GREEN, AL (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 277), H2910, H2911 [14JN]
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]
——— preempt State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion (see H.R. 2573), H1912 [20AP]
——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see H.R. 3962), H2786 [9JN]
African Americans: condemn revisionist education and revisionist history relative to African-American experience (see H. Res. 615), H4030 [26JY]
——— recognize U.S. has moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on millions of Black people (see H. Res. 414), H2426 [17MY]
——— support Black workers and affirm need to pass legislation to reduce inequalities and discrimination in workforce (see H. Res. 182), H1116 [3MR]
African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see H. Res. 541), H3479 [12JY]
Agent Raul H. Gonzalez, Jr., Memorial Post Office, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 412), H430 [26JA]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H626 [1FE]
Alien Enemies Act: repeal (see H.R. 3610), H4987 [3OC]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5857 [14NO]
Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H5894 [15NO]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H5894 [15NO]
Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H4188 [15AU]
Armed Forces: honor heroic military service, sacrifice, and contributions of veterans from Texas (see H. Res. 865), H5729 [13NO]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 390), H2310 [11MY]
Black History Month: recognize remarkable and unique contributions of LGBTQI+ Black-Americans (see H. Res. 160), H875 [24FE]
Bureau of Prisons: provide increased locality pay rates to certain employees whose duty stations are in pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of U.S.’’ (see H.R. 3199), H4383 [18SE]
Business and industry: call on U.S. companies operating in Russia to reconsider given Russian invasion of Ukraine, support boycotts of such companies, and commend companies that have suspended operations in Russia (see H. Res. 274), H4213 [29AU]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2390), H2765 [6JN]
——— provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see H.R. 2904), H2139 [5MY]
Children and youth: support rights of youth in foster care system (see H. Res. 509), H2932 [14JN]
China: call for release of Mark Swidan (see H. Res. 90), H628 [1FE]
Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see H. Res. 936), H6985 [14DE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1088), H853 [17FE]
Civil rights: guarantee freedom from discrimination throughout economy by prohibiting any actions with discriminatory effects (see H.R. 4183), H2958 [15JN]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]
——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 3445), H2425 [17MY]
Civil Rights Act: clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute sufficient basis for rights of action (see H.R. 697), H739 [7FE]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2139 [5MY]
Clothing industry: honor Thai-American garment workers freed from El Monte, CA, sweatshop, acknowledge positive change as result of El Monte case, and recognize fight against such conditions and for corporate accountability (see H. Res. 710), H4460 [21SE]
Colleges and universities: anniversary of 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4440 [20SE]
——— prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 6039), H5546 [7NO]
——— provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H.R. 1436), H4439 [20SE]
——— recognize importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education (see H. Res. 608), H3889 [20JY]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H252 [20JA]
Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (see H.R. 785), H677 [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), H2931 [14JN]
Correctional institutions: improve maternal health care and support for incarcerated mothers (see H.R. 3344), H2346 [15MY]
Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5857 [14NO]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2599 [24MY]
——— prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H.R. 4432), H5904 [21NO]
——— 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]
Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]
——— condemn shootings that occurred in Monterey Park, CA, and Half Moon Bay, CA, honor memory of victims, express condolences to families, and provide support to those impacted (see H. Res. 200), H1150 [7MR]
——— criminalize abuse relative to assisted reproductive technology (see H.R. 451), H1950 [25AP]
——— exempt possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment from punishment under Federal drug paraphernalia laws (see H.R. 3563), H4198 [22AU]
Cummings, Elijah E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 42), H326 [25JA]
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: enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement (see H.R. 6527), H6146 [5DE]
——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3332), H2345 [15MY]
——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H968 [28FE]
——— 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), H5009 [12OC]
——— rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as Jean E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4466), H3166 [3JY]
——— 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: include financial literacy education as graduation requirement in high schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity (see H.R. 4118), H4716 [27SE]
