BEATTY, JOYCE (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6361, H6400 [13JY]

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

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5575 [15JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H829 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H6625 [14JY]

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

African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking (see H. Res. 1050), H4433 [7AP]

——— examine conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in certain aspects of society and promote community-based methods to mitigate and address harm and ensure accountability (see H.R. 6268), H4075 [31MR]

American Heart Month: observance (see H. Res. 905), H947 [3FE]

Bedford Heights, OH: designate Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as national memorial (see H.R. 7618), H4607 [28AP]

Biden, President: call for Executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt (see H. Res. 100), H5209 [19MY]

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

Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H7073 [22JY]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3159), H7540 [29JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 3354), H7716 [19AU]

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), H1075 [8FE]

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), H918 [2FE]

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), H3859 [21MR]

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]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply consumer lending provisions of Truth in Lending Act to small business credit markets through regulation and licensing of brokers (see H.R. 6054), H217 [18JA]

——— establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3483), H3829 [17MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]

Corporations: encourage to commit to utilizing benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management positions (see H. Res. 971), H3866 [24MR]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H4154 [4AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student hunger demonstration program (see H.R. 6272), H44 [11JA]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H5685 [17JN]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 9281), H8441 [10NO]

——— provide for adjustment or modification of loans for critical rural utility service providers (see H.R. 2244), H3744 [15MR]

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), H3971 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: promote career awareness in accounting as part of well-rounded science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational experience under Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program (see H.R. 3855), H5334 [7JN]

——— require annual reporting on assets of institutions of higher education (see H.R. 9226), H8495 [14NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 2525), H6336 [13JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3362), H4007 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: allow individuals to obtain copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 7422), H4396 [6AP]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 5750), H5098 [17MY]

——— authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 4943), H1134 [18FE]

——— authorize grants to support pediatric behavioral health care integration and coordination (see H.R. 4944), H1134 [18FE]

——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6523), H332 [1FE]

——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 495), H8319 [29SE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 3165), H4435 [7AP]

——— establish Office of Minority and Women Inclusion within each covered agency (see H.R. 9099), H8370 [30SE]

——— 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), H5976 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 8077), H5609 [15JN]

——— 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]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to determine effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs (see H.R. 7626), H4607 [28AP]

——— require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information on allegations of misconduct by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1481), H3744 [15MR]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H7708 [12AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study to determine suitability and feasibility of including John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH, in National Park System (see H.R. 6799), H1131 [18FE]

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), H1330 [7MR]

——— establish Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program (see H.R. 6546), H1134 [18FE]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H1376 [8MR]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5215 [24MY]

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), H8223 [28SE]

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]

——— prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 8654), H8757 [5DE]

Education: establish award allocation to facilitate financial literacy programs (see H.R. 9272), H8428 [3NO]

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), H3863 [24MR]

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]

Families and domestic relations: 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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H8011 [20SE]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 962), H5410 [8JN]

Financial institutions: establish or modify requirements relative to minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and impact banks (see H.R. 6745), H1123 [15FE]

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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5228 [31MY]

Harriet Tubman Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 7013), H1422 [9MR]

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]

——— recognize cardiovascular disease as leading cause of preventable death and disability and as global public health crisis (see H. Res. 905), H947 [3FE]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H1014 [7FE]

Immigration: enhance nurse and physician workforce during coronavirus crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see H.R. 2255), H5209 [19MY]

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), H5175 [18MY]

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), H1075 [8FE]

Medicaid: provide States with option to provide medical assistance to individuals between ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities (see H.R. 7156), H3852 [18MR]

——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 6636), H1013 [7FE]

Medicare: expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 2144), H8710 [1DE]

——— 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]

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

Moses, Robert P.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6836), H1276 [2MR]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6766), H3898 [28MR]

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

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 8971), H8112 [22SE]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]

National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 916), H1114 [9FE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 884), H289 [20JA]

National Park Service: establish U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program (see H.R. 6805), H3745 [15MR]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1336), H8115 [22SE]

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

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), H4007 [30MR]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H4075 [31MR]

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

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H4007 [30MR]

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]

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 9202), H8423 [31OC]

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

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]

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

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H977 [4FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H1141 [22FE]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H1120 [11FE]

——— 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), H7727 [26AU]

——— 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]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H5010 [16MY]

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]

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

Ukraine: support people, demand immediate cease-fire and withdrawal of Russian forces, hold Vladimir Putin accountable for atrocities, and recognize cultural contributions of Ukrainian Americans to Ohio (see H. Res. 995), H3853 [18MR]

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), H8589 [17NO]

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

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H1116 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: conduct assessment of use of certain educational data in determining creditworthiness of applicants for private student loans (see H.R. 9699), H10547 [30DE]

Dept. of HHS: enter into arrangement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study health care impacts of use of kinetic impact projectiles in U.S. (see H.R. 9572), H9901 [15DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Financial Agent Mentor-Protege Program (see H.R. 7953), H5332 [7JN]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: adjust affordable housing allocations (see H.R. 8599), H7537 [29JY]

FRS: establish goals for use of diverse investment advisers, brokers, and dealers in investment management agreements relative to Board of Governor’s unusual and exigent circumstances authority (see H.R. 9705), H10550 [3JA]

——— require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 9643), H9982 [21DE] (see H.R. 9706), H10550 [3JA]

Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (see H.R. 7594), H4574 [27AP]

National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1061), H4453 [21AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: conduct assessment of use of certain educational data in determining creditworthiness of applicants for private student loans (H.R. 9699), H10547 [30DE]

Dept. of HHS: enter into arrangement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study health care impacts of use of kinetic impact projectiles in U.S. (H.R. 9572), H9903 [15DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Financial Agent Mentor-Protege Program (H.R. 7953), H5333 [7JN]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: adjust affordable housing allocations (H.R. 8599), H7539 [29JY]

FRS: establish goals for use of diverse investment advisers, brokers, and dealers in investment management agreements relative to Board of Governor’s unusual and exigent circumstances authority (H.R. 9705), H10550 [3JA]

——— require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (H.R. 9643), H9983 [21DE]

——— require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (H.R. 9706), H10550 [3JA]

Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (H.R. 7594), H4575 [27AP]

Remarks

Caribbean American Heritage Month: observance, H5726 [21JN]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H5472 [13JN]

Computers: increase semiconductor manufacturing incentives to enable advanced research and development, secure supply chain, and ensure national security and economic competitiveness, H7385 [28JY]

Congressional Black Caucus: tribute, H5476 [13JN]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H180 [13JA]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H161 [13JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine (H.R. 7081), H4751 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish drone infrastructure inspection grant program and drone education and training grant program, H5570 [15JN]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H7385 [28JY]

Employment: expand opportunities for those with previous minor criminal offense (H.R. 5911), H4744 [10MY]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5912 [24JN]

FRS: require regulated entities to provide information necessary for Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, H5570 [15JN]

——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5570 [15JN]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5912 [24JN]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance, H5472, H5475, H5476 [13JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4346), Senate amendment, H7385 [28JY]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H161 [13JA]

Ohio Tuskegee Airmen Day: observance, H3954 [29MR]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H161 [13JA]

Tributes

Chisholm, Shirley, H999 [7FE]