RASKIN, JAMIE (a Representative from Maryland)

Articles and editorials

Cora Weiss, Lifelong Champion of Social Justice, Dies at 91, Natalie Schachar, New York (NY) Times, E1195• [12DE]

Lost History of the ‘‘Universal’’ Injunction, Mila Sohoni, Harvard Law Review (publication), H1485 [8AP]

What It Is Like To Be a Federal Employee in 2025, Federal News Network (Internet site), E798• [2SE]

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]

——— prohibit interference, under color of State law, with provision of interstate abortion services (see H.R. 4099), H2921 [24JN]

——— revise regulations banning mailing or receiving of drugs, instruments, equipment, and educational materials relative to medication abortions (see H.R. 2029), H1147 [11MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in U.S. military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage (see H.R. 2701), H2570 [9JN]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 3112), H4518 [3OC]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 349), H1626 [24AP]

——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see H.R. 1661), H912 [27FE]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2253), H1463 [7AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program and preserve Arctic coastal plain (see H.R. 3067), H1726 [29AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: redesignate Robert E. Lee Memorial as ‘‘Arlington House National Historic Site’’ (see H.J. Res. 63), H977 [4MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicemembers (see H.R. 515), H558 [6FE]

——— prohibit funding to engage in operations to invade or seize territory from Canada, Panama, or Greenland (see H.R. 1936), H1603 [10AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2838 [20JN]

Arts and humanities: ensure certain Federal funds can be used to support arts education for students, and for youth and adults involved in justice system (see H.R. 2485), H4529 [8OC]

ATF: improve ability to work with agencies to address violent crime, allow enforcement against ‘‘bad apple’’ gun dealers, protect against certain dangerous weapons, and make certain data available to researchers (see H.R. 6127), H4815 [19NO]

Azerbaijan: condemn treatment of Gubad Ibadoghlu and urge his immediate release (see H. Res. 120), H556 [6FE]

Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 3946), H3555 [22JY]

Bureau of the Census and Dept. of HUD: conduct study and submit report about how Federal agencies identify and record cases of housing loss in U.S. (see H.R. 3988), H2820 [12JN]

Carter, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Res. 30), H150 [14JA]

CDC: codify Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (see H.R. 3701), H4543 [17OC]

CIA: award payments to employees of Air America (see H.R. 2192), H1169 [18MR]

Citizenship: prohibit use of funds to implement Executive Order 14160 relative to birthright citizenship (see H.R. 3368), H1999 [13MY]

——— provide for automatic U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5492), H4534 [10OC]

Civil liberties: recognize right to peacefully protest and condemn violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent (see H. Res. 543), H3014 [26JN]

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

——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 3606), H2367 [23MY]

Climate: recognize health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting fundamental rights of children due to Trump administration directives that contribute to climate change, while suppressing climate change science (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3367 [16JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 86), H432 [31JA]

Congress: establish ranked choice voting in elections, require States with more than one Representative to establish multi-member districts, and require States to redistrict according to nonpartisan criteria (see H.R. 4632), H3641 [23JY]

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act: provide private right of action relative to violations of Act (see H.R. 3454), H2103 [15MY]

Constitution—U.S.: honor foundational principle of separation of church and state and oppose extreme right-wing Christian nationalism (see H. Res. 773), H4509 [30SE]

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]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (see H.R. 861), H976 [4MR]

Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 1657), H3693 [12AU]

Courts: authorize additional district judges for district courts and convert temporary judgeships (see H.R. 1929), H1037 [6MR]

——— improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries (see H.R. 3562), H2361 [21MY]

——— limit application of defenses based on passage of time and other non-merits defenses relative to claims under Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (see H.R. 4235), H3032 [27JN]

——— provide civil remedy for individual whose rights have been violated by person acting under Federal authority (see H.R. 6091), H4769 [18NO]

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

——— constitutional amendment to prohibit immunity for Government officials from prosecution on grounds that act was within constitutional authority or official duties and prohibit President from granting pardon to self (see H.J. Res. 108), H3553 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 2195), H4574 [4NO]

——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension initiative (see H.R. 4708), H3644 [23JY]

——— make grants to modify and upgrade structures to serve as interim and permanent housing to accommodate unhoused individuals with pets (see H.R. 4921), H4529 [8OC]

——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4797), H3662 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve family and medical leave for military families (see H.R. 3296), H1943 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 768), H402 [28JA]

——— provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 2021), H1066 [10MR]

