BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3518 [13JY]

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), H336 [25JA]

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]

Afghan Allies Protection Act: authorize additional special immigrant visas, require strategy for efficient processing, and establish designated senior special immigrant visa coordinating officials (see H.R. 3808), H2740 [5JN]

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4627), H3574 [13JY]

——— support people, condemn human rights violations and specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and support Afghans who assisted in U.S. mission in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 616), H5030 [18OC]

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

Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see H.R. 1840), H1527 [28MR]

——— place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see H.R. 797), H678 [2FE]

——— regulate market concentration and competition in food and agriculture industry (see H.R. 4979), H4137 [27JY]

AID: develop plan to provide foreign aid to developing countries to increase access to sustainable safe water, sanitation, hygiene in healthcare facilities, and protect health care workers and patients (see H.R. 5545), H4380 [18SE]

Alien Enemies Act: repeal (see H.R. 3610), H2545 [23MY]

Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1097), H2503 [22MY]

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: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 1465), H1206 [8MR]

——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 208), H105 [9JA]

——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 1788), H1912 [20AP]

——— increase protections by reforming licensing process for dealers and exhibitors (see H.R. 3859), H3112 [22JN]

——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H3577 [13JY]

——— 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), H1713 [6AP]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 724), H869 [21FE]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see H.R. 4031), H2808 [12JN]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see H.R. 1351), H2129 [2MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H5030 [18OC]

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicemembers (see H.R. 1808), H1464 [27MR]

Arms sales: enhance consideration of human rights in arms exports (see H.R. 1801), H2052 [26AP]

ATF: improve ability to work with agencies to address violent crime, allow enforcement against ‘‘bad apple’’ gun dealers, protect against certain dangerous weapons, and make certain data available to researchers (see H.R. 974), H5029 [18OC]

——— repeal certain impediments to administration of firearms laws (see H.R. 1302), H1048 [1MR]

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

Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 2742), H3642 [17JY]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3031), H2118 [28AP]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 1124), H4166 [4AU]

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

CDC: promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see H.R. 3073), H4952 [2OC]

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

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 717), H627 [1FE]

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

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

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

Climate: establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 5760), H4713 [27SE]

——— 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), H3575 [13JY]

——— support teaching climate change in schools (see H. Res. 262), H1528 [28MR]

Colleges and universities: streamline process for institutions to research marijuana (see H.R. 3829), H2782 [7JN]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H99 [9JA]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1073), H852 [17FE]

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 2821), H1945 [25AP]

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]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 54), H1717 [10AP]

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

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H4410 [19SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2599 [24MY]

——— establish judicial ethics (see H.R. 3973), H2787 [9JN]

——— remove defense of qualified immunity in any action by State or local officials, including police officers, that violates legal and constitutionally secured rights (see H.R. 2847), H1946 [25AP]

——— restore original jurisdiction of Supreme Court and create multi-circuit panels to hear cases when U.S. or Federal agency is party and cases involving constitutional or statutory interpretation and executive orders (see H.R. 642), H574 [31JA]

COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 196), H2089 [27AP]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 3096), H2134 [5MY]

Credit: exclude certain evictions and information relative to such evictions from consumer reports (see H.R. 408), H511 [30JA]

——— prohibit creation and sale of trigger leads (see H.R. 2656), H4502 [26SE]

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), H2811 [12JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit making of short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 4289), H3108 [22JN]

——— prohibit person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition and increase penalty for transfer of firearm to person under indictment (see H.R. 2898), H2048 [26AP]

——— prohibit sale or other disposition of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been convicted of violent misdemeanor (see H.R. 2897), H2048 [26AP]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 519), H2959 [15JN]

DEA: define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions for controlled substances (see H.R. 1393), H2642 [25MY]

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: address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see H.R. 1167), H873 [24FE]

——— designate composting as conservation practice and activity and provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs (see H.R. 651), H1152 [7MR]

——— direct Agricultural Research Service to expand organic research (see H.R. 2720), H4266 [12SE]

——— establish and maintain training program on rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of biological soil health management systems on agricultural land (see H.R. 5951), H5007 [12OC]

