SERVICEMEMBER QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 5009), S6980, S7005 [12DE], S7061 [16DE], S7110, S7112, S7115 [17DE], H6827 [11DE]

——— consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1612), H6555 [10DE]

Enact (H.R. 8070), H3938, H3939, H3940, H3941, H3942, H3943, H3944, H3945, H3946, H3947, H3948, H3949, H3950, H3951, H3952, H3954, H3955, H3956, H3958, H3959, H3961, H3962, H3963, H3964 [12JN], H3990, H3991, H3993, H3994, H3995, H3997, H3998, H4000, H4001, H4003, H4004, H4006, H4007, H4008, H4009, H4011, H4012, H4014, H4015, H4016, H4017, H4018, H4019, H4020, H4021, H4022, H4023, H4024, H4025, H4026, H4028, H4029, H4030, H4031, H4032, H4033, H4034, H4035, H4036 [13JN], H4067, H4068, H4069, H4070, H4071, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4075, H4076, H4077, H4089, H4091, H4092 [14JN]

——— consideration (H. Res. 1287), H3736 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 5009): correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7111 [11DE]

——— corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 44), S7180 [18DE]

Enact (H.R. 8070): consideration (see H. Res. 1287), H3724 [11JN]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 5009): House amendment, S6980 [12DE], S7053 [16DE]

Explanations

Provisions (H.R. 5009), H6596–H6796 [10DE]

Letters

Protect collective bargaining rights of Federal employees: Jody Calemine, AFL–CIO, H4090 [14JN]

Provisions: Representative Arrington, Committee on the Budget (House), H3768 [12JN]

——— Representative Bost, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H3771 [12JN]

——— Representative Comer, Committee on Oversight and Accountability (House), H3770 [12JN]

——— Representative Foxx, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3768 [12JN]

——— Representative Jason Smith, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3771 [12JN]

——— Representative Jordan, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3769 [12JN]

——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3770 [12JN]

——— Representative Mark Green, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3769 [12JN]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3769 [12JN]

——— Representative Mike Rogers, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3768, H3769, H3770, H3771, H3772 [12JN]

——— Representative Rodgers, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3769 [12JN]

——— Representative Roger Williams, Committee on Small Business (House), H3770 [12JN]

——— Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3771 [12JN]

——— Representative Steil, Committee on House Administration (House), H3769 [12JN]

——— Representative Turner, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H3771 [12JN]

——— Representative Westerman, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3770 [12JN]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 5009), S6979, S6980 [12DE], H6827 [11DE]

Enact (H.R. 8070), H4095 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Air Force: B–52 bomber nuclear capability restoration funding, H3938 [12JN]

Army: establish gender-neutral fitness standards for combat military occupational specialties, H4006, H4007 [13JN]

Biden, President: report to Congress on strategy for U.S. involvement in Ukraine, H4026–H4028 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: assess and report on domestic high-potential rare earth element sites where new or additional mining operations could be established, H3950 [12JN]

——— create exchange program with key Middle East partners in areas such as artificial intelligence, military doctrine and spending, cyber resiliency, and counterterrorism, H3950 [12JN]

——— develop assessment of health care system supporting certain military installations in order to ensure adequate health care for civilian and military workforce, H4028 [13JN]

——— eliminate discretion of military chain of command or senior civilian leadership to approve display of unapproved flags at military installation, H4004–H4006 [13JN]

——— eliminate position of Chief Diversity Officer, H3996 [13JN]

——— establish panel of experts to review contracts for major weapons systems, munitions, spare parts, and services, H4091, H4092 [14JN]

——— examine barriers to access for military pilots and air traffic controllers seeking mental health care, H4027 [13JN]

——— exempt defense related activities from Endangered Species Act, H3958, H3959 [12JN]

——— name Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel after Richard E. Carey, H4027 [13JN]

——— prioritize small and medium law enforcement organizations within certain distance of Mexican border to receive excess defense articles to surveil and interdict drug trafficking, H3962, H3963 [12JN]

——— prohibit contracting with entities that are engaged in boycott of Israel, H3950 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding for, or reimbursement of, expenses relative to abortion services, H4012–H4014 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding for drag show, drag queen story hour, or similar events, H4011, H4012 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding for electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging infrastructure, H3956–H3958 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding for NATO-related project or activity until certification that member countries have spent certain percent of GDP on defense, H3964, H3965 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to companies that demonetize domestic entities based on their lawful speech under guise of ‘‘fact-checking’’, H3998–H4000 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to Countering Extremist Activity Working Group or to implement any of its recommendations, H4003, H4004 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive orders that limit transfer of excess property to local law enforcement, H3963, H3964 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain Executive orders relative to climate change, H3959, H3960 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to operate aircraft to transport Palestinian refugees to U.S., H3952–H3954 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to purchase certain books in schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity, H4000, H4001 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to rebuild anything in Gaza Strip, H3951 [12JN]

