FROST, MAXWELL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3440 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H1729 [13AP]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]

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

African Americans: 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]

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 541), H3479 [12JY]

Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see H.R. 1840), H3859 [19JY]

——— 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), H4160 [1AU]

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

——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see H.R. 4978), H4137 [27JY]

Alcee Lamar Hastings Post Office Building, Oakland Park, FL: designate (see H.R. 3177), H2243 [10MY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H3208 [11JY]

ALS Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 374), H4267 [12SE]

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

——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H5937 [28NO]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H5014 [13OC]

Armed Forces: increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 2537), H4207 [25AU]

——— provide for forgiveness or offset of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 3232), H4349 [14SE]

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

Benjamin Berell Ferencz Post Office Building, Delray Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 6116), H5180 [30OC]

Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 2742), H4207 [25AU]

Brazil: condemn undemocratic attacks on government institutions and support free will of Brazilian people as expressed in recent presidential election (see H. Res. 106), H830 [9FE]

Bureau of Prisons: end use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see H.R. 4972), H4167 [4AU]

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

CDC: establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see H.R. 6768), H6941 [13DE]

Children and youth: promote youth mental health and well-being in changing climate (see H. Res. 259), H4213 [29AU]

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]

Civil Rights Act: clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute sufficient basis for rights of action (see H.R. 697), H1950 [25AP]

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]

——— 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]

Collective bargaining: establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes (see H.R. 6616), H6207 [6DE]

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

Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II Post Office Building, Casselberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5867), H5177 [26OC]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1296 [17MR]

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

——— require two-thirds supermajority vote by House and Senate to pass any legislation to reduce benefits provided under Social Security or Medicare (see H.R. 814), H679 [2FE]

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), H3112 [22JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to clean economy (see H.R. 5572), H4407 [19SE]

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), H1888 [19AP]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5022 [17OC]

Courts: prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H.R. 4432), H5182 [30OC]

——— 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]

CPSC: strike laws that limit disclosure of certain information (see H.R. 1686), H4298 [13SE]

Credit: prohibit consumer reporting agencies that furnish reports for tenant screening purposes from providing certain information and establish duties of users of consumer reports for housing purposes (see H.R. 4560), H3205 [11JY]

Crime: exempt possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment from punishment under Federal drug paraphernalia laws (see H.R. 3563), H2498 [22MY]

——— protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see H.R. 6405), H5985 [29NO]

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: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see H.R. 4844), H4912 [29SE]

——— enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement (see H.R. 6527), H6049 [30NO]

——— ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4845), H3948 [25JY]

——— establish waiver for schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to address certain school closures (see H.R. 2777), H1908 [20AP]

——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H5365 [2NO]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H1465 [27MR]

——— 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), H3074 [21JN]

——— prohibit placement of photograph of any household member on electronic benefit card used by such household to purchase food with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5701), H4858 [28SE]

——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see H.R. 4068), H4350 [14SE]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3204), H2307 [11MY]

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

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

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H4912 [29SE]

——— award grants to carry out educational programs that include history of peoples of African descent, institution of slavery, U.S. expansion, and economical and cultural impact (see H.R. 703), H739 [7FE]

——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 603), H2886 [13JN]

——— decrease frequency of standardized tests administered to students in grades 3 through 12 (see H.R. 1741), H1408 [23MR]

——— 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]

——— ensure children in schools have right to read (see H.R. 2889), H4299 [13SE]

——— ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (see H.R. 2949), H4952 [2OC]

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

——— prohibit educational institutions that require students to provide information relative to their menstrual cycles from receiving Federal funds (see H.R. 951), H1288 [14MR]

——— 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]

——— provide additional funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 5895), H5022 [17OC]

——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 882), H1915 [24AP]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 2992), H4857 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: allow local governments to receive grants to carry out HOMES and high-efficiency electric home rebate programs in States that are not carrying out such programs (see H.R. 6536), H6049 [30NO]

——— establish research, development, and demonstration program relative to abandoned wells (see H.R. 4877), H4224 [5SE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 3258), H3891 [20JY]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H3897 [24JY]

——— 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), H5654 [8NO]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2530), H2965 [16JN]

——— establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers (see H.R. 3645), H2596 [24MY]

——— expand access to abortion care (see H.R. 4303), H3109 [22JN]

——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4460 [21SE]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 619), H4439 [20SE]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 5003), H4138 [27JY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3713), H4912 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 2374), H1640 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing (see H.R. 3989), H4232 [8SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]

