NICKEL, WILEY (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
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), H328 [25JA], H441 [27JA]
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]
——— 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), H1719 [10AP]
Air Force: provide training to Israeli Air Force on operation of KC–46 aircraft (see H.R. 1218), H1916 [24AP]
Animals: improve prevention of spread of animal diseases (see H.R. 3748), H4160 [1AU]
——— mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H4857 [28SE]
——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H6210 [6DE]
——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H4172 [8AU]
Armed Forces: ensure that certain members who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service (see H.R. 1753), H1888 [19AP]
——— making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5667), H4503 [26SE]
Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 2742), H7000 [19DE]
Brazil: condemn undemocratic attacks on government institutions and support free will of Brazilian people as expressed in recent presidential election (see H. Res. 106), H833 [10FE]
Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out or employee is engaged in lawful strike (see H.R. 1447), H1302 [21MR]
Carteret County, NC: designate certain creeks in honor of lives lost in Atlantic Ocean plane crash (see H.R. 941), H824 [9FE]
CBO: provide inflation estimate relative to direct spending legislation with significant impact on GDP (see H.R. 3640), H2595 [24MY]
CDC: provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 1294), H4160 [1AU]
——— reauthorize and improve National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (see H.R. 3916), H4212 [29AU]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see H.R. 1637), H4951 [2OC]
CFTC and SEC: provide for system of regulation of digital assets (see H.R. 4763), H5022 [17OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2693), H4167 [4AU]
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]
Courts: 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), H2455 [18MY]
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), H3111 [22JN]
——— 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]
——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer a Federal crime (see H.R. 743), H2965 [16JN]
Cryptocurrency: express support for blockchain technology and digital assets (see H. Res. 604), H3888 [20JY]
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), H4147 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize National Detector Dog Training Center (see H.R. 1480), H1713 [6AP]
——— award grants to support microchipping of dogs and cats in animal shelters or similar establishments (see H.R. 3709), H5044 [24OC]
——— extend additional reimbursement rates for certain child nutrition programs (see H.R. 1424), H3153 [27JN]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see H.R. 3867), H2762 [6JN]
——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H1302 [21MR]
——— provide for period of continuing appropriations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in event of lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5668), H4456 [21SE]
——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network and establish national agricultural crisis hotline (see H.R. 5246), H4383 [18SE]
——— require producers establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs (see H.R. 243), H917 [27FE]
Dept. of Defense: establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (see H.R. 1777), H3074 [21JN]
——— establish task force on mental health (see H.R. 3011), H2117 [28AP]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5654 [8NO]
——— carry out grant program to support recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs (see H.R. 4550), H4232 [8SE]
——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 603), H489 [27JA]
——— 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), H2138 [5MY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H5894 [15NO]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 293), H239 [13JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]
——— 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), H5654 [8NO]
——— establish grant pilot program to provide child care for minor children of law enforcement officers to accommodate shift work and abnormal work hours, and to enhance recruitment and retention of officers (see H.R. 2722), H6210 [6DE]
——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see H.R. 3879), H4147 [27JY]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H2120 [28AP]
——— expand and clarify exclusion for orphan drugs under drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 5539), H4380 [18SE]
——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 4274), H4161 [1AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter U.S. by fraud or without necessary entry document (see H.R. 3234), H2308 [11MY]
——— develop and disseminate threat assessment regarding use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors (see H.R. 3547), H2456 [18MY]
——— establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force unit to investigate transnational criminal organization arms smuggling across border between U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 331), H4160 [1AU]
——— issue strategy to improve hiring and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in rural or remote areas (see H.R. 2806), H2992 [20JN]
——— provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see H.R. 5477), H4344 [14SE]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of entry (see H.R. 1401), H4912 [29SE]
Dept. of HUD: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4899), H4213 [29AU]
——— 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]
——— establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 3170), H2992 [20JN]
——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H2049 [26AP]
——— 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]
——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see H.R. 3507), H2935 [14JN]
Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3376), H2430 [17MY]
——— authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (see H.R. 795), H3145 [23JN]
——— establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3184), H2243 [10MY]
——— establish National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program (see H.R. 3381), H4912 [29SE]
——— establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H2247 [10MY]
——— propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see H.R. 472), H3145 [23JN]
Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 2663), H4160 [1AU]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H1529 [28MR]
——— streamline issuance of nonimmigrant temporary work visas (see H.R. 4708), H4224 [5SE]
