IVEY, GLENN (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3447 [12JY]
Articles and editorials
Cities Should Get Rid of Their Toxic Crime-Suppression Units, Christy E. Lopez, Washington (DC) Post, H699 [6FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H830 [9FE]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]
——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]
African Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants who served as slaves (see H.R. 1244), H969 [28FE]
——— condemn revisionist education and revisionist history relative to African-American experience (see H. Res. 615), H4153 [28JY]
——— support Black workers and affirm need to pass legislation to reduce inequalities and discrimination in workforce (see H. Res. 182), H970 [28FE]
AID: strengthen efforts to end violence against children, improve coordination among agencies addressing this violence, and promote use of evidence-based strategies and critical information gathering (see H.R. 4798), H4161 [1AU]
Alien Enemies Act: repeal (see H.R. 3610), H2710 [31MY]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H6111 [4DE]
Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H6210 [6DE]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H6051 [30NO]
Appropriations: provide for period of continuing appropriations in event of lapse in appropriations and prohibit consideration of other matters in House of Representatives if appropriations are not enacted (see H.R. 5353), H4502 [26SE]
Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H4188 [15AU]
Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1361), H1888 [19AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 43), H2426 [17MY]
CDC: provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see H.R. 2904), H2048 [26AP]
Chesapeake National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 5045), H4140 [27JY]
Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 645), H4165 [4AU]
Children and youth: protect minors from premature waiver of constitutional rights during custodial interrogation (see H.R. 4976), H4137 [27JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1088), H853 [17FE]
Citizenship: provide for automatic U.S. citizenship for certain children born outside U.S. to parent who is or becomes U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1386), H1147 [7MR]
Civil liberties: express concern about spreading problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression (see H. Res. 733), H4714 [27SE]
Civil rights: 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]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2548 [23MY]
——— 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), H4194 [18AU]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H252 [20JA]
Congress: provide procedures for congressional disapproval of issuance of additional debt (see H.R. 3953), H2786 [9JN]
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), H5984 [29NO]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2599 [24MY]
——— 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: account for age of certain juvenile offenders and allow Dept. of HHS to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between State child welfare and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 4792), H4034 [26JY]
——— 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), H2811 [12JN]
——— condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]
——— define terms and services related to community-based gang intervention to ensure that funding is utilized in cost-effective manner and that community-based agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 4973), H4167 [4AU]
——— extend period of time that technology companies are required to preserve reports to CyberTipline relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (see H.R. 6246), H5466 [6NO]
——— permit payments to be made to law firms of court appointed attorneys (see H.R. 5781), H4853 [28SE]
——— prohibit foreign officials from demanding bribes (see H.R. 4696), H3698 [18JY]
——— prohibit non-consensual disclosure of digitally altered intimate images (see H.R. 3106), H3642 [17JY]
——— prohibit person who fails to meet age and residential requirements from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms and ammunition and increase penalty for transfer of firearm to person under indictment (see H.R. 2898), H2812 [12JN]
——— provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (see H.R. 5005), H4139 [27JY]
Cummings, Elijah E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 42), H243 [17JA]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see H.R. 11), H3698 [18JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see H.R. 1167), H5365 [2NO]
——— establish waiver for schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to address certain school closures (see H.R. 2777), H1908 [20AP]
——— expand medical expense deduction for elderly and disabled persons under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4815), H3888 [20JY]
——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3332), H2345 [15MY]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see H.R. 3867), H4193 [18AU]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H5022 [17OC]
——— 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), H5984 [29NO]
——— provide for period of continuing appropriations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in event of lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5668), H4988 [3OC]
——— provide standing authority and accountability for Sec. and senior leadership to improve equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to citizens (see H.R. 5033), H4140 [27JY]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1510), H2547 [23MY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 3037), H2744 [5JN]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3183), H5182 [30OC]
Dept. of Defense: establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (see H.R. 1777), H2886 [13JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5985 [29NO]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see H.R. 3444), 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]
——— award grants to certain institutions of higher education to strengthen existing sports and athletic facilities (see H.R. 4515), H3176 [10JY]
——— decrease frequency of standardized tests administered to students in grades 3 through 12 (see H.R. 1741), H2547 [23MY]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 3596), H2545 [23MY]