——— establish budgetary Tribal Government consultation process (see H.R. 5113), H5984 [29NO]

——— establish Farm Service Agency Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (see H.R. 3955), H4207 [25AU]

——— establish Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement (see H.R. 805), H678 [2FE]

——— establish pilot program to connect people experiencing homelessness with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3847), H2887 [13JN]

——— establish pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see H.R. 3276), H2310 [11MY]

——— establish research centers of excellence for alternative protein innovation (see H.R. 5097), H4992 [6OC]

——— expand Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see H.R. 4149), H7000 [19DE]

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

——— improve purchasing of food (see H.R. 6569), H6109 [4DE]

——— make adjustments to environmental quality incentives program (see H.R. 5252), H4267 [12SE]

——— make permanent moratorium on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit transaction fees (see H.R. 4103), H2930 [14JN]

——— modify and extend grants for assistive technology programs for farmers with disabilities (see H.R. 4586), H4952 [2OC]

——— modify delivery of technical assistance (see H.R. 3036), H6111 [4DE]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see H.R. 1249), H2961 [15JN]

——— prohibit retailers from designating U.S. as country of origin for foreign beef (see H.R. 5081), H4151 [28JY]

——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see H.R. 4068), H2883 [13JN]

——— provide for continuous improvement of organic standards (see H.R. 5973), H5985 [29NO]

——— reauthorize Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 1509), H1951 [25AP]

——— repeal prohibition for certain individuals convicted of felony offense to participate in hemp production (see H.R. 1428), H1149 [7MR]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1510), H1248 [9MR]

——— require producers establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs (see H.R. 243), H150 [10JA]

——— require research and development regarding policy to insure wine grapes against losses due to smoke exposure (see H.R. 4308), H3109 [22JN]

——— 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]

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

——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 253), H1761 [17AP]

——— 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 Defense: establish grant program for using psychedelic substances to treat certain conditions (see H.R. 3684), H2766 [6JN]

——— reduce appropriations (see H.R. 1134), H865 [21FE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5042 [24OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H3209 [11JY]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 3605), H4193 [18AU]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4117), H2931 [14JN]

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

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

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 5049), H4383 [18SE]

——— provide grants to cover costs of opposing challenges to use of specific instructional materials, or availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6592), H6143 [5DE]

——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 882), H3952 [25JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: 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]

——— establish program to increase participation in community solar and receipt of associated benefits (see H.R. 2751), H2642 [25MY]

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 eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see H.R. 4268), H3145 [23JN]

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

——— award grants to States, territories, and Tribal governments to establish unarmed mobile crisis response program (see H.R. 1423), H1149 [7MR]

——— 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]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H4206 [25AU]

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

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 3850), H2761 [6JN]

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

——— establish Division on Community Safety and community safety and crisis response grants for community led organizations (see H.R. 4699), H3897 [24JY]

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

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H825 [9FE]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 619), H1761 [17AP]

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

——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 893), H822 [9FE]

——— make updates to National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 5142), H4164 [4AU]

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

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

——— reauthorize grants to address dental workforce needs (see H.R. 3843), H4183 [11AU]

——— 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]

——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see H.R. 2955), H4160 [1AU]

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]

——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 2374), H1640 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: authorize security deposit and moving costs assistance for low-income households (see H.R. 1087), H1695 [30MR]

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

——— establish grant program to address crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through co-location of housing and child care (see H.R. 3207), H3897 [24JY]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H2049 [26AP]

——— prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing (see H.R. 3989), H2787 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants to States and units of local government to reduce financial and administrative burden of expunging convictions for cannabis offenses (see H.R. 2677), H1888 [19AP]

——— authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers (see H.R. 981), H2665 [30MY]

——— authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3376), H2430 [17MY]

——— clarify causation element in Federal hate crime statute (see H.R. 1091), H853 [17FE]

——— establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunies for incarcerated persons (see H.R. 2825), H5365 [2NO]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 4426), H4199 [22AU]

——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 1595), H1285 [14MR]

Dept. of Labor: 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), H4160 [1AU]

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

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H1761 [17AP]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 4422), H3158 [30JN]

