LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6268, H6269, H6354, H6356 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H861 [2FE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5055 [17MY]

Articles and editorials

In Support of Sunsets—Easy Yes Votes on AUMF Reform, Tess Bridgeman, Just Security (Internet site), E729• [14JY]

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), H1374 [8MR]

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), H7728 [26AU]

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]

Agriculture: impose moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (see H.R. 7827), H6707 [18JY]

Air pollution: improve air quality management and safety of communities using best available monitoring technology and data (see H.R. 8551), H7967 [19SE]

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), H10056 [22DE]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 5999), H303 [25JA]

Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 8916), H8009 [20SE]

——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 9069), H8387 [7OC]

——— provide for independent investigation and prosecution of sexual harassment under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7560), H4453 [21AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5227 [31MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1083), H4714 [3MY]

Atlanta, GA: commemorate anniversary and condemn shootings at spas, express condolences to families and victims, and combat hate, bigotry, and violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander community (see H. Res. 981), H3743 [15MR]

Azerbaijan: condemn military attack on Armenia, investigate war crimes, condemn damage to cultural and religious heritage sites, explore applicability of sanctions on Azerbaijan, and support Armenia (see H. Res. 1400), H8397 [14OC]

Bedford Heights, OH: designate Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as national memorial (see H.R. 7618), H4799 [10MY]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (see H.R. 6366), H4862 [11MY]

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

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

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3159), H6680 [15JY]

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement: update regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address limitations regarding ability to ensure pipeline integrity and address risks relative to decommissioning (see H.R. 2643), H1148 [25FE]

Business and industry: promote competition, lower entry barriers, and reduce switching costs for consumers and businesses online (see H.R. 3849), H1134 [18FE]

——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (see H.R. 3843), H217 [18JA]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1014 [7FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H9 [10JA]

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: designate (see H.R. 7698), H4796 [10MY]

CDC: promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see H.R. 9201), H10056 [22DE]

——— provide for demonstration program to facilitate clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers (see H.R. 8834), H7880 [15SE]

CFTC: prohibit trading of water and water rights for future delivery (see H.R. 7182), H3858 [21MR]

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8430 [3NO]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1018), H4073 [31MR]

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7538 [29JY]

Children and youth: address mental health impact of recurrent climate-related disasters on youth (see H. Res. 975), H6923 [20JY]

——— express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in local communities (see H. Res. 1415), H8371 [30SE]

Clemente, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 1432), H8395 [14OC]

Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 6492), H301 [25JA]

——— produce national climate adaptation and resilience strategy (see H.R. 6461), H6680 [15JY]

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]

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]

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

Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis: establish (see H.R. 7513), H8648 [29NO]

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 Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 583), H4800 [10MY]

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]

Congressional Office of Compliance: investigate all workplace discrimination claims filed by covered employees and require Members to reimburse Treasury for amounts paid for employment discrimination (see H.R. 7542), H4459 [25AP]

Conservation of natural resources: express need to protect and conserve at least 50 percent of lands and oceans in U.S. and encourage diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide (see H. Res. 1163), H7257 [27JY]

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), H6623 [14JY]

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

Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, La Quinta, CA: designate (see H.R. 7988), H5409 [8JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6878), H5335 [7JN]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H4398 [6AP]

Courts: create civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7920), H5227 [31MY]

——— establish cause of action relative to reproductive health services (see H.R. 8867), H7881 [15SE]

——— establish judicial ethics (see H.R. 7706), H7256 [27JY]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H7716 [19AU]

Crime: enhance criminal penalties for health related stalking (see H.R. 5710), H5976 [12JY]

——— expand scope of hate crimes (see H.R. 7957), H5332 [7JN]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without person’s consent (see H.R. 6998), H1373 [8MR]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H8387 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow direct certification of children in households of active duty members for certain Federal school meal programs (see H.R. 6227), H10 [10JA]

——— clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H5099 [17MY]

——— establish pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see H.R. 4108), H4397 [6AP]

——— 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]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 9281), H10056 [22DE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5233 [3JN]

——— enhance protections of civilians during U.S. military operations (see H.R. 7625), H5228 [31MY]

