LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6892 [20JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H853 [2FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act, H4423 [7AP]

Articles and editorials

Liz Cheney’s Electoral Count Act Bill To Stop a Jan. 6 Repeat, Wall Street Journal, H8046 [21SE]

New and Improved Version of Electoral Count Act Reform, Jennifer Rubin, Washington (DC) Post, H8046 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]

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), H7556 [9AU]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see H.R. 8057), H7732 [30AU]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H5941 [7JY]

——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H5945 [11JY]

——— prohibit import, export, transport, sale, receipt, acquirement, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of mink (see H.R. 4310), H918 [2FE]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 5999), H918 [2FE]

Argentina: call for justice and accountability for perpetrators of bombing of Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires in 1992 (see H. Res. 988), H3775 [16MR]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see H.R. 2709), H1125 [15FE]

——— establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 8916), H8430 [3NO]

——— provide for standard record of service on active duty for members of reserve components (see H.R. 7041), H1423 [9MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5936 [5JY]

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 7627), H7967 [19SE]

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), H8420 [28OC]

——— condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia (see H. Res. 1351), H7884 [15SE]

BLM: prohibit certain uses of aircraft relative to management of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 6635), H8434 [7NO]

Business and industry: require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers (see H.R. 5502), H4511 [26AP]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1075 [8FE]

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

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 8046), H5486 [13JN]

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8373 [30SE]

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), H8373 [30SE]

Collective bargaining: provide collective bargaining rights for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or political subdivisions (see H.R. 2586), H4799 [10MY]

Committee on the Modernization of Congress (House, Select): implement recommendations (see H. Res. 1331), H7743 [9SE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 6005), H5931 [1JY]

——— restrict limitations on possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce (see H.R. 8318), H6625 [14JY]

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

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H3898 [28MR]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2629), H4723 [6MY]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 8736), H7967 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow direct certification of children in households of active duty members for certain Federal school meal programs (see H.R. 6227), H44 [11JA]

——— 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]

——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see H.R. 4951), H4445 [14AP]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H1177 [28FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize position of Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Travel and Tourism and statutorily establish U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (see H.R. 6965), H5919 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H8396 [14OC]

Dept. of Education: include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 8549), H7403 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H7709 [12AU]

——— 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 grants to support nursing schools in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization and increase number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 851), H4511 [26AP]

——— designate LGBTQ older population as vulnerable, provide parity for certain resources, collect data on State programs, and prioritize grants for organizations that meet LGBTQ long-term care needs (see H.R. 7993), H7172 [26JY]

——— establish Division on Community Safety and community safety and crisis response grants for community led organizations (see H.R. 4194), H1276 [2MR]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H1208 [1MR]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H6923 [20JY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7883 [15SE]

——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H8674 [30NO]

——— issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models (see H.R. 945), H7171 [26JY]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H309 [28JA]

——— reauthorize pediatric mental health care access grant program (see H.R. 7076), H8066 [21SE]

——— reauthorize programs supporting community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts (see H.R. 7255), H5099 [17MY]

——— require drug manufacturers to include printed inserts containing drug information when they ship their products to pharmacies (see H.R. 6519), H4708 [29AP]

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

——— defer removal of certain Vietnamese nationals for certain period (see H.R. 7708), H4796 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 3480), H5410 [8JN]

——— develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders for interacting with persons with traumatic brain injury, another form of acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2992), H4799 [10MY]

——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 8760), H7731 [30AU]

Dept. of Labor: require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H8757 [5DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see H.R. 5413), H1304 [3MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H4971 [13MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see H.R. 6215), H4715 [3MY]

——— provide set aside for transportation alternatives program (see H.R. 463), H4921 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (see H.R. 4601), H1331 [7MR]

——— ensure grants for State veterans cemeteries do not restrict interment of certain deceased Reserve components members in such cemeteries (see H.R. 3944), H1177 [28FE]

——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 5819), H332 [1FE]

——— make certain improvements in mental health care (see H.R. 6411), H1116 [9FE]

——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (see H.R. 1361), H8011 [20SE]

——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2190), H1125 [15FE]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H4192 [5AP]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 6111), H7967 [19SE]

Diseases and disorders: amend laws relative to preventing end-stage kidney disease (see H.R. 7506), H7553 [5AU]

——— prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 8654), H7785 [13SE]

——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4412), H977 [4FE]

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), H1149 [25FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H7558 [9AU]

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), H1014 [7FE]

EPA: conduct measurement-based national methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure (see H.R. 8991), H8220 [28SE]

——— eliminate corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see H.R. 7484), H4433 [7AP]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, Norwalk, CA: designate (see H.R. 7173), H4435 [7AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: invest in real pro-life policies that support American families (see H.R. 8862), H7881 [15SE]

——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 3488), H303 [25JA]

FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H7727 [26AU]

FDA: enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities (see H.R. 6584), H4724 [6MY]

——— prohibit introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 6026), H4576 [27AP]

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

——— require guidance on extending expiration dates for certain scarce drugs (see H.R. 7669), H7967 [19SE]

——— strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels (see H.R. 4917), H1120 [11FE]