Dept. of Education: add off-campus community service at selected after-school activities to Federal Work-Study Program (see H.R. 654), H574 [31JA]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 3444), H2425 [17MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]
——— award grants for educational programs on history of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander peoples in America, development of discriminatory laws targeting them, and their contributions to U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H2244 [10MY] (see H.R. 3434), H2425 [17MY]
——— 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), H626 [1FE]
——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 603), H2961 [15JN]
——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 5784), H4853 [28SE]
——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual language immersion students (see H.R. 460), H431 [26JA]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 5049), H4141 [27JY]
——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 882), H1251 [9MR]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H5468 [6NO]
——— require State report cards to reflect same race groups as decennial census of population (see H.R. 6086), H5173 [26OC]
——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 2690), H1845 [18AP]
Dept. of Energy and FAA: create Federal and international policies relative to safe and efficient use of hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization and reduce air and noise pollution (see H.R. 4032), H3074 [21JN]
Dept. of HHS: address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (see H.R. 3322), H2345 [15MY]
——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3682), H5857 [14NO]
——— authorize grants to children’s hospitals for increasing their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services (see H.R. 2412), H6816 [11DE]
——— 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 Office of Minority Health to award grants to faith- or community-based organizations to address persistent health inequities and chronic disease challenges (see H.R. 5520), H4346 [14SE]
——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2370), H1640 [29MR]
——— carry out national campaign to increase awareness of importance of maternal vaccinations for health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children (see H.R. 3348), H2346 [15MY]
——— compile into searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development (see H.R. 885), H822 [9FE]
——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 3850), H4857 [28SE]
——— establish and implement Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project (see H.R. 3346), H2346 [15MY]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 3302), H2343 [15MY]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see H.R. 3375), H4198 [22AU]
——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]
——— provide for outreach and education strategy and research to improve behavioral and mental health of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stimga of such treatment (see H.R. 3680), H3173 [6JY]
——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]
——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 3946), H4350 [14SE]
——— update Federal poverty line for purposes of Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 6639), H6208 [6DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and disseminate threat assessment regarding use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors (see H.R. 3547), H2935 [14JN]
——— establish veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from U.S. to return as immigrants (see H.R. 6381), H5728 [13NO]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to provide low- and moderate-income first-time, first-generation homebuyers with access to affordable and sustainable home loans (see H.R. 4573), H3476 [12JY]
——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H2049 [26AP]
——— facilitate development of fair and affordable housing and decrease certain housing costs (see H.R. 4233), H3174 [6JY]
——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4231), H3069 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze data on incidents in which children have been seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6456), H5899 [17NO]
——— establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunies for incarcerated persons (see H.R. 2825), H1945 [25AP]
——— establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]
——— establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H1888 [19AP]
——— make competitive grants to eligible State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 475), H739 [7FE]
——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 6696), H6814 [11DE]
——— 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), H4232 [8SE]
Dept. of Labor: ensure that database relating to Fair Labor Standards Act investigations is language accessible (see H.R. 1543), H1278 [10MR]
——— establish child care stipend pilot program available to those enrolled in certain apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 6377), H6211 [6DE]
——— increase capacity of Federal and State labor enforcement agencies to address labor violations (see H.R. 6634), H6207 [6DE]
——— issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training (see H.R. 5420), H4716 [27SE]
——— 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), H2314 [11MY]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 4579), H3476 [12JY]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H1153 [7MR]
Dept. of State: establish Office To Monitor and Combat Islamophobia (see H.R. 3985), H2787 [9JN]
