WILLIAMS, NIKEMA (a Representative from Georgia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6354, H6360 [13JY]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering U.S. (H.R. 3485), H1084 [9FE]
FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5578 [15JN]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H828, H864, H895 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 8297), H5946 [11JY]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1374 [8MR]
Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 8685), H7743 [9SE]
Africa: express concern for drought and endemic food insecurity plaguing Horn of Africa and calling for greater humanitarian and agricultural assistance to region (see H. Res. 1137), H5411 [8JN]
African Americans: extend authority for establishment of commemorative work to honor enslaved and free Black persons who served in American Revolution (see H.R. 6201), H4459 [25AP]
African Diaspora Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 9519), H10056 [22DE]
African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 1342), H7783 [13SE]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Res. 1438), H8508 [15NO]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 870), H194 [13JA]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see H.R. 6660), H3777 [16MR]
Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons to develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 1442), H290 [20JA]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H9984 [21DE]
——— mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H4128 [1AP]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 921), H8410 [21OC]
Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 1884), H3897 [28MR]
Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of dedication of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (see H. Res. 731), H10056 [22DE]
Armed Forces: provide coverage for eating disorders under TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 1309), H8386 [7OC]
——— provide for independent investigation and prosecution of sexual harassment under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7560), H4453 [21AP]
——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see H.R. 1695), H5334 [7JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 448, 1083), H9984 [21DE]
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]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]
Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H7546 [2AU]
Brand USA, Inc.: make available certain amounts from Travel Promotion Fund for Corp. for Travel Promotion (see H.R. 4594), H9910 [20DE]
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site: include additional related sites (see H.R. 920), H4459 [25AP]
Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 6557), H916 [2FE]
——— prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out (see H.R. 8345), H6334 [13JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H9 [10JA]
——— encourage Architect of the Capitol to transition to exclusive use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to power Capitol Complex by 2032 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H79 [12JA]
——— obtain and direct placement of statues to honor former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (see H.R. 4814), H3897 [28MR]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 825), H4007 [30MR]
China: support human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 4785), H5222 [27MY]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 8535), H9910 [20DE]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 566), H1304 [3MR]
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board: extend termination date (see H.R. 6818), H8495 [14NO]
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), H1304 [3MR]
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), H1141 [22FE]
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]
Colvin, Claudette: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H1147 [25FE]
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]
——— restore original inscription on statue in Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1123 [15FE]
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: recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to lives of people of U.S. (see H. Res. 982), H3743 [15MR]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H5235 [3JN]
Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 3962), H7172 [26JY]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4445), H303 [25JA]
——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H9984 [21DE]
——— limit judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relative to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment (see H.R. 8227), H8495 [14NO]
——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see H.R. 1621), H3897 [28MR]
——— require disclosures of funding behind groups that file amicus briefs aimed at influencing outcome of cases (see H.R. 6266), H195 [13JA]
Crime: enhance criminal penalties for health related stalking (see H.R. 5710), H1331 [7MR]
——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2629), H9984 [21DE]
——— provide system for reviewing case files of cold case murders under Federal law at request of immediate family members (see H.R. 3359), H3897 [28MR]
——— require automatic sealing of certain minor nonviolent criminal records (see H.R. 2864), H10056 [22DE]
Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H43 [11JA]
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]
——— reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 8450), H8403 [18OC]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H9984 [21DE]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 4077), H5487 [13JN]
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]
——— improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 475), H5221 [27MY]
