AGUILAR, PETE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

House of Representatives: election of officers (H. Res. 1), H8 [3JA]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H966 [4MR]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 4611), H3552 [22JY]

——— 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), H2920 [24JN]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 3112), H4574 [4NO]

Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 1661), H3369 [16JY]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2253), H4587 [7NO]

Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building, Santa Barbara, CA: designate (see H.R. 2175), H2106 [15MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and install exhibit depicting attack on Capitol that occurred January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 212), H49 [6JA]

Civil liberties: recognize right to peacefully protest and condemn violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent (see H. Res. 543), H2969 [25JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 17), H1271 [25MR]

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. 999), H502 [5FE]

Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 4288), H4897 [21NO]

Crime: condemn all forms of political violence and reject rhetoric that dehumanizes or demonizes political opponents (see H. Res. 746), H4490 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal certain provisions relative to nutrition (see H.R. 6088), H4995 [2DE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1810), H1376 [31MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5486), H6025 [17DE]

Dept. of HUD: exclude certain veterans’ disability benefits from income for purposes of determining eligibility for supported housing program (see H.R. 965), H586 [7FE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 6151), H4816 [19NO]

——— establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples (see H.R. 6056), H5944 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off coast of California (see H.R. 2820), H1596 [10AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unlawful access to Bureau of the Fiscal Service payment system (see H.R. 1101), H555 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: extend authorization for certain alternative fuel and clean vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities (see H.R. 4948), H4365 [16SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 3261), H2053 [14MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 1004), H1812 [1MY]

Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA: designate (see H.R. 6164), H5944 [16DE]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 15), H1725 [29AP]

District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H29 [3JA]

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), H1006 [5MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 6181), H5944 [16DE]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see H.R. 2736), H4903 [25NO]

——— nullify Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (see H.R. 2550), H1912 [7MY]

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. 3115), H1774 [30AP]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 1564), H921 [27FE]

——— require background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 18), H2612 [10JN]

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. 945), H1406 [1AP]

Grantland Johnson Post Office, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 2488), H2106 [15MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1684), H1153 [11MR]

House of Representatives: condemn House Republican Conference leadership team for calling into question immigration status and patriotism of Representative Espaillat (see H. Res. 216), H1150 [11MR]

Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see H.R. 2945), H2890 [23JN]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (see H.R. 1589), H876 [26FE]

Investments: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents (see H.R. 6731), H5940 [16DE]

Limón, Monique: tribute (see H. Res. 966), H6116 [18DE]

Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 296), H1460 [7AP]

Medicare: improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3514), H2570 [9JN]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see H. Res. 969), H6122 [19DE]

National Housing Act: amend relative to veterans benefits (see H.R. 3472), H2104 [15MY]

New York, NY: mint coins in commemoration of 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. and support programs at National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 1993), H5052 [4DE]

Smithsonian Institution: permit American Women’s History Museum to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1329), H1376 [31MR]

——— permit National Museum of the American Latino to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1330), H1376 [31MR]

SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 5390), H4362 [16SE]

States: require to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with redistricting plan developed by independent redistricting commission (see H.R. 5449), H4452 [18SE]

Taxation: 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. 2671), H1459 [7AP]

——— 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. 2763), H1560 [9AP]

——— provide tax relief relative to certain Federal disasters (see H.R. 6842), H6113 [18DE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2102), H1275 [25MR]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to more stringent review of changes to voting laws or procedures (see H.R. 14), H1006 [5MR]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of women who contributed to home front during World War II (see H.R. 429), H1011 [5MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 80), H2824 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Ethics (House): minority party appointment (see H. Res. 125), H645 [11FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): minority party rankings (see H. Res. 538), H2922 [24JN]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 954), H6023 [17DE]

Committee on the Budget (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 108), H504 [5FE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 14), H49 [6JA] (see H. Res. 40), H149 [14JA] (see H. Res. 44), H185 [15JA] (see H. Res. 55), H299 [22JA] (see H. Res. 162), H836 [25FE] (see H. Res. 214), H1150 [11MR] (see H. Res. 430), H2198 [20MY] (see H. Res. 721), H4363 [16SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance payments (see H.R. 2402), H1334 [27MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (see H.R. 4874), H3678 [5AU]

National GIS Day: designate (see H. Res. 890), H4770 [18NO]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Agriculture: establish statewide community eligibility for certain special assistance payments (H.R. 2402), H1338 [27MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding to affordable housing owners for resident supportive services (H.R. 4874), H3681 [5AU]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H2219 [21MY]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth Federal budget for 2025–2034 (H. Con. Res. 14), H811 [25FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 436), H2230 [21MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to extend tax relief, lower spending, reform entitlement programs, secure borders, improve energy policy, and roll back government regulations (H.R. 1), Senate amendment, H3144 [2JY]

Clark, Representative: selection as minority whip of House of Representatives, H7 [3JA]

Committee on Ethics (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 125), H631 [11FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): minority party rankings (H. Res. 538), H2909 [24JN]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): minority party appointment (H. Res. 954), H5956 [17DE]

Committee on the Budget (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 108), H469 [5FE]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 14), H49 [6JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 40), H125 [14JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 44), H171 [15JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 55), H267 [22JA]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 162), H791 [25FE]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 214), H1127 [11MR]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 430), H2158 [20MY]

——— minority party appointments (H. Res. 721), H4331 [16SE]

Jeffries, Representative: nomination to be Speaker of the House, H3 [3JA]

——— selection as minority leader of House of Representatives, H7 [3JA]

Tributes

Gómez, Trinidad (Trini), E393• [6MY]