THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aaron, Henry L. (Hank): tribute (see H. Res. 128), H1153 [7MR]

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]

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

——— raise awareness of racial disparities in impact of colorectal cancer on Black community (see H. Res. 224), H1279 [10MR]

——— recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 76), H5669 [9NO]

——— support Black workers and affirm need to pass legislation to reduce inequalities and discrimination in workforce (see H. Res. 182), H970 [28FE]

African Union: reaffirm importance of diplomacy and development in U.S. relations, promote strategic partnerships and shared objectives with U.S., and support implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (see H. Res. 261), H1528 [28MR]

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

Animals: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 4241), H3070 [21JN]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H4231 [8SE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal collectively to Buffalo Soldier regiments, authorized by Congress in 1866, in recognition of superior, dedicated, and vital service (see H.R. 1222), H5546 [7NO]

——— expand authority to provide wigs and treat traction alopecia under TRICARE program (see H.R. 3617), H3478 [12JY]

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

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), H2174 [9MY]

Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4633), H3574 [13JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occured January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 321), H1761 [17AP]

——— remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served Confederated States of America from display in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 1248), H969 [28FE]

CDC: provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see H.R. 2904), H2048 [26AP]

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

Civil rights: guarantee freedom from discrimination throughout economy by prohibiting any actions with discriminatory effects (see H.R. 4183), H2958 [15JN]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]

Civil Rights Act: clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute sufficient basis for rights of action (see H.R. 697), H857 [17FE]

Colleges and universities: anniversary of 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4211 [29AU]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2598 [24MY]

Community College Month: observance (see H. Res. 334), H2085 [27AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: establish grant program to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 2821), H1945 [25AP]

Correctional institutions: improve maternal health care and support for incarcerated mothers (see H.R. 3344), H2346 [15MY]

——— prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 982), H917 [27FE]

Courts: 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]

Credit: exclude certain evictions and information relative to such evictions from consumer reports (see H.R. 408), H280 [24JA]

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

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

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: address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see H.R. 1167), H873 [24FE]

——— allow certain students, including those with expected family contribution of zero, to qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4456), H5001 [11OC]

——— authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs (see H.R. 3425), H2425 [17MY]

——— enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement (see H.R. 6527), H6049 [30NO]

——— establish forest conservation easement program (see H.R. 3424), H2887 [13JN]

——— establish Office of Small Farms (see H.R. 3877), H2763 [6JN]

——— expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3698), H2636 [25MY]

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

——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see H.R. 1269), H1439 [24MR]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H968 [28FE]

——— provide families year-round access to nutrition incentives that include frozen fruits, vegetables, and legumes through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 3127), H2170 [9MY]

——— rename Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as Jean E. Fairfax National School Lunch Act (see H.R. 4466), H3166 [3JY]

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

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

Dept. of Education: add off-campus community service at selected after-school activities to Federal Work-Study Program (see H.R. 654), H574 [31JA]

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

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

——— award grants to certain institutions of higher education to strengthen existing sports and athletic facilities (see H.R. 4515), H3176 [10JY]

——— award grants to establish, expand, or support existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 653), H574 [31JA]

——— carry out grant program to support recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs (see H.R. 4550), H3205 [11JY]

——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 603), H5009 [12OC]

——— 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]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 3596), H2643 [25MY]

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

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2728), H3178 [10JY]

——— increase civics education programs (see H.R. 1387), H1147 [7MR]

——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see H.R. 3233), H2308 [11MY]

——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 1742), H1408 [23MR]

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 4812), H3888 [20JY]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 5049), H4141 [27JY]

——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 882), H780 [8FE]

——— 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), H511 [30JA]

——— strengthen and expand Green Ribbon Schools Program to expand number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals (see H.R. 5484), H4345 [14SE]

Dept. of Energy and FAA: create Federal and international policies relative to safe and efficient use of hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization and reduce air and noise pollution (see H.R. 4032), H2808 [12JN]

