SCOTT, ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Colleges and universities: require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6181 [6DE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Health Bills Headed for a Vote in the House Undermine Consumer Protections and Market Rules, Sarah Lueck, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H3029 [21JN]

President Gay Was Right—Context Matters, Charles Fried, Harvard Crimson (publication), H6915 [13DE]

Stephen Rohde, ‘University Presidents Were Right To Condemn Hate Speech and Defend Free Speech’, Ronald K.L. Collins, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression First Amendment News, H6912–H6915 [13DE]

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]

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

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 (see H. Con. Res. 76), H5669 [9NO]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H2765 [6JN]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5984 [29NO]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H6210 [6DE]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H3953 [25JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 724), H627 [1FE]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 1351), H2379 [16MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H3071 [21JN]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5641, 5667), H4913 [29SE]

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 390), H2310 [11MY]

BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3031), H5108 [25OC]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H5669 [9NO]

Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4633), H3574 [13JY]

Chesapeake Bay: conserve (see H.R. 5133), H4158 [1AU]

Chesapeake National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 5045), H4140 [27JY]

Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see H. Res. 936), H6985 [14DE]

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]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 123), H833 [10FE]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5900 [17NO]

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]

——— condemn shootings that occurred in Monterey Park, CA, and Half Moon Bay, CA, honor memory of victims, express condolences to families, and provide support to those impacted (see H. Res. 200), H1150 [7MR]

——— eliminate disparity in sentencing for crack and powder cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1062), H852 [17FE]

Cummings, Elijah E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 42), H243 [17JA]

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: expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3698), H2636 [25MY]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3183), H2935 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on accessibility of mental health care providers and services for active duty Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2482), H1707 [6AP]

——— establish task force on mental health (see H.R. 3011), H2117 [28AP]

——— request permit revisions to allow for onsite testing and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination remediation at stormwater management outflow facilities (see H.R. 6095), H5173 [26OC]

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]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs (see H.R. 6585), H6143 [5DE]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H5904 [21NO]

——— 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), H5904 [21NO]

——— expand drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 4895), H4028 [26JY]

——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4296 [13SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 1828), H1527 [28MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4817), H5030 [18OC]

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]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 475), H277 [24JA]

——— modify Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects grant program report requirements (see H.R. 6290), H5650 [8NO]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 6461), H5901 [21NO]

——— increase capacity of Federal and State labor enforcement agencies to address labor violations (see H.R. 6634), H6207 [6DE]

——— 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), H1844 [18AP]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see H.R. 5402), H4383 [18SE]

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

——— require group health plans and group health insurance issuers to only pay claims submitted by hospitals with policies and procedures to ensure accurate billing practices (see H.R. 4509), H3176 [10JY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H5546 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit offshore drilling on Outer Continental Shelf in Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see H.R. 1320), H1049 [1MR]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off coast of Mid-Atlantic States (see H.R. 1327), H1049 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see H.R. 1255), H1696 [30MR]

——— 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), H5654 [8NO]

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]

Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H1325 [22MR]

Elections: improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H4207 [25AU]

Employment: prohibit employers from asking age or date of birth of individual before completion and submission of application for employment (see H.R. 3491), H2453 [18MY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5810), H4854 [28SE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H426 [26JA]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 744), H4910 [29SE]

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]

——— create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage and establish grant program for distribution of safe storage devices (see H.R. 4965), H4137 [27JY]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 660), H631 [1FE]

——— make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (see H.R. 52), H3577 [13JY]

——— 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), H5654 [8NO]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H509 [30JA]

——— regulate bump stocks in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 396), H4166 [4AU]

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

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), H3859 [19JY]

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]

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: 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), H5034 [19OC]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H5231 [1NO]

Historic buildings and sites: enhance protection and preservation of America’s battlefields (see H.R. 3448), H2642 [25MY]

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

Immigration: extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in Philippines and died while serving on active duty with U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities (see H.R. 3714), H2637 [25MY]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3206 [11JY]

Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates voluntarily declared on food labels (see H.R. 3159), H3860 [19JY]

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

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 49), H251 [20JA]