Dept. of Education: authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans especially in cases of domestic violence, economic abuse, or unresponsive partner (see H.R. 2460), H7967 [19SE]
——— authorize program to recognize higher education institutions that offer outstanding services and programs for foster and homeless youth (see H.R. 2028), H9984 [21DE]
——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4198), H44 [11JA]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see H.R. 2037), H10056 [22DE]
——— improve structure of Federal Pell Grant Program by providing for mandatory funding and reinstating and expanding eligibility for certain students (see H.R. 3946), H9984 [21DE]
——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 3474), H8410 [21OC]
——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see H.R. 6669), H9984 [21DE]
——— provide grants to promote Japanese-American confinement education as means to understand importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise cultural tolerance awareness (see H.R. 1931), H3744 [15MR]
——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see H.R. 6666), H9984 [21DE]
——— remove record of default on certain loans made, insured, or guaranteed under Higher Education Act from borrower’s credit history upon full repayment of loan amount (see H.R. 6749), H1123 [15FE]
——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (see H.R. 7000), H1374 [8MR]
——— require colleges and universities to publish information on religious exemptions to Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 4751), H9 [10JA]
——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 2525), H3897 [28MR]
Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers (see H.R. 259), H5208 [19MY]
——— authorize advance appropriations for Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see H.R. 5549), H10 [10JA]
——— authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H8387 [7OC]
——— authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 4943), H44 [11JA]
——— 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), H7541 [29JY]
——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H5173 [18MY]
——— authorize grants to support pediatric behavioral health care integration and coordination (see H.R. 4944), H44 [11JA]
——— authorize loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 3150), H7708 [12AU]
——— award grant to nonprofit entity for national child abuse hotline (see H.R. 566), H79 [12JA]
——— award grants to eligible entities to provide community-based mental health services in communities in which active shooter event or incident of targeted violence occurred (see H.R. 7537), H4448 [18AP]
——— 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), H9910 [20DE]
——— 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), H9906 [16DE]
——— establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (see H.R. 5585), H5410 [8JN]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 3165), H1014 [7FE]
——— expand allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers (see H.R. 5141), H5175 [18MY]
——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H9984 [21DE]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7558 [9AU]
——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H7553 [5AU]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3312), H10056 [22DE]
——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 2192), H4799 [10MY]
——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H8757 [5DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: defer removal of certain Vietnamese nationals for certain period (see H.R. 7708), H4796 [10MY]
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), H4007 [30MR]
——— create Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (see H.R. 6538), H5735 [21JN]
——— establish grant program for States to modernize criminal justice data infrastructure to facilitate automated record sealing and expungement (see H.R. 5651), H9984 [21DE]
——— improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see H.R. 649), H9910 [20DE]
——— improve processing of samples of sexual assault evidence (see H.R. 8264), H9910 [20DE]
——— provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or family members of victims of homicide (see H.R. 7533), H5099 [17MY]
——— require manufacturers and dealers of firearms to undergo training to be eligible to sell, place notices at retail locations that describe unlawful purchases, and require licensees maintain liability insurance (see H.R. 5678), H4128 [1AP]
Dept. of Labor: promulgate occupational safety and health standard on reducing threat of violence in workplaces (see H.R. 7540), H4448 [18AP]
——— study factors affecting U.S. employment opportunities of immigrants and refugees who have professional credentials obtained in foreign countries (see H.R. 6715), H7967 [19SE]
Dept. of State: develop strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see H.R. 1145), H4511 [26AP]
——— provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 3513), H44 [11JA]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize National Heritage Area Program (see H.R. 1316), H9984 [21DE]
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), H4921 [12MY]
——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6841), H1146 [25FE]
——— post national human trafficking hotline information in restrooms of all aircrafts, airports, buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations in U.S. (see H.R. 7181), H7967 [19SE]
——— protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment (see H.R. 5706), H195 [13JA]
——— provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs at modal administrations (see H.R. 7149), H3852 [18MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans (see H.R. 4845), H4724 [6MY]
——— establish pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans (see H.R. 2521), H8648 [29NO]
