ADAMS, ALMA S. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4821), H5270 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 561), H427 [26JA]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 12), H1689 [30MR]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 782), H677 [2FE]

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

——— condemn revisionist education and revisionist history relative to African-American experience (see H. Res. 615), H4030 [26JY]

——— 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]

Agriculture: regulate market concentration and competition in food and agriculture industry (see H.R. 4979), H4137 [27JY]

——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see H.R. 4978), H4137 [27JY]

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

Amtrak: report to Congress on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act relative to trains and stations (see H.R. 6248), H7020 [29DE]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 5041), H5731 [13NO]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see H.R. 1465), H1206 [8MR]

——— increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 1788), H5231 [1NO]

——— mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see H.R. 807), H3952 [25JY]

——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 3475), H5731 [13NO]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 1624), H2247 [10MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 76), H5014 [13OC]

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

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay (see H.R. 5667), H4858 [28SE]

——— prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 5054), H4141 [27JY]

Armenia: protect and provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) impacted by actions of Azerbaijan (see H.R. 5683), H4992 [6OC]

Azerbaijan: prevent ethnic cleansing and atrocities against ethnic Armenians, promote accountability, and protect and provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) (see H.R. 5686), H5108 [25OC]

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

——— recognize remarkable and unique contributions of LGBTQI+ Black-Americans (see H. Res. 160), H875 [24FE]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H5669 [9NO]

Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 4633), H4988 [3OC]

Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 303), H1846 [18AP]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 110), H781 [8FE]

Carteret County, NC: designate certain creeks in honor of lives lost in Atlantic Ocean plane crash (see H.R. 941), H824 [9FE]

CDC: 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), H4987 [3OC]

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

CIA: award payments to employees of Air America (see H.R. 6049), H5938 [28NO]

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), H1147 [7MR]

Civil rights: 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: provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H.R. 1436), H1204 [8MR]

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

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

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

Congress: provide procedures for congressional disapproval of issuance of additional debt (see H.R. 3953), H2786 [9JN]

Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see H.R. 4121), H2931 [14JN]

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), H7000 [19DE]

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

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5399), H5654 [8NO]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees to make adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 4983), H4137 [27JY]

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), H4147 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches, require income guidelines for determining eligibility for free meals, and base such eligibility on certain percentage of poverty-level (see H.R. 3113), H4219 [1SE]

——— enhance civil rights accountability and enforcement (see H.R. 6527), H6816 [11DE]

——— establish Farm Service Agency Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (see H.R. 3955), H5009 [12OC]

——— establish grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program (see H.R. 6720), H6859 [12DE]

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

——— establish statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance payments (see H.R. 3112), H4219 [1SE]

——— exempt workforce training dollars as income for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries (see H.R. 3087), H2134 [5MY]

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

——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see H.R. 3650), H2596 [24MY]

——— expand opportunity for agricultural producers, increase consumer choice in food markets, and enhance American international competitiveness by establishing new programs for food innovation (see H.R. 5023), H4139 [27JY]

——— expand school lunch program community eligibility (see H.R. 2567), H4223 [5SE]

——— extend certain certification periods for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 5757), H4713 [27SE]

——— improve health and safety protections for meatpacking workers, protect market share of small processing plants, and require GAO report on racial disparities in meat and poultry processing (see H.R. 798), H4212 [29AU]

——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see H.R. 1269), H3153 [27JN]

——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see H.R. 5569), H5009 [12OC]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 1230), H1302 [21MR]

——— 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), H2454 [18MY]

——— prohibit placement of photograph of any household member on electronic benefit card used by such household to purchase food with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5701), H4913 [29SE]

——— provide for period of continuing appropriations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in event of lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5668), H4456 [21SE]

——— provide fresh produce to individuals facing food and nutrition insecurity (see H.R. 5589), H4436 [20SE]

——— reauthorize Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (see H.R. 5308), H4210 [29AU]

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

——— repeal sunset of work requirement exemption applicable to homeless individuals, veterans, and foster care individuals relative to eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4060), H2883 [13JN]

——— 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]

——— 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), H6146 [5DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]

——— 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), H833 [10FE]

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

——— carry out program to increase access to prekindergarten through high school computer science education (see H.R. 4174), H4219 [1SE]

——— double Pell Grant award amount, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates (see H.R. 1731), H1327 [22MR]

