EVANS, DWIGHT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Appointments
U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, H1716 [10AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aaron, Henry L. (Hank): tribute (see H. Res. 128), H878 [24FE]
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H427 [26JA]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]
——— preempt State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion (see H.R. 2573), H1729 [13AP]
——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1249 [9MR]
Africa: establish comprehensive initiative to build capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa (see H.R. 6087), H5546 [7NO]
African Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants who served as slaves (see H.R. 1244), H969 [28FE]
——— condemn revisionist education and revisionist history relative to African-American experience (see H. Res. 615), H4030 [26JY]
——— recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 76), H5669 [9NO]
——— recognize U.S. has moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on millions of Black people (see H. Res. 414), H4167 [4AU]
African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 261), H1528 [28MR]
Agriculture: 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), H2765 [6JN]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H626 [1FE]
Alien Enemies Act: repeal (see H.R. 3610), H2545 [23MY]
Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H678 [2FE]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H4991 [6OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 724), H627 [1FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H5177 [26OC]
Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5667), H4913 [29SE]
——— prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicemembers (see H.R. 1808), H1761 [17AP]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see H.R. 932), H3614 [14JY]
——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2501), H2129 [2MY]
Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 3239), H2308 [11MY]
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), H5546 [7NO]
Azerbaijan: condemn blockade of Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations (see H. Res. 108), H781 [8FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 184), H970 [28FE]
——— recognize remarkable and unique contributions of LGBTQI+ Black-Americans (see H. Res. 160), H875 [24FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 289), H1725 [13AP]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3031), H4167 [4AU]
Brazil: condemn undemocratic attacks on government institutions and support free will of Brazilian people as expressed in recent presidential election (see H. Res. 106), H1153 [7MR]
Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H5669 [9NO]
Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish database to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on Federal corporate criminal enforcement actions (see H.R. 6713), H6814 [11DE]
Business and industry: establish Compassionate Capitalist Award to recognize organizations that substantially benefit well-being of employees, stakeholders, and communities (see H.R. 4801), H3888 [20JY]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4633), H3574 [13JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 321), H1761 [17AP]
Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 303), H1846 [18AP]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 110), H834 [10FE]
Children and youth: promote youth mental health and well-being in changing climate (see H. Res. 259), H2089 [27AP]
——— support rights of youth in foster care system (see H. Res. 509), H2932 [14JN]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1088), H853 [17FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2126 [2MY]
Colleges and universities: recognize importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education (see H. Res. 608), H3889 [20JY]
——— require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with certain Civil Rights Act provisions (see H.R. 5936), H5007 [12OC]
Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 2729), H1886 [19AP]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H252 [20JA]
Community College Month: observance (see H. Res. 334), H2085 [27AP]
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), H7000 [19DE]
Courts: allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 2745), H1907 [20AP]
——— authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 1059), H851 [17FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [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]
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), H3145 [23JN]
——— condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]
——— make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition online unlawful (see H.R. 5449), H4296 [13SE]
——— prohibit foreign officials from demanding bribes (see H.R. 4696), H3698 [18JY]
——— prohibit making of short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 4289), H3108 [22JN]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H1296 [17MR]
Cummings, Elijah E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 42), H243 [17JA]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see H.R. 11), H3698 [18JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches, require income guidelines for determining eligibility for free meals, and base such eligibility on certain percentage of poverty-level (see H.R. 3113), H2135 [5MY]
——— ensure that all dogs entering U.S. do not pose health risk (see H.R. 1184), H1888 [19AP]
——— 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 statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance payments (see H.R. 3112), H2135 [5MY]
——— establish waiver for schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to address certain school closures (see H.R. 2777), H1908 [20AP]
——— exempt workforce training dollars as income for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries (see H.R. 3087), H2935 [14JN]
——— expand Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see H.R. 4149), H3479 [12JY]
——— expand school lunch program community eligibility (see H.R. 2567), H1717 [10AP]
