DEUTCH, THEODORE E. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6244, H6258 [13JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6891 [20JY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 1342), H7783 [13SE]

Argentina: call for justice and accountability for perpetrators of bombing of Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 (see H. Res. 988), H3775 [16MR]

——— condemn Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994, express condolences to families of victims, and support holding those responsible accountable (see H. Res. 1231), H6706 [18JY]

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

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1014 [7FE]

Canada: ensure that Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in Great Lake Basin (see H. Res. 647), H6883 [19JY]

CDC: establish program on healthy aging and authorize grants to State and local health departments to carry out healthy aging programs (see H.R. 6302), H1116 [9FE]

——— provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers (see H.R. 8834), H7880 [15SE]

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

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H4715 [3MY]

Colleges and universities: provide for long-term improvement of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3294), H5487 [13JN]

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), H303 [25JA]

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]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see H.R. 8373), H6707 [18JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (see H.R. 6843), H1146 [25FE]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H7738 [6SE]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1140), H7407 [28JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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]

——— reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 8450), H7883 [15SE]

Dept. of Education: establish notification and reporting requirements relative to unlawful acts and significant emergencies faced by students in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 7491), H4438 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H3895 [28MR]

——— 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), H1130 [18FE]

——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6523), H307 [28JA]

——— award grants to eligible entities to provide community-based mental health services in communities in which active shooter event or incident of targeted violence occurred (see H.R. 7537), H4448 [18AP]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H8373 [30SE]

——— 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), H5444 [9JN]

——— establish grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 2648), H4075 [31MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8318 [29SE]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H6923 [20JY]

——— issue final ruling deeming foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless label or labeling of such foods contains warning specifying toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested (see H.R. 5261), H5410 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (see H.R. 8667), H8067 [21SE]

——— create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H329 [1FE]

Dept. of Labor: promulgate occupational safety and health standard on reducing threat of violence in workplaces (see H.R. 7540), H4448 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards and requirements for non-Dept. mental health care providers participating in Community Care program (see H.R. 4627), H5215 [24MY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H8114 [22SE]

Disability Pride Month: designate (see H. Res. 1282), H7170 [26JY]

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

——— secure rights and dignity of marriage for disabled adult children (see H.R. 6405), H7720 [23AU]

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]

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), H290 [20JA]

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

FBI: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System denies firearm to persons prohibited from possessing guns by lawful court order governing pretrial release (see H.R. 6717), H1119 [11FE]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 5802), H4192 [5AP]

Firearms: authorize use of certain grant funds for active shooter preparedness (see H.R. 7541), H4448 [18AP]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System procedures for firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers and report on default firearm transfers (see H.R. 8126), H5645 [16JN]

——— 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]

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

Global Food Security Act: modify and extend (see H.R. 8446), H8223 [28SE]

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]

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

Hunger: advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and improve coordination of such programs (see H.R. 4693), H1116 [9FE]

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

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]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8010 [20SE]

Marine mammals: prohibit taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display (see H.R. 8514), H8011 [20SE]

Medicaid: expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H7727 [26AU]

Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 3259), H4723 [6MY]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H7736 [2SE]

——— 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), H7784 [13SE]

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

Music and dance: authorize music-related exchange programs facilitated by Dept. of State and relevant private sector partnerships (see H.R. 6498), H301 [25JA]

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

National Fall Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8010 [20SE]

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

NATO: support sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership and call on all members to ratify protocols of accession swiftly (see H. Res. 1130), H5222 [27MY]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 7773), H5932 [1JY]

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]

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

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

Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5222 [27MY]

——— counter aggression against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, expedite U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, and impose sanctions relative to actions with respect to Ukraine (see H.R. 6470), H294 [21JA]

——— impose sanctions on Duma and Federation Council members who voted to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk in southeastern Ukraine as one or more independent states (see H.R. 6842), H1146 [25FE]

Rwanda: call to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds (see H. Res. 892), H918 [2FE]

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

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

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H946 [3FE]

Surfside, FL: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, residential building collapse (see H. Res. 1207), H5919 [24JN]

Taxation: clarify treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors to help alleviate physician shortages, including in underserved areas (see H.R. 7881), H8373 [30SE]

——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see H.R. 5981), H5410 [8JN]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7172 [26JY]

——— provide refundable tax credit for certain gun safes (see H.R. 8871), H7881 [15SE]

U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr., Post Office, Lakeland, FL: designate (see H.R. 7638), H4707 [29AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 1282), H7708 [12AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Copyrights: include requirements for works adopted by reference into law (see H.R. 6769), H1130 [18FE]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 8467), H7066 [21JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Copyrights: include requirements for works adopted by reference into law (H.R. 6769), H1132 [18FE]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (H.R. 8467), H7067 [21JY]

Letters

Appeal of imposed fine levied against Representative Clyde: by, Committee on Ethics (House), H1307 [7MR], H5231 [3JN]

Notice of imposed fine levied against Representative Boebert: by, Committee on Ethics (House), H184 [13JA]

Notice of imposed fine levied against Representative Clyde: by, Committee on Ethics (House), H183 [13JA], H202 [18JA]

Notice of imposed fine levied against Representative Greene: by, Committee on Ethics (House), H184 [13JA], H202 [18JA], H1117 [11FE], H1307 [7MR]

Notice of imposed fine levied against Representative Miller-Meeks: by, Committee on Ethics (House), H183 [13JA]

Notice of imposed fine levied against Representative Weber: by, Committee on Ethics (House), H1307 [7MR]

Resignation from House of Representatives: by, H8356 [30SE]

Remarks

Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Public School System ‘‘Best in Class’’ award recipients, E713• [12JY]

Climate: impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H6886 [20JY]

Drugs: combat trafficking of illicit fentanyl, H1090 [9FE]

European Union: designate Hezbollah in its entirety as terrorist organization (H. Res. 558), H7910 [19SE]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5908 [24JN]

——— gun control, H4199 [6AP]

——— increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (H.R. 7910), H5382 [8JN]

——— require background check for every firearm sale, H4199 [6AP]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H8055–H8058 [21SE]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5908 [24JN]

Rare Kidney Disease Week: observance, E805• [29JY]

Reports filed

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Arrest of Members of the House During a Protest Outside the U.S. Supreme Court: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 117–449), H7537 [29JY]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Andy Levin: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 117–450), H7537 [29JY]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Bowman: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 117–242), H1012 [7FE]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Cawthorn: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 117–339), H5213 [24MY]

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Chu: Committee on Ethics (House) (H. Rept. 117–433), H7167 [26JY]

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

Resignations

House of Representatives, H8356 [30SE]

Tributes

Mayersohn, Bob, E711• [12JY]