LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4368), H4525 [26SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (S.J. Res. 32), consideration (H. Res. 891), H5955 [29NO]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (H.R. 467), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2521 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4365), consideration (H. Res. 680), H4401 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2521 [23MY]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), consideration (H. Res. 298), H1780 [18AP]

District of Columbia: disapprove law enacting certain justice reforms that limit police powers (H.J. Res. 42), consideration (H. Res. 298), H1780 [18AP]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles—Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards’’ (S.J. Res. 11), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2521 [23MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 847), H5489 [7NO]

Immigration: prohibit use of Federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under administrative jurisdiction of Federal land management agencies (H.R. 5283), consideration (H. Res. 891), H5955 [29NO]

Iran: freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (H.R. 5961), consideration (H. Res. 891), H5955 [29NO]

Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 680), H4401 [19SE]

——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4316 [14SE]

Power resources: increase energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, promote transparency, accountability, and permitting, and improve water quality certification (H.R. 1), H1610 [29MR]

Analyses

Poll of Election Officials Shows High Turnover Amid Safety Threats and Political Interference: Brennan Center for Justice, H5487 [7NO]

Appointments

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees, H6981 [14DE]

Articles and editorials

As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers, Sheryl G. Stolberg, New York (NY) Times, H4396 [19SE]

Bill Richardson and the Magic of His Diplomacy, Linda Lynch, Santa Fe (NM) New Mexican, E847• [14SE]

EVs Made in the U.S. Are Dominating the Market, Andy Kalmowitz, Jalopnik (Internet site), H4315 [14SE]

Fentanyl Surge Started and Peaked Under Trump Despite GOP Blaming Biden, Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek (publication), H2519 [23MY]

How Much Have Record Corporate Profits Contributed to Recent Inflation? Andrew Glover, José Mustre-del-Río, and Alice von Ende-Becker, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, H5952–H5954 [29NO]

Opioid Crisis—Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response to Another Deadly Epidemic, Brian Mann, NPR.org (Internet site), H2519 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H427 [26JA]

——— 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]

——— preempt State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion (see H.R. 2573), H1717 [10AP]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]

Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see H.R. 1840), H1912 [20AP]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5731 [13NO]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H5731 [13NO]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H5730 [13NO]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 1351), H1112 [3MR]

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. 5463), H4344 [14SE]

BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3031), H2503 [22MY]

——— withdraw certain land in Sandoval County, NM, from mineral development and maintain authority to sell, lease, or exchange surface rights (see H.R. 1221), H915 [27FE]

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

Children and youth: improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through implementation of infant-toddler court teams within States (see H.R. 5140), H6816 [11DE]

Civil liberties: express concern about spreading problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression (see H. Res. 733), H4714 [27SE]

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

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H6860 [12DE]

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. 4121), H3112 [22JN]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 54), H2089 [27AP]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5731 [13NO]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [27AP]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H5903 [21NO]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see H.R. 11), H3698 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see H.R. 2814), H1945 [25AP]

——— extend certain certification periods for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 5757), H4913 [29SE]

——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see H.R. 1269), H2174 [9MY]

——— modify market development programs (see H.R. 2723), H5044 [24OC]

——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see H.R. 3519), H4147 [27JY]

——— provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves (see H.R. 2695), H3891 [20JY]

——— provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (see H.R. 1517), H1248 [9MR]

——— support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments (see H.R. 945), H2743 [5JN]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3183), H4147 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5546 [7NO]

——— improve Full-Service Community School Program (see H.R. 6576), H7031 [3JA]

——— 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), H2452 [18MY]

——— protect borrowers of Federal student loans during transition period following end of coronavirus student loan repayment pause (see H.R. 644), H631 [1FE]

——— provide full Federal funding under Impact Aid Program for local educational agencies providing language instruction for English learners and immigrant students (see H.R. 1591), H4987 [3OC]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 2992), H2116 [28AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 309), H231 [12JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish research, development, and demonstration program relative to abandoned wells (see H.R. 4877), H4219 [1SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]

