GARCIA, ROBERT (a Representative from California)
Amendments
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), H3809 [19JY]
Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), H384 [26JA]
Appointments
Committee on Oversight and Reform (House) Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (Select), H614 [1FE]
Committee to escort Speaker-elect to the Chair, H44 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H427 [26JA]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]
——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]
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), H2965 [16JN]
——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see H.R. 4978), H4137 [27JY]
Air pollution: authorize President to declare smoke emergency (see H.R. 5329), H4502 [26SE]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5546 [7NO]
Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H5546 [7NO]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H5653 [8NO]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 724), H5653 [8NO]
Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H5039 [20OC]
Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out or employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 1447), H2350 [15MY]
California: modify boundary of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 3681), H2636 [25MY]
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]
Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5985), H5108 [25OC]
Climate: 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]
Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see H.R. 5610), H5001 [11OC]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 6102), H5174 [26OC]
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]
Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr., Post Office Building, Modesto, CA: designate (see H.R. 1555), H1411 [23MR]
Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5546 [7NO]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [27AP]
——— establish judicial ethics (see H.R. 3973), H2787 [9JN]
——— prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H.R. 4432), H5904 [21NO]
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), H5856 [14NO]
——— condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]
——— exempt possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment from punishment under Federal drug paraphernalia laws (see H.R. 3563), H2498 [22MY]
DEA: define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions for controlled substances (see H.R. 1393), H3859 [19JY]
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: ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see H.R. 2822), H1945 [25AP]
——— establish waiver for schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to address certain school closures (see H.R. 2777), H1908 [20AP]
——— expand school lunch program community eligibility (see H.R. 2567), H6082 [1DE]
——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see H.R. 1269), H6111 [4DE]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H5365 [2NO]
——— make commodities available for Emergency Food Assistance Program (see H.R. 6203), H6052 [30NO]
——— 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), H5546 [7NO]
——— reissue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to replace benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices (see H.R. 205), H2174 [9MY]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1510), H2314 [11MY]
——— 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), H5044 [24OC]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 3037), H4991 [6OC]
——— 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: provide outreach to build awareness among former Armed Forces members of process established for review of discharge characterizations (see H.R. 6470), H5938 [28NO]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5546 [7NO]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]
——— 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), H5365 [2NO]
——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 5784), H4853 [28SE]
——— 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]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H4995 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 516), H323 [25JA]
——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]
——— authorize loans and loan guarantees for planning, constructing, or renovating pediatric or adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities (see H.R. 5804), H5985 [29NO]
——— 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]
——— 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), H5546 [7NO]
——— 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]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H5231 [1NO]
——— expand drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 4895), H4148 [27JY]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4502 [26SE]
——— increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders (see H.R. 6415), H6816 [11DE]
——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see H.R. 4884), H4232 [8SE]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3713), H6816 [11DE]
——— update Federal poverty line for purposes of Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 6639), H6208 [6DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: bolster efforts to combat cross border threats posed by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 5132), H4158 [1AU]
——— bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns (see H.R. 5460), H4344 [14SE]
——— disrupt smuggling of U.S.-sourced firearms and related munitions across land border with Mexico (see H.R. 6404), H5855 [14NO]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4817), H4266 [12SE]
——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see H.R. 3507), H5984 [29NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers (see H.R. 981), H4951 [2OC]
——— establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H1719 [10AP]
——— 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]
Dept. of Labor: increase capacity of Federal and State labor enforcement agencies to address labor violations (see H.R. 6634), H6207 [6DE]
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]
Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off coast of California (see H.R. 1172), H1281 [10MR]
Dept. of Transportation: include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants (see H.R. 6199), H5362 [2NO]
——— provide for free public transportation for individuals recently released from incarceration (see H.R. 4728), H5014 [13OC]
Discrimination: condemn recent hate crimes committed against Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (see H. Res. 450), H2639 [25MY]
——— prohibit in public accommodations on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 4393), H5938 [28NO]
——— prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H842 [14FE]
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 599), H489 [27JA]
Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 1060), H851 [17FE]
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), H4502 [26SE]
Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H6051 [30NO]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H246 [17JA]
