NEWMAN, MARIE (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6352, H6354 [13JY], H6561 [14JY]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 5129), H4943 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1239 [2MR]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H854 [2FE]
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7309), H5058 [17MY]
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), H4800 [10MY]
Agriculture: place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see H.R. 4421), H3897 [28MR]
ALS Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 434), H5175 [18MY]
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), H5209 [19MY]
——— prohibit sale or transport of ejiao made using donkey skin in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 5203), H7256 [27JY]
——— provide protection for good faith donation of pet products (see H.R. 5684), H6625 [14JY]
——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 5999), H7558 [9AU]
Armed Forces: increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 7561), H4453 [21AP]
——— 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), H5612 [15JN]
Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building, Grayslake, IL: designate (see H.R. 7899), H5219 [27MY]
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]
Aurora, IL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Henry Pratt Co., and commend first responders (see H. Res. 927), H1124 [15FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1147 [25FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]
Business and industry: ensure that no cost reduction or cash refund is due under certain transportation cost-reimbursement contracts on basis of forgiveness of certain covered loans (see H.R. 7838), H5216 [24MY]
——— make price gouging unlawful, expand FTC ability to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and require companies disclose costs and pricing strategies in SEC filings (see H.R. 7736), H5010 [16MY]
——— prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 6557), H4922 [12MY]
——— prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out (see H.R. 8345), H6334 [13JY]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 923), H1276 [2MR]
CDC: establish program on healthy aging and authorize grants to State and local health departments to carry out healthy aging programs (see H.R. 6302), H1177 [28FE]
Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1291), H7255 [27JY]
Children and youth: address mental health impact of recurrent climate-related disasters on youth (see H. Res. 975), H4800 [10MY]
——— prohibit certain design features, amplification of harmful content, and manipulative marketing targeted at children on Internet (see H.R. 5439), H1149 [25FE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]
CIA: allow Air America employees to be eligible for Federal retirement benefits (see H.R. 1297), H1125 [15FE]
Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 6492), H301 [25JA]
——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 29), H4715 [3MY]
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), H1331 [7MR]
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]
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 the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]
Congress: prohibit Members and senior staff from buying or selling individual stocks and other investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (see H.R. 1579), H918 [2FE]
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), H4448 [18AP]
Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (see H.R. 8444), H6921 [20JY]
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]
Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office, Elmwood, IL: designate (see H.R. 6404), H194 [13JA]
Courts: create civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7920), H5227 [31MY]
——— establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H1276 [2MR]
——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H8318 [29SE]
Credit: require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports (see H.R. 8478), H7407 [28JY]
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), H5735 [21JN]
——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 7961), H5976 [12JY]
Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H43 [11JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that all dogs entering U.S. do not pose health risk (see H.R. 4239), H4922 [12MY]
——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H1376 [8MR]
——— improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see H.R. 5919), H4435 [7AP]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H1375 [8MR]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1919), H1303 [3MR]
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]
——— make cost to each taxpayer of certain contingency operations conducted by Armed Forces publicly available on website (see H.R. 7147), H5941 [7JY]
Dept. of Education: authorize programs to provide college scholarships and educational support to women and girls who have escaped Afghanistan and come to U.S. (see H.R. 7709), H4796 [10MY]
——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language (see H.R. 1731), H1275 [2MR]
——— change certain Federal Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities (see H.R. 5739), H6336 [13JY]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 9136), H8378 [4OC]
——— ensure availability of Federal work-study funding for students enrolled in residency programs for teachers, principals, or school leaders (see H.R. 3244), H1148 [25FE]
——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 4442), H3865 [24MR]
——— establish Native American language resource center (see H.R. 2271), H1275 [2MR]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 2037), H290 [20JA]
——— forgive Federal student loans of borrowers who are enrolled for benefits under Medicare (see H.R. 9558), H9852 [14DE]
——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see H.R. 3857), H254 [19JA]
——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H1376 [8MR]
——— update income-based repayment plans and public service loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 7530), H4443 [14AP]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 259), H4715 [3MY]
——— 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 grants to support nursing schools in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization and increase number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 851), H948 [3FE]
