RAMIREZ, DELIA C. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5894), H5768 [14NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5582, H5590 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H1729 [13AP]

——— 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]

African Americans: recognize U.S. has moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on millions of Black people (see H. Res. 414), H2426 [17MY]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H5546 [7NO]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H4991 [6OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 724), H3145 [23JN]

Armed Forces: expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in line of duty (see H.R. 854), H1695 [30MR]

Aurora, IL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Henry Pratt Co., and commend first responders (see H. Res. 112), H826 [9FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 3031), H4207 [25AU]

Bureau of Prisons: end use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see H.R. 4972), H4137 [27JY]

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), H5231 [1NO]

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

——— provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see H.R. 2904), H6861 [12DE]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 645), H4165 [4AU]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1088), H1719 [10AP]

Citizenship: provide for automatic U.S. citizenship for certain children born outside U.S. to parent who is or becomes U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1386), H4987 [3OC]

Climate: ban greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants, stop hydraulic fracking, ban crude oil and natural gas exports, and restrict new liquified natural gas terminal siting or construction (see H.R. 5606), H4437 [20SE]

——— ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission vehicles, and regenerative agriculture by 2030 to address global warming caused by human activity (see H.R. 598), H5009 [12OC]

——— establish climate resilience workforce (see H.R. 5760), H4713 [27SE]

——— impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4167 [4AU]

Collective bargaining: establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes (see H.R. 6616), H6207 [6DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to clean economy (see H.R. 5572), H4407 [19SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 54), H2175 [9MY]

Correctional institutions: improve maternal health care and support for incarcerated mothers (see H.R. 3344), H3577 [13JY]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5546 [7NO]

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

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 519), H2959 [15JN]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1139), H5182 [30OC]

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: ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see H.R. 2822), H1945 [25AP]

——— establish pilot program to connect people experiencing homelessness with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3847), H3614 [14JY]

——— expand school lunch program community eligibility (see H.R. 2567), H6861 [12DE]

——— extend certain certification periods for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 5757), H5182 [30OC]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H2246 [10MY]

——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see H.R. 3519), H6210 [6DE]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 1510), H1248 [9MR]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 3204), H2307 [11MY]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 3037), H2175 [9MY]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3183), H2243 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: reduce appropriations (see H.R. 1134), H1761 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 6031), H5042 [24OC]

——— 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), H1699 [3AP]

——— decrease frequency of standardized tests administered to students in grades 3 through 12 (see H.R. 1741), H1408 [23MR]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4117), H2931 [14JN]

——— ensure children in schools have right to read (see H.R. 2889), H5937 [28NO]

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

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 4812), H5365 [2NO]

——— provide grants to cover costs of opposing challenges to use of specific instructional materials, or availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6592), H6143 [5DE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H5468 [6NO]

——— support elementary and secondary schools in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination (see H.R. 6135), H5227 [1NO]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and certain adults who lack sufficient diapers or adult incontinence supplies (see H.R. 5644), H4988 [3OC]

——— authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see H.R. 4268), H3071 [21JN]

——— 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]

——— compile into searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development (see H.R. 885), H1251 [9MR]

——— 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), H3614 [14JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2530), H2965 [16JN]

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

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H4193 [18AU]

——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 4901), H4028 [26JY]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see H.R. 5003), H4138 [27JY]

——— update Federal poverty line for purposes of Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 6639), H6208 [6DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns (see H.R. 5460), H4344 [14SE]

——— clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 666), H4987 [3OC]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see H.R. 5477), H5468 [6NO]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 2760), H1907 [20AP]

——— reform process for enforcing U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 2374), H1640 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of homelessness used to verify eligibility for homeless assistance programs to meet needs of homeless families and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 5221), H4187 [15AU]

——— 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), H4193 [18AU]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H5182 [30OC]

——— facilitate development of fair and affordable housing and decrease certain housing costs (see H.R. 4233), H7030 [3JA]

——— identify and make available information relative to best practices utilizing mixed income publicly owned housing to increase supply of affordable housing (see H.R. 6318), H5900 [17NO]

——— 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), H7030 [3JA]

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

——— establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1699), H1719 [10AP]

——— establish Office of Legal Access Programs within Executive Office for Immigration Review to improve treatment of detained persons (see H.R. 6839), H6992 [15DE]

——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 6696), H6814 [11DE]

Dept. of Labor: expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers (see H.R. 3576), H3074 [21JN]

——— increase capacity of Federal and State labor enforcement agencies to address labor violations (see H.R. 6634), H6816 [11DE]

——— promulgate occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from adverse air (see H.R. 6221), H5985 [29NO]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see H.R. 4579), H4952 [2OC]

——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see H.R. 1499), H2992 [20JN]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H5014 [13OC]

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), H4199 [22AU]

——— certify that U.S. assistance to Israel does not support detention or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, seizure or destruction of Palestinian property, or further annexation of Palestinian land (see H.R. 3103), H3478 [12JY]

——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 1833), H5653 [8NO]

