STEEL, MICHELLE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6349 [13JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H894, H898 [2FE], H951 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia and cease security assistance to Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 1351), H8011 [20SE]

Burma: authorize humanitarian assistance and civil society support, promote democracy and human rights, and impose targeted sanctions relative to human rights abuses (see H.R. 5497), H290 [20JA]

California: provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to help alleviate drought conditions (see H.R. 9084), H8316 [29SE]

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

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8495 [14NO]

Cheng, John: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 7986), H5408 [8JN]

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7884 [15SE]

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), H289 [20JA]

Contraceptives: preempt State bans on prescription, provision, or use of drug, biological product, or device for contraception if approved, licensed, cleared, or otherwise authorized for human use by FDA for contraception (see H.R. 8421), H7256 [27JY]

Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building, La Quinta, CA: designate (see H.R. 7988), H7967 [19SE]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H1276 [2MR]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting certain consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 8985), H8119 [26SE]

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: 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]

——— extend certain child nutrition waiver authority relative to school meals (see H.R. 8150), H5824 [22JN]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule relative to grants to charter schools (see H.J. Res. 94), H7741 [9SE]

——— require reporting of certain incidents resulting in serious physical injuries or death at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 8406), H6706 [18JY]

——— streamline and improve Federal student loan program, prohibit regulatory overreach and abuse of authority, and extend Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs (see H.R. 8655), H7709 [12AU]

Dept. of Energy: prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 6685), H1113 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H7967 [19SE]

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

——— establish funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have relationship with Confucius Institutes (see H.R. 7779), H5215 [24MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for Disinformation Governance Board (see H.R. 7648), H4724 [6MY]

——— require comprehensive southern border strategy (see H.R. 7260), H4610 [28AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish employer-directed skills accounts (see H.R. 6255), H44 [11JA]

——— identify or develop assessments to measure prior knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences of individuals (see H.R. 7349), H4072 [31MR]

Dept. of State: report to Congress on evacuation operations in Afghanistan (see H.R. 6418), H295 [21JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow for transfer and redemption of abandoned savings bonds (see H.R. 4085), H4435 [7AP]

——— limit authority of Office of Foreign Asset Control to authorize U.S. financial institutions to engage in certain Russian-related energy transactions blocked by Executive order 14024 (see H.R. 6894), H1304 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure timely scheduling of appointments for health care at medical facilities (see H.R. 6421), H332 [1FE]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H7883 [15SE]

Employment: provide workers with schedule flexibility and choice (see H.R. 8442), H6921 [20JY]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H7883 [15SE]

Evans, Bishop E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1070), H4608 [28AP]

Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see H.R. 9148), H8385 [7OC]

Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H4610 [28AP]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1449), H8418 [28OC]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H8011 [20SE]

Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 8168), H5879 [23JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H8875 [8DE]

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]

International trade: impose additional prohibitions relative to certain foreign boycotts (see H.R. 6940), H1302 [3MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 744), H5488 [13JN]

IRS: rescind certain funds appropriated under Inflation Reduction Act (see H.R. 9092), H8370 [30SE]

Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Mishawaka, IN: designate (see H.R. 8656), H7709 [12AU]

Kimchi Day: designate (see H. Res. 1245), H7066 [21JY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 871), H194 [13JA]

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see H.R. 7194), H4128 [1AP]

——— protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1275), H10 [10JA]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 7555), H4715 [3MY]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 890), H308 [28JA]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H8066 [21SE]

Medicare: ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 4043), H295 [21JA]

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (see H.R. 7053), H5410 [8JN]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (see H.R. 8493), H7168 [26JY]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8113 [22SE]

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4608 [28AP]

National Student Athlete Mental Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1423), H8378 [4OC]

North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7332), H4072 [31MR]

Olympic Games: impose sanctions on certain International Olympic Committee members complicit in perpetuation of human rights abuses against Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games participants in China (see H.R. 6586), H946 [3FE]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 9251), H8543 [16NO]

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H1276 [2MR]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: provide additional appropriations and oversight (see H.R. 4568), H4435 [7AP]

Russia: condemn Vladimir Putin, Russian Security Council, and military for acts of aggression and atrocities rising to level of crimes against humanity and war crimes against people of Ukraine and others (see H. Res. 963), H1329 [7MR]

San Joaquin Valley College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1062), H4453 [21AP]