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: anniversary (see H. Res. 661), H4197 [22AU]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2547 [23MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 30), H234 [12JA]

Medicaid: eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 949), H4987 [3OC]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5568), H4992 [6OC]

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

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H4188 [15AU]

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]

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

National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see H. Res. 385), H2245 [10MY]

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 Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

Navy: take certain actions relating to improved mental health care (see H.R. 3373), H2376 [16MY]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 4770), H3886 [20JY]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4204 [25AU]

OSHA: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide safe worksite (see H.R. 2998), H2116 [28AP]

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

Philippines: reaffirm U.S. commitment to Mutual Defense Treaty, implement Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, and object to China’s sovereignty claims to South China Sea (see H. Res. 837), H5229 [1NO]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue (see H. Res. 819), H5174 [26OC]

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), H5104 [25OC]

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), H5654 [8NO]

Private First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic, Lynchburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 3696), H2636 [25MY]

Renewable energy: address primary permitting and transmission issues to speed up deployment of electricity transmission and clean energy, with proper input from affected communities (see H.R. 6747), H6940 [13DE]

——— repeal certain restrictions on offshore wind leasing (see H.R. 4936), H4029 [26JY]

——— repeal restrictions on onshore wind and solar (see H.R. 4916), H4029 [26JY]

Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and lift travel bans on dissidents and former political prisoners (see H. Res. 753), H4934 [30SE]

SBA: modify interest rate for eligible loans made to borrowers experiencing short-term financial challenges (see H.R. 2727), H5022 [17OC]

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Post Office Building, Purcellville, VA: designate (see H.R. 3354), H2347 [15MY]

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

——— exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5086), H4151 [28JY]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1288 [14MR]

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]

——— exclude certain assistance provided to farmers from gross income (see H.R. 5341), H4222 [5SE]

——— expand exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income and improve coordination with American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 3000), H2430 [17MY]

——— 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]

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

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]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

——— ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see H.R. 5291), H4204 [25AU]

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

——— remove barriers to ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5294), H4205 [25AU]

——— require inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications (see H.R. 5290), H4204 [25AU]

——— 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), H5028 [18OC]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2343 (see H.R. 3310), H2344 [15MY]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: amend and reauthorize (see H.R. 6655), H6739 [7DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H6943 [13DE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to those trained at Camp Ritchie, MD, known as ‘‘Ritchie Boys’’ (see H.R. 3545), H5654 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil rights: restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 3445), H2425 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 3444), H2425 [17MY]

——— extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (see H.R. 1655), H1293 [17MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 2976), H2084 [27AP]

Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 1263), H970 [28FE]

——— award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (see H.R. 4720), H3700 [18JY]

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

——— protect children from oppressive child labor and unsafe workplaces (see H.R. 4440), H3158 [30JN]

——— provide subsidized summer and year-round employment for youth who face systemic barriers to employment and viable career options and improve high school graduation and youth employment rates (see H.R. 5511), H4345 [14SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 6581), H6110 [4DE]

——— 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]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]

GAO: report to Congress on offshore wind development vessels (see H.R. 3614), H2545 [23MY]

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

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Civil rights: restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (H.R. 3445), H2429 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (H.R. 3444), H2429 [17MY]

——— extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (H.R. 1655), H1296 [17MR]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (H.R. 5049), H4146 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: promote child care and early learning (H.R. 2976), H2088 [27AP]

Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (H.R. 1263), H972 [28FE]

——— award grants for recruitment, retention, and advancement of direct care workers (H.R. 4720), H3701 [18JY]

——— expand national apprenticeship system and promote labor standards to safeguard welfare of apprentices (H.R. 2851), H1949 [25AP]

——— protect children from oppressive child labor and unsafe workplaces (H.R. 4440), H3162 [30JN]

——— provide subsidized summer and year-round employment for youth who face systemic barriers to employment and viable career options and improve high school graduation and youth employment rates (H.R. 5511), H4348 [14SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (H.R. 6581), H6111 [4DE]

——— 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 (H.R. 20), H971 [28FE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (H.R. 2725), H1888 [19AP]

GAO: report to Congress on offshore wind development vessels (H.R. 3614), H2546 [23MY]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 4889), H3952 [25JY]