——— prohibit funding to require travel or transportation under Joint Travel Regulations to be in zero-emission vehicle, H3955, H3956 [12JN]

——— prohibit imposition of mask mandate to prevent spread of coronavirus on military installations in U.S., H4007, H4008 [13JN]

——— prohibit participation in Eurosatory defense exhibition in France relative to ban on Israeli participation, H3952 [12JN]

——— prohibit promotion of critical race theory and associated race-based theories, H4002, H4003 [13JN]

——— prohibit provisions of gender transition procedures, including surgery or medication, through Exceptional Family Member Program, H4010, H4011 [13JN]

——— prohibit security assistance to Ukraine funding, H3990, H3991 [13JN]

——— prohibit support for production of films subject to Chinese content restrictions or censorship screening requirements, H3954 [12JN]

——— prohibit TRICARE coverage of sex reassignment surgeries and hormone treatment for transgender individuals, H4008, H4009 [13JN]

——— pursue efforts to research, develop, and demonstrate advanced propellant mixing technologies for solid rocket motor propulsion systems, H3950 [12JN]

——— relocate Reconciliation Memorial, also known as Reconciliation Monument, to originial location in Arlington National Cemetery, H3997, H3998 [13JN]

——— require report on use of taxpayer-funded official time to perform employee union work, H4089, H4090 [14JN]

——— transition nontactical vehicle fleet to electric or other zero emission vehicles, H3734 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II, H7098 [11DE]

——— make certain improvements to laws relating to memorial affairs, H7098 [11DE]

——— require inclusion of veterans in housing planning and annual report on housing assistance to veterans, H7098 [11DE]

Enact (H.R. 5009): consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1612), H6549–H6557 [10DE]

——— correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 134), H7100 [11DE]

——— corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 44), H7348 [18DE]

——— Senate amendment, H6545, H6548, H6549 [10DE], H6805, H6810, H6811, H6827–H7100, H7101, H7102, H7103–H7105 [11DE], H7115, H7126 [12DE], E1265 [12DE]

Enact (H.R. 8070), H3361 [21MY], H3767–H3970 [12JN], H3977, H3979, H3984, H3989, H3990–H4047 [13JN], H4067–H4097 [14JN]

——— consideration (H. Res. 1287), H3730–H3738 [12JN]

——— corrections in engrossment, H4097 [14JN]

GAO: study home-based businesses at remote and isolated military installations and make recommendations on ways to improve program to address critical quality of life, morale, and welfare issues, H3950 [12JN]

National Nuclear Security Administration: resume plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Savannah River Site facilities, H7095 [11DE]

Real estate: require government-sponsored enterprises to include disclaimer on Uniform Residential Loan Application to increase awareness of Dept. of Veterans Affairs direct and guaranteed home loan programs, H7098 [11DE]

South Africa: require full review of bilateral relationship with U.S., H4092–H4094 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7193 [19DE]

——— McAlester Army Ammunition Plant funding to develop natural gas for energy resilience purposes, S7318 [20DE]

——— provide for use of capability-based analysis of price of goods or services offered by nontraditional defense contractors, S7194 [19DE]

Enact (H.R. 5009): correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 44), S7133 [18DE]

——— House amendment, S6979–S6982 [12DE], S7045, S7047 [16DE], S7063, S7066–S7068, S7069, S7082–S7084, S7087–S7089 [17DE], S7122, S7129–S7131 [18DE], S7193 [19DE], S7318 [20DE]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S7048 [16DE]

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence community acquisitions, S7194 [19DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 8070, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1287) (H. Rept. 118–551), H3724 [11JN]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1612) (H. Rept. 118–825), H6798 [10DE]

Provisions: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 8070) (H. Rept. 118–529), H3541 [31MY]

Tables

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act savings table, H7085–H7091 [11DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 134, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5009, provisions, H7100 [11DE]

H. Res. 1287, consideration of H.R. 8070, provisions, H3730 [12JN]

H. Res. 1612, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 5009, provisions, H6549 [10DE]

H.R. 8070, provisions, H3777–H3937 [12JN]

S. Con. Res. 44, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5009, provisions, S7183 [18DE], H7348 [18DE]