PELTOLA, MARY SATTLER (a Representative from Alaska)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4394), H5083 [25OC]

FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), H3811 [19JY]

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), H2314 [11MY]

Afghanistan: support people, condemn human rights violations and specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and support Afghans who assisted in U.S. mission in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 616), H4716 [27SE]

Appropriations: provide for period of continuing appropriations in event of lapse in appropriations and prohibit consideration of other matters in House of Representatives if appropriations are not enacted (see H.R. 5353), H4912 [29SE]

Armed Forces: exclude basic allowance for housing from calculation of gross income for purposes of basic needs allowance for eligible servicemembers (see H.R. 1764), H5937 [28NO]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5641), H4858 [28SE]

——— require servicemember serving on active duty receive self-defense training monthly to combat sexual assault (see H.R. 1434), H2174 [9MY]

BIA: secure existing Tribal contract support cost reimbursements (see H.R. 409), H2811 [12JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate Chairman Don Young Hearing Room (see H. Res. 923), H6814 [11DE]

CBO: submit daily reports during period in which Government shutdown is in effect on effects of shutdown on economy and costs of shutdown to taxpayers (see H.R. 5728), H4913 [29SE]

CDC: establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see H.R. 6768), H6941 [13DE]

——— 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), H2126 [2MY]

China: support human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 2766), H4459 [21SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1288 [14MR]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 2693), H1951 [25AP]

Commission on Men’s and Women’s Fairness in College Sports: establish (see H.R. 2532), H2139 [5MY]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: protect U.S. food security, give greater jurisdiction over land purchases, and prevent foreign adversary purchases of land near sensitive sites (see H.R. 4577), H3476 [12JY]

CPSC: prohibit use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves (see H.R. 1615), H2709 [31MY]

Credit: prohibit inclusion of medical debt on consumer report (see H.R. 6003), H5894 [15NO]

Crime: condemn recent attacks on health care facilities, health care personnel, and patients (see H. Res. 27), H204 [11JA]

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), H4218 [1SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain States to directly purchase commodities (see H.R. 5059), H4141 [27JY]

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

——— extend certain certification periods for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 5757), H4913 [29SE]

——— improve Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (see H.R. 3543), H2812 [12JN]

——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H6861 [12DE]

——— provide mandatory funding from CCC for reimbursement payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3657), H2812 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture and NOAA: carry out study on coastal seaweed farming, issue regulation relating to such farming, and establish indigenous seaweed farming fund (see H.R. 1461), H1205 [8MR]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure rural and distressed communities can more readily use Economic Development Administration grants to develop high-speed broadband access (see H.R. 1752), H4147 [27JY]

——— establish grant program to facilitate training and employment of veterans for certain conservation activities (see H.R. 4949), H4030 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: submit report on effects on national security of surveillance conducted by China via high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in U.S. airspace (see H.R. 6625), H6816 [11DE]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs (see H.R. 4550), H3702 [18JY]

——— clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to use of such weapons for training in archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts (see H.R. 5110), H4188 [15AU]

——— issue rule requiring schools to implement protocols for suicide prevention, postvention, and trauma-informed care (see H.R. 5413), H4263 [12SE]

——— provide Federal-local community partnership construction funding to local educational agencies eligible to receive payments under Impact Aid program (see H.R. 6698), H7031 [3JA]

——— provide for deferment on repayment of loans for borrowers who are victims of sexual violence (see H.R. 5588), H4436 [20SE]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 309), H231 [12JA]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule titled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products’’ (see H.R. 1640), H2709 [31MY]

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), H2351 [15MY]

——— establish EMS Preparedness and Response Workforce Shortage Pilot Program and streamline process for veterans to become emergency medical services technicians and paramedics (see H.R. 6433), H6989 [14DE]

——— establish fentanyl lethality awareness campaign, establish Federal Interagency Work Group on Fentanyl Contamination of Illegal Drugs, and provide grants to mitigate effects of drug misuse (see H.R. 2867), H1947 [25AP]

——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see H.R. 3879), H4173 [8AU]

——— establish urban Indian organization confer policy (see H.R. 630), H2174 [9MY]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 619), H4231 [8SE]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see H.R. 3946), H4995 [10OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations for salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees working during Government shutdown (see H.R. 5694), H4858 [28SE]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H2139 [5MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 4155), H3178 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grant programs to combat fentanyl poisonings (see H.R. 6144), H6861 [12DE]

——— authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants to recruit and retain law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3376), H2503 [22MY]

——— establish National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program (see H.R. 3381), H5177 [26OC]

——— establish Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program (see H.R. 2994), H2116 [28AP]

