MFUME, KWEISI (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee on Oversight and Reform (House) Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (Select), H614 [1FE]

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]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H1719 [10AP]

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

——— 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), H6052 [30NO]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 709), H626 [1FE]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H6211 [6DE]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H6111 [4DE]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H2765 [6JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H4858 [28SE]

Armed Forces: expand authority to provide wigs and treat traction alopecia under TRICARE program (see H.R. 3617), H2546 [23MY]

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), H4383 [18SE]

Azerbaijan: condemn blockade of Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations (see H. Res. 108), H1730 [13AP]

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

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6052 [30NO]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 1361), H1113 [3MR]

Chesapeake National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 5045), H4140 [27JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1088), H853 [17FE]

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), H3953 [25JY]

——— 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]

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see H.R. 6039), H5043 [24OC]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H99 [9JA]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 1073), H852 [17FE]

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]

——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under contract with Federal Government to make available same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 4133), H2932 [14JN]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H6111 [4DE]

Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see H.R. 1059), H917 [27FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [27AP]

——— give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 4361), H3142 [23JN]

Crime: 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), H5029 [18OC]

——— condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H1730 [13AP]

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 pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see H.R. 3276), H2310 [11MY]

——— establish waiver for schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to address certain school closures (see H.R. 2777), H2710 [31MY]

——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 3332), H2345 [15MY]

——— reissue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to replace benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices (see H.R. 205), H280 [24JA]

——— 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), H2961 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5546 [7NO]

——— award grants to carry out educational programs that include history of peoples of African descent, institution of slavery, U.S. expansion, and economical and cultural impact (see H.R. 703), H626 [1FE]

——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 603), H4716 [27SE]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see H.R. 3451), H5000 [11OC]

——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 5784), H4853 [28SE]

——— 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), H2503 [22MY]

——— 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 additional funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 5895), H5001 [11OC]

——— 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]

——— publish, in consultation with Depts. of HHS and Justice, annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings (see H.R. 2869), H4266 [12SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H6211 [6DE]

——— 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), H2051 [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption (see H.R. 6348), H5938 [28NO]

Dept. of HHS: address health needs of cancer survivors through entire continuum of care, in order to improve survivorship and long-term health outcomes, and develop standard of care for cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4363), H3142 [23JN]

——— 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), H1729 [13AP]

——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2370), H1640 [29MR]

——— 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]

——— establish and implement Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project (see H.R. 3346), H2346 [15MY]

——— establish Division on Community Safety and community safety and crisis response grants for community led organizations (see H.R. 4699), H3897 [24JY]

——— establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers (see H.R. 3645), H2596 [24MY]

——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 3302), H2343 [15MY]

——— establish Office of Men’s Health (see H.R. 4182), H4167 [4AU]

——— expand drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 4895), H4148 [27JY]

——— 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), H4995 [10OC]

——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]

——— strengthen mental health workforce (see H.R. 3760), H2707 [31MY]

Dept. of HUD: protect consumers from price-gouging of residential rental and sale prices (see H.R. 702), H711 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program for States to modernize criminal justice data infrastructure to facilitate automated record sealing and expungement (see H.R. 2983), H3953 [25JY]

——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 3775), H2708 [31MY]

——— establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]

——— provide grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 569), H4382 [18SE]

——— 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]

——— report certain revocation and remedial action data relative to Federal firearm licenses and require GAO study on ATF effectiveness in investigating and revoking licenses (see H.R. 4966), H4995 [10OC]

——— require identification for offenders reentering community (see H.R. 2919), H2049 [26AP]

Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (see H.R. 1263), H4188 [15AU]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 2395), H6861 [12DE]

——— 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), H3163 [30JN]

——— protect children from oppressive child labor and unsafe workplaces (see H.R. 4440), H4167 [4AU]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H2138 [5MY]

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), H4991 [6OC]

——— increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 6054), H5904 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H1696 [30MR]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 3347), H5654 [8NO]

——— provide support for programs relating to coordination of maternity health care (see H.R. 3303), H2379 [16MY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H1885 [19AP]

Discrimination: condemn 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]

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), H6988 [14DE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H4033 [26JY]

Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H1325 [22MR]

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), H206 [11JA]

——— improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H4995 [10OC]

