ADAMS, ALMA S. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and modernize Community Services Block Grant Program (H.R. 5129), H4943 [13MY]

Research: provide for coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4521), H828, H836, H864 [2FE]

Articles and editorials

No More Free Lunch for Some CMS Students Starting Next Year, Anna Maria Della Costa, Charlotte (NC) Observer, H5594 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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), H7738 [6SE]

Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see H.R. 2803), H8011 [20SE]

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

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H8387 [7OC]

——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H4799 [10MY]

Armed Forces: provide for independent investigation and prosecution of sexual harassment under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 7560), H4453 [21AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see H.J. Res. 87), H5824 [22JN]

Arts and humanities: ensure certain Federal funds can be used to support arts education for students, and for youth and adults involved in justice system (see H.R. 5581), H4724 [6MY]

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

Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 1226), H6923 [20JY]

Business and industry: provide that certain agreements containing nondisclosure clauses regarding claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation shall not be enforceable (see H.R. 8146), H8420 [28OC]

Cameroon: condemn ongoing violence and human rights abuses stemming from Anglophone crisis (see H. Res. 895), H1014 [7FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: condemn bigotry displayed during siege of Capitol, prominent role played by White supremacists and domestic terrorists in planning and leading siege, and elected officials who encouraged them (see H. Res. 103), H10 [10JA]

——— design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 1627), H9 [10JA]

Celebrate Community Week: designate (see H. Res. 1346), H7784 [13SE]

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

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), H1177 [28FE]

Colvin, Claudette: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H1147 [25FE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1134 [18FE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H3712 [11MR]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1177 [28FE] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

Congressional Office of Compliance: investigate all workplace discrimination claims filed by covered employees and require Members to reimburse Treasury for amounts paid for employment discrimination (see H.R. 7542), H4448 [18AP]

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), H6707 [18JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1113 [9FE]

Corporal Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic, Forest City, NC: designate (see H.R. 5481), H7785 [13SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 6878), H1206 [1MR]

Courts: create civil action for non-consensual sexual protection barrier removal (see H.R. 7920), H5227 [31MY]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see H.R. 4445), H309 [28JA]

Credit: require creditors to consider certain additional credit information when making mortgage loans (see H.R. 8485), H7173 [26JY]

Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2629), H5234 [3JN]

——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 7961), H7883 [15SE]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without person’s consent (see H.R. 6998), H3745 [15MR]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), H43 [11JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: enter into contracts to provide individuals dealing with food and nutrition insecurity family-friendly fresh produce (see H.R. 5309), H3714 [11MR]

——— establish cattle contract library (see H.R. 7639), H5234 [3JN]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student food insecurity demonstration program (see H.R. 3100), H3897 [28MR]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and establish college student hunger demonstration program (see H.R. 6272), H3829 [17MR]

——— extend certain child nutrition waiver authority relative to school meals (see H.R. 8150), H5879 [23JN]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H4922 [12MY]

——— improve National School Lunch Program requirements (see H.R. 7027), H1422 [9MR]

——— provide assistance to certain small family farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 8590), H8223 [28SE]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3115), H6680 [15JY]

——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 8495), H7407 [28JY]

Dept. of Education: amend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 8330), H5974 [12JY]

——— 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]

——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 7122), H5931 [1JY]

——— carry out grant program to assist local educational agencies with ensuring that each elementary and secondary school has at least one registered nurse on staff (see H.R. 8220), H5878 [23JN]

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

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

——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 4442), H4799 [10MY]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4198), H10 [10JA]

——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 6537), H7720 [23AU]

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

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to student loan from borrower who has rehabilitated loan (see H.R. 6466), H289 [20JA]

——— 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 institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 2525), H6336 [13JY]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see H.R. 4097), H5976 [12JY]

——— update income-based repayment plans and public service loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 7530), H4443 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3352), H5487 [13JN]

——— 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), 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]

——— authorize grants to support pediatric behavioral health care integration and coordination (see H.R. 4944), H44 [11JA]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research and treatment (see H.R. 7177), H5824 [22JN]

