BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA (a Representative from Delaware)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6250, H6251 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H831 [2FE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5056 [17MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1200 [1MR]

Conferee: H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act, H4423 [7AP]

Articles and editorials

Francis Vincent—Editor, Public Servant, Mary Anne Vincent, Delaware Genealogical Society, E298• [24MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H8430 [3NO]

African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking (see H. Res. 1050), H4449 [18AP]

——— 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), H4445 [14AP]

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

Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 8916), H8430 [3NO]

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

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

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]

Business and industry: require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers (see H.R. 5502), H332 [1FE]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1075 [8FE]

CDC: collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to public on asthma (see H.R. 7055), H3712 [11MR]

——— promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see H.R. 9201), H8420 [28OC]

——— track and report on suicides and other issues among public safety telecommunicators and require FEMA award grants to advance public safety telecommunicators health and well-being (see H.R. 4319), H1208 [1MR]

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

Children and youth: address mental health impact of recurrent climate-related disasters on youth (see H. Res. 975), H5235 [3JN]

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

Civil War—U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols and redesignate military installations named in honor of Confederate military leaders (see H.R. 4994), H8379 [4OC]

Climate: produce national climate adaptation and resilience strategy (see H.R. 6461), H288 [20JA]

——— require President to declare national climate emergency under National Emergencies Act (see H.R. 794), H7256 [27JY]

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), H1304 [3MR]

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]

Conservation of energy: modify definition of water heater under energy conservation standards (see H.R. 7962), H5332 [7JN]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 6005), H977 [4FE]

——— 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), H6883 [19JY]

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

COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 174), H1209 [1MR]

CPSC: establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see H.R. 3509), H5685 [17JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: develop program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain private carbon credit markets (see H.R. 2820), H8429 [3NO]

——— establish grant program to assist with purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products (see H.R. 8018), H6883 [19JY]

——— establish Office of Agritourism (see H.R. 6408), H3855 [18MR]

——— establish pilot program promoting scratch cooking in school meal programs (see H.R. 6608), H5685 [17JN]

——— 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), H8386 [7OC]

——— 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]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H3859 [21MR]

——— improve and extend Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas Program (see H.R. 6003), H8595 [22NO]

——— improve Rural Energy for America Program (see H.R. 4162), H8429 [3NO]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see H.R. 4379), H5611 [15JN]

——— make financial assistance under Rural Energy for America program available relative to certain electric vehicle supply equipment expenses (see H.R. 6390), H8430 [3NO]

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

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3115), H6680 [15JY]

——— require study of time and duration of school lunch periods (see H.R. 6526), H5647 [16JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program (see H.R. 7801), H5945 [11JY]

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 Education: authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans especially in cases of domestic violence, economic abuse, or unresponsive partner (see H.R. 2460), H7883 [15SE]

——— effectively staff high-need public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 6214), H5879 [23JN]

——— 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), H7720 [23AU]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4198), H948 [3FE]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 8549), H7403 [28JY]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools and provide student loan forgiveness to certain individuals who work in such schools (see H.R. 3572), H5611 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate resilience improvements at certain institutions of higher education (see H.R. 7384), H4152 [4AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H4449 [18AP]

——— authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 79), H1133 [18FE]

——— 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), H7068 [21JY]

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

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 7482), H4433 [7AP]

——— 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), H6883 [19JY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8379 [4OC]

——— 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), H1014 [7FE]

——— increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health (see H.R. 5218), H1177 [28FE]

——— issue guidance on coverage under Medicaid of certain pelvic health services furnished during postpartum period (see H.R. 8181), H5822 [22JN]

——— 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), H1149 [25FE]

——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see H.R. 5247), H79 [12JA]

——— provide for national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals on how to help patients navigate U.S. legal landscape relative to abortion and other reproductive health care services (see H.R. 9220), H8409 [21OC]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H254 [19JA]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H3866 [24MR]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H4192 [5AP]

——— require States prohibit genital surgery on foster children with variations in sex characteristics who are under six years of age as condition of receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program grants (see H.R. 5730), H948 [3FE]

——— require study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 1800), H5611 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish excess urban heat mitigation grant program (see H.R. 7534), H5647 [16JN]

——— establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4166), H1134 [18FE]

——— protect consumers from price-gouging of residential rental and sale prices (see H.R. 8360), H7256 [27JY]

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

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 5338), H4007 [30MR]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 5528), H8011 [20SE]

——— protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (see H.R. 8092), H6337 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see H.R. 3342), H3829 [17MR]

——— report on future growth of artificial intelligence and its impact on workforce (see H.R. 6553), H918 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Working Waterfront Task Force and Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3160), H4799 [10MY]

——— reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs (see H.R. 6949), H1328 [7MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program (see H.R. 6546), H1125 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 3402), H1376 [8MR]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H8372 [30SE]

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

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H7785 [13SE]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1696), H309 [28JA]

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 1152), H5333 [7JN]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see H. Res. 1382), H8065 [21SE]

Diseases and disorders: 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), H8410 [21OC]

Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: designate (see H. Res. 1454), H8429 [3NO]

Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by substance use epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 6311), H303 [25JA]

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 1075), H4608 [28AP]

Educator Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1141), H5411 [8JN]

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

EPA: create national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 9555), H9906 [16DE]

——— establish pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities (see H.R. 6759), H1129 [18FE]

——— improve recycling and composting programs (see H.R. 8059), H7883 [15SE]

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), H918 [2FE]

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

FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H8403 [18OC]

——— take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry (see H.R. 4871), H1177 [28FE]

FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see H.R. 7559), H4610 [28AP]

——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H4862 [11MY]

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

Federal agencies and departments: establish new requirements for Federal contracts (see H.R. 4186), H9 [10JA]

Federal aid programs: permit State and local fiscal recovery funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects (see H.R. 7078), H7256 [27JY]

Federal employees: provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H7716 [19AU]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4723 [6MY]

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

Firearms: enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops (see H.R. 4423), H5234 [3JN]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H290 [20JA]

——— 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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5334 [7JN]

——— 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]

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

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), H6337 [13JY]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5976 [12JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to lead poisoning (see H.R. 5552), H977 [4FE]

Health care professionals: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 7744), H5488 [13JN]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8379 [4OC]

HIV/AIDS: establish grant program for States, Tribal governments, Federal health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs (see H.R. 5605), H977 [4FE]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H4075 [31MR]

Insurance: provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 3783), H1014 [7FE]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H5097 [17MY]

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

Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H6680 [15JY]

Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are, at the option of food labelers, included in food packaging (see H.R. 6167), H8396 [14OC]

Languages: increase language access to mental health services at certain health centers (see H.R. 5937), H1134 [18FE]

Law enforcement: provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and behavioral health and suicidal crisis (see H.R. 8637), H8390 [11OC]

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), H5099 [17MY]

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

Liberia: support progress toward transparency, accountable institutions, and other tenets of good governance as it approaches bicentennial of arrival of first free Black Americans to Providence Island (see H. Res. 907), H1075 [8FE]

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1034), H4396 [6AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H8066 [21SE]

——— expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H3894 [28MR]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H1177 [28FE]

——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 6636), H1208 [1MR]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H5221 [27MY]

Medicare: count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 3650), H1014 [7FE]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 4479), H79 [12JA]

——— expand ability of renal dialysis facilities to serve as originating sites for telehealth services (see H.R. 7878), H5214 [24MY]

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 3108), H332 [1FE]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (see H.R. 7053), H4398 [6AP]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8379 [4OC]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume hospital payments (see H.R. 8747), H8373 [30SE]

——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 5804), H4715 [3MY]

——— improve extended care services by providing beneficiaries with option for cost effective home-based extended care (see H.R. 5514), H4724 [6MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H8066 [21SE]

——— revise certain payment rules for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy furnished in rural areas and medically underserved areas (see H.R. 5536), H1014 [7FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide equal coverage of in vitro specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see H.R. 4114), H4799 [10MY]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H4922 [12MY]

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]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 6394), H8373 [30SE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 911), H1135 [18FE]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8113 [22SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 933), H1131 [18FE]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see H. Res. 1358), H7882 [15SE]

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

National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 8445), H6921 [20JY]

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

National security: strengthen through defense of democracy abroad and address contemporary threats to democracy around world (see H.R. 8708), H8508 [15NO]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4800 [10MY]

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]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 7773), H5234 [3JN]

NOAA: collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities (see H.R. 9346), H8587 [17NO]

——— establish and maintain Blue Carbon Program to conserve and restore marine and coastal blue carbon ecosystems (see H.R. 3906), H8011 [20SE]

——— provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal precipitation information (see H.R. 1437), H3744 [15MR]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see H.R. 4366), H5879 [23JN]

OMB: issue guidance relative to natural disaster resilience (see H.R. 7863), H7407 [28JY]

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

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 4176), H4511 [26AP]

Power resources: authorize President to issue Energy Emergency Declaration to protect gasoline and home heating fuel prices from price-gouging (see H.R. 7688), H5010 [16MY]

——— promote competition in area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, and allow for adoption of innovative products and service (see H.R. 8519), H8373 [30SE]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]

Public utilities: ensure procedures relative to termination of electric service provide that such service may not be terminated during any extreme heat weather event or extreme cold weather event (see H.R. 9300), H8507 [15NO]

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), H7785 [13SE]