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), H5000 [11OC]

——— prohibit employers from asking age or date of birth of individual before completion and submission of application for employment (see H.R. 3491), H4182 [11AU]

——— 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 sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see H.R. 6654), H6739 [7DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 694), H625 [1FE]

——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see H.R. 856), H917 [27FE]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 2604), H2992 [20JN]

FDA: establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 1328), H4147 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve service delivery of agencies and public perception of agency interactions (see H.R. 2689), H1845 [18AP]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H426 [26JA]

——— nullify Executive order entitled ‘‘Executive Order on Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service’’ (see H.R. 1002), H1252 [9MR]

——— provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 1235), H5009 [12OC]

——— remove cost-of-living adjustments and locality adjustment payments from calculation of certain limits on pay (see H.R. 5171), H4350 [14SE]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 378), H4350 [14SE]

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]

——— create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage and establish grant program for distribution of safe storage devices (see H.R. 4965), H4137 [27JY]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 660), H631 [1FE]

——— 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), H2765 [6JN]

——— 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), H3208 [11JY]

——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H6210 [6DE]

——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2870), H2047 [26AP]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H2051 [26AP]

——— regulate bump stocks in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 396), H4166 [4AU]

——— 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]

——— 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), H1713 [6AP]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 1838), H1527 [28MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H4167 [4AU]

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), H4167 [4AU]

FTC: prohibit discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process and require transparency in use of algorithmic processes and content moderation (see H.R. 4624), H3574 [13JY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]

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]

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]

Haiti: modify special rule to extend preferential duty treatment program under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 5035), H4992 [6OC]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]

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]

——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see H.R. 3420), H4188 [15AU]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H4440 [20SE]

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: require candidates to file under oath additional information about educational background, military service, and employment history (see H.R. 350), H239 [13JA]

House Rules: limit eligibility for nomination to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives to Members and Members-elect (see H. Res. 761), H4990 [6OC]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 72), H5672 [9NO]

Immigration: provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 3194), H2782 [7JN]

Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1826), H2599 [24MY]

——— strengthen transparency requirements relative to pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 2816), H4409 [19SE]

John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around world (see H.R. 1150), H4349 [14SE]

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

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H2884 [13JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 36), H238 [13JA]

Languages: increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers (see H.R. 3817), H4350 [14SE]

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), H5405 [3NO]

Lewis, John: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H866 [21FE]

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 568), H3159 [30JN]

Libraries: require certain libraries to maintain diverse collection of books (see H.R. 6830), H6985 [14DE]

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: anniversary (see H. Res. 661), H4197 [22AU]

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

Medicaid: expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 547), H1729 [13AP]

Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 4189), H5000 [11OC]

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

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 35), H98 [9JA]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2935 [14JN]

——— provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with family history of gene mutation and coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries to reduce risk of developing preventable cancer (see H.R. 1526), H1249 [9MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 3382), H2647 [26MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 4261), H3112 [22JN]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 1029), H4995 [10OC]

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]

Money: maintain cash as robust and viable payment option (see H. Res. 341), H2118 [28AP]

Morality and ethics: remember kindness in U.S. and affirm commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness (see H. Res. 566), H5731 [13NO]

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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H5182 [30OC]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 765), H676 [2FE]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4995 [10OC]

Office of Prison Education: establish (see H.R. 6500), H5982 [29NO]

OMB: review and make certain revisions to Standard Occupational Classification System (see H.R. 6319), H5731 [13NO]

OPM: implement merit-based reforms to civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills-and competency-based hiring (see H.R. 159), H280 [24JA]

——— reaffirm role, encourage innovation, and strengthen ability to support Federal human capital management as strategic priority (see H.R. 1487), H1247 [9MR]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 4897), H4028 [26JY]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue (see H. Res. 819), H5174 [26OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see H.R. 3970), H6210 [6DE]

Postal Service: ensure it remains independent establishment of Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 439), H2546 [23MY]

——— modify role and duties of U.S. Postal Service police officers (see H.R. 3005), H2503 [22MY]

——— require mail-in ballots to use barcode service (see H.R. 5658), H4456 [21SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 371), H2351 [15MY]

Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H6051 [30NO]

Russia: recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see H. Res. 154), H973 [28FE]

Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (see H. Res. 114), H2247 [10MY]

SBA: anniversary (see H. Res. 633), H4142 [27JY]

——— clarify functions and duties of Office of Advocacy (see H.R. 399), H280 [24JA]

——— designate point of contact for for-profit child care providers and submit report to Congress (see H.R. 6156), H6146 [5DE]

——— prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding Government from receiving assistance (see H.R. 5427), H4295 [13SE]

——— require Inspector General to submit quarterly report on fraud relating to certain coronavirus loans (see H.R. 4666), H3639 [17JY]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see H.R. 716), H4951 [2OC]

Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see H.R. 1388), H2642 [25MY]

Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 84), H4158 [1AU]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H1950 [25AP]

——— exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5086), H4167 [4AU]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 4583), H3476 [12JY]

——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4260), H3070 [21JN]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H236 [12JA]

SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 3481), H2453 [18MY]

Supreme Court: condemn decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and commit to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform (see H. Res. 28), H2089 [27AP]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 927), H1761 [17AP]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 3702), H5000 [11OC]

——— 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]

——— impose additional 1000 percent excise tax on sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 5135), H4164 [4AU]

——— 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]

——— require electronically prepared tax returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper (see H.R. 2688), H1845 [18AP]

U.N. Population Fund: authorize contributions (see H.R. 4166), H2957 [15JN]

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4172), H5000 [11OC]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2812 [12JN]

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), H1761 [17AP]

Voting: ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see H.R. 5291), H4995 [10OC]

——— expand youth access to voting (see H.R. 5293), H4995 [10OC]

——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 5295), H4995 [10OC]

——— provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5322), H5654 [8NO]

——— remove barriers to ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 5294), H4995 [10OC]

——— require inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications (see H.R. 5290), H4995 [10OC]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on same date as election (see H.R. 239), H2051 [26AP]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see H.R. 14), H4406 [19SE]

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1729), H2812 [12JN]

——— restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H5028 [18OC]

Women: authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies (see H.R. 3304), H2343 [15MY]

——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2343 (see H.R. 3310), H2344 [15MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H576 [31JA]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H5903 [21NO]

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 37), H238 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Consumers: require creditors to establish phone line to assist obligors 50 years of age and older to resolve billing errors (see H.R. 4743), H3857 [19JY]

Cummings, Elijah E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 42), H243 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to create venue-specific heat emergency action plan (see H.R. 4256), H3070 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: 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]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see H.R. 475), H277 [24JA]

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: designate Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center (see H.R. 6826), H6985 [14DE]

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), H2931 [14JN]

Miller, Doris: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1252), H969 [28FE]

——— award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1251), H969 [28FE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 727), H627 [1FE]

SBA: 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]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Consumers: require creditors to establish phone line to assist obligors 50 years of age and older to resolve billing errors (H.R. 4743), H3858 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to create venue-specific heat emergency action plan (H.R. 4256), H3073 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze online content created by mass shooters to early identify potential mass shooters (H.R. 563), H429 [26JA]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, Tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (H.R. 475), H279 [24JA]

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: designate Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center (H.R. 6826), H6987 [14DE]

Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (H.R. 4122), H2934 [14JN]

Miller, Doris: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1252), H972 [28FE]

——— award Medal of Honor posthumously (H.R. 1251), H971 [28FE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (H.R. 727), H630 [1FE]

SBA: 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 (H.R. 5999), H5033 [19OC]

Remarks

Congress: advance commonsense policy priorities (H.R. 626), consideration (H. Res. 350), H2623 [25MY]

Federal agencies and departments: submit study to Congress on impact of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during coronavirus pandemic and plan for future telework and remote work (H.R. 139), H602, H603 [1FE]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2623 [25MY]

SBA: prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding Government from receiving assistance (H.R. 5427), H5918 [28NO]

——— require Inspector General to submit quarterly report on fraud relating to certain coronavirus loans (H.R. 4666), H5910 [28NO]

Votes: position on missed, E847• [14SE]

Reports

Evaluation of Access to Dept. of Defense Information Technology and Communications During the Coronavirus Disease—2019 Pandemic: Dept. of Defense Office of Inspector General, H603 [1FE]

Tributes

Scott, Vance D., E407• [9MY]