——— remove linguistic barriers to participation in gun violence prevention strategies (see H.R. 4780), H4207 [25AU]

Dept. of Labor: establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 770), H4857 [28SE]

——— establish grant program to assist unemployed and under-employed workers to document American experience (see H.R. 5192), H6211 [6DE]

——— expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers (see H.R. 3576), H2499 [22MY]

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

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 2663), H4349 [14SE]

——— 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), H2379 [16MY]

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), H5044 [24OC]

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

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off coast of Florida (see H.R. 1443), H1205 [8MR]

——— 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), H4212 [29AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 2428), H1888 [19AP]

——— provide for free public transportation for individuals recently released from incarceration (see H.R. 4728), H3856 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 2431), H2351 [15MY]

——— 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), H4206 [25AU]

——— ensure that educational assistance paid to individual who pursued program or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall not be charged against entitlement (see H.R. 1767), H2665 [30MY]

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

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 542), H2961 [15JN]

——— modify existing national cemeteries to ensure full military honors are provided, propose increase in national cemetery capacity, and assess criteria for interment at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 1413), H4160 [1AU]

——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H4206 [25AU]

——— prohibit requiring evidence of certain dose of radiation to determine that veteran is radiation-exposed veteran (see H.R. 4566), H4213 [29AU]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 3651), H4350 [14SE]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1267), H2350 [15MY]

Disasters: improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers (see H.R. 662), H1888 [19AP]

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

Diseases and disorders: prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 1776), H6861 [12DE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H842 [14FE]

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), H4913 [29SE]

Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H1951 [25AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H7009 [22DE]

——— improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H4383 [18SE]

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), H4934 [30SE]

——— 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: fully protect safety of children and environment and remove dangerous pesticides from use (see H.R. 5085), H5034 [19OC]

FAA: require installation of secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft (see H.R. 911), H2350 [15MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 4046), H3209 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize, respect, and celebrate all families (see H. Res. 393), H2310 [11MY]

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), H1439 [24MR]

——— expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 694), H1439 [24MR]

FDA: provide for notification by manufacturers of critical essential medicines of increased demand of such drugs (see H.R. 3008), H4212 [29AU]

——— require label of drug intended for human use to identify each ingredient that is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, major food allergen or gluten-containing grain (see H.R. 4263), H4299 [13SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require disclosure of conflicts of interest relative to rulemaking (see H.R. 1507), H4212 [29AU]

Federal employees: calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 866), H1912 [20AP]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H4223 [5SE]

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

FEMA: include algal blooms in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 1008), H838 [14FE]

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: 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), H1888 [19AP]

——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see H.R. 1602), H1529 [28MR]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]

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

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

——— 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), H3897 [24JY]

——— 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), H6210 [6DE]

——— 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), H3614 [14JY]

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

——— prevent bulk ammunition sales, promote ammunition recordkeeping and reporting, end ammunition straw purchasing, and require background check before transfer of ammunition by firearms licensees to non-licensees (see H.R. 6172), H6051 [30NO]

——— 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), H6742 [7DE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H972 [28FE]

——— 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), H4857 [28SE]

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

——— require gun lock to be provided to every firearm purchaser (see H.R. 4201), H2964 [16JN]

——— 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: modify minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids (see H.R. 1750), H4912 [29SE]

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: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1838), H2121 [28AP]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H6861 [12DE]

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), H3478 [12JY]

FRS: require financial firms to establish plans to reduce investing in financed greenhouse gas emissions to protect financial stability (see H.R. 2443), H5365 [2NO]

FTC: prohibit discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process and require transparency in use of algorithmic processes and content moderation (see H.R. 4624), H4219 [1SE]

——— 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), H3112 [22JN]

Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4299 [13SE]

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]

Haiti: modify special rule to extend preferential duty treatment program under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 5035), H6742 [7DE]

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), H4440 [20SE]

——— declare gun violence public health crisis (see H. Res. 348), H2126 [2MY]

——— 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]

——— prepare and empower health care sector to protect health and wellbeing of our workers, our communities, and our planet in face of climate crisis (see H.R. 2764), H1908 [20AP]

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

——— require disclosure of information relatve to private equity investments in healthcare and report on how healthcare consolidation and private equity contribute to health quality and cost indicators (see H.R. 1754), H4172 [8AU]

