WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5582 [8NO]

Appointments

Committee to escort Speaker-elect to the Chair, H44 [6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2670, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4405 [19SE], H4850 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H7000 [19DE]

——— 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 (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]

African Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants who served as slaves (see H.R. 1244), H969 [28FE]

Agriculture: regulate market concentration and competition in food and agriculture industry (see H.R. 4979), H5022 [17OC]

——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see H.R. 4978), H5030 [18OC]

Alan S. Lowenthal Post Office Building, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 3574), H2499 [22MY]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H7008 [22DE]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H7008 [22DE]

Armed Forces: expand authority to provide wigs and treat traction alopecia under TRICARE program (see H.R. 3617), H2546 [23MY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2501), H6943 [13DE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 184), H970 [28FE]

California: modify boundary of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 3681), H2636 [25MY]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for imposition of death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 11), H4193 [18AU]

CDC: establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see H.R. 6768), H6941 [13DE]

——— provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see H.R. 2904), H6944 [13DE]

Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5985), H5108 [25OC]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 645), H4165 [4AU]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1088), H853 [17FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]

Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see H.R. 5610), H5030 [18OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply consumer lending provisions of Truth in Lending Act to small business credit markets through regulation and licensing of brokers (see H.R. 4192), H2958 [15JN]

Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr., Post Office Building, Modesto, CA: designate (see H.R. 1555), H4033 [26JY]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H7009 [22DE]

Crime: establish task force on street racing (see H.R. 6224), H5731 [13NO]

——— protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see H.R. 6405), H5985 [29NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see H.R. 1167), H3074 [21JN]

——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 4844), H6988 [14DE]

——— establish grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program (see H.R. 6720), H6859 [12DE]

——— improve health and safety protections for meatpacking workers, protect market share of small processing plants, and require GAO report on racial disparities in meat and poultry processing (see H.R. 798), H5182 [30OC]

——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H5904 [21NO]

——— 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. 3204), H6988 [14DE]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 3037), H2124 [2MY]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3183), H5108 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: provide outreach to build awareness among former Armed Forces members of process established for review of discharge characterizations (see H.R. 6470), H6944 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H6988 [14DE]

——— award grants to carry out educational programs that include history of peoples of African descent, institution of slavery, U.S. expansion, and economical and cultural impact (see H.R. 703), H833 [10FE]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4117), H7030 [3JA]

——— ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (see H.R. 2949), H6988 [14DE]

——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 5784), H4853 [28SE]

——— 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. 3470), H5033 [19OC]

——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 882), H7008 [22DE]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 2992), H6988 [14DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to increase and support nurse faculty and clinical preceptors (see H.R. 3263), H5365 [2NO]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2530), H2965 [16JN]

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H6988 [14DE]

——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H5984 [29NO]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 619), H509 [30JA]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3713), H6051 [30NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H2052 [26AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to prohibit employers from asking about criminal history (see H.R. 2698), H1846 [18AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 770), H6988 [14DE]

——— increase capacity of Federal and State labor enforcement agencies to address labor violations (see H.R. 6634), H6816 [11DE]

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 2663), H5029 [18OC]

——— promulgate occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from adverse air (see H.R. 6221), H6944 [13DE]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 4579), H6988 [14DE]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H2138 [5MY]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H2138 [5MY]

Dept. of State: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 3477), H4182 [11AU]

Dept. of the Interior: eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see H.R. 3495), H2453 [18MY]

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), H6816 [11DE]

——— improve benefits to certain individuals who served under U.S. command in Philippines forces and Philippine Scouts during World War II (see H.R. 6121), H5181 [30OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam (see H.R. 1191), H7000 [19DE]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H2430 [17MY]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1267), H3153 [27JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H99 [9JA]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 599), H833 [10FE]

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 1060), H1700 [3AP]

Drugs: ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 2534), H6944 [13DE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H4193 [18AU]