——— expand and extend assistance for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2419), H5334 [7JN]
——— improve ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about delivery of health care services (see H.R. 5754), H4439 [11AP]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 6823), H7785 [13SE]
——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances (see H.R. 3967), H1120 [11FE]
——— improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 9379), H10056 [22DE]
——— make certain improvements in mental health care (see H.R. 6411), H5410 [8JN]
——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during Vietnam era (see H.R. 2269), H9910 [20DE]
——— prohibit imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health outpatient care visits of veterans (see H.R. 7589), H8119 [26SE]
——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers (see H.R. 3586), H10056 [22DE]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H8373 [30SE]
Disasters: require President to develop and maintain products that show risk of natural hazards across U.S. (see H.R. 7242), H4610 [28AP]
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: raise awareness about cancer chordoma (see H. Res. 1514), H8874 [8DE]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H253 [19JA]
Dooley, Vince: tribute (see H. Res. 1455), H10056 [22DE]
Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H5215 [24MY]
——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6833), H3898 [28MR]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 1075), H4608 [28AP]
Economic Development Administration: establish RECOMPETE grant program to empower persistently distressed communities to develop, implement, and carry out economic development strategies and create jobs (see H.R. 4651), H9984 [21DE]
Educator Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1141), H5411 [8JN]
Edwards, Caroline: tribute (see H. Res. 1199), H5823 [22JN]
Eid al-Adha: recognize religious significance and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1221), H10056 [22DE]
Election Assistance Commission: establish program to make grants to States to provide enhanced pay for election workers (see H.R. 8015), H10056 [22DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]
——— expand protections for election workers, polling places, and other election infrastructure against threats and violence (see H.R. 6872), H5335 [7JN]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 880), H253 [19JA]
EPA: establish smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program (see H.R. 3691), H9 [10JA]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide assistance to foster parents and foster children for such children to obtain driver’s license (see H.R. 7932), H9984 [21DE]
——— provide young children and families access to high-quality affordable childcare and early education (see H. Res. 1036), H4396 [6AP]
——— repeal Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 8404), H6705 [18JY]
——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 7011), H1421 [9MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 6938), H1302 [3MR]
FCC: classify broadband as telecommunications service (see H.R. 8573), H7541 [29JY]
Federal agencies and departments: provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for appointment in civil service (see H.R. 3367), H10056 [22DE]
Federal aid programs: permit State and local fiscal recovery funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects (see H.R. 7078), H7256 [27JY]
——— provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1397), H43 [11JA]
——— provide increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty (see H.R. 6531), H4799 [10MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H4439 [11AP]
Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 8531), H8387 [7OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 113), H8404 [18OC]
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]
Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H8223 [28SE]
Firearms: authorize use of certain grant funds for active shooter preparedness (see H.R. 7541), H4448 [18AP]
——— increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]
——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3015), H5487 [13JN]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2510), H79 [12JA]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 2814), H4007 [30MR]
Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see H.R. 4134), H8403 [18OC]
Foreign policy: affirm U.S. role in eliminating sexual violence in conflict (see H. Res. 1210), H5932 [1JY]
——— condemn use of hunger as weapon of war and recognize effect of conflict on global food security and famine (see H. Res. 922), H8648 [29NO]
Foreign trade: provide for temporary duty-free importation of certain infant formula products (see H.R. 8351), H6681 [15JY]
——— suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in manufacturing of infant formula in U.S. (see H.R. 8982), H8118 [26SE]
Forsyth County, GA: condemn race massacre by white supremacist mobs in 1912 and reaffirm commitment to combating white supremacy, hatred, and injustice (see H. Res. 917), H1114 [9FE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1378), H7708 [12AU]
FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (see H.R. 2543), H79 [12JA]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 8210), H5877 [23JN]
Georgia: establish program to provide environmental assistance in Chattahoochee River Basin (see H.R. 7198), H3862 [24MR]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 978), H3713 [11MR]
Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 1190), H5733 [21JN]
Greene, Representative: condemn and censure (see H. Res. 1410), H8316 [29SE]
Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 1165), H5488 [13JN]
——— exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, encourage community and youth-related entities to provide access to sunscreen and sun-protective clothing, and teach sun-safe behaviors (see H. Res. 436), H4715 [3MY]