——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 1387), H1147 [7MR]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 5049), H4141 [27JY]
——— 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), H5938 [28NO]
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), H2744 [5JN]
——— carry out grant program for early childhood science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) activities (see H.R. 3374), H2744 [5JN]
——— 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]
——— 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), H5984 [29NO]
——— establish and implement Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project (see H.R. 3346), H2346 [15MY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2530), H2743 [5JN]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 3302), H2343 [15MY]
——— expand drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 4895), H4148 [27JY]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4350 [14SE]
——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]
——— provide for public awareness campaign relative to iron deficiency among women and young children (see H.R. 6746), H7031 [3JA]
——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 5003), H4194 [18AU]
——— strengthen mental health workforce (see H.R. 3760), H2707 [31MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: bolster efforts to combat cross border threats posed by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 5132), H4167 [4AU]
——— bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns (see H.R. 5460), H4344 [14SE]
——— develop and disseminate threat assessment regarding use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors (see H.R. 3547), H5022 [17OC]
——— disrupt smuggling of U.S.-sourced firearms and related munitions across land border with Mexico (see H.R. 6404), H5855 [14NO]
——— enhance transparency relative to reports conducted by Inspector General (see H.R. 3846), H2761 [6JN]
——— permit certain children to accompany their parents or legal guardians through Global Entry airport lanes (see H.R. 5969), H5405 [3NO]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 3170), H2548 [23MY]
——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H2049 [26AP]
——— set aside community development block grant amounts for grants to renovate, rehabilitate, and modernize local chapter facilities of veterans service organizations (see H.R. 6361), H5985 [29NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (see H.R. 3325), H2345 [15MY]
——— clarify causation element in Federal hate crime statute (see H.R. 1091), H853 [17FE]
——— direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to combat auto theft and stolen automobile trafficking (see H.R. 847), H4188 [15AU]
——— direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze data on incidents in which children have been seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6456), H5899 [17NO]
——— direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters to early identify potential mass shooters (see H.R. 563), H427 [26JA]
——— establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs (see H.R. 3398), H2423 [17MY]
——— establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunies for incarcerated persons (see H.R. 2825), H2599 [24MY]
——— establish grant program to provide mental and behavioral health services and diversion programs to at-risk youth (see H.R. 4975), H4167 [4AU]
——— establish Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program (see H.R. 2577), H3173 [6JY]
——— establish National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program (see H.R. 3381), H2744 [5JN]
——— establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]
——— make competitive grants to eligible State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 475), H431 [26JA]
——— modify Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects grant program report requirements (see H.R. 6290), H5650 [8NO]
——— 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]
——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see H.R. 5029), H4140 [27JY]
——— reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (see H.R. 4384), H3150 [27JN]
Dept. of Labor: 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), H2379 [16MY]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H2129 [2MY]
——— summer youth employment programs funding to expand availability of subsidized jobs and to develop innovative program activities that improve academic, economic, and criminal justice outcomes (see H.R. 5908), H5022 [17OC]
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]
Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (see H.R. 1668), H3173 [6JY]
——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 2428), H1762 [17AP]
——— provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs at modal administrations (see H.R. 4598), H4188 [15AU]
——— provide for free public transportation for individuals recently released from incarceration (see H.R. 4728), H3856 [19JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify authority to assign disability rating of total to veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 6362), H5985 [29NO]
——— expand Center for Minority Veterans and Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include services for historically underserved veterans (see H.R. 4325), H3167 [3JY]
——— extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see H.R. 1255), H1465 [27MR]
——— provide support for programs relating to coordination of maternity health care (see H.R. 3303), H2379 [16MY]
Depts. of Energy and Labor: improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 5783), H4853 [28SE]
Discrimination: 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), H2962 [15JN]
——— prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]
Diseases and disorders: facilitate development of treatments for cancers (see H.R. 1780), H1713 [6AP]
——— prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 1776), H3167 [3JY]
——— provide research and education on triple-negative breast cancer (see H.R. 235), H5107 [25OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H5039 [20OC]
Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1839), H2547 [23MY]
Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H7030 [3JA]
Education: provide for Federal partnership to ensure educational equity and quality (see H.R. 1429), H1149 [7MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H7009 [22DE]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 3409), H7008 [22DE]