——— certify that U.S. assistance to Israel does not support detention or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, seizure or destruction of Palestinian property, or further annexation of Palestinian land (see H.R. 3103), H2765 [6JN]

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

——— increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 6054), H5104 [25OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 4778), H3886 [20JY]

——— create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see H.R. 3494), H2453 [18MY]

——— eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see H.R. 3495), H2642 [25MY]

——— implement fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros and encourage training opportunities for military veterans to assist in range management activities (see H.R. 726), H711 [6FE]

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

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 4030), H2808 [12JN]

——— 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), H852 [17FE]

——— remove Andrew Jackson statue and marble base located at Lafayette Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 879), H780 [8FE]

——— remove Emancipation Monument located at Lincoln Park in District of Columbia (see H.R. 729), H628 [1FE]

——— remove statue of Albert Pike located near Judiciary Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 1136), H865 [21FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see H.R. 3510), H2454 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to facilitate electric bicycle sharing services for disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 6659), H6739 [7DE]

——— establish program to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems to advocate for individuals with disabilities to access transportation (see H.R. 5859), H4910 [29SE]

——— include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants (see H.R. 6199), H5362 [2NO]

——— provide emergency relief for short line railroads (see H.R. 3782), H2766 [6JN]

——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see H. Res. 545), H3109 [22JN]

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), H5468 [6NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see H.R. 2682), H1845 [18AP]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 2431), H1691 [30MR]

——— carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 1003), H857 [17FE]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 2441), H4231 [8SE]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 1083), H2460 [18MY]

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

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H2247 [10MY]

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]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 5601), H4437 [20SE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to prevent States from implementing their own laws relative to psilocybin (see H.R. 5592), H4436 [20SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 4531), H4148 [27JY]

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

Ecology and environment: encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain western population of monarch butterflies (see H.R. 4350), H3178 [10JY]

——— restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H2379 [16MY]

Education: develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in areas of renewable energy (see H.R. 6888), H7006 [22DE]

——— support public schools that provide students with well-rounded education and prepare students for success in life, foster parental involvement, and protect civil rights of students and families (see H. Res. 219), H1297 [17MR]

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

——— improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H4223 [5SE]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 3409), H2423 [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]

EPA: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources and include hydrogen sulfide in list of hazardous air pollutants under Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4782), H4266 [12SE]

——— fully protect safety of children and environment and remove dangerous pesticides from use (see H.R. 5085), H4151 [28JY]

——— prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see H.R. 6654), H6739 [7DE]

——— provide grants to reduce amount of food waste (see H.R. 652), H1152 [7MR]

——— regulate wastes associated with exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4777), H3886 [20JY]

——— require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal oil and gas industry exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act (see H.R. 4785), H4173 [8AU]

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

FAA: define critical airport infrastructure (see H.R. 3059), H2125 [2MY]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 4046), H2887 [13JN]

FCC: modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see H.R. 907), H877 [24FE]

FDA: make hemp, cannabidiol derived from hemp, and any other ingredient derived from hemp lawful for use as dietary ingredients in dietary supplements (see H.R. 1629), H1292 [17MR]

——— provide authority to investigate animal feeding operations near produce farms where foodborne illness outbreaks occur to better determine root causes of such outbreaks (see H.R. 4110), H4194 [18AU]

Federal agencies and departments: limit consideration of marijuana use when making security clearance or employment suitability determination (see H.R. 5040), H4140 [27JY]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 4893), H5405 [3NO]

Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: revise terms of Standard Reinsurance Agreement and Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (see H.R. 4804), H3888 [20JY]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H868 [21FE]

——— nullify Executive order entitled ‘‘Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service’’ (see H.R. 1002), H4172 [8AU]

Federal firefighters: reform and enhance pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 3108), H3163 [30JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 3539), H4409 [19SE]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see H.R. 481), H277 [24JA]

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

FERC: promulgate regulations on regional and interregional planning to improve electricity infrastructure, reduce costs for ratepayers, and promote clean energy innovation (see H.R. 5154), H4165 [4AU]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2891), H2047 [26AP]

——— modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 582), H511 [30JA]

——— 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]

——— ban importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of gun silencers or suppressors and provide buyback program for such items (see H.R. 2985), H2121 [28AP]

——— 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), H5030 [18OC]

——— 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), H2743 [5JN]

——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H1246 [9MR]

——— prevent persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime, or who received enhanced sentence for misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining firearm (see H.R. 5435), H4296 [13SE]

——— 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), H2047 [26AP]

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

——— provide for 3–day waiting period before person may receive handgun (see H.R. 667), H575 [31JA]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 4184), H2958 [15JN]

——— regulate bump stocks in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 396), H711 [6FE]

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

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 584), H491 [27JA]

——— 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]

Firefighters: drive innovation in developing next-generation protection for firefighters by accelerating development of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-free turnout gear (see H.R. 4769), H4502 [26SE]

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

——— enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs (see H.R. 1570), H2642 [25MY]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (see H.R. 6570), H6816 [11DE]

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

——— reauthorize and improve Water Source Protection Program and Watershed Condition Framework (see H.R. 4018), H3163 [30JN]

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]

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]

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 425), H3209 [11JY]

Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see H. Res. 195), H2766 [6JN]

——— 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]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: amend (see H.R. 1722), H1326 [22MR]

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]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 88), H711 [6FE]

GSA: incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatalities resulting from collisions with certain public buildings (see H.R. 3781), H3897 [24JY]

Haiti: modify special rule to extend preferential duty treatment program under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 5035), H4140 [27JY]

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

Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see H. Res. 204), H1150 [7MR]

——— facilitate direct primary care arrangements (see H.R. 2884), H2047 [26AP] (see H.R. 3836), H2761 [6JN]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 2923), H2315 [11MY]

Homeless: address root cause, meet needs of communities impacted by homelessness, support community housing efforts, and ensure democratic participation and inclusion of homeless (see H.R. 1708), H1326 [22MR]

——— permanently end unhoused crisis, declare public health emergency, and uphold, protect, and enforce civil and human rights of unhoused individuals without discrimination based on housing status (see H. Res. 634), H4151 [28JY]

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

House of Representatives: increase size and reform apportionment of Members (see H.R. 643), H574 [31JA]

——— require candidates to file under oath additional information about educational background, military service, and employment history (see H.R. 350), H239 [13JA]

Housing: establish grant program to provide support for housing navigators who assist individuals in navigating local, State, and Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 4390), H3150 [27JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 5217), H4187 [15AU]

Immigration: 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. 1643), H1293 [17MR]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2823), H1945 [25AP]

——— 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]

——— extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence (see H.R. 5145), H4164 [4AU]

——— 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]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 5797), H4854 [28SE]

——— 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]

——— require President to set minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into U.S. (see H.R. 4156), H2956 [15JN]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715), H3209 [11JY]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 830), H3478 [12JY]

——— prohibit group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (see H.R. 3851), H4223 [5SE]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see H.R. 3589), H2500 [22MY]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2630), H1725 [13AP]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1826), H5000 [11OC]

International Atomic Energy Agency: support nuclear security role (see H. Res. 641), H4158 [1AU]

International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1692 [30MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 492), H2788 [9JN]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 4322), H3140 [23JN]

——— codify guidance relative to treatment of certain services and items for chronic conditions as meeting preventive care deductible safe harbor for high deductible health plans in connection with health savings accounts (see H.R. 3800), H2740 [5JN]

——— permit legally-married same-sex couples to amend their filing status outside statute of limitations and clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply in same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 4326), H3141 [23JN]

Israel: support Israeli democracy (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4173 [8AU]

Jews: condemn and combat all forms of antisemitism, implement U.S. National Strategy To Counter Antisemitism, and increase funding for efforts to strengthen protections and enhance safety of Jewish community (see H. Res. 907), H6146 [5DE]

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

Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates voluntarily declared on food labels (see H.R. 3159), H2744 [5JN]

Law enforcement: limit extent to which certain Federal law enforcement agencies may be permitted to conduct law enforcement functions in jurisdictions without approval of such jurisdiction (see H.R. 5240), H4191 [18AU]

