TAKANO, MARK (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6350 [13JY], H6584 [14JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H862 [2FE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Timing of Mental Health Treatment and PTSD Symptom Improvement Among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Shira Maguen, Erin Madden, Thomas C. Neylan, Beth E. Cohen, Daniel Bertenthal, Karen H. Seal, Psychiatric Services (publication), H258–H260 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see H.R. 6660), H1112 [9FE]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H9855 [14DE]

——— provide protection for good faith donation of pet products (see H.R. 5684), H7172 [26JY]

Armed Forces: facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3881), H5487 [13JN]

——— 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), H8397 [14OC]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 255), H9 [10JA]

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 7627), H5685 [17JN]

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see H. Res. 1406), H8316 [29SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1083), H4714 [3MY]

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]

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

Brazil: urge government to ensure that October 2022 elections are conducted in free, fair, credible, transparent, and peaceful manner (see H. Res. 1335), H8495 [14NO]

Business and industry: 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), H4972 [13MY]

——— 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), H1276 [2MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H331 [1FE]

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), H8315 [29SE]

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]

Chin, Vincent: recognize significance of death (see H. Res. 1200), H5878 [23JN]

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

Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 6492), H301 [25JA]

——— require President to declare national climate emergency under National Emergencies Act (see H.R. 794), H7256 [27JY]

Collective bargaining: provide collective bargaining rights for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or political subdivisions (see H.R. 2586), H303 [25JA]

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), H918 [2FE]

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]

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

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

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), H1120 [11FE]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1140), H7407 [28JY]

COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 174), H8648 [29NO]

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), H1120 [11FE]

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 national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H5735 [21JN]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 9281), H8441 [10NO]

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]

Dept. of Education: change certain eligibility requirements for loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 6898), H1274 [2MR]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see H.R. 9136), H8378 [4OC]

——— double Pell Grant award amount, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates (see H.R. 8872), H7881 [15SE]

——— 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), H5215 [24MY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see H.R. 6585), H946 [3FE]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 5407), H5448 [9JN]

——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 9566), H9853 [14DE]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 7729), H5547 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H5448 [9JN]

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 7482), H4576 [27AP]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H7785 [13SE]

——— conduct public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services (see H.R. 9247), H8508 [15NO]

——— 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), H4713 [3MY]

——— 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), H5444 [9JN]

——— establish Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being (see H.R. 8524), H7717 [19AU]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H8318 [29SE]

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

——— 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]

——— issue guidance on coverage under Medicaid of certain pelvic health services furnished during postpartum period (see H.R. 8181), H7709 [12AU]

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7546 [2AU]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H5931 [1JY]

——— reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 5129), H1376 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to facilitate naturalization services for noncitizen veterans who have been removed from the U.S. or are inadmissible (see H.R. 6797), H1131 [18FE]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (see H.R. 6602), H975 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD and EPA: require disclosure of asbestos hazards in sale and lease of residential dwellings (see H.R. 7175), H4154 [4AP]

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]

——— create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H1149 [25FE]

——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H5929 [1JY]

——— require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information on allegations of misconduct by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1481), H3897 [28MR]

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), H5215 [24MY]

——— codify competitive grant program to build community college capacity to provide employment and training programs for in-demand industries or occupations (see H.R. 7385), H4152 [4AP]

——— 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]

——— 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), H5410 [8JN]

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 Transportation: ensure authorizations to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 3095), H1330 [7MR]

——— 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 certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H3829 [17MR]

——— improve process to determine whether educational institutions meet requirements relative to percentage of students who receive educational assistance (see H.R. 8198), H5877 [23JN]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H7842 [14SE]

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), H7556 [9AU]

Dr. John E. Fryer Day: designate (see H. Res. 1019), H4073 [31MR]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H1149 [25FE]

Edwards, Caroline: tribute (see H. Res. 1199), H5942 [7JY]

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]

Elections: constitutional amendment on authority of Congress and States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 80), H3863 [24MR]

——— expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H3777 [16MR]

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 pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities (see H.R. 6759), H1129 [18FE]

——— improve recycling and composting programs (see H.R. 8059), H6883 [19JY]

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), H5206 [19MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish Sub-Task Force on Emergency Price Stabilization (see H.R. 8658), H7551 [5AU]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 7345), H4072 [31MR]

