SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 3838), H4120 [9SE], H4206 [10SE]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, H392 [24JA]

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, H392 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: establish Federal penalties for knowing and intentional administration of any abortion-inducing drug to woman without her informed consent if drug has been shipped or transported in interstate commerce (see H.R. 6466), H5050 [4DE]

——— prohibit abortion in cases where fetal heartbeat is detectable (see H.R. 682), H385 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see H.R. 272), H88 [9JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 21), H94 [9JA]

Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Attorney General enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see H.R. 3112), H4549 [21OC]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 349), H110 [13JA]

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

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see H.R. 2253), H4706 [17NO]

Anthony ‘Tony’ J. Gallopo VA Clinic, Newton, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6007), H4590 [10NO]

Anti-Communism Week: designate (see H.R. 6540), H5111 [9DE]

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

Belarus: authorize annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to Belarus (see H.R. 4804), H3662 [29JY]

——— condemn fraudulent presidential election and continued autocratic rule, call for continued support for democracy, and call for free and fair elections (see H. Res. 73), H405 [28JA]

Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 3946), H3190 [2JY]

Boulder, CO: condemn antisemitic terrorist attack and antisemitism in all forms, commend first responders for immediate action, and urge Congress to take action to secure border and deport migrants who overstay visas (see H. Res. 472), H2468 [4JN]

Bureau of Prisons: develop and implement strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in mail at Federal correctional facilities (see H.R. 1046), H1275 [25MR]

CDC: provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see H.R. 1410), H4903 [25NO]

Census: require citizenship question on decennial census and reporting on certain census statistics, and modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on U.S. citizens instead of all persons (see H.R. 151), H187 [15JA]

Coastal zones: extend U.S. customs waters (see H.R. 1268), H675 [12FE]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 2853), H6122 [19DE]

——— condemn antisemitism in all its forms, remember lives of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah L. Milgrim, and support enforcement of existing laws relative to antisemitic violence and discrimination (see H. Res. 447), H2368 [23MY]

——— establish interagency task force to dismantle and shut down transnational criminal syndicates perpetuating mass online scam operations against Americans (see H.R. 5490), H5028 [3DE]

——— make deliberate, targeted attack on law enforcement officer Federal crime (see H.R. 1551), H1069 [10MR]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 4964), H3692 [12AU]

——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see H.R. 4323), H3665 [29JY]

Crowther, Welles R.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5519), H6119 [18DE]

Cuba: prohibit removal from list of state sponsors of terrorism until certain conditions are satisfied (see H.R. 450), H184 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: appropriate funds to ensure uninterrupted benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5822), H4561 [28OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: certify that Azerbaijan has taken certain meaningful steps relative to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh region (see H.R. 6840), H6113 [18DE]

——— enhance bilateral defense cooperation with Israel (see H.R. 1229), H838 [25FE]

——— protect U.S. military installations from unmanned aircraft system incursions (see H.R. 3463), H4568 [31OC]

Dept. of Education: provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (see H.R. 28), H28 [3JA]

——— require elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure biological fairness in women’s sports as condition of receiving Federal funds (see H.R. 4363), H3244 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 942), H1626 [24AP]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see H.R. 2806), H1562 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: improve access to financial assistance for child care services for families using relative caregivers (see H.R. 2282), H1217 [24MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: negotiate with Canada on agreement for integrated cross border aerial, land, and maritime law enforcement operations (see H.R. 5518), H4504 [26SE]

——— require updates to northern border threat analysis and northern border strategy (see H.R. 5517), H4504 [26SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see H.R. 2094), H3650 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1477), H4706 [17NO]

——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grant funds may be used to combat organized crime (see H.R. 6911), H6121 [19DE]

——— temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 909), H976 [4MR]

Dept. of State: designate Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as foreign terrorist organization and report to Congress regarding such designation (see H.R. 4397), H4995 [2DE]

——— establish strategy for monitoring general elections in Honduras to take place on November 30, 2025 (see H.R. 4202), H3010 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide funding for National Law Enforcement Museum community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs (see H.R. 309), H2002 [13MY]

——— reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs (see H.R. 1304), H1413 [2AP]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (see H.R. 928), H4818 [19NO]

——— 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: establish Blast Overpressure Task Force (see H.R. 6444), H5049 [4DE]

——— expand eligibility for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam (see H.R. 2149), H1340 [27MR]