——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H1527 [28MR]
——— submit updated multi-year strategy for U.S. engagement to support efforts of interested nations in Caribbean region (see H.R. 4015), H4988 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, TN (see H.R. 1232), H1529 [28MR]
——— remove Emancipation Monument located at Lincoln Park in District of Columbia (see H.R. 729), H628 [1FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: include resources for non-English speaking individuals in technical assistance provided by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 2834), H1946 [25AP]
——— pursue more equitable treatment of Taiwan at international financial institutions (see H.R. 540), H426 [26JA]
——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include likeness of Harriet Tubman (see H.R. 4010), H2807 [12JN]
Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 2428), H1719 [10AP]
——— modify definition of high-hazard flammable train (see H.R. 1238), H1288 [14MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in Armed Forces (see H.R. 6269), H5654 [8NO]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 1083), H3145 [23JN]
——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H2765 [6JN]
——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 3347), H3163 [30JN]
——— provide support for programs relating to coordination of maternity health care (see H.R. 3303), H2379 [16MY]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H1885 [19AP]
Discrimination: condemn all forms of hate and support policies to prevent and respond to hate crimes (see H. Res. 929), H6860 [12DE]
——— condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 413), H2426 [17MY]
——— prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]
Diseases and disorders: prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 1776), H2547 [23MY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H99 [9JA]
Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 5601), H4502 [26SE]
——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H4231 [8SE]
——— limit price charged by manufacturers for insulin (see H.R. 1485), H1247 [9MR]
Eid al-Adha: recognize religious significance and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 556), H3151 [27JN]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H326 [25JA]
——— improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H4207 [25AU]
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]
EPA: prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see H.R. 6654), H6739 [7DE]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1249 [9MR]
FDA: prioritize enforcement against disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products containing flavors (see H.R. 901), H1281 [10MR]
Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 2974), H2247 [10MY]
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]
——— establish Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to identify and address factors and capability gaps that hinder disaster recovery activities in U.S. territories (see H.R. 6567), H6080 [1DE]
Financial institutions: apply enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies to large banks that do not have bank holding company (see H.R. 4210), H2990 [20JN]
——— prohibit stock sales by senior bank executives in certain circumstances (see H.R. 4209), H2989 [20JN]
——— provide Federal financial regulators with clawback authority over executive compensation and industry prohibition and civil money penalty authority over executives whose negligence caused losses (see H.R. 4208), H2989 [20JN]
——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see H.R. 1602), H1297 [17MR]
——— require certain large banking institutions to have Chief Risk Officer (see H.R. 4062), H2883 [13JN]
Financial Literacy and Education Commission: study impact of language barriers to financial health and require website and toll-free telephone number to be provided in most commonly spoken languages in U.S. (see H.R. 2835), H1946 [25AP]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]
——— ban importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of gun silencers or suppressors and provide buyback program for such items (see H.R. 2985), H2503 [22MY]
——— 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), H3209 [11JY]
——— 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), H2935 [14JN]
——— 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), H3577 [13JY]
——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2870), H2047 [26AP]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H509 [30JA]
——— provide for 3–day waiting period before person may receive handgun (see H.R. 667), H1152 [7MR]
——— 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), H2174 [9MY]
——— 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), H1729 [13AP]
1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 6244), H5938 [28NO]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1723), H1439 [24MR]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H2351 [15MY]
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), H1116 [3MR]
GAO: establish process to create minority impact assessments to determine whether pending bills, if enacted, are likely to create or exacerbate disparate outcomes among racial or ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 613), H631 [1FE]
Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Res. 133), H854 [17FE]
Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4173 [8AU]
——— recognize duty of Federal Government to develop restaurant worker’s bill of rights to protect rights of restaurant workers (see H. Res. 702), H4716 [27SE]
