LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6320, H6366 [13JY]

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

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H833, H851, H861 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5976 [12JY]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 5999), H4511 [26AP]

Armed Forces: eliminate recoupment of separation pay from members who subsequently receive veterans disability compensation and limit recoupment of such pay from members who subsequently receive retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 6543), H5611 [15JN]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H8758 [5DE]

Arts and humanities: promote and support local arts and creative economy (see H.R. 6569), H1134 [18FE]

BIA: secure existing Tribal contract support cost reimbursements (see H.R. 7455), H6923 [20JY]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3780), H4799 [10MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: condemn bigotry displayed during siege of Capitol, prominent role played by White supremacists and domestic terrorists in planning and leading siege, and elected officials who encouraged them (see H. Res. 103), H10 [10JA]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 825), H5410 [8JN]

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]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1134 [18FE]

Congress: establish ranked choice voting in elections, require States with more than one Representative to establish multi-member districts, and require States to redistrict through independent commissions (see H.R. 3863), H7256 [27JY]

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), H6883 [19JY]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H4439 [11AP]

COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 174), H1126 [15FE]

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

——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see H.R. 3835), H332 [1FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish National Laboratory Biotechnology Programs to address biotechnology threats (see H.R. 9489), H9688 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3352), H1208 [1MR]

——— 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), H7785 [13SE]

——— ensure certain Native American facilities receive items from strategic national stockpile and qualified pandemic or epidemic products (see H.R. 6372), H43 [11JA]

——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see H.R. 2366), H7736 [2SE]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (see H.R. 7326), H4072 [31MR]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7785 [13SE]

——— make updates to National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 3655), H948 [3FE]

——— 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), H1134 [18FE]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate development of affordable housing (see H.R. 4497), H7172 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see H. Res. 565), H4800 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H8372 [30SE]

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]

Election Assistance Commission: provide grants to support State and local governments making transition to ranked choice voting (see H.R. 5500), H7172 [26JY]

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), H3745 [15MR]

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

Federal employees: cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (see H.R. 6087), H1149 [25FE]

——— provide for corporate responsibility investment option under Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 7852), H5207 [19MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1375 [8MR]

FEMA: provide flexibility with Federal cost share for fire management assistance (see H.R. 1066), H5334 [7JN]

Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H1133 [18FE]

——— 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]

Foreign aid: enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3988), H303 [25JA]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see H.R. 279), H4798 [10MY]

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

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8319 [29SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1353), H7881 [15SE]

HIV/AIDS: establish grant program for States, Tribal governments, Federal health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs (see H.R. 5605), H7785 [13SE]

Homeless: provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4496), H7172 [26JY]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5175 [18MY]

Immigration: eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see H.R. 7867), H5941 [7JY]

International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4128 [1AP]

Jews: condemn anti-Semitism by public figures (see H. Res. 1525), H9903 [15DE]

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

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5920 [24JN]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H8414 [25OC]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 1956), H1208 [1MR]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume hospital payments (see H.R. 8747), H7884 [15SE]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3173), H7842 [14SE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 4870), H1425 [9MR]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 336), H8419 [28OC]

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

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 3339), H5228 [31MY]

National Move Over Law Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1052), H8423 [31OC]

National Park Service: establish Japanese American World War II History Network (see H.R. 6434), H1134 [18FE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 983), H3743 [15MR]

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), H5941 [7JY]

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), H4075 [31MR]

Peace Corps: reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 1456), H6706 [18JY]

Pensions: protect retirement security (see H.R. 7310), H4128 [1AP]

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), H3898 [28MR]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3287), H3897 [28MR]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H6883 [19JY]

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

Senate: provide for nonvoting delegates to represent American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 6941), H8387 [7OC]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H9689 [12DE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H7172 [26JY]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H8066 [21SE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766, 7647), H6707 [18JY]

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), H8318 [29SE]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H1120 [11FE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H8429 [3NO]

——— provide credit for sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 3440), H948 [3FE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9910 [20DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H9910 [20DE]

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]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H5098 [17MY]

U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez Post Office, Belen, NM: designate (see H.R. 8630), H7538 [29JY]

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), H7742 [9SE]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]

Water: provide for national water data framework (see H.R. 7792), H5097 [17MY]

——— provide for water security of Rio Grande Basin and reauthorize irrigation infrastructure grants (see H.R. 7793), H5097 [17MY]

Wildfires: improve Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks (see H.R. 5781), H7785 [13SE]

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]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H216 [18JA]

——— improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 571), H1208 [1MR]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4435 [7AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Mexican Air Force Escuadrón 201 known as ‘‘Aztec Eagles’’ (see H.R. 4185), H8648 [29NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (see H.R. 9344), H8587 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see H.R. 8502), H7168 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see H.R. 8856), H7881 [15SE]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent alcohol and substance misuse (see H.R. 6493), H301 [25JA]