——— 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), H7720 [23AU]

——— establish national treatment center grant program for sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies (see H.R. 8855), H7881 [15SE]

——— 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]

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

——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 4965), H5234 [3JN]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H4799 [10MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to reduce opioid overdose deaths (see H.R. 7681), H5010 [16MY]

——— reauthorize grant program for screening, assessment, and treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 7073), H8589 [17NO]

Dept. of HUD: increase number of landlords participating in Housing Choice Voucher program (see H.R. 6880), H6883 [19JY]

Dept. of Justice: conduct study on animal cruelty (see H.R. 8659), H7552 [5AU]

——— establish pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 5016), H7785 [13SE]

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

——— 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), H5228 [31MY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 6102), H1425 [9MR]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 4603), H290 [20JA]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 7701), H4796 [10MY]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3865), H8115 [22SE]

——— promulgate occupational safety and health standard on reducing threat of violence in workplaces (see H.R. 7540), H5228 [31MY]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 8105), H8387 [7OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and pilot digital dollar technologies that replicate privacy-respecting features of physical cash (see H.R. 7231), H3894 [28MR]

——— require $20 notes to include likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 503), H309 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to facilitate installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 792), H7967 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see H.R. 5905), H8410 [21OC]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 1948), H7736 [2SE]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 7048), H7540 [29JY]

Depts. of Education and HHS: study impact of coronavirus on mental health of educators and award grants to implement or improve health and wellness programs for educators (see H.R. 9475), H8873 [8DE]

DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 404), H1376 [8MR]

Disability Pride Month: designate (see H. Res. 1282), H7407 [28JY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H1175 [28FE]

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]

——— 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]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H10 [10JA]

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 (see H.R. 3617), H295 [21JA]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6833), H3898 [28MR]

——— limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs (see H.R. 6228), H4435 [7AP]

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

Eid al-Adha: recognize religious significance and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1221), H5974 [12JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H4715 [3MY]

Employment: prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 5994), H309 [28JA]

EPA: develop effluent limitations guidelines and standards and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 7696), H5932 [1JY]

Evans, Sarah Keys: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5922), H79 [12JA]

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

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), H254 [19JA]

——— 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]

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

FBI: require records of National Instant Criminal Background Check System be retained for certain period of time (see H.R. 1005), H5879 [23JN]

FDA: allow drug manufacturers and sponsors to use alternative testing methods to animal testing to investigate drug safety and effectiveness (see H.R. 2565), H4075 [31MR]

——— make hemp, cannabidiol derived from hemp, and any other ingredient derived from hemp lawful for use as dietary ingredients in dietary supplements (see H.R. 841), H8011 [20SE]

Federal agencies and departments: expand Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass LGBTQ+ inclusion (see H.R. 6599), H947 [3FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for strategies to increase access to telehealth under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1397), H43 [11JA]

Federal employees: allow Federal personnel stationed abroad to return to U.S. with dogs (see H.R. 7787), H5009 [16MY]

——— cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (see H.R. 6087), H3897 [28MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2499), H1330 [7MR]

Federal Transit Administration: establish, maintain, and expand frequent, reliable, interconnected electric bus rapid transit service to expand racial, economic, and environmental justice (see H.R. 9648), H9982 [21DE]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H4610 [28AP]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 1008), H5879 [23JN]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 1006), H5879 [23JN]

——— 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]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 1007), 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), H5221 [27MY]

——— prohibit sale of firearms to, and purchase of firearms by, persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 1004), H5879 [23JN]

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

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see H.R. 279), H948 [3FE]

——— provide support for urban forests (see H.R. 2477), H1134 [18FE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7721 [23AU]

FTC: require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 6580), H946 [3FE]

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

——— 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]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H8410 [21OC]

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]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H1177 [28FE]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H4511 [26AP]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 7894), H5219 [27MY]

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

International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see H. Res. 936), H1132 [18FE]

