GALLEGO, RUBEN (a Representative from Arizona)

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H2760 [6JN]

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

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]

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

Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1097), H2120 [28AP]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5546 [7NO]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H678 [2FE]

——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H4991 [6OC]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4241), H3070 [21JN]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H4991 [6OC]

Arizona: extensions, additions, and revisions to Barry M. Goldwater Range (see H.R. 4377), H3150 [27JN]

Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 6357), H5668 [9NO]

——— expand protections under Exceptional Family Member Program for transgender dependents of members (see H.R. 5196), H4181 [11AU]

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument: designate (see H.R. 4580), H3476 [12JY]

BIA: secure existing Tribal contract support cost reimbursements (see H.R. 409), H249 [20JA]

Bureau of Prisons: develop and implement strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in mail at Federal correctional facilities (see H.R. 5266), H5108 [25OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: clarify jurisdiction relative to certain pumped storage development (see H.R. 1607), H1761 [17AP]

César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2446), H1692 [30MR]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H1693 [30MR]

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]

Climate: impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4194 [18AU]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: protect U.S. food security, give greater jurisdiction over land purchases, and prevent foreign adversary purchases of land near sensitive sites (see H.R. 4577), H5177 [26OC]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1073), H917 [27FE]

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), H2931 [14JN]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H4992 [6OC]

Courts: address rising trend of venue-shopping in Federal courts by requiring certain cases be heard by panel of judges, randomly assigning certain cases, and publishing case assigments on court website (see H.R. 3652), H5857 [14NO]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 895), H4991 [6OC]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H3897 [24JY]

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: establish integrated research, education, and extension competitive grant program and scholarship grant program for certain Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving institutions (see H.R. 2783), H3209 [11JY]

——— expand school lunch program community eligibility (see H.R. 2567), H3897 [24JY]

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

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H968 [28FE]

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

——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (see H.R. 3216), H6988 [14DE]

——— 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), H2307 [11MY]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3183), H2243 [10MY]

Dept. of Commerce: clarify scope of major Federal action under National Environmental Policy Act relative to certain projects for production of semiconductors (see H.R. 4549), H4167 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish Baltic Security Initiative (see H.R. 2922), H2082 [27AP]

——— establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (see H.R. 1777), H2886 [13JN]

——— improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 1045), H5108 [25OC]

——— provide retroactive effective date for promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as result of suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions (see H.R. 6736), H6940 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 3444), H2642 [25MY]

——— award grants for educational programs on history of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander peoples in America, development of discriminatory laws targeting them, and their contributions to U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H2244 [10MY] (see H.R. 3434), H2425 [17MY]

——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 603), H3891 [20JY]

——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see H.R. 1842), H4266 [12SE]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 3596), H2545 [23MY]

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 4812), H4034 [26JY]

——— 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), H4463 [22SE]

——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see H.R. 1757), H1719 [10AP]

——— provide for consideration of definition of antisemitism by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 6090), H5182 [30OC]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 5049), H4141 [27JY]

——— 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), H5022 [17OC]

——— 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 that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H6211 [6DE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out clean energy microgrid grant program to improve energy resilience, energy democracy, and security of communities, prioritizing environmental justice communities (see H.R. 891), H822 [9FE]

——— provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education (see H.R. 2685), H4033 [26JY]

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]

——— 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), H3860 [19JY]

——— conduct study on designation of general surgery shortage areas (see H.R. 1781), H5000 [11OC]

——— ensure expenses relating to acquisition or use of devices to detect fentanyl, xylazine, and other emerging adulterant substances, including test strips are allowable expenses under certain grant programs (see H.R. 5801), H4854 [28SE]

——— establish urban Indian organization confer policy (see H.R. 630), H2709 [31MY]

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

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see H.R. 4884), H3949 [25JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3713), H4212 [29AU]

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]

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

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4817), H3888 [20JY]

——— establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 3170), H5033 [19OC]

——— 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), H7030 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3184), H2243 [10MY]

——— establish National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program (see H.R. 3381), H5177 [26OC]