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), H44 [11JA]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]

FCC: modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see H.R. 6219), H10 [10JA]

FDA: reaffirm preemptive authority relative to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product (see H. Res. 1434), H8395 [14OC]

Federal agencies and departments: expand Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass LGBTQ+ inclusion (see H.R. 6599), H1116 [9FE]

——— require disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to rulemaking (see H.R. 9390), H8708 [1DE]

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]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 5727), H8223 [28SE]

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), H8414 [25OC]

Firearms: enhance safety and security at federally licensed gun shops (see H.R. 4423), H5234 [3JN]

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

Foreign policy: address greatest national security challenges and outline new framework for foreign policy (see H. Res. 877), H252 [19JA]

Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 8168), H6680 [15JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]

GAO: conduct study on FEMA strategy to provide disaster assistance to States and communities, encourage States to condense disaster preparedness plans, and allocate funding for rebuilding and repairing residential structures (see H.R. 7969), H5332 [7JN]

General Tran Hung Dao Post Office, Westminster, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H79 [12JA]

Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see H. Res. 69), H3777 [16MR]

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]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5976 [12JY]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 2007), H4397 [6AP]

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]

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]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5647 [16JN]

Immigration: recapture unused family- and employment-based immigrant visa numbers (see H.R. 7374), H4862 [11MY]

——— 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), H8410 [21OC]

Insurance: 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]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2163), H5931 [1JY]

International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4073 [31MR]

Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Day: observance (see H. Res. 1511), H8824 [7DE]

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), H5879 [23JN]

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]

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

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]

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

Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H3898 [28MR]

Medicare: ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 4058), H4454 [21AP]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H4715 [3MY]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8543 [16NO]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 6848), H1146 [25FE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2256), H4799 [10MY]

——— require complete and accurate data submissions from Medicare Advantage organizations offering plans under Part C to improve transparency (see H.R. 9019), H8221 [28SE]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6202), H4971 [13MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (see H.R. 6678), H3777 [16MR]

——— require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 336), H1014 [7FE]

Menstrual Hygiene Day: observance (see H. Res. 1145), H5220 [27MY]

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), H8373 [30SE]

National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see H. Res. 1098), H4797 [10MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 911), H976 [4FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1100), H4797 [10MY]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4800 [10MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3896 [28MR]

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1045), H4433 [7AP]

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]

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), H3853 [18MR]

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

PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]

Pensions: protect retirement security (see H.R. 7310), H4398 [6AP]

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

Pharmaceuticals: increase transparency of research costs (see H.R. 7474), H8223 [28SE]

Political action committees: prohibit disbursement of funds to entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or managerial authority over operations of political committees (see H.R. 6494), H301 [25JA]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 6283), H4862 [11MY]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to President and President’s spouse (see H.R. 3285), H1148 [25FE]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H1140 [22FE]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H1141 [22FE]

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 9202), H8414 [25OC]

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]

Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 920), H1114 [9FE]

Shipping industry: provide benefits to maritime workers who contract coronavirus (see H.R. 3114), H4397 [6AP]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H977 [4FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture (see H.R. 9070), H8315 [29SE]

Social Security: provide for additional requirements for disclosing entities relative to quality of care furnished at skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (see H.R. 8624), H7538 [29JY]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H8066 [21SE]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 3824), H8874 [8DE]

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]

Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 1218), H5935 [5JY]

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), H7709 [12AU]

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), H4435 [7AP]

——— 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 financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 2735), H1148 [25FE]

——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H7403 [28JY]

——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7061), H3777 (see H.R. 7099), H3775 [16MR]

——— prohibit deduction of certain expenses for, and impose excise tax on sale of, homes owned by large investors, prohibit Federal mortgage assistance for such investors, and establish neighborhood homes tax credit (see H.R. 9246), H8418 [28OC]

——— prohibit States from imposing tax on retail sale of menstrual products (see H.R. 8107), H5919 [24JN]

——— provide refundable credit for certain teachers as supplement to State effort to provide teachers with livable wage (see H.R. 7660), H4713 [3MY]

——— treat certain assisted reproduction expenses as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 8190), H5932 [1JY]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7713 [16AU]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H7713 [16AU]