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 position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3099), H2812 [12JN]
——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H2965 [16JN]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off coast of Mid-Atlantic States (see H.R. 1327), H1049 [1MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: include resources for non-English speaking individuals in technical assistance provided by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 2834), H1946 [25AP]
——— require Director of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to testify annually before Committee on Financial Services (House) and Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (see H.R. 3161), H4952 [2OC]
Dept. of the Treasury and FRS: prohibit from issuing central bank digital currency (see H.R. 3402), H4147 [27JY]
Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (see H.R. 1668), H2503 [22MY]
——— establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see H.R. 2367), H4349 [14SE]
——— modify definition of high-hazard flammable train (see H.R. 1238), H968 [28FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 491), H1699 [3AP]
——— carry out pilot program to provide assisted living services to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1815), H2460 [18MY]
——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 3888), H4383 [18SE]
——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 2441), H4991 [6OC]
——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see H.R. 3790), H4223 [5SE]
——— improve processing of claims for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3718), H4952 [2OC]
——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 3347), H5000 [11OC]
——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2410), H4266 [12SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 3651), H4952 [2OC]
Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1267), H2965 [16JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]
Diseases and disorders: prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see H.R. 1776), H4167 [4AU]
District of Columbia: restore right to negotiate discipline of law enforcement officers through collective bargaining and statute of limitations for disciplinary cases against police department employees (see H.R. 5798), H6816 [11DE]
——— statehood (see H.R. 51), H1761 [17AP]
Drugs: reauthorize certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 4531), H4148 [27JY]
Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2800), H4160 [1AU]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 13), H1466 [27MR]
——— 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]
European Union: urge to expeditiously designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization (see H. Res. 288), H1912 [20AP]
Evans, Sarah Keys: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1237), H968 [28FE]
FAA: include medications and medical equipment for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose in aircraft emergency medical kits (see H.R. 3616), H2965 [16JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see H.R. 5012), H4988 [3OC]
——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 4581), H4912 [29SE]
Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 517), H2959 [15JN]
FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see H.R. 800), H1153 [7MR]
FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see H.R. 1503), H2138 [5MY]
——— establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 3433), H6944 [13DE]
——— modernize methods of authenticating controlled substances in pharmaceutical distribution supply chain (see H.R. 4988), H4912 [29SE]
——— preserve access to abortion medications (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2129 [2MY]
——— reaffirm authority to approve drugs for abortion care (see H. Res. 309), H1887 [19AP]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit certain Federal agencies from requiring certain institutions to include custodial assets as liability (see H.R. 5741), H4712 [27SE]
——— require each agency to compile list of unnecessary programs (see H.R. 1390), H1281 [10MR]
Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2992 [20JN]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 536), H1465 [27MR]
——— provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 1235), H2246 [10MY]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 3539), H4160 [1AU]
FEMA: include extreme heat in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 3965), H4952 [2OC]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2891), H5000 [11OC]
——— require certain large banking institutions to have Chief Risk Officer (see H.R. 4062), H2883 [13JN]
Financial Literacy and Education Commission: study impact of language barriers to financial health and require website and toll-free telephone number to be provided in most commonly spoken languages in U.S. (see H.R. 2835), H1946 [25AP]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H1762 [17AP]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]
——— ban importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of gun silencers or suppressors and provide buyback program for such items (see H.R. 2985), H2085 [27AP]
——— 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), H5022 [17OC]
——— prevent persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime, or who received enhanced sentence for misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining firearm (see H.R. 5435), H5045 [24OC]
——— prevent purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 4637), H4952 [2OC]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H2743 [5JN]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 715), H627 [1FE]
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]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2351 [15MY]
Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 88), H628 [1FE]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn attack on Israel and taking of hostages and demand release of all hostages (see H. Res. 793), H5020 [17OC]
Health: codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see H.R. 3561), H4912 [29SE]
——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 2748), H4951 [2OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H6861 [12DE]
IMF: require U.S. Executive Director to advocate for increased transparency relative to exchange rate policies of China (see H.R. 839), H972 [28FE]
Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered U.S. as children (see H.R. 3442), H4198 [22AU]
Insurance: prohibit group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (see H.R. 3851), H4160 [1AU]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2630), H4912 [29SE]
——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1826), H4223 [5SE]
Iran: impose sanctions on certain Iranian officials (see H.R. 589), H1152 [7MR]