Edwards, Al: recognize as father of Juneteenth and show appreciation for legislation making Texas first to recognize Juneteenth as official State holiday (see H. Res. 569), H3159 [30JN]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 3409), H6993 [15DE]

——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see H.R. 20), H1251 [9MR]

EPA: prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see H.R. 6654), H6817 [11DE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 337), H2118 [28AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 856), H6988 [14DE]

FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 3433), H6988 [14DE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5810), H5022 [17OC]

Federal employees: calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 866), H6988 [14DE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H6988 [14DE]

——— provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 1235), H6988 [14DE]

——— remove cost-of-living adjustments and locality adjustment payments from calculation of certain limits on pay (see H.R. 5171), H5022 [17OC]

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez U.S. Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5754), H6742 [7DE]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 660), H2992 [20JN]

——— 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. 2870), H5937 [28NO]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H2965 [16JN]

——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 715), H2502 [22MY]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before Federal firearms licensee may transfer firearm to person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 2403), H3145 [23JN]

Francis, Norman C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H874 [24FE]

Freedom Riders: award Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 1247), H5108 [25OC]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 319), H1947 [25AP]

Health: provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H5405 [3NO]

Hip Hop Celebration Day: designate (see H. Res. 602), H3858 [19JY]

Hip Hop History Month: designate (see H. Res. 602), H3858 [19JY]

Hip Hop Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 602), H3858 [19JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H7008 [22DE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 16), H5365 [2NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715, 4519), H6988 [14DE]

Israel: support Israeli democracy (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4267 [12SE]

Jews: condemn and combat all forms of antisemitism, implement U.S. National Strategy To Counter Antisemitism, and increase funding for efforts to strengthen protections and enhance safety of Jewish community (see H. Res. 907), H6742 [7DE]

——— condemn antisemitism at U.S. institutions of higher education and encourage college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism (see H. Res. 839), H5468 [6NO]

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 world (see H.R. 1150), H866 [21FE]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: amend short title in honor of Dianne Feinstein (see H.R. 6081), H5173 [26OC]

Lewis, John: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H866 [21FE]

Libraries: require certain libraries to maintain diverse collection of books (see H.R. 6830), H6985 [14DE]

Lucille Roybal-Allard Post Office Building, Downey, CA: designate (see H.R. 3575), H2499 [22MY]

Major Megan McClung Post Office Building, Mission Viejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 3608), H4440 [20SE]

Medicaid: allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see H.R. 2400), H6943 [13DE]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1634), H2503 [22MY]

——— delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2129 [2MY]

——— eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 949), H1915 [24AP]

——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 3074), H6944 [13DE]

Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1634), H2503 [22MY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 33), H236 [12JA]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H5039 [20OC]

——— provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 4752), H3857 [19JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 3382), H5177 [26OC]

Mental health: improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see H.R. 4541), H6988 [14DE]

Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 771), H5009 [12OC]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 4889), H5044 [24OC]

Molina, Gloria: tribute (see H. Res. 553), H3142 [23JN]

Motor vehicles: require information about motor vehicle plant in which vehicles are assembled for Federal procurement (see H.R. 5735), H4716 [27SE]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 620), H509 [30JA]

Pakistan: express support for democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 901), H6993 [15DE]

Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 1687), H1300 [21MR]

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. 6053), H6742 [7DE]

Railroads: enhance safety requirements for trains (see H.R. 5871), H5039 [20OC]

Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H6051 [30NO]

Russia: condemn illegal abduction of children from Ukraine (see H. Res. 149), H2139 [5MY]

——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see H. Res. 154), H2175 [9MY]

Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (see H. Res. 114), H857 [17FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 5030), H6993 [15DE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H2138 [5MY]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 4583), H3476 [12JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1915 [24AP]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 883), H821 [9FE]

——— establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3481), H6993 [15DE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4974), H6944 [13DE]

——— improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4851), H6944 [13DE]