Dept. of Labor: permit additional leave for bone marrow or blood stem cell donation under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 3024), H6816 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: assist Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations with protection, conservation, and fostering of buffalo herds and habitat on Indian lands (see H.R. 6368), H5727 [13NO]

——— modernize permitting systems (see H.R. 5509), H5731 [13NO]

——— permanently authorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see H.R. 5929), H5034 [19OC]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 1208), H3178 [10JY]

——— reinstate all approvals or orders to establish and administer Coastal Plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6285), H5650 [8NO]

——— require comprehensive assessment of certain Federal trails, campsites, boat docks, and outdoor recreation facilities to determine accessibility options for individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 5665), H4456 [21SE]

Dept. of Transportation: provide emergency relief for short line railroads (see H.R. 3782), H6988 [14DE]

——— provide paid sick leave for certain employees of railroads (see H.R. 3255), H3860 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 2431), H2351 [15MY]

——— carry out pilot program to provide assisted living services to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1815), H2247 [10MY]

——— modify requirements for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship (see H.R. 5785), H5009 [12OC]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 2447), H2138 [5MY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: carry out certain activities to enhance recreational opportunities for gateway communities and establish digital National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass (see H.R. 3200), H2244 [10MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]

Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see H.R. 5163), H5894 [15NO]

Elections: improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H2139 [5MY]

Employment: 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: make certain projects and activities eligible for financial assistance under State water pollution control revolving fund (see H.R. 250), H4459 [21SE]

——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see H.R. 2402), H4439 [20SE]

——— provide grants to expand local programs that provide free air filtration units to households and establish clean air centers in communities vulnerable to wildfire smoke (see H.R. 4077), H4033 [26JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1330 [22MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy (see H.R. 1710), H1326 [22MR]

FAA: extend existing aviation workforce development programs and provide grants to develop aviation manufacturing and supplier workforce (see H.R. 3772), H2707 [31MY]

FAA and TSA: jointly issue regulations relating to air carrier transport of human organs (see H.R. 4362), H4466 [23SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see H.R. 694), H830 [9FE]

FDA: preserve access to abortion medications (see H.R. 767), H2174 [9MY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules (see H.R. 3230), H3209 [11JY]

Federal employees: provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 1235), H3208 [11JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see H.R. 2891), H2351 [15MY]

Firearms: facilitate creation of designated shooting ranges on National Forest System land and public land administered by BLM for public to use for recreational target shooting (see H.R. 1614), H2138 [5MY]

Food: prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (see H.R. 4165), H2957 [15JN]

Food and Nutrition Act: repeal limitation on maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination of benefits (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [5JN]

Foreign countries: prohibit assistance to foreign governments that engage in use of foreign commercial spyware to target U.S. persons (see H.R. 5440), H4460 [21SE]

Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see H.R. 3537), H2744 [5JN]

Forest Service: improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 2989), H2116 [28AP]

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), H5177 [26OC]

FTC: issue regulations requiring non-flushable wet wipes to have ‘‘Do Not Flush’’ labeling (see H.R. 2964), H2084 [27AP]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 663), H2811 [12JN]

Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management: establish (see H.R. 6882), H7006 [22DE]

Israel: mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see H.R. 987), H5022 [17OC]

Law enforcement: ensure Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enfocement agencies (see H.R. 3236), H2812 [12JN]

Medicare: authorize Dept. of HHS to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities to account for certain unique circumstances (see H.R. 3198), H2244 [10MY]

Members of Congress: suspend salary during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 4287), H5904 [21NO]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities (see H.R. 2925), H2083 [27AP]

Money: maintain cash as robust and viable payment option (see H. Res. 341), H2430 [17MY]

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]

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund: reauthorize (see H.R. 2882), H5731 [13NO]

Motor vehicles: ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 906), H2765 [6JN]

——— prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see H.R. 621), H1251 [9MR]

——— support continued inclusion of AM radios in automobiles (see H. Res. 465), H2782 [7JN]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see H. Res. 726), H4499 [26SE]

National Energy Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 758), H4986 [3OC]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H2782 [7JN]

National Military and Veterans Suicide Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H4267 [12SE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 900), H6049 [30NO]

National Park Service: authorize to enter into partnerships to develop housing for employees and private sector (see H.R. 1314), H2503 [22MY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 107), H781 [8FE]

Native Americans: allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents to obtain firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 1709), H1326 [22MR]

——— extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions (see H.R. 5162), H4165 [4AU]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain BIA and Indian Health Service accounts (see H.R. 4832), H3895 [24JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 4389), H3150 [27JN]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 620), H4265 [12SE]

NOAA: collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities (see H.R. 676), H711 [6FE]

——— establish grant program to benefit coastal habitats, resiliency, and economy (see H.R. 1196), H874 [24FE]