——— 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), H2992 [20JN]
——— recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 100), H1713 [6AP]
IRS: clarify definition of broker relative to digital assets (see H.R. 1414), H1951 [25AP]
——— 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), H5546 [7NO]
Israel: improve cooperation between U.S. and Israel to counter unmanned aerial systems (see H.R. 4709), H3699 [18JY]
——— modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation with U.S. and expand and strengthen Abraham Accords (see H.R. 3792), H3145 [23JN]
——— recognize as America’s legitimate and democratic ally and condemn antisemitism (see H. Res. 92), H679 [2FE]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 382), H2351 [15MY]
Jews: condemn rise of antisemitism and call on elected officials to identify and educate others on contributions of Jewish American community (see H. Res. 382), H2351 [15MY]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 580), H3206 [11JY]
Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates voluntarily declared on food labels (see H.R. 3159), H3074 [21JN]
Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement premium pay limits for certain Federal officers in computation of annuity (see H.R. 1323), H2992 [20JN]
——— provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1719), H2992 [20JN]
LGBTQI+ Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 558), H3151 [27JN]
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), H4991 [6OC]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 49), H251 [20JA]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1096), H2992 [20JN]
Medicaid: delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2351 [15MY]
——— express support for States to expand Medicaid under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to close Medicaid coverage gap (see H. Res. 122), H1053 [1MR]
——— provide for demonstration project for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for expansion population (see H.R. 31), H98 [9JA]
——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 3074), H2965 [16JN]
Medicare: allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 955), H2246 [10MY]
——— coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common repiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coranavirus (see H.R. 1770), H2314 [11MY]
——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see H.R. 2377), H4160 [1AU]
——— permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to coronavirus (see H.R. 1406), H2314 [11MY]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H4266 [12SE]
——— provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 4752), H4952 [2OC]
——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 2474), H4231 [8SE]
——— provide phase-in for plasma-derived products under manufacturer discount program (see H.R. 6465), H5902 [21NO]
——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see H.R. 834), H2246 [10MY]
Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay if public debt limit is reached or Government shutdown occurs (see H.R. 3538), H4409 [19SE]
——— require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 345), H246 [17JA]
Mental health: remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 3111), H2135 [5MY]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 372), H2247 [10MY]
Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see H.R. 595), H4912 [29SE]
Middle East: condemn act of war against Israel by Hamas (terrorist organization), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (terrorist organization), and associated forces (see H. Res. 770), H5001 [11OC]
——— 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]
Milton F. Fitch, Sr., Post Office Building, Wilson, NC: designate (see H.R. 6750), H6940 [13DE]
Motor vehicles: clarify regulations to allow installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps (see H.R. 5455), H6145 [5DE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H5229 [1NO]
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 objectives: establish national task force to expand opportunities and improve standard of living for working families (see H.R. 2614), H3112 [22JN]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 120), H826 [9FE]
NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 902), H2120 [28AP]
North Carolina Central University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 417), H2427 [17MY]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4204 [25AU]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 1118), H1950 [25AP]
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), H5654 [8NO]
Postal Service: modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel (see H.R. 594), H4912 [29SE]
Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H2992 [20JN]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3226), H3163 [30JN]
Real estate: provide additional requirements for purchase and sale of conventional mortgages by enterprises (see H.R. 5837), H6111 [4DE]
SEC: amend Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans (see H.R. 3063), H2430 [17MY]
——— expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions to encourage initial public offerings (see H.R. 2793), H1916 [24AP]
——— permit registered investment companies to omit certain fees from calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses reporting (see H.R. 1379), H1329 [22MR]
——— prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds (see H.R. 2627), H2503 [22MY]
——— promulgate rules relative to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures (see H.R. 1807), H1464 [27MR]
——— require certification examinations for accredited investors (see H.R. 2797), H1914 [24AP]
——— revise rules on general solicitation or general advertising to allow for presentations or other communication made by or on behalf of issuer at certain events (see H.R. 1553), H2503 [22MY]
Small business: require collection of small business loan data relative to LGBTQ-owned businesses (see H.R. 6652), H6208 [6DE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H1465 [27MR]
Southeast Crescent Regional Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 5899), H4989 [6OC]
Sri Lanka: observe anniversary of end of civil war, commemorate lives lost, commend reconciliation efforts between diverse ethnic and religious communities, reform security sector, and prosecute war crimes (see H. Res. 427), H2456 [18MY]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 883), H3073 [21JN]
——— 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), H1950 [25AP]
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]
——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see H.R. 3940), H4350 [14SE]
——— exclude certain assistance provided to farmers from gross income (see H.R. 5341), H4222 [5SE]