——— extend certain certification periods for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 5757), H6989 [14DE]
——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3332), H2345 [15MY]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see H.R. 3867), H2762 [6JN]
——— modify market development programs (see H.R. 2723), H2812 [12JN]
——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see H.R. 3519), H2454 [18MY]
——— prioritize urban and community forestry assistance for areas with low tree equity scores and establish grant program to enhance public elementary and secondary school rooftop gardens (see H.R. 2786), H1909 [20AP]
——— reauthorize Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see H.R. 1509), H1248 [9MR]
——— rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as Jean E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4466), H3166 [3JY]
——— repeal sunset of work requirement exemption applicable to homeless individuals, veterans, and foster care individuals relative to eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4060), H2883 [13JN]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1510), H1951 [25AP]
——— 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]
——— 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: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 1045), H839 [14FE]
Dept. of Education: add off-campus community service at selected after-school activities to Federal Work-Study Program (see H.R. 654), H574 [31JA]
——— address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5042 [24OC]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 3444), H2425 [17MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]
——— award grants for educational programs on history of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander peoples in America, development of discriminatory laws targeting them, and their contributions to U.S. (see H.R. 3434), H3173 [6JY]
——— award grants to certain institutions of higher education to strengthen existing sports and athletic facilities (see H.R. 4515), H3176 [10JY]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 653), H574 [31JA]
——— carry out program to increase access to prekindergarten through high school computer science education (see H.R. 4174), H2958 [15JN]
——— create demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 845), H709 [6FE]
——— decrease frequency of standardized tests administered to students in grades 3 through 12 (see H.R. 1741), H4033 [26JY]
——— eliminate interest on Federal student loans, establish Education Affordability Trust Fund, and increase annual and aggregate loan limits (see H.R. 4986), H4138 [27JY]
——— 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]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 1387), H1951 [25AP]
——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 4812), H3888 [20JY]
——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 3470), H4223 [5SE]
——— prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see H.R. 4900), H4028 [26JY]
——— protect borrowers of Federal student loans during transition period following end of coronavirus student loan repayment pause (see H.R. 644), H574 [31JA]
——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual language immersion students (see H.R. 460), H276 [24JA]
——— provide for deferment on repayment of loans for borrowers who are victims of sexual violence (see H.R. 5588), H4436 [20SE]
——— 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), H6742 [7DE]
——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 882), H780 [8FE]
——— 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 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), H4212 [29AU]
——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]
——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2370), H1640 [29MR]
——— award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals (see H.R. 3312), H5177 [26OC]
——— award grants to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see H.R. 6451), H5898 [17NO]
——— 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), H2052 [26AP]
——— 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 grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services (see H.R. 4796), H3887 [20JY]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 3302), H2343 [15MY]
——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3443), H2710 [31MY]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H825 [9FE]
——— expand drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 4895), H4148 [27JY]
——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4783), H3954 [25JY]
——— 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]
——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see H.R. 893), H822 [9FE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 2976), H2315 [11MY]
——— provide for national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals on how to help patients navigate U.S. legal landscape relative to abortion and other reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1224), H915 [27FE]
——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 5003), H4138 [27JY]
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), H2665 [30MY]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]
Dept. of HUD: amend definition of homelessness used to verify eligibility for homeless assistance programs to meet needs of homeless families and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 5221), H4224 [5SE]
——— 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 for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see H.R. 5064), H4141 [27JY]
——— 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), H2307 [11MY]
——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H5022 [17OC]
——— facilitate development of fair and affordable housing and decrease certain housing costs (see H.R. 4233), H7030 [3JA]
——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 2846), H1946 [25AP]
——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4231), H7030 [3JA]
Dept. of Justice: direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze data on incidents in which children have been seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6456), H5899 [17NO]
——— direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters to early identify potential mass shooters (see H.R. 563), H427 [26JA]
——— establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]
——— establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H1916 [24AP]
——— establish Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program (see H.R. 2994), H2599 [24MY]
——— make competitive grants to eligible State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 475), H277 [24JA]
——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 6696), H6814 [11DE]
——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 1595), H1285 [14MR]
——— provide outreach regarding fentanyl, expand Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program and addiction treatment and recovery services, and enhance penalties for certain offenses involving counterfeit pills (see H.R. 4272), H3107 [22JN]
——— remove linguistic barriers to participation in gun violence prevention strategies (see H.R. 4780), H4502 [26SE]
——— require Inspector General to conduct inspections of Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities, provide recommendations to fix problems, and assign each facility risk score (see H.R. 3019), H3173 [6JY]
Dept. of Labor: increase criminal and civil penalties related to child labor and annually report to Congress on child labor violations (see H.R. 2956), H2084 [27AP]
——— 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), H1951 [25AP]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H1247 [9MR]
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), H2135 [5MY]
——— designate Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 506), H1152 [7MR]
——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H2247 [10MY]
——— increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 6054), H5904 [21NO]
——— require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 3477), H5231 [1NO]
——— submit information on U.S. nationals detained abroad without determination or with determination that there is not credible information that individuals are being detained unlawfully or wrongfully (see H.R. 4388), H3150 [27JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to impacts of climate change (see H.R. 4296), H3108 [22JN]
——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on Outer Continental Shelf in Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see H.R. 1320), H1049 [1MR]
——— 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]
——— reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs (see H.R. 1395), H1148 [7MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program (see H.R. 4636), H3574 [13JY]
——— modify definition of high-hazard flammable train (see H.R. 1238), H1209 [8MR]
——— provide paid sick leave for certain employees of railroads (see H.R. 3255), H2309 [11MY]
——— remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see H.R. 6820), H6984 [14DE]
——— require certain recipients of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funds to provide analysis of efforts to expand opportunities available to participate in program (see H.R. 2485), H1707 [6AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see H.R. 1255), H1696 [30MR]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 542), H2120 [28AP]
——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 3347), H5467 [6NO]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam (see H.R. 1191), H4912 [29SE]
——— 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), H1885 [19AP]
——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 5748), H4712 [27SE]
——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (see H.R. 4282), H3108 [22JN]
Discrimination: amend laws relative to arbitration of disputes involving race discrimination (see H.R. 3038), H2599 [24MY]
——— 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]
Diseases and disorders: ensure that fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research (see H.R. 5405), H4263 [12SE]
——— provide research and education on triple-negative breast cancer (see H.R. 235), H5176 [26OC]
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), H4460 [21SE]
——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H2121 [28AP]
——— prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1839), H1888 [19AP]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 315), H1909 [20AP]
Education: support public schools that provide students with well-rounded education and prepare students for success in life, foster parental involvement, and protect civil rights of students and families (see H. Res. 219), H1297 [17MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H246 [17JA]
——— improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H2743 [5JN]
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]
Endangered Species Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 881), H6082 [1DE]
EPA: provide for consistent definition for plant biostimulants (see H.R. 1472), H1848 [18AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1249 [9MR]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 337), H2118 [28AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see H.R. 789), H677 [2FE]
——— expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 694), H625 [1FE]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 2604), H4912 [29SE]
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), H1695 [30MR]
Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5810), H4854 [28SE]
Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4193 [18AU]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H426 [26JA]
——— provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 1235), H4223 [5SE]
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: establish Portal for Appraisal Credentialing and Appraisal Management Companies (AMC) Registration information (see H.R. 2771), H2646 [26MY]
Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 2974), H2084 [27AP]
Financial institutions: impose higher tax rate on bonuses and profits from sales of stock by executives employed by failing banks that were closed and for which FDIC has been appointed as conservator or receiver (see H.R. 1654), H1293 [17MR]
——— 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]
Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see H.R. 6327), H5667 [9NO]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]