——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3461), H9910 [20DE]
——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 1255), H10056 [22DE]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H5644 [16JN]
——— recognize infertility is widespread problem that affects populations of diverse ages, races, ethnicities, and genders (see H. Res. 338), H4511 [26AP]
——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see H.R. 623), H5410 [8JN]
Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8403 [18OC]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 706), H8011 [20SE] (see H. Res. 1353), H7881 [15SE]
Hunger: advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and improve coordination of such programs (see H.R. 4693), H4511 [26AP]
Immigration: remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 8433), H10056 [22DE]
Insurance: provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies (see H.R. 526), H8419 [28OC]
——— 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), H4723 [6MY]
Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 2021), H9910 [20DE]
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H5097 [17MY]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H4073 [31MR]
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), H4862 [11MY]
——— observe Nowruz, Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 237), H1276 [2MR]
Jews: condemn anti-Semitism by public figures (see H. Res. 1525), H9903 [15DE]
——— condemn rise in anti-Semitism in U.S. and globally (see H. Res. 1125), H5175 [18MY]
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway: designate portion of U.S. Route 80 in Alabama (see H.R. 1809), H79 [12JA]
Johnson, James W.: mint commemorative coins in recognition (see H.R. 8182), H7546 [2AU]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H5940 [7JY]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1182), H5685 [17JN]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 45), H195 (see H. Res. 871), H194 [13JA]
Korean War: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans of Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans (see H. Res. 1459), H8441 [10NO]
Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (see H.R. 7091), H3743 [15MR]
Law enforcement: provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple drug possession offenders under age 25 opportunity to expunge conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation (see H.R. 1924), H9984 [21DE]
Law enforcement officers: establish limitation on use of no-knock warrants (see H.R. 6877), H1206 [1MR]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 3800), H8410 [21OC]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 1198), H5823 [22JN]
Liberia: support progress toward transparency, accountable institutions, and other tenets of good governance as it approaches bicentennial of arrival of first free Black Americans to Providence Island (see H. Res. 907), H1075 [8FE]
Libraries: support infrastructure (see H.R. 1581), H290 [20JA]
Library of Congress: establish American Folklife Center program to collect recordings of personal histories and testimonials, written materials, and photographs of those affected by coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 4738), H3897 [28MR]
Lincoln Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6681), H5335 [7JN]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 120), H310 [28JA] (see H. Res. 890), H332 [1FE]
Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 6525), H307 [28JA]
Medicaid: provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H3745 [15MR]
Medicare: combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in hospital outpatient setting (see H.R. 3259), H8710 [1DE]
——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H4799 [10MY]
——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H7558 [9AU]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 2144), H9910 [20DE]
——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 8800), H8420 [28OC]
——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see H.R. 8188), H8420 [28OC]
——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities relative to coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 1332), H9910 [20DE]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 2654), H8410 [21OC]
——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 1551), H8386 [7OC]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 1946), H216 [18JA]
——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 4640), H8420 [28OC]
——— provide information on vaccines for seniors as part of Medicare & You handbook and ensure treatment of cost-sharing for vaccines under part D is consistent with treatment under part B (see H.R. 1978), H43 [11JA]
Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 336), H4074 [31MR]
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), H8387 [7OC]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1093), H4722 [6MY]
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]
Music and dance: authorize music-related exchange programs facilitated by Dept. of State and relevant private sector partnerships (see H.R. 6498), H8390 [11OC]
National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1072), H4608 [28AP]
National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see H. Res. 373), H1304 [3MR]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 911), H976 [4FE]
National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (see H.R. 3482), H8119 [26SE]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 668, 1386), H9984 [21DE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 958), H1331 [7MR]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: designate (see H. Res. 368), H303 [25JA]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Con. Res. 104), H7741 [9SE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 29), H44 [11JA] (see H. Con. Res. 86), H4453 [21AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1451), H8418 [28OC]
