ESPAILLAT, ADRIANO (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6432 [13JY]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H864 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H4800 [10MY]
Afghanistan: recognize growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI persons, and allies and express need to protect such populations under Taliban rule (see H. Res. 926), H8592 [18NO]
Africa: express concern for drought and endemic food insecurity plaguing Horn of Africa and calling for greater humanitarian and agricultural assistance to region (see H. Res. 1137), H5214 [24MY]
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]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Res. 1438), H8410 [21OC]
Amory ‘‘Amo’’ Houghton, Jr., Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 7303), H4398 [6AP]
Argentina: 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]
Armed Forces: modify treatment of certain controlled substance violations under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7446), H7727 [26AU]
——— provide for independent investigation and prosecution of sexual harassment under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7560), H4453 [21AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5227 [31MY]
ATF: repeal certain impediments to administration of firearms laws (see H.R. 2282), H5945 [11JY]
Atlanta, GA: commemorate anniversary and condemn shootings at spas, express condolences to families and victims, and combat hate, bigotry, and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander community (see H. Res. 981), H3743 [15MR]
Aviation: establish commission to develop helicopter usage management plan for certain airspace (see H.R. 7769), H4970 [13MY]
——— provide for cash refunds for cancelied airline flights and tickets (see H.R. 8605), H7709 [12AU]
Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia and cease security assistance to Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 1351), H8410 [21OC]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]
Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 8118), H5644 [16JN] (see H.R. 8147), H5684 [17JN]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3159), H5410 [8JN]
Business and industry: make price gouging unlawful, expand FTC ability to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and require companies disclose costs and pricing strategies in SEC filings (see H.R. 7736), H5222 [27MY]
——— prohibit certain anticompetitive mergers, allow rejection of proposed acquisitions, and implement procedures for reviews and breaking up anticompetitive consummated acquisitions (see H.R. 7101), H3775 [16MR]
Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1161), H5735 [21JN]
CDC: provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers (see H.R. 8834), H8223 [28SE]
Census: require that individual incarcerated on date on which decennial census is taken shall be attributed to last place of residence prior to incarceration (see H.R. 6550), H918 [2FE]
Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1291), H7255 [27JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]
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), H1141 [22FE]
Colombia: commemorate anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations and recognize vital strategic alliance (see H. Res. 998), H3859 [21MR]
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]
Commission To Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans: establish (see H.R. 1596), H5234 [3JN]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]
——— restore original inscription on statue in Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3829 [17MR]
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]
Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (see H.R. 8444), H6921 [20JY]
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 AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]
Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H3866 [24MR]
Courts: establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H1120 [11FE]
CPSC: issue consumer product safety standard for portable electric heater devices (see H.R. 6615), H3745 [15MR]
Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2629), H5234 [3JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H5228 [31MY]
——— 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), H7720 [23AU]
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]
——— establish Baltic Security Initiative (see H.R. 7290), H4715 [3MY]
——— improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H8414 [25OC]
Dept. of Education: authorize programs to provide college scholarships and educational support to women and girls who have escaped Afghanistan and come to U.S. (see H.R. 7709), H4796 [10MY]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 9136), H8378 [4OC]
——— double Pell Grant award amount, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates (see H.R. 8872), H7881 [15SE]
——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select right college and succeed once enrolled (see H.R. 4786), H7407 [28JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects (see H.R. 6662), H1112 [9FE]
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), H918 [2FE]
——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]
——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research and treatment (see H.R. 7177), H5824 [22JN]
——— 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), H5234 [3JN]
——— declare monkeypox outbreak as public health emergency (see H. Res. 1286), H7170 [26JY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 3165), H4862 [11MY]