——— prohibit use of facial recognition or other biometric technology by Federal entities and condition Federal funding on similar moratoria by State and local entities (see H.R. 1404), H1148 [7MR]

——— provide for additional grant amounts for protection against mass violence (see H.R. 2899), H2048 [26AP]

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

Major League Baseball: require professional baseball club to compensate its home community if such club relocates its home field more than certain distance from its previous location (see H.R. 4071), H4988 [3OC]

Marijuana: provide for new rules on regulation of marijuana (see H.R. 6673), H6740 [7DE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2665 [30MY]

Medicaid: allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see H.R. 2400), H5894 [15NO]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1634), H4349 [14SE]

——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 547), H842 [14FE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 1617), H4147 [27JY]

——— coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common repiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coranavirus (see H.R. 1770), H1409 [23MR]

——— ensure Medicare-only PACE program enrollees have choice of prescription drug plans under part D (see H.R. 3549), H2456 [18MY]

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

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 6407), H7000 [19DE]

——— expand availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 5746), H4712 [27SE]

——— modernize provisions relating to rural health clinics (see H.R. 3730), H2638 [25MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1634), H4349 [14SE]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 1610), H2460 [18MY]

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

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H3953 [25JY]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 35), H98 [9JA]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2642 [25MY]

——— revise certain regulations relative to shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program (see H.R. 5013), H4139 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see H.R. 2713), H1885 [19AP]

Mental health: remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 3111), H2135 [5MY]

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]

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

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]

Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 621), H857 [17FE]

National Center for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing: establish (see H.R. 1024), H4160 [1AU]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 726), H4499 [26SE]

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

National Estuaries Week: designate (see H. Res. 688), H4346 [14SE]

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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H4995 [10OC]

National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H2377 [16MY]

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 Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 59), H491 [27JA]

National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 4561), H3479 [12JY]

——— extend funding for Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 3350), H2347 [15MY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 120), H826 [9FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade 9-1-1 systems (see H.R. 1784), H2886 [13JN]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 703), H5045 [24OC]

Native Americans: address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (see H.R. 2839), H1946 [25AP]

——— address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community (see H.R. 2850), H1946 [25AP]

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

New Zealand: honor victims on anniversary of terrorist attacks on mosques in Christchurch and condemn transnational threat of White supremacist ideology, conspiracy theories, and violence (see H. Res. 250), H1409 [23MR]

NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1024), H4160 [1AU]

——— require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 620), H2246 [10MY]

Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of first-use nuclear strike absent declaration of war by Congress (see H.R. 669), H575 [31JA]

——— reduce and eliminate threats of such weapons to U.S. (see H.R. 3154), H2171 [9MY]

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

Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 594), H3640 [17JY]

Older Americans Bill of Rights: establish to guarantee affordable health care, financial, and retirement security for seniors (see H. Res. 460), H2708 [31MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 6270), H5543 [7NO]

Peace Corps: reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 1273), H2460 [18MY]

Philippines: suspend security assistance until certain reforms to military and police forces are made (see H.R. 1433), H1696 [30MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]

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), H5938 [28NO]

Postal Service: modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel (see H.R. 594), H2992 [20JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for commemoration of certain former Presidents (see H.R. 5812), H4854 [28SE]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 908), H823 [9FE]

Public debt: repeal public debt ceiling (see H.R. 415), H249 [20JA]

Public Health Service: submit annual report on effects of gun violence on public health (see H.R. 5010), H4139 [27JY]

Public Radio Music Day: designate (see H. Res. 689), H4346 [14SE]

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]

Real estate: include retailers of manufactured or modular homes in definition of mortgage originator (see H.R. 2481), H1707 [6AP]

Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program: reauthorize funding (see H.R. 3027), H2139 [5MY]

Refugees: authorize certain aliens seeking asylum to be employed in U.S. while their applications are being adjudicated (see H.R. 1325), H1153 [7MR]

——— 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]

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), H4213 [29AU]

——— repeal restrictions on onshore wind and solar (see H.R. 4916), H4213 [29AU]