——— expand program on passport expiration notification, provide passport information when booking international flights, improve tracking of proof of citizenship documents, and recruit and retain passport employees (see H.R. 5817), H5182 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 491), H1950 [25AP]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 2441), H5546 [7NO]

——— furnish dental care in same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 2413), H5177 [26OC]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (H.R. 542) (see H.R. 542), H4193 [18AU]

——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H1695 [30MR]

Día de los Muertos: observance (see H. Res. 832), H5229 [1NO]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H6111 [4DE]

Discrimination: amend laws relative to arbitration of disputes involving race discrimination (see H.R. 3038), H2992 [20JN]

——— 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), H5029 [18OC]

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), H4460 [21SE]

Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H2174 [9MY]

Education: develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in areas of renewable energy (see H.R. 6888), H7006 [22DE]

——— strengthen and expand adult education programs (see H.R. 5987), H5468 [6NO]

——— support public schools that provide students with well-rounded education and prepare students for success in life, foster parental involvement, and protect civil rights of students and families (see H. Res. 219), H2175 [9MY]

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]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1249 [9MR]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 337), H2118 [28AP]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 2604), H3478 [12JY]

Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 2974), H5365 [2NO]

Federal Rules of Evidence: limit admissibility of evidence of defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in criminal proceeding (see H.R. 2952), H6051 [30NO]

FEMA: authorize equity steering group and advisor, improve data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and apply equity criteria to policies and programs (see H.R. 5775), H4713 [27SE]

Financial institutions: repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see H.R. 1602), H1729 [13AP]

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]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting manufacture or possession of 3–D printed guns made of plastic (see H.R. 4992), H4183 [11AU]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 660), H857 [17FE]

——— 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), H6210 [6DE]

——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H1246 [9MR]

——— prevent bulk ammunition sales, promote ammunition recordkeeping and reporting, end ammunition straw purchasing, and require background check before transfer of ammunition by firearms licensees to non-licensees (see H.R. 6172), H6051 [30NO]

——— recognize relationship between firearm violence and intimate partner violence and honor memory of victims of intimate partner homicide killed by firearms (see H. Res. 737), H5731 [13NO]

——— regulate bump stocks in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 396), H7008 [22DE]

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see H.R. 1723), H1326 [22MR]

Foreign policy: annul Monroe Doctrine and develop ‘‘New Good Neighbor’’ policy to foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation between U.S. and Latin American and Caribbean neighbors (see H. Res. 943), H6998 [19DE]

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), H4182 [11AU]

FTC: amend Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to update and expand coverage (see H.R. 2801), H2547 [23MY]

GAO: report on H–2A temporary agricultural worker program (see H.R. 2915), H5182 [30OC]

Government: recognize duty of Federal Government to develop restaurant worker’s bill of rights to protect rights of restaurant workers (see H. Res. 702), H4408 [19SE]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 319), H1947 [25AP]

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

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1385), H3111 [22JN]

——— 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), H4194 [18AU]

——— prepare and empower health care sector to protect health and wellbeing of our workers, our communities, and our planet in face of climate crisis (see H.R. 2764), H1908 [20AP]

Highland Park, IL: condemn shooting at July 4th parade, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders (see H. Res. 574), H3160 [30JN]

Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 72), H4990 [6OC]

——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see H. Res. 754), H4950 [2OC]

Homeless: address root cause, meet needs of communities impacted by homelessness, support community housing efforts, and ensure democratic participation and inclusion of homeless (see H.R. 1708), H5231 [1NO]

——— permanently end unhoused crisis, declare public health emergency, and uphold, protect, and enforce civil and human rights of unhoused individuals without discrimination based on housing status (see H. Res. 634), H5366 [2NO]

——— provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4232), H7030 [3JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [7NO]

Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see H.R. 5254), H5365 [2NO]

Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see H.J. Res. 72), H4173 [8AU]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 16), H2956 [15JN]

——— establish right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal (see H.R. 2697), H5365 [2NO]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5008), H4139 [27JY]

——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see H.R. 5166), H4171 [8AU]

——— promote family unity by reducing visa backlogs and implementing policies to facilitate immigrant family reunification (see H.R. 1698), H2781 [7JN] (see H.R. 5560), H4406 [19SE]

——— provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 3194), H2642 [25MY]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 5797), H5468 [6NO]

——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see H.R. 1511), H1248 [9MR]

——— require report on detainees in U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or Office of Refugee Resettlement custody (see H.R. 6282), H5544 [7NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove numerical limitation on nonimmigrant aliens issued H–1B visa and who are employed at Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3735), H2638 [25MY]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (see H.R. 5822), H4995 [10OC]

Israel: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 102), H5893 [15NO]

Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 1369), H2961 [15JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit use of facial recognition or other biometric technology by Federal entities and condition Federal funding on similar moratoria by State and local entities (see H.R. 1404), H1465 [27MR]

LGBTQI+: establish commission to address fatal violence, economic discrimination, and other factors impacting transgender community and make recommendations to Congress on appropriate remedies (see H.R. 4960), H5906 [24NO]

