JACOBS, SARA (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3448 [12JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4365), H4590 [27SE]
Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1390, H1391 [23MR]
Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (H.R. 3091), H2391 [17MY]
Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), H281 [24JA]
Appointments
Committee to escort Speaker-elect to the Chair, H44 [6JA], H5049 [25OC]
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), H1717 [10AP]
——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1249 [9MR]
Africa: establish comprehensive initiative to build capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa (see H.R. 6087), H5546 [7NO]
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), H4148 [27JY]
African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 261), H1528 [28MR]
Alan S. Lowenthal Post Office Building, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 3574), H2499 [22MY]
Alfayoumi, Wadee: tribute (see H. Res. 942), H6998 [19DE]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H626 [1FE]
Alien Enemies Act: repeal (see H.R. 3610), H2545 [23MY]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5468 [6NO]
Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H3163 [30JN]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4241), H3163 [30JN]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H1713 [6AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 724), H627 [1FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H5108 [25OC]
Armed Forces: establish leave policies for members to seek abortions (see H.R. 6357), H5668 [9NO]
——— exclude basic allowance for housing from calculation of gross income for purposes of basic needs allowance for eligible servicemembers (see H.R. 1764), H1409 [23MR]
——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1763), H1848 [18AP]
——— expand protections under Exceptional Family Member Program for transgender dependents of members (see H.R. 5196), H4181 [11AU]
——— increase basic allowance for housing inside U.S. for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 2537), H1709 [6AP]
——— making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5641, 5667), H4503 [26SE]
——— screen and register individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units (see H.R. 5121), H4157 [1AU]
Arms sales: enhance consideration of human rights in arms exports (see H.R. 1801), H1463 [27MR]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 184), H970 [28FE]
——— recognize remarkable and unique contributions of LGBTQI+ Black-Americans (see H. Res. 160), H875 [24FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 289), H1725 [13AP]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3031), H4383 [18SE]
Brazil: condemn undemocratic attacks on government institutions and support free will of Brazilian people as expressed in recent presidential election (see H. Res. 106), H781 [8FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 321), H232 [12JA]
Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 303), H1846 [18AP]
Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5985), H5029 [18OC]
Children and youth: promote youth mental health and well-being in changing climate (see H. Res. 259), H2139 [5MY]
China: support human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 2766), H4991 [6OC]
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 rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2126 [2MY]
——— impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see H. Con. Res. 56), H3575 [13JY]
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), H4438 [20SE]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2693), H4987 [3OC]
Colleges and universities: recognize importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education (see H. Res. 608), H3889 [20JY]
Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see H.R. 5610), H4437 [20SE]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H99 [9JA]
Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs (House): establish (see H. Res. 29), H204 [11JA]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 2821), H1945 [25AP]
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]
Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr., Post Office Building, Modesto, CA: designate (see H.R. 1555), H4198 [22AU]
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), H5001 [11OC]
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]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H865 [21FE]
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: establish waiver for schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to address certain school closures (see H.R. 2777), H1908 [20AP]
——— expand summer electronic benefits transfer for children program to include benefit transfer during school closures (see H.R. 4379), H3479 [12JY]
——— extend certain certification periods for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 5757), H4713 [27SE]
——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3332), H2345 [15MY]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H4407 [19SE]
——— make permanent moratorium on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit transaction fees (see H.R. 4103), H2930 [14JN]
——— 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), H2454 [18MY]
——— provide for period of continuing appropriations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in event of lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5668), H4456 [21SE]
——— rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as Jean E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4466), H3166 [3JY]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1510), H1248 [9MR]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3204), H2307 [11MY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 3037), H2124 [2MY]
——— 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 Commerce: establish procedures to include certain foreign persons that pose threat to security of supply chains of Internet of Things devices on Entity List (see H.R. 942), H824 [9FE]
——— transfer regulatory control of certain munitions exports to Dept. of State and develop inter-agency strategy to disrupt trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries (see H.R. 6618), H6207 [6DE]
