GARCIA, SYLVIA R. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6396, H6434 [13JY]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5577 [15JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H841 [2FE]

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]

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H4800 [10MY]

African Diaspora Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 9519), H10531 [23DE]

Animals: clarify that gambling on commercial greyhound racing and field coursing using wire communication technology is prohibited (see H.R. 3335), H8494 [14NO]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2709), H7546 [2AU]

——— 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), H5612 [15JN]

Arms control: impose sanctions on transfer of arms and related materiel by China to Russia or evasion or circumvention of U.S. sanctions or multilateral sanctions by China relative to Russia (see H.R. 8544), H7255 [27JY]

Bob Krueger Post Office, New Braunfels, TX: designate (see H.R. 8203), H5877 [23JN]

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

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1291), H7255 [27JY]

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

Civil liberties: establish right of adults to engage in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct (see H.R. 9564), H9853 [14DE]

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]

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), H289 [20JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1330 [7MR]

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]

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]

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

Courts: establish judicial ethics (see H.R. 7706), H4796 [10MY]

——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see H.R. 1621), H1275 [2MR]

——— protect employees of Federal judiciary from discrimination (see H.R. 4827), H4435 [7AP]

Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see H.R. 9307), H8541 [16NO]

——— require creditors to consider certain additional credit information when making mortgage loans (see H.R. 8485), H7257 [27JY]

——— require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports (see H.R. 8478), H7407 [28JY]

Crime: provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 7961), H10056 [22DE]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without person’s consent (see H.R. 6998), H1373 [8MR]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H5932 [1JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: enhance direct certification under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 3997), H1125 [15FE]

——— establish permanent, nationwide electronic benefits transfer program for children during school closures to provide access to food (see H.R. 3519), H254 [19JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5233 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 6537), H329 [1FE]

——— promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students (see H.R. 7454), H4432 [7AP]

——— provide grants to hire and retain school social workers (see H.R. 7037), H3745 [15MR]

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

——— 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), H6336 [13JY]

——— 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), H5976 [12JY]

——— establish Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health (see H.R. 9254), H8418 [28OC]

——— 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), H7742 [9SE]

——— increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health (see H.R. 5218), H79 [12JA]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H8589 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: rescind authority to waive Federal law to facilitate construction of border barriers (see H.R. 4848), H1120 [11FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 4707), H290 [20JA]

——— 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), H5335 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H5647 [16JN]

——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 8760), H7731 [30AU]

Dept. of Labor: codify competitive grant program to build community college capacity to provide employment and training programs for in-demand industries or occupations (see H.R. 7385), H4398 [6AP]

——— 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), H4796 [10MY]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H8430 [3NO]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to protect women and children and reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 4017), H1276 [2MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify monitoring of certain domestic and foreign financial transaction to obtain necessary information on illicit financial activities (see H.R. 7080), H3855 [18MR]

——— seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine (see H.R. 7081), H3855 [18MR]

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), H1330 [7MR]

——— issue regulations to require announcement of penalty for interference with airplane cabin or flight crew (see H.R. 4957), H10 [10JA]

——— limit railroad carriers from blocking railway-highway crossings (see H.R. 3698), H7785 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve breast imaging services, create telemammography pilot program, and expand veterans’ access to clinical trials (see H.R. 4794), H5098 [17MY]

——— provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 2724), H3829 [17MR]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H4862 [11MY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H8373 [30SE]

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

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

——— eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6111), H5941 [7JY]

Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H4435 [7AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H4435 [7AP]

Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 9324), H8801 [6DE]

FAA: provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities during Government shutdown (see H.R. 4042), H4435 [7AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3488), H918 [2FE]

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

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H8589 [17NO]

Federal agencies and departments: expand Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass LGBTQ+ inclusion (see H.R. 6599), H1135 [18FE]

Federal firefighters: reform and enhance pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 5631), H5935 [5JY]

FEMA: 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]

Financial institutions: ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by U.S. financial institutions comply with financial sanctions on Russia and Belarus to same extent as institution itself (see H.R. 7066), H3829 [17MR]

Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H10 [10JA]

——— increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]

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

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

1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 7052), H3866 [24MR]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5411 [8JN]

GAO: report to Congress on capacity of federally-assisted housing to support broadband service (see H.R. 8778), H8119 [26SE]

Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5879 [23JN]