Letters

Association Health Plans Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H3028 [21JN]

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Gisela Perez Kusakawa, Asian American Scholar Forum, H6168–H6170 [6DE]

——— several organizations, H6180 [6DE]

Disapprove Dept. of Education rule entitled ‘‘Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program’’: Marc Egan, National Education Association, H6723 [7DE]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H6722 [7DE]

Disapprove Dept. of Education rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’: National Urban League and UnidosUS (organization), H3041 [21JN]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H3039 [21JN]

——— several organizations, H3037–H3039 [21JN]

——— several unions, H3040 [21JN]

——— Tiffany Gourley Carter, National Council of Nonprofits, H3041 [21JN]

Disapprove Dept. of Labor rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’: Hanneke Smits, Bank of New York Mellon Corp., H938 [28FE]

——— John Gray, Service Employees International Union, H937 [28FE]

——— Nikita Singhal and Jennifer Anderson, Lazard Asset Management, LLC, H939 [28FE]

——— several organizations, H937, H938 [28FE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H936 [28FE]

National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs nutritional standards: several organizations, H6906 [13DE]

Schools Not Shelters Act: Raymond Hart, Council of the Great City Schools, H3678 [18JY]

Self-Insurance Protection Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act: several organizations, H6891 [13DE]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 5, Parents Bill of Rights Act, H1370 [23MR]

Messages

Veto of H.J. Res. 30, Disapprove Dept. of Labor Rule Entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’: President Biden, H1384 [23MR]

Press releases

Third Way Statement on Student Loan Pause CRA: Lanae Erickson, Third Way (organization), H3041 [21JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4368), H4540 [26SE], E916• [29SE]

Civil rights: restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (H.R. 3445), H3200 [11JY]

Colleges and universities: add international organizations to definition of foreign sources for disclosures of foreign gifts, H6179, H6180 [6DE]

——— condemn support of certain terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to creation of hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff (H. Res. 798), E1043• [2NO]

——— ensure compliance to prohibit discrimination on basis of race, color, or national origin under title VI of Civil Rights Act while also providing environment for freedom of speech and thought, E1043• [2NO]

——— increase minimum length of time institutions must maintain information on foreign gifts and investments within endowments, H6177 [6DE]

——— prohibit institutions that commit three violations of foreign gifts reporting requirements from obtaining waivers or renewal of waivers, H6176 [6DE]

——— reduce threshold value at which foreign gifts must be reported, H6178, H6179 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6167, H6168, H6170, H6175, H6176, H6177, H6178, H6179, H6180, H6181, H6183 [6DE]

——— require foreign entities providing gifts to institutions disclose any ties to designated foreign terrorist organizations, H6178 [6DE]

——— revise public, searchable database to remove personally identifiable information of staff or faculty required to disclose gifts and contracts from foreign entities, H6176 [6DE]

Congress: advance commonsense policy priorities (H.R. 626), consideration (H. Res. 350), H2620 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (H.R. 1147), H6889, H6891, H6896, H6903, H6904, H6905, H6906, H6907 [13DE]

——— ensure that whole milk served in schools can be organic or non-organic, H6904 [13DE]

——— prevent from issuing rule banning varieties of milk, including chocolate milk, in schools that participate in National School Lunch Program, H6906, H6907 [13DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement rule banning flavored milks in schools, H4540 [26SE]

——— prohibit schools that participate in National School Lunch Program from purchasing or offering milk produced by China state-owned enterprises, H6905 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: add private right of action for parents to hold schools accountable, H1382 [23MR]

——— align Parents’ Bill of Rights to required actions by school districts, affirm parents’ rights to direct education of children, and encourage courts to use strict scrutiny test to evaluate laws involving such rights, H1376 [23MR]

——— consolidate and award Federal funds in block grants to States to carry out educational activities permitted by laws of such States, H1417, H1418 [24MR]

——— 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), H6721, H6722, H6723, H6724 [7DE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), H2563, H2564, H2565, H2566, H2568, H2570 [24MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), veto, H3036, H3043 [21JN]

——— ensure that Parents’ Bill of Rights does not impose requirements on non-public elementary or secondary schools, H1392 [23MR]

