GARAMENDI, JOHN (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6261, H6262, H6275, H6360, H6407, H6433, H6457 [13JY]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H841 [2FE], H928 [3FE]
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), H8508 [15NO]
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]
Agriculture: recognize significance of California ricelands to wildlife conservation (see H. Res. 1049), H4433 [7AP]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see H.R. 6660), H1112 [9FE]
Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 8916), H8508 [15NO]
——— 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]
Aviation: make it unlawful for any air carrier to operate certain helicopters without flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder (see H.R. 5766), H5879 [23JN]
Azerbaijan: call to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians (see H. Res. 240), H8414 [25OC]
——— condemn military attack on Armenia, investigate war crimes, condemn damage to cultural and religious heritage sites, explore applicability of sanctions on Azerbaijan, and support Armenia (see H. Res. 1400), H8387 [7OC]
——— condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia and cease security assistance to Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 1351), H8373 [30SE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]
Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 6557), H1331 [7MR]
Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: designate (see H.R. 7698), H4796 [10MY]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1149 [25FE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 825), H5879 [23JN]
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), H3745 [15MR]
Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8414 [25OC]
Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7538 [29JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]
Climate: produce national climate adaptation and resilience strategy (see H.R. 6461), H6680 [15JY]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6865), H3829 [17MR]
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), H1331 [7MR]
Colombia: commemorate anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations and recognize vital strategic alliance (see H. Res. 998), H4075 [31MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1125 [15FE]
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]
——— restrict limitations on possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce (see H.R. 8318), H6625 [14JY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]
Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, La Quinta, CA: designate (see H.R. 7988), H5409 [8JN]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H1331 [7MR]
Corps of Engineers: prohibit from issuing permit for Delta Conveyance Project in California (see H.R. 8849), H7880 [15SE]
——— protect Native American burial sites, village sites, and cultural resources discovered at civil works projects (see H.R. 6716), H1119 [11FE]
Correctional institutions: improve maternal health care and support for incarcerated mothers (see H.R. 948), H6706 [18JY]
Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H4398 [6AP]
Crime: extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H7709 [12AU]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8387 [7OC]
Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 9237), H8413 [25OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have interest in small meat packing businesses (see H.R. 7438), H8011 [20SE]
——— anniversary of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding (see H. Res. 1156), H5879 [23JN]
——— authorize appropriations to carry out payments for qualified losses of covered crops occurring in current calendar year (see H.R. 8653), H7545 [2AU]
——— establish Office of Agritourism (see H.R. 6408), H4192 [5AP]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1919), H1133 [18FE]
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]
——— ensure that fire protection services at military installations comply with certain standards for Federal fire protection (see H.R. 7898), H5219 [27MY]
——— require that certain actions taken by Sec. of Defense be treated as eligible transportation project (see H.R. 9078), H8316 [29SE]
Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 9136), H8378 [4OC]
——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see H.R. 3857), H1330 [7MR]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5342), H1149 [25FE]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 8614), H8589 [17NO]
——— remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater (see H.R. 7434), H8387 [7OC]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals, focusing on racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 909), H6923 [20JY]
——— establish and implement Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project (see H.R. 950), H6883 [19JY]
——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H5945 [11JY]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 957), H6680 [15JY]
——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3083), H6624 [14JY]
——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 3932), H5410 [8JN]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H7717 [19AU]
——— expand definition of persons qualified to be given immunity from certain claims to include health professional students (see H.R. 5699), H5879 [23JN]
——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H5099 [17MY]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7742 [9SE]
——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 925), H6680 [15JY]
——— improve reimbursement of eligible health care providers through Provider Relief Fund (see H.R. 5963), H1376 [8MR]