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), H842 [14FE]

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

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H825 [9FE]

——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4857 [28SE]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for individuals of certain age for insulin products covered under private health plans and Medicaid (see H.R. 1587), H1761 [17AP]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3713), H2637 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of U.S. Customs and Border Protection as ‘‘Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit’’ (see H.R. 5302), H6944 [13DE]

——— disrupt smuggling of U.S.-sourced firearms and related munitions across land border with Mexico (see H.R. 6404), H5855 [14NO]

——— establish Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program (see H.R. 3208), H2307 [11MY]

——— make improvements to Securing the Cities program (see H.R. 4403), H3157 [30JN]

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

——— require Under Sec. for Science and Technology to research and develop approaches to mitigate identified or potential negative effects of climate change on homeland security (see H.R. 2924), H2082 [27AP]

Dept. of HUD: authorize security deposit and moving costs assistance for low-income households (see H.R. 1087), H1695 [30MR]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H2049 [26AP]

——— provide standards for physical condition and management of housing entities receiving assistance payments and impose penalties for failure to meet such standards (see H.R. 1281), H1252 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: direct National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze data on incidents in which children have been seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 6456), H5899 [17NO]

——— establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunies for incarcerated persons (see H.R. 2825), H5044 [24OC]

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

——— modify Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects grant program report requirements (see H.R. 6290), H5650 [8NO]

——— prevent discrimination and retaliation against incarcerated workers (see H.R. 3567), H2499 [22MY]

——— provide outreach regarding fentanyl, expand Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program and addiction treatment and recovery services, and enhance penalties for certain offenses involving counterfeit pills (see H.R. 4272), H3107 [22JN]

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), H3478 [12JY]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H864 [21FE]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for benefit of Poarch Band of Creek Indians (see H.R. 6180), H5857 [14NO]

——— remove Andrew Jackson statue and marble base located at Lafayette Square in District of Columbia (see H.R. 879), H3173 [6JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 2428), H1719 [10AP]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see H.R. 659), H575 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 491), H856 [17FE]

——— extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see H.R. 1255), H2709 [31MY]

——— furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in Armed Forces (see H.R. 6269), H5654 [8NO]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see H.R. 1083), H1411 [23MR]

——— improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 3600), H2545 [23MY]

——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H1152 [7MR]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see H.R. 3347), H5022 [17OC]

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

——— protect parents or guardians with disabilities seeking to become foster or adoptive parents from discrimination in child welfare system (see H.R. 4282), H3108 [22JN]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 1267), H1281 [10MR]

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (see H. Res. 413), H2426 [17MY]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H99 [9JA]

Education: create equity offices in State and local education agencies to encourage programs to improve diversity in advanced placement and gifted and talented academic programs (see H.R. 1207), H914 [27FE]

Edwards, Al: recognize as father of Juneteenth and show appreciation for legislation making Texas first to recognize Juneteenth as official State holiday (see H. Res. 569), H3159 [30JN]

Elections: improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 2987), H2085 [27AP]

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4607), H3573 [13JY]

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]

Estorffe, Branden P.: tribute (see H. Res. 63), H428 [26JA]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see H.R. 789), H711 [6FE]

Federal aid programs: allow households with children with chronic medical conditions to deduct certain medical expenses from income in calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 706), H833 [10FE]

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), H2083 [27AP]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 698), H625 [1FE]

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

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

——— issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 3018), H2782 [7JN]

——— make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (see H.R. 52), H3208 [11JY]

——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2870), H4952 [2OC]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H869 [21FE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before Federal firearms licensee may transfer firearm to person who is not such a licensee (see H.R. 2403), H1690 [30MR]

Francis, Norman C.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H874 [24FE]

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), H969 [28FE]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Res. 133), H854 [17FE]

Haiti: modify special rule to extend preferential duty treatment program under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (see H.R. 5035), H6742 [7DE]