——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see H.R. 4070), H4912 [29SE]
——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 3139), H2170 [9MY]
——— increase adjusted gross income limitation for above-the-line deduction of expenses of performing artist employees (see H.R. 2871), H4912 [29SE]
——— increase amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (see H.R. 957), H3111 [22JN]
——— 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]
——— increase income cap for and make permanent mortgage insurance premium deduction (see H.R. 4212), H4912 [29SE]
——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see H.R. 3435), H5984 [29NO]
——— 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]
——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see H.R. 1685), H2314 [11MY]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3238), H3577 [13JY]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H6988 [14DE]
——— 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), H2347 [15MY]
Technology: establish requirements for labeling and user agreements of Internet-connected toys for children (see H.R. 413), H972 [28FE]
Trump, Donald J.: condemn calls to defund Dept. of Justice and FBI and reject attempts to degrade public trust in Federal law enforcement agencies (see H. Res. 308), H1887 [19AP]
TSA: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening (see H.R. 3394), H4987 [3OC]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: recognize critical work, in-person and online, in educating public about dangers of antisemitism and origins of Holocaust (see H. Res. 380), H2172 [9MY]
Veterans: acknowledge service, sacrifice, and courage of veterans and ensure that Congress imposes no additional fee or cost for benefits earned through service (see H. Res. 612), H5857 [14NO]
——— enhance penalties for convictions for conspiracy to commit telemarketing or email marketing fraud committed against veterans (see H.R. 3956), H2786 [9JN]
——— 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), H1047 [1MR]
——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4569), H4912 [29SE]
Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 859), H5669 [9NO]
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]
Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 3305), H2992 [20JN]
——— implement certain recommendations to promote inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical research (see H.R. 1117), H1252 [9MR]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H2351 [15MY]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see H.R. 1572), H2247 [10MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Health: protect access to genetically targeted technologies (see H.R. 5547), H4380 [18SE]
Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 5653), H4455 [21SE]
Taxation: oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class (see H. Res. 212), H1206 [8MR]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Health: protect access to genetically targeted technologies (H.R. 5547), H4382 [18SE]
Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 5653), H4458 [21SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 5672), H4935 [2OC]
——— making continuing (H.R. 5860), H4935 [2OC]
Cohen, Mandy: appointment as CDC Director, H2971 [20JN]
Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H2971 [20JN], H5474 [7NO], H6745 [11DE]
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Raleigh Alumnae Chapter, E392• [2MY]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (H.R. 11), H5156 [26OC], H5474 [7NO]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H220 [12JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), H3602 [14JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for Ukraine security assistance in response to Russian invasion, H6150 [6DE]
Dept. of Education: provide for Parents’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5), H1427 [24MR]
Dept. of Energy: allow drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if drawdown would help combat inflation, H441 [27JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter U.S. by fraud or without necessary entry document (H.R. 3234), H2318 [15MY]
Foreign policy: report on congressional delegation trip to Brazil, Columbia, and Panama, H3901 [25JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4935 [2OC], H5474 [7NO]
Grateful Dead (musical group): tribute, H3616 [17JY]
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H658 [2FE]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H2180 [10MY]
——— legislative priorities, H5860 [15NO]
IMF: require U.S. Executive Director to advocate for increased transparency relative to exchange rate policies of China (H.R. 839), H2971 [20JN]
Iran: freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (H.R. 5961), H5991 [30NO]
Jews: condemn recent rise in antisemitic violence and harassment targeting Jewish Americans and stand in solidarity with those affected by antisemitism, H5474 [7NO]
——— condemn rise in antisemitism in U.S. and globally, H658 [2FE]
LGBTQI+ Pride Month: observance, H2716 [5JN]
Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (H.R. 5653), H4567 [27SE], H4935 [2OC]
Middle East: making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization), H6150 [6DE]
——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (H.R. 6126), H5382 [3NO]
National objectives: address nationwide increase in gun violence, H5991 [30NO]
North Carolina: State legislature passage of congressional redistricting plan, H5156 [26OC]
——— 13th Congressional District economy priority assignments, H2180 [10MY]
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), H441 [27JA]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H1875 [19AP], H2534 [23MY], H2621 [25MY]
——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2070 [27AP]
Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, H899 [27FE]
SEC: promulgate rules relative to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures (H.R. 1807), H2971 [20JN]
——— require certification examinations for accredited investors (H.R. 2797), H2657 [30MY], H2971 [20JN]
Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day: observance, E458• [17MY]
Taxation: exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (H.R. 3139), H2180 [10MY]
——— oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class (H. Res. 212), H1263 [10MR]
Trump, Donald J.: indictment relative to mishandling and retention of classified documents, H2793 [12JN]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (H.R. 14), H5474 [7NO]
Tributes
Booth, Koka, Jr., E958• [12OC]
Ferentz, Mary and Kirk, H3901 [25JY]
Hooks, Erik, H2971 [20JN]
Hutchinson, Sig, E219• [14MR]
Marshburn, Ken, H5474 [7NO], E1021• [26OC]
Moore, Catty, E786• [22AU]
Morgan, Conen, H2669 [31MY]
Regan, Michael, H2971 [20JN]
Silver, Ted B., E917• [29SE]