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

Russia: prohibit importation of Russian energy products (see H.R. 6968), H1372 [8MR]

SBA: reauthorize and limit pre-disaster mitigation program to protect against disaster related damages (see H.R. 3207), H8508 [15NO]

Schools: increase access to mental health resources (see H.R. 5526), H5010 [16MY]

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

Social Security: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (see H.R. 4003), H1120 [11FE]

SSI: provide that income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage (see H.R. 761), H1120 [11FE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H3826 [17MR] (see H.R. 7232), H3894 [28MR]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H4610 [28AP]

——— 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), H1148 [25FE]

——— 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 tax of 100 percent on amounts received as damages under abortion bounty lawsuits filed under State law and issue grants for amounts paid under such laws and reasonable attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6300), H4435 [7AP]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H8379 [4OC]

——— provide credit for certain indoor air quality assessments and improvements (see H.R. 7671), H4721 [6MY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H10531 [23DE]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1304), H5215 [24MY]

——— treat certain assisted reproduction expenses as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 8190), H7546 [2AU]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H5212 [20MY]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4799 [10MY]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4799 [10MY]

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]

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

Transportation: establish national network of electric vehicle charging stations (see H.R. 9182), H8395 [14OC]

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]

Ukraine: condemn Russia’s violations of international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, stand in solidarity with people of Ukraine, and support effort to help people displaced by war and conflict (see H. Res. 964), H1376 [8MR]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 879), H253 [19JA]

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

——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H8397 [14OC]

Water: improve data collection and monitoring of Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see H.R. 3748), H8011 [20SE]

——— increase efficiency and conservation in public water systems (see H.R. 7847), H5612 [15JN]

——— provide for national water data framework (see H.R. 7792), H5097 [17MY]

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

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]

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

World Contraception Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 109), H8373 [30SE]

World Food Day: designate (see H. Res. 703), H8397 [14OC]

World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 1158), H5409 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H6335 [13JY]

Corps of Engineers: provide for improvements to U.S. rivers and harbors and for conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 6705), H1118 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish interactive online dashboard to allow public to review information for Federal grant funding relative to mental health programs (see H.R. 8657), H7551 [5AU]

——— give U.S. Preventive Services Task Force authority to take early action based on scientific evidence (see H.R. 9310), H8541 [16NO]

Dept. of Labor: carry out competitive grant program to support community colleges and career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training programs for workforce development (see H.R. 9674), H10055 [22DE]

EPA: 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]

Health: provide for national public health education campaign, grant program, and task force for recommended preventive health care services during coronavirus pandemic and future pandemics (see H.R. 7617), H4607 [28AP]

Health Resources and Services Administration: support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see H.R. 8817), H7841 [14SE]

Medicaid: establish demonstration project testing whole child health models (see H.R. 9037), H8314 [29SE]

Newton, Terrance: tribute (see H. Res. 1024), H4153 [4AP]

Constitutional authority statements

Corps of Engineers: provide for improvements to U.S. rivers and harbors and for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 6705), H1119 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish interactive online dashboard to allow public to review information for Federal grant funding relative to mental health programs (H.R. 8657), H7552 [5AU]

——— give U.S. Preventive Services Task Force authority to take early action based on scientific evidence (H.R. 9310), H8542 [16NO]

Dept. of Labor: carry out competitive grant program to support community colleges and career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training programs for workforce development (H.R. 9674), H10056 [22DE]

EPA: 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 (H.R. 8352), H6335 [13JY]

Health: provide for national public health education campaign, grant program, and task force for recommended preventive health care services during coronavirus pandemic and future pandemics (H.R. 7617), H4609 [28AP]

Health Resources and Services Administration: support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (H.R. 8817), H7842 [14SE]

Medicaid: establish demonstration project testing whole child health models (H.R. 9037), 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. 8296), H6649 [15JY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H6649 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program for youth in communities disproportionately affected by gun violence to provide job and workforce development opportunities, H5059 [17MY]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H352 [2FE], H1218 [2MR]

——— 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, H7681 [12AU]

EPA: establish program to award grants to eligible entities to purchase, and as applicable install, zero emissions port equipment and technology, H7681 [12AU]

Health: recognize burdens of diet-related disease and call on medical schools and graduate medical education and health professional training programs to provide education on nutrition and diet (H. Res. 1118), H5023 [17MY]

Marvel, Ernest B.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E804• [29JY], E819• [2AU]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H1218 [2MR]

——— provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), consideration (H. Res. 900), H352 [2FE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5059 [17MY]

Tributes

Dixon, Rysheema, E971• [22SE]

Newton, Terrance, H4195 [6AP]

Sarg, Ronald G., E802• [29JY]

Stevenson, Bryan, E1019• [4OC]

Vincent, Francis, E298• [24MR]