VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7490 [29JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 8294), H6843 [19JY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H864 [2FE]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H4800 [10MY]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 1560), H8410 [21OC]

Amory ‘‘Amo’’ Houghton, Jr., Post Office Building, Corning, NY: designate (see H.R. 7303), H4398 [6AP]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H5487 [13JN]

——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H4715 [3MY]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5488 [13JN]

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]

Aviation: establish commission to develop helicopter usage management plan for certain airspace (see H.R. 7769), H4970 [13MY]

——— provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see H.R. 8605), H7537 [29JY]

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

Body armor: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 8118), H5644 [16JN] (see H.R. 8147), H5684 [17JN]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 2517), H5228 [31MY]

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

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

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

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]

Congress: prohibit Members and senior staff from buying or selling individual stocks and other investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (see H.R. 1579), H918 [2FE]

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]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H5647 [16JN]

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), H1141 [22FE]

CPSC: issue consumer product safety standard for portable electric heater devices (see H.R. 6615), H3745 [15MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H5099 [17MY]

——— 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]

Dept. of Education: authorize programs to provide college scholarships and educational support to women and girls who have escaped Afghanistan and come to U.S. (see H.R. 7709), H4796 [10MY]

——— make grants to certain higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H1302 [3MR]

——— promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students (see H.R. 7454), H4454 [21AP]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see H.R. 7729), H4861 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H8430 [3NO]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 5750), H8223 [28SE]

——— 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), H5173 [18MY]

——— award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 6783), H1130 [18FE]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 7644), H8508 [15NO]

——— declare monkeypox outbreak as public health emergency (see H. Res. 1286), H7170 [26JY]

——— establish grant program to promote comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention efforts in high schools (see H.R. 1803), H3865 [24MR]

——— establish program of research on risks posed by presence of dioxins, phthalates, pesticides, chemical fragrances, and other components of menstrual products and intimate care products (see H.R. 8724), H7712 [16AU]

——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 3932), H6883 [19JY]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 7775), H5410 [8JN]

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

——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H7842 [14SE]

——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 9040), H8710 [1DE]

——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 6437), H287 [20JA]

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

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see H.R. 2638), H43 [11JA]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination due to sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 4286), H5931 [1JY]

——— extend pilot program that establishes automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 123), H4971 [13MY]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 7739), H4919 [12MY]

——— waive certain requirements for Community Development Block Grant funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs (see H.R. 9210), H8408 [21OC]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 5348), H7709 [12AU]

——— 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]

——— promulgate occupational safety and health standard on reducing threat of violence in workplaces (see H.R. 7540), H5222 [27MY]

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

Dept. of State: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 9291), H8592 [18NO]

Dept. of Transportation: establish green transportation infrastructure grant program to invest in State, local, and tribal transportation projects transitioning public vehicles to all electric fleet (see H.R. 2038), H3829 [17MR]

——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see H. Res. 565), H10 [10JA]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H5448 [9JN]

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]

——— prohibit in public accommodations on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 5744), H5931 [1JY]

Diseases and disorders: ensure access to cost-free monkeypox testing services (see H.R. 8693), H7556 [9AU]

——— prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 8654), H8434 [7NO]

Educator Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1141), H5214 [24MY]

EEOC: require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or combination of factors (see H.R. 8618), H7538 [29JY]

Election Assistance Commission: establish program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers (see H.R. 8015), H5445 [9JN]

Employment: strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H303 [25JA]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 880), H253 [19JA]

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]

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: invest in real pro-life policies that support American families (see H.R. 8862), H7881 [15SE]

——— 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), H5234 [3JN]

——— provide young children and families access to high-quality affordable childcare and early education (see H. Res. 1036), H4396 [6AP]

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

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]

——— treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if labels do not list each ingredient or component (see H.R. 8829), H7967 [19SE]

Federal agencies and departments: expand Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass LGBTQ+ inclusion (see H.R. 6599), H1177 [28FE]

Federal aid programs: enable low-income families to use technology to better communicate and coordinate with government and nonprofits to boost economic advancement and implement plans to ensure economic stability and growth (see H.R. 2336), H5098 [17MY]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 6398), H4862 [11MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4439 [11AP]

FEMA: provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in U.S. during coronavirus emergency using Defense Production Act and other means (see H.R. 6385), H78 [12JA]

Firearms: authorize use of certain grant funds for active shooter preparedness (see H.R. 7541), H5222 [27MY]

——— expand to all firearms requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 7904), H5219 [27MY]

——— 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]

——— require publication of data sets relative to firearm trace data (see H.R. 8271), H5930 [1JY]

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

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

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

——— prohibit data brokers from selling and transferring health and location data (see H.R. 9161), H8385 [7OC]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4146), H7785 [13SE]

GAO: report to Congress on capacity of federally-assisted housing to support broadband service (see H.R. 8778), H7738 [6SE]

Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5446 [9JN]

——— 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]

——— support global coronavirus vaccination efforts to end pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3745 [15MR]

——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see H.R. 623), H4445 [14AP]

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), H3866 [24MR]