——— create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage and establish grant program for distribution of safe storage devices (see H.R. 4965), H4137 [27JY]
——— end epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives (see H.R. 6596), H6861 [12DE]
——— 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), H4464 [22SE]
——— 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), H2710 [31MY]
——— make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (see H.R. 52), H3173 [6JY]
——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H3162 [30JN]
——— prevent illegal sale by improving tracking data and extending time background check records are maintained (see H.R. 3824), H2741 [5JN]
——— prevent purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 4637), H3575 [13JY]
——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2870), 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), H3208 [11JY]
——— 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), H5730 [13NO]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 715), H627 [1FE]
——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before Federal firearms licensee may transfer firearm to person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 2403), H1690 [30MR]
Food: increase financial assistance for farmers markets and farmers market nutrition programs and increase local agricultural production through food bank in-house production and local farmer contracting (see H.R. 2378), H1640 [29MR]
Food and Nutrition Act: repeal limitation on maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination of benefits (see H.R. 1765), H2935 [14JN]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1723), H1326 [22MR]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1838), H1527 [28MR]
Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3882), H2962 [15JN]
——— 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]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1409 [23MR]
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), H3162 [30JN]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2736), H1906 [20AP]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see H.R. 5628), H4454 [21SE]
——— submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see H.R. 3502), H3577 [13JY]
Global Partnership for Education: support efforts to improve access to quality, inclusive public education and improved learning outcomes for children and adolescents, particularly girls, in poorest countries (see H. Res. 54), H277 [24JA]
Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4140 [27JY]
Haiti: modify special rule to extend preferential duty treatment program under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 5035), H4464 [22SE]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]
Health: declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 348), H2126 [2MY]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 3646), H2596 [24MY]
——— oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see H. Res. 561), H3151 [27JN]
——— 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), H2175 [9MY]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H5894 [15NO]
Health care professionals: tribute to frontline health workers contributions to global health programs, saving lives around world and strengthening U.S. security and global economic prosperity (see H. Res. 389), H5040 [20OC]
Health Resources and Services Administration: modify loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce to relieve workforce shortages (see H.R. 4933), H5182 [30OC]
Henry Parham VA Clinic, Monroeville, PA: designate (see H.R. 4955), H4136 [27JY]
History: provide for creation of congressional time capsule in commemoration of U.S. semiquincentennial anniversary (see H.R. 6394), H5728 [13NO]
Homeless: provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4232), H7030 [3JA]
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: express that African Americans who duly won election to House during post-Civil War Reconstruction Era, but were denied right to take their seats, should be recognized as former Members (see H. Res. 817), H5174 [26OC]
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]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see H.R. 3474), H2453 [18MY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 483), H2813 [12JN]
Immigration: enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see H.R. 6205), H5362 [2NO]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— 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), H4995 [10OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]
Insurance: provide for special enrollment period for pregnant women (see H.R. 6716), H6814 [11DE]
——— require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 2439), H5022 [17OC]
——— 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]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1692 [30MR]
Iran: recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 100), H738 [7FE]
IRS: 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), H4350 [14SE]
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]
John Conyers Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2810), H2089 [27AP]
John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around world (see H.R. 1150), H866 [21FE]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3206 [11JY]
Judicial Conference of the U.S.: authorize trial of former President Donald J. Trump for alleged crimes relative to 2020 election be broadcast to American public (see H. Res. 644), H4165 [4AU]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 36), H238 [13JA]
Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (see H.R. 4122), H4160 [1AU]
Lewis, John: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H866 [21FE]
LGBTQI+ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 558), H3151 [27JN]
Libraries: express support for staff and services of public, school, academic, and special libraries, improve funding, preserve right of citizens to access information and resources, and recognize employee rights (see H. Res. 324), H1948 [25AP]
Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building, Lebanon, PA: designate (see H.R. 3865), H4188 [15AU]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H3111 [22JN]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 30), H234 [12JA]