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: 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), H2744 [5JN]
——— increase availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access (see H.R. 3646), H2596 [24MY]
——— oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see H. Res. 561), H5468 [6NO]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H2424 [17MY]
——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H4199 [22AU]
Homeless: address root cause, meet needs of communities impacted by homelessness, support community housing efforts, and ensure democratic participation and inclusion of homeless (see H.R. 1708), H5546 [7NO]
——— provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4232), H3174 [6JY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H5894 [15NO]
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]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 483), H2887 [13JN]
Immigration: 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), H2503 [22MY]
——— require President to set minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into U.S. (see H.R. 4156), H2956 [15JN]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (see H.R. 5822), H4913 [29SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 418), H2427 [17MY]
Iran: condemn inaction in addressing poisoning of Iranian school girls (see H. Res. 310), H1909 [20AP]
——— impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (see H.R. 589), H2350 [15MY]
——— 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), H4160 [1AU]
——— 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: 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), H3141 [23JN]
Israel: mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see H.R. 987), H1660 [29MR]
——— support Israeli democracy (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4350 [14SE]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 382), H2351 [15MY]
Jews: condemn rise of antisemitism and call on elected officials to identify and educate others on contributions of Jewish American community (see H. Res. 382), H2351 [15MY]
John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around world (see H.R. 1150), H866 [21FE]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H2884 [13JN]
Kimchi Day: designate (see H. Res. 280), H2139 [5MY]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 36), H238 [13JA]
Korean Americans: call on U.S. and North Korea to reunite divided families by exchanging information, using registries, and working with South Korea to include U.S. citizens in video reunions (see H. Res. 126), H2129 [2MY]
Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 1369), H1113 [3MR]
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), H2966 [16JN]
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]
Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1719), H2599 [24MY]
——— require Federal officers to wear body cameras (see H.R. 843), H1288 [14MR]
LDL-C Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 709), H4438 [20SE]
Lewis, John: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H866 [21FE]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see H.R. 4050), H2808 [12JN]
LGBTQI+ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 558), H3151 [27JN]
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]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 49), H251 [20JA]
Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 430), H250 [20JA]
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: anniversary (see H. Res. 661), H4197 [22AU]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 30), H234 [12JA]
Medicaid: delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2314 [11MY]
——— eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 949), H3208 [11JY]
——— establish Federal program to close coverage gap in States that have not expanded Medicaid and provide for temporary expansion of health insurance premium tax credits for certain low-income populations (see H.R. 3004), H3153 [27JN]
——— provide for demonstration project for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for expansion population (see H.R. 31), H98 [9JA]
——— require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (see H.R. 4286), H5405 [3NO]
Medicare: 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), H98 [9JA]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H4212 [29AU]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2642 [25MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 3382), H5546 [7NO]
Memorial Day: express support for Black service members (see H. Res. 455), H2646 [26MY]
Mental health: declare and address mental health crisis among youth by making historic financial investments in student mental health care (see H. Res. 434), H4913 [29SE]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1077), H1209 [8MR]
National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day: designate (see H. Res. 693), H4380 [18SE]
National Black Business Month: designate (see H. Res. 667), H4211 [29AU]
National Cholesterol Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 709), H4438 [20SE]
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 213), H1696 [30MR]
National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 727), H627 [1FE]
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 381), H4194 [18AU]
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 Museum of African American History and Culture: conduct study on Black history education efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 971), H825 [9FE]
——— support African American history education programs (see H.R. 765), H676 [2FE]
