HIGGINS, BRIAN (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6408 [13JY]

Announcements

Moment of silence in remembrance of victims of Buffalo, NY, supermarket shooting, H5004 [16MY]

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), H7709 [12AU]

Alcoholic beverages: provide for programs and activities to prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 7105), H4445 [14AP]

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see H.R. 6660), H3777 [16MR]

Amory ‘‘Amo’’ Houghton, Jr., Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 7303), H4075 [31MR]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5411 [8JN]

ATF: repeal certain impediments to administration of firearms laws (see H.R. 2282), H5010 [16MY]

Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia and cease security assistance to Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 1351), H8434 [7NO]

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

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 8147), H5684 [17JN]

Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 6557), H916 [2FE]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for long-term improvement of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3294), H5228 [31MY]

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), H1149 [25FE]

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]

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]

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]

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), H5735 [21JN]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8223 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H1120 [11FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize position of Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Travel and Tourism and statutorily establish U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (see H.R. 6965), H8223 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans especially in cases of domestic violence, economic abuse, or unresponsive partner (see H.R. 2460), H7967 [19SE]

——— 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]

——— ensure availability of Federal work-study funding for students enrolled in residency programs for teachers, principals, or school leaders (see H.R. 3244), H5879 [23JN]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 2037), H290 [20JA]

——— provide grants to hire and retain school social workers (see H.R. 7037), H7736 [2SE]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing-related misconduct (see H.R. 1933), H8386 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to incentivize small business participation in demand side management programs (see H.R. 4903), H5234 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 7482), H5945 [11JY]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H7404 [28JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), H5932 [1JY]

——— establish grant program to promote comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention efforts in high schools (see H.R. 1803), H3865 [24MR]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H5209 [19MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7558 [9AU]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H7172 [26JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H4724 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board (see H.R. 7648), H4713 [3MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 7648), H4800 [10MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grant program for development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans (see H.R. 2126), H7546 [2AU]

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

——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6375), H3745 [15MR]

——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 8760), H8397 [14OC]

——— provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or family members of victims of homicide (see H.R. 7533), H5410 [8JN]

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), H5487 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H7553 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans (see H.R. 5776), H44 [11JA]

——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4799 [10MY]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H5685 [17JN]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H3777 [16MR]

——— secure rights and dignity of marriage for disabled adult children (see H.R. 6405), H7709 [12AU]

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: improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health (see H.R. 5030), H4724 [6MY]

——— raise awareness about cancer chordoma (see H. Res. 1514), H8874 [8DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3855 [18MR]

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

——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 7011), H8318 [29SE]

FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 5416), H332 [1FE]

——— strengthen use of patient-experience data within benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs (see H.R. 4472), H3713 [11MR]

Federal employees: increase death gratuities and funeral allowances (see H.R. 7376), H5228 [31MY]

——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H4435 [7AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1330 [7MR]

Firearms: authorize use of certain grant funds for active shooter preparedness (see H.R. 7541), H5410 [8JN]

——— 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]

——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 2377), H5221 [27MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2510), H5215 [24MY] (see H.R. 9207), H8408 [21OC]

——— provide for national research program to examine nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 1576), H5221 [27MY]

——— 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), H7172 [26JY]

Foreign trade: provide for temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products (see H.R. 8351), H6625 [14JY]

——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (see H.R. 8982), H8118 [26SE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7553 [5AU]

Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H6707 [18JY]

——— support global coronavirus vaccination efforts to end pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 60), H918 [2FE]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 3541), H6336 [13JY]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H7964 [19SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1353), H8373 [30SE]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5685 [17JN]

Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 1916), H195 [13JA]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 744), H7732 [30AU]

Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1426), H8414 [25OC]

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

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1182), H5645 [16JN]

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H4453 [21AP]

Medicaid: expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H4192 [5AP]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1611), H5647 [16JN]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 8581), H7785 [13SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment of Alpha–1 antitrypsin deficiency disorder treatment (see H.R. 7346), H4454 [21AP]

——— provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with family history of gene mutation and coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries to reduce risk of developing preventable cancer (see H.R. 4110), H4723 [6MY]