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

Medicaid: delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2351 [15MY]

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

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 33), H1251 [9MR]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 35), H1251 [9MR]

Mexico: reaffirm U.S. commitment to respecting sovereignty and condemn calls for military action in Mexico without Mexico’s consent and congressional authorization (see H. Res. 763), H4990 [6OC]

Middle East: call for immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine (see H. Res. 786), H5015 [16OC]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 4889), H3950 [25JY]

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), H3860 [19JY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see H. Res. 682), H4297 [13SE]

National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 893), H5936 [28NO]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 4052), H5937 [28NO]

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

National Park Service: extend funding for Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 3350), H5857 [14NO]

National Weatherization Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 823), H5181 [30OC]

NIH: evaluate results and status of completed and ongoing research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s health and conduct and support additional such research (see H.R. 6749), H6940 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 6270), H5543 [7NO]

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

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see H.R. 3970), H2787 [9JN]

Prematurity Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 874), H5985 [29NO]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 4170), H2957 [15JN]

Refugees: authorize certain aliens seeking asylum to be employed in U.S. while their applications are being adjudicated (see H.R. 1325), H5546 [7NO]

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

Route 66 National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4338), H5731 [13NO]

Santos, Representative: expel from House of Representatives (see H. Res. 114), H1281 [10MR]

SBA: disaggregate data on Federal contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in certain reports (see H.R. 1744), H1408 [23MR]

Schools: divert Federal funding away from supporting presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma-informed services that address needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes (see H.R. 6202), H5362 [2NO]

——— establish grant program to fund installation of green roof systems on public school buildings (see H.R. 4270), H3071 [21JN]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H842 [14FE]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 883), H1251 [9MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4851), H6051 [30NO]

Supreme Court: allow for twelve associate Justices (see H.R. 3422), H2424 [17MY]

Taxation: establish business tax credit for purchase of zero-emission electric lawn, garden, and landscape equipment (see H.R. 6013), H5365 [2NO]

——— 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]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 34), H1251 [9MR]

——— modify rehabilitation credit for certain small projects, eliminate requirement that taxpayer’s basis in building be reduced by amount of rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see H.R. 1785), H5730 [13NO]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H1251 [9MR]

Taylor, Marshall W. (Major): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6672), H6817 [11DE]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 886), H5902 [21NO]

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: support goals and provisions (see H. Res. 77), H2887 [13JN]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3074 [21JN]

Unemployment: provide that individuals engaged in labor disputes may receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 6063), H5104 [25OC]

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), H1951 [25AP]

——— 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), H6210 [6DE]

Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office, St. Charles, IL: designate (see H.R. 2379), H2138 [5MY]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on same date as election (see H.R. 239), H1761 [17AP]

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

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see H.R. 4987), H4138 [27JY]

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 25), H1209 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alfayoumi, Wadee: tribute (see H. Res. 942), H6998 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that educational assistance paid to individual who pursued program or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall not be charged against entitlement (see H.R. 1767), H1409 [23MR]

Housing: establish resident organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations (see H.R. 5827), H4909 [29SE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that educational assistance paid to individual who pursued program or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall not be charged against entitlement (H.R. 1767), H1411 [23MR]

Housing: establish resident organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations (H.R. 5827), H4910 [29SE]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing and providing border security funding (H.R. 5525), H4897 [29SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing and providing border security funding (H.R. 5525), H4891 [29SE]

Collective bargaining: negotiations between UAW and auto manufacturers, H4434 [20SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: funding, H5590 [8NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6932, H6933 [13DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4367), H4632 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that educational assistance paid to individual who pursued program or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall not be charged against entitlement (H.R. 1767), H1428 [24MR], H6934 [13DE]

Economy: address growing inflation, H2588 [24MY]

Elgin, IL: tribute to New Citizen Recognition Ceremony, H3133 [23JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5590 [8NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4632 [27SE]

Housing: establish resident organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations (H.R. 5827), H6933 [13DE]

Illinois: elimination of cash bail process, H4392 [19SE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 16), H6933 [13DE]

——— condemn use of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens (H. Res. 461), H3090 [22JN]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under administrative jurisdiction of Federal land management agencies (H.R. 5283), H5964 [29NO]

——— provide healthcare for individuals in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H1876, H1878 [19AP]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H6934 [13DE]

Power resources: increase energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, promote transparency, accountability, and permitting, and improve water quality certification (H.R. 1), H1681 [30MR]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2588, H2590 [24MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), H2670 [31MY]

Puerto Rico: increase efforts to achieve food sovereignty, H4043 [27JY]

——— repeal legislation which allows U.S. citizens to avoid Federal tax through residency, H6133 [5DE]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits, H804 [9FE]

Tlaib, Representative: censure (H. Res. 845), H5502 [7NO]

Votes: position on missed, E486• [24MY], E566• [14JN]

Tributes

Ortiz, Oscar, H6031 [30NO], E1161• [4DE], E1168• [5DE]