——— 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. 3943), H2818 [12JN]

——— support elementary and secondary schools and condemn any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle Dept. (see H. Res. 94), H459 [4FE]

——— support States and high-need local educational agencies in increasing number of mental health services providers in schools (see H.R. 4253), H4312 [15SE]

Dept. of Energy: reinstate all terminated financial assistance awards (see H.R. 5673), H4530 [8OC]

Dept. of Government Efficiency: hold managing special Government employee liable for any claims against Federal Government related to activities (see H.R. 1145), H584 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: advance research to achieve medical breakthroughs in brain tumor treatment and improve awareness and adequacy of specialized cancer and brain tumor care (see H.R. 2767), H3708 [22AU]

——— award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays (see H.R. 4086), H2888 [23JN]

——— 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. 3757), H3555 [22JY]

——— dedicate sufficient resources for support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline (see H.R. 5434), H4967 [1DE]

——— establish national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy (see H.R. 1189), H4591 [10NO]

——— extend funding for special diabetes programs for type I diabetes (see H.R. 5461), H4534 [10OC]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 4418), H3315 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 944), H457 [4FE]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activities to detain or deport U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4456), H3366 [16JY]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see H.R. 6397), H5025 [3DE]

——— reauthorize and reform counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities and improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities (see H.R. 5061), H3716 [29AU]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas (see H.R. 4212), H3010 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Gun Violence Prevention (see H.R. 1307), H706 [13FE]

——— modify eligibility under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 5453), H4452 [18SE]

——— transfer U.S. Marshals Service to judicial branch (see H.R. 3607), H2367 [23MY]

Dept. of Labor: promulgate regulation allowing administrators of certain pension plans to voluntarily transfer unclaimed retirement distributions to State unclaimed property programs (see H.R. 5325), H4707 [17NO]

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]

——— improve implementation of seizure of Russian sovereign assets for benefit of Ukraine (see H.R. 5835), H4995 [2DE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess suitability and feasibility of establishing African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at African Burial Ground National Monument (see H.R. 1567), H835 [25FE]

——— conduct special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, TN (see H.R. 926), H456 [4FE]

——— remove or permanently conceal name of Francis Newlands on grounds of memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in District of Columbia (see H.R. 4608), H3552 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Payment Scams (see H.R. 4936), H6119 [18DE]

——— impose assessment related to fossil fuel emissions and establish Polluters Pay Climate Fund (see H.R. 1135), H584 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to facilitate installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 3505), H2197 [20MY]

——— establish program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transportation and associated capital improvements (see H.R. 3449), H2102 [15MY]

——— provide for national standard to prevent driving while intoxicated by encouraging States to require ignition interlocks for first-time offenders (see H.R. 2788), H1561 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see H.R. 3261), H1910 [7MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 1004), H2002 [13MY]

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

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining exercise of authority over District of Columbia National Guard between Mayor and President (see H.R. 5093), H3756 [2SE]

——— express condolences to victims and those affected by air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and gratitude to first responders (see H. Res. 153), H838 [25FE]

——— statehood (see H.R. 51), H29 [3JA]

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. 5068), H3759 [2SE]

Employment: codify Executive Order 11246 titled ‘‘Equal Employment Opportunity’’ prohibiting employment discrimination and providing affirmative action for Federal contractors (see H.R. 989), H501 [5FE]

——— safeguard rights of workers and protect children by responsibly increasing civil monetary penalties and other means (see H.R. 6597), H5900 [15DE]

——— 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]

EPA: develop pilot grant programs to research and collect data on aircraft and airport noise and emissions and use such information and data to develop mitigation strategy (see H.R. 898), H770 [24FE]

——— prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see H.R. 1918), H1036 [6MR]

Epstein, Jeffrey: demand immediate release of Federal documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein (see H. Res. 577), H3245 [14JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1273 [25MR]

FAA: assist aviation-impacted communities in mitigating noise burden they face and increase engagement and responsiveness to communities (see H.R. 897), H770 [24FE]

——— enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 1484), H838 [25FE]

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), H4872 [20NO]

FDA: establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 1262), H3689 [8AU]

Federal agencies and departments: conduct benefit-cost analysis on relocations involving movement of employment positions to different areas (see H.R. 2470), H1337 [27MR]

——— establish Agency Equity Advisory Team (see H.R. 4524), H3474 [17JY]

——— impose limits on excepting positions from competitive service and transferring positions (see H.R. 492), H408 [28JA]

