DELGADO, ANTONIO (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H264 [20JA]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H838 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Amory ‘‘Amo’’ Houghton, Jr., Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 7303), H4192 [5AP]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H4715 [3MY]

Armed Forces: authorize award of Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during Cold War era (see H.R. 5757), H3777 [16MR]

Burma: authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions relative to human rights abuses (see H.R. 5497), H1116 [9FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1209 [1MR]

Collective bargaining: provide collective bargaining rights for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or political subdivisions (see H.R. 2586), H1134 [18FE]

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), H1116 [9FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3972 [29MR]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H1376 [8MR]

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), H3776 [16MR]

——— establish Office of Agritourism (see H.R. 6408), H1116 [9FE]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H4192 [5AP]

——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see H.R. 6338), H3777 [16MR]

——— require school food authorities to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 465), H1148 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: establish Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see H.R. 6723), H1122 [15FE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see H.R. 2030), H4439 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H3972 [29MR]

——— award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 6783), H3777 [16MR]

——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 3932), H4922 [12MY]

——— provide for loan repayment program for HIV clinical and dental workforce (see H.R. 2295), H4576 [27AP]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H4576 [27AP]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H290 [20JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop comprehensive plan to identify, deploy, and integrate emerging technologies to achieve greater situational awareness along northern and southern borders of U.S. (see H.R. 6794), H3972 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6448), H288 [20JA]

——— establish grant program to establish, create, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative method (see H.R. 5768), H309 [28JA]

——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6375), H1149 [25FE]

Dept. of Labor: revise Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count number of emergency medical services practitioners in the U.S. (see H.R. 2354), H4459 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs (see H.R. 6949), H1328 [7MR]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see H.R. 7089), H3743 [15MR]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H1175 [28FE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4007 [30MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3745 [15MR]

Employment: 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]

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), H10 [10JA]

FEMA: review final rule giving fair access to Federal assistance for small States and rural communities impacted by flooding (see H.R. 7211), H3863 [24MR]

Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H3777 [16MR]

Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H917 [2FE]

Health: establish value-based care program to exempt eligible rural health clinics from certain payment limitations (see H.R. 5883), H3829 [17MR]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5209 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H254 [19JA]

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), H4459 [25AP]

Medicaid: establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 6216), H918 [2FE]

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), H4609 [28AP]

——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 480), H253 [19JA]

——— provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with family history of gene mutation and coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries to reduce risk of developing preventable cancer (see H.R. 4110), H3776 [16MR]

——— strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 2454), H4511 [26AP]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 336), H309 [28JA]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 1624), H4449 [18AP]

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (see H.R. 3482), H3897 [28MR]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H1131 [18FE]

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 425), H3745 [15MR]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4608 [28AP]

Northern Ireland: recognize anniversary and obtain justice for victims of Bloody Sunday and acknowledge progress made in fostering peace in Northern Ireland and Ireland in recent decades (see H. Res. 888), H1149 [25FE]

Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 993), H3853 [18MR]

OMB: revise Standard Occupational Classification system to establish separate code for direct support professionals (see H.R. 4779), H3776 [16MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H5010 [16MY]

Postal Service: modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel (see H.R. 1623), H4449 [18AP]

Russia: ban visas of certain Russian citizens and their family members due to invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 6853), H1208 [1MR]

Samuel Ballton Post Office, Greenlawn, NY: designate (see H.R. 7371), H4126 [1AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4007 [30MR]

Social Security: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (see H.R. 4003), H3776 [16MR]

——— exempt earnings from retirement earnings test for retired healthcare workers and first responders who assist in response efforts during coronavirus pandemic or other public health emergency (see H.R. 6776), H1130 [18FE]

States: provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew driver’s license or car registration for failure to pay civil or criminal fine or fee (see H.R. 2453), H3776 [16MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4007 [30MR]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H1275 [2MR]

——— allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2143), H4971 [13MY]

——— extend Health Coverage Tax Credit (see H.R. 6339), H4449 [18AP]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H4715 [3MY]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H4715 [3MY]

——— 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]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 2447), H3971 [29MR]

U.S. Fire Administration: conduct on-site investigations of major fires (see H.R. 7077), H4128 [1AP]

Urban Water Federal Partnership Program: maintain (see H.R. 5504), H3972 [29MR]

Women: allow certain grants to be used to assist victims of female genital mutilation and classify female genital mutilation as a crime for purposes of FBI Uniform Crime Reports (see H.R. 829), H4127 [1AP]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4007 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Labor: report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (see H.R. 7575), H4509 [26AP]

Social Security: modify marriage rule relative to spouse and surviving spouse insurance benefits in cases of domestic violence (see H.R. 7020), H1422 [9MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Labor: report on trends and shortages in clean energy technology industry and provide grants to establish and enhance training programs for occupations where shortages are identified (H.R. 7575), H4510 [26AP]

Social Security: modify marriage rule relative to spouse and surviving spouse insurance benefits in cases of domestic violence (H.R. 7020), H1424 [9MR]

Letters

Resignation from House of Representatives: by, H5213 [24MY]

Remarks

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E546• [20MY]

SBA: require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (H.R. 4877), H4474 [26AP]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H5213 [24MY]