International economic relations: influence international financial institutions to advance transition to global clean energy economy and prohibit U.S. assistance to countries or entities to support fossil fuel activity (see H.R. 5775), H8410 [21OC]

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), H4007 [30MR]

Jews: condemn anti-Semitism by public figures (see H. Res. 1525), H9903 [15DE]

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), H7720 [23AU]

Johnson, James W.: mint commemorative coins in recognition (see H.R. 8182), H7720 [23AU]

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

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1182), H5645 [16JN]

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]

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

Medicaid: establish demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies (see H.R. 3337), H44 [11JA]

——— establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 6216), H4971 [13MY]

——— provide coverage for services provided by doulas and midwives (see H.R. 7475), H4432 [7AP]

——— provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 2125), H4715 [3MY]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 6612), H976 [4FE]

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H8434 [7NO]

——— ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 4058), H8429 [3NO]

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

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 6394), H5919 [24JN]

National 4–H Week: designate (see H. Res. 1411), H8373 [30SE]

National Career Development Month: designate (see H. Res. 1462), H8441 [10NO]

National Caregiving Youth Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 114), H8507 [15NO]

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

National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 1138), H5214 [24MY]

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

National Park Service: increase amounts deposited in Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 6589), H7720 [23AU]

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

National Small Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1076), H4724 [6MY]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1071), H4715 [3MY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 983), H3743 [15MR]

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

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), H4724 [6MY]

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]

NIH: advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support relative to endometriosis (see H.R. 7974), H5332 [7JN]

——— authorize funding for Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative (see H.R. 7565), H5685 [17JN]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 7992), H5409 [8JN]

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]

Peace: recognize international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 120), H8824 [7DE]

Pensions: increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules (see H.R. 2954), H3897 [28MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1334), H3776 [16MR]

Postal Service: prohibit from carrying out contract for procurement of next generation vehicle fleet unless such fleet is at least 75 percent electric or zero emission vehicles (see H.R. 7018), H1422 [9MR]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: establish whistleblower program (see H.R. 7245), H3895 [28MR]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (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), 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]

——— impose sanctions on use of cryptocurrency to facilitate transactions by Russian persons subject to sanctions (see H.R. 7429), H4396 [6AP]

——— prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in Russia (see H.R. 7185), H4576 [27AP]

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]

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), H8710 [1DE]

Shipping industry: provide benefits to maritime workers who contract coronavirus (see H.R. 3114), H1376 [8MR]

——— provide for certain protections against sexual harassment and sexual assault (see H.R. 6866), H1276 [2MR]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H10 [10JA]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H10 [10JA]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with Huntington’s disease (see H.R. 2050), H4799 [10MY]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 8005), H5445 [9JN]

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]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H10 [10JA]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H3898 [28MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4075 [31MR]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H4799 [10MY]

——— 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), H5945 [11JY]

——— ensure solvency of Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending excise tax on coal (see H.R. 6462), H288 [20JA]

——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8051), H5546 [14JN]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H5547 [14JN]

——— 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), H7716 [19AU]

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

——— provide Cooperative and Small Employer Charity (CSEC) employee tax credit (see H.R. 6738), H4862 [11MY]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 1785), H948 [3FE]

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

——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see H.R. 1019), H8429 [3NO]

——— temporarily reinstate coronavirus employee retention tax credit for employers subject to closure (see H.R. 6161), H7709 [12AU]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H331 [1FE]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H331 [1FE]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: provide for eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 2616), H4862 [11MY]

Tribal Cultural Areas System: establish (see H.R. 8109), H8066 [21SE]

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), H5175 [18MY]

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

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1352), H4609 [28AP]

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]

——— 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), H10 [10JA]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7309), H4511 [26AP]

World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1504), H8801 [6DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see H.R. 3577), H1330 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 870), H194 [13JA]

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

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 108), H8113 [22SE]

Colleges and universities: anniversary of 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H. Con. Res. 103), H7731 [30AU]

——— 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), H1013 [7FE]