——— limit workforce reduction (see H.R. 2906), H1600 [10AP]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5657), H4508 [30SE]

——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see H.R. 1106), H555 [6FE]

——— require reports to Congress on number of veteran employees fired from such agencies and provide for reinstatement of veteran Federal employees (see H.R. 1637), H878 [26FE]

——— require to have employment levels in accordance with levels for which amounts are appropriated (see H.R. 2905), H1599 [10AP]

Federal employees: allow employees terminated while serving probationary or trial period to resume such period upon reinstatement (see H.R. 1989), H1065 [10MR]

——— calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 491), H218 [16JA]

——— provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees (see H.R. 2880), H1598 [10AP]

——— provide Federal student loan borrower relief (see H.R. 5843), H4568 [31OC]

——— provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 759), H402 [28JA]

——— request President to transmit certain information on firings, dismissals, reductions in force, or withholding of pay for period of lapse in appropriations of furloughed employees (see H. Res. 807), H4544 [17OC]

——— require States to provide unemployment compensation benefits to Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 5572), H4512 [30SE]

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), H3689 [8AU]

——— nullify Executive order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (see H.R. 2550), H1619 [21AP]

FEMA: authorize U.S. Fire Administration to cancel or delay certain courses and programs offered by National Fire Academy (see H.R. 5326), H4264 [11SE]

——— incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects (see H.R. 744), H401 [28JA]

——— require annual reports to Congress regarding courses and programs offered by National Fire Academy (see H.R. 4702), H3644 [23JY]

Financial institutions: require Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by Government shutdown (see H.R. 5689), H4517 [3OC]

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), H3758 [2SE]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 1564), H4533 [10OC]

——— 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. 2368), H1300 [26MR]

——— prohibit machinegun conversion devices and illegal modifications of semiautomatic firearms (see H.R. 2799), H2471 [4JN]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 3740), H2468 [4JN]

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

Foreign aid: call for delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza (see H. Res. 473), H2468 [4JN]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 764), H402 [28JA]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 1954), H1038 [6MR]

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 394), H2617 [10JN]

Government: advance responsible policies (H.R. 185), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H3529 [21JY]

——— prohibit removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 5599), H4512 [30SE]

Grant, Ulysses S.: anniversary of speech to Society of the Army of the Tennessee (see H. Res. 773), H4509 [30SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1684), H914 [27FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 4108), H3675 [1AU]

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]

——— provide that alien may request that removal proceeding take place through video conference or through telephone conference (see H.R. 6349), H4993 [2DE]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of class of aliens (see H.R. 924), H456 [4FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2598), H1411 [2AP]

Insurance: establish requirements for disclosure of certain information relative to health care sharing ministries (see H.R. 3103), H1774 [30AP]

——— provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 3277), H3555 [22JY]

——— require coverage of certain immunizations recommended by Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, group health plans, and health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5448), H4544 [17OC]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see H.R. 4101), H4166 [9SE]

International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1374 [31MR]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 4157), H3008 [26JN]

Israel: limit transfer of defense articles and defense services (see H.R. 3565), H3689 [8AU]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 575), H3200 [10JY]

Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1718), H915 [27FE]

Kay Hagan Tick Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4348), H4529 [8OC]

Kennedy, John F.: anniversary of address to Greater Houston Ministerial Association (see H. Res. 773), H4509 [30SE]

Kimchi Day: support goals (see H. Res. 64), H4412 [17SE]

Korea, Republic of: reaffirm importance of alliance with U.S. to security in Indo-Pacific, strengthen security, economic, and cultural ties, and celebrate contributions of Korean Americans to American society (see H. Res. 64), H4412 [17SE]

Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 821), H838 [25FE]

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. 3498), H2146 [19MY]

Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies (see H.R. 5361), H4310 [15SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1269), H3246 [14JY]

LGBTQI+: repeal certain Executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals (see H.R. 3708), H2467 [4JN]

Medicaid: provide for demonstration project for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for expansion population (see H.R. 608), H298 [22JA]

——— repeal prohibition on making payments to certain health care entities (see H.R. 4796), H3662 [29JY]

Medicare: ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 3884), H4818 [19NO]

——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3069), H1727 [29AP]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 4206), H4534 [10OC]

——— 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), H3718 [29AU]

——— increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting payment changes (see H.R. 879), H4240 [10SE]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 2045), H1148 [11MR]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see H.R. 842), H4511 [30SE]

——— provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 3501), H2656 [11JN]

