POCAN, MARK (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H858 [2FE]
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), H3829 [17MR]
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), H7785 [13SE]
Agriculture: promote production of hemp and hemp products (see H.R. 6645), H8396 [14OC]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H7736 [2SE]
——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H10 [10JA]
Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 8916), H8319 [29SE]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5227 [31MY]
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), H3777 [16MR]
Aviation: allow FAA to impose certain requirements and require wearing of masks throughout aviation system during public health emergencies involving airborne disease (see H.R. 2770), H4153 [4AP]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4446 [14AP]
BLM: prohibit certain uses of aircraft relative to management of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 6635), H1116 [9FE]
Business and industry: prohibit certain anticompetitive mergers, allow rejection of proposed acquisitions, and implement procedures for reviews and breaking up anticompetitive consummated acquisitions (see H.R. 7101), H3775 [16MR]
——— prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 6557), H1149 [25FE]
——— prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out (see H.R. 8345), H6334 [13JY]
Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building, New Richmond, WI: designate (see H.R. 8217), H5878 [23JN]
Census: require that individual incarcerated on date on which decennial census is taken shall be attributed to last place of residence prior to incarceration (see H.R. 6550), H330 [1FE]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 2517), H331 [1FE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see H.R. 3354), H5234 [3JN]
CFTC: prohibit trading of water and water rights for future delivery (see H.R. 7182), H3866 [24MR]
Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 6492), H332 [1FE]
——— require President to declare national climate emergency under National Emergencies Act (see H.R. 794), H7256 [27JY]
——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 29), H7967 [19SE]
Colleges and universities: anniversary of 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H. Con. Res. 103), H7731 [30AU]
——— provide for long-term improvement of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3294), H5098 [17MY]
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), H1014 [7FE]
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]
Congress: rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties (see H.R. 6573), H1134 [18FE]
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), H4799 [10MY]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 6005), H10 [10JA]
——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see H.R. 8373), H6623 [14JY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]
Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., Post Office, Neillsville, WI: designate (see H.R. 8218), H5878 [23JN]
Courts: amend certain retirement provisions for judges serving in territorial district courts (see H.R. 282), H5215 [24MY]
——— establish judicial ethics (see H.R. 7706), H6883 [19JY]
——— establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H4154 [4AP]
——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H6883 [19JY]
COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 174), H4008 [30MR]
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), H7784 [13SE]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 198), H5735 [21JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish Office of Agritourism (see H.R. 6408), H9910 [20DE]
——— 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]
——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student hunger demonstration program (see H.R. 6272), H5410 [8JN]
——— permanently authorize Native Community Development Financial Institutions lending program (see H.R. 6331), H8223 [28SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs (see H.R. 7945), H5335 [7JN]
——— prevent price gouging by military contractors (see H.R. 8007), H5488 [13JN]
——— reduce appropriations (see H.R. 8040), H5486 [13JN]
Dept. of Education: end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 3836), H5334 [7JN]
——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see H.R. 9145), H8385 [7OC]
——— improve educational opportunities for physician assistants by expanding scholarships, increasing loan limits, and expanding programs for institutions serving rural areas and minorities (see H.R. 2274), H4576 [27AP]
Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3352), H8223 [28SE]
——— authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 4943), H4445 [14AP]
——— 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), H7728 [26AU]
——— 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 pediatric behavioral health care integration and coordination (see H.R. 4944), H4445 [14AP]
——— authorize loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 3150), H7540 [29JY]
——— award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 6783), H1130 [18FE]
——— conduct 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), H5215 [24MY]
——— conduct study on unintended impacts of sex trafficking legislation and loss of online services and platforms on health and safety of sex workers (see H.R. 6928), H4922 [12MY]
——— declare monkeypox outbreak as public health emergency (see H. Res. 1286), H7257 [27JY]
——— 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), H7883 [15SE]
——— empower communities to establish continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crisis (see H.R. 5611), H7172 [26JY]
——— establish Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 3297), H3745 [15MR]