——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2370), H3145 [23JN]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H4266 [12SE]

——— compile into searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development (see H.R. 885), H822 [9FE]

——— 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. 3850), H2761 [6JN]

——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see H.R. 3879), H5900 [17NO]

——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see H.R. 3375), H4198 [22AU]

——— establish task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers (see H.R. 6033), H5938 [28NO]

——— establish urban Indian organization confer policy (see H.R. 630), H1950 [25AP]

——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4350 [14SE]

——— extend funding for special diabetes programs for type I diabetes (see H.R. 2550), H4266 [12SE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 2976), H2084 [27AP]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 3946), H4991 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 666), H575 [31JA]

——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 6298), H5938 [28NO]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to assist unemployed and under-employed workers to document American experience (see H.R. 5192), H4181 [11AU]

——— expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers (see H.R. 3576), H2499 [22MY]

——— expand national apprenticeship system and promote labor standards to safeguard welfare of apprentices (see H.R. 2851), H1946 [25AP]

——— reauthorize YouthBuild program (see H.R. 6629), H6207 [6DE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 4422), H5938 [28NO]

——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H1527 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes (see H.R. 1246), H1153 [7MR]

——— increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants (see H.R. 4356), H3142 [23JN]

——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see H.R. 1065), H7030 [3JA]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1208), H914 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see H.R. 930), H2314 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: designate Texas and New Mexico portions of future Interstate-designated segments of Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27 (see H.R. 3209), H4349 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see H.R. 4157), H5937 [28NO]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (see H.R. 1317), H1049 [1MR]

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]

Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 279), H1709 [6AP]

Education: support public schools that provide students with well-rounded education and prepare students for success in life, foster parental involvement, and protect civil rights of students and families (see H. Res. 219), H1279 [10MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H206 [11JA]

Employment: 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), H967 [28FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1249 [9MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 4046), H2808 [12JN]

FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 3433), H4952 [2OC]

——— provide for notification by manufacturers of critical essential medicines of increased demand of such drugs (see H.R. 3008), H5856 [14NO]

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), H2129 [2MY]

——— provide for corporate responsibility investment option under Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1261), H970 [28FE]

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez U.S. Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5754), H4713 [27SE]

FEMA: provide flexibility with Federal cost share for fire management assistance (see H.R. 480), H277 [24JA]

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), H631 [1FE]

——— 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), H2935 [14JN]

——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 715), H627 [1FE]

——— 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), H1690 [30MR]

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1723), H1326 [22MR]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1838), H1527 [28MR]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]

Gila River System: designate certain sections as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System and provide for transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in New Mexico (see H.R. 1611), H1297 [17MR]

Health: oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see H. Res. 561), H3151 [27JN]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H2424 [17MY]

Hispanic Americans: express support for increasing number of Latino students and young professionals entering careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H. Res. 762), H4990 [6OC]

——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see H. Res. 754), H4950 [2OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H5731 [13NO]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 483), H2993 [20JN]

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), H3073 [21JN]

——— eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see H.R. 4285), H3108 [22JN]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 1698), H5900 [17NO]

——— provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 3194), H2244 [10MY]

——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 1511), H4857 [28SE]

Indian Health Service: extend funding for special diabetes programs for Indians (see H.R. 2547), H2314 [11MY]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (see H.R. 5822), H4913 [29SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4519), H5405 [3NO]

Insurance: prohibit group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (see H.R. 3851), H4987 [3OC]

——— provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer (see H.R. 3086), H5182 [30OC]

Israel: support Israeli democracy (see H. Con. Res. 61), H5023 [17OC]

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), H6146 [5DE]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3479 [12JY]

LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see H.R. 4050), H2808 [12JN]

LGBTQI+ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 558), H3151 [27JN]

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 568), H3159 [30JN]