Dept. of Energy: include in report amounts available to make certain loan guarantees and provide direct loans to Indian tribes and Tribal energy developmental organizations for energy development (see H.R. 8068), H5609 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System (see H.R. 8920), H8009 [20SE]

——— approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Jemez and Zia (see H.R. 8921), H8010 [20SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: make technical corrections to Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund (see H.R. 9293), H8494 [14NO]

——— make technical corrections to Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund (see H.R. 9294), H8494 [14NO]

FCC: improve access by Indian Tribes to support from universal service programs (see H.R. 9343), H8587 [17NO]

FEMA: provide compensation for victims of fire initiated as prescribed burn by Forest Service in Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel County, NM (see H.R. 7721), H4860 [11MY]

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]

National Park Service: increase amounts deposited in Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 6589), H946 [3FE]

Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: amend (see H.R. 9371), H8673 [30NO]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 6901), H1274 [2MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 9344), H8588 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve child nutrition in tribal areas (H.R. 8502), H7171 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (H.R. 8856), H7883 [15SE]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent alcohol and substance misuse (H.R. 6493), H302 [25JA]

Dept. of Energy: include in report amounts available to make certain loan guarantees and provide direct loans to Indian tribes and Tribal energy developmental organizations for energy development (H.R. 8068), H5610 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System (H.R. 8920), H8011 [20SE]

——— approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Jemez and Zia (H.R. 8921), H8011 [20SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: make technical corrections to Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund (H.R. 9293), H8494 [14NO]

——— make technical corrections to Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund (H.R. 9294), H8494 [14NO]

FCC: improve access by Indian Tribes to support from universal service programs (H.R. 9343), H8588 [17NO]

FEMA: provide compensation for victims of fire initiated as prescribed burn by Forest Service in Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel County, NM (H.R. 7721), H4861 [11MY]

National Park Service: increase amounts deposited in Historic Preservation Fund (H.R. 6589), H947 [3FE]

Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: amend (H.R. 9371), H8674 [30NO]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (H.R. 6901), H1275 [2MR]

Letters

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Bill Webb, Congressional Fire Services Institute, H4819 [11MY]

Health burdens of uranium miners will extend beyond the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act deadline: Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publication), H4815 [11MY]

Voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform: Dan Chu, Sierra Club, E38• [14JA]

——— Michelle Chan, Friends of the Earth United States (organization), E37• [14JA]

——— Rachel Green, Women of Color Coalition, E38• [14JA]

——— Sung Yeon Choimorrow, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (organization), E37• [14JA]

——— Virginia Kase Solomón, League of Women Voters, E37• [14JA]

Remarks

Biden, President: State of the Union Message, H1259–H1261 [2MR]

Black History Month: observance, H1019 [8FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7425 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), E757• [20JY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent alcohol and substance misuse (H.R. 6493), H5844 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 5129), H4937 [13MY]

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), H1019 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish program to permanently plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells and surrounding lands and provide funding to States and Tribal Governments for such remediation (H.R. 2415), H1260 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recommendations to Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission to modernize and realign the VA health care system, H4015 [31MR]

Disasters: improve Federal response and increase community resilience to wildfires and drought, H7425 [29JY]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H817 [2FE], H1261 [2MR]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (H.R. 2499), H4818 [11MY]

FEMA: provide compensation for victims of fire initiated as prescribed burn by Forest Service in Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel County, NM, H7425 [29JY], E757• [20JY]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5912 [24JN]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H8501 [15NO], H8783, H8784, H8785 [6DE]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5912 [24JN]

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act: repeal (S. 314), H9676 [12DE]

Miranda, Silvia: Office of Science and Technology Policy Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E158• [18FE]

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 5715), H9681 [12DE]

Native Americans: repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (S. 789), H9677 [12DE]

New Mexico: tribute to Davis New Mexico Scholarship recipients, E557• [27MY]

Olea, Fernando: James Beard Foundation Best Chef of the Southwest Award recipient, E1189• [30NO]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize (S. 4119), H4814, H4815 [11MY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H817 [2FE], H1261 [2MR]

Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute: anniversary, E669• [24JN]

Taos, NM: tribute to Taos News 2021 Tradiciones unsung heroes, E22• [11JA]

Valdez, Norma J.: Center for Public Safety Excellence Ray Picard Award recipient, E389• [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, H8721• [2DE]

World War II: tribute to Navajo Code Talkers, E915• [13SE]

Tributes

Cahill, Hope, E165• [18FE]

Dominguez, Victoria, H1259 [2MR]

Henderson, Shammara, H1019 [8FE]

MacAuley, Marvin, E636• [16JN]

McMillan, Beverly, H1019 [8FE]

Miyamura, Hiroshi H. (Hershey), H8704 [1DE], E294• [24MR]

Nwankwo, Charles, H1019 [8FE]

Otero-Warren, Nina, H1019 [8FE]

Petry, Leroy A., E289• [24MR]

Sandoval, Melissa, E636• [16JN]

Sandoval, Samuel F., Sr., E919• [13SE]