GONZALEZ, VICENTE (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agent Raul H. Gonzalez, Jr., Memorial Post Office, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 412), H249 [20JA]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H2129 [2MY]

Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1097), H2743 [5JN]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H7000 [19DE]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H678 [2FE]

——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H7000 [19DE]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H7000 [19DE]

Armed Forces: honor heroic military service, sacrifice, and contributions of veterans from Texas (see H. Res. 865), H5729 [13NO]

——— waive cost-sharing under TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries (see H.R. 4383), H3163 [30JN]

Arms control: impose sanctions on transfer of arms and related materiel by China to Russia or evasion or circumvention of U.S. or multilateral sanctions by China relative to Russia (see H.R. 1368), H1113 [3MR]

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

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for imposition of death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see H.R. 11), H4193 [18AU]

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

China: call for release of Mark Swidan (see H. Res. 90), H628 [1FE]

——— direct financial regulators to exclude representatives of China from certain banking organizations if President notifies Congress of any threats to economic system of Taiwan or U.S. (see H.R. 803), H678 [2FE]

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

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

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: protect against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains (see H.R. 513), H323 [25JA]

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]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]

——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 2584), H3614 [14JY]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H865 [21FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 3037), H2647 [26MY]

——— 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: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H6989 [14DE]

——— develop and disseminate evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on substance use disorders (see H.R. 3521), H2454 [18MY]

——— 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), H5546 [7NO]

——— promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students (see H.R. 5469), H4344 [14SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H6944 [13DE]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H6988 [14DE]

——— establish National Task Force on the Nursing Shortage (see H.R. 4328), H5009 [12OC]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 619), H4912 [29SE]

——— 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), H4213 [29AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assess technology needs along maritime border and develop strategy for bridging such gaps (see H.R. 5839), H4909 [29SE]

——— designate certain airports as ports of entry and provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with certain hiring enhancements (see H.R. 2979), H2765 [6JN]

——— establish Image Adjudicator and Supervisory Image Adjudicator positions in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see H.R. 5990), H5031 [19OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program (see H.R. 3381), H3953 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 770), H857 [17FE]

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 2663), H4160 [1AU]

——— streamline issuance of nonimmigrant temporary work visas (see H.R. 4708), H3699 [18JY]

Dept. of State: review whether certain Iranian officials are eligible for entry into U.S. (see H.R. 869), H780 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve rate of payments provided for beneficiary travel (see H.R. 1278), H3642 [17JY]

——— improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 3600), H2545 [23MY]

——— 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), H3859 [19JY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 2447), H2129 [2MY]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see H.R. 1822), H4349 [14SE]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H2351 [15MY]

Disasters: improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers (see H.R. 662), H1729 [13AP]

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

Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 61), H2710 [31MY]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H4147 [27JY]

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]

Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 1272), H1047 [1MR]

Farm Credit Administration: affirm as sole and independent regulator of Farm Credit System (see H.R. 2423), H6111 [4DE]

FDA: prioritize enforcement against disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products containing flavors (see H.R. 901), H1915 [24AP]

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

FEMA: improve National Flood Insurance Program rate maps (see H.R. 2568), H1717 [10AP]

——— increase coverage under National Flood Insurance Program for costs of compliance (see H.R. 6304), H5651 [8NO]

Fernandez, Alejandro ‘‘El Potrillo’’: tribute (see H. Res. 707), H4503 [26SE]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see H.R. 6327), H5667 [9NO]

Firearms: require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 715), H2460 [18MY]

Food industry: establish fund to promote inspection and consumption of shrimp and products containing shrimp or shrimp parts (see H.R. 4547), H4232 [8SE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 28), H4199 [22AU]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see H.R. 4942), H4030 [26JY]

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), H4990 [6OC]

——— recognize diaspora of Hispanic culture, and representation of Hispanics in legal profession and judiciary (see H. Res. 785), H5013 [13OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H7008 [22DE]

Housing: remove requirement on lessors to provide thirty day notice to vacate (see H.R. 802), H1848 [18AP]

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]

Investments: protect investment choices by allowing money market funds to elect to be stable value funds if they meet certain criteria and would be exempt from default liquidity fee requirements (see H.R. 6783), H6983 [14DE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 492), H4267 [12SE]

——— 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), H4223 [5SE]

——— 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), H6988 [14DE]

Israel: mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see H.R. 987), H5033 [19OC]

——— recognize as America’s legitimate and democratic ally and condemn antisemitism (see H. Res. 92), H679 [2FE]

James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint, Uvalde County, TX: designate (see H.R. 5799), H4854 [28SE]

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

Juan Pablo Duarte Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 62), H2962 [15JN]

Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr., Post Office Building, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2754), H1907 [20AP]

Land Port of Entry Modernization Trust Fund: establish to provide for maintenance and expansion of land ports (see H.R. 3135), H2170 [9MY]

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

Medicaid: delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2247 [10MY]