——— improve administration of Marine Debris Foundation and Marine Debris Program (see H.R. 886), H822 [9FE]

——— prohibit issuance of interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed (see H.R. 4323), H3141 [23JN]

OMB: require to approve or deny spend plans within certain amount of time (see H.R. 5103), H4156 [1AU]

——— revise Standard Occupational Classification system to establish separate code for direct support professionals (see H.R. 2941), H5029 [18OC]

Peace Corps: reauthorize and provide new opportunities and benefits, increase monthly allowances and compensation, extend hiring preference, and update security for volunteers (see H.R. 1273), H2460 [18MY]

Public lands: improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land (see H.R. 6492), H5982 [29NO]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see H.R. 2757), H2642 [25MY]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2121 [28AP]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 681), H2174 [9MY]

Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H6081 [1DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6041), H6742 [7DE]

Russia: condemn for exacerbating global food insecurity through invasion of Ukraine (see H. Res. 677), H4503 [26SE]

Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act: modify and extend (see H.R. 5917), H5654 [8NO]

SBA: establish rural manufacturing forgivable loan program (see H.R. 414), H280 [24JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see H.R. 5030), H5108 [25OC]

Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see H.R. 1388), H4198 [22AU]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H6860 [12DE]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1046), H3162 [30JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 4583), H5857 [14NO]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H630 [1FE]

——— require States to comply with Federal standards established under Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3403), H2423 [17MY] (see H.R. 3461), H2452 [18MY]

Taiwan: authorize negotiation and conclusion and provide for congressional consideration of tax agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (see H.R. 4729), H5016 [16OC]

Taxation: allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses (see H.R. 1818), H2765 [6JN]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 3702), H5231 [1NO]

——— 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]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see H.R. 889), H1712 [6AP]

——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see H.R. 1843), H2547 [23MY]

——— expand availability of penalty-free distributions to unemployed individuals from retirement plans (see H.R. 585), H1152 [7MR]

——— extend exemption from excise tax on alternative motorboat fuels sold as supplies for vessels or aircraft to include certain vessels serving only one coast (see H.R. 1044), H5546 [7NO]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on monthly basis (see H.R. 3899), H2777 [7JN]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1277), H1047 [1MR]

——— provide that limitation on deduction for meal expenses does not apply to meals provided on certain fishing boats or at certain fish processing facilities (see H.R. 6295), H5651 [8NO]

——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H3209 [11JY]

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), H1302 [21MR]

——— 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), H5904 [21NO]

Voting: 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), H2343 [15MY]

——— implement certain recommendations to promote inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical research (see H.R. 1117), H2350 [15MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H1529 [28MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H2138 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alaska: exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives for determining eligibility for certain programs (see H.R. 2687), H1845 [18AP]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for recognition of certain Native communities and settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 4748), H3857 [19JY]

——— provide that village corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to Alaska to establish municipal corporations (see H.R. 6489), H5936 [28NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: submit annual report on food insecurity among veterans to certain congressional committees (see H.R. 3870), H2762 [6JN]

FRS: ensure that at least one Board of Governors member has demonstrated primary experience in supporting or protecting rights of workers (see H.R. 3341), H2346 [15MY]

Preserve America Initiative: expand cultural heritage tourism to increase job creation, boost economic growth, and collaborate with communities adjacent to national parks to leverage local tourism assets (see H.R. 3158), H2171 [9MY]

SBA: eliminate certain requirements relative to award of construction subcontracts within county or State of performance (see H.R. 2970), H2084 [27AP]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Alaska: exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives for determining eligibility for certain programs (H.R. 2687), H1847 [18AP]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for recognition of certain Native communities and settlement of certain claims (H.R. 4748), H3859 [19JY]

——— provide that village corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to Alaska to establish municipal corporations (H.R. 6489), H5937 [28NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: submit annual report on food insecurity among veterans to certain congressional committees (H.R. 3870), H2765 [6JN]

FRS: ensure that at least one Board of Governors member has demonstrated primary experience in supporting or protecting rights of workers (H.R. 3341), H2349 [15MY]

Preserve America Initiative: expand cultural heritage tourism to increase job creation, boost economic growth, and collaborate with communities adjacent to national parks to leverage local tourism assets (H.R. 3158), H2173 [9MY]

SBA: eliminate certain requirements relative to award of construction subcontracts within county or State of performance (H.R. 2970), H2087 [27AP]

Remarks

Alaska: tribute to Iditarod dogsled race, E242• [22MR]

Alaska Railroad Corp.: anniversary, E671• [13JY]

Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare (H. Res. 178), H1166 [8MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 2285), H5482 [7NO]

Votes: position on missed, E78• [31JA]

Tributes

Gundersen, Justine, E1138• [29NO]

Leavitt, Oliver, E159• [28FE]