——— expand areas eligible under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 4754), H4299 [13SE]

——— extend compensation provided under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program relative to claims related to uranium mining (see H.R. 3497), H4167 [4AU]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 4426), H4350 [14SE]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 1105), H3897 [24JY]

Dept. of Labor: expand national apprenticeship system and promote labor standards to safeguard welfare of apprentices (see H.R. 2851), H5231 [1NO]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 4579), H3476 [12JY]

Dept. of State: designate Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 506), H323 [25JA]

——— increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 6054), H5904 [21NO]

——— modernize passport processing, make permanent Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative fees, and authorize special hiring authority for Passport Services (see H.R. 5233), H4219 [1SE]

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), H1712 [6AP]

——— 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), H869 [21FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see H.R. 3333), H3897 [24JY]

——— increase transparency regarding activities, and reduce malign influence of, China in Inter-American Development Bank (see H.R. 4865), H3949 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 491), H4147 [27JY]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 1083), H5182 [30OC]

——— provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services (see H.R. 544), H4991 [6OC]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 3651), H5231 [1NO]

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

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]

Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 315), H1909 [20AP]

Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H4147 [27JY]

Ecuador: make eligible for designation as beneficiary country under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 6414), H5855 [14NO]

Education: strengthen and expand adult education programs (see H.R. 5987), H6944 [13DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H4161 [1AU]

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]

European Union: urge to expeditiously designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization (see H. Res. 288), H2461 [18MY]

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

Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 517), H2959 [15JN]

FDA: expand tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage prevention and treatment of coccidioidomycosis (see H.R. 6227), H5404 [3NO]

——— expressly authorize use of certain grants to implement substance use disorder and overdose prevention activities relative to fentanyl and xylazine test strips (see H.R. 4106), H4716 [27SE]

FDIC: clarify authority to clawback certain compensation paid to executives of failed banks (see H.R. 2972), H2084 [27AP]

Federal agencies and departments: improve effectiveness and performance of certain Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 5934), H6082 [1DE]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2992 [20JN]

Federal firefighters: provide special base rates of pay for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 5169), H4183 [11AU]

——— reform and enhance pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 3108), H4167 [4AU]

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]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2891), H2175 [9MY]

——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see H.R. 1602), H1285 [14MR]

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]

——— expand to all firearms requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 4202), H3209 [11JY]

——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3018), H3112 [22JN]

——— modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see H.R. 3269), H2310 [11MY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H782 [8FE]

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

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1723), H4147 [27JY]

Foreign policy: increase foreign aid, enhance security assistance, and strengthen democracy and economic security in Black Sea region (see H.R. 1680), H6988 [14DE]

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3882), H3953 [25JY]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H4167 [4AU]

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), H969 [28FE]

GAO: require report on effects of fentanyl crisis (see H.R. 5237), H4191 [18AU]

Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4140 [27JY]

Health: codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see H.R. 3561), H3702 [18JY]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H3209 [11JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H2134 [5MY]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 72), H4167 [4AU]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 483), H2779 [7JN]

Immigration: enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see H.R. 6205), H6861 [12DE]

——— 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]

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]

International Boundary and Water Commission: assume full ownership and control of International Outfall Interceptor in Nogales, AZ (see H.R. 4643), H4194 [18AU]

Iran: condemn massacre of political prisoners in 1988 and uprisings of recent years, including 2018, 2019, and 2022 uprisings, and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 627), H4199 [22AU]

——— freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (see H.R. 6000), H5108 [25OC]

——— impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (see H.R. 589), H711 [6FE]

——— impose sanctions with respect to countries, individuals, and entities engaging in any effort to acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or deploy Iranian missiles and related goods and technology (see H.R. 3152), H3173 [6JY]

——— recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 100), H878 [24FE]

Jews: condemn recent rise in antisemitic violence and harassment targeting Jewish Americans and stand in solidarity with those affected by antisemitism (see H. Res. 527), H5232 [1NO]

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1831), H4193 [18AU]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 36), H238 [13JA]