National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 8971), H8112 [22SE]
National Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 893), H330 [1FE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H5220 [27MY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 884), H289 [20JA]
National Park Service: determine suitability and feasibility of establishing network of locations associated with lynchings in vicinity of Memphis, TN, as unit of National Park System (see H.R. 7912), H5226 [31MY]
National Pell Grant Day: designate (see H. Res. 1193), H9984 [21DE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1336), H7884 [15SE]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 1441), H8442 [10NO]
National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4724 [6MY]
National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1317), H10056 [22DE]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 362), H7713 [16AU] (see H. Res. 1071), H4715 [3MY]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 893), H330 [1FE]
National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 718), H8674 [30NO]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 974), H1423 [9MR]
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), H4454 [21AP]
Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in Tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see H.R. 5008), H5010 [16MY]
——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain BIA and Indian Health Service accounts (see H.R. 5567), H948 [3FE]
NATO: support sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership and call on all members to ratify protocols of accession swiftly (see H. Res. 1130), H5222 [27MY]
Nelson, Prince Rogers: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5718), H10056 [22DE]
New York, NY: provide one-time grant for operation, security, and maintenance of National September 11 Memorial & Museum at World Trade Center to commemorate events, and honor victims, of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5230), H295 [21JA]
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]
NIH: advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support relative to endometriosis (see H.R. 7974), H5332 [7JN]
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]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system (see H.R. 2351), H8403 [18OC]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2193), H8414 [25OC]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 790), H1120 [11FE]
PCOS Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H252 [19JA]
Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 4188), H1075 [8FE]
Pensions: increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (see H.R. 2954), H3897 [28MR]
Political campaigns: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 1274), H79 [12JA]
Pool and Spa Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7877), H10056 [22DE]
Postal Service: require mail-in ballots to use barcode service (see H.R. 1307), H8710 [1DE]
Powell, Colin L.: tribute (see H. Res. 748), H1304 [3MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: amend gendered terms in Federal law relative to President and President’s spouse (see H.R. 3285), H1330 [7MR]
——— authorize President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 5703), H8119 [26SE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H8404 [18OC]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H4075 [31MR]
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), H7173 [26JY]
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]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 302), H4075 [31MR] (see H. Res. 1021), H4127 [1AP]
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), H5942 [7JY]
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7240), H7967 [19SE]
Roads and highways: accommodate certain renewable energy projects within right-of-way on any Federal-aid highway (see H.R. 3690), H9 [10JA]
Russia: call for immediate release of Brittney Griner (see H. Res. 1132), H5335 [7JN]
——— 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]
SBA: allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in loan programs (see H.R. 3155), H44 [11JA]
——— extend deferment of economic injury disaster loans made relative to coronavirus (see H.R. 1533), H10 [10JA]
Schools: increase access to mental health resources (see H.R. 5526), H8387 [7OC]
——— reduce stigma associated with unpaid school meal fees and require mandatory certification for certain students (see H.R. 8477), H10056 [22DE]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 2099), H79 [12JA]
Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 920), H1114 [9FE]
Senator Johnny Isakson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 8350), H6334 [13JY]
SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office, Peachtree City, GA: designate (see H.R. 9383), H8708 [1DE]
Sicknick, Brian D.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H9910 [20DE]
Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H977 [4FE]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H253 [19JA]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H8318 [29SE]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 6583), H5099 [17MY]
States: provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew driver’s license or car registration for failure to pay civil or criminal fine or fee (see H.R. 2453), H7558 [9AU]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H253 [19JA]
Supreme Court: allow for twelve justices (see H.R. 2584), H195 [13JA]
——— 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), H4127 [1AP] (see H.R. 7647), H5335 [7JN]
Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H9910 [20DE]
——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H5215 [24MY]
