LAWSON, AL, JR. (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H6625 [14JY]

African Americans: extend authority for establishment of commemorative work to honor enslaved and free Black persons who served in American Revolution (see H.R. 6201), H1134 [18FE]

ALS Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 434), H4922 [12MY]

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]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H7720 [23AU]

——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H8223 [28SE]

Armed Forces: increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 7561), H4453 [21AP]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 1309), H8222 [28SE]

Army: place monument in Arlington National Cemetery honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 3558), H7716 [19AU]

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), H6883 [19JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H309 [28JA]

Celebrate Community Week: designate (see H. Res. 1346), H7784 [13SE]

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

Colleges and universities: anniversary of 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H. Con. Res. 103), H7731 [30AU]

——— 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]

——— require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with certain Civil Rights Act provisions (see H.R. 5685), H7720 [23AU]

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), H332 [1FE]

Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 583), H5212 [20MY]

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]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1126 [15FE]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H8011 [20SE]

Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H9 [10JA]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H7720 [23AU]

——— modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 3455), H5010 [16MY]

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 (see H.R. 5313), H5931 [1JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow direct certification of children in households of active duty members for certain Federal school meal programs (see H.R. 6227), H79 [12JA]

——— anniversary of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding (see H. Res. 1156), H5824 [22JN]

——— clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H5215 [24MY]

——— establish pilot program to provide selected States with increased reimbursement for school lunches comprised of locally-grown and unprocessed foods (see H.R. 5249), H10 [10JA]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H3866 [24MR]

——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see H.R. 6338), H303 [25JA]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H4454 [21AP]

——— 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: establish grant program to facilitate training and employment of veterans for certain conservation activities (see H.R. 7431), H4396 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H5221 [27MY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 4402), H3865 [24MR]

——— double Pell Grant award amount, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates (see H.R. 8872), H7881 [15SE]

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H5936 [5JY]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 6205), H4862 [11MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5342), H1120 [11FE]

——— update income-based repayment plans and public service loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 7530), H4443 [14AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption (see H.R. 3522), H3897 [28MR]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 259), H3854 [18MR]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 5750), H217 [18JA]

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

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research and treatment (see H.R. 7177), H5931 [1JY]

——— establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (see H.R. 5585), H4511 [26AP]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 3165), H4609 [28AP]

——— establish grant program for supporting emergency medical services organizations (see H.R. 8994), H8220 [28SE]

——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3083), H1014 [7FE]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H1134 [18FE]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H3897 [28MR]

——— 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: reinstate processing of applications for parole under Cuban family reunification parole program (see H.R. 6907), H1274 [2MR]

Dept. of HUD: increase number of landlords participating in Housing Choice Voucher program (see H.R. 6880), H6883 [19JY]

——— protect consumers from price-gouging of residential rental and sale prices (see H.R. 8360), H6681 [15JY]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 8213), H7743 [9SE]

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

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 5338), H8403 [18OC]

——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H5929 [1JY]

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), H4511 [26AP]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 9208), H8674 [30NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $20 notes to include likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 503), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5606), H7067 [21JY]

——— extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see H.R. 5905), H4862 [11MY]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H4862 [11MY]

——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H5929 [1JY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H4922 [12MY]

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]

——— prohibit in public accommodations on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5744), H10 [10JA]

Diseases and disorders: honor individuals who have died in U.S. from coronavirus (see H. Res. 1110), H4920 [12MY]

——— improve kidney disease research, prevention, surveillance, and treatment in minority populations and rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 3893), H7546 [2AU]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1075 [8FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H7785 [13SE]

Employment: establish domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see H.R. 4826), H5735 [21JN]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 880), H253 [19JA]

Everglades National Park: anniversary (see H. Res. 1474), H8648 [29NO] (see H. Res. 1491), H8731 [2DE]

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), H9 [10JA]

——— 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), H3745 [15MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 564), H3971 [29MR]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H4862 [11MY]

——— improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]