District of Columbia: repeal locally-passed law that protects indivuduals from repercussions of providing reproductive or gender-affirming care (see H.R. 6372), H5053 [4DE]

Donald M. Payne, Jr., Transit Center at Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6803), H6022 [17DE]

Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1266), H3477 [17JY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 251), H1153 [11MR]

——— 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]

European Union: urge to expeditiously designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization (see H. Res. 176), H918 [27FE]

FAA: provide for air traffic control training improvements (see H.R. 3270), H4818 [19NO]

FDA: add alpha-gal to definition of ‘‘major food allergen’’ (see H.R. 1178), H613 [10FE]

——— establish additional authorities regarding conduct of pediatric investigations of molecularly targeted drugs to treat cancer (see H.R. 1262), H1509 [8AP]

——— establish certain labeling requirements for caffeine (see H.R. 2511), H1373 [31MR]

——— improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see H.R. 685), H385 [23JA]

——— publish final rule relative to nonclinical testing methods (see H.R. 2821), H3190 [2JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit research involving human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to induced abortion and prohibit solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of donation of such tissue (see H.R. 2075), H1150 [11MR]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 3226), H2924 [24JN]

——— provide pay equality and more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by Federal Government (see H.R. 759), H2002 [13MY]

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), H2002 [13MY]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 1505), H838 [25FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 101), H2826 [13JN]

——— require American flags displayed on Federal property or procured by Federal agencies to be manufactured completely in U.S. from U.S. materials (see H.R. 1421), H1684 [28AP]

Foreign aid: establish penalties for violating prohibition on use of assistance to promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 2706), H1505 [8AP]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 1465), H727 [21FE]

Foreign investments: amend certain laws with respect to foreign investments in U.S. agriculture (see H.R. 1576), H976 [4MR]

Foreign policy: enhance counterterrorism and maritime security cooperation and training within ‘‘3+1’’ structure between U.S., Israel, Greece, and Cyprus (see H.R. 2510), H2656 [11JN]

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act: repeal (see H.R. 589), H1729 [29AP]

FTC: require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (see H.R. 633), H558 [6FE]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see H. Res. 744), H4455 [18SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 249), H1273 [25MR]

Health: express importance of accurate information for public, lawmakers, and emergency department professionals in differences between elective-induced abortion and treatment for ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage (see H. Res. 611), H3656 [25JY]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1521), H1462 [7AP]

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

Information technology: require online video game providers to provide certain safeguards for minors (see H.R. 6265), H5900 [15DE]

International Day of Political Prisoners: designate (see H. Res. 843), H5944 [16DE]

Iran: impose additional sanctions and modify existing sanctions (see H.R. 2570), H1403 [1AP]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in logistical transactions and sanctions evasion relating to oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, and related petrochemical products from Iran (see H.R. 1422), H838 [25FE]

James J. Howard Post Office, Spring Lake, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1431), H722 [18FE]

Jews: condemn rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in U.S., including recent assault in Boulder, CO, and reaffirm commitment to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence (see H. Res. 481), H2506 [5JN]

Jimmy Lai Day: observance (see H. Res. 930), H5051 [4DE]

Kirk, Charlie: authorize to lie in honor in Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4310 [15SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6278), H4895 [21NO]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4267 [11SE] (see H. Res. 700), H4313 [15SE] (see H. Res. 719), H4363 [16SE]

Labor unions: accelerate workplace time-to-contract under National Labor Relations Act for new unions (see H.R. 5408), H4362 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see H.R. 1269), H4818 [19NO]

Maduro, Nicolas: increase maximum reward amount for information leading to arrest and conviction of, to be paid out by Federal Government from all withheld assets, officials of Maduro regime and their conspirators (see H.R. 268), H88 [9JA]

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), H4534 [10OC]

——— prohibit approved medical residency training programs from requiring opt-out abortion training (see H.R. 6219), H5944 [16DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment of Alpha–1 antitrypsin deficiency disorder treatment (see H.R. 2343), H1273 [25MR]

Mental health: remove terms ‘‘mentally retarded’’ and ‘‘mental retardation’’ from Federal law (see H.R. 3420), H2508 [5JN]

Middle East: express support for Israel as it works to dismantle Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities and defends itself against Iranian attacks on civilians (see H. Res. 521), H2838 [20JN]

Mildred Joyce Coleman Crump Post Office Building, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5717), H4527 [8OC]