National Museum of American History: support LGBTQI+ history and women’s history education programs (see H.R. 4273), H3107 [22JN]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 120), H826 [9FE]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]
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), H4440 [20SE]
NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal (see H.J. Res. 89), H4346 [14SE]
New York, NY: honor legacy of Harlem Renaissance (see H. Res. 94), H857 [17FE]
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), H2710 [31MY]
NIH: evaluate results and status of completed and ongoing research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s health and conduct and support additional such research (see H.R. 6749), H6940 [13DE]
NSF: establish grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and development (see H.R. 2457), H2743 [5JN]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4204 [25AU]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: develop consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers (see H.R. 4002), H2806 [12JN]
Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA (see H.R. 1794), H1912 [20AP]
Pakistan: recognize catastrophic impact of monsoon season and devastation inflicted upon Pakistani people (see H. Res. 23), H3174 [6JY]
Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue (see H. Res. 819), H5174 [26OC]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see H.R. 3970), H2993 [20JN]
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]
Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 737), H628 [1FE]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 246), H1409 [23MR]
Real estate: require government-sponsored enterprises to include disclaimer on Uniform Residential Loan Application to increase awareness of Dept. of Veterans Affairs direct and guaranteed home loan programs (see H.R. 5979), H5028 [18OC]
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]
Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H6051 [30NO]
Russia: prohibit importation of Russian energy products produced at refineries outside Russia (see H.R. 6417), H5892 [15NO]
SBA: disaggregate data on Federal contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in certain reports (see H.R. 1744), H1408 [23MR]
Securities: postpone date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in the case of financial exploitation of specified adults (see H.R. 500), H322 [25JA]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H4716 [27SE]
Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative to LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 6652), H6208 [6DE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H868 [21FE]
——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1046), H4716 [27SE]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 4583), H3476 [12JY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H280 [24JA]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 883), H821 [9FE]
Syria: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see H. Res. 132), H917 [27FE]
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]
——— create safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds (see H.R. 32), H1411 [23MR]
——— deny deduction for executive compensation unless employer maintains profit-sharing distributions for employees (see H.R. 2628), H1725 [13AP]
——— impose certain tax penalties in connection with invasion of Ukraine and use revenues for Ukraine reconstruction fund (see H.R. 6416), H5891 [15NO]
——— increase amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (see H.R. 957), H2743 [5JN]
——— 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), H4265 [12SE]
——— 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]
Taylor, Marshall W. (Major): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6672), H6740 [7DE]
Tennessee: condemn expulsion of two Black, duly elected State representatives as blatant act of racism and attack on democracy and observe that this was done instead of acting on gun control to protect children (see H. Res. 292), H1726 [13AP]
Texas: honor struggle, sacrifice, and contributions of LGBTQ+ community and fight for equality (see H. Res. 557), H3151 [27JN]
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]
Turkey: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see H. Res. 116), H834 [10FE] (see H. Res. 132), H917 [27FE]
Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day: designate (see H. Res. 249), H1409 [23MR]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4172), H2957 [15JN]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3074 [21JN]
U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic, Plano, TX: designate (see H.R. 4136), H3178 [10JY]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: recognize critical work, in-person and online, in educating public about dangers of antisemitism and origins of Holocaust (see H. Res. 380), H2172 [9MY]
Unemployment: provide that individuals engaged in labor disputes may receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 6063), H5104 [25OC]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5896), H5546 [7NO]
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), H1281 [10MR]
Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]
——— ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see H.R. 5291), H4204 [25AU]
——— expand youth access to voting (see H.R. 5293), H4204 [25AU]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 5295), H4205 [25AU]
——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5322), H4216 [1SE]
——— remove barriers to ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5294), H4205 [25AU]