——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H4799 [10MY]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to implement statutes and policies on firearm relinquishment orders to individuals charged or convicted of domestic violence and report on best practices for such statutes and policies (see H.R. 1441), H5879 [23JN]
——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see H.R. 1769), H5879 [23JN]
——— require alien lawfully admitted to the U.S. under nonimmigrant visa to obtain approval prior to receiving firearm (see H.R. 2971), H5919 [24JN]
Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H948 [3FE]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H6680 [15JY]
Dept. of State: take action on unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds to ensure retirement security of U.S. pensioners (see H. Res. 289), H4862 [11MY]
Dept. of Transportation: include education on trailer safety in State highway safety programs (see H.R. 6915), H1301 [3MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 39), H5215 [24MY]
——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H3897 [28MR]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 5026), H8543 [16NO]
——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H5929 [1JY]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H1175 [28FE]
Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 2116), H1148 [25FE]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]
Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H4443 [14AP]
Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H1149 [25FE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on authority of Congress and States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 80), H3863 [24MR]
EPA: revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 7731), H5547 [14JN]
Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, Norwalk, CA: designate (see H.R. 7173), H3853 [18MR]
Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5206 [19MY]
FAA: require cargo aircraft to be equipped with cockpit doors that meet certain safety requirements (see H.R. 4598), H4922 [12MY]
——— strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside U.S. (see H.R. 7321), H4071 [31MR]
Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]
FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H1331 [7MR]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with Russia or Russian energy sector (see H.R. 7991), H5409 [8JN]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 6398), H303 [25JA]
——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H1331 [7MR]
Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force: use best available data to evaluate and protect communities and Federal infrastructure from potential flooding (see H.R. 481), H5976 [12JY]
FEMA: provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow (see H.R. 7915), H5941 [7JY]
——— report to Congress on average amount of assistance provided to certain individuals and households and rate of denial of such assistance (see H.R. 7046), H1423 [9MR]
Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H4610 [28AP]
Firearms: ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 3088), H5647 [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]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5879 [23JN]
——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see H.R. 2280), H5931 [1JY]
——— 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), H5879 [23JN]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2510), H5924 [28JN] (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 2814), H5879 [23JN]
——— regulate bump stocks in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 5427), H5879 [23JN]
Fleet Reserve Association: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6663), H1112 [9FE]
Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 8168), H5821 [22JN]
Forests: encourage or expand use of prescribed fire on Federal lands with emphasis on western units of National Forest System (see H.R. 3442), H254 [19JA]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7785 [13SE]
General Tran Hung Dao Post Office, Westminster, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H1149 [25FE]
Harbors: establish grant program for procurement of megacranes for use at U.S. ports (see H.R. 6488), H5228 [31MY]
——— require inspection of certain foreign cranes before use at U.S. ports (see H.R. 6487), H5228 [31MY]
Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5446 [9JN]
Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8430 [3NO]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1353), H7881 [15SE]
Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see H.R. 6989), 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]
Infrastructure: prioritize U.S. contractors relative to federally funded infrastructure projects (see H.R. 9495), H9688 [12DE]
Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H7709 [12AU]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]
Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 2021), H1275 [2MR]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]
Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H4453 [21AP]
Lincoln Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6681), H5410 [8JN]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]
Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H3972 [29MR]
Medicare: allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 3348), H3745 [15MR]
——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1956), H1330 [7MR]
——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8674 [30NO]
——— 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]
——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 5818), H6625 [14JY]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H198 [14JA]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4153 [4AP]