Russia: prohibit importation of Russian energy products produced at refineries outside Russia (see H.R. 6417), H5892 [15NO]

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

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: disaggregate data on Federal contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in certain reports (see H.R. 1744), H1408 [23MR]

Senate: constitutional amendment to establish at-large Senators elected through nationwide system of ranked choice voting and at-large electors to vote in Electoral College for winner of national popular vote (see H.J. Res. 23), H576 [31JA]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of LGBTQI+ older individuals (see H.R. 3625), H2595 [24MY]

Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see H.R. 1388), H2246 [10MY]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H4158 [1AU]

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

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

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H842 [14FE]

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

——— establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3481), H2453 [18MY]

——— produce and make available identification at no cost for purpose of allowing certain individuals to meet certain identification requirements (see H.R. 4852), H3948 [25JY]

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases where confidentiality of number has been compromised (see H.R. 3667), H2635 [25MY]

SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see H.R. 5408), H5177 [26OC]

Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 28), H204 [11JA]

——— establish term limits and process by which appointments for Justices occur at regular time intervals (see H.R. 4423), H3158 [30JN]

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

Taiwan: approve and implement agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office regarding trade between U.S. and Taiwan (see H.R. 4004), H2806 [12JN]

Taxation: allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3029), H2118 [28AP]

——— 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]

——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 1041), H839 [14FE]

——— establish excise tax on plastics (see H.R. 5564), H4406 [19SE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4896), H4028 [26JY] (see H.R. 5011), H4139 [27JY]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 324), H232 [12JA]

——— expand exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income and improve coordination with American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 3000), H2116 [28AP]

——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 5135), H4164 [4AU]

——— impose certain tax penalties in connection with invasion of Ukraine and use revenues for Ukraine reconstruction fund (see H.R. 6416), H5891 [15NO]

——— impose tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see H.R. 4870), H3949 [25JY]

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5688), H4497 [26SE] (see H.R. 5777), H4714 [27SE]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 2871), H2351 [15MY]

——— 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 certain taxes related to firearms (see H.R. 4283), H3108 [22JN]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 34), H98 [9JA]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects and eliminate requirement that taxpayer’s basis in building be reduced by amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 1785), H1437 [24MR]

——— permanently extend Health Coverage Tax Credit (see H.R. 3912), H2778 [7JN]

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2539), H1709 [6AP]

——— provide authority to add additional vaccines to list of taxable vaccines (see H.R. 5143), H4164 [4AU]

——— 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]

——— provide for election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account (see H.R. 1259), H4193 [18AU]

——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see H.R. 3662), H5014 [13OC]

——— provide lookback rule for amounts related to earned income for purposes of determining tax credits for certain federally declared disasters (see H.R. 2619), H2121 [28AP]

——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see H.R. 1685), H1300 [21MR]

——— provide tax credit to encourage replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars (see H.R. 838), H708 [6FE]

——— provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media (see H.R. 4756), H7008 [22DE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3238), H2308 [11MY]

——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see H.R. 2676), H1845 [18AP]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see H.R. 1440), H1205 [8MR]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies and establish gas price rebates to individuals (see H.R. 1743), H1408 [23MR]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H1845 [18AP]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see H.R. 1837), H1660 [29MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 1582), H4182 [11AU]

——— treat certain assisted reproduction expenses as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 4391), H3150 [27JN]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 700), H1719 [10AP]

Taylor, Marshall W. (Major): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6672), H6740 [7DE]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 269), H1693 [30MR]

Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 3092), H2134 [5MY]

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: support goals and provisions (see H. Res. 77), H576 [31JA]

Tribal Cultural Areas System: establish (see H.R. 6147), H6211 [6DE]

TSA: provide for eligibility of employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 871), H842 [14FE]

U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity: urge Senate ratification (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2500 [22MY]

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

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4172), H3578 [13JY]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2647 [26MY]

Urban areas: allow property owners discretion to make decisions regarding how many parking spots to provide in connection with certain new residential and commercial developments (see H.R. 3145), H2170 [9MY]

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]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see H.R. 1015), H2934 [14JN]