——— require inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications (see H.R. 5290), H4204 [25AU]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see H.R. 14), H4406 [19SE]
Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1729), H1761 [17AP]
Women: authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies (see H.R. 3304), H2343 [15MY]
——— authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to Constitution (see H.R. 1318), H1116 [3MR]
——— clarify constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid and enforceable and Archivist of U.S. must certify and publish the article without delay (see H.J. Res. 82), H4153 [28JY]
——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2343 (see H.R. 3310), H2344 [15MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H576 [31JA]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1572), H2665 [30MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H1296 [17MR]
——— recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny relative to service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA (see H. Con. Res. 16), H4410 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
African Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants who served as slaves (see H.R. 1244), H969 [28FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 184), H970 [28FE]
Brown, John: tribute (see H. Res. 656), H4192 [18AU]
Civil War—U.S.: recognize 25th Army Corps of Union Army and thank them for role in capturing Galveston, TX, on June 5th, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people (see H. Res. 659), H4197 [22AU] (see H. Res. 664), H4205 [25AU]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide whistleblower incentives and protections (see H.R. 2465), H1698 [3AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 3747), H2664 [30MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 68), H100 [9JA]
——— establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program (see H.R. 5940), H5007 [12OC]
——— extend pilot program that establishes automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 123), H102 [9JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 39), H99 [9JA]
Edwards, Al: recognize as father of Juneteenth and show appreciation for legislation making Texas first to recognize Juneteenth as official State holiday (see H. Res. 569), H3159 [30JN]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see H.R. 126), H102 [9JA]
Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 337), H2118 [28AP]
FDIC: exempt community banks from any special assessment caused by use of systemic risk authority (see H.R. 4204), H2989 [20JN]
——— require reports on use of systemic risk authority applicable to winding up failed insured depository institution (see H.R. 4116), H2931 [14JN]
Financial institutions: mandate certain hours for in person branch offices of depository institutions (see H.R. 5214), H4186 [15AU] (see H.R. 5223), H4191 [18AU]
FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, ensure persons can seek relief, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H104 [9JA]
Houston, TX: recognize historical contributions and value of Houston’s 7 major Black publications (see H. Res. 655), H4191 [18AU]
Islam: recognize as great religion of the world (see H. Res. 635), H4151 [28JY]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 568), H3159 [30JN]
Medicaid: provide incentives for education on risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 124), H102 [9JA]
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), H6080 [1DE]
Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on Federal poverty threshold for family of 4, as determined by Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H102 [9JA]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H5229 [1NO]
Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 657), H4192 [18AU]
Real estate: preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign citizens (see H.R. 3697), H2636 [25MY]
Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building (see H. Res. 654), H4191 [18AU]
Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H4158 [1AU]
Special days and holidays: hold annual commemorative event on or near August 20th to revere, honor, and remember victims of slavery in U.S. and to prevent slavery from ever happening again (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4191 [18AU]
Turner, Nat: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H4197 [22AU]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
African Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants who served as slaves (H.R. 1244), H971 [28FE]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide whistleblower incentives and protections (H.R. 2465), H1699 [3AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (H.R. 3747), H2664 [30MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through use of nationwide testing and increase funds for Fair Housing Initiatives Program (H.R. 68), H109 [9JA]
——— establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program (H.R. 5940), H5008 [12OC]
——— extend pilot program that establishes automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (H.R. 123), H110 [9JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 39), H108 [9JA]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (H.R. 126), H110 [9JA]
FDIC: exempt community banks from any special assessment caused by use of systemic risk authority (H.R. 4204), H2991 [20JN]
——— require reports on use of systemic risk authority applicable to winding up failed insured depository institution (H.R. 4116), H2933 [14JN]
Financial institutions: mandate certain hours for in person branch offices of depository institutions (H.R. 5214), H4187 [15AU]