——— provide outreach and reporting on opioid use disorder treatment services furnished by opioid treatment programs (see H.R. 8884), H7964 [19SE]

——— revise certain regulations relative to shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program (see H.R. 4587), H7742 [9SE]

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), H8379 [4OC]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6766), H1331 [7MR]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 6394), H5487 [13JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: submit plan to Congress to eliminate records backlog at National Personnel Records Center (see H.R. 7337), H4454 [21AP]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H4453 [21AP]

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

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5235 [3JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5235 [3JN]

National Heroes Day: designate (see H. Res. 1242), H6922 [20JY]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 884), H289 [20JA]

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

National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5824 [22JN]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

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

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), H5976 [12JY]

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]

Northern Ireland: recognize anniversary and obtain justice for victims of Bloody Sunday and acknowledge progress made in fostering peace in Northern Ireland and Ireland in recent decades (see H. Res. 888), H948 [3FE]

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), H3866 [24MR]

Olmsted, Frederick Law: tribute (see H. Res. 1013), H4435 [7AP]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2193), H3897 [28MR]

Oxi Day: designate (see H. Res. 1452), H8419 [28OC]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H1426 [9MR]

Pharmaceuticals: establish strategic active pharmaceutical ingredient reserve and build pipeline for domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient production (see H.R. 5388), H1120 [11FE]

Public Health Service Act: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (see H.R. 7591), H7742 [9SE]

Public Radio Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 1306), H8223 [28SE]

Russia: condemn rape and assault of Ukrainian women in area of Bucha, call for removal of Russian forces and cessation of hostilities, protect human rights, and allow free flow of foreign aid (see H. Res. 1057), H4443 [14AP]

——— 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), H1276 [2MR]

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

Sicknick, Brian D.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H3859 [21MR]

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

SSA: clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements (see H.R. 4143), H8429 [3NO]

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

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (see H.R. 6279), H8011 [20SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H6625 [14JY]

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]

——— exclude from gross income payments under Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 7539), H7785 [13SE]

——— increase certain taxes related to firearms (see H.R. 8957), H8111 [22SE]

——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 7395), H5824 [22JN]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7558 [9AU]

——— provide for examination and disclosure of Presidential income tax returns (see H.R. 9640), H9982 [21DE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H4454 [21AP]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H6883 [19JY]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H6883 [19JY]

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]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 1488), H8588 [17NO]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1813), H253 [19JA]

——— protect dignity and privacy of transgender and other individuals traveling with religious headwear or other articles of faith at airport security checkpoints (see H.R. 4249), H5935 [5JY]

——— provide for eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 2616), H43 [11JA]

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

Ukraine: provide assistance for suspected victims and witnesses of war crimes (see H.R. 8532), H7254 [27JY]

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), H1116 [9FE]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7743 [9SE]

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), H5879 [23JN]

——— 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. 959), H5824 [22JN]

World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1504), H8801 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American College of Surgeons: anniversary of Commission on Cancer (see H. Res. 997), H3853 [18MR]

Bangladesh: anniversary of U.S. relations (see H. Res. 1086), H4714 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize appropriations to carry out National Maritime Heritage Grant Program (see H.R. 9213), H8408 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (see H.R. 6774), H1130 [18FE]

Medicaid: require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (see H.R. 9336), H8587 [17NO]

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area: extend authorization (see H.R. 6731), H1123 [15FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of the Interior: authorize appropriations to carry out National Maritime Heritage Grant Program (H.R. 9213), H8409 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (H.R. 6774), H1132 [18FE]

Medicaid: require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (H.R. 9336), H8588 [17NO]

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area: extend authorization (H.R. 6731), H1124 [15FE]

Remarks

Bangladesh: anniversary of U.S. relations (H. Res. 1086), E687• [1JY]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of ELIM Christian Fellowship, E1199• [1DE]

——— anniversary of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, E950• [19SE]

——— grand opening of WNY Heroes, Inc., new office, E1227• [7DE]

——— Times Beach Nature Preserve funding, H228 [19JA]