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

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 1610), H4987 [3OC]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 33), H98 [9JA]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H4951 [2OC]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 345), H233 [12JA]

Mexico: reaffirm U.S. commitment to respecting sovereignty and condemn calls for military action in Mexico without Mexico’s consent and congressional authorization (see H. Res. 763), H4990 [6OC]

Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 768), H4993 [10OC] (see H. Res. 771), H4998 [11OC]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 4889), H3950 [25JY]

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 2882), H5856 [14NO]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see H. Res. 353), H2126 [2MY]

National Guard: anniversary of National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see H. Res. 921), H7001 [19DE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H2665 [30MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see H. Res. 682), H4297 [13SE]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 4052), H4212 [29AU]

National Move Over Law Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 152), H874 [24FE]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 765), H676 [2FE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 900), H6049 [30NO]

National Park Service: extend funding for Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 3350), H2347 [15MY]

National Rural Health Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 870), H5855 [14NO]

Native Americans: ensure all federally recognized Tribes that are eligible for gaming in U.S. are regulated under Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (see H.R. 2873), H2503 [22MY]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain BIA and Indian Health Service accounts (see H.R. 4832), H3895 [24JY]

——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see H.R. 4524), H5938 [28NO]

NIST: conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials (see H.R. 369), H280 [24JA]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 4897), H4028 [26JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H7008 [22DE]

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), H7030 [3JA]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see H.R. 3970), H2787 [9JN]

Public lands: improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land (see H.R. 6492), H5982 [29NO]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 2757), H2314 [11MY]

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. 526), H2990 [20JN]

SEC: expand access to capital for rural small businesses (see H.R. 298), H203 [11JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 5030), H6082 [1DE]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see H.R. 716), H2174 [9MY]

Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative to LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 6652), H6208 [6DE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H868 [21FE]

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

——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4260), H3070 [21JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H246 [17JA]

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), H5231 [1NO]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926), H1950 [25AP]

Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see H.R. 4963), H4136 [27JY]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 2871), H3702 [18JY]

——— 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]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H4265 [12SE]

——— 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]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H4349 [14SE]

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. 269), H1693 [30MR]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 886), H5902 [21NO]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H5182 [30OC]

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), H1712 [6AP]

——— 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: restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H5365 [2NO]

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), H1209 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (see H.R. 3062), H2125 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure producers who rely on acequia systems have access to drought protections (see H.R. 4290), H3108 [22JN]

——— establish Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Tribal Relations (see H.R. 5493), H4345 [14SE]

——— establish position of Women Farmers and Ranchers Liaison (see H.R. 4425), H3158 [30JN]

——— improve child nutrition in Tribal areas (see H.R. 1589), H1285 [14MR]

——— increase payments for drought-resilient or water-saving practices and to provide additional payments for perennial production systems (see H.R. 5764), H4713 [27SE]

——— provide additional funds to States for administration of certain nutrition programs (see H.R. 4033), H2808 [12JN]

——— provide for cost-share waivers for projects carried out in response to wildland fires caused by certain Government actions (see H.R. 4920), H4029 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for historically Black, Tribal, and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 5998), H5032 [19OC]

——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see H.R. 1757), H1408 [23MR]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 4426), H3158 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System and Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in Rio Jemez Stream System (see H.R. 1304), H1048 [1MR]

FCC: improve access by Indian Tribes to support from universal service programs (see H.R. 5494), H4345 [14SE]

FEMA: authorize assistance for damage resulting from Cerro Pelado Fire (see H.R. 5888), H4985 [3OC]

——— extend time period for submission of claims relative to Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire (see H.R. 5889), H4985 [3OC]

Forest Service: enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out ecosystem restoration activities relative to collection and maintenance of native seeds and production of seedlings for revegetation (see H.R. 5015), H4139 [27JY]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (see H.R. 1590), H1285 [14MR]

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. 72), H4990 [6OC]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund (see H.R. 6599), H6143 [5DE]