——— allow tax credit for neighborhood revitalization (see H.R. 2143), H8396 [14OC]
——— 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), H7558 [9AU]
——— application of premium tax credit relative to individuals unemployed during 2021 (see H.R. 942), H79 [12JA]
——— 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), H9984 [21DE]
——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 8558), H9984 [21DE]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see H.R. 1219), H10056 [22DE]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 7395), H4715 [3MY]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H7732 [30AU]
——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 8323), H8373 [30SE]
——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 2294), H10056 [22DE]
——— provide for election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account (see H.R. 1945), H8386 [7OC]
——— provide nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 3321), H8115 [22SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H198 [14JA]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 1304), H43 [11JA]
Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H217 [18JA]
Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H217 [18JA]
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), H8648 [29NO]
Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see H.R. 1813), H10056 [22DE]
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]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 3938), H79 [12JA]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 2773), H217 [18JA]
University of Georgia: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 872), H194 [13JA]
Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 879), H253 [19JA]
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), H8423 [31OC]
Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 1054), H5235 [3JN]
Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H4437 [11AP]
——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2301), H9984 [21DE]
Weather Channel: anniversary (see H. Res. 1074), H4800 [10MY]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H3864 [24MR]
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]
——— improve U.S. efforts to combat gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies internationally (see H.R. 571), H9984 [21DE]
——— revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce (see H. Res. 121), H79 [12JA]
——— support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see H.R. 1661), H9984 [21DE]
——— support contraceptive rights and access in U.S. and support comprehensive reproductive health care (see H. Res. 1155), H5333 [7JN]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H253 [19JA]
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4922 [12MY]
World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1504), H8709 [1DE]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 4949), H5335 [7JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H217 [18JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Atlanta, GA: increase funding for stormwater management (see H.R. 7950), H5233 [3JN]
Credit: require creditors to consider certain additional credit information when making mortgage loans (see H.R. 8485), H7072 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: extend authority to temporarily adjust basic military housing allowance in certain areas (see H.R. 8281), H5930 [1JY]
——— make cost to each taxpayer of certain contingency operations conducted by Armed Forces publicly available on website (see H.R. 7147), H3827 [17MR]
Dept. of Education: remove all adverse credit history relative to student loan from borrower who has rehabilitated loan (see H.R. 6466), H289 [20JA]
Dept. of HHS: create educational materials relative to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 9689), H10055 [22DE]
——— establish Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health (see H.R. 9254), H8418 [28OC]
Dept. of Transportation: encourage affordable and accessible classroom-based driving instruction and behind-the-wheel training in highway safety programs (see H.R. 9704), H10547 [30DE]
——— establish alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program (see H.R. 8727), H7712 [16AU]
——— permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds from Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6801), H1131 [18FE]
Discrimination: condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see H. Res. 1382), H8065 [21SE]
Diseases and disorders: support continued investment to complete development of HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 1506), H8709 [1DE]
East Point, GA: stormwater management project funding (see H.R. 8633), H7538 [29JY]
Elections: improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 9484), H8873 [8DE]
Federal agencies and departments: expand Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass LGBTQ+ inclusion (see H.R. 6599), H947 [3FE]
GAO: report to Congress on capacity of federally-assisted housing to support broadband service (see H.R. 8778), H7738 [6SE]
Government regulations: require analyses of impact of Government rules, programs, and policies on poverty and racial inequity, including racial wealth gap (see H.R. 9223), H8409 [21OC]
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]
——— require coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without imposition of cost sharing (see H.R. 9402), H8708 [1DE]
International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see H. Res. 936), H1132 [18FE]
John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world (see H.R. 8681), H7552 [5AU]
Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see H.R. 7529), H4443 [14AP]
National Nonviolence Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1425), H8378 [4OC]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 7992), H5409 [8JN]
