AGUILAR, PETE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6243, H6248, H6284 [13JY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into the House Chamber, H9969 [21DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 5244), H44 [11JA]

——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 6100), H5209 [19MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 5232), H1134 [18FE]

Armed Forces: eliminate recoupment of separation pay from members who subsequently receive veterans disability compensation and limit recoupment of such pay from members who subsequently receive retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 6543), H4439 [11AP]

——— facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3881), H8419 [28OC]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see H.R. 1309), H8396 [14OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1083), H4724 [6MY]

Azerbaijan: condemn unprovoked military attack on Armenia and cease security assistance to Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 1351), H8410 [21OC]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H1376 [8MR]

Business and industry: require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding high-volume third party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers (see H.R. 5502), H5824 [22JN]

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

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

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 2517), H331 [1FE]

Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office, Palm Springs, CA: designate (see H.R. 9074), H8410 [21OC]

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

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

Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office, King City, CA: designate (see H.R. 8622), H7842 [14SE]

Children and youth: address mental health impact of recurrent climate-related disasters on youth (see H. Res. 975), H7709 [12AU]

Clemente, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 1432), H8434 [7NO]

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), H1376 [8MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 3525), H1208 [1MR]

Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 583), H10 [10JA]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Harriet Tubman to display in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 7062), H6625 [14JY]

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing labor-management provisions granting congressional employees legal protection to organize and bargain collectively (see H. Res. 915), H1120 [11FE] (see H. Res. 1096), H4797 [10MY]

Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (see H.R. 8444), H7709 [12AU]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 6683), H1126 [15FE]

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

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 6207), H1075 [8FE]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H4398 [6AP]

Courts: authorize additional district judges for district courts and convert temporary judgeships (see H.R. 4886), H1376 [8MR]

——— establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 6577), H4154 [4AP]

——— improve safety and security of Federal judiciary (see H.R. 4436), H5931 [1JY]

Crime: extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers (see H.R. 6852), H7709 [12AU]

——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 7961), H8223 [28SE]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without person’s consent (see H.R. 6998), H1373 [8MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 6251), H8434 [7NO]

——— establish pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see H.R. 4108), H1177 [28FE]

——— establish renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and conduct GAO study on renewable energy efficiency in such territories (see H.R. 2791), H8410 [21OC]

——— establish statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance payments (see H.R. 9482), H8873 [8DE]

——— 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), H5175 [18MY]

——— extend certain national school lunch program requirement waivers addressing coronavirus (see H.R. 6613), H8420 [28OC]

——— improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see H.R. 5919), H948 [3FE]

——— reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 8450), H8387 [7OC]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1753), H9 [10JA]

Dept. of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council: establish (see H.R. 8642), H7967 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 7122), H5010 [16MY]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4198), H217 [18JA]

——— establish work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program for eligible institutions of higher education (see H.R. 8363), H7709 [12AU]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools and provide student loan forgiveness to certain individuals who work in such schools (see H.R. 3572), H217 [18JA]

——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 6537), H8379 [4OC]

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H5209 [19MY]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see H.R. 2525), H7842 [14SE]

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), H4075 [31MR]

——— authorize Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (see H.R. 7249), H8387 [7OC]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 5750), H8379 [4OC]

——— authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 4943), H7546 [2AU]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 7814), H8390 [11OC]

——— authorize grants to support pediatric behavioral health care integration and coordination (see H.R. 4944), H7172 [26JY]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research and treatment (see H.R. 7177), H7720 [23AU]

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 7482), H8318 [29SE]

——— 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), H6707 [18JY]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 8585), H8420 [28OC]

——— 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), H8387 [7OC]

——— develop national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 3271), H7842 [14SE]

——— empower communities to establish continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crisis (see H.R. 5611), H309 [28JA]

——— establish program which ensures meaningful access to claims data by clinician-led clinical data registries (see H.R. 5394), H8318 [29SE]

——— establish Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 3297), H4799 [10MY]

——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see H.R. 5546), H8223 [28SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see H.R. 7630), H7717 [19AU]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H5215 [24MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 6117), H7709 [12AU]

——— improve diversity of participants in Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3085), H309 [28JA]

——— prohibit health insurance providers from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than those for screening examinations (see H.R. 5769), H4128 [1AP]

——— provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 2192), H295 [21JA]

——— provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (see H.R. 708), H7842 [14SE]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 4151), H5410 [8JN]

——— research long-term effects of coronavirus, develop rare disease public emergency health plan, provide immunization education, promote diversity in clincal trials, and increase access to telehealth services (see H.R. 6000), H1304 [3MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from U.S. to return as immigrants (see H.R. 4137), H1303 [3MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish excess urban heat mitigation grant program (see H.R. 7534), H8223 [28SE]

——— establish grant program to provide amounts to eligible entities for costs associated with establishment and operation of safe parking program for homeless (see H.R. 2965), H7784 [13SE]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 8213), H8223 [28SE]

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), H5221 [27MY]

——— authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers (see H.R. 3372), H8390 [11OC]

——— direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6448), H1120 [11FE]

——— require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information on allegations of misconduct by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1481), H8379 [4OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see H.R. 3342), H7407 [28JY]

——— 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), H1177 [28FE]

——— permit additional leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 7770), H7727 [26AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize additional projects relative to Salton Sea (see H.R. 3877), H4723 [6MY]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in Southern California planning area (see H.R. 3053), H290 [20JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow States and local governments to use coronavirus relief funds for infrastructure projects, improve Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and provide Tribal governments more time to use funds (see H.R. 5735), H1014 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish program to help minority- and women-owned small businesses gain proficiency to compete equally for project contracts and subcontracts (see H.R. 6923), H1301 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 39), H5221 [27MY]

——— establish Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program (see H.R. 6273), H5175 [18MY]

——— improve and expand Solid Start program (see H.R. 2819), H10 [10JA]

——— improve grants for comprehensive service programs to serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 5470), H8387 [7OC]

——— improve research (see H.R. 5721), H309 [28JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 5026), H1149 [25FE]

Deputy Sheriff Bryan Ishmael Post Office, Placerville, CA: designate (see H.R. 6276), H303 [25JA]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 6860), H4192 [5AP]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate development of treatments for cancers (see H.R. 5377), H5924 [28JN]

——— improve kidney disease research, prevention, surveillance, and treatment in minority populations and rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 3893), H8386 [7OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4445 [14AP]

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), H1141 [22FE]

——— ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4390), H1134 [18FE]

Edwards, Caroline: tribute (see H. Res. 1199), H8379 [4OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on authority of Congress and States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 80), H5010 [16MY]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 1), H3898 [28MR]

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), H10 [10JA]

Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building, West Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 7832), H5206 [19MY]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H5932 [1JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 7345), H8115 [22SE]

Families and domestic relations: 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), H8373 [30SE]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 4853), H1134 [18FE]

——— limit presence of toxic elements in, and otherwise regulate, infant and toddler food (see H.R. 2229), H1075 [8FE]

——— prohibit introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food packaging containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see H.R. 6026), H5735 [21JN]

FEC: prohibit solicitation or acceptance of recurring campaign donation for Federal election by any method which does not require donor to give affirmative consent for contribution or donation on recurring basis (see H.R. 3832), H7720 [23AU]

Federal employees: provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 4268), H8434 [7NO]

Ferencz, Benjamin B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6015), H3714 [11MR]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 6889), H1207 [1MR]

Firearms: increase age limit on purchase of certain firearms, prevent gun trafficking, modernize prohibition on untraceable firearms, and encourage safe storage of firearms (see H.R. 7910), H5234 [3JN]

——— require publication of data sets relative to firearm trace data (see H.R. 8271), H6625 [14JY]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation (see H.R. 5508), H5976 [12JY]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 65), H8410 [21OC]

FTC: establish Bureau of Digital Services Oversight and Safety (see H.R. 6796), H6707 [18JY]

General Tran Hung Dao Post Office, Westminster, CA: designate (see H.R. 5468), H977 [4FE]

Health: prohibit discrimination in health care and require provision of equitable health care as civil right (see H.R. 5742), H1014 [7FE]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 8111), H8223 [28SE]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 2007), H1208 [1MR]

——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see H.R. 623), H5735 [21JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1353), H7881 [15SE]

House of Representatives: direct Fine Arts Board to acquire appropriate mural depicting January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol and select appropriate location in House wing of U.S Capitol to display mural (see H. Res. 1312), H7786 [13SE]

Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see H.R. 6989), H4724 [6MY]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 53), H5932 [1JY]

