McGARVEY, MORGAN (a Representative from Kentucky)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3453 [12JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5894), H5768 [14NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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 (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), H5903 [21NO]
——— recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 76), H5669 [9NO]
Agriculture: require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see H.R. 4978), H4161 [1AU]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H626 [1FE]
Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1097), H5937 [28NO]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5182 [30OC]
Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 1788), H4160 [1AU]
——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H3577 [13JY]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H3577 [13JY]
——— provide protection for good faith donation of pet products (see H.R. 4750), H4161 [1AU]
Armed Forces: exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1763), H2642 [25MY]
ATF: improve ability to work with agencies to address violent crime, allow enforcement against ‘‘bad apple’’ gun dealers, protect against certain dangerous weapons, and make certain data available to researchers (see H.R. 974), H1761 [17AP]
Bureau of Prisons: end use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see H.R. 4972), H4167 [4AU]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4633), H3574 [13JY]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see H.R. 2390), H1762 [17AP]
——— promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see H.R. 3073), H3642 [17JY]
——— provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see H.R. 2904), H2139 [5MY]
Children and youth: support rights of youth in foster care system (see H. Res. 509), H3614 [14JY]
China: impose sanctions on Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors and hold Chinese officials accountable for spread of illicit fentanyl (see H.R. 3203), H2307 [11MY]
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), H4188 [15AU]
——— 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), H3614 [14JY]
Colleges and universities: authorize funding to expand and support enrollment at institutions that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 3179), H5904 [21NO]
——— 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), H5182 [30OC]
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), H3112 [22JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to clean economy (see H.R. 5572), H4407 [19SE]
Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5022 [17OC]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H3577 [13JY]
——— establish judicial ethics (see H.R. 3973), H3702 [18JY]
——— prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H.R. 4432), H5904 [21NO]
——— require Justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts (see H.R. 3534), H3702 [18JY]
Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]
——— prohibit making of short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 4289), H3614 [14JY]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H2781 [7JN]
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), H3891 [20JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches, require income guidelines for determining eligibility for free meals, and base such eligibility on certain percentage of poverty-level (see H.R. 3113), H3577 [13JY]
——— ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4845), H3948 [25JY]
——— ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see H.R. 2822), H3145 [23JN]
——— establish statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance payments (see H.R. 3112), H3577 [13JY]
——— establish waiver for schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to address certain school closures (see H.R. 2777), H1908 [20AP]
——— expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3698), H2636 [25MY]
——— extend certain certification periods for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 5757), H4713 [27SE]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H4502 [26SE]
——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H3577 [13JY]
——— 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]
——— rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as Jean E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4466), H4266 [12SE]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1510), H3111 [22JN]
——— 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]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3183), H2243 [10MY]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5731 [13NO]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]
——— carry out grant program to support recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs (see H.R. 4550), H4460 [21SE]
——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4117), H4199 [22AU]
——— ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (see H.R. 2949), H4502 [26SE]
——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 5784), H4853 [28SE]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college and provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants (see H.R. 3923), H4266 [12SE]
——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 1742), H3897 [24JY]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 5049), H4383 [18SE]
——— 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), H6742 [7DE]
——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 2992), H2116 [28AP]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H5894 [15NO]
——— strengthen and expand Green Ribbon Schools Program to expand number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals (see H.R. 5484), H4502 [26SE]
——— 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), H1888 [19AP]
Dept. of HHS: carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H4160 [1AU]
——— 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), H5857 [14NO]
——— establish Division on Community Safety and community safety and crisis response grants for community led organizations (see H.R. 4699), H3699 [18JY]
——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see H.R. 3879), H4459 [21SE]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see H.R. 3375), H4299 [13SE]