Hispanic Americans: express support for increasing number of Latino students and young professionals entering careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H. Res. 762), H5016 [16OC]

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

Historic buildings and sites: enhance protection and preservation of America’s battlefields (see H.R. 3448), H4207 [25AU]

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]

House Rules: require continued broadcasting of full House Chamber during legislative business consistent with broadcasts that occured on January 3-6, 2023 (see H. Res. 35), H234 [12JA]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 72), H4207 [25AU]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 16), H4857 [28SE]

——— 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), H4173 [8AU]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 5560), H4406 [19SE]

——— provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 3194), H5022 [17OC]

——— 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), H5009 [12OC]

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), H6211 [6DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715, 4519), H4912 [29SE]

Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1826), H4206 [25AU]

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

Intersex Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 815), H5174 [26OC]

Iran: impose sanctions with respect to countries, individuals, and entities engaging in any effort to acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or deploy Iranian missiles and related goods and technology (see H.R. 3152), H4167 [4AU]

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), H5039 [20OC]

Israel: support Israeli democracy (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4161 [1AU]

Jews: condemn antisemitism at U.S. institutions of higher education and encourage college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism (see H. Res. 839), H5468 [6NO]

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

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H2884 [13JN]

Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 1369), H4212 [29AU]

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]

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

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

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

Libraries: require certain libraries to maintain diverse collection of books (see H.R. 6830), H7031 [3JA]

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

Medicaid: delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H4439 [20SE]

——— improve coverage of adult dental and oral health care (see H.R. 1342), H4912 [29SE]

Medicare: count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3–day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5138), H4460 [21SE]

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

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 33), H1950 [25AP]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H4951 [2OC]

——— rename Medicare Advantage program and prohibit private insurers from using ‘‘Medicare’’ in plan titles or advertisements (see H.R. 732), H628 [1FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 3382), H5546 [7NO]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 595), H4212 [29AU]

Middle East: affirm state of Palestine’s right to exist and to become nation-state, recognize two-state solution as only solution to secure lasting regional peace, and reject calls for Palestine’s destruction (see H. Res. 902), H6742 [7DE]

——— call for immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine (see H. Res. 786), H5040 [20OC]

——— 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]

Music and dance: recognize anniversary of hip-hop and contributions to American art and culture (see H. Res. 618), H4030 [26JY]

National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day: designate (see H. Res. 530), H3479 [12JY]

National Center for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing: establish (see H.R. 1024), H2934 [14JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H5904 [21NO]

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 727), H739 [7FE]

National Fall Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 67), H4456 [21SE]

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 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), H4161 [1AU]

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

National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 4561), H4232 [8SE]

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), H2934 [14JN]

NOAA: improve weather research, support improvements in weather forcasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities relating to weather data (see H.R. 6093), H6111 [4DE]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4383 [18SE]

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

Orlando, FL: honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend law enforcement and first responders, and commit to address gun safety and mental health (see H. Res. 500), H2809 [12JN]

Pamela Jane Rock Post Office Building, Melrose, FL: designate (see H.R. 3947), H3209 [11JY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see H.R. 735), H3891 [20JY]

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), H2709 [31MY]

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), H5467 [6NO]

Postal Service: modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel (see H.R. 594), H4212 [29AU]

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

Robert Guevara Post Office Building, Kissimmee, FL: designate (see H.R. 2908), H5654 [8NO]

Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H6051 [30NO]

SEC: repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 3694), H2636 [25MY]

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

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H2709 [31MY]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H4463 [22SE]

Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1823), H4160 [1AU]

SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3481), H4934 [30SE]

Supreme Court: allow for twelve associate Justices (see H.R. 3422), H2599 [24MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926), H6861 [12DE]

Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see H.R. 4963), H4136 [27JY]

——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 5428), H4295 [13SE] (see H.R. 5456), H4343 [14SE]

——— impose excise tax on excessively disparate wages paid to chief executive officers (see H.R. 6191), H5362 [2NO]

——— impose minimum tax on certain wealthy tax payers that takes into account unrealized gains (see H.R. 6498), H5982 [29NO]

——— impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and establish certain anti-evasion and avoidance measures (see H.R. 4919), H4266 [12SE]

——— impose tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see H.R. 4870), H4440 [20SE]

——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 2871), H4173 [8AU]

——— 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]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 34), H4166 [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), H5182 [30OC]

——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see H.R. 1685), H4212 [29AU]

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]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 886), H5902 [21NO]