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 FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H1131 [18FE]
National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3339), H9984 [21DE]
National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]
National Sikh Day: designate (see H. Res. 1007), H3896 [28MR]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]
Native Americans: provide advance appropriations authority for certain BIA and Indian Health Service accounts (see H.R. 5567), H948 [3FE]
Navy: recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 40), H8420 [28OC]
NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 7773), H5209 [19MY]
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]
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]
Outer Continental Shelf: exempt certain vessels, vehicles, and structures from manning and crewing requirements (see H.R. 6728), H1122 [15FE]
Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8442 [10NO]
PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H4398 [6AP]
Postal Service: authorize funding for purchase of electric or zero-emission vehicles (see H.R. 1636), H1177 [28FE]
——— prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H1422 [9MR]
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]
——— modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see H.R. 9049), H8731 [2DE]
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking: reauthorize (see H.R. 5996), H303 [25JA]
Public Health Service: submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 881), H5931 [1JY]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]
Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: designate (see H.R. 6722), H3972 [29MR]
Russia: ban visas of certain Russian citizens and their family members due to invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 6853), H1146 [25FE]
——— impose sanctions on use of cryptocurrency to facilitate transactions by Russian persons subject to sanctions (see H.R. 7429), H4396 [6AP]
Saka Nakodar Day: observance (see H. Res. 908), H3745 [15MR]
Saudi Arabia: disapprove proposed direct commercial sale of certain weaponry and munitions (see H.J. Res. 63), H8414 [25OC]
——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 15), H8404 [18OC]
——— provide for temporary halt to all proposed direct commercial sales and foreign military sales of weaponry and munitions (see H.R. 9181), H8395 [14OC]
Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 920), H1114 [9FE]
Shipping industry: provide benefits to maritime workers who contract coronavirus (see H.R. 3114), H1425 [9MR]
——— provide for certain protections against sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 6866), H1208 [1MR]
Ships and vessels: repeal certain antitrust exemptions for ocean common carriers (see H.R. 6864), H1175 [28FE]
Sicknick, Brian D.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H43 [11JA]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H4922 [12MY]
SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 3824), H4922 [12MY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]
Supreme Court: establish term limits and process by which appointments for justices occur at regular time intervals (see H.R. 5140), H1304 [3MR]
——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H1425 [9MR]
Susan A. Davis Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 9308), H8541 [16NO]
Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H7541 [29JY]
Taxation: allow early childhood educators to take educator expense deduction (see H.R. 5254), H4192 [5AP]
——— 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 additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8051), H5879 [23JN]
——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H7403 [28JY]
——— include armor-piercing, concealable weapons within definition of ‘‘firearm’’ under National Firearms Act (see H.R. 2466), H5879 [23JN]
——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 4164), H5234 [3JN]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H3897 [28MR]
——— provide credit for sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 3440), H7736 [2SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H10531 [23DE]
Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7716 [19AU]
Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7716 [19AU]
Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue (U.S.-European Union Interparliamentary Group): authorize (see H.R. 6624), H3972 [29MR]
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]
Transportation Security Administration: protect airline personnel and passengers by placing abusive passengers on commercial no-fly list (see H.R. 7433), H5234 [3JN]
——— standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 6571), H5487 [13JN]
U.N.: repeal cap on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 4420), H1141 [22FE]
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), H6923 [20JY]
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), H1125 [15FE]
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 8127), H5645 [16JN]
Wildfires: establish commission to study and recommend wildland fire prevention, mitigation, suppression, management, and rehabilitation policies (see H.R. 4082), H948 [3FE]
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]
——— combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 9497), H9688 [12DE]
——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 943), H6706 [18JY] (see H.R. 959), H3744 [15MR] (see H.R. 1212), H4449 [18AP]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3865 [24MR]
World War II: anniversary of Solomon Islands campaign, including battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound (see H. Res. 1320), H8508 [15NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 1349), H7841 [14SE]