——— make cost to each taxpayer of certain contingency operations conducted by Armed Forces publicly available on website (see H.R. 7147), H4154 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (see H.R. 8822), H7841 [14SE]

——— carry out pilot program to assist local educational agencies with acquisition of school supplies (see H.R. 9503), H9855 [14DE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 9136), H8378 [4OC]

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

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 3836), H5334 [7JN]

——— establish notice and reasonable care standards to hold educational institutions liable for mishandling of campus sexual assault reports (see H.R. 5396), H290 [20JA]

——— include indoor agricultural technology as activity that supports well-rounded education (see H.R. 8103), H5644 [16JN]

——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see H.R. 4950), H290 [20JA]

——— make grants to certain higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H1302 [3MR]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 6585), H946 [3FE]

——— provide grants to hire and retain school social workers (see H.R. 7037), H1423 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H918 [2FE]

——— authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see H.R. 8452), H7068 [21JY]

——— 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), H3858 [21MR]

——— award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 6783), H1130 [18FE]

——— conduct public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services (see H.R. 9247), H8442 [10NO]

——— 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), H8414 [25OC]

——— conduct study on unintended impacts of sex trafficking legislation and loss of online services and platforms on health and safety of sex workers (see H.R. 6928), H1302 [3MR]

——— establish Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being (see H.R. 8524), H7254 [27JY]

——— establish Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health (see H.R. 9254), H8418 [28OC]

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

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8387 [7OC]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H10056 [22DE]

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

——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 6437), H287 [20JA]

——— provide for national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals on how to help patients navigate U.S. legal landscape relative to abortion and other reproductive health care services (see H.R. 9220), H8409 [21OC]

——— provide grant funding to States for mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation (see H.R. 3753), H10056 [22DE]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H4397 [6AP]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H8589 [17NO]

——— research long-term effects of coronavirus, develop rare disease public emergency health plan, provide immunization education, promote diversity in clincal trials, and increase access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6000), H1304 [3MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: defer removal of certain Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian nationals for certain period (see H.R. 8922), H8010 [20SE]

Dept. of HUD: carry out rent stabilization program to provide short-term financial assistance to extremely low-income families at risk of eviction (see H.R. 8327), H7172 [26JY]

——— establish grant program to provide amounts to eligible entities for costs associated with establishment and operation of safe parking program for homeless (see H.R. 2965), H4799 [10MY]

——— extend pilot program that establishes automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 123), H5234 [3JN]

——— increase percentage of authorized units that public housing agency may use for project-based assistance (see H.R. 8539), H7255 [27JY]

——— 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]

——— provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (see H.R. 6602), H975 [4FE]

Dept. of Justice: create civil action to enforce standards promulgated under Prison Rape Elimination Act (see H.R. 8096), H5735 [21JN]

——— direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters to early identify potential mass shooters (see H.R. 9441), H8800 [6DE]

——— establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1016), H5976 [12JY]

——— establish Office of Environmental Justice (see H.R. 9124), H8377 [4OC]

——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H5942 [7JY]

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), H1125 [15FE]

——— promote competition and economic opportunity in digital markets by establishing that certain acquisitions by dominant online platforms are unlawful (see H.R. 3826), H1141 [22FE]

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), H1120 [11FE]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 9208), H8420 [28OC]

——— establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see H.R. 9021), H8595 [22NO]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 7701), H4796 [10MY]

——— provide employment protection and paid emergency leave to workers impacted by certain climate disasters (see H.R. 8819), H7841 [14SE]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H5644 [16JN]

Dept. of State: establish Office of Global Criminal Justice (see H.R. 7522), H4443 [14AP]

——— require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 9291), H8592 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see H.R. 3396), H5824 [22JN]

——— eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see H.R. 7580), H8543 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds for infrastructure projects, improve Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and provide Tribal governments more time to use funds (see H.R. 5735), H7720 [23AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6841), H1146 [25FE]

——— increase authorizations for passenger ferry competitive grant program and ferry boats and terminal facilities formula grant program (see H.R. 8934), H8064 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5606), H8410 [21OC]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 8197), H5877 [23JN]

——— establish pilot program to build tiny homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 6307), H8396 [14OC]

——— furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in Armed Forces (see H.R. 6830), H3745 [15MR]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 3402), H9906 [16DE]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H8410 [21OC]