——— 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]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]

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]

Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1484), H8588 [17NO]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H1014 [7FE]

Immigration: enhance nurse and physician workforce during coronavirus crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see H.R. 2255), H4799 [10MY]

——— recapture unused family- and employment-based immigrant visa numbers (see H.R. 7374), H5234 [3JN]

——— 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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H3745 [15MR]

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]

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

Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H4445 [14AP]

Jews: condemn anti-Semitism by public figures (see H. Res. 1525), H9903 [15DE]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]

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

Medicaid: provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H976 [4FE]

Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 3259), H1134 [18FE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 4870), H5334 [7JN]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H8824 [7DE]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6202), H1425 [9MR]

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

National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]

News media: express gratitude to journalists and news staff risking injury and death and who have sacrificed their lives to chronicle and report on Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 987), H4075 [31MR]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 7992), H5824 [22JN]

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]

Pool and Spa Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7877), H5941 [7JY]

Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see H.R. 9049), H8495 [14NO]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans’ Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 8529), H7254 [27JY]

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

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H7709 [12AU]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

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]

Research: ensure that healthy research common companion animals are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 9072), H8315 [29SE]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (see H.R. 3807), H1014 [7FE]

Ron Wright Post Office Building, Arlington, TX: designate (see H.R. 6626), H1012 [7FE]

Russia: ban visas of certain Russian citizens and their family members due to invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 6853), H1331 [7MR]

——— prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in Russia (see H.R. 7185), H4007 [30MR]

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

——— withdraw normal trade relations treatment and apply certain Trade Act provisions to products (see H.R. 6835), H1146 [25FE]

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

SEC: revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities (see H.R. 4865), H918 [2FE]

Senate: provide for nonvoting delegates to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 6941), H8396 [14OC]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H8066 [21SE]

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

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 3824), H3865 [24MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H1149 [25FE] (see H.R. 7647), H4713 [3MY]

Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being an employee (see H.R. 2549), H1148 [25FE]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 8448), H6922 [20JY]

——— create safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds (see H.R. 9044), H8731 [2DE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H4798 [10MY]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9854 [14DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9854 [14DE]

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]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H10 [10JA]

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

Veterans: 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), H8397 [14OC]

——— 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), H6923 [20JY]

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]

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]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H3854 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (see H.R. 8444), H6921 [20JY]

Corps of Engineers: commend Project 11 partners for expansion of ship channel in Port of Houston (see H. Res. 1149), H5227 [31MY]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (see H.R. 8822), H7841 [14SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: include resources for non-English speaking individuals in technical assistance provided by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 9266), H8428 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish pilot program for gynecologic cancer care coordination (see H.R. 9002), H8220 [28SE]

Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H4443 [14AP]

Financial Literacy and Education Commission: study impact of language barriers to financial health and require website and toll-free telephone number to be provided in most commonly spoken languages in U.S. (see H.R. 8880), H7964 [19SE]

GAO: conduct study to identify barriers to reducing homelessness by providing housing assistance under Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs (see H.R. 7123), H3826 [17MR]

Mohammed, Oli: relief (see H.R. 6804), H1132 [18FE]

National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention: establish (see H.R. 6544), H330 [1FE]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: establish whistleblower program (see H.R. 7245), H3895 [28MR]

Schools: recognize harm associated with use of restraints in schools (see H. Res. 1487), H8588 [17NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (H.R. 8444), H6923 [20JY]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (H.R. 8822), H7842 [14SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: include resources for non-English speaking individuals in technical assistance provided by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (H.R. 9266), H8429 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish pilot program for gynecologic cancer care coordination (H.R. 9002), H8222 [28SE]

GAO: conduct study to identify barriers to reducing homelessness by providing housing assistance under Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs (H.R. 7123), H3828 [17MR]

Mohammed, Oli: relief (H.R. 6804), H1133 [18FE]

National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention: establish (H.R. 6544), H331 [1FE]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: establish whistleblower program (H.R. 7245), H3896 [28MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1379 [9MR], H3867 [28MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H311 [1FE], H4725 [10MY], H6511 [14JY], H9987 [22DE]

Remarks

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 3755), H8008• [20SE]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 8296), H6511 [14JY], H6629 [15JY]

——— pro choice versus right to life, H4923 [13MY]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H5947 [12JY], H6511 [14JY], H6629, H6655 [15JY], H8008• [20SE]

