JEFFRIES, HAKEEM S. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1200 [1MR]

Committee to escort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into the House Chamber, H9969 [21DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H7732 [30AU]

Amory ‘‘Amo’’ Houghton, Jr., Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 7303), H4192 [5AP]

Antitrust policy: specify standards governing claims of consciously parallel pricing coordination in civil actions and clarify meaning of contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy under Sherman Act (see H.R. 8777), H7738 [6SE]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5612 [15JN]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 255), H1120 [11FE]

Aviation: establish commission to develop helicopter usage management plan for certain airspace (see H.R. 7769), H4970 [13MY]

Biden, President: call for Executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt (see H. Res. 100), H5175 [18MY]

‘‘Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1989’’: authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 82), H4073 [31MR]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3159), H7540 [29JY]

Burma: authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions relative to human rights abuses (see H.R. 5497), H4154 [4AP]

Business and industry: promote competition, lower entry barriers, and reduce switching costs for consumers and businesses online (see H.R. 3849), H918 [2FE]

——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (see H.R. 3843), H332 [1FE]

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

CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H4511 [26AP]

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), H1304 [3MR]

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), H1135 [18FE]

Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis: establish (see H.R. 7513), H4442 [14AP]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1120 [11FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3777 [16MR]

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]

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

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H5335 [7JN]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H5647 [16JN]

Crime: require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 2864), H7967 [19SE]

——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 8672), H7552 [5AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish waiver authority to address emergencies and supply chain disruptions for access to infant formula under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 7791), H5097 [17MY]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 4077), H5175 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 4402), H7785 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: declare monkeypox outbreak as public health emergency (see H. Res. 1286), H7709 [12AU]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H1425 [9MR]

——— 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), H7720 [23AU]

Dept. of HUD: increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 7739), H4919 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: permit defendants convicted of certain drug offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences (see H.R. 5455), H8011 [20SE]

——— protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (see H.R. 8092), H5610 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice and FTC: promote competition and economic opportunity in digital markets by eliminating conflicts of interest from dominant online platforms’ concurrent ownership or control of certain other businesses (see H.R. 3825), H918 [2FE]

Dept. of Labor: require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H8410 [21OC]

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), H4153 [4AP]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H7883 [15SE]

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), H8223 [28SE]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6833), H4007 [30MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3745 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3488), H217 [18JA]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4439 [11AP]

Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 8531), H8430 [3NO]

Firearms: 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]

——— remove certain immunity for online firearms marketplaces (see H.R. 7819), H5173 [18MY]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 4134), H7256 [27JY]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7736 [2SE]

Health: protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H7727 [26AU]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H1177 [28FE]

Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3149), H4397 [6AP]

——— 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), H8648 [29NO]

Information technology: prohibit certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms (see H.R. 3816), H332 [1FE]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]

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), H295 [21JA]

——— 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), H7785 [13SE]

Kimchi Day: designate (see H. Res. 1245), H8404 [18OC]

Law enforcement officers: authorize public safety officer death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder (see H.R. 6943), H5175 [18MY]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]

Medicare: expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H5215 [24MY]

——— 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), H5931 [1JY]

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 Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 1138), H5214 [24MY]

New York, NY: honor legacy of Harlem Renaissance (see H. Res. 918), H1114 [9FE]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H4862 [11MY]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7240), H7256 [27JY]

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

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H8410 [21OC]

States: require entities established to develop congressional redistricting plans to hold public hearings at which individuals have opportunity to express views on proposed redistricting plans (see H.R. 7948), H5233 [3JN]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4511 [26AP]

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), H7883 [15SE]

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

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7842 [14SE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7842 [14SE]

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

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), H7172 [26JY]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H8067 [21SE]

Wildlife: address public health risks posed by wildlife markets (see H.R. 151), H7842 [14SE]

Women: improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 571), H216 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 1471), H8507 [15NO]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 902), H917 [2FE] (see H. Res. 1173), H5546 [14JN] (see H. Res. 1347), H7841 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: post national human trafficking hotline information in restrooms of all aircrafts, airports, buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations in U.S. (see H.R. 7181), H3858 [21MR]

SBA: provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 7273), H3970 [29MR]

States: establish grant program for States to fund community-based nonprofit student loan consumer assistance programs (see H.R. 8643), H7544 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 6734), H1123 [15FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Transportation: post national human trafficking hotline information in restrooms of all aircrafts, airports, buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations in U.S. (H.R. 7181), H3858 [21MR]

SBA: provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (H.R. 7273), H3971 [29MR]

States: establish grant program for States to fund community-based nonprofit student loan consumer assistance programs (H.R. 8643), H7545 [2AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of National Wildlife Refuge System (H.R. 6734), H1124 [15FE]

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. 8296), H6643 [15JY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H10065 [23DE]

——— making continuing, H8104 [22SE]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 1471), H8505 [15NO]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 902), H357 [2FE]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 1173), H5493 [14JN]

——— majority party appointments (H. Res. 1347), H7796 [14SE]

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H8104 [22SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H987 [7FE]

——— provide for periodic transaction reporting requirement and online publication of financial disclosure reports for Federal judicial officers (S. 3059), H4521, H4522, H4523 [27AP]

Crime: reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law, H5473 [13JN]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H157 [13JA]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (H.R. 3617), H4091 [1AP]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), H4044 [31MR]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), Senate amendment, H8104 [22SE]

Economy: 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, H7647 [12AU]

Elections: reform process for counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.R. 8873), H8044 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), Senate amendment, H8833 [8DE]

Federal agencies and departments: amend description of how performance goals are achieved (H.R. 2617), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1531), H10065 [23DE]

Firearms: 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), H5374 [8JN], H5433 [9JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8104, H8105 [22SE]

House Rules: eliminate remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives, H8104, H8105 [22SE]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance, H5473 [13JN]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H157 [13JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: establish competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at Patent and Trademark Office (H.R. 5796), H4520, H4521 [27AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reauthorize volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of National Wildlife Refuge System (H.R. 6734), H7934 [19SE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H157 [13JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H8728 [2DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S6867 [30NO]