——— express support for States to expand Medicaid under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to close Medicaid coverage gap (see H. Res. 122), H832 [10FE]

——— improve transparency and prevent use of abusive spread pricing and related practices (see H.R. 1613), H1292 [17MR]

——— provide for demonstration project for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for expansion population (see H.R. 31), H98 [9JA]

Medicare: coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common repiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coranavirus (see H.R. 1770), H2051 [26AP]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 5159), H4188 [15AU]

——— exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 4968), H4137 [27JY]

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

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H4266 [12SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for coverage of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers (see H.R. 1694), H1325 [22MR]

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]

Mortgages: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 3170), H2315 [11MY]

Native Americans: ensure all federally recognized Tribes that are eligible for gaming in U.S. are regulated under Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (see H.R. 2873), H2503 [22MY]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 620), H4912 [29SE]

Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H4223 [5SE]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 173), H915 [27FE]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 2757), H2642 [25MY]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 13), H709 [6FE]

Real estate: exempt small seller financers from certain licensing requirements (see H.R. 3464), H2452 [18MY]

——— provide additional requirements for purchase and sale of conventional mortgages by enterprises (see H.R. 5837), H4909 [29SE]

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]

SEC: permit registered investment companies to omit certain fees from calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses reporting (see H.R. 1379), H1719 [10AP]

——— provide that certain disclosures relative to scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions may not be required under securities laws (see H.R. 3057), H2125 [2MY]

Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office, Bastrop, Texas: designate (see H.R. 5084), H5731 [13NO]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H5009 [12OC]

——— 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), H4224 [5SE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H280 [24JA]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 5342), H4222 [5SE]

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

Syria: prohibit any official action to recognize or normalize relations with any Government of Syria led by Bashar al-Assad (see H.R. 3202), H2307 [11MY]

Taxation: allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income (see H.R. 5073), H4150 [28JY]

——— allow tax credit for retail sales of safe firearm storage devices (see H.R. 2770), H1908 [20AP]

——— 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), H4207 [25AU]

——— create safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds (see H.R. 32), H829 [9FE]

——— establish credit for domestic production of rare earth magnets (see H.R. 2849), H2710 [31MY]

——— 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]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H1660 [29MR]

——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain recognized postsecondary credential or license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 account (see H.R. 1477), H3074 [21JN]

Texas: conform Federal tax law with Texas Constitution to allow for continued benefit to fullest extent possible from financial leverage of Permanent University Fund to State of Texas (see H.R. 4610), H5177 [26OC]

U.N.: withhold U.S. funding for Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry relative to situation in Israel, West Bank, and Gaza (see H.R. 211), H1729 [13AP]

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic, Plano, TX: designate (see H.R. 4136), H2932 [14JN]

Uzbekistan: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1755), H1408 [23MR]

——— reaffirm partnership with U.S. and recognize restoration and advancement of economic relations, security, and development opportunities in both nations (see H. Res. 65), H428 [26JA]

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]

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]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H3954 [25JY]

World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 904), H6080 [1DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: require designation of certain airports as ports of entry (see H.R. 1804), H1464 [27MR]

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

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from definition of member business loan (see H.R. 4867), H3949 [25JY]

Financial institutions: provide more loan flexibility to credit unions and expand homeownership access (see H.R. 4868), H3949 [25JY]

1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 6244), H5465 [6NO]

Immigration: advance meritorious asylum claims by designating safe zones located in applicants’ home countries (see H.R. 2946), H2083 [27AP]

National cemeteries: authorize interment of military working dogs in any open national cemetery under control of National Cemetery Administration (see H.R. 918), H823 [9FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Aviation: require designation of certain airports as ports of entry (H.R. 1804), H1464 [27MR]

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from U.S. and expedite their naturalization (H.R. 717), H629 [1FE]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from definition of member business loan (H.R. 4867), H3951 [25JY]

Financial institutions: provide more loan flexibility to credit unions and expand homeownership access (H.R. 4868), H3951 [25JY]

1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building, Brownsville, TX: designate (H.R. 6244), H5467 [6NO]

Immigration: advance meritorious asylum claims by designating safe zones located in applicants’ home countries (H.R. 2946), H2086 [27AP]

National cemeteries: authorize interment of military working dogs in any open national cemetery under control of National Cemetery Administration (H.R. 918), H827 [9FE]

Remarks

Brownsville, TX: Brownsville Independent School District Spelling Bee honorees, E134• [17FE]

Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (H. Res. 771), E1016• [25OC]

SBA: anniversary, E772• [11AU]

Votes: position on missed, E79• [31JA], E160• [28FE], E1016• [25OC]

Tributes

Amaro, Erick, E189• [7MR]

Balboa, Erik, E189• [7MR]

Hernandez, Gilberto, E189• [7MR]

Howell, James, E288• [3AP]

Jaramillo, Federico, E189• [7MR]

Ortiz, Roberto, E193• [8MR]

Torres, Norma, E1238• [15DE]