Dept. of Defense: include U.S. Coast Guard Academy in safe-to-report minor collateral misconduct policy (see H.R. 5249), H4224 [5SE]
——— make improvements to role in responding to domestic emergencies, including wildfires (see H.R. 1242), H969 [28FE]
——— provide outreach to build awareness among former Armed Forces members of process established for review of discharge characterizations (see H.R. 6470), H5938 [28NO]
——— repeal restriction on use of funds and facilities for abortion care (see H.R. 4418), H3157 [30JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5042 [24OC]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 1742), H1408 [23MR]
——— make grants to eligible entities to expand access to full-day kindergarten programs (see H.R. 2425), H1691 [30MR]
——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 3470), H2452 [18MY]
——— prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see H.R. 4900), H4028 [26JY]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 5049), H4141 [27JY]
——— provide full Federal funding under Impact Aid Program for local educational agencies providing language instruction for English learners and immigrant students (see H.R. 1591), H1713 [6AP]
——— 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 to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 309), H231 [12JA]
——— require that regulations relative to Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan shall have force and effect of enacted law (see H.R. 6593), H6143 [5DE]
——— 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 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 to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]
——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 3258), H2309 [11MY]
——— award grants to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see H.R. 6451), H5898 [17NO]
——— 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), H2761 [6JN]
——— 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), H1708 [6AP]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 3302), H2343 [15MY]
——— establish Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health (see H.R. 445), H250 [20JA]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H825 [9FE]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4296 [13SE]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 4392), H3150 [27JN]
——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 2976), H2084 [27AP]
——— 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), H3209 [11JY]
——— 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), H4138 [27JY]
——— reauthorize certain programs relative to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response (see H.R. 4697), H4350 [14SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 666), H575 [31JA]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to address crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through co-location of housing and child care (see H.R. 3207), H2307 [11MY]
——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see H.R. 2846), H4173 [8AU]
——— 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), H4350 [14SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]
——— establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H1719 [10AP]
——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see H.R. 1595), H1285 [14MR]
Dept. of Labor: address workforce gaps (see H.R. 3804), H2740 [5JN]
——— 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]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H1761 [17AP]
Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H864 [21FE]
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]
Dept. of the Interior: eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see H.R. 3495), H2453 [18MY]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in Southern California planning area (see H.R. 3978), H2787 [9JN]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 470), H276 [24JA] (see H.R. 4030), H2808 [12JN]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off coast of California (see H.R. 1172), H873 [24FE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish Federal Advisory Committee on Women in Aviation (see H.R. 2705), H2129 [2MY]
——— increase number of within and beyond perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 3185), H2430 [17MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 491), H277 [24JA]
——— allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see H.R. 2682), H1845 [18AP]
——— extend certain benefits to National Guard members who incur disabilities while performing State active duty (see H.R. 3628), H2595 [24MY]
——— improve benefits to certain individuals who served under U.S. command in Philippines forces and Philippine Scouts during World War II (see H.R. 6121), H5181 [30OC]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 542), H2961 [15JN]
——— improve rate of payments provided for beneficiary travel (see H.R. 1278), H4193 [18AU]
——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H2174 [9MY]
——— provide support for programs relating to coordination of maternity health care (see H.R. 3303), H2379 [16MY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to certain Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners (see H.R. 5492), H4345 [14SE]
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 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]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H99 [9JA]
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 599), H489 [27JA]
Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building, San Bernardino, CA: designate (see H.R. 1060), H851 [17FE]
Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H2138 [5MY]
Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H4147 [27JY]
Education: support public schools that provide students with well-rounded education and prepare students for success in life, foster parental involvement, and protect civil rights of students and families (see H. Res. 219), H1279 [10MR]
Elections: improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H4207 [25AU]
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), H2423 [17MY]
——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see H.R. 20), H967 [28FE]