Supreme Court: allow for twelve associate Justices (see H.R. 3422), H2424 [17MY]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 3702), H6988 [14DE]

——— 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 employee (see H.R. 4963), H4136 [27JY]

——— 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. 5428), H4295 [13SE] (see H.R. 5456), H4343 [14SE]

——— expand and improve earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1468), H5182 [30OC]

——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 6498), H5982 [29NO]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on monthly basis (see H.R. 3899), H2777 [7JN]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H822 [9FE]

Taylor, Marshall W. (Major): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6672), H6861 [12DE]

TSA: provide for eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 871), H6988 [14DE]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4166), H2957 [15JN]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H4148 [27JY]

Unemployment: provide that individuals engaged in labor disputes may receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 6063), H5365 [2NO]

Veterans: prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4569), H5231 [1NO]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see H.R. 14), H4406 [19SE]

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1729), H2599 [24MY]

——— restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H5028 [18OC]

William L. Reynolds Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA: designate (see H.R. 292), H1439 [24MR]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2343 [15MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H2430 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 6039), H5043 [24OC]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate development of fair and affordable housing and decrease certain housing costs (see H.R. 4233), H3069 [21JN]

——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4231), H3069 [21JN]

——— set aside community development block grant amounts for grants to renovate, rehabilitate, and modernize local chapter facilities of veterans service organizations (see H.R. 6361), H5668 [9NO]

Dept. of Justice: direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze data on incidents in which children have been seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6456), H5899 [17NO]

Dept. of State: include information in International Narcotics Control Strategy Report on improvements by countries in combating narcotics-related money laundering and report on consistency of Bank Secrecy Act examinations (see H.R. 5523), H4379 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct U.S. executive directors at international financial institutions to advocate for investment in projects that decrease reliance on Russia for agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4768), H3886 [20JY]

——— protect against illicit oil shipments (see H.R. 6365), H5727 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify authority to assign disability rating of total to veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 6362), H5668 [9NO]

Financial institutions: apply enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies to large banks that do not have bank holding company (see H.R. 4210), H2990 [20JN]

——— prohibit stock sales by senior bank executives in certain circumstances (see H.R. 4209), H2989 [20JN]

——— provide Federal financial regulators with clawback authority over executive compensation and industry prohibition and civil money penalty authority over executives whose negligence caused losses (see H.R. 4208), H2989 [20JN]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (see H.R. 4194), H2958 [15JN]

Homeless: provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4232), H3069 [21JN]

International Development Association: accord securities same exemption from securities laws that applies to securities of other multilateral development banks in which U.S. is member (see H.R. 1161), H873 [24FE]

SEC: require Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to provide educational resources and host events to promote capital raising options for traditionally underrepresented small businesses (see H.R. 2796), H1914 [24AP]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (H.R. 6039), H5044 [24OC]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate development of fair and affordable housing and decrease certain housing costs (H.R. 4233), H3072 [21JN]

——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (H.R. 4231), H3072 [21JN]

——— set aside community development block grant amounts for grants to renovate, rehabilitate, and modernize local chapter facilities of veterans service organizations (H.R. 6361), H5671 [9NO]

Dept. of Justice: direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze data on incidents in which children have been seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers (H.R. 6456), H5900 [17NO]

Dept. of State: include information in International Narcotics Control Strategy Report on improvements by countries to combat narcotics-related money laundering and report on consistency of Bank Secrecy Act examinations (H.R. 5523), H4381 [18SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct U.S. executive directors at international financial institutions to advocate for investment in projects that decrease reliance on Russia for agricultural commodities (H.R. 4768), H3889 [20JY]

——— protect against illicit oil shipments (H.R. 6365), H5729 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify authority to assign disability rating of total to veteran by reason of unemployability (H.R. 6362), H5671 [9NO]