——— tribute to Dept. of Defense deployment of medical personnel to Erie County Medical Center to provide assistance during coronavirus pandemic, E417• [27AP]

——— tribute to Gabriel A. Rodriguez American Legion Post No. 1928, E414• [27AP]

——— unveiling of African-American Veterans Monument, E962• [21SE]

Canada: proposal to tax residential real estate owned by non-Canadians, H923 [3FE]

CJS Architects (company): anniversary, E1140• [14NO]

Computers: increase semiconductor manufacturing incentives to enable advanced research and development, secure supply chain, and ensure national security and economic competitiveness, H7264 [28JY]

Contraceptives: 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), H6891 [20JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), Senate amendment, H8805 [7DE]

Council of Heritage and Arts of India, Inc.: tribute, E373• [7AP]

Davis, Rick: Democrat of the Year award recipient, E921• [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8805 [7DE]

——— Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station funding, H8805 [7DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (H.R. 5585), H5834 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: call for reopening of border between U.S. and Canada to non-essential travel after closure due to coronavirus pandemic, H1184 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address traffic hazards at entrance of Western New York National Cemetery, H4811 [11MY]

——— improve research (H.R. 5721), H8516 [16NO]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (H.R. 1948), H9866 [15DE]

——— provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (H.R. 6774), E214• [3MR]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), H3982 [30MR]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H7264 [28JY]

——— 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, H7666 [12AU]

——— use of budget reconciliation to make visionary and transformative investments in health, well-being, and financial security of America’s workers and families (H.R. 5376), H20 [11JA]

Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.: anniversary of Breast Cancer Campaign, E1032• [7OC]

FAA: maintain pilot training standards, H4876 [12MY]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), H9706 [13DE]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5912 [24JN]

——— 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), H7521 [29JY]

——— gun control, H5347 [8JN], H5493 [14JN]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 1153), H5358 [8JN]

Foreign trade: consider effect of excess production capacity in nonmarket economy countries to determine threat of material injury to U.S. industry in countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations (H.R. 6330), E38• [14JA]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities, H4021 [31MR]

Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 2142), H1170 [28FE]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: impact, H228 [19JA]

Iran: condemn oppression against women, E1103• [3NO]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5912 [24JN]

Lackawanna, NY: anniversary of Lackawanna Public Library, E726• [13JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4346), Senate amendment, H7264 [28JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H20 [11JA]

Medicaid: require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (H.R. 9336), H8677 [1DE]

National Scleroderma Awareness Day: observance, E664• [23JN]

New York: Starbucks Workers United efforts to establish union representation, H46 [12JA]

North Tonawanda, NY: Rustic Buffalo Artisan Market (business) recipient of Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas, NY, Business of the Year award, E1131• [14NO]

——— Wheatfield Commons (business) recipient of Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas, NY, Not-for-Profit of the Year award, E1134• [14NO]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 452), H237 [19JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 6929), H7214 [27JY]

Postal Service: provide stability and enhance services (H.R. 3076), H1023 [8FE]

Power resources: prioritize U.S. energy independence, H1345 [8MR]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (H.R. 3807), H4159 [5AP]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H1345 [8MR]

Tallichet, Carol: Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas, NY, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1137• [14NO]

The Sullivans (U.S.S.): deploy emergency response to save from sinking, H4518 [27AP]

Votes: position on missed, E610• [13JN]

Williamsville, NY: tribute to Williamsville Rotary Club, E482• [11MY]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, E598• [8JN]

Tributes

Allen, Donald O., Sr., E1151• [16NO]

Backlas, Lawrence, E1138• [14NO]

Brown, Roscoe, E58• [20JA]

Cole, Sydney, E55• [20JA]

Dearmyer, Roger, H3899 [29MR]

Dedecker, Clotide Perez-Bode, E1258• [12DE]

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Hamil, Jean, E415• [27AP]

Harnden, Germain, E1187• [29NO]

Harris-Tigg, Theresa, E915• [13SE]

Hodges, Johnnie, Sr., E51• [20JA]

Jones, Anna Mae, E52• [20JA]

Kowalczyk, Walter J., E598• [8JN]

Monahan, Walter, E57• [20JA]

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