——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H7553 [5AU]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8543 [16NO]
——— expand physician assistant clinical training opportunities, promote telehealth education for physician assistant students, and fund research into physician assistant education (see H.R. 3890), H4576 [27AP]
——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H7967 [19SE]
——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H8674 [30NO]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 9040), H8314 [29SE]
——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 6437), H287 [20JA]
——— provide enhanced funding for family planning services (see H.R. 8424), H8373 [30SE]
——— provide grant funding to States for mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation (see H.R. 3753), H5487 [13JN]
——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H1120 [11FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: reform process by which temporary nonagricultural worker visas are allocated (see H.R. 7549), H4452 [21AP]
——— rescind authority to waive Federal law to facilitate construction of border barriers (see H.R. 4848), H1120 [11FE]
Dept. of HUD: make grants to modify and upgrade structures to serve as interim and permanent housing to accommodate unhoused individuals with pets (see H.R. 8074), H7256 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: conduct study on animal cruelty (see H.R. 8659), H8874 [8DE]
——— establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1016), H6624 [14JY]
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), H4799 [10MY]
——— award grants for arts and creative workforce programs (see H.R. 5019), H4862 [11MY]
——— create grant program to hire unemployed and under employed journalists and writers following coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 3054), H1276 [2MR]
——— establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 5348), H1125 [15FE]
——— 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), H5221 [27MY]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H5644 [16JN]
Dept. of State: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 9291), H8494 [14NO]
——— take action on unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds to ensure retirement security of U.S. pensioners (see H. Res. 289), H5612 [15JN]
Dept. of the Interior: eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see H.R. 7580), H5010 [16MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 5823), H5487 [13JN]
——— exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 7477), H4862 [11MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish green transportation infrastructure grant program to invest in State, local, and tribal transportation projects transitioning public vehicles to all electric fleet (see H.R. 2038), H3829 [17MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses for health care professionals (see H.R. 3693), H6883 [19JY]
——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 5819), H303 [25JA]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5612 [15JN]
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]
Diseases and disorders: ensure access to cost-free monkeypox testing services (see H.R. 8693), H7843 [14SE]
——— improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health (see H.R. 5030), H9904 [15DE]
Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H332 [1FE]
EEOC: require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or combination of factors (see H.R. 8618), H7538 [29JY]
Election Assistance Commission: establish program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers (see H.R. 8015), H5445 [9JN]
Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 6670), H1112 [9FE]
EPA: ensure use of broad and protective definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 5987), H7967 [19SE]
——— establish Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (see H.R. 4202), H7540 [29JY]
——— require manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to submit analytical reference standards (see H.R. 7897), H7256 [27JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 7345), H8318 [29SE]
Families and domestic relations: 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), H6705 [18JY]
——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 7011), H1421 [9MR]
FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see H.R. 2489), H3829 [17MR]
——— reform Universal Service Fund contribution system (see H.R. 6314), H5010 [16MY]
FDA: ban certain substances in cosmetic products (see H.R. 5537), H332 [1FE]
——— improve safety and supply of infant formula (see H.R. 7933), H5232 [3JN]
——— require manufacturers to report medical device shortages, expedite review of essential medical devices, and grant authority to request information relative to security of U.S. medical product supply chain (see H.R. 7208), H3862 [24MR]
——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 7828), H5174 [18MY]
Federal employees: cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (see H.R. 6087), H4398 [6AP]
——— increase death gratuities and funeral allowances (see H.R. 7376), H6923 [20JY]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 6398), H5976 [12JY]
——— limit number of local wage areas within General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 3086), H6923 [20JY]
——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H5448 [9JN]
Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 393), H7713 [16AU]
FEMA: 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), H195 [13JA]
Financial institutions: support reparations for victims of human rights violations associated with projects financed by international financial institutions and assess risk of such violations in future projects (see H.R. 9620), H9909 [20DE]
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 Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3015), H5221 [27MY]