——— eliminate interest on Federal student loans, establish Education Affordability Trust Fund, and increase annual and aggregate loan limits (see H.R. 4986), H4138 [27JY]

——— ensure children in schools have right to read (see H.R. 2889), H2047 [26AP]

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

——— establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for historically Black, Tribal, and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 5998), H5032 [19OC]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 5478), H4344 [14SE]

——— expand eligibility of historically Black college or universities and predominantly Black institutions for certain graduate-level science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education grants (see H.R. 4176), H2958 [15JN]

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

——— make grants to institutions of higher education to provide courses on critical legacy computer languages used by Federal Government (see H.R. 6075), H5172 [26OC]

——— prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see H.R. 4900), H4199 [22AU]

——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see H.R. 1757), H1408 [23MR]

——— 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]

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

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to student loan from borrower who has rehabilitated loan (see H.R. 4594), H3477 [12JY]

——— remove record of default on certain loans made, insured, or guaranteed under Higher Education Act from borrower’s credit history upon full repayment of loan amount (see H.R. 4635), H3574 [13JY]

——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (see H.R. 4591), H3477 [12JY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5685), H6145 [5DE]

——— require institutions of higher education to create venue-specific heat emergency action plan (see H.R. 4256), H4148 [27JY]

——— require that regulations relative to Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan shall have force and effect of enacted law (see H.R. 6593), H6211 [6DE]

——— 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]

——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 2690), H1845 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3768), H4987 [3OC]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3682), H4502 [26SE]

——— 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), H4212 [29AU]

——— authorize grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients (see H.R. 286), H202 [11JA]

——— authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care (see H.R. 3100), H4219 [1SE]

——— award grants to eligible entities for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with long-term coronavirus symptoms through multidisciplinary approach (see H.R. 3258), H3112 [22JN]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see H.R. 2365), H4991 [6OC]

——— 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), H5904 [21NO]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2530), H5039 [20OC]

——— establish Division on Community Safety and community safety and crisis response grants for community led organizations (see H.R. 4699), H4857 [28SE]

——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 3302), H6861 [12DE]

——— establish program of research on risks posed by presence of dioxins, phthalates, pesticides, chemical fragrances, and other components of menstrual products and intimate care products (see H.R. 5957), H5023 [17OC]

——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 953), H6145 [5DE]

——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see H.R. 5433), H4296 [13SE]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see H.R. 619), H5937 [28NO]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see H.R. 3583), H2499 [22MY]

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

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see H.R. 5064), H4141 [27JY]

——— establish Office of Eviction Prevention and authorize funding for Eviction Protection Grant Program (see H.R. 5816), H4988 [3OC]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 2918), H6944 [13DE]

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), H1945 [25AP]

——— establish National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program (see H.R. 3381), H6051 [30NO]

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

——— make grants to States to provide right to counsel in civil actions relative to eviction (see H.R. 6696), H6861 [12DE]

——— require certain reporting on sexual assault kit testing (see H.R. 5721), H4498 [26SE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see H.R. 6461), H5901 [21NO]

——— establish child care stipend pilot program available to those enrolled in certain apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 6377), H6211 [6DE]

——— expand national apprenticeship system and promote labor standards to safeguard welfare of apprentices (see H.R. 2851), H1946 [25AP]

——— increase criminal and civil penalties related to child labor and annually report to Congress on child labor violations (see H.R. 2956), H2084 [27AP]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 2395), H1641 [29MR]

——— issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training (see H.R. 5420), H4410 [19SE]

——— 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), H1844 [18AP]

——— make grants to eligible entities to assist certain individuals in reentering secondary school or high school equivalency program (see H.R. 6786), H7031 [3JA]

——— protect children from oppressive child labor and unsafe workplaces (see H.R. 4440), H3158 [30JN]

——— reauthorize YouthBuild program (see H.R. 6629), H6989 [14DE]

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 1111), H5730 [13NO]

Dept. of State: increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 6054), H5104 [25OC]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off coast of Mid-Atlantic States (see H.R. 1327), H1049 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Disability Pride Month: designate (see H. Res. 619), H4031 [26JY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see H.R. 2708), H3209 [11JY]

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]

Diseases and disorders: protect against seasonal and pandemic influenza (see H.R. 5846), H5030 [18OC]

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

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see H.R. 5601), H4502 [26SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H4172 [8AU]

Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see H.R. 1705), H5033 [19OC]

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

——— 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), H1279 [10MR]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see H.R. 6581), H6110 [4DE]

——— 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]

FAA: strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside U.S. (see H.R. 1716), H7020 [29DE]

Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (see H.R. 4581), H3476 [12JY]

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), H5033 [19OC]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see H.R. 582), H491 [27JA]

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), H6210 [6DE]

——— 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), H3478 [12JY]

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

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 625), H509 [30JA]

——— 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), H6817 [11DE]

——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 715), H627 [1FE]

Food and Nutrition Act: repeal limitation on maximum deduction for shelter expenses allowable for determination of benefits (see H.R. 1765), H1409 [23MR]

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

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

Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see H.R. 3537), H5033 [19OC]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1730 [13AP]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]

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]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2736), H1906 [20AP]

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: oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see H. Res. 561), H3151 [27JN]

——— provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see H.R. 4572), H4183 [11AU]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 3090), H2599 [24MY]

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: prohibit individuals and entities from owning more than certain number of single-family residences (see H.R. 6630), H6207 [6DE]

Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered U.S. as children (see H.R. 3442), H4299 [13SE]

——— 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]

——— provide earned path to citizenship, address root causes of migration, responsibly manage southern border, and reform immigrant visa system (see H.R. 3194), H2244 [10MY]

——— 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), H4991 [6OC]

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), H4913 [29SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2715), H1885 [19AP]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 830), H3208 [11JY]

——— provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer (see H.R. 3086), H4912 [29SE]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 2630), H3173 [6JY]

International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see H. Res. 131), H840 [14FE]

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), H1116 [3MR]

IRS: permit legally-married same-sex couples to amend their filing status outside statute of limitations and clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply in same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 4326), H6145 [5DE]

Israel: mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see H.R. 987), H6145 [5DE]

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]

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), H4147 [27JY]

LDL-C Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 709), H4438 [20SE]

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

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1634), H4206 [25AU]

——— improve coverage of adult dental and oral health care (see H.R. 1342), H5467 [6NO]

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

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 5568), H6211 [6DE]

Medicare: ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 3432), H4207 [25AU]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1634), H4206 [25AU]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 2407), H3074 [21JN]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 2389), H2642 [25MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see H.R. 3382), H4182 [11AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 4261), H4153 [28JY]

Members of Congress: require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 345), H833 [10FE]

Middle East: call for immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine (see H. Res. 786), H5034 [19OC]

——— express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists (see H. Res. 768), H4993 [10OC] (see H. Res. 771), H4998 [11OC]

Milton F. Fitch, Sr., Post Office Building, Wilson, NC: designate (see H.R. 6750), H6940 [13DE]

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

Motor vehicles: clarify regulations to allow installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps (see H.R. 5455), H4857 [28SE]

Music and dance: recognize anniversary of hip-hop and contributions to American art and culture (see H. Res. 618), H4030 [26JY]

National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day: designate (see H. Res. 693), H4380 [18SE]

National Cholesterol Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 709), H4438 [20SE]

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), H4716 [27SE]

National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee: improve extreme heat preparedness and response, require study, and establish grant program to address heat effects (see H.R. 4953), H4136 [27JY]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 700), H4407 [19SE]

National Stillbirth Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 686), H4346 [14SE]

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

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks: designate (see H. Res. 316), H1909 [20AP]

Native Americans: extend recognition of Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 5236), H4191 [18AU]

——— protect Native cultural sites on Federal land, improve consultation with Tribes, and bring parity to Tribes relative to Federal public land management laws (see H.R. 6148), H5857 [14NO]

NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal (see H.J. Res. 89), H4346 [14SE]

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]

——— require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see H.R. 620), H6988 [14DE]

——— take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see H.R. 3503), H3173 [6JY]

North Carolina Central University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 417), H2427 [17MY]

Older Americans Act: recognize value of nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving health and quality of life for millions of seniors each year (see H. Res. 594), H3640 [17JY]

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

OSHA: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide safe worksite (see H.R. 2998), H2116 [28AP]

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

Peace: recognize international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H6998 [19DE]

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), H6145 [5DE]

Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (see H.R. 3774), H4188 [15AU]

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

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

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5731 [13NO]

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

Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and lift travel bans on dissidents and former political prisoners (see H. Res. 753), H4934 [30SE]