——— 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), H5735 [21JN]
——— 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), H6336 [13JY]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7736 [2SE]
——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 6437), H977 [4FE]
——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 5769), H4799 [10MY]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3312), H5334 [7JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to address crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through co-location of housing and child care (see H.R. 9375), H8707 [1DE]
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]
——— conduct study on animal cruelty (see H.R. 8659), H8115 [22SE]
——— 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]
——— require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information on allegations of misconduct by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1481), H4127 [1AP]
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), H3971 [29MR]
——— create grant program to hire unemployed and under employed journalists and writers following coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 3054), H254 [19JA]
——— establish grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see H.R. 3342), H1303 [3MR]
——— establish Older Workers’ Bureau and grant programs related to employment of older workers (see H.R. 9327), H8586 [17NO]
——— 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]
——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3865), H8115 [22SE]
Dept. of State: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 9291), H8494 [14NO]
Dept. of Transportation: establish program to award grants to State and Tribal governments to facilitate placement of disability identifier symbols on certain identification cards (see H.R. 7217), H5410 [8JN]
——— 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), H4398 [6AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5606), H8442 [10NO]
——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 8197), H5877 [23JN]
——— establish Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans (see H.R. 5776), H195 [13JA]
——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6464), H288 [20JA]
——— extend eligibility for work-study allowance paid to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training (see H.R. 6376), H77 [12JA]
——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H79 [12JA]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 3368), H332 [1FE]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H1125 [15FE]
——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (see H.R. 8260), H5929 [1JY]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H4435 [7AP]
——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 1959), H5234 [3JN]
——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1696), H5976 [12JY]
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]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3897 [28MR]
Drugs: provide assistance to States and localities affected by substance use epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see H.R. 6311), H303 [25JA]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 1075), H4608 [28AP]
Educator Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1141), H5411 [8JN]
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: expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H1426 [9MR]
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), H4449 [18AP]
——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see H.R. 6699), H4435 [7AP]
EPA: allow to include measures that apply beyond individual stationary source or category of stationary sources in identifying best system of emission reduction for purposes of standard of performance (see H.R. 8395), H7709 [12AU]
——— 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), H8373 [30SE]
——— revise ethylene oxide emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities (see H.R. 3631), H332 [1FE]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]
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), H290 [20JA]
——— provide young children and families access to high-quality affordable childcare and early education (see H. Res. 1036), H4396 [6AP]
——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6883 [19JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]
FBI: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System denies firearm to persons prohibited from possessing guns by lawful court order governing pretrial release (see H.R. 6717), H1119 [11FE]
FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H4127 [1AP]
——— prohibit schools and public libraries that receive universal service support from blocking Internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer resources (see H.R. 8249), H6625 [14JY]
FDA: allow drug sponsors to use non-animal tests as alternative to animal tests to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of drugs if such approach satisfies requirements of applicable statutes and regulations (see H.R. 1905), H43 [11JA]
——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H1331 [7MR]
——— reaffirm preemptive authority relative to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product (see H. Res. 1434), H8395 [14OC]
——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 8829), H8119 [26SE]
Federal employees: 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), H1425 [9MR]
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]
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]
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]
——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), H5334 [7JN]
——— require safe storage and adult supervision before juvenile can possess firearm, and award grants to local educational agencies to implement gun safety awareness programs (see H.R. 6639), H1135 [18FE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7736 [2SE]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]
Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see H. Res. 69), H3777 [16MR]
——— recognize duty of Federal Government to develop restaurant worker’s bill of rights to protect rights of restaurant workers (see H. Res. 1528), H9906 [16DE]