Money: ensure that U.S. currency is treated as legal tender to be accepted as payment for purchases of goods and services at U.S. brick-and-mortar businesses (see H.R. 1138), H584 [7FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see H.R. 979), H1153 [11MR]

National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 337), H1612 [17AP]

NIH: prohibit support for activity or program that uses live animals in research outside U.S. (see H.R. 1085), H4706 [17NO]

Olympic Games: award Congressional Gold Medals to members of 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at Winter Olympics in historic ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’ (see H.R. 452), H259 [21JA]

Omar, Representative: remove from Committee on the Budget (House) and Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (see H. Res. 706), H4366 [16SE]

Pakistan: impose sanctions on certain foreign persons who have knowingly engaged in wrongful persecution and imprisonment of political opponents in Pakistan (see H.R. 2311), H3369 [16JY]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: redesignate facilities in honor of Bill Pascrell, Jr. (see H.R. 249), H88 [9JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see H.R. 271), H88 [9JA]

Pope Leo XIV: tribute (see H. Res. 412), H2052 [14MY]

Postal Service: enhance administrative subpoena authority (see H.R. 170), H33 [3JA]

——— ensure it remains independent establishment of Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 70), H435 [31JA]

——— facilitate implementation of security measures (see H.R. 1065), H4529 [8OC]

——— modify role and duties of U.S. Postal Service police officers (see H.R. 2095), H4537 [14OC]

Public buildings: clarify that installation of mechanical insulation property is energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings (see H.R. 3474), H4903 [25NO]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1069 [10MR]

Russia: prohibit Federal funding to support or facilitate participation of Russia in Group of Seven (see H.R. 436), H2002 [13MY]

Ships and vessels: support U.S. national defense and economic security by supporting U.S. vessels, ports, and shipyards and U.S. maritime workforce (see H.R. 3151), H2106 [15MY]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in groups or associations of employers that will be treated as employer for purposes of sponsoring group health plan (see H.R. 2528), H3190 [2JY]

Social Security: establish long-term care insurance benefits (see H.R. 2082), H4994 [2DE]

Socialism: denounce (see H. Con. Res. 58), H4553 [24OC]

Sports: establish requirements for unified boxing organizations and further enhance well-being of professional boxers (see H.R. 4624), H4412 [17SE]

SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see H.R. 2540), H1402 [1AP]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations, negotiate bilateral free trade agreement, and support membership in international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 8), H556 [6FE]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see H.R. 833), H1413 [2AP]

——— allow deduction for certain overtime compensation (see H.R. 5475), H4879 [20NO]

——— 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), H4903 [25NO]

——— increase amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (see H.R. 3327), H4878 [20NO]

——— increase exclusion from gain of sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1340), H3037 [30JN]

——— increase limitation on qualified first-time homebuyers distributions (see H.R. 3526), H3037 [30JN]

——— modify railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 516), H506 [5FE]

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

——— treat membership in health care sharing ministry as medical expense (see H.R. 2062), H1149 [11MR]

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), H4524 [6OC]

TSA: update security screening requirements for certain covered air carrier operations (see H.R. 2353), H1300 [26MR]

Turkey: condemn illegal occupation of Cyprus and encourage President Trump to make resolution of Cyprus problem top foreign policy priority (see H. Res. 17), H2617 [10JN]

U.S.: mint and issue $2.50 numismatic coins and $2.50 circulating coins in commemoration of semiquincentennial anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5616), H4592 [10NO]

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]

Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 864), H4585 [7NO]

Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation: develop and disseminate civic education curriculum and oral history resources on certain political ideologies (see H.R. 2080), H1150 [11MR]

Wildlife: prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species (see H.R. 3199), H4707 [17NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to 761st Tank Battalion in recognition of their crucial role in Allied forces success in Europe and example they set as first Black armored unit (see H.R. 1628), H6118 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 2226), H1170 [18MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H297 [22JA]

Aviation: create mechanisms by which State law enforcement can coordinate with Federal Government to detect and stop drones involved in unlawful activities (see H.R. 6042), H4666 [12NO]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize and modify (see H.R. 3201), H1854 [5MY] (see H.R. 3225), H1908 [7MY]

China: address Chinese Communist Party efforts to censor 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre (see H.R. 3737), H2468 [4JN]