Beale AFB, CA: convey small parcel of real property to Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (see H.R. 6444), H288 [20JA]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (see H.R. 6366), H8 [10JA]
Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (see H.R. 8033), H5486 [13JN]
California: identify certain roads in vicinity of Beale AFB and Travis AFB as defense access roads for purposes of Defense Access Road Program (see H.R. 6607), H976 [4FE]
Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements relative to access to military installations (see H.R. 8158), H5733 [21JN]
——— prevent price gouging by military contractors (see H.R. 8007), H5445 [9JN]
——— transition nontactical vehicle fleet to electric or other zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7379), H4152 [4AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing Jones Act (see H.R. 9548), H9852 [14DE]
Dept. of Transportation: increase authorizations for passenger ferry competitive grant program and ferry boats and terminal facilities formula grant program (see H.R. 8934), H8064 [21SE]
——— require certain reports relative to defense access roads (see H.R. 8205), H5877 [23JN]
FAA: improve safety of aircraft air supply by providing training to crew and first responders, issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes, investigating incidents, and installing air quality monitoring equipment (see H.R. 7267), H3970 [29MR]
FEMA: increase availability of flood insurance for agricultural structures (see H.R. 7865), H5214 [24MY]
NOAA: include certain passenger ferries as eligible and qualified vessels under Capital Construction Fund (see H.R. 6882), H1207 [1MR]
Ships and vessels: reinstate certain laws relating to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 9102), H8370 [30SE]
——— require certain port authorities to provide preferential berthing to certain vessels (see H.R. 8243), H5923 [28JN]
Taxation: extend exemption from excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast (see H.R. 9130), H8378 [4OC]
Constitutional authority statements
Beale AFB, CA: convey small parcel of real property to Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (H.R. 6444), H289 [20JA]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (H.R. 6366), H9 [10JA]
Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (H.R. 8033), H5486 [13JN]
California: identify certain roads in vicinity of Beale AFB and Travis AFB as defense access roads for purposes of Defense Access Road Program (H.R. 6607), H976 [4FE]
Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements relative to access to military installations (H.R. 8158), H5734 [21JN]
——— prevent price gouging by military contractors (H.R. 8007), H5447 [9JN]
——— transition nontactical vehicle fleet to electric or other zero emission vehicles (H.R. 7379), H4153 [4AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing Jones Act (H.R. 9548), H9854 [14DE]
Dept. of Transportation: increase authorizations for passenger ferry competitive grant program and ferry boats and terminal facilities formula grant program (H.R. 8934), H8066 [21SE]
——— require certain reports relative to defense access roads (H.R. 8205), H5878 [23JN]
FAA: improve safety of aircraft air supply by providing training to crew and first responders, issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes, investigating incidents, and installing air quality monitoring equipment (H.R. 7267), H3971 [29MR]
FEMA: increase availability of flood insurance for agricultural structures (H.R. 7865), H5214 [24MY]
NOAA: include certain passenger ferries as eligible and qualified vessels under Capital Construction Fund (H.R. 6882), H1207 [1MR]
Ships and vessels: reinstate certain laws relating to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and products (H.R. 9102), H8372 [30SE]
——— require certain port authorities to provide preferential berthing to certain vessels (H.R. 8243), H5924 [28JN]
Taxation: extend exemption from excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast (H.R. 9130), H8378 [4OC]
Remarks
Air Force: anniversary, E881• [26AU]
Alicea, Idaliz: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1251• [12DE]
Apfel, Cody: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1229• [7DE]
Arcidiacono, Alexander: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1227• [7DE]
Beale AFB, CA: convey small parcel of real property to Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (H.R. 6444), E56• [20JA]
——— tribute, E881• [26AU]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (H.R. 6366), E17• [10JA]
Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (H.R. 8033), E610• [13JN]
California: identify certain roads in vicinity of Beale AFB and Travis AFB as defense access roads for purposes of Defense Access Road Program (H.R. 6607), E112• [4FE]
——— 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipients, E1051•–E1055•, E1056•–E1058•, E1059•–E1061• [18OC]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6865), H3921 [29MR]
Corner Drug Co.: anniversary, E1173• [22NO]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), H5292 [7JN]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1512), H8842 [8DE]
Corvin, Ryan: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1231• [7DE]
Dela Cruz, Drew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1239• [8DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8842 [8DE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6224, H6231, H6271, H6275, H6276, H6277, H6454, H6458 [13JY]
——— establish preference for contractors that meet certain labor relations requirements, H6231 [13JY]
——— make certain improvements relative to access to military installations (H.R. 8158), E649• [21JN]
——— make improvements to role in responding to domestic emergencies, including wildfires, H6458 [13JY]
——— prevent price gouging by military contractors (H.R. 8007), E607• [9JN]