Federal aid programs: permit State and local fiscal recovery funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects (see H.R. 7078), H4862 [11MY]

Federal employees: permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see H.R. 521), H5976 [12JY]

FEMA: include algal blooms in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 7206), H3862 [24MR]

Food: modify minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids (see H.R. 8054), H5546 [14JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6883 [19JY]

GAO: conduct study on FEMA strategy to provide disaster assistance to States and communities, encourage States to condense disaster preparedness plans, and allocate funding for rebuilding and repairing residential structures (see H.R. 7969), H5332 [7JN]

Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see H. Res. 1373), H8010 [20SE]

——— 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), H7738 [6SE]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8434 [7NO]

Hmong Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in Vietnam war and fight against communism (see H.R. 8110), H5644 [16JN]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H332 [1FE]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H3972 [29MR]

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

Liberia: support progress toward transparency, accountable institutions, and other tenets of good governance as it approaches bicentennial of arrival of first free Black Americans to Providence Island (see H. Res. 907), H1075 [8FE]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8067 [21SE]

Medicaid: establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 6216), H4971 [13MY]

Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 3259), H4723 [6MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H7736 [2SE]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H7738 [6SE]

——— improve extended care services by providing beneficiaries with option for cost effective home-based extended care (see H.R. 5514), H5234 [3JN]

——— 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), H4153 [4AP]

——— 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), H1208 [1MR]

——— require Dept. of HHS to conduct demonstration program to assess effects of hospitals providing to qualified individuals medically tailored home-delivered meals (see H.R. 5370), H6883 [19JY]

National 4–H Week: designate (see H. Res. 1411), H8373 [30SE]

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

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 8971), H8112 [22SE]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H1131 [18FE]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1092), H4722 [6MY]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 6261), H1134 [18FE]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1336), H7741 [9SE]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4724 [6MY]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H. Res. 1001), H3863 [24MR]

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), H7742 [9SE]

Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program: establish (see H.R. 7643), H7717 [19AU]

NIH: advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support relative to endometriosis (see H.R. 7974), H5332 [7JN]

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]

PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]

Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1391), H8113 [22SE]

Postal Service: provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3287), H5976 [12JY]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H5209 [19MY]

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

Russia: impose sanctions on use of cryptocurrency to facilitate transactions by Russian persons subject to sanctions (see H.R. 7429), H4396 [6AP]

Schools: reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H7066 [21JY]

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

Sicknick, Brian D.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H43 [11JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1075 [8FE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1075 [8FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4799 [10MY]

Surfside, FL: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, residential building collapse (see H. Res. 1207), H5919 [24JN]

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), H8434 [7NO]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H5976 [12JY]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H44 [11JA]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4723 [6MY]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4723 [6MY]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 2924), H1208 [1MR]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H7742 [9SE]

U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office, Lakeland, FL: designate (see H.R. 7638), H8373 [30SE]

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), H1133 [18FE]

——— 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), H7728 [26AU]

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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1075 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colvin, Claudette: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H1147 [25FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply debt collection practices to small businesses to same extent as to consumers and define ‘‘small business’’ for purposes of such practices (see H.R. 6814), H1140 [22FE]

Credit: permit certain credit repair organizations to dispute credit information directly with furnisher (see H.R. 7919), H5227 [31MY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6523), H307 [28JA]

Johnson, James W.: mint commemorative coins in recognition (see H.R. 7469), H4432 [7AP] (see H.R. 8182), H5822 [22JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply debt collection practices to small businesses to same extent as to consumers and define ‘‘small business’’ for purposes of such practices (H.R. 6814), H1141 [22FE]

Credit: permit certain credit repair organizations to dispute credit information directly with furnisher (H.R. 7919), H5228 [31MY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6523), H308 [28JA]

Johnson, James W.: mint commemorative coins in recognition (H.R. 7469), H4434 [7AP]

——— mint commemorative coins in recognition (H.R. 8182), H5823 [22JN]

Remarks

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), H5091 [17MY]

Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building, Petaluma, CA: designate, H5091 [17MY]