——— support clearance of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war in certain countries and recognize refugee and immigrant communities who supported and defended Armed Forces (see H.R. 4570), H3475 [12JY]

Voting: constitutional amendment to extend right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (see H.J. Res. 16), H204 [11JA]

——— 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), H5045 [24OC]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 703), H5045 [24OC]

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

——— expand youth access to voting (see H.R. 5293), 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]

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

——— 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]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on same date as election (see H.R. 239), H239 [13JA]

——— 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]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 4987), H4138 [27JY]

Water: provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Native American lands (see H.R. 4746), H5405 [3NO]

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

Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 4314), H3145 [23JN]

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

——— 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 article without delay (see H.J. Res. 82), H3612 [14JY]

——— 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 Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 486), H2788 [9JN]

World War II: recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny relative to service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA (see H. Con. Res. 16), H4207 [25AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

AID: establish program in Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles (see H.R. 992), H837 [14FE]

Brain Donation Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 361), H2136 [5MY]

Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2126 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase transparency with respect to crop insurance (see H.R. 5747), H4712 [27SE]

——— reduce crop insurance program spending (see H.R. 5698), H4497 [26SE]

——— reform farm subsidy and conservation programs, encourage new farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition, support research, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in regional food systems (see H.R. 1824), H1526 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 3472), H2452 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (see H.R. 1668), H1300 [21MR]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 4277), H3107 [22JN]

FDA: allow for hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances in dietary supplements and food (see H.R. 4849), H3948 [25JY]

FEMA: issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals (see H.R. 4774), H3886 [20JY]

Foreign trade: ensure low-value shipments from non-market economies are no longer exempt from paying any duties, taxes, or fees (see H.R. 4148), H2956 [15JN]

——— prohibit importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation (see H.R. 6515), H6048 [30NO]

——— reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance programs, extend and reform Generalized System of Preferences, amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S., and modify certain rates of duty temporarily (see H.R. 4276), H3107 [22JN]

House of Representatives: increase number of Members (see H.R. 622), H509 [30JA]

Medicare: permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 704), H626 [1FE]

——— provide add-on payment to certain plans offering benefits designed to address needs of dual-eligible individuals related to social determinants of health and provide adminstrative flexibility to improve integration (see H.R. 6742), H6940 [13DE]

Mount Hood National Forest: establish Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones (see H.R. 6420), H5892 [15NO]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify Federal Right To Try laws apply to schedule 1 substances for which phase 1 clinical trial has been completed and provide access to eligible patients to such substances (see H.R. 1825), H1526 [28MR]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2643), H1758 [17AP]

——— ensure that bonds used to finance professional sports stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 993), H837 [14FE]

——— exclude employer-reimbursed travel expenses for abortion-related care from taxation (see H.R. 3132), H2170 [9MY]

——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 6495), H5982 [29NO]

——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 3473), H2452 [18MY]

——— provide partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 2575), H1724 [13AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies (see H.R. 1483), H1247 [9MR]

——— stipulate that parking benefits are not qualified parking fringe benefits unless employer offers employees option to receive equivalent cash benefit or alternative tax-exempt benefit in lieu (see H.R. 6660), H6739 [7DE]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see H.R. 1439), H1204 [8MR]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

AID: establish program in Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles (H.R. 992), H840 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase transparency with respect to crop insurance (H.R. 5747), H4714 [27SE]

——— reduce crop insurance program spending (H.R. 5698), H4500 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 3472), H2457 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (H.R. 1668), H1301 [21MR]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (H.R. 4277), H3110 [22JN]

FDA: allow for hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances in dietary supplements and food (H.R. 4849), H3951 [25JY]

FEMA: issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals (H.R. 4774), H3889 [20JY]

Foreign trade: ensure low-value shipments from non-market economies are no longer exempt from paying any duties, taxes, or fees (H.R. 4148), H2959 [15JN]

——— prohibit importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation (H.R. 6515), H6050 [30NO]

House of Representatives: increase number of Members (H.R. 622), H510 [30JA]

Medicare: permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 704), H629 [1FE]