——— establish Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Unhoused Individuals (see H.R. 4941), H4030 [26JY]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H4459 [21SE]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4296 [13SE]
——— facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 2-1-1 and 9-8-8 services to provide information and referrals for mental health emergencies, homeless needs, and social and human services needs (see H.R. 3498), H4147 [27JY]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 4901), H4161 [1AU]
——— low-income household water assistance program appropriations (see H.R. 5793), H5546 [7NO]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 2976), H2129 [2MY]
——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for individuals of certain age for insulin products covered under private health plans and Medicaid (see H.R. 1587), H2088 [27AP]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 5003), H4138 [27JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4817), H4199 [22AU]
——— facilitate development of fair and affordable housing and decrease certain housing costs (see H.R. 4233), H3174 [6JY]
——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4231), H3173 [6JY]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see H.R. 768), H2120 [28AP]
——— establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4460 [21SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]
——— establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H1761 [17AP]
Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 6461), H5985 [29NO]
——— protect children from oppressive child labor and unsafe workplaces (see H.R. 4440), H3158 [30JN]
——— reauthorize YouthBuild program (see H.R. 6629), H6207 [6DE]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see H.R. 6079), H5900 [17NO]
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), H5857 [14NO]
——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H5937 [28NO]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out competitive grant and cost-sharing agreement program for eligible entities to carry out projects to produce, transport, blend, or store sustainable aviation fuel (see H.R. 2747), H2812 [12JN]
——— provide emergency relief for short line railroads (see H.R. 3782), H4502 [26SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 491), H2598 [24MY]
——— carry out pilot program to collect and analyze data regarding suicides and attempted suicides by veterans on departmental property (see H.R. 6330), H5667 [9NO]
——— ensure that educational assistance paid to individual who pursued program or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall not be charged against entitlement (see H.R. 1767), H2089 [27AP]
——— establish internship program within Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 1378), H1147 [7MR]
——— expand Center for Minority Veterans and Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include services for historically underserved veterans (see H.R. 4325), H3141 [23JN]
——— 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), H5653 [8NO]
——— extend eligibility for work-study allowance paid to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training (see H.R. 3601), H4160 [1AU]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 1083), H1411 [23MR]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see H.R. 542), H2598 [24MY]
——— improve requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms (see H.R. 1530), H1848 [18AP]
——— improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 3600), H2545 [23MY]
——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see H.R. 5530), H6211 [6DE]
——— make certain improvements to processing of claims for benefits and transparency of Board of Veterans’ Appeals actions (see H.R. 5870), H4950 [2OC]
——— modify requirements for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship (see H.R. 5785), H5022 [17OC]
——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H1660 [29MR]
——— provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services (see H.R. 544), H3642 [17JY]
——— provide for definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for purposes of collective bargaining of certain employees (see H.R. 6538), H6861 [12DE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 2447), H6210 [6DE]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H4160 [1AU]
——— promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 5748), H4712 [27SE]
——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1267), H5022 [17OC]
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), H3145 [23JN]
Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 5601), H4437 [20SE]
——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H5984 [29NO]
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), H1951 [25AP]
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: prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 2402), H5000 [11OC]
Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 517), H2959 [15JN]
FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 3433), H5984 [29NO]
——— make hemp, cannabidiol derived from hemp, and any other ingredient derived from hemp lawful for use as dietary ingredients in dietary supplements (see H.R. 1629), H3642 [17JY]
FEMA: establish as cabinet-level independent agency (see H.R. 5599), H4502 [26SE]
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), H2120 [28AP] (see H.R. 1145), H1761 [17AP]
——— 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), H3163 [30JN]
——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H1848 [18AP]
——— 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]
——— 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), H5405 [3NO]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H1729 [13AP]
——— regulate bump stocks in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 396), H1848 [18AP]
——— 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), H1729 [13AP]
——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before Federal firearms licensee may transfer firearm to person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 2403), H1729 [13AP]