——— provide for retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma (see H.R. 9164), H8410 [21OC]

Depts. of Education and HHS: make awards to increase or improve access to comprehensive mental and behavioral health services for individuals exposed to violent encounters involving law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 8914), H8397 [14OC]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H4799 [10MY]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1696), H4723 [6MY]

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]

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), H10531 [23DE]

——— support continued investment to complete development of HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 1506), H8709 [1DE]

Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H4443 [14AP]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H3855 [18MR]

Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H6680 [15JY]

——— streamline, coordinate, and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (see H.R. 8454), H7073 [22JY]

Eid al-Adha: recognize religious significance and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1221), H5974 [12JY]

Election Assistance Commission: establish program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers (see H.R. 8015), H5445 [9JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 6670), H1112 [9FE]

——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see H.R. 6699), H1113 [9FE]

EPA: carry out certain activities to protect communities from harmful effects of plastics (see H.R. 9388), H8708 [1DE]

——— establish pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities (see H.R. 6759), H1149 [25FE]

——— establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see H.R. 8336), H7967 [19SE]

——— implement fenceline monitoring for air pollutants at facilities contributing to high local cancer rates and other health threats and expand and strengthen national ambient air quality monitoring network (see H.R. 8352), H7967 [19SE]

——— promulgate certain limitations relative to pre-production plastic pellet pollution (see H.R. 7861), H8011 [20SE]

——— remove limitation on amounts provided under Clean School Bus Grant Program (see H.R. 8314), H5940 [7JY]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5206 [19MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish Sub-Task Force on Emergency Price Stabilization (see H.R. 8658), H7551 [5AU]

FAA: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating noise burden they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities (see H.R. 7853), H5216 [24MY]

——— require cargo aircraft to be equipped with cockpit doors that meet certain safety requirements (see H.R. 4598), H290 [20JA]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 7345), H5735 [21JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide assistance to foster parents and foster children for such children to obtain driver’s license (see H.R. 7932), H7717 [19AU]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]

FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H5334 [7JN]

——— modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see H.R. 6219), H4799 [10MY]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H5334 [7JN]

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

——— reaffirm preemptive authority relative to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product (see H. Res. 1434), H8395 [14OC]

Federal agencies and departments: report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 7252), H3895 [28MR]

——— require disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to rulemaking (see H.R. 6107), H10 [10JA] (see H.R. 9390), H8708 [1DE]

——— require report on actions taken to end infant formula shortage (see H.R. 7815), H5173 [18MY]

Federal aid programs: permit State and local fiscal recovery funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects (see H.R. 7078), H7256 [27JY]

——— provide increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty (see H.R. 6531), H1014 [7FE]

Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force: use best available data to evaluate and protect communities and Federal infrastructure from potential flooding (see H.R. 481), H3971 [29MR]

Federal Transit Administration: establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected electric bus rapid transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9648), H9982 [21DE]

——— establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected light rail transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9647), H9982 [21DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 113), H8404 [18OC]

FEMA: improve hazard mitigation planning process to protect vulnerable communities and expand eligible activities that qualify for funding under hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 6396), H193 [13JA]

——— 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]

Financial institutions: limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 4277), H1134 [18FE]

Firearms: expand to all firearms requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 7904), H5219 [27MY]

——— 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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5228 [31MY]

——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3015), H5175 [18MY]

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

——— require lost or stolen firearms to be reported to law enforcement authorities within certain period of time (see H.R. 5245), H8757 [5DE]

Foreign policy: address greatest national security challenges and outline new framework for foreign policy (see H. Res. 877), H252 [19JA]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see H.R. 279), H216 [18JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]

——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 1816), H5175 [18MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 978), H3713 [11MR]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 1190), H5733 [21JN]

Golden State Warriors (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1203), H5878 [23JN]

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]

——— declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5446 [9JN]

——— 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]

——— 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), H1275 [2MR]

——— protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services (see H.R. 8838), H7880 [15SE]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]

——— require coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without imposition of cost sharing (see H.R. 9402), H8708 [1DE]

——— view women’s health as critical issue for U.S. economy and workforce and for advancing health and well-being of all people (see H. Res. 1129), H5098 [17MY]

Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 122), H8873 [8DE]

House of Representatives: consider ‘‘Just War’’ principles prior to any vote relative to declaration of war or authorization of use of military force (see H. Res. 1009), H4192 [5AP]

Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see H.R. 6989), H1373 [8MR]

Immigration: extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence (see H.R. 9474), H8873 [8DE]

——— 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), H6921 [20JY]

Information technology: prohibit certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms (see H.R. 3816), H1134 [18FE]

——— promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in app economy, increase choice and quality, and reduce costs for consumers (see H.R. 7030), H5824 [22JN]

Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 7894), H5219 [27MY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H10531 [23DE]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1176), H1375 [8MR]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 957), H1207 [1MR]

Iran: commend bravery, courage, and resolve of women and men demonstrating and risking their safety to speak out against Iranian regime’s human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 110), H8387 [7OC]

——— 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), H8674 [30NO]

IRS: establish free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see H.R. 8368), H6335 [13JY]

Johnson, James W.: mint commemorative coins in recognition (see H.R. 8182), H7407 [28JY]

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

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

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4147), H5010 [16MY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 871), H194 [13JA]

Korean War: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans of Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans (see H. Res. 1459), H8441 [10NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish limitation on use of no-knock warrants (see H.R. 6877), H1206 [1MR]

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]

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

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

Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H1376 [8MR]

Marine mammals: prohibit taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display (see H.R. 8514), H7728 [26AU]

Masroor Ahmad, Mirza: tribute (see H. Res. 1389), H8113 [22SE]

Medicaid: establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 6216), H918 [2FE]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H976 [4FE]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H10056 [22DE]

Medicare: expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H918 [2FE]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H195 [13JA]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 4612), H8396 [14OC]

——— protect part D six protected classes (see H. Res. 1390), H8113 [22SE]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5430), H3745 [15MR]

——— provide for coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis for certain patients and ensure all patients are educated on modality options and receive resources, information, and support to succeed (see H.R. 5426), H303 [25JA]

——— 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), H1075 [8FE]

Menstrual Hygiene Day: observance (see H. Res. 1145), H5220 [27MY]

Minimum wage: repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 8427), H6882 [19JY]

Moldova: support democracy, independence, and territorial integrity and strengthen U.S.-Moldova relations (see H. Res. 833), H1376 [8MR]

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 Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1072), H4608 [28AP]

National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see H. Res. 1098), H4797 [10MY]

National Caregiving Youth Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 114), H8507 [15NO]

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 Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3339), H7727 [26AU]

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

National Park Service: determine suitability and feasibility of establishing network of locations associated with lynchings in vicinity of Memphis, TN, as unit of National Park System (see H.R. 7912), H5226 [31MY]

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

National Poppy Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1457), H8441 [10NO]

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

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), H4007 [30MR]

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

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]

NOAA: create map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems and their sequestration potential, study effects of environmental stressors on carbon sequestration, and protect and restore certain ecosystems (see H.R. 2750), H1134 [18FE]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of first-use nuclear strike absent declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H6923 [20JY]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from wind-related injuries (see H.R. 8818), H7841 [14SE]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8418 [28OC]

Peace: recognize international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 120), H8824 [7DE]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H4398 [6AP]

Poland: award Congressional Gold Medal to heroic participants in Warsaw Ghetto Uprising who led armed resistance against Nazi occupiers and fought to preserve and protect Jewish culture (see H.R. 9104), H8648 [29NO]

Postal Service: prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H1422 [9MR]

Power resources: establish new Federal renewable energy use requirements, support equitable transition to clean energy power generation, and require cumulative impact assessments for fossil fuel-fired power plant permitting (see H.R. 6548), H330 [1FE]

——— promote U.S. energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains (see H.R. 7439), H4431 [7AP]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]

Public utilities: ensure procedures relative to termination of electric service provide that such service may not be terminated during any extreme heat weather event or extreme cold weather event (see H.R. 9300), H8589 [17NO]

——— recognize access to safe and affordable public services as basic human rights (see H. Res. 1364), H7965 [19SE]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 9202), H8710 [1DE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1021), H4127 [1AP]

Range of Light National Monument: designate (see H.R. 9600), H9902 [15DE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 952), H1209 [1MR]