Medicaid: eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 949), H4231 [8SE]
——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 547), H711 [6FE]
——— expand eligibility, outreach, and enrollment for former foster youth (see H.R. 6484), H5936 [28NO]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5568), H4407 [19SE]
——— require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (see H.R. 4286), H5365 [2NO]
Medicare: coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common repiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coranavirus (see H.R. 1770), H6210 [6DE]
——— establish Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program (see H.R. 6780), H6983 [14DE]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 1610), H2314 [11MY]
——— 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), H2503 [22MY]
——— 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), H1761 [17AP]
——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 2474), H6051 [30NO]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 3382), H2376 [16MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3069), H2125 [2MY]
Memorial Day: express support for Black service members (see H. Res. 455), H2646 [26MY]
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]
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]
Mortgages: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 3170), H2315 [11MY]
Music and dance: recognize anniversary of hip-hop and contributions to American art and culture (see H. Res. 618), H4183 [11AU]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H. Res. 119), H826 [9FE]
National Association of Agricultural Educators: anniversary (see H. Res. 716), H4456 [21SE]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 726), H4499 [26SE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 213), H1696 [30MR]
National Deaf History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 290), H1726 [13AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H5229 [1NO]
National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 727), H627 [1FE]
National Fall Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 67), H4456 [21SE]
National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 147), H866 [21FE]
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), H3702 [18JY]
National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 4052), H4188 [15AU]
National Men’s Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 490), H2788 [9JN]
National Menstrual Health and Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 351), H2126 [2MY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 59), H324 [25JA]
National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 765), H676 [2FE]
National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 4273), H3178 [10JY]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 28), H709 [6FE]
National Teach Ag Day: observance (see H. Res. 716), H4456 [21SE]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 362), H2136 [5MY]
National Veterans Small Business Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 824), H5181 [30OC]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 281), H1709 [6AP]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4204 [25AU]
Older Americans Bill of Rights: establish to guarantee affordable health care, financial, and retirement security for seniors (see H. Res. 460), H2708 [31MY]
OMB: review and make certain revisions to Standard Occupational Classification System (see H.R. 6319), H6211 [6DE]
——— revise Standard Occupational Classification system to establish separate code for direct support professionals (see H.R. 2941), H5177 [26OC]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 4897), H5001 [11OC]
Palmer, Arnold D.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2808), H1951 [25AP]
Peace: recognize international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H6998 [19DE]
Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue (see H. Res. 819), H5174 [26OC]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see H.R. 3970), H2787 [9JN]
Poverty: establish national child poverty reduction target and make investments and policy changes to fully address child poverty (see H. Res. 551), H3142 [23JN]
——— reduce child poverty (see H.R. 5629), H4455 [21SE]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and Vice Presidents and candidates for such offices (see H.R. 908), H833 [10FE]
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]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 13), H709 [6FE]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 246), H1409 [23MR]
Real estate: preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign citizens (see H.R. 3697), H2636 [25MY]
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]
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 681), H3614 [14JY]
Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H231 [12JA]
Russia: call for immediate release of Marc Fogel (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4030 [26JY]
——— prohibit importation of Russian energy products produced at refineries outside Russia (see H.R. 6417), H5892 [15NO]
——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see H. Res. 154), H1951 [25AP]
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: 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]
——— improve commercialization activities in Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3056), H2315 [11MY]
——— increase maximum amount for certain loans (see H.R. 1491), H5937 [28NO]
SEC: amend Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans (see H.R. 3063), H2599 [24MY]
Senior citizens: reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2718), H2503 [22MY]
Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 6073), H5172 [26OC]
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: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H4265 [12SE]
——— exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5086), H4151 [28JY]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 4583), H3476 [12JY]
——— 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), H1848 [18AP]
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]