——— provide incentives for behavioral health integration (see H.R. 2509), H4533 [10OC]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see H.R. 5106), H4819 [19NO]

——— require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see H.R. 396), H3674 [1AU]

——— restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members, their spouses, and dependents (see H.R. 253), H3246 [14JY]

Middle East: prevent violence in West Bank and impose sanctions on any foreign person endangering U.S. national security and undermining prospects for two-state solution by committing illegal violent acts (see H.R. 3045), H2421 [3JN]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 2743), H1507 [8AP]

Minnesota: withdraw from mineral exploration Federal lands and waters in Rainy River Watershed, including in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and Superior National Forest (see H.R. 588), H1303 [26MR]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 781), H4509 [30SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 846), H4566 [31OC]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 457), H2571 [9JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 457), H2571 [9JN]

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

National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see H.R. 3604), H2656 [11JN]

New York, NY: establish African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 1568), H835 [25FE]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see H.R. 2678), H4587 [7NO]

Nuclear weapons: urge U.S. leadership in global effort to move world back from brink of nuclear war and to halt and reverse nuclear arms race (see H. Res. 317), H4267 [11SE]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: repeal certain provisions relative to nutrition (see H.R. 6088), H4768 [18NO]

OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 4443), H3366 [16JY]

Pakistan: impose sanctions relative to undermining democracy in Pakistan (see H.R. 5271), H5944 [16DE]

Political campaigns: require authorized committees and leadership political action committees of candidates for Federal office to disburse funds remaining unexpended after date of election (see H.R. 4786), H3661 [29JY]

Postal Service: ensure it remains independent establishment of Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 70), H3529 [21JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: improve oversight of inaugural committees by prohibiting certain donations, banning personal use of funds, and requiring disclosure of all donations and disbursements (see H.R. 535), H220 [16JA]

——— limit donations to Presidential libraries and centers (see H.R. 4461), H3367 [16JY]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 2420), H1777 [30AP]

Public Schools Week: designate (see H. Res. 159), H768 [24FE]

Research: recognize duty of Federal Government to lead world in biomedical research (see H. Res. 601), H3646 [23JY]

Safety: ensure that certain short-term rentals are equipped with smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector (see H.R. 3918), H3190 [2JY]

Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and respect freedoms of assembly, association, and press (see H. Res. 854), H4566 [31OC]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3552), H2471 [4JN]

Smithsonian Institution: permit American Women’s History Museum to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1329), H4529 [8OC]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2048), H2199 [20MY]

——— protect benefits and ensure continued effective operation of SSA (see H.R. 4734), H3689 [8AU]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see H.R. 930), H456 [4FE]

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

SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see H.R. 2540), H1685 [28AP]

State Justice Institute: establish State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center (see H.R. 4602), H3552 [22JY]

Supreme Court: establish term limits and process by which appointments for justices occur at regular time intervals (see H.R. 3544), H2360 [21MY]

——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see H.R. 3513), H2197 [20MY]

——— require written explanations of decisions and disclosure of votes by Justices in cases within appellate jurisdiction that involve injunctive relief (see H.R. 6816), H6022 [17DE]

Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see H.R. 3140), H1808 [1MY]

——— 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]

——— make certain provisions relative to qualified ABLE programs permanent (see H.R. 1436), H1190 [21MR]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2033), H2890 [23JN]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend filing status for returns outside statute of limitations and clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply in same manner as other married couples (see H.R. 4163), H3008 [26JN]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see H.R. 995), H502 [5FE]

——— reinstate deduction for personal casualty losses (see H.R. 3469), H2103 [15MY]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies (see H.R. 383), H224 [16JA]

——— repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 430), H184 [15JA]

——— treat certain postsecondary credentialing expenses as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts (see H.R. 1151), H1618 [21AP]

Tibet: commemorate birthday of Dalai Lama and express support for human rights, religious freedom, and cultural and linguistic protection of Tibetan people (see H. Res. 515), H2826 [13JN]

Trump, President: condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers (see H. Res. 116), H504 [5FE]

TSA: enhance security operations and stabilize transportation security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees (see H.R. 2086), H3693 [12AU]

U.N.: restore funding for U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see H.R. 2411), H1334 [27MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement, commend supporters of Agreement, and urge President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 68), H408 [28JA]

Ukraine: authorize support, and sanction Russia, relative to Russian invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 2913), H4818 [19NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2102), H1159 [14MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Red Cross Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas program members, also known as Donut Dollies (see H.R. 2081), H3894 [8SE]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 4917), H3681 [5AU]

