KELLY, ROBIN L. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6317 [13JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2234), H5010 [16MY]
——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H6337 [13JY]
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), H8115 [22SE]
African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking (see H. Res. 1050), H4433 [7AP]
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]
Air pollution: promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels to protect public health and to improve vehicle efficiency and performance (see H.R. 5089), H1120 [11FE]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4878), H217 [18JA]
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: provide for independent investigation and prosecution of sexual harassment under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7560), H4453 [21AP]
Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building, Grayslake, IL: designate (see H.R. 7899), H5219 [27MY]
Aurora, IL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Henry Pratt Co., and commend first responders (see H. Res. 927), H1124 [15FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]
Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H7546 [2AU]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H1075 [8FE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]
Colleyville, TX: commend first responders and honor victims of hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue and reaffirm commitment to combat hate, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and violence against Jewish Americans (see H. Res. 881), H310 [28JA]
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]
Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1177 [28FE] (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 AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]
Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office, Elmwood, IL: designate (see H.R. 6404), H194 [13JA]
Courts: limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (see H.R. 8227), H8495 [14NO]
CPSC: anniversary (see H. Res. 1505), H8709 [1DE]
Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8414 [25OC]
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]
——— provide for adjustment or modification of loans for critical rural utility service providers (see H.R. 2244), H3744 [15MR]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 4402), H3745 [15MR]
——— ensure availability of Federal work-study funding for students enrolled in residency programs for teachers, principals, or school leaders (see H.R. 3244), H5334 [7JN]
——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4198), H10 [10JA]
——— expand and improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 9097), H9984 [21DE]
——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 8549), H7403 [28JY]
——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 5407), H5735 [21JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 4943), H44 [11JA]
——— authorize grants to support pediatric behavioral health care integration and coordination (see H.R. 4944), H44 [11JA]
——— award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations (see H.R. 8492), H7168 [26JY]
——— conduct public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services (see H.R. 9247), H8874 [8DE]
——— establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (see H.R. 5585), H303 [25JA]
——— establish Bio-Preparedness and Infectious Diseases Workforce Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5602), H1134 [18FE]
——— establish Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being (see H.R. 8524), H7254 [27JY]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7558 [9AU]
——— increase uptake of collaborative care model for treating behavioral health (see H.R. 5218), H1149 [25FE]
——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 5769), H6625 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: increase number of landlords participating in Housing Choice Voucher program (see H.R. 6880), H6883 [19JY]
——— 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: create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H5735 [21JN]
——— include certain additional information in National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (see H.R. 8860), H8430 [3NO]
——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 8760), H7731 [30AU]
Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 2373), H3971 [29MR]
——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 9208), H8408 [21OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H8420 [28OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 8100), H5644 [16JN]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 3967), H977 [4FE]
——— improve Veterans Crisis Line (see H.R. 5073), H1134 [18FE]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H8397 [14OC]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H7842 [14SE]
Discrimination: 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), H7742 [9SE]
Diseases and disorders: prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 8654), H8824 [7DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]
Families and domestic relations: invest in real pro-life policies that support American families (see H.R. 8862), H7881 [15SE]
——— 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), H290 [20JA]
——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]
FCC: allow domestic violence survivors to separate mobile phone lines from shared plans involving abusers, help survivors enroll in Lifeline Program, and ensure calls or texts to hotlines do not appear on call logs (see H.R. 7132), H5215 [24MY]
——— ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H8648 [29NO]
FDA: enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities (see H.R. 6584), H946 [3FE]
——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 8829), H8223 [28SE]
Federal aid programs: permit State and local fiscal recovery funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects (see H.R. 7078), H7558 [9AU]
——— provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1397), H43 [11JA]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4439 [11AP]
Firearms: 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]
——— require safe storage and adult supervision before juvenile can possess firearm, and award grants to local educational agencies to implement gun safety awareness programs (see H.R. 6639), H1073 [8FE]
Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 6121), H332 [1FE]
FTC: conduct investigation, report to Congress, and issue regulations on unfair or deceptive acts or practices in advertising or marketing of firearms (see H.R. 8570), H7404 [28JY]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7553 [5AU]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H946 [3FE]
Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 1190), H5733 [21JN]
Government regulations: require analyses of impact of Government rules, programs, and policies on poverty and racial inequity, including racial wealth gap (see H.R. 9223), H8409 [21OC]
Health: 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]
Highland Park, IL: condemn shooting at July 4th parade, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders (see H. Res. 1229), H6624 [14JY]
Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H1149 [25FE]
Insurance: 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), H7708 [12AU]
International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see H. Res. 936), H1132 [18FE]
Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (see H.R. 7091), H3743 [15MR]
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]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H4192 [5AP]
Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 3259), H8494 [14NO]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H4192 [5AP]
——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 5503), H5410 [8JN]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H4723 [6MY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H948 [3FE]
——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H8396 [14OC]
——— revise certain payment rules for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy furnished in rural areas and medically underserved areas (see H.R. 5536), H1014 [7FE]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4878), H217 [18JA]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]
National security: strengthen through defense of democracy abroad and address contemporary threats to democracy around world (see H.R. 8708), H8589 [17NO]
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), H3829 [17MR]
PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]
Power resources: authorize President to issue Energy Emergency Declaration to protect gasoline and home heating fuel prices from price-gouging (see H.R. 7688), H5175 [18MY]
Public Health Service Act: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (see H.R. 7591), H4510 [26AP]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H4454 [21AP]
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), H8495 [14NO]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]
Route 66 National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 3600), H8429 [3NO]
Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building, Crystal Lake, IL: designate (see H.R. 6917), H1301 [3MR]
Schools: reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H7066 [21JY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H7546 [2AU]
——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1738), H7546 [2AU]
SSA: produce and make available identification at no cost for purpose of allowing certain individuals to meet certain identification requirements (see H.R. 8821), H7967 [19SE]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H5212 [20MY]
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), H8542 [16NO]
——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H7732 [30AU]
——— increase certain taxes related to firearms (see H.R. 8957), H8111 [22SE]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H8115 [22SE]
——— provide investment credit for conversion of office buildings into other uses (see H.R. 4759), H5209 [19MY]
Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H253 [19JA]
Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H253 [19JA]
Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H5215 [24MY]
Unemployment: continue temporary waiver of interest on State unemployment loans during pandemic to provide additional relief (see H.R. 6922), H4862 [11MY]
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), H253 [19JA]
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 6386), H78 [12JA]
Voting: constitutional amendment on right to vote (see H.J. Res. 98), H8065 [21SE]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HHS: improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]
NIH: take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see H.R. 7845), H5207 [19MY]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of HHS: improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (H.R. 7585), H4511 [26AP]
NIH: take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (H.R. 7845), H5208 [19MY]
Proclamations
Tribute to Mike Jordan: by, E809• [29JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H1413• [9MR]
CPSC: prevent accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries through promulgation of consumer product safety standard to require child resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries (H.R. 5313), H7264 [28JY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response Office, H820 [2FE], H3832 [18MR]
Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H820 [2FE]
Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5910 [24JN]
——— gun control, H5101 [18MY]
——— 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), H5377 [8JN]
——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing, H5910 [24JN]
Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts and strength of democracy and rule of law (H.R. 2471), Senate amendment, H1413• [9MR]
Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5910 [24JN]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality, H5744 [22JN]
Medicare: include analysis of racial and ethnic minorities when reporting on telehealth utilizations, H1413• [9MR]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H820 [2FE]
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H8491• [14NO]
Tributes
Felder, Trunell D., E1030• [7OC]