Schools: authorize local educational agencies and non-public schools to use certain American Rescue Plan Act funds, services, or assistance for school safety (see H.R. 7942), H5824 [22JN]

Senate Rules: create point of order against spending that will increase inflation unless inflation is not greater than certain percentage (see H.R. 6485), H300 [25JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H195 [13JA]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 5834), H303 [25JA]

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

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H7785 [13SE]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations, negotiate bilateral free trade agreement, and support membership in international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 21), H948 [3FE]

Taxation: establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations (see H.R. 889), H290 [20JA]

——— make permanent certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions affecting individuals, families, and small businesses (see H.R. 8913), H8223 [28SE]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving certain educational assistance (see H.R. 6684), H1113 [9FE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H8543 [16NO]

Tubman, Harriet: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 1842), H4074 [31MR]

U.N.: withhold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 7223), H5215 [24MY]

Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 1054), H4610 [28AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of Fall of Saigon (Black April) (see H. Res. 1068), H4575 [27AP]

Young, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 1005), H3895 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China: condemn ‘‘developing nation’’ status in World Trade Organization, human rights violations, misinformation relative to poverty, dishonest lending practices, and censorship of free speech (see H. Res. 929), H1124 [15FE]

Colleges and universities: improve transparency relative to use of personality traits in admissions (see H.R. 7607), H4575 [27AP]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from finalizing or implementing rule relative to charter school programs (see H.R. 7525), H4443 [14AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 6527), H307 [28JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of LOGINK software by agencies and contractors (see H.R. 8431), H6882 [19JY]

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

Ports: prohibit owner or operator of U.S. port to enter into contract with certain entities for operation or management of such port (see H.R. 6887), H1207 [1MR]

Taiwan: provide for U.S. loan and lease of defense articles (see H.R. 8631), H7538 [29JY]

Taxation: repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see H.R. 6913), H1301 [3MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: improve transparency relative to use of personality traits in admissions (H.R. 7607), H4575 [27AP]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from finalizing or implementing rule relative to charter school programs (H.R. 7525), H4444 [14AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish veterans business enterprises program (H.R. 6527), H309 [28JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of LOGINK software by agencies and contractors (H.R. 8431), H6883 [19JY]

Iran Sanctions Act: repeal sunset (H.R. 8868), H7883 [15SE]

Ports: prohibit owner or operator of U.S. port to enter into contract with certain entities for operation or management of such port (H.R. 6887), H1208 [1MR]

Taiwan: provide for U.S. loan and lease of defense articles (H.R. 8631), H7540 [29JY]

Taxation: repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (H.R. 6913), H1302 [3MR]

Remarks

Ao Dai Day: observance, H4960 [13MY]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H3767 [16MR], H4877 [12MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H4584 [28AP]

Cargo transportation: establish interagency task force to address backlog of cargo ships at ports and in coastal waters of Southern California, H3983 [30MR]

China: require to match U.S. emissions cutting targets, H951, H952 [4FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6865), H3983 [30MR]

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) (H.R. 7791), H5153, H5156 [18MY]

——— extend certain child nutrition waiver authority relative to school meals, H5838, H5839 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure grants for State veterans cemeteries do not restrict interment of certain deceased Reserve components members in such cemeteries (S. 2089), Senate amendment, H5838, H5839 [23JN]

Depts. of HHS and Homeland Security: prohibit from lessening stringency of, and prohibit from ceasing or lessening implementation of, coronavirus border health provisions through end of pandemic (H.R. 471), unanimous-consent request, H4221 [6AP]

Economy: address growing inflation, H243 [19JA]

——— address supply chain issues, H4975 [16MY]

——— invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, H951, H952 [4FE]

Korean American Day: observance, H21 [11JA]

Lunar New Year: observance, H965 [4FE]

Medicare: extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (H.R. 4040), H7194 [27JY]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (H.R. 8493), H7194 [27JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H3767 [16MR]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H951, H952 [4FE]

Tributes

Cheng, John, H5103 [18MY]

Gates, Michael, E789• [27JY]

Liffreing, Matt, E651• [22JN]

Nikitin, Yasha, E1339• [22DE]

Peterson, Erik, E1314• [16DE]

Schweitzer, Irene D., H8806 [7DE]

To Van Lai, E808• [29JY]

Vella, Nicholas, H1218 [2MR]