——— prevent testing and development of Sentinel nuclear missile and extend existing Minuteman III ICBM, H6275, H6276 [13JY]
——— repeal statutory requirement to submit unfunded priorities lists to Congress, H6271 [13JY]
——— strike prohibition on reduction of total number of deployed nuclear armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), H6277 [13JY]
——— transition nontactical vehicle fleet to electric or other zero emission vehicles (H.R. 7379), E352• [4AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make certain determinations in enforcing Jones Act (H.R. 9548), E1293• [14DE]
Dept. of Transportation: increase authorizations for passenger ferry competitive grant program and ferry boats and terminal facilities formula grant program (H.R. 8934), E963• [21SE]
——— require certain reports relative to defense access roads (H.R. 8205), E665• [23JN]
Dillman, Jedd: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1230• [7DE]
Dunahoe, Katelyn: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1232• [7DE]
Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H931 [3FE]
——— 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, H7687 [12AU]
Eda, Jeremy: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1227• [7DE]
Elections: reform process for counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.R. 8873), H8511 [16NO]
——— reform process for counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.R. 8873), consideration (H. Res. 1372), H8027 [21SE]
Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Climate Resilience, H6454 [13JY]
FAA: improve safety of aircraft air supply by providing training to crew and first responders, issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes, investigating incidents, and installing air quality monitoring equipment (H.R. 7267), E310• [29MR]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 1808), H5383• [8JN]
——— 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), H5383 [8JN]
Granite Construction Inc.: anniversary, E591• [8JN]
Guillain-Barré (GBS)/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Awareness Month: observance, E558• [27MY]
Heiser, Kimberly: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1241• [8DE]
Hernandez, Mario: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1242• [8DE]
Jensen, Brandon: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1254• [12DE]
Keefer, Matthew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1247• [12DE]
Lobban, Deniece: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1243• [8DE]
Lunning, Katie: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1236• [8DE]
Mason, E-Quantay: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1252• [12DE]
Montiague, Raul: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1228• [7DE]
Newman, Matthew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1235• [8DE]
NOAA: include certain passenger ferries as eligible and qualified vessels under Capital Construction Fund (H.R. 6882), E199• [1MR]
Orellana, Katherine R.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1249• [12DE]
Outer Continental Shelf: exempt certain vessels, vehicles, and structures from manning and crewing requirements, H3921 [29MR]
Peace Corps: reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (H.R. 1456), H7892 [19SE]
Raucci, Michael: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1259• [12DE]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H931 [3FE]
Sanchez, Alexis: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1240• [8DE]
Shipping industry: update global ocean shipping industry regulations and establish reciprocal trade opportunities to help reduce trade imbalances with foreign countries, H931 [3FE]
——— update global ocean shipping industry regulations and establish reciprocal trade opportunities to help reduce trade imbalances with foreign countries (S. 3580), H5465, H5466 [13JN]
Ships and vessels: reinstate certain laws relating to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and products (H.R. 9102), E1009• [30SE]
——— require certain port authorities to provide preferential berthing to certain vessels (H.R. 8243), E680• [28JN]
Smith, Courtney: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1254• [12DE]
Street, William: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1232• [7DE]
Stuppy, David: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1230• [7DE]
Taxation: extend exemption from excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast (H.R. 9130), E1024• [4OC]
Travis AFB, CA: tribute to personnel, E136• [9FE], E141• [11FE]
Traylor, Pete: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1237• [8DE]
University of California, Davis: publication of report on impact of drought on Sacramento Valley economy, E1067• [21OC]
Vitale, Dominick: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1238• [8DE]
Votes: correction, E329• [31MR]
——— position on missed, H8670• [30NO]
Williams, Matthew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1244• [8DE]
Yacos, Spencer: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1229• [7DE]
Reports
Continued Drought in 2022 Ravages California’s Sacramento Valley Economy: University of California, Davis, E1067•–E1069• [21OC]
Tributes
Bains, Didar S., E943• [15SE]
Burke, Henry, E1175• [22NO]
Carlson, Ann D., E168• [22FE]
Cassels, Marley, E1181• [29NO]
Cortopassi, Dean (Dino), E173• [25FE]
Franchimon, Louis J., E1074• [21OC]
Gonzales, David (Speedy), E13• [10JA]
Harris, Brenda, E336• [31MR]
Ikeda, Robert K., E691• [5JY]
Marovich, Rich, E1111• [7NO]
Mullin, Sean, E9• [6JA]
Murphy, Theresa McSorley (Anne), E1107• [3NO]
Piehl, Andrew J., E898• [2SE]
Pomeroy, Eric M., E1064• [21OC]
Rosser, Horton A. (Cotton), E717• [12JY]
Saylor, Don, E1101• [3NO]
Silva, Francis K., E18• [10JA]
Yadav-Ranjan, Rani, E15• [10JA]
Young, Don, H3921 [29MR]