Peace: recognize international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 120), H8824 [7DE]
Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 9202), H8402 [18OC]
SBA: establish grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions relating to minority entrepreneurship and business ownership (see H.R. 9423), H8730 [2DE]
Task Force on the Legislative Process: establish (see H. Con. Res. 125), H9910 [20DE]
Taxation: provide refundable tax credit for certain gun safes (see H.R. 8871), H7881 [15SE]
Voting: ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see H.R. 9688), H10055 [22DE]
——— expand youth access to voting (see H.R. 8341), H5974 [12JY]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]
Constitutional authority statements
Atlanta, GA: increase funding for stormwater management (H.R. 7950), H5234 [3JN]
Credit: require creditors to consider certain additional credit information when making mortgage loans (H.R. 8485), H7073 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: extend authority to temporarily adjust basic military housing allowance in certain areas (H.R. 8281), H5931 [1JY]
——— make cost to each taxpayer of certain contingency operations conducted by Armed Forces publicly available on website (H.R. 7147), H3828 [17MR]
Dept. of Education: remove all adverse credit history relative to student loan from borrower who has rehabilitated loan (H.R. 6466), H290 [20JA]
Dept. of HHS: create educational materials relative to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students (H.R. 9689), H10056 [22DE]
——— establish Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health (H.R. 9254), H8419 [28OC]
Dept. of Transportation: encourage affordable and accessible classroom-based driving instruction and behind-the-wheel training in highway safety programs (H.R. 9704), H10547 [30DE]
——— establish alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program (H.R. 8727), H7713 [16AU]
——— permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds from Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 6801), H1133 [18FE]
East Point, GA: stormwater management project funding (H.R. 8633), H7540 [29JY]
Elections: improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (H.R. 9484), H8874 [8DE]
Federal agencies and departments: expand Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass LGBTQ+ inclusion (H.R. 6599), H947 [3FE]
GAO: report to Congress on capacity of federally-assisted housing to support broadband service (H.R. 8778), H7738 [6SE]
Government regulations: require analyses of impact of Government rules, programs, and policies on poverty and racial inequity, including racial wealth gap (H.R. 9223), H8409 [21OC]
Health: require coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without imposition of cost sharing (H.R. 9402), H8710 [1DE]
John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world (H.R. 8681), H7553 [5AU]
Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (H.R. 7529), H4444 [14AP]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (H.R. 7992), H5409 [8JN]
Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 9202), H8403 [18OC]
SBA: establish grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions relating to minority entrepreneurship and business ownership (H.R. 9423), H8731 [2DE]
Taxation: provide refundable tax credit for certain gun safes (H.R. 8871), H7883 [15SE]
Voting: ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (H.R. 9688), H10056 [22DE]
——— expand youth access to voting (H.R. 8341), H5975 [12JY]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (H.R. 8770), H7736 [2SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3973 [30MR], H4611 [29AP]
Letters
Care Is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3991 [30MR]
——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3991 [30MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4611 [29AP]
Remarks
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H157 [13JA]
Dept. of Commerce: require eligible recipients of certain grants develop comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services (H.R. 5547), H3990, H3992 [30MR]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering U.S. (H.R. 3485), H1085 [9FE]
——— commission report on how to coordinate internationally to proactively prevent human rights violations against individuals based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics, H1085 [9FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics (H.R. 5543), H3990 [30MR]
Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), H3841 [18MR]
Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station, Rocksprings, TX: designate (S. 233), H3994 [30MR]
Economy: invest in science, technology, research, and innovation to improve competitiveness of U.S. in global economy, E99• [3FE]
FEMA: make technical corrections to hazard mitigation revolving loan fund program (H.R. 5673), H3989 [30MR]
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: impact, H182 [13JA]
John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world (H.R. 8681), H8194 [28SE]
John R. Lewis Post Office Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 5577), H313 [1FE]
Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), H3992 [30MR]
Louisa Swain Federal Office Building, Cheyenne, WY: designate (S. 2126), H3994, H3995 [30MR]
NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H157 [13JA]
NSF: ensure grants can be used for professional development and mentorship of researchers at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions, E99• [3FE]
Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), E99• [3FE]
Sylvia H. Rambo Courthouse, Harrisburg, PA: designate (S. 1226), H3993 [30MR]
Votes: correction, H6295• [13JY]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H157 [13JA]
Tributes
Chisholm, Shirley, H1005• [7FE]
do Espirito Santo, Joaquim, E293• [24MR]
Glover, Glenda Baskin, E701• [7JY], E705• [11JY]
O’Neal, Shaquille, E329• [31MR]