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]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 1488), H8588 [17NO]

Transportation Security Administration: protect dignity and privacy of transgender and other individuals traveling with religious headwear or other articles of faith at airport security checkpoints (see H.R. 4249), H5924 [28JN]

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]

Veterans: make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 8616), H10531 [23DE]

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

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

Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1081), H4707 [29AP]

Wildlife: prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands (see H.R. 7398), H4190 [5AP]

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]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 959), H5010 [16MY]

——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5333 [7JN]

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

World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1504), H8709 [1DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor Hershel W. (Woody) Williams, last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 97), H5974 [12JY]

Civil liberties: establish right of adults to engage in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct (see H.R. 9564), H9853 [14DE]

Congress: rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties (see H.R. 6573), H917 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 98), H6335 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: create fact sheets that compare departmental benefits and compensation to certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 7227), H3863 [24MR]

——— make certain improvements in mental health care (see H.R. 6411), H216 [18JA]

——— prohibit imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health outpatient care visits of veterans (see H.R. 7589), H4510 [26AP]

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see H. Res. 906), H947 [3FE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H4453 [21AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision relative to racial desegregation of schools for deaf and hard of hearing students (see H. Con. Res. 96), H5935 [5JY]

Trump, Donald J.: condemn calls to terminate Constitution due to false allegations of widespread voter fraud in 2020 Presidential election (see H. Res. 1527), H9903 [15DE]

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. 7946), H5233 [3JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Civil liberties: establish right of adults to engage in private, non-commercial, consensual sexual conduct (H.R. 9564), H9854 [14DE]

Congress: rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties (H.R. 6573), H917 [2FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: create fact sheets that compare departmental benefits and compensation to certain Social Security benefits (H.R. 7227), H3865 [24MR]

——— make certain improvements in mental health care provided by the Dept. (H.R. 6411), H216 [18JA]

——— prohibit imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health outpatient care visits of veterans (H.R. 7589), H4511 [26AP]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5413 [9JN]

Letters

Andrew K. Baker Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Middleburg, FL: Danette J. Hernandez, VFW, H8444 [14NO]

——— Jerry Brandt, American Legion, H8444 [14NO]

——— John Raber, DAV, H8445 [14NO]

——— several Senators and Representatives, H8445 [14NO]

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: Autrey B. James, Jr., American Legion Dept. of California, H7940 [19SE]

——— Dawn M. Napier, VFW Dept. of California, H7940 [19SE]

——— Michael Kerr, Daniel Contreras, and Gerald G. Wilson, Jr., DAV Dept. of California, H7941 [19SE]

Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, San Angelo, TX: James (Bret) Watson, American Legion Dept. of Texas, H7943 [19SE]

——— Norman Macey, VFW, H7943 [19SE]

——— Teresa Johniken, DAV Dept. of Texas, H7943 [19SE]

——— Texas congressional delegation, H7943 [19SE]

Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act: Deborah Davis, American Legion, H9960 [21DE]

——— Pamela F. Beale, DAV Dept. of Alaska, H9960 [21DE]

——— several Members of Congress, H9960 [21DE]

——— Troy D. Eck, VFW Dept. of Alaska, H9960 [21DE]

Corporal Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic, Forest City, NC: Jim Quinlan, American Legion, H8446 [14NO]

——— Russell Chambers, VFW, H8446 [14NO]

——— Vertis R. Richardson III, DAV, H8446 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H6222 [13JY]

Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Taryn-Janae Wilcox-Olson, Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs, H260 [20JA]

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act: John B. Wells, Military-Veterans Advocacy, Inc., H51 [12JA]

——— John Kamin, American Legion, H51 [12JA]

——— Julian Cardinale, National Guard Association of the U.S., H51 [12JA]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Bob Carey, Independence Fund (organization), H1229 [2MR]

——— several veterans and military organizations, H1228 [2MR]

Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Outpatient Clinic, Greenville, SC: Ed Stefanak, Jr., VFW Dept. of South Carolina, H8606 [29NO]

——— James Kvam and James Jarvis, American Legion Dept. of South Carolina, H8606 [29NO]

——— Larry Long, DAV Dept. of South Carolina, H8606 [29NO]

Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN: Brian Walker, John Scott, and Kapell Eugene, VFW, Dept. of Tennessee, H8451 [14NO]