Health: oppose criminalization of essential health care, including sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care and disapprove criminalization of pregnancy outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 89), 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), H5941 [7JY]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]
——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 2007), H4007 [30MR]
——— 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), H5411 [8JN]
Health care professionals: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 7744), H5488 [13JN]
Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8434 [7NO]
Highland Park, IL: condemn shooting at July 4th parade, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders (see H. Res. 1229), H6624 [14JY]
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]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1353), H7881 [15SE]
Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H4398 [6AP]
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]
——— 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), H8066 [21SE]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Secretary of HHS for Indian Health and require Senate confirmation (see H.R. 6406), H5941 [7JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 6532), H5410 [8JN]
——— authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H7732 [30AU]
Insurance: provide for certain number of primary care and behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement (see H.R. 3550), H1330 [7MR]
——— 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]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4073 [31MR]
Iran: award Congressional Gold Medal to former U.S. hostages of Iran Hostage Crisis for resilience throughout unprecedented ordeal and sacrifice to our country (see H.R. 1179), H1425 [9MR]
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]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]
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]
Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 8743), H8223 [28SE]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]
Lincoln Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6681), H5611 [15JN]
Marine mammals: prohibit taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display (see H.R. 8514), H7257 [27JY]
——— 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), H8223 [28SE]
Medicaid: provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H4445 [14AP]
Medicare: expand access to physical therapy services in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5365), H5976 [12JY]
——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see H.R. 9271), H8428 [3NO]
——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see H.R. 1587), H4445 [14AP]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H5175 [18MY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4007 [30MR]
——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H8410 [21OC]
——— revise certain regulations relative to shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program (see H.R. 4587), H5487 [13JN]
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (see H.R. 6678), H3898 [28MR]
——— require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 336), H331 [1FE]
Middle East: recognize Nakba as displacement of Palestinian people from their homeland and recognize Palestinian refugees’ rights (see H. Res. 1123), H5009 [16MY]
Minimum wage: repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 8427), H6882 [19JY]
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), H8379 [4OC]
Motor vehicles: require information about motor vehicle plant in which vehicles are assembled for Federal procurement (see H.R. 7543), H5410 [8JN]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 1418), H8371 [30SE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H4453 [21AP]
National Fall Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8010 [20SE]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 884), H289 [20JA]
National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 8445), H6921 [20JY]
National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4608 [28AP]
National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8422 [31OC]
National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]
National Workforce Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 1383), H8113 [22SE]
Native Americans: provide for settlement of claims by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relative to Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in Illinois (see H.R. 8380), H7541 [29JY]
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: prohibit Federal funds for NIH to conduct biological, medical, or behavioral research involving testing of dogs (see H.R. 8699), H8379 [4OC]
——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see H.R. 2161), H1275 [2MR]
Northern Ireland: recognize anniversary and obtain justice for victims of Bloody Sunday and acknowledge progress made in fostering peace in Northern Ireland and Ireland in recent decades (see H. Res. 888), H1149 [25FE]
Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 993), H3859 [21MR]
PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H3897 [28MR]
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: promote U.S. energy security and independence by bolstering renewable energy supply chains (see H.R. 7439), H4431 [7AP]
——— stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see H.R. 2519), H3897 [28MR]
Public Health Service Act: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (see H.R. 7591), H5488 [13JN]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1149 [25FE]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1021), H4127 [1AP]
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]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]
Russia: boycott certain companies that continue to operate in Russia and provide financial benefits to Putin regime (see H. Res. 1040), H4396 [6AP]
——— withdraw normal trade relations treatment and apply certain Trade Act provisions to products (see H.R. 6835), H1146 [25FE]
Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building, Crystal Lake, IL: designate (see H.R. 6917), H1301 [3MR]
SBA: include requirements relative to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers (see H.R. 7664), H4714 [3MY]
——— publish or update resource guide for small business concerns operating as child care providers (see H.R. 3072), H1177 [28FE]
——— reauthorize State Trade Expansion Program (see H.R. 8844), H7880 [15SE]
Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see H.R. 4315), H1149 [25FE]
Shipping industry: provide for certain protections against sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 6866), H1276 [2MR]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3897 [28MR]
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), H6923 [20JY]
——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H5098 [17MY]
——— provide for additional requirements for disclosing entities relative to quality of care furnished at skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (see H.R. 8624), H7732 [30AU]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H4922 [12MY]
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]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3897 [28MR]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H3866 [24MR]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4397 [6AP] (see H.R. 7647), H5976 [12JY]
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), H5334 [7JN]
——— 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]
——— exclude from gross income payments under Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see H.R. 7539), H5941 [7JY]
——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8051), H5647 [16JN]
——— impose income tax on excess profits of certain corporations (see H.R. 7443), H4431 [7AP]
——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H7403 [28JY]
——— impose tax of 100 percent on amounts received as damages under abortion bounty lawsuits filed under State law and issue grants for amounts paid under such laws and reasonable attorney’s fees (see H.R. 6300), H4799 [10MY]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7061), H3898 [28MR] (see H.R. 7099), H3829 [17MR]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H10 [10JA]
——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 8323), H5945 [11JY]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 2447), H5410 [8JN]
——— provide nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 3321), H195 [13JA]
Terrorism: acknowledge that after September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, individuals were targeted for their faith, race, national origin and immigration status, and suggest relief to support those affected (see H. Res. 629), H4445 [14AP]
Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H331 [1FE]
Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H331 [1FE]
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 Security Administration: standardize enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple programs, including Transportation Worker Identification Credential, HAZMAT Endorsement, and PreCheck programs (see H.R. 6571), H5879 [23JN]
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]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H5941 [7JY]
Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H10 [10JA]
U.S. Fire Administration: conduct on-site investigations of major fires (see H.R. 7077), H3829 [17MR]
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 6386), H78 [12JA]
Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]
Waterways: amend emergency streambank and shoreline protection (see H.R. 4767), H4511 [26AP]
Wildlife: prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands (see H.R. 7398), H8011 [20SE]
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]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H3897 [28MR]
World Contraception Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 109), H8119 [26SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: award grants to eligible partnerships to increase access to specialized instructional support personnel (see H.R. 7219), H3863 [24MR]
Dept. of Labor: require action plan within Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act one-stop delivery system to meet needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder (see H.R. 7921), H5227 [31MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: update certain terminology relative to marriage under laws administered (see H.R. 6849), H1146 [25FE]
FDA: make food and food additives that are sterilized using ethylene oxide or propylene oxide misbranded unless that process is disclosed on labeling (see H.R. 7167), H3853 [18MR]
SBA: examine how competitiveness of small businesses is affected by enforcement of Federal antitrust laws (see H.R. 9138), H8378 [4OC]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 1488), H8588 [17NO]
Constitutional authority statements
Dept. of Education: award grants to eligible partnerships to increase access to specialized instructional support personnel (H.R. 7219), H3864 [24MR]
Dept. of Labor: require action plan within Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act one-stop delivery system to meet needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental health challenges, or substance use disorder (H.R. 7921), H5228 [31MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: update certain terminology relative to marriage under laws administered (H.R. 6849), H1148 [25FE]
FDA: make food and food additives that are sterilized using ethylene oxide or propylene oxide misbranded unless that process is disclosed on labeling (H.R. 7167), H3854 [18MR]
SBA: examine how competitiveness of small businesses is affected by enforcement of Federal antitrust laws (H.R. 9138), H8379 [4OC]
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 (S. 4132), H4905 [12MY]
Dept. of Defense: conduct study on veterans exposed to herbicide agents in Panama Canal Zone, H1257 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1257 [2MR]
Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H950 [4FE]
FDA: provide consumers the right to know if food has been treated by known carcinogenic substances through accurate labeling, H3763 [16MR]
MedGlobal Inc.: tribute, E497• [13MY]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H950 [4FE]
SBA: clarify application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts (H.R. 5879), H5253 [7JN]
Summit, IL: tribute to Argo Community High School Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Sculpture, E553• [24MY]
Supreme Court: leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4905 [12MY]
Syria: call for humanitarian assistance, including life-saving medical care, H1089 [9FE]
Votes: position on missed, H1415• [9MR], E143• [11FE], E261• [15MR]
Women: ensure protection of reproductive health rights, H4905 [12MY]
Tributes
Haller, Matt, H3763 [16MR]