American Rescue Plan Act: impact, H3780 [17MR]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6716 [19JY], H10059 [23DE]

Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (H.R. 8916), H8008• [20SE]

Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (H.R. 203), H5959 [12JY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H1307 [7MR], H3868 [28MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to coronavirus pandemic, H1337 [8MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, H335 [2FE], H1337 [8MR], H5492 [14JN], H5825 [23JN], H7970 [20SE]

——— State of the Union Message, H1213 [2MR], H1277 [3MR]

Budget: deficit, H5825 [23JN]

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H1015 [8FE], H5882 [24JN], H9707 [13DE]

——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (H.R. 8373), consideration (H. Res. 1232), H6715 [19JY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H989 [7FE]

Credit: establish language access requirements for creditors and servicers, H5571 [15JN]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (H. Res. 1233), H6715 [19JY]

——— specify lynching as hate crime (H.R. 55), H1168 [28FE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H162 [13JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H5549 [15JN], H7409 [29JY], H10059 [23DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (H.R. 7606), H5718 [21JN], H7076 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (H.R. 7945), H8008• [20SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6447, H6466 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (H.R. 8542), H8322 [30SE]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (H.R. 4118), H8322 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H5614 [16JN]

——— include aliens passing in transit through U.S. to board vessel on which alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within class of nonimmigrant aliens (S. 5168), H9926 [21DE]

Dept. of Justice: direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (H.R. 6448), H8322 [30SE]

——— establish grant program to establish, create, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative method (H.R. 5768), H8322 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend anti-money laundering pilot program, H6447 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program for domestic maritime workforce training and education, H3975 [30MR], H5549 [15JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), consideration (H. Res. 1232), H6716 [19JY]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), H1164 [28FE]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), H4199 [6AP], H7076 [26JY]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H1015 [8FE], H1078 [9FE], H3975 [30MR], H5492 [14JN], H5549 [15JN]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), H6724 [19JY]

——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), Senate amendment, H8832 [8DE], H9686 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: amend description of how performance goals are achieved (H.R. 2617), Senate amendment, H10059 [23DE]

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), H7516 [29JY]

——— gun control, H9744 [14DE]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5571 [15JN]

GAO: conduct study to identify barriers to reducing homelessness by providing housing assistance under Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs, H5571 [15JN]

Girl Scouts: anniversary of Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, E843• [12AU]

——— anniversary of San Jacinto Council, H1380• [9MR]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, H3831 [18MR]

——— dedication of Joe Campos Torres Plaza, E332• [31MR]

——— Houston Ship Channel expansion funding, H256 [20JA]

——— tribute to North Shore Senior High School football team, H9858 [15DE], E55• [20JA]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H8525 [16NO], H8783 [6DE]

Inflation Reduction Act: impact, H7745 [13SE], H7788 [14SE], H7947 [19SE]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: impact, H82 [13JA], H256 [20JA], H311 [1FE], H1337 [8MR]

——— make critical investments in school infrastructure, H12 [11JA]

Maritime Administration: Small Shipyard Grant program and Centers of Excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education program funding, H6447 [13JY]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H162 [13JA]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H9744 [14DE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H7402 [28JY]

Power resources: authorize President to issue Energy Emergency Declaration to protect gasoline and home heating fuel prices from price-gouging (H.R. 7688), H7076 [26JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H1015 [8FE], H1078 [9FE], H3975 [30MR], H5492 [14JN], H5549 [15JN]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H1213 [2MR]

Schools: recognize harm associated with use of restraints in schools (H. Res. 1487), H8549 [17NO]

SEC: provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior citizen investors and policyholders (H.R. 5914), H4746 [10MY]

Supreme Court: decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H5947 [12JY], H6926 [21JY]

——— leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4802 [11MY], H4923 [13MY]

Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (H.R. 224), H4784 [10MY]

——— designate (S. 4411), H9933 [21DE]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (H.R. 7946), H8825 [8DE]

Votes: correction, E505• [16MY]

——— position on missed, E533• [18MY], E1311• [15DE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H162 [13JA]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H5980 [13JY]

Tributes

Bryant, Sunny, H1186 [1MR]

Fraga, Lupe (Champ), H9987 [22DE]

Smith, David and Linda, H4400 [7AP]

Speight, Elta C. Branam (Ceole), H950 [4FE]