——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H5228 [31MY]
——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H7172 [26JY]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H8066 [21SE]
——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H309 [28JA]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 9040), H8314 [29SE]
——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 6437), H287 [20JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from U.S. to return as immigrants (see H.R. 4137), H254 [19JA]
——— reform process by which temporary nonagricultural worker visas are allocated (see H.R. 7549), H4452 [21AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see H.R. 2638), H43 [11JA]
——— 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 Office of Environmental Justice (see H.R. 9124), H8377 [4OC]
——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H7541 [29JY]
Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 2373), H8222 [28SE]
——— 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), H5099 [17MY]
——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3865), H7883 [15SE]
——— provide employment protection and paid emergency leave to workers impacted by certain climate disasters (see H.R. 8819), H7841 [14SE]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H5644 [16JN]
Dept. of State: establish Baltic Security and Economic Enhancement Initiative (see H.R. 7290), H4715 [3MY]
——— require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 9291), H8648 [29NO]
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), H8403 [18OC]
——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6841), H1146 [25FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6464), H288 [20JA]
——— extend eligibility for work-study allowance paid to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training (see H.R. 6376), H195 [13JA]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 3967), H1134 [18FE]
Depts. of Commerce and State: develop inter-agency strategy and submit reports on illegal export and trafficking of firearms from U.S. to recipients in Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries (see H.R. 9539), H9852 [14DE]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5099 [17MY]
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: honor individuals who have died in U.S. from coronavirus (see H. Res. 1110), H4972 [13MY]
District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]
Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H4443 [14AP]
Ecuador: strengthen bilateral partnership with U.S. in support of democratic institutions and rule of law, sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and conservation (see H.R. 8711), H7707 [12AU]
Election Assistance Commission: establish program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers (see H.R. 8015), H5445 [9JN]
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), H4075 [31MR]
——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]
——— expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H1208 [1MR]
EPA: create national zero-emission vehicle standard (see H.R. 9555), H9852 [14DE]
——— develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 7696), H5919 [24JN]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 7810), H8414 [25OC]
——— prohibit use of organophosphate pesticides on food (see H.R. 8765), H7731 [30AU]
——— reestablish Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 4892), H3865 [24MR]
Ethiopia: support stabilization, peace, and democracy efforts (see H.R. 6600), H8430 [3NO]
Evans, Sarah Keys: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5922), H10 [10JA]
Executive Office of the President: establish Sub-Task Force on Emergency Price Stabilization (see H.R. 8658), H7551 [5AU]
FAA: prohibit certain helicopter flights over major cities with high population densities (see H.R. 1643), H3776 [16MR]
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), H217 [18JA]
——— 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]
FDA: reaffirm preemptive authority relative to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product (see H. Res. 1434), H8395 [14OC]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1330 [7MR]
Federal Transit Administration: establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected electric bus rapid transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9648), H9982 [21DE]
——— establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected light rail transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9647), H9982 [21DE]
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), H193 [13JA]
——— provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in U.S. during coronavirus emergency using Defense Production Act and other means (see H.R. 6385), H78 [12JA]
——— provide supplemental appropriations for Emergency Food and Shelter Program to provide humanitarian relief for migrants (see H.R. 8725), H7732 [30AU]
Firearms: 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), H5229 [31MY]
——— 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]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]
Food: increase financial assistance for farmers markets and farmers market nutrition programs and increase local agricultural production through food bank in-house production and local farmer contracting (see H.R. 8707), H7707 [12AU]
Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 4134), H3897 [28MR]
FTC: eliminate exemption of air carriers from authority and prohibit certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices relative to air carrier delays (see H.R. 8698), H7709 [12AU]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]