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: support goals and provisions (see H. Res. 77), H4232 [8SE]

U.N.: extend mandate of Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela (see H.R. 4086), H4160 [1AU]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3702 [18JY]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish program to map zones at greater risk of sinkhole formation (see H.R. 2855), H3074 [21JN]

Unemployment: provide that individuals engaged in labor disputes may receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 6063), H5365 [2NO]

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), H3209 [11JY]

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), H1912 [20AP]

——— 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), H5857 [14NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see H.R. 1015), H4198 [22AU]

Voting: ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see H.R. 5291), H4383 [18SE]

——— expand youth access to voting (see H.R. 5293), H4383 [18SE]

——— guarantee right to vote for all citizens regardless of criminal offense convictions (see H.R. 6643), H6208 [6DE]

——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 5295), H4383 [18SE]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5322), H4440 [20SE]

——— remove barriers to ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5294), H4383 [18SE]

——— require inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications (see H.R. 5290), H4383 [18SE]

——— 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: restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H5365 [2NO]

West Indian manatee: designate as endangered species under Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 131), H4212 [29AU]

Women: clarify constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid and enforceable and Archivist of U.S. must certify and publish 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 [15MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H1209 [8MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H4912 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: require Inspector General to submit annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse (see H.R. 6187), H5362 [2NO]

Dept. of Education: 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]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H1325 [22MR]

Housing: prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants (see H.R. 4907), H4028 [26JY]

Medicare: provide coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services (see H.R. 4375), H3150 [27JN]

NOAA: carry out research and development to improve understanding of how public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings (see H.R. 6080), H5173 [26OC]

Voting: expand coverage of definition of absent uniformed services voter (see H.R. 6242), H5465 [6NO]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Defense: require Inspector General to submit annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse (H.R. 6187), H5364 [2NO]

Dept. of Education: 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 (H.R. 6592), H6144 [5DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (H.R. 1699), H1328 [22MR]

Housing: prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants (H.R. 4907), H4031 [26JY]

Medicare: provide coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services (H.R. 4375), H3152 [27JN]

NOAA: carry out research and development to improve understanding of how public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings (H.R. 6080), H5175 [26OC]

Voting: expand coverage of definition of absent uniformed services voter (H.R. 6242), H5466 [6NO]

Remarks

American Climate Corps: establish, H4414 [20SE]

Black History Month: observance, H989 [1MR]

Bowman, Representative: censure (H. Res. 914), H6196 [6DE]

Collective bargaining: negotiations between UAW and auto manufacturers, H4414 [20SE]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on pro-life facilities (H. Con. Res. 3), H176 [11JA]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (H.R. 467), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2518 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3193 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), H2569 [24MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2518 [23MY]

——— provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1353 [23MR]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), H1865 [19AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (H.R. 1699), H1455 [27MR]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles—Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards’’ (S.J. Res. 11), consideration (H. Res. 429), H2518 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for Office of Gun Violence Prevention, H5637, H5638 [8NO]

FDA: preserve access to abortion medications, H1875 [19AP]

Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare (H. Res. 178), H2518 [23MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5637, H5638 [8NO]

Firearms: gun control, H475 [27JA], H1749 [17AP], H2153 [9MY]

——— study weapons training, safety, and storage standards and prevention of gun violence in military, H3193 [11JY]

Florida: condemn blocking of African-American studies advanced placement course in schools, H658 [2FE]

——— tribute to women in 10th Congressional District, H1680 [30MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4310 [14SE]

Immigration: provide healthcare for individuals in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H1877 [19AP]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2273 [11MY]

Law enforcement: express support and condemn any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies (H. Con. Res. 40), H2436 [18MY]

Members of Congress: characterization of remarks relative to adoption, H2092 [28AP]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E911• [29SE]

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1680 [30MR]

Power resources: increase energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, promote transparency, accountability, and permitting, and improve water quality certification (H.R. 1), H1500 [28MR]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2616 [25MY]

Record Store Day: observance, H2153 [9MY]

Socialism: denounce (H. Con. Res. 9), H638 [2FE]

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, H1749 [17AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4838• [28SE]

Tributes

Bracy, Randolph, Jr., H2982 [20JN]

Buffett, James W. (Jimmy), H4372 [18SE]

Chatmon, Thomas C., Jr., E781• [18AU]

Reddick, Alzo J., H6064 [1DE]

Slife, Alaina, H2298 [11MY]