——— 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), H5410 [8JN]
Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 4134), H4723 [6MY]
Foreign policy: affirm U.S. role in eliminating sexual violence in conflict (see H. Res. 1210), H5923 [28JN]
Foreign trade: prohibit importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation (see H.R. 5508), H4007 [30MR]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]
——— require original manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to consumers and independent repair providers (see H.R. 4006), H7967 [19SE]
Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see H. Res. 69), H3898 [28MR]
Health: improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 369), H5334 [7JN]
——— 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), H7743 [9SE]
Hmong Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in Vietnam war and fight against communism (see H.R. 8110), H5644 [16JN]
Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (see H.R. 7517), H4443 [14AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H1331 [7MR]
Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H7256 [27JY]
——— establish requirements for disclosure of certain information relative to health care sharing ministries (see H.R. 8324), H5976 [12JY]
——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 3783), H5228 [31MY]
——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see H.R. 4450), H7172 [26JY]
——— 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 Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H5097 [17MY]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 957), H1207 [1MR]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4073 [31MR]
Interstate commerce: authorize regulation relative to food containing cannabidiol derived from hemp (see H.R. 6134), H5547 [14JN]
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), H8434 [7NO]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]
Literature: recognize sweeping attack on books in U.S., acknowledge role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and recognize tactics used to ban books in classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries (see H. Res. 1392), H8223 [28SE]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]
Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]
Marine mammals: prohibit taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display (see H.R. 8514), H7728 [26AU]
——— 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), H4799 [10MY]
Medicaid: establish demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 3337), H8318 [29SE]
——— expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H7256 [27JY]
——— repeal requirement that States establish Medicaid Estate Recovery Program and limit circumstances in which State may place lien on Medicaid beneficiary’s property (see H.R. 6698), H1113 [9FE]
——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see H.R. 3089), H8066 [21SE]
Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1611), H4609 [28AP]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H5976 [12JY]
——— expand access to physical therapy services in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5365), H8115 [22SE]
——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 2168), H7172 [26JY]
——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 5804), H5234 [3JN]
——— provide for coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis for certain patients and ensure all patients are educated on modality options and receive resources, information, and support to succeed (see H.R. 5426), H303 [25JA]
——— require complete and accurate data submissions from Medicare Advantage organizations offering plans under Part C to improve transparency (see H.R. 9019), H8221 [28SE]
——— revise certain payment rules for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy furnished in rural areas and medically underserved areas (see H.R. 5536), H4715 [3MY]
Middle East: support two-state solution that secures Israel’s future as democratic state and national home for Jewish people, ensures viable Palestinian state, ends occupation of Palestinian territories, and promotes peace (see H.R. 5344), H5215 [24MY]
Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office Building, Appleton, WI: designate (see H.R. 9335), H8587 [17NO]
Morality and ethics: remember kindness in the U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 628), H8373 [30SE]
National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 1080), H4707 [29AP]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H4453 [21AP]
National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H5734 [21JN]
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), H5335 [7JN]
NIH: advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support relative to endometriosis (see H.R. 7974), H5332 [7JN]
——— require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 7773), H7967 [19SE]
Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to shootings (see H. Res. 1313), H7545 [2AU]
PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 6929), H5010 [16MY]
Pensions: protect retirement security (see H.R. 7310), H4799 [10MY]
Pharmaceuticals: increase transparency of research costs (see H.R. 7474), H8495 [14NO]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H4074 [31MR]
Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see H.R. 2238), H8318 [29SE]
Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see H.R. 2519), H3865 [24MR]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1755), H5098 [17MY]
Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 9202), H8495 [14NO]
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]
Romuald ‘‘Bud’’ Brzezinski Post Office, Krakow, WI: designate (see H.R. 8959), H8112 [22SE]
Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5879 [23JN]
Schools: reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H7066 [21JY]
SEC: repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 9149), H8385 [7OC]
Senior citizens: establish LGBTQI rural outreach grant program (see H.R. 9142), H8385 [7OC]
Sgt. Nickolas Mueller Post Office Building, Kaukauna, WI: designate (see H.R. 9547), H9852 [14DE]
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), H7172 [26JY]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4511 [26AP] (see H.R. 7647), H5547 [14JN]
Taxation: allow business credit for gain from sale of real property for use as manufactured home community to promote resident-owned cooperatives (see H.R. 7220), H3863 [24MR]
——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H8379 [4OC]
——— 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]
——— deny deduction for severance payments made in connection with workplace harrasment (see H.R. 8619), H7538 [29JY]
——— ensure solvency of Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending excise tax on coal (see H.R. 6462), H288 [20JA]
——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H8223 [28SE]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7061), H3972 [29MR]
——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 8323), H5945 [11JY]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 1068), H4459 [25AP]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 3031), H7172 [26JY]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H8011 [20SE]
Thomas Paine Memorial Association: authorize to establish commemorative work in District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 6720), H1119 [11FE]
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]
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), H5977 [12JY]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 1488), H8588 [17NO]
Tribal Cultural Areas System: establish (see H.R. 8109), H8066 [21SE]
Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H1375 [8MR]
Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7785 [13SE]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H5228 [31MY]
Waukesha, WI: honor victims on anniversary of attack at Christmas parade (see H. Res. 1486), H8588 [17NO]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 9497), H9688 [12DE]
——— support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see H.R. 1661), H4449 [18AP]
World Press Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 1095), H5099 [17MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H948 [3FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: impose moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (see H.R. 7827), H5174 [18MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 9071), H8315 [29SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: require additional reporting and public disclosure of information relative to foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land (see H.R. 9395), H8708 [1DE]
FDA: protect access to kratom (see H.R. 9634), H9909 [20DE]
Medicare: rename Medicare Advantage program and prohibit private insurers from using ‘‘Medicare’’ in plan titles or advertisements (see H.R. 9187), H8395 [14OC]
Mental health: remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 8863), H7881 [15SE]
National Co-Op Month: designate (see H. Res. 1409), H8316 [29SE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture (see H.R. 9070), H8315 [29SE]
Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of National Park Service (see H.R. 8189), H5822 [22JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on right to vote (see H.J. Res. 98), H8065 [21SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Agriculture: impose moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (H.R. 7827), H5174 [18MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture: establish (H.R. 9071), H8318 [29SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: require additional reporting and public disclosure of information relative to foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land (H.R. 9395), H8709 [1DE]
FDA: protect access to kratom (H.R. 9634), H9910 [20DE]
Medicare: rename Medicare Advantage program and prohibit private insurers from using ‘‘Medicare’’ in plan titles or advertisements (H.R. 9187), H8396 [14OC]
Mental health: remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (H.R. 8863), H7883 [15SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture (H.R. 9070), H8318 [29SE]
Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of National Park Service (H.R. 8189), H5823 [22JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on right to vote (H.J. Res. 98), H8066 [21SE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: allow reimbursement of beneficiaries through TRICARE for purchase of coronavirus tests, E819• [2AU]
Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H6268 [13JY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6268 [13JY], E819• [2AU]
——— maintain accountability and oversight of defense budget, E819• [2AU]
Economy: use of budget reconciliation to fight inflation, reduce prescription drug and health care costs, address climate change, increase tax fairness, and reduce deficit (H.R. 5376), Senate amendment, H7654 [12AU]
Elections: condemn efforts to overturn 2020 Presidential election results, H922 [3FE]
Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), H6726 [19JY]
——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), Senate amendment, H8830 [8DE]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to President and President’s spouse (H.R. 3285), H5701 [21JN]
Supreme Court: decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H6726 [19JY]
——— leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4902 [12MY]
Votes: position on missed, E96• [2FE], E194• [1MR], E813• [29JY]