New Mexico: withdraw certain Federal land in Pecos Watershed area from mineral entry and designate Thompson Peak Wilderness Area (see H.R. 5943), H5007 [12OC]

New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act: recognize anniversary and importance of cultivating education in mother tongue and English for preservation of culture, identity, and indigenous knowledge (see H. Res. 229), H1286 [14MR]

Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: amend (see H.R. 3977), H2787 [9JN]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro de la Olla Wilderness (see H.R. 1303), H1048 [1MR]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (H.R. 3062), H2128 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure producers who rely on acequia systems have access to drought protections (H.R. 4290), H3110 [22JN]

——— establish Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Tribal Relations (H.R. 5493), H4348 [14SE]

——— establish position of Women Farmers and Ranchers Liaison (H.R. 4425), H3161 [30JN]

——— improve child nutrition in Tribal areas (H.R. 1589), H1287 [14MR]

——— increase payments for drought-resilient or water-saving practices and to provide additional payments for perennial production systems (H.R. 5764), H4715 [27SE]

——— provide additional funds to States for administration of certain nutrition programs (H.R. 4033), H2810 [12JN]

——— provide for cost-share waivers for projects carried out in response to wildland fires caused by certain Government actions (H.R. 4920), H4032 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for historically Black, Tribal, and minority-serving institutions (H.R. 5998), H5033 [19OC]

——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (H.R. 1757), H1410 [23MR]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 4426), H3161 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System and Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in Rio Jemez Stream System (H.R. 1304), H1051 [1MR]

FCC: improve access by Indian Tribes to support from universal service programs (H.R. 5494), H4348 [14SE]

FEMA: authorize assistance for damage resulting from Cerro Pelado Fire (H.R. 5888), H4987 [3OC]

——— extend time period for submission of claims relative to Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire (H.R. 5889), H4987 [3OC]

Forest Service: enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out ecosystem restoration activities relative to collection and maintenance of native seeds and production of seedlings for revegetation (H.R. 5015), H4145 [27JY]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (H.R. 1590), H1287 [14MR]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund (H.R. 6599), H6145 [5DE]

New Mexico: withdraw certain Federal land in Pecos Watershed area from mineral entry and designate Thompson Peak Wilderness Area (H.R. 5943), H5008 [12OC]

Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: amend (H.R. 3977), H2790 [9JN]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro de la Olla Wilderness (H.R. 1303), H1051 [1MR]

Letters

Disapprove Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’: several organizations, H5949 [29NO]

Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act: Harold P. Wimmer, American Lung Association, H4313 [14SE]

——— International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), H4312 [14SE]

Lists

Hobbs High School boys’ soccer team, E1105• [15NO]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4821), H5286 [2NO], H5392 [3NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4368), H4527 [26SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H4311, H4314 [14SE], H4394, H4395, H4400 [19SE]

——— making continuing and providing border security funding (H.R. 5525), consideration (H. Res. 741), H4865 [29SE]

——— oppose linking asylum process reform to foreign aid, H6031 [30NO]

Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care, H4396 [19SE]

Biden, President: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct (H. Res. 918), H6880 [13DE]

BLM: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce withdrawal of certain Federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park from further mineral development, H5321 [2NO]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (S.J. Res. 32), consideration (H. Res. 891), H5947, H5949, H5954 [29NO]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (H.R. 467), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2514, H2516, H2517, H2518, H2519, H2520, H2521 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Tribal Relations, H4527 [26SE]

——— Rural Multi Family Rental Housing Loan Program funding, H4527 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), consideration (H. Res. 583), H3498 [13JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4365), consideration (H. Res. 680), H4393, H4394, H4396, H4397, H4400 [19SE]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program’’ (H.J. Res. 88), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6125 [5DE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2514, H2516 [23MY]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1776 [18AP]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), consideration (H. Res. 298), H1775, H1777, H1778, H1779, H1780 [18AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4367), H5948 [29NO]

Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 495), H2831 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: take certain Federal lands located in San Diego County, CA, into trust for benefit of Pala Band of Mission Indians (H.R. 423), H693, H694 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4821), H5321 [2NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4821), motion to recommit, H5286 [2NO]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: develop plan to disseminate and advertise open civil service positions in field offices with functions relating to permitting and natural resources, H1610, H1611 [29MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 614), H3969 [26JY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law enacting certain justice reforms that limit police powers (H.J. Res. 42), consideration (H. Res. 298), H1775, H1779 [18AP]

Economy: address growing inflation, H5952, H5954 [29NO]

Education: express concern over recent censorship in schools, H2511 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4394), consideration (H. Res. 756), H4966 [3OC]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles—Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards’’ (S.J. Res. 11), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2514, H2516, H2521 [23MY]

Farmington, NM: condemn shooting in neighborhood and express condolences to families and victims, H2371 [16MY]

Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare (H. Res. 178), H1779 [18AP], H2518 [23MY], H4315 [14SE], H4400 [19SE], H5486 [7NO], H5950, H5951 [29NO]

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), consideration (H. Res. 524), H3009 [21JN]

FEMA: provide compensation for victims of fire initiated as prescribed burn by Forest Service in Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel County, NM, E132• [17FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 847), H5483, H5484, H5486, H5487, H5488 [7NO]

Firearms: reinstate ban on semiautomatic assault weapons, H2371 [16MY]

Gatton, Mary: Louisville Business First (publication) Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E190• [7MR]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (S. 475), H4363, H4364 [18SE]

Hobbs, NM: tribute to Hobbs High School boys’ soccer team, E1105• [15NO]

——— tribute to Hobbs High School Career and Technical Education Center, E1106• [15NO]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5947, H5954 [29NO]

Immigration: condemn use of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens (H. Res. 461), consideration (H. Res. 524), H3009 [21JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under administrative jurisdiction of Federal land management agencies (H.R. 5283), consideration (H. Res. 891), H5947, H5948, H5950, H5954 [29NO]

——— prohibit use of public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens (H.R. 3941), consideration (H. Res. 597), H3654 [18JY]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 383), H2187 [10MY]

Iran: freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (H.R. 5961), consideration (H. Res. 891), H5947, H5954 [29NO]

Language: importance of bilingualism, H1133 [7MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4364), consideration (H. Res. 756), H4966 [3OC]

Los Alamos, NM: Los Alamos Public Schools recipient of College Board (organization) Advanced Placement Small District of the Year award, E1155• [1DE]

Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 680), H4393, H4394, H4396, H4400 [19SE]

——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4311, H4312, H4313, H4314, H4315, H4316 [14SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, H3009 [21JN]

Power resources: increase energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, promote transparency, accountability, and permitting, and improve water quality certification (H.R. 1), H1551, H1610, H1611 [29MR]

——— increase energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, promote transparency, accountability, and permitting, and improve water quality certification (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 260), H1480 [28MR]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2521 [23MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), consideration (H. Res. 327), H1968 [26AP]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), consideration (H. Res. 456), H2675 [31MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5893), consideration (H. Res. 869), H5865 [15NO]

Socialism: denounce (H. Con. Res. 9), H639 [2FE]

Taxation: provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), consideration (H. Res. 524), H3009 [21JN]

Tennessee: take certain Federal lands into trust for benefit of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 548), H691, H692 [6FE]

Votes: position on missed, E90• [2FE]

Reports

Office of National Drug Control Policy Should Develop Key Planning Elements To Meet Statutory Requirements: GAO, H2514–H2516 [23MY]

Tributes

Howell, Norvill, E792• [25AU]

Lopez, Janna, E132• [17FE]

Poccia, Christopher, E269• [28MR]

Richardson, Bill, H4310, H4328 [14SE], E847• [14SE]

Ruiz Esquivel, Salvador, E554• [13JN]

Ryan, Duane, E793• [25AU]

Shelly, Ben, E614• [23JN]