——— expand Parents’ Bill of Rights definition of schools to include secondary career and technical schools, H1396 [23MR]

——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights notice if child’s school allows biological males to use restrooms or changing rooms designated for biological females, H1378 [23MR]

——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights notice if school operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities that permit biological males to participate in programs designated for biological females, H1377 [23MR]

——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights notice to parents of knowledge of any videos or recordings of violent activity involving their child, H1418 [24MR]

——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights requirement for local education agencies to provide total number of school counselors employed at elementary and secondary schools, H1375 [23MR]

——— prohibit Federal funds from going to local educational agencies unless they hold open enrollment period, H1383 [23MR]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1348, H1362, H1367, H1369, H1370, H1371, H1375, H1376, H1377, H1378, H1382, H1383, H1389, H1390, H1392, H1393, H1395, H1396 [23MR], H1416, H1417, H1418, H1419, H1420 [24MR]

——— 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), H1869 [19AP]

——— require local educational agencies provide notice to parents of plans to eliminate college credit courses, H1419, H1420 [24MR]

——— Student Aid Administration funding, H5790 [14NO]

——— student financial assistance programs funding, H5788 [14NO]

——— terminate, H1393 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: promote price transparency in health care sector (H.R. 5378), H6789• [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (H.J. Res. 30), H933, H936, H938, H940 [28FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (H.J. Res. 30), veto, H1384, H1385 [23MR]

——— ensure certain legislation would not result in higher premium rates for older workers, H3033 [21JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5894), H5788, H5790 [14NO]

Education: allow Federal funds appropriated for kindergarten through grade 12 education to follow student whether learning in person or remotely, to public, private, or home school of choice, H1416, H1417 [24MR]

——— establish that parents will be granted opportunity to address school boards regarding complaints about violations of parental rights, H1393 [23MR]

——— prohibit parents from denying access of students not their own from any books or other reading materials otherwise available in school libraries under Parents’ Bill of Rights, H1389 [23MR]

GAO: report on cost of requirements of Parents Bill of Rights Act to elementary and secondary schools, H1383 [23MR]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Phoebus High School football team, E498• [25MY], E1233• [14DE]

Hampton University: anniversary of Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, E113• [9FE]

Immigration: condemn use of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens (H. Res. 461), H3089, H3092 [22JN]

——— define ‘‘short term’’ relative to use of public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens, H3680 [18JY]

——— prohibit use of public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens (H.R. 3941), H3674, H3676, H3677, H3678, H3680 [18JY]

Insurance: exclude from definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, H3027 [21JN]

Jews: condemn antisemitism on university campuses and specific testimony of university presidents at Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) hearing (H. Res. 927), H6908, H6912, H6915, H6916 [13DE]

National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice: anniversary, E677• [14JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1350 [23MR]

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), H371• [26JA]

——— exclude areas off Virginia coast from certain plans to increase oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H371• [26JA]

Prison Rape Elimination Act: anniversary, E862• [19SE]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2620 [25MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2014 [26AP]

Schools: establish parents’ right to be informed of non-curriculum-based initiatives and events and allow parents to opt-in their children to such initiatives and events, H1395 [23MR]

——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights timely notice of major cyberattacks against schools that may have compromised student or parent information, H1390 [23MR]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in groups or associations of employers that will be treated as employer for purposes of sponsoring group health plan, H3027 [21JN]

South Hampton Roads Bar Association: anniversary, E284• [30MR]

Supreme Court: decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina relative to affirmative action, H3200 [11JY]

Taxation: provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), H3027, H3028, H3029, H3030, H3033 [21JN]

Statements

Disapprove Dept. of Education Rule Entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’: Minority Veterans of America (organization), H3040 [21JN]

Parents Bill of Rights Act: several organizations, H1367 [23MR]

——— Third Way (organization), H1367 [23MR]

Schools Not Shelters Act: Lanae Erickson, Third Way (organization), H3678 [18JY]

Tributes

Dahling, James D., E543• [12JN]

McClellan, Representative, H1131 [7MR]

Spriggs, William E., E584• [16JN]