——— permit leave for employee to meet their needs relative to being victim of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking (see H.R. 2996), H2765 [6JN]
——— 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), H1115 [3MR]
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]
FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 3433), H6988 [14DE]
——— preserve access to abortion medications (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1951 [25AP]
——— prioritize enforcement against disposable electronic nicotine delivery system products containing flavors (see H.R. 901), H1729 [13AP]
——— provide authority to investigate animal feeding operations near produce farms where foodborne illness outbreaks occur to better determine root causes of such outbreaks (see H.R. 4110), H4147 [27JY]
——— reaffirm authority to approve drugs for abortion care (see H. Res. 309), H1887 [19AP]
Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5810), H5022 [17OC]
——— regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, provide transparency to harmed individuals, and ensure assessment and reporting on use of such technology (see H.R. 6092), H5173 [26OC]
Federal employees: calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 866), H1761 [17AP]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H491 [27JA]
——— remove cost-of-living adjustments and locality adjustment payments from calculation of certain limits on pay (see H.R. 5171), H4171 [8AU]
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), H2085 [27AP]
——— 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]
——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting manufacture or possession of 3–D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 4992), H5033 [19OC]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 660), H631 [1FE]
——— expand to all firearms requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days (see H.R. 4202), H4464 [22SE]
——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3018), H2782 [7JN]
——— make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (see H.R. 52), H3173 [6JY]
——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H1246 [9MR]
——— prevent bulk ammunition sales, promote ammunition recordkeeping and reporting, end ammunition straw purchasing, and require background check before transfer of ammunition by firearms licensees to non-licensees (see H.R. 6172), H6051 [30NO]
——— prevent purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 4637), H3575 [13JY]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H869 [21FE]
——— regulate bump stocks in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 396), H711 [6FE]
——— 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), H428 [26JA]
——— restrict ability of person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 6014), H5045 [24OC]
——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before Federal firearms licensee may transfer firearm to person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 2403), H1690 [30MR]
Firefighters: drive innovation in developing next-generation protection for firefighters by accelerating development of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-free turnout gear (see H.R. 4769), H3886 [20JY]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1723), H1326 [22MR]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1838), H1527 [28MR]
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: designate Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center (see H.R. 6826), H6985 [14DE]
Francis, Norman C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H874 [24FE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H2139 [5MY]
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), H3173 [6JY]
FTC: prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see H.R. 3660), H2744 [5JN]
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), H4140 [27JY]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]
Health: allow paid leave for health needs of individuals or their partners following pregnancy loss, failed reproductive procedure, or failed adoption or surrogacy arrangement and support related research and education (see H.R. 6103), H5174 [26OC]
——— 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), H7030 [3JA]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H2642 [25MY]
——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H5231 [1NO]
Hispanic Restaurant Week: observance (see H. Res. 714), H4456 [21SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H6210 [6DE]
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]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see H.R. 3474), H2548 [23MY]
Information technology: protect national security against threats posed by deepfake technology and provide legal recourse to victims of harmful deepfakes (see H.R. 5586), H4436 [20SE]
Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1826), H2961 [15JN]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1692 [30MR]
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), H2887 [13JN]
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), H5984 [29NO]
Israel: mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see H.R. 987), H2642 [25MY]
——— modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation with U.S. and expand and strengthen Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3792), H2887 [13JN]
John Conyers Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2810), H1914 [24AP]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3479 [12JY]
Judicial Conference of the U.S.: authorize trial of former President Donald J. Trump for alleged crimes relative to 2020 election be broadcast to American public (see H. Res. 644), H4207 [25AU]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H2884 [13JN]
Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc., Day: designate (see H. Res. 945), H7030 [3JA]
Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 318), H2247 [10MY]
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]
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), H7008 [22DE]
Libraries: require certain libraries to maintain diverse collection of books (see H.R. 6830), H6985 [14DE]
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), H2121 [28AP]
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: anniversary (see H. Res. 661), H4197 [22AU]
Medicaid: allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see H.R. 2400), H1951 [25AP]
