NORCROSS, DONALD (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6402 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H855 [2FE]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H7884 [15SE]

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: require public lodging establishments to waive minimum age requirements for members (see H.R. 7109), H3825 [17MR]

Azerbaijan: call to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians (see H. Res. 240), H8373 [30SE]

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

Climate: 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), H332 [1FE]

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]

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: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 6005), H290 [20JA]

Courts: improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H5222 [27MY]

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), H5175 [18MY]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3115), H4449 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that fire protection services at military installations comply with certain standards for Federal fire protection (see H.R. 7898), H5219 [27MY]

——— establish joint training pipeline between U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (see H.R. 8073), H5609 [15JN]

——— make certain improvements relative to access to military installations (see H.R. 8158), H5733 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5448 [9JN]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H8403 [18OC]

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

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 6102), H4154 [4AP]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H1141 [22FE]

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

——— provide for enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements (see H.R. 7767), H4970 [13MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 4075), H4454 [21AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (see H.R. 4601), H8442 [10NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins (see H.R. 2372), H1141 [22FE]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5175 [18MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1148 [25FE]

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), H254 [19JA]

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), H4439 [11AP]

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

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

Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H10 [10JA]

——— 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]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7784 [13SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7967 [19SE]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H9730 [13DE]

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), H4435 [7AP]

Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (see H.R. 8868), H7881 [15SE]

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

Leonard G. ‘Bud’ Lomell, Jr. VA Clinic, Toms River, NJ: designate (see H.R. 7944), H5233 [3JN]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H8223 [28SE]

Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 1976), H918 [2FE]

——— 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), H7784 [13SE]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H1116 [9FE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4511 [26AP]

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]

NASA: promote space safety and provide for policy, planning, and agency roles and responsibilities for transition to civil space situational awareness capability of certain activities (see H.R. 9534), H9852 [14DE]

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

National Sikh Day: designate (see H. Res. 1007), H3896 [28MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4715 [3MY]

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), H7709 [12AU]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H7727 [26AU]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1149 [25FE]

Russia: counter aggression against Ukraine and Eastern European allies, expedite U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, and impose sanctions relative to actions with respect to Ukraine (see H.R. 6470), H1134 [18FE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1148 [25FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H7708 [12AU]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 3183), H8595 [22NO]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1148 [25FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H7713 [16AU]

Taxation: allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2143), H5647 [16JN]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H5547 [14JN]

——— provide gasoline tax holiday (see H.R. 6787), H3972 [29MR]

——— provide manufacturing investment tax credit and production tax credit for manufacturing facilities that produce offshore wind turbine components (see H.R. 7388), H4152 [4AP]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H6625 [14JY]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8710 [1DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8710 [1DE]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1813), H4454 [21AP]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H79 [12JA]

U.N.: withold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 7223), H5941 [7JY]

United Kingdom: recognize self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 682), H5411 [8JN]

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), H1120 [11FE]

Warehouse Worker Recognition Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1322), H7708 [12AU]

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), H7785 [13SE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 28), H8223 [28SE]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H290 [20JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H1148 [25FE]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4071 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and clarify eligibility of teachers to qualify for Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program and Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program simultaneously (see H.R. 8474), H7066 [21JY]

Dept. of Labor: amend certain laws relative to adult education (see H.R. 7342), H4072 [31MR]

ERISA: permit default investment arrangements in annuities (see H.R. 6746), H1123 [15FE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 1418), H8371 [30SE]

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]

——— provide gasoline tax holiday (see H.R. 7751), H4919 [12MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and clarify eligibility of teachers to qualify for Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program and Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program simultaneously (H.R. 8474), H7067 [21JY]

Dept. of Labor: amend certain laws relative to adult education (H.R. 7342), H4074 [31MR]

ERISA: permit default investment arrangements in annuities (H.R. 6746), H1124 [15FE]

Taxation: classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (H.R. 8448), H6923 [20JY]

——— provide gasoline tax holiday (H.R. 7751), H4921 [12MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5613 [16JN]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H8225 [29SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H6846 [19JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 7776), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 1512), H8843 [8DE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements, H6846 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8843 [8DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6224, H6230, H6231, H6232 [13JY]

——— establish preference for contractors that meet certain labor relations requirements, H6231 [13JY]

——— give preference for military construction contracts to firms that certify that certain percentage of employees hired shall reside in same State or within certain radius, H6232 [13JY]

——— prohibit from contracting with any employer found to have engaged in unfair labor practices during certain time period, H6230 [13JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H6846 [19JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6846 [19JY]

Drugs: address prescription opioid abuse, H8705 [1DE]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), H6727 [19JY]

——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), Senate amendment, H8833 [8DE]

India: anniversary of Sikh massacre, H8517 [16NO]

Labor unions: protect choice of individual employees to participate in labor organizations, H3753 [16MR]

South Jersey Rowing Club (organization): tribute to participation in U.S. Rowing (organization) Youth National Championships, E795• [28JY]

Starbucks Coffee Co.: Starbucks Workers United efforts to establish union representation, H1345 [8MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: study certain exemptions for treatment of opioid use disorder through treatment programs during coronavirus emergency and modernize process for obtaining methadone (H.R. 6279), E1211• [2DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5809• [22JN]

Tributes

Beach, Elmer, E1342• [22DE]

Borden, Donald A., E620• [14JN]

Damminger, Robert, E32• [12JA]

Doyle, Michael, E1135• [14NO]

Florio, James J., H8225 [29SE], E1025• [4OC]

Grant, Howard F., E350• [4AP]

Karbowsky, Brad, E1337• [22DE]

MacMurray, Robert R., E347• [4AP]

McMahon, Joseph, E1079• [25OC]

Overholt, Craig A., E1223• [6DE]

Parker, Robert, E918• [13SE]

Pocino, Raymond M., E1137• [14NO]

Walsh, John, E615• [14JN]

Wright, Barry M., Sr., E345• [4AP]