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

Health: prohibit discrimination in health care and require provision of equitable health care as civil right (see H.R. 3068), H2125 [2MY]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H5231 [1NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H2134 [5MY]

House of Representatives: express that African Americans who duly won election to House during post-Civil War Reconstruction Era, but were denied right to take their seats, should be recognized as former Members (see H. Res. 817), H5174 [26OC]

Housing: provide for moratorium on evictions from, and foreclosures on, residences during major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3219), H2765 [6JN]

Immigration: provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 3194), H4502 [26SE]

Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see H.R. 1826), H2430 [17MY]

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5468), H4344 [14SE]

Iran: 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), H869 [21FE]

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (see H.R. 1175), H874 [24FE]

John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship: establish to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around world (see H.R. 1150), H866 [21FE]

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

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H2966 [16JN]

Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc., Day: designate (see H. Res. 945), H7030 [3JA]

Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (see H.R. 4122), H5177 [26OC]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1719), H4298 [13SE]

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

Major League Baseball: require professional baseball club to compensate its home community if such club relocates its home field more than certain distance from its previous location (see H.R. 4071), H2966 [16JN]

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

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

Medicaid: delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H2175 [9MY]

——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see H.R. 547), H711 [6FE]

——— express support for States to expand Medicaid under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to close Medicaid coverage gap (see H. Res. 122), H832 [10FE]

——— provide for demonstration project for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for expansion population (see H.R. 31), H98 [9JA]

Medicare: ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals (see H.R. 3635), H2595 [24MY]

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

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see H.R. 3875), H2762 [6JN]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 704), H5039 [20OC]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see H.R. 1610), H5231 [1NO]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4034), H5000 [11OC]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H3163 [30JN]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2314 [11MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 3382), H2744 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 4261), H3071 [21JN]

Memorial Day: express support for Black service members (see H. Res. 455), H2646 [26MY]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see H.R. 3548), H2548 [23MY]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 372), H2171 [9MY]

Middle East: condemn act of war against Israel by Hamas (terrorist organization), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (terrorist organization), and associated forces (see H. Res. 770), H5009 [12OC]

——— express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 771), H5016 [16OC]

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

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

——— repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 5369), H4229 [8SE]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1077), H1209 [8MR]

National Black Business Month: designate (see H. Res. 667), H4211 [29AU]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 99), H738 [7FE]

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 3413), H2961 [15JN]

National Men’s Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 490), H2788 [9JN]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 362), H2136 [5MY]

NIH: establish Youth Mental Health Research Initiative (see H.R. 5976), H5030 [18OC]

——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 902), H2129 [2MY]

Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see H.R. 5292), H4204 [25AU]

Older Americans Bill of Rights: establish to guarantee affordable health care, financial, and retirement security for seniors (see H. Res. 460), H2708 [31MY]

Poverty: establish national child poverty reduction target and make investments and policy changes to fully address child poverty (see H. Res. 551), H3142 [23JN]

——— support livable wage and expanded welfare benefits, provide quality healthcare and education, and institute political and economic reforms to address systemic poverty (see H. Res. 532), H3174 [6JY]

Presidential appointments: require appointees to have relevant experience and qualifications and limit maximum time person may serve as acting officer of executive agencies (see H.R. 4434), H3158 [30JN]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 173), H915 [27FE]

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 737), H628 [1FE]

Robin, Steven: tribute (see H. Res. 63), H428 [26JA]

Rosa Parks Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 308), H231 [12JA]

SBA: provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 1538), H1278 [10MR]

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

——— require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of students or parent or guardian of such students (see H.R. 1619), H3162 [30JN]

Secret Service: extend authority to provide employees with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations (see H.R. 5675), H4462 [22SE]

Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see H.R. 1388), H2246 [10MY]

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), H491 [27JA]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 883), H821 [9FE]

Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 926, 927), H1950 [25AP]

Taxation: establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see H.R. 1041), H839 [14FE]

——— impose financial transaction tax on trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives and invest such funds in domestic priorities (see H.R. 4119), H3145 [23JN]