Employment: 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: establish grant program to support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat (see H.R. 4733), H3857 [19JY]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 2402), H5231 [1NO]
——— prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see H.R. 6654), H6739 [7DE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 694), H711 [6FE]
Federal agencies and departments: improve service delivery of agencies and public perception of agency interactions (see H.R. 2689), H1888 [19AP]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H511 [30JA]
——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 5995), H5731 [13NO]
Federal firefighters: reform and enhance pay and benefits of Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 3108), H5000 [11OC]
Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 2952), H2083 [27AP]
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez U.S. Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5754), H4713 [27SE]
FEMA: authorize equity steering group and advisor, improve data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and apply equity criteria to policies and programs (see H.R. 5775), H4713 [27SE]
——— include extreme heat in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 3965), H4266 [12SE]
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: repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see H.R. 1602), H1285 [14MR]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 660), H631 [1FE]
——— 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 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), H782 [8FE]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 715), H627 [1FE]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 584), H5000 [11OC]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1723), H1888 [19AP]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]
Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4140 [27JY]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 319), H1947 [25AP]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]
Health: oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see H. Res. 561), H3860 [19JY]
——— 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]
——— 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), H5039 [20OC]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H2503 [22MY]
——— provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure (see H.R. 5007), H6988 [14DE]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see H. Res. 754), H4950 [2OC]
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: require candidates to file under oath additional information about educational background, military service, and employment history (see H.R. 350), H280 [24JA]
Housing: prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants (see H.R. 4907), H4183 [11AU]
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), H3178 [10JY]
——— establish right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal (see H.R. 2697), H4207 [25AU]
——— 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), H5022 [17OC]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 1698), H1660 [29MR]
——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 1511), H1248 [9MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]
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), H3173 [6JY]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 4322), H3140 [23JN]
——— 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), H4995 [10OC]
Israel: modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation with U.S. and expand and strengthen Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3792), H4266 [12SE]
——— support Israeli democracy (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4199 [22AU]
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), H5937 [28NO]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3206 [11JY]
King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1831), H1527 [28MR]
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: amend short title in honor of Dianne Feinstein (see H.R. 6081), H5173 [26OC]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see H.R. 4050), H2808 [12JN]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 568), H3159 [30JN]
Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of 1992 Los Angeles riots (see H. Res. 366), H2136 [5MY]
Louisville, KY: condemn shootings at Old National Bank building and in Chickasaw Park, honor memory of victims, and express condolences and support to all impacted and all victims of gun violence (see H. Res. 335), H2085 [27AP]
Major Megan McClung Post Office Building, Mission Viejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 3608), H2782 [7JN]
Medicaid: expand required reports on Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) substance use disorder data to include mental health condition data (see H.R. 4091), H2930 [14JN]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]
——— provide coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services (see H.R. 4375), H5001 [11OC]
Members of Congress: condemn calls from Members for expulsion of Palestinians from U.S. (see H. Res. 895), H6817 [11DE]
——— require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 345), H253 [20JA]
Mexico: reaffirm U.S. commitment to respecting sovereignty and condemn calls for military action in Mexico without Mexico’s consent and congressional authorization (see H. Res. 763), H4990 [6OC]
Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 768), H4993 [10OC] (see H. Res. 771), H4998 [11OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 4889), H3950 [25JY]
Molina, Gloria: tribute (see H. Res. 553), H3142 [23JN]
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), H4232 [8SE]
National objectives: establish national task force to expand opportunities and improve standard of living for working families (see H.R. 2614), H3112 [22JN]
Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA (see H.R. 1794), H1437 [24MR]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 4897), H4350 [14SE]
Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 1687), H1300 [21MR]
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), H7030 [3JA]
Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see H.R. 6053), H5857 [14NO]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see H.R. 3970), H5654 [8NO]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 4170), H2957 [15JN]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 526), H2990 [20JN]
Santos, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 592), H3640 [17JY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of American LGBTQI+ History and Culture (see H.R. 6101), H5173 [26OC]
Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 4583), H3476 [12JY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H972 [28FE]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4851), H4232 [8SE]
Supreme Court: allow for twelve associate Justices (see H.R. 3422), H2424 [17MY]
——— establish term limits and process by which appointments for justices occur at regular time intervals (see H.R. 5566), H6861 [12DE]
——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926), H6861 [12DE]
Taxation: 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]
——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 4070), H4232 [8SE]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 2871), H3702 [18JY]