Food and Nutrition Act: repeal limitation on maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination of benefits (see H.R. 1765), H3153 [27JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1838), H1527 [28MR]
Forests: provide for white oak restoration (see H.R. 5582), H4436 [20SE]
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]
GAO: report to Congress on status of dams in Dept. of Agriculture watershed program (see H.R. 4959), H4136 [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), H2647 [26MY]
Health: oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see H. Res. 561), H3151 [27JN]
Homeless: provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4232), H3174 [6JY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H2134 [5MY]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see H.R. 3474), H3163 [30JN]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 16), H3111 [22JN]
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), H5034 [19OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP] (see H.R. 4519), H3642 [17JY]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1692 [30MR]
Interstate commerce: authorize regulation relative to food containing cannabidiol derived from hemp (see H.R. 1628), H3642 [17JY]
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), H4223 [5SE]
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), H5857 [14NO]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3206 [11JY]
LGBTQI+ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 558), H3151 [27JN]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 568), H3159 [30JN]
Mammoth Cave National Park: modify boundary (see H.R. 3007), H4266 [12SE]
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: anniversary (see H. Res. 661), H4197 [22AU]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H3111 [22JN]
Medicaid: allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see H.R. 2400), H2642 [25MY]
——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 4585), H3614 [14JY]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5568), H6211 [6DE]
Medicare: ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 5159), H5654 [8NO]
——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]
——— promote access to opioid treatments and require coverage of medication assisted treatment, overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1620), H1292 [17MR]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H4951 [2OC]
Mental health: remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 3111), H2135 [5MY]
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]
Motor vehicles: require information about motor vehicle plant in which vehicles are assembled for Federal procurement (see H.R. 5735), H4498 [26SE]
National Black Business Month: designate (see H. Res. 667), H4211 [29AU]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H5229 [1NO]
National Guard: anniversary of National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see H. Res. 921), H6814 [11DE]
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 Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 893), H5936 [28NO]
National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee: improve extreme heat preparedness and response, require study, and establish grant program to address heat effects (see H.R. 4953), H4161 [1AU]
National objectives: establish national task force to expand opportunities and improve standard of living for working families (see H.R. 2614), H4912 [29SE]
National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 4561), H3614 [14JY]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see H.R. 5351), H4988 [3OC]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 4897), H5001 [11OC]
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), H5731 [13NO]
Poverty: establish national child poverty reduction target and make investments and policy changes to fully address child poverty (see H. Res. 551), H3142 [23JN]
Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H4207 [25AU]
Prematurity Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 874), H5938 [28NO]
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]
——— repeal certain restrictions on offshore wind leasing (see H.R. 4936), H4213 [29AU]
——— repeal restrictions on onshore wind and solar (see H.R. 4916), H4213 [29AU]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6041), H5103 [25OC]
Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (see H. Res. 114), H857 [17FE]
SBA: anniversary (see H. Res. 633), H4142 [27JY]
——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 1606), H1286 [14MR]
——— designate point of contact for for-profit child care providers and submit report to Congress (see H.R. 6156), H6211 [6DE]
——— enhance ability of Office of the National Ombudsman to assist small businesses in meeting regulatory requirements and develop outreach initiatives to promote awareness of services provided (see H.R. 5999), H5032 [19OC]
——— issue guidance and rules on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers (see H.R. 4667), H3639 [17JY]
——— require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 3511), H2454 [18MY]
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), H1912 [20AP]
SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3481), H2453 [18MY]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926, 927), H4198 [22AU]
Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see H.R. 4963), H4136 [27JY]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see H.R. 5428), H4295 [13SE] (see H.R. 5456), H4343 [14SE]
——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 3139), H3577 [13JY]
——— 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 permanent three year depreciation schedule for racehorses regardless of age when put into service (see H.R. 2926), H2083 [27AP]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H2120 [28AP]
——— provide refundable credit for certain teachers as supplement to State effort to provide teachers with livable wage (see H.R. 3264), H3577 [13JY]
——— reduce holding period used to determine whether horses qualify as certain assets (see H.R. 2927), H2083 [27AP]
——— treat certain assisted reproduction expenses as qualified medical expenses (see H.R. 4391), H3150 [27JN]
——— 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), H4198 [22AU]