——— codify value-based purchasing arrangements and reforms relative to price reporting under such arrangements (see H.R. 2666), H7008 [22DE]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 1610), H4188 [15AU]
Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 771), H4998 [11OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 4889), H3950 [25JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 99), H738 [7FE]
National Center for Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing: establish (see H.R. 1024), H4033 [26JY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H5229 [1NO]
National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 727), H627 [1FE]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H5904 [21NO]
New York, NY: honor legacy of Harlem Renaissance (see H. Res. 94), H680 [2FE]
NIH: ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1024), H4033 [26JY]
NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 4770), H5039 [20OC]
NSF: establish National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (see H.R. 5077), H4464 [22SE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H7000 [19DE]
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), H5984 [29NO]
Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H5182 [30OC]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 4170), H2957 [15JN]
Renewable energy: repeal certain restrictions on offshore wind leasing (see H.R. 4936), H4029 [26JY]
——— repeal restrictions on onshore wind and solar (see H.R. 4916), H4029 [26JY]
Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H6051 [30NO]
Russia: call for immediate release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see H. Res. 272), H2548 [23MY]
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), H1761 [17AP]
Sex Ed for All Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 432), H2548 [23MY]
Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see H.R. 1388), H2642 [25MY]
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), H782 [8FE]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926, 927), H1761 [17AP]
Taxation: allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses (see H.R. 1818), H2743 [5JN]
——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 3702), H5654 [8NO]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see H.R. 45), H2886 [13JN]
——— treatment of diapers as qualified medical expenses and prohibit States and local governments from imposing tax on retail sale of diapers (see H.R. 3352), H2599 [24MY]
Tennessee: condemn expulsion of two Black, duly elected State representatives as blatant act of racism and attack on democracy and observe that this was done instead of acting on gun control to protect children (see H. Res. 292), H1726 [13AP]
Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 269), H1693 [30MR]
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: support goals and provisions (see H. Res. 77), H1730 [13AP]
TSA: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening (see H.R. 3394), H2766 [6JN]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4166), H7030 [3JA]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3897 [24JY]
Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see H. Res. 578), H3702 [18JY]
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), H2547 [23MY]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see H.R. 1015), H3478 [12JY]
Voting: require inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications (see H.R. 5290), H4204 [25AU]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see H.R. 14), H4406 [19SE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 4987), H4138 [27JY]
Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1729), H4857 [28SE]
Women: authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies (see H.R. 3304), H2343 [15MY]
——— clarify constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid and enforceable and Archivist of U.S. must certify and publish article without delay (see H.J. Res. 82), H3612 [14JY]
——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2343 (see H.R. 3310), H2344 [15MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H1660 [29MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H1729 [13AP]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to those trained at Camp Ritchie, MD, known as ‘‘Ritchie Boys’’ (see H.R. 3545), H3209 [11JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Homeland Security: require prioritized policy issuance review process (see H.R. 6231), H5465 [6NO]
Firearms: 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]
Law enforcement: provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple drug possession offenders opportunity to expunge conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation (see H.R. 4958), H4136 [27JY]
U.S. Code: technical amendments (see H.R. 3578), H2499 [22MY]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Dept. of Homeland Security: require prioritized policy issuance review process (H.R. 6231), H5466 [6NO]
Firearms: 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 (H.R. 2870), H2049 [26AP]
Law enforcement: provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple drug possession offenders opportunity to expunge conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation (H.R. 4958), H4142 [27JY]
U.S. Code: technical amendments (H.R. 3578), H2502 [22MY]
Remarks
Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H699 [6FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: extend authorization of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (H.R. 3224), H6759, H6760 [11DE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4820), H5459 [6NO]
Firearms: 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 (H.R. 2870), H1956 [26AP]
Immigration: secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2260, H2261 [11MY]
Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies, H699 [6FE]
——— prohibit law enforcement officers from making pretextual stops, H700 [6FE]
Memphis, TN: investigate police killing of Tyre Nichols, H699 [6FE]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2617 [25MY]
Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (H. Res. 878), H5995 [30NO]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transity Authority: funding, H5459 [6NO]
Tributes
Adams, Sheila R. Tillerson, E270• [28MR]
Hairston, Trina and James, III, E846• [14SE]
Jackson Lee, Representative, H701 [6FE]
Raun, Eric, E209• [10MR]