Federal employees: allow Federal personnel stationed abroad to return to U.S. with dogs (see H.R. 7787), H5215 [24MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H3897 [28MR]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 5727), H7842 [14SE]

Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 8531), H9730 [13DE]

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), H1125 [15FE]

——— 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), H4610 [28AP]

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), H6680 [15JY]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]

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

——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 2814), H6923 [20JY]

Foreign aid: enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3988), H4862 [11MY]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation (see H.R. 5508), H7967 [19SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H8403 [18OC]

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

GSA: incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatalities resulting from collisions with certain public buildings (see H.R. 1986), H4445 [14AP]

Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5488 [13JN]

——— 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), H5685 [17JN]

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

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H6923 [20JY]

Immigration: appoint counsel to children and vulnerable individuals, provide legal orientation programs to detainees, and identify number of persons represented by counsel and receiving legal orientation presentations (see H.R. 9304), H8507 [15NO]

——— eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see H.R. 7867), H5214 [24MY]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3149), H10056 [22DE]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 2920), H918 [2FE]

India: condemn human and international religious freedom rights violations, including those targeting Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Adivasis, and other religious and cultural minorities (see H. Res. 1196), H5932 [1JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H7172 [26JY]

Insurance: require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 477), H1075 [8FE]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H8379 [4OC]

International economic relations: influence international financial institutions to advance transition to global clean energy economy and prohibit U.S. assistance to countries or entities to support fossil fuel activity (see H.R. 5775), H4610 [28AP]

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 death of Mahsa Amini in Iranian custody, discrimination against women, and use of violence to supress protests, and support right to self-determination and protest (see H. Res. 1397), H8387 [7OC]

——— end violations of human rights and facilitate unconditional, immediate release, of all arbitrarily detained individuals, including peaceful protesters, political prisoners, and prisoners of conscience (see H.R. 9075), H8397 [14OC]

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

Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building, Norco, CA: designate (see H.R. 5809), H977 [4FE]

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), H4007 [30MR]

Marine mammals: prohibit taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display (see H.R. 8514), H7709 [12AU]

——— support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6785), H3898 [28MR]

Medicaid: expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H5099 [17MY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H1330 [7MR]

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 9655), H9983 [21DE]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H9984 [21DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3630), H4609 [28AP]

Minimum wage: repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 8427), H7256 [27JY]

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]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 6570), H6336 [13JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H4453 [21AP]

National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 5533), H1014 [7FE]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]

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), H7540 [29JY]

Navy: recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 40), H7720 [23AU]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 9135), H8543 [16NO]

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]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 7773), H5879 [23JN]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8434 [7NO]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H3898 [28MR]

Philippines: suspend security assistance until certain reforms to military and police forces are made (see H.R. 3884), H7540 [29JY]

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]

——— provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3287), H5221 [27MY]

Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see H.R. 9049), H9855 [14DE]

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

Recycling: provide for coordinated Federal program to accelerate plastics waste reduction and support recycling research and development (see H.R. 2821), H7708 [12AU]

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]

Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: designate (see H.R. 6722), H4007 [30MR]

Russia: counter influence and aggression in Ukraine (see H.R. 8955), H8420 [28OC]

——— designate as state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 8568), H8757 [5DE]

——— prohibit U.S. recognition of annexation of Crimea (see H.R. 922), H8419 [28OC]

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

Social Security: strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of trust fund (see H.R. 4921), H1116 [9FE]

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

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H5976 [12JY]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H7553 [5AU]

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), H7558 [9AU]

Taxation: 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]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7061), H4576 [27AP]

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

——— provide credit for sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 3440), H5448 [9JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H198 [14JA]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H5919 [24JN]

Thomas Paine Memorial Association: authorize to establish commemorative work in District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 6720), H8434 [7NO]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7732 [30AU]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7732 [30AU]

Tribal Cultural Areas System: establish (see H.R. 8109), H7967 [19SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors (see H.R. 4995), H4511 [26AP]

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), H5487 [13JN]

——— 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), H5233 [3JN]

Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 1054), H4511 [26AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of Fall of Saigon (Black April) (see H. Res. 1068), H5209 [19MY]

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

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

Wildlife: support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, reward anti-trafficking whistleblowers, and use fines and other penalties to fund conservation efforts (see H.R. 6059), H254 [19JA]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H948 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

‘‘Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1989’’: authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 82), H4073 [31MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate Cannon House Office Building caucus room as ‘‘Speaker Nancy Pelosi Room’’ (see H. Res. 1495), H8648 [29NO]

Committees of the House: adjust amount of certain authorized expenditures (see H. Res. 1035), H4396 [6AP]

Congress: joint session for Presidential address (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1013 [7FE]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing provisions on congressional employees coverage under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (see H. Res. 1516), H9688 [12DE]

Courts: establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H946 [3FE]

Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 8787), H7741 [9SE]

Elections: reform process for counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see H.R. 8873), H7964 [19SE]

Immigration: provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see H.R. 9685), H10055 [22DE]

——— recapture unused family- and employment-based immigrant visa numbers (see H.R. 7374), H4152 [4AP]

——— 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]