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]
U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4172), H2957 [15JN]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3074 [21JN]
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), H1912 [20AP]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1529), H1848 [18AP]
——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see H.R. 4335), H5894 [15NO]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on same date as election (see H.R. 239), H2120 [28AP]
——— 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), H3074 [21JN]
——— restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H5028 [18OC]
Weather: improve response to, and preparation for, heat waves and extreme heat (see H.R. 4314), H3953 [25JY]
Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2343 [15MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H2430 [17MY]
Workers’ Memorial Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 3022), H2117 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: expand school lunch program community eligibility (see H.R. 2567), H1717 [10AP]
Dept. of Labor: ease benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis (see H.R. 6761), H6941 [13DE]
——— increase capacity of Federal and State labor enforcement agencies to address labor violations (see H.R. 6634), H6207 [6DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve methods of oversight of certain educational institutions (see H.R. 3981), H2787 [9JN]
FTC: establish coordinator to prevent fraud and scams targeting or adversely affecting military veterans and servicemembers (see H.R. 6350), H5668 [9NO]
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]
Medicare: provide for adjustments to part D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals (see H.R. 5386), H4262 [12SE]
Mining and mineral resources: place moratorium on issuance and renewal of certain Federal authorizations for mountaintop removal coal mining until health study is conducted (see H.R. 5022), H4139 [27JY]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see H. Res. 866), H5729 [13NO]
SBA: establish Coordinator for Community Financial Institutions to enhance performance of community financial institutions and support access to capital for small business concerns (see H.R. 6486), H5936 [28NO]
Tariff: provide uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies (see H.R. 4073), H2883 [13JN]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Dept. of Agriculture: expand school lunch program community eligibility (H.R. 2567), H1719 [10AP]
Dept. of Labor: ease benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis (H.R. 6761), H6943 [13DE]
——— increase capacity of Federal and State labor enforcement agencies to address labor violations (H.R. 6634), H6209 [6DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve methods of oversight of certain educational institutions (H.R. 3981), H2790 [9JN]
FTC: establish coordinator to prevent fraud and scams targeting or adversely affecting military veterans and servicemembers (H.R. 6350), H5671 [9NO]
Medicare: provide for adjustments to part D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals (H.R. 5386), H4264 [12SE]
Mining and mineral resources: place moratorium on issuance and renewal of certain Federal authorizations for mountaintop removal coal mining until health study is conducted (H.R. 5022), H4145 [27JY]
SBA: establish Coordinator for Community Financial Institutions to enhance performance of community financial institutions and support access to capital for small business concerns (H.R. 6486), H5937 [28NO]
Tariff: provide uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies (H.R. 4073), H2885 [13JN]
Remarks
Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 26), H222 [12JA]
Appropriations: making continuing, H4860 [29SE]
Collective bargaining: negotiations between UAW and auto manufacturers, H4275 [13SE]
Congress: advance commonsense policy priorities (H.R. 626), consideration (H. Res. 350), H2616 [25MY]
Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1366 [23MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve methods of oversight of certain educational institutions (H.R. 3981), H4357 [18SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 614), H3973 [26JY]
Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare (H. Res. 178), H5864 [15NO]
Firearms: gun control, H1616, H1617 [29MR]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4860 [29SE]
LGBTQI+: condemn legislative efforts to restrict rights, H3099, H3101 [22JN]
LGBTQI+ Pride Month: observance, H3099 [22JN]
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, H1741 [17AP]
Nashville, TN: condemn shooting at Covenant School and express condolences to families and victims, H1616, H1617 [29MR]
National Women’s History Month: observance, E214•, E215• [14MR], E223•, E226•, E228• [17MR]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2616 [25MY]
SBA: issue guidance and rules on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers (H.R. 4667), H5912 [28NO]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5893), consideration (H. Res. 869), H5864 [15NO]
Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice, H222 [12JA]
Taylor, Breonna: call for justice relative to death, H1238 [9MR]
United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: anniversary of UPS Airlines, E84• [1FE]
Tributes
Barillas, Karina, E219• [14MR]
Barrick, Josh, E505• [31MY]
Berg-Brousseau, Henry, H474 [27JA], H3099, H3101 [22JN]
Betts, Arielle, E223• [17MR]
Boland, Kimberly, E218• [14MR]
Clayton, Denise, E216• [14MR]
Clayton-Taylor, Nyree, E223• [17MR]
Connors, Sherry, E228• [17MR]
Crum, Denny, H2333 [15MY]
Doutrick, Reba, E220• [14MR]
Eckert, Deana, E507• [31MY]
Elliott, Thomas, E507• [31MY]
Farmer, Juliana, E506• [31MY]
Floyd, Jackie, E226• [17MR]
Garth, Amina, E223• [17MR]
Garth, Heavenly, E223• [17MR]
Hyde, Ruby, E216• [14MR]
Jackson, Rebecca, E215• [14MR]
Jackson-Hurley, Carmellia, E219• [14MR]
McMillan, D’Angelia, E223• [17MR]
Moore, Jennifer, E214• [14MR]
Pampati, Mahender and Jayalakshmi, E1210• [12DE]
Tutt, James, Jr., E505• [31MY]
Wessels-Martin, Elizabeth, E220• [14MR]
Wilson, Maria, E224• [17MR]
Wood, Phoebe, E217• [14MR]
Yun, Hanna, E225• [17MR]