——— mandate certain hours for in person branch offices of depository institutions (H.R. 5223), H4192 [18AU]
FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, ensure persons can seek relief, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (H.R. 166), H111 [9JA]
Medicaid: provide incentives for education on risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (H.R. 124), H110 [9JA]
Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on Federal poverty threshold for family of 4, as determined by Bureau of the Census (H.R. 122), H110 [9JA]
Real estate: preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign citizens (H.R. 3697), H2640 [25MY]
Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (H.J. Res. 84), H4160 [1AU]
Remarks
African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black people in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking, H228 [12JA], H4332 [14SE], H6728–H6732 [7DE]
——— address rise in petty theft among children, H3877 [20JY]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants who served as slaves (H.R. 1244), H994 [1MR], H2106 [28AP], H3606–H3608 [14JY], H4334 [14SE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served as slaves, H226 [12JA], H660–H663 [2FE]
Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 184), H993–H995 [1MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for ceremony to honor victims of Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 25), H1434 [24MR]
Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H4331 [14SE]
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2628 [25MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, H2107 [28AP]
Dept. of Education: 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), H1867 [19AP]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4665), H4782• [28SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 39), H2108 [28AP]
Federal agencies and departments: delay implementation of requirement for congressional joint resolution of approval for major rules and require GAO report on effects of such implementation, H2910 [14JN]
——— impose rapid review timeframe on requirement for congressional joint resolution of approval for major rules, H2911 [14JN]
——— provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 277), H2910, H2911 [14JN]
Firearms: gun control, H1766, H1770 [18AP], H1905 [20AP]
Georgetown University: tribute to corrective efforts to reconcile with descendants of slaves, H1685 [30MR]
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H475–H477 [27JA], H1904–H1906 [20AP]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H659 [2FE], H6972, H6974 [14DE]
——— legislative process, H1904–H1906 [20AP]
Iran: declare U.S. policy that it is not acceptable for Iran to have nuclear weapons (H. Res. 559), E1050• [2NO]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 382), H2661 [30MY]
Jews: condemn antisemitism on university campuses and specific testimony of university presidents at Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) hearing (H. Res. 927), H6916• [13DE]
——— condemn rise of antisemitism and call on elected officials to identify and educate others on contributions of Jewish American community (H. Res. 382), H2661 [30MY]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance, H3137 [23JN]
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 (H. Res. 902), H6068, H6071 [1DE]
——— express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (H. Res. 771), H5063• [25OC]
——— reaffirm Israel’s right to exist (H. Res. 888), H6071 [1DE]
Nashville, TN: condemn shooting at Covenant School and express condolences to families and victims, H1533 [29MR]
Pakistan: allocation of foreign aid, H4782• [28SE]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), consideration (H. Res. 456), H2677 [31MY]
——— repeal public debt ceiling, H2623 [25MY]
Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination, H228 [12JA], H662 [2FE], H2108 [28AP], H3607 [14JY], H6731 [7DE]
——— declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (H. Res. 657), H4334 [14SE]
Roads and highways: remove Confederate-themed names from roads, streets, and highways, H4132–H4134 [27JY]
Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (H. Res. 878), H6069, H6071 [1DE]
Seattle, WA: call for investigation into remarks made by law enforcement officer relative to individual fatally hit by police car, H4331 [14SE]
SEC: require covered issuers to carry out racial equity audit every 2 years, H227 [12JA], H662 [2FE], H2107 [28AP]
Senate: rename Russell Senate Office Building, H227 [12JA], H661–H663 [2FE], H995 [1MR], H2107 [28AP], H2626–H2628 [25MY], H3139 [23JN], H3606 [14JY], H4134 [27JY]
——— rename Russell Senate Office Building (H. Res. 654), H4333 [14SE], H4953 [3OC], H6070 [1DE], H6729 [7DE]
Slavery Remembrance Day: designate, H225 [12JA], H660–H663 [2FE], H2106 [28AP], H3138 [23JN], H3605–H3608 [14JY], H3878 [20JY]
——— designate (H.J. Res. 84), H4334 [14SE], H6730 [7DE]
Votes: position on missed, H72• [9JA], H697• [6FE], H1316• [22MR], H2331• [15MY], H2834• [13JN], H3843• [19JY]
World War II: anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, H475–H477 [27JA]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H2108 [28AP], H2628 [25MY], H6973 [14DE]
Tributes
Bell, Scott, H6972 [14DE]
Goodwine, Eric, H6974 [14DE]
Hamlett, Joyce, H4035 [27JY]
Hernandez, Eduardo, H2671 [31MY]
Holliday, Clarence, H6972 [14DE]
Hoyer, Representative, H3138 [23JN], H6973 [14DE]
Jefferson, Robertine, H6972 [14DE]
Merchant, Sam, H6972 [14DE]
Rodriguez, Rachael, H6972 [14DE]
Takano, Representative, H2108 [28AP]
Webster, Crystal, H6972 [14DE]