Hunger: advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and improve coordination of such programs (see H.R. 4693), H4075 [31MR]

Immigration: authorize issuance of visas and admission of certain aliens selected to apply for diversity immigrant visas but unable to be issued such visas or be admitted due to certain Presidential proclamations (see H.R. 3548), H290 [20JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5984), H1331 [7MR]

Insurance: allow parental choice in selection of primary health insurance coverage or primary coverage under group health plan for newborn children (see H.R. 4636), H5945 [11JY]

——— apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 5801), H5879 [23JN]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see H.R. 4385), H8223 [28SE]

Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (see H.R. 7594), H7709 [12AU]

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), H1148 [25FE]

——— commend bravery, courage, and resolve of women and men demonstrating and risking their safety to speak out against Iranian regime’s human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 110), H8801 [6DE]

IRS: establish free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see H.R. 8368), H8223 [28SE]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1220), H8115 [22SE]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 871), H1120 [11FE]

Languages: increase language access to mental health services at certain health centers (see H.R. 5937), H309 [28JA]

Latino Conservation Week: designate (see H. Res. 1235), H7173 [26JY]

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

Marilyn Monroe Post Office, Van Nuys, CA: change address (see H.R. 6725), H3972 [29MR]

Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5900), H217 [18JA]

Marine mammals: prohibit taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display (see H.R. 8514), H7728 [26AU]

——— support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see H.R. 6785), H4075 [31MR]

Masroor Ahmad, Mirza: tribute (see H. Res. 1389), H8379 [4OC]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 2972), H4862 [11MY]

——— ensure eligibility of children in foster care placed in qualified residential treatment programs (see H.R. 5414), H8390 [11OC]

——— 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), H4439 [11AP]

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

——— expand availability of mental, emotional, and behavioral health services (see H.R. 7236), H6883 [19JY]

Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 8594), H8423 [31OC]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 1577), H195 [13JA]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 432), H3897 [28MR]

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

——— extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities (see H.R. 7053), H8223 [28SE]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services (see H.R. 6020), H1177 [28FE] (see H.R. 8800), H8115 [22SE]

——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see H.R. 8188), H7883 [15SE]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2972), H4862 [11MY]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1990), H5215 [24MY]

——— protect part D six protected classes (see H. Res. 1390), H8410 [21OC]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5430), H303 [25JA]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, increase participation in communities of color, and offset coronavirus pandemic driven decline in colorectal screenings (see H.R. 1655), H7720 [23AU]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 1551), H8386 [7OC]

——— provide for certain Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see H.R. 1676), H9 [10JA]

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

——— provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with family history of gene mutation and coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries to reduce risk of developing preventable cancer (see H.R. 4110), H7727 [26AU]

——— 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), H1208 [1MR]

——— provide pharmacy reimbursement for coronavirus-related and future emergency services (see H.R. 7213), H5735 [21JN]

——— require Dept. of HHS to conduct demonstration program to assess effects of hospitals providing to qualified individuals medically tailored home-delivered meals (see H.R. 5370), H3897 [28MR]

——— revise certain payment rules for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy furnished in rural areas and medically underserved areas (see H.R. 5536), H3897 [28MR]

——— waive cap on annual payments for nursing and allied health education payments (see H.R. 4407), H44 [11JA]

——— waive or modify application of requirements relative to telehealth services during any emergency period (see H.R. 366), H5215 [24MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide equal coverage of in vitro specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) tests and percutaneous tests for allergies (see H.R. 4114), H7732 [30AU]

——— require certain health care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any public health emergency (see H.R. 3733), H7716 [19AU]

Mental health: address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (see H. Res. 1217), H8391 [11OC]

——— clarify applicability of certain parity provisions to mental health and substance use disorder telehealth benefits (see H.R. 8229), H8403 [18OC]

Minimum wage: repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 8427), H7842 [14SE]

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]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 6570), H8420 [28OC]

National Center for the Advancement of Aviation: establish (see H.R. 3482), H1134 [18FE]

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

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

National GIS Day: designate (see H. Res. 1473), H8541 [16NO]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 6261), H1331 [7MR]

National security: strengthen through defense of democracy abroad and address contemporary threats to democracy around world (see H.R. 8708), H8508 [15NO]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1008), H3972 [29MR]

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), H4154 [4AP]

Navy: recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 40), H3859 [21MR]