Real estate: include retailers of manufactured or modular homes in definition of mortgage originator (see H.R. 8328), H5974 [12JY]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 1195), H5734 [21JN]

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: ratify and urge U.S. membership in International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 1058), H4443 [14AP]

Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5222 [27MY]

——— call for immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza (see H. Res. 1121), H5009 [16MY]

——— 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]

Rwanda: call to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds (see H. Res. 892), H1120 [11FE]

SBA: extend deadline for use of certain grants for shuttered venue operators (see H.R. 5429), H3745 [15MR]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 965), H1329 [7MR]

SEC: repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 9149), H8385 [7OC]

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

Senior citizens: establish LGBTQI rural outreach grant program (see H.R. 9142), H8385 [7OC]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1330), H7736 [2SE]

Sikhism: recognize contributions of Sikh Americans and discrimination Sikh Americans and Sikhs worldwide have faced (see H. Res. 1043), H4433 [7AP]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H977 [4FE]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H4459 [25AP]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 8005), H5445 [9JN]

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

States: encourage to voluntarily pass laws to authorize civil damages and equitable relief for nonconsensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7928), H5227 [31MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H10056 [22DE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4007 [30MR] (see H.R. 7647), H5824 [22JN]

Susan A. Davis Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 9308), H8541 [16NO]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H7172 [26JY]

Taxation: adjust income tax rate of publicly traded corporation based on ratio of compensation of highest paid employee to median compensation of all employees (see H.R. 3301), H7784 [13SE]

——— allow business credit for gain from sale of real property for use as manufactured home community to promote resident-owned cooperatives (see H.R. 7220), H3863 [24MR]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H1120 [11FE]

——— allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2143), H8396 [14OC]

——— 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), H7732 [30AU]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 8448), H6922 [20JY]

——— create refundable credit for travel expenditures (see H.R. 1346), H8396 [14OC]

——— establish advanced solar manufacturing production credit (see H.R. 5423), H332 [1FE]

——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8051), H5546 [14JN]

——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H7403 [28JY]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7061), H3745 [15MR]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H8386 [7OC]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H6624 [14JY]

——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 384), H8011 [20SE]

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see H.R. 1321), H5735 [21JN]

——— treat certain assisted reproduction expenses as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 8190), H5822 [22JN]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H79 [12JA]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H79 [12JA]

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]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 2924), H44 [11JA]

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: support goals and provisions (see H. Res. 1185), H7173 [26JY]

Trump, Donald J.: provide ineligibility to again hold office of President of the U.S. or to hold any office, civil or military, under U.S. (see H.R. 9578), H9901 [15DE]

U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs: encourage U.S. representative to use voice, vote, and influence of U.S. to deschedule cannabis from Schedule I of Single Convention of Narcotic Drugs (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3858 [21MR]

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), H3854 [18MR]

U.S. Geological Survey: permanently authorize National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to respond to effects of extreme weather events and climate trends (see H.R. 6654), H1177 [28FE]

Veterans: 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), H8410 [21OC]

——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 7946), H8410 [21OC]

Voting: constitutional amendment on right to vote (see H.J. Res. 98), H8065 [21SE]

——— 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), H7735 [2SE]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H4437 [11AP]

Water: improve data collection and monitoring of Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see H.R. 3748), H1134 [18FE]

Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 7949), H5233 [3JN]

Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1081), H4707 [29AP]

Wildlife: prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands (see H.R. 7398), H7717 [19AU]

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]

——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5333 [7JN]

World Sickle Cell Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1176), H5610 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 7627), H4607 [28AP]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1161), H5409 [8JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: reduce appropriations (see H.R. 8040), H5486 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize establishment of National Medical Corps Program to create pathway programs for community college students to pursue premedical training and enter medical school (see H.R. 9105), H8370 [30SE]

——— establish national treatment center grant program for sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies (see H.R. 8855), H7881 [15SE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 8282), H5929 [1JY]

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

Inter-Parliamentary Union: provide for U.S. participation (see H.R. 9663), H9983 [21DE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 911), H976 [4FE]

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1370), H7965 [19SE]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 974), H1423 [9MR]

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1045), H4433 [7AP]