——— prohibit data brokers from selling and transferring health and location data (see H.R. 9161), H8385 [7OC]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7967 [19SE]
——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 1816), H5221 [27MY]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H946 [3FE]
Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see H. Res. 69), H3777 [16MR]
Grant, Ulysses S.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4724 [6MY]
Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see H. Res. 1373), H8430 [3NO]
——— 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]
——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H5098 [17MY]
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]
Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H4435 [7AP]
Hurricanes: recognize anniversary and pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands in aftermath of Hurricane Maria (see H. Res. 1376), H8010 [20SE]
Immigration: eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see H.R. 7867), H5214 [24MY]
——— extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence (see H.R. 9474), H8873 [8DE]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 2920), H918 [2FE]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see H.R. 8349), H6334 [13JY]
——— recapture unused family- and employment-based immigrant visa numbers (see H.R. 7374), H4454 [21AP]
——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 8433), H6921 [20JY]
Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 7894), H5219 [27MY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 957), H8592 [18NO]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 871), H194 [13JA]
Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 3446), H5976 [12JY]
Latino Conservation Week: designate (see H. Res. 1235), H6922 [20JY]
Law enforcement officers: establish limitation on use of no-knock warrants (see H.R. 6877), H1206 [1MR]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]
Literature: recognize sweeping attack on books in U.S., acknowledge role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and recognize tactics used to ban books in classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries (see H. Res. 1392), H8420 [28OC]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]
Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]
Medicare: establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration and make Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions (see H.R. 7997), H5445 [9JN]
——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8420 [28OC]
——— 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), H4435 [7AP]
Menstrual Hygiene Day: observance (see H. Res. 1145), H5220 [27MY]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H4722 [6MY]
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 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), H8223 [28SE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1133), H5207 [19MY]
National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 1138), H8391 [11OC]
National Minority Supplier Development Council: anniversary (see H. Res. 1530), H10055 [22DE]
National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 6261), H1134 [18FE]
National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 8445), H6921 [20JY]
National Park Service: determine suitability and feasibility of establishing network of locations associated with lynchings in vicinity of Memphis, TN, as unit of National Park System (see H.R. 7912), H5226 [31MY]
National security: strengthen through defense of democracy abroad and address contemporary threats to democracy around world (see H.R. 8708), H8710 [1DE]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4800 [10MY]
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), H6680 [15JY]
NIH: advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support relative to endometriosis (see H.R. 7974), H5332 [7JN]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see H.R. 8793), H7741 [9SE]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 7992), H5448 [9JN]
Pensions: protect retirement security (see H.R. 7310), H4398 [6AP]
Postal Service: freeze contract for new vehicles and express support for replacement fleet that meets U.S. climate goals, protects critical supply chains, and promotes cleaner, more stable future for domestic vehicle industry (see H. Res. 202), H4445 [14AP]
Power resources: establish new Federal renewable energy use requirements, support equitable transition to clean energy power generation, and require cumulative impact assessments for fossil fuel-fired power plant permitting (see H.R. 6548), H5976 [12JY]
——— promote U.S. energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains (see H.R. 7439), H4431 [7AP]
——— stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see H.R. 2519), H3865 [24MR]
Privacy: protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain warrant based on probable cause to search or seize device (see H.R. 5524), H44 [11JA]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]
Puerto Rico: express continued support and call for Federal Government to expedite rebuilding of electrical grid (see H. Res. 1401), H8221 [28SE]
——— modify conditions for termination of financial oversight board (see H.R. 7409), H4799 [10MY]
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]
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7240), H4008 [30MR]
Russia: prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in Russia (see H.R. 7185), H4007 [30MR]
——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see H. Res. 1205), H8420 [28OC]