——— Kapell Eugene, VFW, Dept. of Tennessee, H8451 [14NO]

——— Larry V. Kersey, American Legion, Dept. of Tennessee, H8450 [14NO]

——— Michael L. Harman II, DAV, Dept. of Tennessee, H8451 [14NO]

——— Senators Blackburn and Hagerty, H8451 [14NO]

——— several Representatives, H8451 [14NO]

Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Outpatient Clinic, Canton, MI: Kevin A. Conklin and Derek Blumke, VFW, Dept. of Michigan, H8454 [14NO]

——— Paul Kaiser, DAV, Dept. of Michigan, H8454 [14NO]

——— Senators Stabenow and Peters, H8453 [14NO]

——— several Representatives, H8453 [14NO]

Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act: Georgia congressional delegation, H8459 [14NO]

——— Kevin F. Hammond, VFW, Dept. of Georgia, H8459 [14NO]

——— Mark Shreve, American Legion, Dept. of Georgia, H8459 [14NO]

——— Sadie Hill, DAV, Dept. of Georgia, H8459 [14NO]

Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: Dawn M. Napier, VFW, H8448 [14NO]

——— Jere Romano, American Legion, H8448 [14NO]

——— Michael Kerr, Daniel Contreras, and Gerald G. Wilson, Jr., DAV, H8449 [14NO]

——— several Representatives, H8448 [14NO]

Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act: Kevin F. Hammond, VFW, Dept. of Georgia, H8460 [14NO]

——— Mark Shreve, American Legion, H8460 [14NO]

——— Sadie Hill, DAV, H8460 [14NO]

——— several Representatives, H8461 [14NO]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: Dawn M. Napier, VFW, Dept. of California, H8456 [14NO]

——— Jere Romano, American Legion, Dept. of California, H8456 [14NO]

——— Nancy Casey, DAV, Dept. of California, H8456 [14NO]

——— several Representatives, H8456 [14NO]

VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research (VIPER) Act: Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (organization), H8462 [14NO]

——— Laurel Stine, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, H8463 [14NO]

——— Mike Martin, Association of VA Psychologist Leaders, H8462 [14NO]

——— several individuals, H8463 [14NO]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H81 [13JA], H8711 [2DE], H9857 [15DE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H4924 [13MY]

Andrew K. Baker Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Middleburg, FL: designate (S. 2159), H8444, H8445, H8446 [14NO]

Armed Forces: allow servicemembers who receive orders for permanent change of station but then receive emergency stop order to terminate telephone, multi-channel video, or Internet access service contracts without penalty, H7766 [13SE], H9966 [21DE]

——— prohibit denial of any Federal education benefit to which members are entitled solely on basis of refusal to receive coronavirus vaccine, H57 [12JA]

——— require written consent from all parties involved in dispute under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act before settling said conflict through arbitration, H6447• [13JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor Hershel W. (Woody) Williams, last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during World War II (S. Con. Res. 42), H6025 [13JY]

Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic, Ventura, CA: designate (H.R. 7698), H7940, H7941, H7942 [19SE]

Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, San Angelo, TX: designate (S. 2771), H7942, H7943, H7944 [19SE]

Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System, Anchorage, AK: designate (S. 5016), H9959, H9960, H9961 [21DE]

Corporal Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic, Forest City, NC: designate (H.R. 5481), H8446, H8447 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6447 [13JY], H6584, H6585 [14JY]

——— report to Congress on sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on military installations other than firefighting foam and whether to expand eligibility for VA registry to individuals exposed to PFAS, H1279 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Federal Pell Grant Program, H5414 [9JN]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), H6001, H6017, H6020, H6023, H6024 [13JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 98), H6025 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 5916), H7769, H7770 [13SE]

——— award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (H.R. 4601), H8602, H8603 [29NO]

——— consider mass texting as way to notify veterans about VA services, H265, H266 [20JA]

——— ensure that time served on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 1836), H50, H51, H52, H53, H55, H56, H57, H58, H60, H61 [12JA]

——— enter agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review exams of individuals who submit claims for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma (H.R. 6064), H5108, H5109 [18MY]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for payment of care in non-Dept. medical foster homes for certain veterans unable to live independently (H.R. 7158), H8607, H8608 [29NO]