World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1504), H8709 [1DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (H.R. 7627), H4609 [28AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 8535), H7256 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: reduce appropriations (H.R. 8040), H5487 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize establishment of National Medical Corps Program to create pathway programs for community college students to pursue premedical training and enter medical school (H.R. 9105), H8372 [30SE]

——— establish national treatment center grant program for sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies (H.R. 8855), H7882 [15SE]

Inter-Parliamentary Union: provide for U.S. participation (H.R. 9663), H9984 [21DE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1015 [8FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4077 [1AP]

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), H6642 [15JY]

——— 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 (S. 4132), H4906 [12MY]

——— pro choice versus right to life, E340• [1AP]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (H.R. 8297), H6654 [15JY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H1412• [9MR], H6836 [19JY], H6895• [20JY], H10525• [23DE]

Armed Forces: include sunset provisions in authorizations of use of military force, E729• [14JY]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq, E734• [14JY]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: observance, H5727 [21JN]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1161), H5728 [21JN]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H5637 [16JN], H5727 [21JN]

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), H6935 [21JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (H.R. 6878), H8693• [1DE]

Courts: limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (S. 4524), H8524• [16NO]

Cuba: suspend prohibition on financing of agricultural sales to Cuba, H6895• [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H6268 [13JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6268, H6269, H6270 [13JY], E729•, E734• [14JY]

——— funding, H6269, H6270 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers (H.R. 3372), H8686• [1DE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering U.S. (H.R. 3485), H1092 [9FE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4373), H1412• [9MR]

Depts. of Education and Labor: study science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce and STEM education, H5056• [17MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6836 [19JY], H6895• [20JY]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), H1165• [28FE], H3837 [18MR]

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), H4095 [1AP]

——— make marijuana legal at Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences, H4095 [1AP]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit use of marijuana, H4095 [1AP]

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, H7650 [12AU]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), H6728 [19JY]

——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), Senate amendment, H8856 [8DE]

Federal agencies and departments: amend description of how performance goals are achieved (H.R. 2617), Senate amendment, H10525• [23DE]

Federal aid programs: provide increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty (H.R. 6531), H5088• [17MY]

FEMA: improve provision of certain disaster assistance (S. 3092), H8550 [17NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H6895• [20JY]

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), H5386 [8JN]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5572 [15JN]

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts and strength of democracy and rule of law (H.R. 2471), Senate amendment, H1412• [9MR]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1128), E569• [31MY]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance, H5637 [16JN]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, E569• [31MY]

Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building, Petaluma, CA: designate (H.R. 2842), E135• [9FE]

Oakland, CA: tribute to Red Door Catering (business), H4900 [12MY]

Poverty: support livable wage and expanded welfare benefits, provide quality healthcare and education, and institute political and economic reforms to address systemic poverty (H. Res. 438), H9858 [15DE]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7240), H7947 [19SE]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (H.R. 3807), H4410 [7AP]

Supreme Court: decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H6728 [19JY]

——— leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4906 [12MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: make permanent certain changes made to child tax credit, H9858 [15DE]

Ukraine: making emergency supplemental appropriations in response to crisis (H.R. 7691), H4779 [10MY]

Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H4906 [12MY], H8550 [17NO]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5056• [17MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8282) (H. Rept. 117–401), H5929 [1JY]

Tributes

Chisholm, Shirley, H998, H999, H1000, H1001, H1002, H1004 [7FE], E340• [1AP]

Crissman, Halley, E340• [1AP]

Farris, Katherine, E340• [1AP]

Fay, Kathryn, E340• [1AP]

Felix, Lucy Ceballos, E340• [1AP]

Holland, George, Sr., E1203• [1DE]

Jackson, Regina, H1278 [3MR]

Jones, Robert E., Jr., E718• [12JY]

Kreutz, Matt, H4002 [30MR]

Mineta, Norman Y., E504• [16MY]

Murray, Daisy, H4400 [7AP]

Nickson, Julie Little, H5827 [23JN]

Nimalendran, Rathika, E340• [1AP]

Njoku, Igwekala E., E469• [10MY]

Oni-Orisan, Adeola, E340• [1AP]

Whitaker, Joan, E340• [1AP]

Young, Don, H4095 [1AP]