EPA: modify permitting requirements relative to discharge of any pollutant from Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1720), H1326 [22MR]
——— prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see H.R. 6654), H6739 [7DE]
——— provide grants to expand local programs that provide free air filtration units to households and establish clean air centers in communities vulnerable to wildfire smoke (see H.R. 4077), H2884 [13JN]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1249 [9MR]
FAA: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 2562), H1717 [10AP]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see H.R. 5012), H4161 [1AU]
——— increase Federal support for nonprofit milk banks and access to donor milk for medically-vulnerable infants (see H.R. 5486), H4502 [26SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 694), H625 [1FE]
FDA: preserve access to abortion medications (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1848 [18AP]
——— require label of drug intended for human use to identify each ingredient that is, or is derived directly or indirectly from, major food allergen or gluten-containing grain (see H.R. 4263), H5044 [24OC]
Federal agencies and departments: improve effectiveness and performance of certain Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 5934), H5108 [25OC]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5810), H4854 [28SE]
Federal employees: retain spouses of members of Armed Forces or Foreign Service when relocating due to involuntary transfer (see H.R. 6462), H5901 [21NO]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 744), H4910 [29SE]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 660), H631 [1FE]
——— 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), H2964 [16JN]
——— 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), H2992 [20JN]
——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H4206 [25AU]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H509 [30JA]
——— 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]
——— 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]
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]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 6262), H5543 [7NO]
——— reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (see H.R. 6570), H6109 [4DE]
Foreign Service: make U.N. Ambassador cabinet level position, increase Federal Government details to international organizations, and increase multilateral training at Dept. of State (see H.R. 6797), H6983 [14DE]
——— mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see H.R. 3537), H2812 [12JN]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see H.R. 3853), H2762 [6JN]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]
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), H969 [28FE]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2736), H1906 [20AP]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]
——— submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see H.R. 3502), H2454 [18MY]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 425), H2966 [16JN]
Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see H. Res. 195), H2503 [22MY]
——— prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 5048), H4140 [27JY]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 319), H1947 [25AP]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]
Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see H. Res. 204), H4440 [20SE]
——— ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see H.R. 459), H276 [24JA]
——— 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), H3151 [27JN]
——— 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), H3112 [22JN]
——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H3578 [13JY]
Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 801), H5038 [20OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H2134 [5MY]
House of Representatives: modify procedures for considering legislation prohibiting proposed sales of defense articles or services, licenses for exports of defense articles, and approval of certain assistance (see H.R. 5282), H4204 [25AU]
House Rules: permit Members to vote by proxy and remotely attend committee proceedings in case of serious medical conditions (see H. Res. 543), H3109 [22JN]
——— require continued broadcasting of full House Chamber during legislative business consistent with broadcasts that occured on January 3-6, 2023 (see H. Res. 35), H234 [12JA]
Housing: establish grant program to provide support for housing navigators who assist individuals in navigating local, State, and Federal housing assistance programs (see H.R. 4390), H3150 [27JN]
Immigration: eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see H.R. 4285), H3108 [22JN]
——— establish right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal (see H.R. 2697), H1846 [18AP]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2823), H1945 [25AP]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5008), H4139 [27JY]
——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 1698), H1325 [22MR]
——— provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 3194), H2244 [10MY]
——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 1511), H1248 [9MR]
Income: establish pilot program providing certain individuals with guaranteed monthly income and study effect of guaranteed monthly income on such individuals (see H.R. 5776), H4714 [27SE]
India: condemn human and international religious freedom rights violations, including those targeting Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Adivasis, and other religious and cultural minorities (see H. Res. 542), H3109 [22JN]
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), H4992 [6OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP] (see H.R. 4519), H3176 [10JY]
Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments (see H.R. 4731), H3856 [19JY]
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 418), H2427 [17MY]
Intersex Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 815), H5174 [26OC]
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]
Israel: support Israeli democracy (see H. Con. Res. 61), H4207 [25AU]