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]
——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926, 927), H1761 [17AP]
Susan C. Barnhart Post Office, Washington Crossing, PA: designate (see H.R. 5476), H4464 [22SE]
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 deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see H.R. 2643), H1888 [19AP]
——— allow for tax credit for rent paid on personal residence of taxpayer (see H.R. 6721), H6859 [12DE]
——— allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see H.R. 4963), H4136 [27JY]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 5428), H4295 [13SE] (see H.R. 5456), H4343 [14SE]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 1041), H839 [14FE]
——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see H.R. 3940), H2785 [9JN]
——— expand and improve earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1468), H1206 [8MR]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 4896), H6742 [7DE]
——— 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 minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 6498), H5982 [29NO]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 2871), H2139 [5MY]
——— 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]
——— increase income cap for and make permanent mortgage insurance premium deduction (see H.R. 1384), H1465 [27MR]
——— increase mortgage insurance premium deduction income cap and make such deduction permanent (see H.R. 4212), H3074 [21JN]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H1047 [1MR]
——— modify age limitations on eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5689), H4497 [26SE]
——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see H.R. 3435), H3702 [18JY]
——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds and expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 3787), H2712 [1JN]
——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see H.R. 3473), H2452 [18MY]
——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that taxpayer’s basis in building be reduced by amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 1785), H3153 [27JN]
——— modify treatment of certain rents received by real estate investment trusts from related parties (see H.R. 3749), H2710 [31MY]
——— 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 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]
——— 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), H1888 [19AP]
——— repeal certain taxes on sports wagering (see H.R. 1661), H1302 [21MR]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies (see H.R. 1483), H2129 [2MY]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H1845 [18AP]
——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see H.R. 45), H4153 [28JY]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 700), H2088 [27AP]
Tennessee: condemn expulsion of two Black, duly elected State representatives as blatant act of racism and attack on democracy and observe that this was done instead of acting on gun control to protect children (see H. Res. 292), H1726 [13AP]
Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 269), H1693 [30MR]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 886), H5902 [21NO]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4166), H2957 [15JN]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4172), H2957 [15JN]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2647 [26MY]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: recognize critical work, in-person and online, in educating public about dangers of antisemitism and origins of Holocaust (see H. Res. 380), H2315 [11MY]
Ukraine: direct President to obtain agreement with other countries to use seized Russian assets for reconstruction of Ukraine upon cessation of hostilities (see H.R. 1254), H2646 [26MY]
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), H6816 [11DE]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4569), H5938 [28NO]
Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]
——— ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see H.R. 5291), H4204 [25AU]
——— 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]
——— 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: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1729), H1327 [22MR]
——— 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), H3109 [22JN]
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 the article without delay (see H.J. Res. 82), H4153 [28JY]
——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2343 (see H.R. 3310), H2344 [15MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H576 [31JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 3962), H2786 [9JN]
African Americans: support Black workers and affirm need to pass legislation to reduce inequalities and discrimination in workforce (see H. Res. 182), H970 [28FE]
Dept. of HHS: provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4735), H3857 [19JY]
——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 4734), H3857 [19JY]
National Family Caregivers Month: designate (see H. Res. 898), H6049 [30NO]
Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 3181), H2243 [10MY]
——— improve low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3963), H2786 [9JN]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 3962), H2789 [9JN]
Dept. of HHS: provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (H.R. 4735), H3858 [19JY]
——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (H.R. 4734), H3858 [19JY]
Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 3181), H2245 [10MY]
——— improve low-income housing credit (H.R. 3963), H2789 [9JN]
Remarks
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 3962), H2893 [14JN]
Dept. of Labor: provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation (H.R. 1163), H2288 [11MY]
IRS: rescind certain funds appropriated under Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 23), H89 [9JA]
Jack and Jill of America, Inc.: anniversary, E47• [24JA]
Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, E380• [28AP]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2032 [26AP]
——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), H2702 [31MY]
Tributes
Buck, J. Henry, Jr., H3861 [20JY]
Clayton, Constance E., E893• [27SE]
Epps, JoAnne, E898• [27SE]