——— enable high research activity status historically Black colleges or universities to increase capacity toward achieving very high research activity status (see H.R. 8140), H5684 [17JN]

——— provide for long-term improvement at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6893), H1274 [2MR] (see H.R. 8803), H7783 [13SE]

Credit: restrict garnishment of wages by creditors and prohibit certain debt collection practices relative to imprisonment of debtors (see H.R. 9224), H8413 [25OC]

Dept. of Education: establish Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see H.R. 6723), H1122 [15FE]

——— expand Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to provide scholarships to students from underrepresented populations pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees (see H.R. 7313), H4071 [31MR]

——— make information on nutrition assistance programs eligibility available to college students (see H.R. 6510), H307 [28JA]

——— prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on basis of sex by schools and intercollegiate athletic associations (see H.R. 9615), H9909 [20DE]

Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 7011), H1421 [9MR]

Federal aid programs: permit State and local fiscal recovery funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects (see H.R. 7078), H3742 [15MR]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 894), H330 [1FE]

National Freedom Day: observance (see H. Res. 893), H330 [1FE]

National Park Service: establish U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program (see H.R. 6805), H1139 [22FE]

National Stillbirth Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 1363), H7965 [19SE]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 893), H330 [1FE]

Whistleblowing: provide for certain whistleblower incentives and protections (see H.R. 7195), H3862 [24MR]

Constitutional authority statements

Colleges and universities: enable high research activity status historically Black colleges or universities to increase capacity toward achieving very high research activity status (H.R. 8140), H5685 [17JN]

——— provide for long-term improvement at minority-serving institutions (H.R. 6893), H1275 [2MR]

——— provide for long-term improvement at minority-serving institutions (H.R. 8803), H7784 [13SE]

Credit: restrict garnishment of wages by creditors and prohibit certain debt collection practices relative to imprisonment of debtors (H.R. 9224), H8413 [25OC]

Dept. of Education: establish Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (H.R. 6723), H1124 [15FE]

——— expand Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to provide scholarships to students from underrepresented populations pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees (H.R. 7313), H4073 [31MR]

——— make information on nutrition assistance programs eligibility available to college students (H.R. 6510), H308 [28JA]

——— prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on basis of sex by schools and intercollegiate athletic associations (H.R. 9615), H9910 [20DE]

Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (H.R. 7011), H1424 [9MR]

Federal aid programs: permit State and local fiscal recovery funds to be loaned for low-income housing tax credit projects (H.R. 7078), H3744 [15MR]

National Park Service: establish U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program (H.R. 6805), H1140 [22FE]

Whistleblowing: provide for certain whistleblower incentives and protections (H.R. 7195), H3864 [24MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5687 [21JN]

Letters

Condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students: Daniel K. Wims, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, H1350 [8MR]

——— Harry L. Williams and Michael L. Lomax, H1349 [8MR]

——— Lezli Baskerville and John Pierre, H1350 [8MR]

Remarks

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (H.R. 8296), H6644 [15JY]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 870), E35• [13JA]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (H. Res. 1051), E378• [11AP]

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 (H. Con. Res. 70), H1349, H1351 [8MR]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (H.R. 8373), H6938 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain child nutrition waiver authority relative to school meals, H5838 [23JN]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (H.R. 3115), H5594, H5595 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: expand Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to provide scholarships to students from underrepresented populations pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees (H.R. 7313), E327• [31MR]

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

Economy: address domestic food shortages, H5594, H5595 [15JN]

Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (H.R. 7011), E239• [9MR]

Federal employees: cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (H.R. 6087), H5245 [7JN]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (H.R. 959), E378• [11AP]

Statements

Condemn Threats of Violence Against Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Reaffirm Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Their Students: Executive Leadership Council, H1350 [8MR]

Tribute to Ella Butler Scarborough: Mecklenburg County, NC, Board of Commissioners, H5338 [8JN]

Tributes

Butterfield, Representative, H9736 [14DE]

Price, Representative, H9736 [14DE]

Scarborough, Ella Butler, H5338 [8JN]