Jews: condemn and combat all forms of antisemitism, implement U.S. National Strategy To Counter Antisemitism, and increase funding for efforts to strengthen protections and enhance safety of Jewish community (see H. Res. 907), H6817 [11DE]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3206 [11JY]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 36), H238 [13JA]
Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 1369), H1113 [3MR]
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: amend short title in honor of Dianne Feinstein (see H.R. 6081), H5173 [26OC]
Languages: increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers (see H.R. 3817), H2782 [7JN]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see H.R. 4050), H2808 [12JN]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 568), H3159 [30JN]
Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 2803), H1914 [24AP]
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]
Lucille Roybal-Allard Post Office Building, Downey, CA: designate (see H.R. 3575), H2499 [22MY]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 49), H251 [20JA]
Lunar New Year Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 430), H250 [20JA]
Major Megan McClung Post Office Building, Mission Viejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 3608), H4231 [8SE]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2350 [15MY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 30), H234 [12JA]
Medicaid: expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 547), H856 [17FE]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H5937 [28NO]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2314 [11MY]
Mexico: reaffirm U.S. commitment to respecting sovereignty and condemn calls for military action in Mexico without Mexico’s consent and congressional authorization (see H. Res. 763), H4990 [6OC]
Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 768), H4993 [10OC] (see H. Res. 771), H4998 [11OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 4889), H3950 [25JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 99), H738 [7FE]
National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 727), H627 [1FE]
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 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see H. Res. 682), H4297 [13SE]
National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 407), H2377 [16MY]
National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 191), H4716 [27SE]
National Museum of African American History and Culture: 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), H4502 [26SE]
National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 4561), H3205 [11JY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H. Res. 359), H2127 [2MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 362), H2136 [5MY]
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 281), H1709 [6AP]
Navy: ensure fairness and transparency in processes to award contracts for ship maintenance and repair (see H.R. 4526), H3209 [11JY]
Nigeria: reaffirm commitment to fortify relations with Nigeria and call to commit to peaceful, credible, and timely electoral process (see H. Res. 143), H866 [21FE]
NSF: establish National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (see H.R. 5077), H4383 [18SE]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4204 [25AU]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit to Congress annual reports on civilian casualties caused by certain operations of foreign governments (see H.R. 6517), H6048 [30NO]
Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA (see H.R. 1794), H2961 [15JN]
Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 1687), H1300 [21MR]
Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue (see H. Res. 819), H5174 [26OC]
Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see H.R. 6053), H6051 [30NO]
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), H2787 [9JN]
Postal Service: provide authority to mail alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 3721), H4299 [13SE]
Poverty: establish national child poverty reduction target and make investments and policy changes to fully address child poverty (see H. Res. 551), H3142 [23JN]
——— reduce child poverty (see H.R. 5629), H4455 [21SE]
Privacy: prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value and address communications and records in possession of intermediary Internet providers (see H.R. 4639), H3611 [14JY]
Public debt: repeal public debt ceiling (see H.R. 415), H249 [20JA]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 4170), H2957 [15JN]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 181), H970 [28FE]
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]
Renewable energy: address primary permitting and transmission issues to speed up deployment of electricity transmission and clean energy, with proper input from affected communities (see H.R. 6747), H6940 [13DE]
Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H6051 [30NO]
Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and lift travel bans on dissidents and former political prisoners (see H. Res. 753), H4934 [30SE]
Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of LGBTQI+ older individuals (see H.R. 3625), H2595 [24MY]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H1848 [18AP]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H877 [24FE]
SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3481), H5900 [17NO]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4974), H4350 [14SE]
——— improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4851), H4350 [14SE]
Sudan: condemn conflict and stand with people of Sudan (see H. Res. 585), H3575 [13JY]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926, 927), H3577 [13JY]
Taxation: allow employers credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 1536), H5904 [21NO]
——— allow for tax credit for rent paid on personal residence of taxpayer (see H.R. 6721), H6859 [12DE]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 1041), H839 [14FE]
——— expand deduction for student loan interest to include payments toward principal and increase value of deduction (see H.R. 6594), H6143 [5DE]
——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 5135), H4199 [22AU]
——— 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), H1729 [13AP]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H6988 [14DE]