Mount Hood National Forest: establish Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones (H.R. 6420), H5893 [15NO]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (H.R. 2643), H1760 [17AP]

——— ensure that bonds used to finance professional sports stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 993), H840 [14FE]

——— exclude employer-reimbursed travel expenses for abortion-related care from taxation (H.R. 3132), H2172 [9MY]

——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (H.R. 6495), H5983 [29NO]

——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (H.R. 3473), H2457 [18MY]

——— provide partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 2575), H1726 [13AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies (H.R. 1483), H1249 [9MR]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (H.R. 1439), H1207 [8MR]

Letters

Disapprove Dept. of Commerce rule entitled ‘‘Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414’’: Abigail Rose Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association, H2097 [28AP]

——— Kenneth W. Cooper, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, H2095 [28AP]

——— Louise Greve, Uyghur Human Rights Project (organization), H2098 [28AP]

——— several environmental organizations, H2100 [28AP]

——— several organizations, H2572, H2575 [24MY]

——— several renewable energy organizations, H2096 [28AP]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America, H2095 [28AP], H2573 [24MY]

Press releases

Disapprove Dept. of Commerce rule entitled ‘‘Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414’’: National Taxpayers Union, H2099 [28AP]

Remarks

Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 11), H126 [10JA]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H4936 [2OC]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (H. Con. Res. 3), H175 [11JA]

Dams: address dam safety and consider dam removal rather than repair when more cost-effective, H4936 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform farm subsidy and conservation programs, encourage new farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition, support research, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in regional food systems (H.R. 1824), E271• [28MR]

Dept. of Commerce: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414’’ (H.J. Res. 39), H2093, H2095, H2096, H2099, H2100, H2101 [28AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414’’ (H.J. Res. 39), veto, H2571, H2572, H2573, H2574, H2575, H2576 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3483, H3518, H3519, H3520 [13JY], H3604 [14JY]

——— B83–1 bomb funding, H3518, H3519 [13JY]

——— prohibit reduction of total number of nuclear armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles deployed in U.S., H3520 [13JY]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (H.R. 3472), E464• [18MY]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan allowance calculation for purposes of determining student aid index (H.R. 2981), E376• [27AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation (H.R. 1163), H2287 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (H.R. 1668), E235• [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H4001 [26JY]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 2431), E284• [30MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), H4001 [26JY]

Diseases and disorders: terminate national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 382), H533 [31JA]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana, H3114 [23JN]

FDA: allow for hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances in dietary supplements and food (S. 2451), E705• [24JY]

Friends of the Children (organization): anniversary, E83• [1FE]

House of Representatives: increase number of Members (H.R. 622), E72• [30JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (H.R. 589), H4246• [12SE]

IRS: rescind certain funds appropriated under Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 23), H85 [9JA]

Medicare: permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 704), E81• [1FE]

Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (H. Res. 771), H5062• [25OC]

Mount Hood National Forest: establish Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones (H.R. 6420), E1108• [15NO]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H285 [25JA], H2622 [25MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2027 [26AP], H2622 [25MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), H2697 [31MY]

Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform, H2510 [23MY]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (H.R. 2643), E320• [17AP]

——— ensure that bonds used to finance professional sports stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 993), E123• [14FE]

——— exclude employer-reimbursed travel expenses for abortion-related care from taxation (H.R. 3132), E407• [9MY]

——— provide partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by coronavirus pandemic (H.R. 2575), E308• [13AP]

——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (H.R. 1685), E466• [18MY]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies (H.R. 1483), E203• [9MR]

Votes: position on missed, H1317• [22MR], H5427• [6NO], E70• [30JA], E250• [23MR], E254• [24MR], E1071• [7NO], E1076• [8NO]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (H.R. 1439), E193• [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H5396 [3NO]

Statements

Carpenters and Operating Engineers Unions Oppose Legislation That Eliminates Thousands of Jobs: James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers and Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, H2095 [28AP], H2574 [24MY]

Tributes

Cole, Walter W., Sr., E345• [24AP]

Gaulke, Cindy, E131• [17FE]

Harrison, Kathryn, E486• [24MY]

Ravitch, Richard, H3212 [12JY]