Financial institutions: apply enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies to large banks that do not have bank holding company (H.R. 4210), H2991 [20JN]

——— prohibit stock sales by senior bank executives in certain circumstances (H.R. 4209), H2991 [20JN]

——— provide Federal financial regulators with clawback authority over executive compensation and industry prohibition and civil money penalty authority over executives whose negligence caused losses (H.R. 4208), H2991 [20JN]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 4194), H2961 [15JN]

Homeless: provide path to end homelessness (H.R. 4232), H3072 [21JN]

International Development Association: accord securities same exemption from securities laws that applies to securities of other multilateral development banks in which U.S. is member (H.R. 1161), H875 [24FE]

SEC: require Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to provide educational resources and host events to promote capital raising options for traditionally underrepresented small businesses (H.R. 2796), H1915 [24AP]

Eulogies

Reese, Quincy D., Jr.: by, E712• [25JY]

Factsheets

More Harm and No Good—So-Called ‘‘Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023’’ Leaves Borrowers and Taxpayers Less Financially Secure: Center for Responsible Lending, H3122 [23JN]

Letters

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act: Public Citizen (organization), H3121 [23JN]

Except quotations of fixed-income securities from certain SEC regulatory requirements: Public Citizen (organization), H3121 [23JN]

Increasing Financial Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act: Public Citizen (organization), H3121 [23JN]

Increasing Investor Opportunities Act: Public Citizen (organization), H3121 [23JN]

Middle Class Borrower Protection Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H3121 [23JN]

——— Lisa Sitkin, National Housing Law Project (organization), H3123 [23JN]

——— National Housing Resource Center, H3123 [23JN]

——— Public Citizen (organization), H3121 [23JN]

Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act: Public Citizen (organization), H3121 [23JN]

Lists

Republican Members of Congress who applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans, H641 [2FE]

Poems

‘‘To the Family & Friends of My Friend Kartoon,’’ by, E709• [25JY]

Press releases

NFHA Issues Statement Opposing the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act: National Fair Housing Alliance, H3123 [23JN]

Remarks

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans, H2488 [22MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (S.J. Res. 32), H6056, H6058, H6060, H6061 [1DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: tribute to Center for Women Veterans, H2488 [22MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4820), H5423 [6NO]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: cancel recent changes to up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages (H.R. 3564), H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119, H3121, H3122, H3123, H3126 [23JN]

——— certify changes to up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages will not increase fees on middle class borrowers, H3126 [23JN]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (H.R. 582), H501, H502 [30JA]

GAO: publish online findings and conclusions of study of Federal Housing Finance Agency revisions to loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages, H3121, H3122, H3123 [23JN]

Marvin Group (company): anniversary, E108• [8FE]

Memorial Day: observance, H2488 [22MY]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2334 [15MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H1938 [25AP], H2334 [15MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), H2704• [31MY]

SEC: carry out study and rulemaking on definition of term ‘‘small entity’’ for purposes of securities laws (H.R. 2792), H2653 [30MY]

——— expand access to capital for rural small businesses (H.R. 298), H503, H504 [30JA]

——— require Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to provide educational resources and host events to promote capital raising options for traditionally underrepresented small businesses (H.R. 2796), H2655 [30MY]

——— require certification examinations for accredited investors (H.R. 2797), H2656, H2657 [30MY]

——— require issuers with multi-class stock structure to make certain disclosures in any proxy or consent solicitation material (H.R. 2795), H2654 [30MY]

Securities: postpone date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in the case of financial exploitation of specified adults (H.R. 500), H499, H500 [30JA]

Socialism: denounce (H. Con. Res. 9), H635, H637, H639, H640, H641, H642 [2FE]

Votes: position on missed, E682• [17JY], E1049• [2NO]

Tributes

Artwine, Ronald (Kartoon), E709• [25JY]

Jackson-Kelley, Patricia, H2488 [22MY]

Reese, Quincy D., Jr., E712• [25JY]