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), H8319 [29SE]

——— provide temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 1735), H8222 [28SE]

Norma Comnick Post Office, Anderson, CA: designate (see H.R. 228), H3971 [29MR]

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), H5222 [27MY]

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

PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building, Placentia, CA: designate (see H.R. 6630), H4398 [6AP]

Political action committees: prohibit disbursement of funds to entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or managerial authority over operations of political committees (see H.R. 6494), H1134 [18FE]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see H.R. 1516), H253 [19JA]

Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see H.R. 2238), H1275 [2MR]

Poverty: reduce child poverty (see H.R. 1558), H1330 [7MR]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1755), H7172 [26JY]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 939), H8404 [18OC]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 5227), H332 [1FE]

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), H7736 [2SE]

Real estate: include retailers of manufactured or modular homes in definition of mortgage originator (see H.R. 8328), H8319 [29SE]

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

Senior citizens: establish LGBTQI rural outreach grant program (see H.R. 9142), H8410 [21OC]

Sicknick, Brian D.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H1014 [7FE]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 64), H6883 [19JY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4445 [14AP]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4445 [14AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 7116), H8410 [21OC]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 4766), H4511 [26AP] (see H.R. 7647), H7713 [16AU]

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

Sy Kaplan Veterans Center, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 7925), H7842 [14SE]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see H.R. 4457), H4153 [4AP]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see H.R. 431), H1148 [25FE]

——— 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), H8379 [4OC]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 8448), H6922 [20JY]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4141), H8410 [21OC]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 4750), H3972 [29MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2974), H4799 [10MY]

——— modify private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects (see H.R. 6985), H8410 [21OC]

——— provide investment credit for conversion of office buildings into other uses (see H.R. 4759), H5931 [1JY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2573), H198 [14JA]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 7382), H7720 [23AU]

Till, Emmett: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4435 [7AP]

Till-Mobley, Mamie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2252), H4435 [7AP]

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), H8223 [28SE]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 2924), H44 [11JA]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 5444), H303 [25JA]

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), H5931 [1JY]

——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 7946), H8379 [4OC]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 8770), H8387 [7OC]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 7489), H6336 [13JY]

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

Water: increase efficiency and conservation in public water systems (see H.R. 7847), H7785 [13SE]

——— provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Native American lands (see H.R. 7632), H8390 [11OC]

Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 972), H4153 [4AP]

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

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]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 310), H4445 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: establish university centers to encourage certain economic development (see H.R. 7572), H4509 [26AP]

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

Dept. of Transportation: provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs at modal administrations (see H.R. 7149), H3852 [18MR]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 6661), H1112 [9FE]

House of Representatives: permit official photographs to be taken while House is in actual session on date designated by Speaker (see H. Res. 1494), H8648 [29NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Commerce: establish university centers to encourage certain economic development (H.R. 7572), H4510 [26AP]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (H.R. 6602), H976 [4FE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs at modal administrations (H.R. 7149), H3853 [18MR]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (H.R. 6661), H1115 [9FE]

Letters

Voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform: Dan Mauer, Communications Workers of America (organization), H172• [13JA]

——— Everett B. Kelley, American Federation of Government Employees, H171• [13JA]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H172• [13JA]

Motions

Haiti: measure progress of recovery and development efforts and strength of democracy and rule of law (H.R. 2471), H1417 [9MR]

Remarks

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H165 [13JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 7900), H6284 [13JY]

——— require status update to Congress on implementing certain recommendations on screening to prevent extremists from entering military, H6284 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H5470 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 5916), H7795 [14SE]

Elections: reform process for counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (H.R. 8873), H8042 [21SE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress relative to incidents of terrorism (H.R. 1540), H4164 [5AP]

Financial institutions: permit credit unions to serve certain underserved areas, E646• [21JN]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), E646• [21JN]

House of Representatives: find Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4374 [6AP]

——— find Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee To Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol (House, Select) subpoena (H. Res. 1037), H4374 [6AP]

——— permit official photographs to be taken while House is in actual session on date designated by Speaker (H. Res. 1494), H8599 [29NO]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (H.R. 5746), Senate amendment, H165 [13JA]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H165 [13JA]

Tributes

Arnould, Bob, E780• [26JY]

Hill, Margaret, H183 [13JA]

Rivera, Tom, H4196 [6AP]