KIRKPATRICK, ANN (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6318 [13JY]
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), H3714 [11MR]
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 coverage of assisted reproductive technology services under TRICARE program (see H.R. 6094), H217 [18JA]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]
CDC: establish Office of Rural Health (see H.R. 5848), H1177 [28FE]
Colleges and universities: provide for long-term improvement of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3294), H5234 [3JN]
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]
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]
——— restore original inscription on statue in Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1123 [15FE]
Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1114 [9FE] (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]
Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8067 [21SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish Office of Agritourism (see H.R. 6408), H217 [18JA]
——— 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 Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 7122), H7172 [26JY]
——— 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]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to support nursing schools in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization and increase number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 851), H1141 [22FE]
——— 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), H5222 [27MY]
——— award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals, focusing on racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 909), H3865 [24MR]
——— conduct public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services (see H.R. 9247), H8442 [10NO]
——— establish Task Force on Maternal Mental Health (see H.R. 4217), H4439 [11AP]
——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H7785 [13SE]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7736 [2SE]
——— improve obstetric care in rural areas (see H.R. 769), H1148 [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), H5209 [19MY]
——— 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 HUD: establish grant program to help revitalize certain localities (see H.R. 816), H1148 [25FE]
Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 5338), H3829 [17MR]
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), H1148 [25FE]
Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in Arizona and authorize construction of related water project (see H.R. 7633), H5175 [18MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 9379), H8707 [1DE]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H7883 [15SE]
Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H198 [14JA]
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), H1134 [18FE]
——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]
FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H1177 [28FE]
FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see H.R. 6190), H5335 [7JN]
——— 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]
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]
Firefighters: mint coins in commemoration of Granite Mountain Hotshots who fought Yarnell Hill Fire (see H.R. 8244), H5923 [28JN]
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), H1116 [9FE]
Great Bend of Gila National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 8719), H7732 [30AU]
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), H5010 [16MY]
——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H7784 [13SE]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H7727 [26AU]
——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 2007), H4397 [6AP]
Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8397 [14OC]
Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5235 [3JN]
International Boundary and Water Commission: assume full ownership and control of International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales, AZ (see H.R. 8426), H6882 [19JY]
Medicare: 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), H8429 [3NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 6400), H1149 [25FE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 983), H3743 [15MR]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H3971 [29MR]
Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5222 [27MY]
——— prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in Russia (see H.R. 7185), H4154 [4AP]
Schools: increase access to mental health resources (see H.R. 5526), H1116 [9FE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H5215 [24MY]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H3866 [24MR]
Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H1120 [11FE]
——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H8420 [28OC]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H8222 [28SE]
Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8824 [7DE]
Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8824 [7DE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 2773), H217 [18JA]
Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H4437 [11AP]
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]
——— support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see H.R. 1661), H8429 [3NO]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 4949), H8066 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Chiricahua National Park: establish (see H.R. 6451), H288 [20JA]
Depts. of Education and HHS: study impact of coronavirus on mental health of educators and award grants to implement or improve health and wellness programs for educators (see H.R. 9475), H8873 [8DE]
Constitutional authority statements
Chiricahua National Park: establish (H.R. 6451), H290 [20JA]
Depts. of Education and HHS: study impact of coronavirus on mental health of educators and award grants to implement or improve health and wellness programs for educators (H.R. 9475), H8874 [8DE]
Remarks