Latino Conservation Week: designate (see H. Res. 601), H3858 [19JY]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1719), H1912 [20AP]

LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see H.R. 4050), H7008 [22DE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H853 [17FE]

Medicaid: eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 949), H4383 [18SE]

Medicare: expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 3875), H3702 [18JY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H3163 [30JN]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see H.R. 834), H4987 [3OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 4261), H3071 [21JN]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 345), H246 [17JA]

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]

Minnesota: withdraw from mineral exploration Federal lands and waters in Rainy River Watershed, including in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and Superior National Forest (see H.R. 668), H575 [31JA]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 866), H5729 [13NO]

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

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 459), H2708 [31MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 459), H2708 [31MY]

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

National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee: improve extreme heat preparedness and response, require study, and establish grant program to address heat effects (see H.R. 4953), H4136 [27JY]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 765), H2174 [9MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 362), H2175 [9MY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 107), H781 [8FE]

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), H2351 [15MY]

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

——— ratify treaty between San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and Navajo Nation and provide for creation of reservation for San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe (see H.R. 2461), H2503 [22MY]

NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal (see H.J. Res. 89), H4346 [14SE]

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), H864 [21FE]

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), H3897 [24JY]

Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H5182 [30OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 908), H843 [14FE]

Public lands: improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land (see H.R. 6492), H6111 [4DE]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 173), H915 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 4170), H2957 [15JN]

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]

Russia: recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see H. Res. 154), H1330 [22MR]

SEC: permit registered investment companies to omit certain fees from calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses reporting (see H.R. 1379), H4951 [2OC]

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see H.R. 4360), H6861 [12DE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 5030), H6211 [6DE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H4265 [12SE]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1115 [3MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926, 927), H2598 [24MY]

Taiwan: authorize negotiation and conclusion and provide for congressional consideration of tax agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (see H.R. 4729), H3856 [19JY]

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]

——— 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]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see H.R. 889), H4501 [26SE]

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 3139), H4952 [2OC]

——— 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]

——— increase information reporting threshold for slot winnings (see H.R. 3125), H2503 [22MY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H1729 [13AP]

——— 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]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3238), H3173 [6JY]

——— repeal limitation on cover over of certain distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3146), H2710 [31MY]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H5044 [24OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 808), H5043 [24OC]

Tobacco products: exempt premium cigar industry from certain regulations (see H.J. Res. 99), H5669 [9NO]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 3092), H2642 [25MY]

TSA: protect airline personnel and passengers by placing abusive passengers on commercial no-fly list (see H.R. 2394), H1641 [29MR]

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

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 4602), H4183 [11AU]

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4172), H3178 [10JY]

Ukraine: impose sanctions relative to any foreign person endangering integrity or safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (see H.R. 3246), H2309 [11MY]

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), H1047 [1MR]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 4335), H5365 [2NO]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 5295), H4205 [25AU]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5322), H4216 [1SE]

——— 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), H1327 [22MR]

Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 4314), H3109 [22JN]

Women: clarify constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid and enforceable and Archivist of U.S. must certify and publish the article without delay (see H.J. Res. 82), H4153 [28JY]

——— 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), H576 [31JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H1729 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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. 3489), H2453 [18MY]

——— require prompt reporting of any incident in which Armed Forces are involved in attack or hostilities (see H.R. 6752), H6940 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see H.R. 3143), H2170 [9MY]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 5478), H4344 [14SE]

——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 2425), H1691 [30MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students due to immigration status (see H.R. 1701), H1325 [22MR]

——— provide for freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 1626), H1292 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants to enlist in military and obtain pathway to citizenship (see H.R. 1451), H1205 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish excess urban heat mitigation grant program (see H.R. 2945), H2083 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: expand Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (see H.R. 6243), H5465 [6NO]

——— require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (see H.R. 1292), H1048 [1MR]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health standard that requires employers to keep opioid overdose reversal drugs onsite and develop and implement training plans to respond to drug overdose emergencies (see H.R. 6243), H5465 [6NO]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm that certain lands have been taken into trust for Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 6723), H6859 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: impose special measures on transactions relative to illicit fentanyl trafficking (see H.R. 3231), H2308 [11MY]