——— expand sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and counter genocidal policies (see H.R. 4830), H3671 [1AU]

——— withdraw permanent normal trade relations treatment and expand eligibility requirements for products to receive future normal trade relations treatment (see H.R. 1504), H728 [21FE]

Chinese Communist Party: address ‘‘stolen valor’’ historical revisionism of Allied victory in Asia, commemorate contributions made to Allied victory, and acknowledge postwar contributions of Japan to peace and stability (see H. Res. 689), H4238 [10SE]

Coastal zones: require certification and review of impact of offshore wind industrialization on military readiness and radar and sonar capabilities (see H.R. 6930), H6126 [23DE]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: recognize urgent need for peace, stability, and reconciliation and support diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian efforts to achieve lasting peace in region (see H. Res. 559), H3033 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: protect opportunities for families in Federal student aid process (see H.R. 2521), H1374 [31MR]

Dept. of State: encourage and support diplomatic advocacy efforts on behalf of Gao Zhisheng and other political prisoners in China, including in Hong Kong, and globally (see H.R. 5303), H4263 [11SE]

——— encourage diplomatic advocacy efforts on behalf of Americans unjustly detained in China (see H.R. 5491), H4454 [18SE]

——— expand definition of ‘‘severe forms of trafficking in persons’’ to include trafficking of orphaned, abandoned, or minors living in public or private residential facilities (see H.R. 4732), H3645 [23JY]

——— express urgent need to appoint Special Envoy for Sudan to address ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis and advance U.S. national security interests (see H. Res. 479), H2506 [5JN]

——— provide for foreign assistance authorities of Dept. (see H.R. 5250), H4236 [10SE]

District of Columbia: disapprove Council of the District of Columbia action in approving Insurance Regulation Amendment Act (see H.J. Res. 82), H1337 [27MR]

Foreign policy: address transnational repression by foreign governments against private individuals (see H.R. 4829), H3671 [1AU]

——— recognize and applaud President Trump for brokering peace agreement between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo and support diplomatic and economic efforts to achieve lasting peace in region (see H. Res. 586), H3367 [16JY]

Foreign trade: ensure goods made using or containing cobalt refined in China do not enter U.S. market under presumption that cobalt is extracted or processed with child and forced labor in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 2310), H1218 [24MR]

Health: prioritize and fund life-affirming maternal and child health initiatives globally by equipping local health providers and community health workers to reduce leading causes of maternal and child mortality (see H.R. 6765), H5942 [16DE]

Hong Kong: remove extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities if Hong Kong no longer enjoys high degree of autonomy from China (see H.R. 2661), H1458 [7AP]

Human rights: combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of removal of organs (see H.R. 1503), H728 [21FE]

Jimmy Lai Way, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2522), H1374 [31MR]

Kay Hagan Tick Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4348), H3199 [10JY]

Leonard G. ‘‘Bud’’ Lomell, Jr., VA Clinic, Toms River, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2170), H1168 [18MR]

Life Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 98), H2419 [3JN]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: support goals and ideas (see H. Res. 755), H4489 [19SE]

Nigeria: express need to designate as Dept. of State Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating violations of religious freedom and need to appoint Special Envoy for Nigeria and Lake Chad region (see H. Res. 220), H1151 [11MR]

Public safety officers: recognize important work of open water lifeguards and designate as first responders and emergency response providers (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1600 [10AP]

Science: prohibit human-animal chimeras (see H.R. 2161), H1162 [14MR]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5160), H3861 [4SE]

Taxation: allow refundable tax credit for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school (see H.R. 2097), H1159 [14MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1144), H584 [7FE] (see H.R. 2796), H1562 [9AP] (see H.R. 2961), H1612 [17AP] (see H.R. 4113), H2922 [24JN]

Trump, President: commend for redesignating Nigeria as country of particular concern due to engagement in, and tolerance of, systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom (see H. Res. 860), H4573 [4NO]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: extend and authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1744), H917 [27FE]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (see H.R. 3122), H1775 [30AP]

World Hydrocephalus Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Res. 755), H4489 [19SE]

Biographies

Rebekah Fischoff, E464• [21MY]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 2226), H1173 [18MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H300 [22JA]

Aviation: create mechanisms by which State law enforcement can coordinate with Federal Government to detect and stop drones involved in unlawful activities (H.R. 6042), H4667 [12NO]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize and modify (H.R. 3201), H1855 [5MY]

