RUIZ, RAUL (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6565 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1239 [2MR], H1279, H1281 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2234), H43 [11JA]

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), H8508 [15NO]

Armed Forces: establish military family immigration advisory committee (see H.R. 1183), H4861 [11MY]

——— make permanent authority to reimburse servicemembers for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to permanent change of duty station (see H.R. 7840), H5824 [22JN]

Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia and cease security assistance to Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 1351), H8434 [7NO]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Brain Donation Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1069), H9904 [15DE]

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

CDC: authorize grants to certain States to inform patients about risks of opioids and their analogues (see H.R. 1185), H5221 [27MY]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1018), H4073 [31MR]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1291), H7255 [27JY]

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7538 [29JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H7254 [27JY]

Clemente, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 1432), H8434 [7NO]

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

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]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1376 [8MR] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H3829 [17MR]

Crime: extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H7172 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H5547 [14JN]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to carry out food waste reduction programs (see H.R. 5459), H1075 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 8686), H7843 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 7122), H5099 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H10056 [22DE]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

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

——— purchase rapid tests for coronavirus and make available for free (see H.R. 6377), H198 [14JA]

——— require study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 1800), H7842 [14SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reform process by which temporary nonagricultural worker visas are allocated (see H.R. 7549), H5228 [31MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4495), H5334 [7JN]

——— provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (see H.R. 6602), H1126 [15FE]

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), H5234 [3JN]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H5611 [15JN]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 3194), H7407 [28JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds for infrastructure projects, improve Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and provide Tribal governments more time to use funds (see H.R. 5735), H79 [12JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 8687), H7843 [14SE]

——— make certain improvements in mental health care (see H.R. 6411), H5547 [14JN]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H5547 [14JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 5026), H5611 [15JN]

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Ishmael Post Office, Placerville, CA: designate (see H.R. 6276), H4007 [30MR]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5222 [27MY]

——— secure rights and dignity of marriage for disabled adult children (see H.R. 6405), H4398 [6AP]

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]

District of Columbia: designate Ukrainian Independence Park (see H.R. 7075), H3742 [15MR]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H4445 [14AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, Norwalk, CA: designate (see H.R. 7173), H3853 [18MR]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5410 [8JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 7345), H5735 [21JN]

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

FEMA: provide grants for fire station construction (see H.R. 3728), H217 [18JA]

Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 748), H43 [11JA]

——— 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]

——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 2377), H5221 [27MY]

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

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1670), H1425 [9MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H1133 [18FE]

FTC: issue regulations requiring non-flushable wet wipes to have ‘‘Do Not Flush’’ labeling (see H.R. 4602), H1276 [2MR]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7842 [14SE]

General Tran Hung Dao Post Office, Westminster, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H1116 [9FE]

Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see H. Res. 1373), H8010 [20SE]

——— ensure blood donation policies are equitable and based on science (see H. Res. 290), H3898 [28MR]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H7256 [27JY]

Health care professionals: ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see H.R. 8650), H7545 [2AU]

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), H5548 [14JN]

Immigration: remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 8433), H6921 [20JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H3897 [28MR]

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), H4971 [13MY]

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

Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building, Norco, CA: designate (see H.R. 5809), H1014 [7FE]

Latino Conservation Week: designate (see H. Res. 1235), H6922 [20JY]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3800), H44 [11JA]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H5824 [22JN]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H3859 [21MR]

Medicare: extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8410 [21OC]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1990), H4715 [3MY]

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]

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), H6707 [18JY]

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), H3829 [17MR]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8418 [28OC]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H3829 [17MR]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see H.R. 4176), H44 [11JA]

Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: designate (see H.R. 6722), H4154 [4AP]

Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5920 [24JN]

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

Social Security: require States to comply with Federal standards established under Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 8954), H8111 [22SE]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 3824), H8589 [17NO]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H4445 [14AP]

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

Susan A. Davis Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 9308), H8541 [16NO]

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), H8508 [15NO]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H5824 [22JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H7742 [9SE]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8824 [7DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8824 [7DE]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H4609 [28AP]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 1182), H4861 [11MY] (see H.R. 7946), H5233 [3JN]

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

Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1081), H4724 [6MY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 9497), H9688 [12DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H9 [10JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

California Desert Protection Act: amend definition of term ‘‘conservation land’’ (see H.R. 8479), H7066 [21JY]