——— treat certain assisted reproduction expenses as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 4391), H3150 [27JN]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see H.R. 700), H2174 [9MY]
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]
Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see H.R. 3092), H2134 [5MY]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4166), H2957 [15JN]
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), H2647 [26MY]
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), H1153 [7MR]
Voting: 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]
——— 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), H1327 [22MR]
——— restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H5028 [18OC]
Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 343), H2118 [28AP]
William L. Reynolds Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA: designate (see H.R. 292), H325 [25JA]
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), H576 [31JA]
World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 904), H6080 [1DE]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1572), H1713 [6AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
African Union: support permanent member status in Group of 20 (see H. Res. 525), H2990 [20JN]
Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicemembers (see H.R. 1808), H1464 [27MR]
Atrocities Prevention Board: modify and expand annual report and require additional review of U.S. assistance provided to certain countries identified as being at risk of atrocities by such report (see H.R. 4871), H3949 [25JY]
Children’s Week: designate (see H. Res. 520), H2964 [16JN]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for review and reinvestigation of certain allegations of civilian harm that resulted from military operations (see H.R. 5112), H4157 [1AU]
Dept. of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council: establish (see H.R. 5330), H4217 [1SE]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 4422), H3158 [30JN]
FDA: provide for notification by manufacturers of critical essential medicines of increased demand of such drugs (see H.R. 3008), H2117 [28AP]
Health: protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H2424 [17MY]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1692 [30MR]
Mast, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 846), H5466 [6NO]
U.N.: repeal cap on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 4169), H2957 [15JN]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicemembers (H.R. 1808), H1465 [27MR]
Atrocities Prevention Board: modify and expand annual report and require additional review of U.S. assistance provided to certain countries identified as being at risk of atrocities by such report (H.R. 4871), H3951 [25JY]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for review and reinvestigation of certain allegations of civilian harm that resulted from military operations (H.R. 5112), H4159 [1AU]
Dept. of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council: establish (H.R. 5330), H4218 [1SE]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (H.R. 4422), H3161 [30JN]
FDA: provide for notification by manufacturers of critical essential medicines of increased demand of such drugs (H.R. 3008), H2119 [28AP]
Health: protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (H.R. 3420), H2428 [17MY]
U.N.: repeal cap on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations (H.R. 4169), H2960 [15JN]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4365), H4845 [28SE]
Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), H548 [31JA]
Remarks
Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services, H545 [31JA]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care, H4570 [27SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3505, H3508, H3509, H3511, H3545 [13JY], H3585• [14JY]
——— child development centers direct-care staffing funding, H4570 [27SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4365), H4570, H4609 [27SE], H4845 [28SE]
——— prohibit from purchasing data that would otherwise require search warrant, court order, or subpoena, H3585• [14JY]
——— prohibit funding for transfer of cluster munitions, H4609 [27SE]
——— prohibit provision of gender transition procedures, including surgery or medication, through Exceptional Family Member Program, H3511 [13JY]
——— prohibit sale of cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology to Ukraine, H3545 [13JY]
——— prohibit TRICARE coverage of sex reassignment surgeries and hormone treatment for transgender individuals, H3508, H3509 [13JY]
Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1390, H1391 [23MR]
——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (H.R. 734), H1862 [19AP]
Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), H545, H548 [31JA]
Families and domestic relations: provide young children and families access to high-quality affordable childcare, H745 [8FE]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit any form of support or direct involvement in research conducted by China, Chinese Communist Party, and any of their affiliated agents, instruments, or entities, H3505 [13JY]
Firearms: gun control, H3686 [18JY]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (H. Res. 793), H6067 [1DE]
Jews: implement national strategy to combat rise of antisemitism in U.S., H6965 [14DE]
Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (H.R. 3091), H2391 [17MY]
——— require Federal law enforcement agencies to establish procedures to determine if Federal officer is in good standing before allowing purchase of retired service weapons, H2391 [17MY]
Mast, Representative: censure (H. Res. 846), H5425 [6NO]
San Diego State University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H1682 [30MR]
Schools: eliminate ‘‘at no cost’’ unfunded mandate in Parents’ Bill of Rights that would require schools to print professional development and curriculum materials, H1390, H1391 [23MR]
——— remove provision in Parents’ Bill of Rights permitting parents and guardians to review professional development materials for educators, H1391 [23MR]
Votes: position on missed, H3843• [19JY]
Tributes
Sharp, Ira, H3131 [23JN]