——— establish Office of Food Security (H.R. 8888), H8181, H8183 [28SE]

——— establish pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans (H.R. 2521), H8600, H8601 [29NO]

——— expand automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system to those who were discharged within certain period, H267 [20JA]

——— expand eligibility of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty, H61 [12JA]

——— expand eligibility of veterans who may receive self-employment assistance under Veteran Readiness and Employment program, H7766 [13SE], H9966 [21DE]

——— extend certain educational assistance flexibilities to future declared emergencies (H.R. 7939), H7760, H7766 [13SE]

——— extend certain educational assistance flexibilities to future declared emergencies (H.R. 7939), Senate amendment, H9961, H9966, H9967 [21DE]

——— improve and expand Solid Start program (S. 1198), H8186, H8187 [28SE]

——— improve application and review process for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans (H.R. 4772), H8604, H8605 [29NO]

——— improve breast imaging services, create telemammography pilot program, and expand veterans’ access to clinical trials (S. 2533), H5112, H5114, H5115 [18MY]

——— improve coordination between Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration on claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma (H.R. 7335), H5105, H5106, H5107 [18MY]

——— improve hearings before Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma (H.R. 6961), H5107, H5108 [18MY]

——— improve management of information technology projects and investments (H.R. 2250), H8467, H8468, H8469 [14NO]

——— improve methods for identifying health care providers ineligible to participate in Veterans Community Care Program (H.R. 7277), H8465, H8466 [14NO]

——— improve process to determine whether educational institutions meet requirements relative to percentage of students who receive educational assistance (S. 4458), H7704 [12AU]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, H6001, H6017, H6020, H6023, H6024 [13JY]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (H.R. 3967), H1219, H1228, H1229, H1234, H1236, H1240, H1241, H1243, H1246 [2MR], H1279, H1280, H1282 [3MR]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (S. 3541), H1243 [2MR]

——— improve research (H.R. 5721), H8461, H8462, H8464 [14NO]

——— increase automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program (S. 2794), H8192, H8193 [28SE]

——— inform new veterans of medical care and services for which they are eligible, H60 [12JA]

——— make certain improvements in educational assistance benefits due to changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situations, H9966 [21DE]

——— make certain improvements in mental health care (H.R. 6411), H8186, H8187 [28SE]

——— make certain improvements to Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (H.R. 8510), H8190, H8191, H8192 [28SE]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (H.R. 1948), H9863, H9864, H9865, H9866 [15DE]

——— notify Congress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure, H1282 [3MR]

——— obtain independent cybersecurity assessment of information systems (H.R. 7299), H8464, H8465 [14NO]

——— prohibit imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health outpatient care visits of veterans (H.R. 7589), H8185, H8186 [28SE]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (H.R. 4673), H257, H260, H261, H262, H263, H265, H266, H267 [20JA]

——— provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma (H.R. 2724), H5109, H5110 [18MY]

——— provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure, H1246 [2MR]

——— provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure (S. 2102), H5115, H5116, H5117 [18MY]

——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, H9966 [21DE]

——— provide or assist in providing additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons (H.R. 3304), H8180 [28SE]

——— provision of abortion counseling and abortions to veterans and VA beneficiaries, H8186, H8187 [28SE]

——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions made towards Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 5918), H8184 [28SE]

——— require employees receive training developed by Inspector General on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to request from, and cooperating with Office of Inspector General (H.R. 6052), H5111, H5112 [18MY]

——— require lactation space in each medical center (H.R. 5738), H5104, H5105 [18MY]

——— require to notify veterans who elect to opt out of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system on how to enroll at later date, H265, H266 [20JA]

——— restore entitlement to educational assistance under Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program in cases of institution closure or educational program disapproval (S. 4089), H5110, H5111 [18MY]

——— shorten timeframe for designation of benefits under life insurance programs and improve treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits (H.R. 8260), H7770, H7771, H7772 [13SE]

——— submit report on lessons learned during rollout of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system one year after implementation, H265, H266 [20JA]

——— support Tribal and national cemeteries, allow designation of green burial sections, ban burial of criminals, and expand national cemeteries (S. 4949), H10038, H10039, H10040 [22DE]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update burn pit registry with registered individual’s cause of death, H1280 [3MR]

——— treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam with Republic of Korea Armed Forces as U.S. Armed Forces veteran for purposes of provision of health care, H6584, H6585 [14JY]

——— update appraisal requirements for certain guaranteed home loans (H.R. 7735), H7768, H7769 [13SE]

——— West Los Angeles, CA, funding for development of supportive housing and services on campus for homeless veterans, H6447 [13JY]

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 (H. Res. 1152), adopt (H. Res. 1153), H5356 [8JN]

Families and domestic relations: repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 8404), Senate amendment, H8830 [8DE]

GAO: submit report to Congress determining best methods for Dept. of Veterans Affairs to notify veterans of automatic enrollment in patient enrollment system, H265, H266 [20JA]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: impact, H9857 [15DE]

Jackie Walorski VA Clinic, Mishawaka, IN: designate (H.R. 8656), H7705 [12AU]

Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (S. 3369), H8457, H8458, H8459 [14NO]

Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell Outpatient Clinic, Greenville, SC: designate (H.R. 5943), H8605, H8607 [29NO]

Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN: designate (H.R. 6863), H8449, H8450, H8451, H8452 [14NO]

Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Outpatient Clinic, Canton, MI: designate (H.R. 7903), H8452, H8453, H8454, H8455 [14NO]

Mexico: anniversary of diplomatic relations with U.S., E1307• [15DE]

National Guard: expand eligibility of members for housing loans guaranteed by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 8875), H8184 [28SE]

Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic, French Camp, CA: designate (H.R. 6722), H8447, H8449 [14NO]

Senator Johnny Isakson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, GA: designate (S. 4359), H8459, H8460, H8461 [14NO]

Supreme Court: leak of draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H4924 [13MY]

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (H.R. 7925), H8455, H8456 [14NO]

Transgender Awareness Week: observance, H8554 [17NO]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 7846), H7767, H7768 [13SE]

——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (H.R. 7946), H8766 [6DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 117th Congress: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 116–688), H10546 [30DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2250) (H. Rept. 117–492), H8118 [26SE]

Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4673) (H. Rept. 117–223), H4 [6JA]

Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 8260) (H. Rept. 117–463), H7782 [13SE]

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1836) (H. Rept. 117–222), H4 [6JA]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3967) (H. Rept. 117–249), H1139 [22FE], H1206 [1MR]

Request President and Direct Sec. of Veterans Affairs To Transmit Documents to House on Veterans Wait Times for Health and Specialty Care Appointments: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H. Res. 1379) (H. Rept. 117–583), H8594 [22NO], H9908 [20DE]

Support the Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great (STRONG) Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 6411) (H. Rept. 117–382), H5821 [22JN]

VA Employee Fairness Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1948) (H. Rept. 117–618), H9688 [12DE]

VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research (VIPER) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5721) (H. Rept. 117–551), H8493 [14NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Outpatient Clinic, Canton, MI: American Legion, Dept. of Michigan, H8453 [14NO]

Statements

Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act: Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute, H260 [20JA]

Food Security for All Veterans Act: Food Research & Action Center (organization), H8183 [28SE]

——— MAZON—A Jewish Response to Hunger (organization), H8182 [28SE]

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act: Reserve Organization of America, H51 [12JA]

——— VFW, H51 [12JA]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: Executive Office of the President, H1229 [2MR]

VA Employee Fairness Act: Executive Office of the President, H9864 [15DE]

Tributes

Abbasi, Lana, E803• [29JY]

Brown, Marta Macias, H82 [13JA]

Clemons, Lulamae, H965 [4FE]

Horowitz, Matt, H8857 [8DE]

Kelly, Heather O’Beirne, H8857 [8DE]

Lamonaca, Esti, H8857 [8DE]

Mineta, Norman Y., H4851 [11MY]

Moses, Willie Lee, E165• [18FE]

St. Pierre, David, H8225 [29SE]

Stagner, Kassie, H8855 [8DE]

Sullivan, Toria, H8857 [8DE]

Torres, Esteban Edward, H982 [7FE]

Tyler, Peter, H8857 [8DE]

Tyrell, Matt, H8857 [8DE]

Vackar, Tracey, H8711 [2DE]

Walsh, Joel, H8857 [8DE]