TORRES, NORMA J. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

CDC: terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), H756 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3470 [12JY]

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), H326 [25JA], H381 [26JA]

Appointments

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

House Democracy Partnership, H1716 [10AP]

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]

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

Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1097), H3153 [27JN]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5182 [30OC]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H4716 [27SE]

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

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H1465 [27MR]

——— provide protection for good faith donation of pet products (see H.R. 4750), H4148 [27JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H5014 [13OC]

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 5054), H4141 [27JY]

Azerbaijan: condemn blockade of Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations (see H. Res. 108), H781 [8FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 321), H232 [12JA]

Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5985), H5985 [29NO]

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

CIA: award payments to employees of Air America (see H.R. 6049), H5985 [29NO]

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

Colleges and universities: recognize importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education (see H. Res. 608), H3889 [20JY]

Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see H.R. 5610), H5468 [6NO]

Congress: provide procedures for congressional disapproval of issuance of additional debt (see H.R. 3953), H2786 [9JN]

Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr., Post Office Building, Modesto, CA: designate (see H.R. 1555), H3153 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: improve maternal health care and support for incarcerated mothers (see H.R. 3344), H2346 [15MY]

Courts: require Justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts (see H.R. 3534), H2455 [18MY]

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), H1296 [17MR]

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]

Democracy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 14), H151 [10JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to entities for purposes of supporting capability of such entities to provide care to animals in their care (see H.R. 5897), H6944 [13DE]

——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3332), H2345 [15MY]

——— 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: transfer regulatory control of certain munitions exports to Dept. of State and develop inter-agency strategy to disrupt trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries (see H.R. 6618), H6207 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 1045), H1053 [1MR]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5938 [28NO]

——— reauthorize grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 6516), H6111 [4DE]

Dept. of HHS: address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (see H.R. 3322), H2345 [15MY]

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

——— carry out national campaign to increase awareness of importance of maternal vaccinations for health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children (see H.R. 3348), H2346 [15MY]

——— establish and implement Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project (see H.R. 3346), H2346 [15MY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2530), H4716 [27SE]

——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 3302), H2343 [15MY]

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

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 4392), H3150 [27JN]

——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety telecommunicators (see H.R. 2763), H1908 [20AP]

——— increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders (see H.R. 6415), H5855 [14NO]

——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3713), H2637 [25MY]

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]

——— develop and disseminate threat assessment regarding use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors (see H.R. 3547), H5033 [19OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish Task Force on Women in Law Enforcement to study and develop national hiring standards for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2572), H2351 [15MY]

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), H6111 [4DE]

——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H5937 [28NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 3600), H2545 [23MY]

——— provide support for programs relating to coordination of maternity health care (see H.R. 3303), H2379 [16MY]

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 413), H2426 [17MY]

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

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

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

Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 1060), H877 [24FE]

Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1839), H6816 [11DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H239 [13JA]

Employment: establish incentivized tax breaks for employers offering cybersecurity training, increase cybersecurity scholarship program funding, and provide student loan repayment for certain cybersecurity employees (see H.R. 3429), H2425 [17MY]

——— 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]

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

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]

——— 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), H2886 [13JN]

——— 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), H2935 [14JN]

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

——— call for safe, timely, and sufficient delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza (see H. Res. 935), H6985 [14DE]

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

Foreign policy: importance of taking feminist approach to all aspects, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms (see H. Res. 209), H1206 [8MR]

Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 2989), H2116 [28AP]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H2139 [5MY]

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]

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

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see H. Res. 720), H4457 [21SE]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]

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), H5232 [1NO]

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

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

Hmong Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in Vietnam war and fight against communism (see H.R. 2427), H1691 [30MR]

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

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), H4298 [13SE]

——— establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 5025), H4139 [27JY]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5008), H4139 [27JY]

——— 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), H1248 [9MR]

Iran: 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), H3702 [18JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Major Megan McClung Post Office Building, Mission Viejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 3608), H4033 [26JY]

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

Medicaid: delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2351 [15MY]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 372), H2171 [9MY]

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]

Morality and ethics: remember kindness in U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 566), H5731 [13NO]

