20JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 9316), H8541 [16NO]

Medicare: 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), H3854 [18MR]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see H.R. 1825), H5735 [21JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H4862 [11MY]

Mental health: expand Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration program and authorize funding for additional grants to certified community behavioral health clinics (see H.R. 4323), H5976 [12JY]

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]

National Archives and Records Administration: submit plan to Congress to eliminate records backlog at National Personnel Records Center (see H.R. 7337), H5945 [11JY]

National CACFP Week: designate (see H. Res. 980), H3743 [15MR]

National CASA/GAL Volunteers’ Day: designate (see H. Res. 1157), H5333 [7JN]

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 Guard: improve promotion practices (see H.R. 7837), H5335 [7JN]

National Minority Supplier Development Council: anniversary (see H. Res. 1530), H10055 [22DE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1100), H4797 [10MY]

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

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

NOAA: establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see H.R. 8977), H8223 [28SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: make Climate Security Advisory Council permanent (see H.R. 6605), H5941 [7JY]

Petroleum: provide energy rebates to individual taxpayers relative to gas prices (see H.R. 7143), H4007 [30MR]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H6707 [18JY]

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

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]

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), H3855 [18MR]

——— publish or update resource guide for small business concerns operating as child care providers (see H.R. 3072), H1177 [28FE]

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

Supreme Court: allow for twelve justices (see H.R. 2584), H3744 [15MR]

Taxation: impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7099), H3972 [29MR]

——— provide credit for economic activity in U.S. possessions (see H.R. 5032), H5685 [17JN]

——— provide refundable credit for certain teachers as supplement to State effort to provide teachers with livable wage (see H.R. 7660), H4713 [3MY]

Territories: authorize management of Federal submerged lands off of territories for offshore energy, establish offshore wind lease sale requirements, and provide dedicated funding for coral reef conservation (see H.R. 1689), H5735 [21JN]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H6883 [19JY]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H6883 [19JY]

Tribal Cultural Areas System: establish (see H.R. 8109), H7785 [13SE]

U.S. Digital Privacy Agency: establish to enforce user rights and data collection, possession, disclosure, and maintenance obligations by information technology entities relative to privacy of personal information (see H.R. 6027), H3745 [15MR]

Veterans: make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 8616), H7785 [13SE]

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

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H4437 [11AP]

Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 7949), H5233 [3JN]

World War II: anniversary of Solomon Islands campaign, including battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound (see H. Res. 1320), H7707 [12AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Treasury: make updates to National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (see H.R. 6388), H78 [12JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish exception for straight-line distance requirement for airplane single-engine rating (see H.R. 8234), H5919 [24JN]

Guam: establish database for verifying Native CHamoru ancestry (see H.R. 6504), H301 [25JA]

Senate: provide for nonvoting delegates to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 6941), H1328 [7MR]

Territories: address growing unreimbursed economic impact costs on communities that receive and host Compact migrants from Freely Associated States (see H.R. 6819), H1140 [22FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Treasury: make updates to National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (H.R. 6388), H78 [12JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish exception for straight-line distance requirement for airplane single-engine rating (H.R. 8234), H5919 [24JN]

Guam: establish database for verifying Native CHamoru ancestry (H.R. 6504), H302 [25JA]

Senate: provide for nonvoting delegates to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (H.R. 6941), H1329 [7MR]

Territories: address growing unreimbursed economic impact costs on communities that receive and host Compact migrants from Freely Associated States (H.R. 6819), H1141 [22FE]

Remarks

Concepcion, Stephane Camacho: Guam Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E571• [3JN]

De Guzman, Michelle: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E545• [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: assess suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands within Guam as National Heritage Area (H.R. 2899), H3726 [15MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1235 [2MR]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll, H1235 [2MR]

Filipino Ladies Association of Guam (FLAG): anniversary, E169• [22FE]

Guam: anniversary of Hilton Guam Resort & Spa, E296• [24MR]

——— anniversary of Natibu Dance Academy, E565• [31MY]

——— anniversary of Stargazers Dance Troupe, E471• [10MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E442• [29AP]

Santiago, Benjamin: Guam Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E256• [15MR], E384• [14AP]

University of Guam: anniversary, E342• [1AP]

——— observance of Charter Day, E342• [1AP]

Reports filed

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative San Nicolas: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 117–387), H5918 [24JN]

Tributes

Aguon, Mindy Fothergill, E874• [23AU]

Alejandro, Juan, E175• [25FE]

Arriola, Joaquin C. (Kin), E547• [20MY]

Cruz, Olivia L. Torres, E332• [31MR]

Eusebio, Christian, E41• [18JA]

Fernandez, Jon J.P., E685• [1JY]

Guerrero, Roderick R. Leon, E259• [15MR]

Hall, Kobe, E44• [18JA]

Laguaña, Andrew T., E828• [5AU]

Lujan, Pilar Diaz Cruz, E693• [5JY]

Marshall, Eric S., E633• [16JN]

Nicholson, Benjamin, E1281• [14DE], E1305• [15DE]

Pangelinan, Adriano B., E422• [27AP]

Paulino, Florentina Meno (Floren), E339• [1AP]

Ridgell, Reilly A., E773• [22JY]

Sgambelluri, Adolfo P. (Sgamby), E45• [18JA]

Shimizu, Paul S., E391• [18AP]