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

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8315 [29SE]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 1403), H8316 [29SE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 1103), H4861 [11MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish outreach program to inform servicemembers assigned to work near burn pits of risks of toxic exposure (see H.R. 8430), H6882 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide awards to support community health workers and community health (see H.R. 8151), H5733 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see H.R. 7257), H3895 [28MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 8674), H7552 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior: take certain measures to protect Salton Sea (see H.R. 8676), H7552 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 6596), H947 [3FE]

——— expand eligibility for homeless veterans benefits to all veterans and authorize funding for certain homeless prevention programs (see H.R. 7807), H5097 [17MY]

Health: help build stronger health care workforce (see H.R. 8790), H7741 [9SE]

House of Representatives: permit Members to use representational allowance to continue services for former constituents who no longer reside in Member’s congressional district after redistricting (see H.R. 7943), H5233 [3JN]

Medicare: establish exceptions for certain physician wellness programs (see H.R. 8890), H7965 [19SE]

Native Americans: support education of Native American children (see H.R. 8673), H7552 [5AU]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H5227 [31MY]

Taxation: provide employer credit for increasing wages (see H.R. 8675), H7552 [5AU]

Constitutional authority statements

California Desert Protection Act: amend definition of term ‘‘conservation land’’ (H.R. 8479), H7067 [21JY]

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 8046), H5487 [13JN]

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (H.R. 9074), H8318 [29SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish outreach program to inform servicemembers assigned to work near burn pits of risks of toxic exposure (H.R. 8430), H6883 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide awards to support community health workers and community health (H.R. 8151), H5734 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (H.R. 7257), H3897 [28MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (H.R. 8674), H7553 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior: take certain measures to protect Salton Sea (H.R. 8676), H7553 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (H.R. 6596), H947 [3FE]

——— expand eligibility for homeless veterans benefits to all veterans and authorize funding for certain homeless prevention programs (H.R. 7807), H5098 [17MY]

Health: help build stronger health care workforce (H.R. 8790), H7742 [9SE]

House of Representatives: permit Members to use representational allowance to continue services for former constituents who no longer reside in Member’s congressional district after redistricting (H.R. 7943), H5233 [3JN]

Medicare: establish exceptions for certain physician wellness programs (H.R. 8890), H7966 [19SE]

Native Americans: support education of Native American children (H.R. 8673), H7553 [5AU]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (H.R. 7925), H5228 [31MY]

Taxation: provide employer credit for increasing wages (H.R. 8675), H7553 [5AU]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H5554 [15JN]

Remarks

California: tribute to 36th Congressional District pharmacies and health centers for efforts to distribute coronavirus vaccines to underserved communities, E390• [18AP]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 1403), H8290 [29SE]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 1103), H4813 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7426 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits, H1280 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), H6021 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: acquire private land to facilitate access to Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, CA (S. 144), H6891 [20JY]

——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (S. 958), H8290 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H5614 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: modify payments to certain public safety officers permanently and totally disabled due to personal injuries sustained in line of duty (S. 1511), H4811 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize additional projects relative to Salton Sea, H7426 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, H6021 [13JY]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1234, H1236 [2MR], H1280 [3MR], H5555 [15JN]

——— permit burn pit registrants to designate certain individuals to update burn pit registry with registered individual’s cause of death, H1280 [3MR]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to burn pits and other toxins, H1234 [2MR], H1280 [3MR], H6021 [13JY]

Disasters: improve Federal response and increase community resilience to wildfires and drought, H7426 [29JY]

——— tribute to firefighters and first responders for assistance during wildfires in Fairfield, CA, H7971 [20SE]

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, H7681 [12AU]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), H1182 [1MR], H5614 [16JN], H8784 [6DE]

——— reform, H1181 [1MR]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to earn legal status and provide employer flexibility, and establish mandatory E-verify program for employment eligibility (H.R. 1603), H1182 [1MR], H5828 [23JN]

Law enforcement: reform benefits for public service officers (H.R. 483), H4811 [11MY]

Lucas, Rosa: Coachella, CA, Hometown Heroes Award recipient, H3748 [16MR]

National Police Week: observance, H4811 [11MY]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H1279 [3MR]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 5723), H5828 [23JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H5828 [23JN]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (H.R. 7925), H8500 [15NO]

Tributes

Duarte, Rafael (Ralph), H9693 [13DE]

Espinoza, Librado (Lee), H7077 [26JY]

Farmer, Paul, H1335 [8MR]

Figueroa, Alfredo Acosta, H8509 [16NO]

Lopez, Hunter, H9693 [13DE]

Milanovich, Richard, H9693 [13DE]

Rivera, Tom, H4196 [6AP]

Torres, Esteban Edward, H3976 [30MR]