——— 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]

Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 3376), H2000 [13MY]

White House: prohibit display of names of individuals, corporations, or other entities without approval (see H.R. 5786), H4550 [21OC]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for construction or renovation on White House grounds during lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 5787), H4550 [21OC]

Women: commend State and local governments for championing reproductive rights as human rights (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5561 [10DE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 80), H1218 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: provide liability protections for good faith donations of pet food and supplies (see H.R. 3732), H2468 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore access to curricula, books, and other learning materials at schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity (see H.R. 5527), H4488 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: make publicly available list of federally licensed firearms dealers with high number of short time-to-crime firearm traces and prohibit Federal departments and agencies from contracting with such dealers (see H.R. 4198), H3010 [26JN]

——— provide grant program for handgun licensing programs (see H.R. 532), H220 [16JA]

Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (see H.R. 2011), H1066 [10MR]

District of Columbia: terminate emergency determined by President in Executive order entitled ‘‘Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia’’ (see H.J. Res. 115), H3698 [15AU]

Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building, Olney, MD: designate (see H.R. 6310), H4901 [25NO]

Executive Office of the President: require President comply with foreign emoluments clause of U.S. Constitution by submitting plans to Congress for receipt of luxury jet from Qatar (see H. Res. 410), H2052 [14MY]

Freedom of expression: express concern about growing problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in U.S. (see H. Res. 797), H4528 [8OC]

Maxwell, Ghislaine: condemn role in sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and oppose receipt of any pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency (see H. Res. 913), H4902 [25NO]

National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 376), H1810 [1MY]

Tariff: ensure transparency relative to impact of certain tariffs on prices of goods (see H.R. 3306), H1944 [8MY]

U.S. Code: technical amendments (see H.R. 5210), H3892 [8SE]

Voting: establish use of ranked choice voting in elections for Senators and Representatives in Congress (see H.R. 6589), H5560 [10DE]

White House: apply certain National Historic Preservation Act requirements (see H.R. 6761), H5941 [16DE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Animals: provide liability protections for good faith donations of pet food and supplies (H.R. 3732), H2470 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: restore access to curricula, books, and other learning materials at schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity (H.R. 5527), H4489 [19SE]

Dept. of Justice: make publicly available list of federally licensed firearms dealers with high number of short time-to-crime firearm traces and prohibit Federal departments and agencies from contracting with such dealers (H.R. 4198), H3012 [26JN]

——— provide grant program for handgun licensing programs (H.R. 532), H223 [16JA]

Dept. of Transportation: amend highway safety improvement program (H.R. 2011), H1068 [10MR]

District of Columbia: terminate emergency determined by President in Executive order entitled ‘‘Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia’’ (H.J. Res. 115), H3699 [15AU]

Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building, Olney, MD: designate (H.R. 6310), H4903 [25NO]

Tariff: ensure transparency relative to impact of certain tariffs on prices of goods (H.R. 3306), H1945 [8MY]

U.S. Code: technical amendments (H.R. 5210), H3893 [8SE]

Voting: establish use of ranked choice voting in elections for Senators and Representatives in Congress (H.R. 6589), H5562 [10DE]

White House: apply certain National Historic Preservation Act requirements (H.R. 6761), H5943 [16DE]

Letters

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: several organizations, H339 [23JA]

Midnight Rules Relief Act: Brielle L. Green, EarthJustice (organization), H661 [12FE]

——— Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, H660 [12FE]

Obituaries

Weiss, Peter: Edgartown (MA) Vineyard Gazette, E1194• [12DE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H3255 [15JY]

Remarks

Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 21), H336, H338, H339, H341, H342, H343 [23JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 5371), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 873), H4603 [12NO]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64), H5989 [17DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1964 [13MY]

——— rescind certain budget authority as proposed in special message transmitted to Congress by President (H.R. 4), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 590), H3457 [17JY]

——— 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), H2339 [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), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H3044 [2JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: direct Architect of the Capitol to install plaque listing Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities who responded to January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, H1962, H1963 [13MY], H3019, H3023 [27JN]

——— direct Architect of the Capitol to install plaque listing Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protective entities who responded to January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (H. Con. Res. 33), H2025, H2026 [14MY], H2070 [15MY]

Civil liberties: recognize right to peacefully protest and condemn violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent (H. Res. 543), H3020 [27JN]