Political ethics: restrict trading and ownership of covered investments by senior Government officials (see H.R. 8990), H8220 [28SE]

Saka Nakodar Day: observance (see H. Res. 908), H976 [4FE]

Terrorism: provide compensation for U.S. victims of Libyan state sponsored terrorism (see H.R. 8716), H7712 [16AU]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: establish U.S. Immigration Courts (H.R. 6577), H947 [3FE]

Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (H.R. 8787), H7742 [9SE]

Elections: reform process for counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.R. 8873), H7966 [19SE]

Immigration: provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (H.R. 9685), H10056 [22DE]

——— recapture unused family- and employment-based immigrant visa numbers (H.R. 7374), H4153 [4AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 8433), H6922 [20JY]

Political ethics: restrict trading and ownership of covered investments by senior Government officials (H.R. 8990), H8221 [28SE]

Terrorism: provide compensation for U.S. victims of Libyan state sponsored terrorism (H.R. 8716), H7712 [16AU]

Letters

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act: by, Committee on House Administration (House), H4480 [26AP]

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act: Evan Jenkins, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H8173 [28SE]

Prevent transfer of actions arising under antitrust laws in which State is complainant: Progressive Policy Institute, H8173 [28SE]

——— Roslynn R. Mauskopf, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, H8172 [28SE]

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion Act: Andrew J. Imparato, Disability Rights California (organization) and Cheryl Jansen, Equip for Equality, Inc., H8232 [29SE]

——— Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H8231 [29SE]

——— State Protection and Advocacy Systems, H8231 [29SE]

Remarks

‘‘Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1989’’: authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 82), H8032 [21SE]

Business and industry: promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (H.R. 3843), H8230, H8253 [29SE]

——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (H.R. 3843), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8172 [28SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for ceremony to present statue of Harry S. Truman from people of Missouri (S. Con. Res. 44), H8032 [21SE]

——— replace bust of Roger B. Taney in Old Supreme Court Chamber with bust of Thurgood Marshall (S. 5229), H9817, H9818, H9821 [14DE]

——— replace bust of Roger B. Taney in Old Supreme Court Chamber with bust of Thurgood Marshall and remove and replace certain other statues and busts (H.R. 3005), H9817 [14DE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (H.R. 3525), E459• [6MY]

Congress: printing in Congressional Record of remarks made by former Members of Congress during reception honoring them, unanimous-consent agreement, H9708 [13DE]

Courts: prevent transfer of actions arising under antitrust laws in which State is complainant, H8172 [28SE]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H170 [13JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7421 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), H8230, H8232, H8234 [29SE]

——— explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (S. 3969), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8172 [28SE]

——— support behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in school-based behavioral workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits (H.R. 7780), consideration (H. Res. 1396), H8172 [28SE]

Disasters: improve Federal response and increase community resilience to wildfires and drought, H7421 [29JY]

Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H813, H895, H898, H899 [2FE], E107• [3FE]

Elections: confirm requirement that States allow access to designated congressional observers to observe election administration procedures in Federal elections (H.R. 8517), H8234 [29SE]

——— reform process for counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.R. 8873), H8032, H8036, H8039, H8040, H8042, H8044, H8045, H8047 [21SE]

Electoral Count Act: reform to remove ambiguity and provide clear procedures in selecting President and Vice President and provide guidelines for when candidates can receive Federal transition resources (S. 4573), H8230 [29SE]

FEMA: improve provision of certain disaster assistance (S. 3092), H8559 [17NO]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, H5907 [24JN]

——— ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (H.R. 1808), H7513 [29JY]

FTC: enhance cooperation with State attorneys general to combat unfair and deceptive practices (H.R. 1766), H8229 [29SE]

GPO: establish term for appointment of Director (S. 4791), H8228, H8229, H8230 [29SE]

House of Representatives: find Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4375 [6AP]

——— find Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4375 [6AP]

——— tribute to House Officers and Inspector General employees, E997• [29SE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (H.R. 3648), H9708, H9712, H9713, H9715, H9716 [13DE]

Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), Senate amendment, H5907 [24JN]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H170 [13JA]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H813, H895, H898, H899 [2FE], E107• [3FE]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center, E989• [28SE]

SOMOS Mayfair, Inc.: anniversary, E979• [28SE]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (H.R. 7946), H8763, H8765, H8766, H8768, H8770 [6DE]

Votes: correction, E1361• [27DE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H170 [13JA]

Reports filed

Activities During the 117th Congress: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Rept. 117–698), H10546 [30DE]

Committees of the House Authorized Expenditures Amount Adjustment: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 1035) (H. Rept. 117–291), H4452 [21AP]

Statements

Presidential Election Reform Act: J. Michael Luttig, H8046 [21SE]

Tributes

Christopher, Don, E1317• [20DE]

Conway, Representative, H5532 [14JN]

Do, Jenny, E912• [13SE]

Hamner, Philip D., E998• [29SE]

Marsh, Steve W., E996• [29SE]

Mineta, Norman Y., E500• [13MY]

Thang Do, E523• [18MY]

Wilder, Chris, E403• [26AP]

Zabel, Eric (Rick), E994• [29SE]