NASCAR: anniversary (see H. Res. 139), H854 [17FE]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 746), H4910 [29SE]

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplace (see H.R. 3585), H2500 [22MY]

Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA (see H.R. 1794), H2052 [26AP]

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

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to State and local ballot initiatives or referenda (see H.R. 6471), H5902 [21NO]

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]

Postal Service: designate single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, CA (see H.R. 696), H625 [1FE]

——— designate single, unique ZIP code for particular communities (see H.R. 860), H737 [7FE]

Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H5231 [1NO]

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

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]

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

SBA: establish grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities that promote minority business ownership and entrepreneurship (see H.R. 6457), H5899 [17NO]

Social Security: 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]

Sudan: condemn conflict and stand with people of Sudan (see H. Res. 585), H4267 [12SE]

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), H5009 [12OC]

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

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H843 [14FE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 700), H3178 [10JY]

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

Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see H. Res. 578), H3702 [18JY]

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), H5022 [17OC]

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]

William L. Reynolds Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA: designate (see H.R. 292), H917 [27FE]

Women: authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies (see H.R. 3304), H2343 [15MY]

——— 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H576 [31JA]

World Contraception Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 68), H4499 [26SE]

World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1572), H4716 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Citizenship: permit remote oath ceremonies (see H.R. 3544), H2455 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: carry out demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience relative to wildfires (see H.R. 3615), H2546 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior and FEMA: establish pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after wildland fire (see H.R. 3275), H2310 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation and NIST: take certain actions to develop physical alternatives to better protect pedestrians and vulnerable road users against traffic incidents (see H.R. 6111), H5174 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: direct Inspector General to report to Congress on backlog of disability compensation claims (see H.R. 3450), H2426 [17MY]

Firearms: 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), H2964 [16JN]

Immigration: establish right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal (see H.R. 2697), H1846 [18AP]

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), H4855 [28SE]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 70), H4910 [29SE]

National Night Out: observance (see H. Res. 630), H4142 [27JY]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 287), H1718 [10AP]

OMB: review and make certain revisions to Standard Occupational Classification System (see H.R. 6319), H5651 [8NO]

Warehouse Worker Recognition Week: support goals (see H. Res. 653), H4181 [11AU]

Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 343), H2118 [28AP]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Citizenship: permit remote oath ceremonies (H.R. 3544), H2460 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: carry out demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience relative to wildfires (H.R. 3615), H2546 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior and FEMA: establish pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after wildland fire (H.R. 3275), H2313 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation and NIST: take certain actions to develop physical alternatives to better protect pedestrians and vulnerable road users against traffic incidents (H.R. 6111), H5176 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: direct Inspector General to report to Congress on backlog of disability compensation claims (H.R. 3450), H2429 [17MY]

Firearms: 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 (H.R. 4202), H2965 [16JN]

Immigration: establish right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal (H.R. 2697), H1847 [18AP]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (H.R. 5822), H4857 [28SE]

OMB: review and make certain revisions to Standard Occupational Classification System (H.R. 6319), H5653 [8NO]

Remarks

CDC: terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), H756 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement uniform standards for treatment of cold cases by military criminal investigative organizations, H2746 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: certify plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve is necessary to replenish stockpile, H382 [26JA]

Dept. of HHS: certify that termination of CDC requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers will not result in increase in hospitalizations, H756 [8FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4900 [29SE]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages, H6041 [30NO]

Iran: call for release of Jamshid Sharmahd, H3133 [23JN]

National Police Week: observance, H2339 [15MY]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system, H2339 [15MY]

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), H382 [26JA]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2611 [25MY]

Votes: position on missed, E635• [3JY]

Tributes

Avila, Paul, E269• [28MR]

Cervantes, Miguel, E124• [14FE]

Harper, Gene M., E458• [17MY]

Kennedy, Brian E. and Hilda, E1135• [29NO]

Ortega, Josefina, E168• [1MR]

Roman-Martinez, Enrique, H2746 [6JN]

Simmons, Wes, E661• [12JY]

Singleton, Chuck and Charlyn, E38• [20JA]