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

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H843 [14FE]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 1554), H1278 [10MR]

Telecommunications: preserve and protect ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services (see H.R. 2552), H2139 [5MY]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2647 [26MY]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5896), H4989 [6OC]

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), H1047 [1MR]

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]

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

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1729), H1327 [22MR]

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

White House Rural Council: establish (see H.R. 6662), H6739 [7DE]

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

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

——— enhance transparency relative to reports conducted by Inspector General (see H.R. 3846), H2761 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program (see H.R. 2577), H1724 [13AP]

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]

——— provide for mitigation of cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 5201), H4181 [11AU]

——— set training requirements on eligibility for certain emergency management performance grants (see H.R. 3626), H2595 [24MY]

TSA: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening (see H.R. 3394), H2423 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Censure (see H. Res. 479), H2779 [7JN]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: bolster security against threats posed by ghost guns (H.R. 5460), H4347 [14SE]

——— enhance transparency relative to reports conducted by Inspector General (H.R. 3846), H2764 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program (H.R. 2577), H1726 [13AP]

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 (H.R. 5775), H4715 [27SE]

——— provide for mitigation of cybersecurity risks (H.R. 5201), H4182 [11AU]

——— set training requirements on eligibility for certain emergency management performance grants (H.R. 3626), H2597 [24MY]

TSA: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening (H.R. 3394), H2427 [17MY]

Letters

Aircraft flight restrictions over large stadium sporting events: Cathy Lanier, National Football League, David Thomas, Major League Baseball, Bill Rhodes, NASCAR, and Dan Gavitt, NCAA, E707• [24JY]

Secure the Border Act: Donna Markham, Catholic Charities USA, H2231 [10MY]

——— Mark J. Seitz, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H2232 [10MY]

——— Rebecca Wasserman, Service Employees International Union, H2229 [10MY]

——— several organizations, H2229, H2230 [10MY]

——— Ted Penton, Jesuit Conference (organization), H2233 [10MY]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2228 [10MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H4859 [29SE]

Proclamations

Express Condolences to Victims of, Commend Response to, and Provide Disaster Assistance to Those Affected by Tornadoes in Mississippi: by, E277• [29MR]

Tribute to Michael Sacco: by, E237• [22MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing and providing border security funding (H.R. 5525), H4894 [29SE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H3083 [22JN]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 503), refer to Committee on Homeland Security (House) and Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 529), H3083 [22JN]

Bradley, Erica: Jefferson County, MS, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, E184• [7MR]

Brown, Maisie: Harry S. Truman Scholarship recipient, E414• [10MY]

Cleveland, MS: anniversary of Inside Out Academy, E534• [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4367), E901• [28SE]

——— tribute to Intelligence and Cybersecurity Diversity Fellowship Program inaugural class, E527• [6JN]

Diamond Project, Inc.: tribute, E661• [12JY]

FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), consideration (H. Res. 597), E707• [24JY]

Forrest, Adrian M.: Recording Academy GRAMMY Award recipient, E187• [7MR]

Greenville, MS: anniversary of Local Organizing Committee, E531• [7JN]

Hinds County, MS: tribute to Dick’s Place (business), E181• [7MR]

Immigration: prohibit use of public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens (H.R. 3941), consideration (H. Res. 597), E707• [24JY]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies, H4894 [29SE]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2218, H2220, H2221, H2224, H2225, H2226, H2227, H2228, H2230, H2234, H2235 [10MY]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 383), H2190 [10MY]

Johnson, Louis: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Bill Hetrick Community Service Award recipient, E852• [14SE]

Ladies of Elegance (organization): anniversary, E1035• [1NO]

Mississippi: express condolences to victims of, commend response to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by tornadoes, H1602 [29MR]

Mississippi Link (publication): anniversary, E1237• [15DE]

Murray, Renardo: Mississippi Humanities Council, Inc., Alcorn State University Humanities Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E533• [7JN]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), E496• [25MY]