Immigration: promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 2920), H1208 [1MR]

——— 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]

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), H7742 [9SE]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 957), H8592 [18NO]

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

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), H5735 [21JN]

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]

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

Law enforcement officers: establish limitation on use of no-knock warrants (see H.R. 6877), H1206 [1MR]

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]

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H8067 [21SE]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 8581), H8387 [7OC]

——— establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration and make Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions (see H.R. 7997), H5445 [9JN]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 2903), H5976 [12JY]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8589 [17NO]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 4612), H8442 [10NO]

——— protect part D six protected classes (see H. Res. 1390), H8387 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 1551), H8434 [7NO]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H4921 [12MY]

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

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

Mental health: clarify applicability of certain parity provisions to mental health and substance use disorder telehealth benefits (see H.R. 8229), H8430 [3NO]

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

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

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

National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 8445), H6921 [20JY]

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 Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8422 [31OC]

New York, NY: honor legacy of Harlem Renaissance (see H. Res. 918), H1114 [9FE]

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), H4075 [31MR]

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

Power resources: establish new Federal renewable energy use requirements, support equitable transition to clean energy power generation, and require cumulative impact assessments for fossil fuel-fired power plant permitting (see H.R. 6548), H330 [1FE]

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 Health Service Act: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (see H.R. 7591), H7742 [9SE]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H8648 [29NO]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 8393), H6679 [15JY]

——— express continued support and call for Federal Government to expedite rebuilding of electrical grid (see H. Res. 1401), H8221 [28SE]

——— modify conditions for termination of financial oversight board (see H.R. 7409), H4191 [5AP]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 1195), H5734 [21JN]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4521), H309 [28JA]

Russia: condemn rape and assault of Ukrainian women in area of Bucha, call for removal of Russian forces and cessation of hostilities, protect human rights, and allow free flow of foreign aid (see H. Res. 1057), H4443 [14AP]

Samuel Ballton Post Office, Greenlawn, NY: designate (see H.R. 7371), H4126 [1AP]

SBA: extend statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain coronavirus economic injury disaster loan programs (see H.R. 7334), H4072 [31MR]

——— improve outreach and education on employee ownership (see H.R. 9345), H8587 [17NO]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 7273), H3970 [29MR]

Schools: reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H7066 [21JY]

SEC: permit registered investment companies to omit certain fees from calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses reporting (see H.R. 5598), H217 [18JA]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H7732 [30AU]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H946 [3FE]

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]

——— establish grant program for States to fund community-based nonprofit student loan consumer assistance programs (see H.R. 8643), H8648 [29NO]

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]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4435 [7AP]

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), H4007 [30MR]

——— 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]

——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8051), H5647 [16JN]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7540 [29JY]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see H.R. 5842), H303 [25JA]

——— permit election relative to property transferred in connection with services to be made in electronic form (see H.R. 7090), H8595 [22NO]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8801 [6DE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H8801 [6DE]

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]

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]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H5824 [22JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: conduct on-site investigations of major fires (see H.R. 7077), H4128 [1AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: seek compensation for damages to trust resources and use such compensation to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 4780), H5547 [14JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 1282), H4454 [21AP]

——— 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), H8410 [21OC]

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

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H4437 [11AP]

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

Women: clarify that constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid to all intents and purposes as part of Constitution (see H. Res. 891), H308 [28JA]

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H4511 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: provide for supervision of nondepository persons offering or making small business loans (see H.R. 7351), H4073 [31MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit discrimination in rental of dwelling units based on use of Section 8 housing vouchers (see H.R. 6556), H330 [1FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish task force on child and family economic security and stability for economic growth (see H.R. 9323), H8541 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6464), H288 [20JA]

EPA: prohibit use of organophosphate pesticides on food (see H.R. 8765), H7731 [30AU]

Firearms: reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (see H.R. 6575), H917 [2FE]

Hurricanes: recognize anniversary and pledge continued support to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands in aftermath of Hurricane Maria (see H. Res. 1376), H8010 [20SE]

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

SBA: adjust collateral requirements for disaster loans (see H.R. 8482), H7066 [21JY]

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under Paycheck Protection Program (see H.R. 7352), H4073 [31MR]

——— modify requirements relative to certain employee-owned businesses (see H.R. 9347), H8587 [17NO]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 7280), H3970 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: provide exemptions from certain Jones Act restrictions to vessels providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico for areas affected by Hurricane Fiona (see H.R. 9086), H8316 [29SE]

Taxation: increase educator expense deduction and allow early childhood educators to take deduction (see H.R. 7071), H3712 [11MR]

World Contraception Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 109), H8119 [26SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Credit: provide for supervision of nondepository persons offering or making small business loans (H.R. 7351), H4074 [31MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit discrimination in rental of dwelling units based on use of Section 8 housing vouchers (H.R. 6556), H331 [1FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish task force on child and family economic security and stability for economic growth (H.R. 9323), H8542 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (H.R. 6464), H290 [20JA]

EPA: prohibit use of organophosphate pesticides on food (H.R. 8765), H7732 [30AU]