Samuel Ballton Post Office, Greenlawn, NY: designate (see H.R. 7371), H4126 [1AP]
Schools: recognize harm associated with use of restraints in schools (see H. Res. 1487), H8588 [17NO]
——— reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H7066 [21JY]
Senate: provide for nonvoting delegates to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 6941), H8387 [7OC]
——— rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 920), H1114 [9FE]
Senior citizens: establish LGBTQI rural outreach grant program (see H.R. 9142), H8385 [7OC]
Serbia: end impunity of persons responsible for Serbian sexual war crimes during Kosovo War and bring to justice persons responsible for rape of Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman (see H. Con. Res. 94), H5227 [31MY]
Ships and vessels: provide exemptions from certain Jones Act restrictions to vessels providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico for areas affected by Hurricane Fiona (see H.R. 9086), H8316 [29SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture (see H.R. 9070), H8315 [29SE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H8318 [29SE]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H946 [3FE]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H6625 [14JY]
Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H3854 [18MR]
——— 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), H7708 [12AU]
——— 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]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H295 [21JA]
Terrorism: commemorate anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, recognize victims and express condolences to families, condemn racism and Islamaphobia, and honor Muslims targeted by violence and hatred (see H. Res. 662), H5335 [7JN]
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), H5977 [12JY]
Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 2924), H5879 [23JN]
Trump, Donald J.: provide ineligibility to again hold office of President of the U.S. or to hold any office, civil or military, under U.S. (see H.R. 9578), H9901 [15DE]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H7558 [9AU]
U.S. Fire Administration: conduct on-site investigations of major fires (see H.R. 7077), H3866 [24MR]
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), H5879 [23JN]
Ukraine: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 6892), H1274 [2MR]
——— provide assistance for suspected victims and witnesses of war crimes (see H.R. 8532), H7883 [15SE]
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), H5976 [12JY]
——— 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), H8410 [21OC]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 7946), H5548 [14JN]
Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]
Warehouse Worker Recognition Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1322), H7708 [12AU]
Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 7949), H5410 [8JN]
Wildlife: prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands (see H.R. 7398), H4190 [5AP]
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]
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4922 [12MY]
World Contraception Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 109), H8119 [26SE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H332 [1FE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Mexican Air Force Escuadrón 201 known as ‘‘Aztec Eagles’’ (see H.R. 4185), H8318 [29SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clemente, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 1432), H8395 [14OC]
Climate: ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission vehicles, and regenerative agriculture by 2030 to address global warming caused by human activity (see H.R. 9678), H10055 [22DE]
Dept. of Education: improve academic achievement of English learners and immigrant children and youth (see H.R. 9165), H8390 [11OC]
——— include indoor agricultural technology as activity that supports well-rounded education (see H.R. 8103), H5644 [16JN]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 6585), H946 [3FE]
Dept. of HUD: waive certain requirements for Community Development Block Grant funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs (see H.R. 9210), H8408 [21OC]
Dept. of Labor: codify Reentry Employment Opportunities grants to assist justice-involved individuals with achieving academic success, employment, and avoid recidivism (see H.R. 7323), H4071 [31MR]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize state of good repair grants to be used for public transportation resilience improvement (see H.R. 9302), H8507 [15NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that certain benefits are treated as income by landlords evaluating ability of servicemembers, veterans, or spouse or child of servicemember or veteran, to pay rent (see H.R. 7885), H5218 [27MY]
Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 941), H1147 [25FE]
Dominican Republic: reaffirm importance of U.S. relationship and advance opportunities to deepen diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation (see H. Res. 1509), H8800 [6DE]
Drugs: amend laws relative to registration of opioid treatment programs to increase stakeholder input from relevant communities and ensure such programs are treating patients in need (see H.R. 8917), H8009 [20SE]
Federal agencies and departments: require congressional notification if relatives or financial associates of President are granted security clearances contrary to results of background investigations (see H.R. 9425), H8757 [5DE]