——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on monthly basis (see H.R. 3899), H2777 [7JN]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H822 [9FE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3238), H6861 [12DE]
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]
TSA: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening (see H.R. 3394), H2548 [23MY]
U.S. Code: replace masculine pronouns and nouns with gender-neutral language (see H.R. 4876), H3949 [25JY]
Unemployment: provide that individuals engaged in labor disputes may receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 6063), H5104 [25OC]
Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see H. Res. 578), H3954 [25JY]
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), H2992 [20JN]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see H.R. 14), H4406 [19SE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 4987), H4138 [27JY]
Warehouse Worker Recognition Week: support goals (see H. Res. 653), H4181 [11AU]
Water: restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H5028 [18OC]
William L. Reynolds Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA: designate (see H.R. 292), H280 [24JA]
Women: 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), H576 [31JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alan S. Lowenthal Post Office Building, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 3574), H2499 [22MY]
Arts and humanities: recognize capacity of popular arts to bring people together, inspire creativity and imagination, promote critical thinking, and instill universal values of truth, justice, and equality (see H. Res. 598), H3700 [18JY]
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experiments and tests, and acquire innovative commercial products and services (see H.R. 3794), H2740 [5JN]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H1527 [28MR]
Drugs: prohibit use of Federal funds to prevent States from implementing their own laws relative to psilocybin (see H.R. 5592), H4436 [20SE]
EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see H.R. 4024), H2807 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: recognize, respect, and celebrate all families (see H. Res. 393), H2310 [11MY]
Federal agencies and departments: include list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications (see H.R. 5301), H4210 [29AU]
Firearms: 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), H5361 [2NO]
FTC: protect consumers from overbooking by requiring rental car companies compensate customers for failing to fulfill confirmed reservations (see H.R. 3695), H2636 [25MY]
GAO: amend laws relative to Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 5300), H4210 [29AU]
Lucille Roybal-Allard Post Office Building, Downey, CA: designate (see H.R. 3575), H2499 [22MY]
Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (see H. Res. 114), H826 [9FE]
Urban areas: allow property owners discretion to make decisions regarding how many parking spots to provide in connection with certain new residential and commercial developments (see H.R. 3145), H2170 [9MY]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Alan S. Lowenthal Post Office Building, Long Beach, CA: designate (H.R. 3574), H2501 [22MY]
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experiments and tests, and acquire innovative commercial products and services (H.R. 3794), H2741 [5JN]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (H.R. 1833), H1528 [28MR]
Drugs: prohibit use of Federal funds to prevent States from implementing their own laws relative to psilocybin (H.R. 5592), H4438 [20SE]
EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (H.R. 4024), H2810 [12JN]
Federal agencies and departments: include list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications (H.R. 5301), H4211 [29AU]
Firearms: 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 (H.R. 6172), H5363 [2NO]
FTC: protect consumers from overbooking by requiring rental car companies compensate customers for failing to fulfill confirmed reservations (H.R. 3695), H2640 [25MY]
GAO: amend laws relative to Office of the Inspector General (H.R. 5300), H4211 [29AU]
Lucille Roybal-Allard Post Office Building, Downey, CA: designate (H.R. 3575), H2501 [22MY]
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 (H.R. 3145), H2173 [9MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3647 [18JY]
Remarks
Abortion: 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, H349 [26JA]
Armed Forces: increase pay of certain active duty members, H1683–H1685 [30MR]
Biden, President: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct (H. Res. 918), H6885 [13DE]
——— Executive action to cancel Federal student loan debt for certain borrowers, H1160 [8MR]
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experiments and tests, and acquire innovative commercial products and services (H.R. 3794), H3077 [22JN]
Black History Month: observance, H976 [1MR]
California State University, Long Beach: anniversary of powwow, H1304 [22MR]
Collective bargaining: tentative labor agreement between International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association, H2949 [15JN]
Dept. of Education: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), H2566 [24MY]
——— 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), H1863 [19AP]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (H.R. 1833), H1662 [30MR]
Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), H542 [31JA]
EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (H.R. 4024), H3648 [18JY]
Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare (H. Res. 178), H5487 [7NO]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 847), H5487 [7NO]
Firearms: 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 (H.R. 6172), H5383 [3NO], H5908 [28NO]
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 (H. Res. 319), H2104 [28AP]
Immigration: secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2225 [10MY]
Kushner, Jared: investigate financial ties with Saudi Arabian government, H4234 [12SE], H4414 [20SE]
LGBTQI+: promote equality, H1304 [22MR]
LGBTQI+ Pride Month: observance, H2772 [7JN]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 3421), H4043 [27JY]
Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (H.R. 345), H516 [31JA]
National Women’s History Month: observance, H976 [1MR]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: declassify information relative to origin of coronavirus (S. 619), H1256 [10MR]
Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), H384 [26JA]
——— prohibit plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if plan increases greenhouse gas emissions, H384 [26JA]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2617 [25MY]
Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (H. Res. 114), H2372 [16MY], H2401 [17MY], H5909 [28NO]
——— expel from House of Representatives (H. Res. 878), H6020 [30NO]
Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 521), H3021 [21JN]
Su, Julie A.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H2949 [15JN]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H349 [26JA]
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 (H.R. 3145), H2299 [11MY]
Votes: position on missed, H3975• [26JY], H6726• [7DE], E64• [27JA], E724• [26JY], E1070• [7NO]
Tributes
Carter, Beyonce Knowles, H976 [1MR]
Charles, RuPaul, H2772 [7JN]
Kumiyama, Jennifer, H5998 [30NO]
Van Patten, Dave, H1304 [22MR]