Firearms: reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim assistance, and enhance tracking of lost and stolen firearms (H.R. 6575), H917 [2FE]

SBA: adjust collateral requirements for disaster loans (H.R. 8482), H7067 [21JY]

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under Paycheck Protection Program (H.R. 7352), H4074 [31MR]

——— modify requirements relative to certain employee-owned businesses (H.R. 9347), H8589 [17NO]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (H.R. 7280), H3971 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: provide exemptions from certain Jones Act restrictions to vessels providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico for areas affected by Hurricane Fiona (H.R. 9086), H8318 [29SE]

Taxation: increase educator expense deduction and allow early childhood educators to take deduction (H.R. 7071), H3713 [11MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8321 [30SE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Small Business (House), H6221 [13JY]

Disaster Survivors Fairness Act: by, Committee on Small Business (House), H8563 [17NO]

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act: by, Committee on Small Business (House), H5457 [13JN]

Remarks

Dept. of Agriculture: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (H.R. 5118), H7490, H7491 [29JY]

Disasters: improve Federal response and increase community resilience to wildfires and drought, H7490, H7491 [29JY]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (H.R. 3617), H4095 [1AP]

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, H7675 [12AU]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (H.R. 7910), H5386 [8JN]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5579 [15JN]

New York, NY: tribute to EPA Region 2 Gowanus Canal Remedial Action Enforcement Team, E678• [28JN]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (H.R. 8393), H9874, H9875 [15DE]

——— require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in process of such restructuring (H.R. 1192), Senate amendment, H232• [19JA]

Restaurant Revitalization Fund: increase appropriations (H.R. 3807), H4401, H4404 [7AP]

SBA: allow small business development centers to provide information and assistance on apprenticeship programs for small businesses (H.R. 7622), H5253, H5254 [7JN]

——— assess threats and breaches, develop strategy, and report to Congress on actions taken relative to cybersecurity (H.R. 3462), H8736, H8737 [5DE]

——— clarify application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts (H.R. 5879), H5252, H5253 [7JN]

——— clarify functions and duties of Office of Advocacy (H.R. 6454), H4474, H4475 [26AP]

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain coronavirus economic injury disaster loan programs (H.R. 7334), H5250, H5252 [7JN]

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under Paycheck Protection Program (H.R. 7352), H5249, H5250 [7JN]

——— improve women’s business center program (H.R. 6441), H4465, H4469, H4470 [26AP]

——— include requirements relative to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers (H.R. 7664), H5255, H5256 [7JN]

——— modify requirements relative to declaring disasters in rural areas (S. 1617), H8741, H8742 [5DE]

——— modify requirements relative to evaluation of subcontracting plans of certain offerors (H.R. 7694), H5258, H5259, H5260 [7JN]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 6450), H4470, H4472, H4473 [26AP]

——— reauthorize Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program and pilot programs (S. 4900), H8128, H8132, H8135 [28SE]

——— reauthorize State Trade Expansion Program (H.R. 8844), H8738, H8739 [5DE]

——— require annual report on entrepreneurial development programs (H.R. 6445), H4463, H4464 [26AP]

——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (S. 1687), H8740, H8741 [5DE]

——— require report on small business concerns owned and controlled by women (H.R. 7670), H5256, H5257, H5258 [7JN]

——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create centralized website for compliance guides (H.R. 4877), H4473, H4474 [26AP]

——— revise collateral requirements so borrowers can obtain certain disaster loans without pledging any collateral, H7490, H7491 [29JY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 117th Congress: Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Rept. 117–661), H9982 [21DE]

COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7334) (H. Rept. 117–327), H5096 [17MY]

Direct Sec. of the Treasury To Transmit Documents to House of Representatives Relative to Role in SBA Paycheck Protection Program: Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Res. 1298) (H. Rept. 117–515), H8219 [28SE]

Hubzone Price Evaluation Preference Clarification Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5879) (H. Rept. 117–326), H5096 [17MY]

One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4877) (H. Rept. 117–255), H1327 [7MR]

PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7352) (H. Rept. 117–328), H5096 [17MY]

SCORE for Small Business Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6450) (H. Rept. 117–257), H1327 [7MR]

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6454) (H. Rept. 117–256), H1327 [7MR]

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6445) (H. Rept. 117–260), H1372 [8MR]

Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7622) (H. Rept. 117–329), H5096 [17MY]

STEP Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 8844) (H. Rept. 117–542), H8394 [14OC]

Strengthening Subcontracting for Small Businesses Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7694) (H. Rept. 117–332), H5096 [17MY]

Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7664) (H. Rept. 117–330), H5096 [17MY]

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Transparency Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7670) (H. Rept. 117–331), H5096 [17MY]

Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6441) (H. Rept. 117–258), H1328 [7MR]

Tributes

Byrd, Beatrice, E124• [8FE]

Calabrese, Alex, E1102• [3NO]

Dilger, Robert J., E779• [26JY]

Holowacz, Christine, E1105• [3NO]

Kee, Virginia, E516• [17MY]

Marshall, Lillie, E283• [18MR]

Morales, Pedro, E681• [28JN]