SBA: establish grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities that promote minority business ownership and entrepreneurship (see H.R. 6457), H5899 [17NO]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of LGBTQI+ older individuals (see H.R. 3625), H4223 [5SE]

Sex Ed for All Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 432), H2500 [22MY]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H4716 [27SE]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 549), H4265 [12SE]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see H.R. 1046), H839 [14FE]

——— improve Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 6004), H5032 [19OC]

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

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

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 3702), H6944 [13DE]

——— 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), H5009 [12OC]

——— expand deduction for student loan interest to include payments toward principal and increase value of deduction (see H.R. 6594), H6211 [6DE]

——— expand exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income and improve coordination with American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 3000), H2430 [17MY]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 5421), H4263 [12SE]

——— 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), H5000 [11OC]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 34), H1411 [23MR]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 884), H822 [9FE]

Taylor, Marshall W. (Major): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6672), H6740 [7DE]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 269), H1693 [30MR]

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

Tribal Cultural Areas System: establish (see H.R. 6147), H5857 [14NO]

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

Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see H. Res. 578), H3954 [25JY]

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), H1281 [10MR]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

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

Water: restore national minimum standard of protection for water resources of U.S. while providing certainty to regulated entities (see H.R. 5983), H6051 [30NO]

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), H576 [31JA]

Workers’ Memorial Day: establish as Federal holiday (see H.R. 3022), H2117 [28AP]

World AIDS Day: support goals (see H. Res. 904), H6080 [1DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see H.R. 537), H4463 [22SE]

——— recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny relative to service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA (see H. Con. Res. 16), H4219 [1SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 31), H234 [12JA]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see H. Res. 289), H1725 [13AP]

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

——— modify areas of focus for centers of excellence at 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H.R. 4236), H3069 [21JN]

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]

——— ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4845), H3948 [25JY]

——— improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see H.R. 5915), H4993 [10OC]

——— improve purchasing of food (see H.R. 6569), H6109 [4DE]

——— modify matching funds requirements for research and extension activities at eligible institutions and related reporting requirements (see H.R. 5780), H4853 [28SE]

——— reform farm loans and National Appeals Division process (see H.R. 5296), H4210 [29AU]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 3037), H2124 [2MY]

Dept. of Education: provide additional funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 5895), H4989 [6OC]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 2992), H2116 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transit projects (see H.R. 6397), H5855 [14NO]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 88), H628 [1FE]

Taxation: exclude certain assistance provided to farmers from gross income (see H.R. 5341), H4222 [5SE]

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

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

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Colleges and universities: modify areas of focus for centers of excellence at 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (H.R. 4236), H3072 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (H.R. 1167), H876 [24FE]

——— ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (H.R. 4845), H3950 [25JY]

——— improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (H.R. 5915), H4994 [10OC]

——— improve purchasing of food (H.R. 6569), H6110 [4DE]

——— modify matching funds requirements for research and extension activities at eligible institutions and related reporting requirements (H.R. 5780), H4855 [28SE]

——— reform farm loans and National Appeals Division process (H.R. 5296), H4211 [29AU]

——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (H.R. 3037), H2127 [2MY]

Dept. of Education: provide additional funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 5895), H4990 [6OC]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (H.R. 2992), H2119 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transit projects (H.R. 6397), H5855 [14NO]

Taxation: exclude certain assistance provided to farmers from gross income (H.R. 5341), H4223 [5SE]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5896), H4990 [6OC]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (H.R. 3310), H2348 [15MY]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H581 [1FE]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H703 [6FE]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (H.J. Res. 45), H2565 [24MY]

Firearms: gun control, H1765 [18AP]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (H. Res. 88), H581 [1FE]

Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies, H703 [6FE]

Memphis, TN: investigate police killing of Tyre Nichols, H703 [6FE]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H2618 [25MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), H2618 [25MY]

Tennessee: condemn expulsion of two Black, duly elected State representatives as blatant act of racism and attack on democracy and observe that this was done instead of acting on gun control to protect children, H1765 [18AP]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 25), H1461 [27MR]

Tributes

Armbrister, Clay, H2250 [11MY]

Brewer, Fred, Jr., H6148 [6DE]

Morgan, Conen, H2667 [31MY]

Stevenson, Sarah B. Mingo, H5859 [15NO]