——— reauthorize and modify (H.R. 3225), H1910 [7MY]

China: address Chinese Communist Party efforts to censor 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre (H.R. 3737), H2470 [4JN]

——— expand sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and counter genocidal policies (H.R. 4830), H3673 [1AU]

——— withdraw permanent normal trade relations treatment and expand eligibility requirements for products to receive future normal trade relations treatment (H.R. 1504), H730 [21FE]

Coastal zones: require certification and review of impact of offshore wind industrialization on military readiness and radar and sonar capabilities (H.R. 6930), H6126 [23DE]

Dept. of Education: protect opportunities for families in Federal student aid process (H.R. 2521), H1376 [31MR]

Dept. of State: encourage and support diplomatic advocacy efforts on behalf of Gao Zhisheng and other political prisoners in China, including in Hong Kong, and globally (H.R. 5303), H4265 [11SE]

——— encourage diplomatic advocacy efforts on behalf of Americans unjustly detained in China (H.R. 5491), H4457 [18SE]

——— provide for foreign assistance authorities of Dept. (H.R. 5250), H4239 [10SE]

District of Columbia: disapprove Council of the District of Columbia action in approving Insurance Regulation Amendment Act (H.J. Res. 82), H1340 [27MR]

Foreign policy: address transnational repression by foreign governments against private individuals (H.R. 4829), H3673 [1AU]

Hong Kong: remove extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities if Hong Kong no longer enjoys high degree of autonomy from China (H.R. 2661), H1461 [7AP]

Human rights: combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of removal of organs (H.R. 1503), H730 [21FE]

Jimmy Lai Way, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 2522), H1376 [31MR]

Kay Hagan Tick Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4348), H3201 [10JY]

Leonard G. ‘‘Bud’’ Lomell, Jr., VA Clinic, Toms River, NJ: designate (H.R. 2170), H1171 [18MR]

Life Month: designate (H.J. Res. 98), H2420 [3JN]

Science: prohibit human-animal chimeras (H.R. 2161), H1164 [14MR]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5160), H3862 [4SE]

Taxation: allow refundable tax credit for tuition expenses incurred for each qualifying child of taxpayer in attending public or private elementary or secondary school (H.R. 2097), H1162 [14MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1144), H585 [7FE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2796), H1563 [9AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2961), H1613 [17AP]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 4113), H2923 [24JN]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: extend and authorize appropriations (H.R. 1744), H921 [27FE]

Vietnam: prioritize protection of internationally-recognized human rights and development of rule of law in U.S. relations (H.R. 3122), H1776 [30AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3195 [10JY]

Letters

Nigeria designation as Dept. of State Country of Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating violations of religious freedom and Special Envoy for Nigeria and Lake Chad region appointment: several religious freedom advocates, E728• [25JY]

Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act: several organizations, H1821 [5MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3195 [10JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit chemical abortions, H2915, H2918, H2919 [24JN]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 21), H338, H344• [23JA]

Boulder, CO: condemn antisemitic attack and express support for law enforcement response (H. Res. 488), H2546• [9JN]

China: condemn legacy of political repression by China and oppose actions to erase Tibetan cultural heritage, E195• [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 3838), H4120, H4121 [9SE]

——— require certification that offshore wind projects in North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Planning Areas will not interfere with radar capabilities, H4120, H4121 [9SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: John Templeton Foundation Templeton Prize recipient, E864• [16SE]

——— U.S. visit, E864• [16SE]

Human rights: combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of removal of organs (H.R. 1503), H1821, H1822 [5MY]

International Criminal Court: impose sanctions against if engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of U.S. and its allies (H.R. 23), H74• [9JA]

Leonard G. ‘‘Bud’’ Lomell, Jr., VA Clinic, Toms River, NJ: designate (H.R. 2170), H3490 [21JY]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize right to life, H344• [23JA]

Pine Beach, NJ: anniversary, E237• [21MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, E255• [27MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion, H2915, H2917, H2918, H2919 [24JN]

Taxation: provide special rules for taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within U.S. (H.R. 33), E49• [20JA]

Statements

Prohibit Funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: Toni McFadden, E255• [27MR]

Tributes

Fischoff, Rebekah, E463• [21MY]

Lomell, Leonard G., Jr. (Bud), E700• [21JY]

Payne, Donald M., Jr.: tribute, E1221• [17DE]