EPA: authorize grants for smart water infrastructure technology (see H.R. 3490), H2453 [18MY]

FEMA: include extreme heat in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 3965), H2786 [9JN]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see H.R. 3853), H2762 [6JN]

FTC: limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers (see H.R. 2463), H1698 [3AP]

——— promulgate regulations to prohibit entity from selling, leasing, or offering for sale or lease water rights at excessive price during certain droughts (see H.R. 3637), H2595 [24MY]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 663), H575 [31JA]

Medicare: apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in commercial market and change base year for rebate calculations (see H.R. 4115), H2931 [14JN]

Social Security: limit recovery of certain overpayments to ten-year period (see H.R. 6858), H6997 [19DE]

Taxation: impose excise tax on water use during droughts (see H.R. 5325), H4217 [1SE]

——— waive fee for installment agreements for taxpayers with income below certain percentage of Federal poverty level and taxpayers using direct debit (see H.R. 2675), H1845 [18AP]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

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 (H.R. 3489), H2458 [18MY]

——— require prompt reporting of any incident in which Armed Forces are involved in attack or hostilities (H.R. 6752), H6942 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (H.R. 3143), H2173 [9MY]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (H.R. 5478), H4347 [14SE]

——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (H.R. 2425), H1694 [30MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students due to immigration status (H.R. 1701), H1328 [22MR]

——— provide for freedom of association protections on college campuses (H.R. 1626), H1295 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants to enlist in military and obtain pathway to citizenship (H.R. 1451), H1207 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish excess urban heat mitigation grant program (H.R. 2945), H2086 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: require Federal law enforcement agencies report on cases of missing or murdered Indians (H.R. 1292), H1051 [1MR]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health standard that requires employers to keep opioid overdose reversal drugs onsite and develop and implement training plans to respond to drug overdose emergencies (H.R. 6243), H5467 [6NO]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm that certain lands have been taken into trust for Samish Indian Nation (H.R. 6723), H6860 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: impose special measures on transactions relative to illicit fentanyl trafficking (H.R. 3231), H2312 [11MY]

EPA: authorize grants for smart water infrastructure technology (H.R. 3490), H2458 [18MY]

FEMA: include extreme heat in definition of major disaster (H.R. 3965), H2789 [9JN]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (H.R. 3853), H2764 [6JN]

FTC: limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers (H.R. 2463), H1699 [3AP]

——— promulgate regulations to prohibit entity from selling, leasing, or offering for sale or lease water rights at excessive price during certain droughts (H.R. 3637), H2597 [24MY]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (H.R. 663), H577 [31JA]

Medicare: apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in commercial market and change base year for rebate calculations (H.R. 4115), H2933 [14JN]

Social Security: limit recovery of certain overpayments to ten-year period (H.R. 6858), H6998 [19DE]

Taxation: impose excise tax on water use during droughts (H.R. 5325), H4218 [1SE]

——— waive fee for installment agreements for taxpayers with income below certain percentage of Federal poverty level and taxpayers using direct debit (H.R. 2675), H1847 [18AP]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), E677• [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: expand Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (H.R. 6243), H5467 [6NO]

Dept. of the Interior: allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (H.R. 2872), H4366, H4367 [18SE]

——— complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (H.R. 3371), H4365 [18SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), E732• [27JY]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (H.R. 663), H4368, H4369 [18SE]

1N10 Inc.: anniversary, E228• [17MR]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Azteca Wedding Plaza (business), E1147• [30NO]

Votes: position on missed, E288• [3AP], E677• [14JY], E687• [18JY], E700• [20JY], E732• [27JY]

Tributes

Barrios, Frank, E862• [19SE]

Hannah, Mel, E25• [12JA]

Jackson, Jack C., Sr., E224• [17MR]

Merrill, Zach B., E292• [6AP]

Reveles, Roberto, E333• [19AP]

Zah, Peterson, E223• [17MR]