Schiff, Representative: condemn and censure relative to whistleblower complaint against Donald J. Trump and alleged collusion between Trump Campaign and Russia (H. Res. 521), H3021 [21JN]

TSA: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property, E707• [24JY]

——— ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening, E707• [24JY]

Yazoo City, MS: tribute to Yazoo City High School boys’ basketball team, E361• [26AP]

Statements

Safety and Compassion Can Exist Without Extreme Measures: Sojourners (publication), H2231 [10MY]

Secure the Border Act: Executive Office of the President, H2234 [10MY]

Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act: Executive Office of the President, E707• [24JY]

Tributes

Anderson, Shirlene, E190• [7MR]

Atkins, Walter L., Jr., E847• [14SE]

Barber, Billy G., E659• [12JY]

Benford, Larry, E839• [13SE]

Boles, Rhonda Givens, E1039• [1NO]

Bradford, James C. (Sammy), E1037• [1NO]

Brown-Wynn, Donna, E1033• [1NO]

Buford, Richard, E336• [19AP]

Bush, A’Davion D., E413• [10MY]

Cameron, Nayari, E1241• [15DE]

Carter, Jamiette D., E1242• [15DE]

Christon, April F., E188• [7MR]

Clanton, Waikinya, E531• [7JN]

Clark, Robert G., Jr., E1037• [1NO]

Clinton, Rosland E., E1241• [15DE]

Cohen, D’Ashley, E1239• [15DE]

Cohen, Rosaline, E912• [29SE]

Cooper-Stokes, LaRita, E418• [10MY]

Davis, Linda F., E659• [12JY]

Dilday, William, E762• [8AU]

Dorsey, Henry, E534• [7JN]

Erves, Robert, E335• [19AP]

French, Whitney S., E660• [12JY]

Gough-Davis, Nora, E182• [7MR]

Green, Barbara, E1093• [13NO], E1114• [17NO]

Harris, Arthur (Bobo), E533• [7JN]

Harris, James E., E1033• [1NO]

Harris, Nathan, Sr., E835• [13SE]

Harris, Roosevelt, E1034• [1NO]

Holt, A.W., E185• [7MR]

Howard, Dorothy Perry, E835• [13SE]

Jackson, Tommiea, E416• [10MY]

Johnson, Audrianna, E334• [19AP]

Johnson, Hickman M., E414• [10MY]

Jones-Taylor, Aurelia, E838• [13SE]

Junior, Pamela D.C., E662• [12JY]

Knight, Wendy, E186• [7MR]

Lacey, Curtis, E1240• [15DE]

Lee, Andrea S., E418• [10MY]

Liddell, Michael D., E1034• [1NO]

Little, Roderick D., E333• [19AP]

Mak, Marie A., E784• [18AU]

McBride, James, E330• [19AP]

McDaniel, James E., E1237• [15DE]

McDonald, Deborah, E1238• [15DE]

Michael, Norma, E13• [10JA]

Micou, Rory A., E661• [12JY]

Owens, Willie G., E837• [13SE]

Paramore, Faron K., E408• [9MY]

Redmond-Wills, Pandora, E329• [19AP]

Reece, Willie J., Jr., E839• [13SE]

Reed, Kelvin, E840• [13SE]

Self, Tennie Sudduth, E415• [10MY]

Shegog, Joe, Jr., E331• [19AP]

Smith, Betty Hughes, E179• [7MR]

Smith, Christina Anderson, E1159• [4DE]

Sweet, Jimmy, E837• [13SE]

Tanner-Moore, Sabrina, E532• [7JN]

Taylor, Chaquina Griffin, E838• [13SE]

Thomas, Isadore, Sr., E48• [24JA]

Wade, Joseph, E1036• [1NO]

Wallace, Nick, E663• [12JY]

Washington, Kristen, E836• [13SE]

Watts, Nakisha McCray, E535• [7JN]

Westbrooks, Latrice A., E1243• [15DE]

Young-McLear, Kimberly, E544• [12JN]