Congress: require each bill enacted be limited to only one subject (H.R. 95), H656 [12FE]

Courts: limit authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief (H.R. 1526), H1483, H1485, H1486, H1487, H1488, H1489, H1490, H1491, H1492 [8AP]

Crime: impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing pursuing Federal officer while operating motor vehicle (H.R. 35), H684, H686, H687, H689 [13FE]

——— prohibit genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors (H.R. 3492), H5994, H5996, H5997, H5998, H5999 [17DE]

——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (H.R. 4323), H4921, H4922 [1DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take into custody aliens who have been charged in U.S. with theft (H.R. 29), H54, H57, H59, H60 [7JA]

——— take into custody aliens who have been charged in U.S. with theft (S. 5), H279, H284 [22JA]

Dept. of Justice: develop reports on violent attacks against law enforcement officers (H.R. 2240), H2075, H2077 [15MY]

——— report to Congress on Federal criminal offenses (H.R. 2159), H4924 [1DE]

——— require release of documents and records in possession relating to Jeffrey Epstein (H.R. 4405), H3457 [17JY], H4726, H4727, H4728, H4729, H4732 [18NO]

Dept. of State: reduction in force, H3256 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide for national standard to prevent driving while intoxicated by encouraging States to require ignition interlocks for first-time offenders (H.R. 2788), H2988 [26JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: John Templeton Foundation Templeton Prize recipient, E861• [16SE]

——— U.S. visit, E861• [16SE]

Firearms: gun control, H279 [22JA]

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: revise Federal charter (S. 616), H4929 [1DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H4603 [12NO]

Government regulations: provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’ imposed by outgoing Presidential administration without transparency, scrutiny, and oversight (H.R. 77), H654, H658, H659, H660 [12FE]

Green, Representative Al: censure (H. Res. 189), H1002 [5MR]

Immigration: increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S. after being removed (H.R. 3486), H4243, H4246, H4247, H4248 [11SE]

——— make inadmissible and deportable any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated attacks against Israel (H.R. 176), H4927, H4928 [1DE]

——— provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 875), H2985, H2986, H2988 [26JN]

——— provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 30), H192, H196, H199 [16JA]

Jewish Americans: call on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate public on contributions of Jewish American community (H. Res. 352), H2029, H2030 [14MY]

Law enforcement: express support and condemn any efforts to defund or dismantle law enforcement agencies (H. Con. Res. 30), H1962, H1963, H1964, H1965 [13MY]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (H.R. 2255), H2067, H2069 [15MY]

——— expand provisions of law allowing carriage of concealed weapons by active and retired officers (H.R. 2243), H2025, H2026, H2027 [14MY]

Los Angeles, CA: condemn violent attacks on law enforcement officers and military servicemembers and destruction of personal property (H. Res. 516), H3019, H3020, H3021, H3022 [27JN]

Martin, Edward R., Jr.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, H2029, H2030 [14MY]

Medicaid: prohibit Federal funding for gender transition procedures for minors (H.R. 498), H5996 [17DE]

National Police Week: observance, H1962 [13MY], H2025 [14MY]

Plaskett, Representative: censure and remove from Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 888), H4739, H4740, H4742, H4743, H4745 [18NO]

Political ethics: importance of trustworthiness in public officials, E313• [10AP]

Senate: repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data (H.R. 6019), H4603 [12NO]

Socialism: denounce (H. Con. Res. 58), H4887 [21NO]

Trump, President: condemn pardon of Juan O. Hernández, H5989 [17DE]

——— condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers, H1962 [13MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to acceptance of luxury jet from Qatar, H2071 [15MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Dept. of Government Efficiency, H684, H686, H689 [13FE], H1963, H1965 [13MY], H2067–H2069, H2075, H2077 [15MY], H3020 [27JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Federal employees, E798• [2SE]

——— hosting of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and response to media inquiry regarding murder of Jamal Khashoggi, H4854 [20NO]

Turkey: express concern for arrest and continued detention of Ekrem Imamoglu and urge government of Turkey to uphold democratic values, H6099 [18DE]

Tributes

Azarion, Maryam, E897• [26SE]

Cox, William, E383• [5MY]

Fitzgerald, Jack, H1583 [10AP]

Kerner, Francine, E365• [30AP]

Kimelman-Block, Jason, E413• [13MY]

Owens-Barber, Della J., E1136• [2DE]

Tagen, Julie, H4270 [15SE]

Weiss, Cora and Peter, E1194• [12DE]