Foreign aid: establish lending program for Latin America and Caribbean to reaffirm U.S. commitment to growth and energy security in Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 7934), H5232 [3JN] (see H.R. 9211), H8408 [21OC]
Foreign policy: reinforce commercial relationships with Latin American and Caribbean allies and expand critical supply chains in Americas (see H.R. 7935), H5232 [3JN]
Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5446 [9JN]
Mental health: address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (see H. Res. 1217), H5935 [5JY]
Moses, Robert P.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6836), H1146 [25FE]
New York, NY: honor legacy of Harlem Renaissance (see H. Res. 918), H1114 [9FE]
Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in U.S. (see H.R. 9545), H9852 [14DE]
Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 1218), H5935 [5JY]
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), H1329 [7MR]
Constitutional authority statements
Climate: ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission vehicles, and regenerative agriculture by 2030 to address global warming caused by human activity (H.R. 9678), H10056 [22DE]
Dept. of Education: improve academic achievement of English learners and immigrant children and youth (H.R. 9165), H8390 [11OC]
——— include indoor agricultural technology as an activity that supports well-rounded education (H.R. 8103), H5646 [16JN]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (H.R. 6585), H947 [3FE]
Dept. of HUD: waive certain requirements for Community Development Block Grant funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs (H.R. 9210), H8409 [21OC]
Dept. of Labor: codify Reentry Employment Opportunities grants to assist justice-involved individuals with achieving academic success, employment, and avoid recidivism (H.R. 7323), H4074 [31MR]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize state of good repair grants to be used for public transportation resilience improvement (H.R. 9302), H8508 [15NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that certain benefits are treated as income by landlords evaluating ability of servicemembers, veterans, or spouse or child of servicemember or veteran, to pay rent (H.R. 7885), H5220 [27MY]
Drugs: amend laws relative to registration of opioid treatment programs to increase stakeholder input from relevant communities and ensure such programs are treating patients in need (H.R. 8917), H8010 [20SE]
Federal agencies and departments: require congressional notification if relatives or financial associates of President are granted security clearances contrary to results of background investigations (H.R. 9425), H8757 [5DE]
Foreign aid: establish lending program for Latin America and Caribbean to reaffirm U.S. commitment to growth and energy security in Western Hemisphere (H.R. 7934), H5233 [3JN]
——— establish lending program for Latin America and Caribbean to reaffirm U.S. commitment to growth and energy security in Western Hemisphere (H.R. 9211), H8409 [21OC]
Foreign policy: reinforce commercial relationships with Latin American and Caribbean allies and expand critical supply chains in Americas (H.R. 7935), H5233 [3JN]
Moses, Robert P.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 6836), H1148 [25FE]
Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in U.S. (H.R. 9545), H9854 [14DE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H5979 [13JY]
Remarks
Bebe Moore Campbell BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, E771• [21JY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H4015 [31MR]
Caribbean nations: authorize appropriations for Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, enhance U.S.-Caribbean security partnership, and prioritize disaster resilience (H.R. 4133), H4544 [27AP]
Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select): hearings, H5980 [13JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: designate Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Latin American countries, H4462 [26AP]
Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), H4045• [31MR]
Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, E113• [4FE]
EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains, E113• [4FE]
Firearms: declare gun violence as public health crisis, H5385 [8JN]
——— gun control, H1017 [8FE]
——— 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), H5384 [8JN]
——— tribute to victims of gun violence, H1017 [8FE]
House of Representatives: moment of silence for police officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora killed in line of duty, H1018 [8FE]
Housing: address affordable housing crisis, H7262 [28JY]
Hurricanes: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, Hurricane Fiona, H8018 [21SE]
Mental health: address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (H. Res. 1217), E771• [21JY]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), E113• [4FE]
Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H1340 [8MR]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, H47 [12JA], H221 [19JA]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: authorizing appropriations for Green Climate Fund, E113• [4FE]
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 (H. Res. 964), H3782 [17MR]
Votes: position on missed, H7778• [13SE], E142• [11FE]
Voting: impact of proposed State voting reform laws on voter rights, H47 [12JA], H221 [19JA]
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5050 [17MY]
Tributes
Butts, Calvin O., III, H8525 [16NO]
Chinn, May Edward, H6512 [14JY], E702• [7JY]
Klein, Timothy, H4924 [13MY]
Kurland, Alfred H., H83 [13JA]
Maristany, Hiram, H3832 [18MR]
Tucker, Derek, E718• [12JY]