CARSON, ANDRÉ (a Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H1916 [27JA]

African Americans: recognize and celebrate significance of Black history museums and cultural institutions (see H. Res. 1088), H2333 [26FE]

AID and Dept. of State: require establishment and publication of procedures relative to disposal of residual inventory upon termination or completion of programs, projects, or activities (see H.R. 7307), H1948 [2FE]

Animals: increase enforcement of Animal Welfare Act violations (see H.R. 349), H2259 [23FE]

——— oppose use of onychectomy, also known as declawing, for elective surgery in cats (see H. Res. 985), H615 [9JA]

Armed Forces: extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see H.R. 6224), H136 [7JA]

Business and industry: require employers to provide employees retirement program with benefits equivalent to Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or elect to participate in FERS (see H.R. 7556), H2219 [12FE]

Carbon Monoxide Action and Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 934), H1923 [30JA]

CBO: study long-term economic impact of Trump administration immigration policies (see H.R. 7345), H2029 [4FE]

Children and youth: provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 7497), H2185 [11FE]

Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 1013), H2371 [3MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain statue of Clarence Mitchell, Jr., for placement in U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 7915), H2482 [12MR]

Consumers: reinstate energy improvement tax credits, incentivize energy efficiency, assist low-income households with energy bills, crack down on price gouging, and ensure high-consumption facilities pay their own costs (see H.R. 7977), H2596 [18MR]

CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 7499), H2185 [11FE]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 990), H922 [15JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see H.R. 5867), H253 [8JA]

——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 8055), H2675 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot program for partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military installations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to military families (see H.R. 6138), H1916 [27JA]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 7766), H2368 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs (see H.R. 5476), H2033 [4FE]

——— ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid living wage (see H.R. 7032), H717 [13JA]

——— expand eligibility of historically Black college or universities and predominantly Black institutions for certain graduate-level science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education grants (see H.R. 7341), H2029 [4FE]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 7340), H2029 [4FE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving student veteran centers (see H.R. 6358), H136 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and certain adults who lack sufficient diapers or adult incontinence supplies (see H.R. 3508), H1949 [2FE]

——— address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (see H.R. 8008), H2620 [19MR]

——— expand and improve Head Start Program (see H.R. 7637), H2234 [20FE]

——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 8080), H2710 [25MR]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program and include coverage of physical therapy services in certain programs (see H.R. 5621), H2474 [5MR]

——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see H.R. 8089), H2710 [25MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: mandate reporting requirements pertaining to detainees in immigration detention facilities (see H.R. 7347), H2029 [4FE]

——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for television advertisements promoting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 7395), H2040 [5FE]

——— remove U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding allocated in One Big Beautiful Bill Act (see H.R. 7346), H2029 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 7856), H2471 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish task force on anti-Sikh hate and discrimination (see H.R. 7100), H2422 [4MR]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections (see H.R. 7917), H2482 [12MR]

——— issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training (see H.R. 7479), H2118 [10FE]

Dept. of State: require report on Internet freedom in Iran (see H.R. 6469), H1923 [30JA]

——— transmit certain documents to House of Representatives relative to administration’s stance on Greenland (see H. Res. 1001), H949 [20JA]

Dept. of Transportation: issue rules enacting certain requirements relative to automatic emergency braking systems installed in new covered vehicles (see H.R. 3649), H656 [12JA]

——— set requirements for certain operator workstations for fixed route buses (see H.R. 6635), H1173 [21JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H2120 [10FE]

——— expand eligibility of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to National Guard members who perform certain full-time duty (see H.R. 1423), H1173 [21JA]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 7005), H615 [9JA]

Earley, Charity Adams: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 1077), H2328 [25FE]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see H.R. 7531), H2217 [12FE]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 7583), H2298 [24FE]

EPA: establish Ohio River Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 5966), H136 [7JA]

——— promulgate certain limitations relative to pre-production plastic pellet pollution (see H.R. 7543), H2218 [12FE]

FAA: provide updates to type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies (see H.R. 7553), H2219 [12FE]

——— require collision mitigation technology for certain aircraft, improve helicopter safety and separation around airports, update air traffic control procedures, and address airspace safety in Dept. of Defense activities (see H.R. 7613), H2233 [20FE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve access to Federal services by individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 7223), H2422 [4MR]

——— provide for appropriations to pay Federal employees and contractors during certain periods of lapses in appropriations (see H.R. 7322), H2120 [10FE]

——— require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see H.R. 7110), H1916 [27JA]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see H.R. 7183), H1171 [21JA]

Firearms: issue extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from person who may present danger to others or themselves (see H.R. 7599), H2228 [17FE]

Foreign aid: ensure sufficient food assistance for civilian population of Gaza (see H.R. 7565), H2219 [12FE]

Foreign policy: prohibit action to, or use of Federal funds to, invade NATO countries and territories (see H.R. 7016), H895 [14JA]

Gambling: prohibit any person from placing, accepting, or facilitating placement or acceptance of wagers in prediction markets regarding specified event (see H.R. 7955), H2712 [25MR]

Government: prohibit certain Federal officials, appointees, or employees from engaging in covered transactions involving prediction market contracts tied to Government policy, action, or political outcomes (see H.R. 7004), H615 [9JA]

Haiti: protect rights of women and girls to ensure success for transition from crisis to stability, condemn failure to center women’s leadership and distinct needs, and call for urgent measures to secure human rights (see H. Res. 1018), H1350 [22JA]

HIV/AIDS: establish grant program for States, Tribal governments, Federal health centers, rural health clinics, local governments, and community-based organizations to establish and support PrEP programs (see H.R. 7385), H2031 [4FE]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: award grants to higher education institutions for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments (see H.R. 6686), H136 [7JA]

IRS: codify Direct File program (see H.R. 7806), H2420 [4MR]

Israel: prohibit funds made available for assistance from being used to support certain violations of international law (see H.R. 7545), H2218 [12FE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: fly U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of memory (see H. Res. 1107), H2471 [5MR]

——— tribute (see H. Res. 1106), H2420 [4MR]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 995), H718 [13JA]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 4231), H135 [7JA]

——— provide coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation (see H.R. 7277), H1920 [30JA]

——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 6130), H136 [7JA]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1039), H2031 [4FE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 7549), H2218 [12FE]

National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see H. Res. 850), H136 [7JA]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 7740), H2332 [26FE]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1109), H2472 [5MR]

NIH: ensure scientific integrity in activities and prevent diversion of funds to politically driven activities (see H.R. 7173), H1171 [21JA]

NIST: develop best practices and technical guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) model documentation (see H.R. 6461), H2484 [12MR]

Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 996), H1173 [21JA]

Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA, and 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT (see H.R. 4382), H1949 [2FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhanced tax credits funding through rescissions in Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding (see H.R. 7071), H893 [14JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 7802), H2419 [4MR]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1125), H2621 [19MR]

SSA: improve procedures to close or reduce access to field offices (see H.R. 7228), H1923 [30JA]

SSI: update eligibility (see H.R. 7828), H2470 [5MR]

Taxation: establish credit for domestic production of high-performance rare earth magnets (see H.R. 1496), H921 [15JA]

——— modify railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 516), H1976 [3FE]

——— provide incentives and assistance to reduce cost of housing, energy, transportation, childcare, education, and health care, and to increase salaries (see H.R. 6900), H1923 [30JA]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see H. Res. 1058), H2186 [11FE]

Tucson, AZ: anniversary of shootings at ‘‘Congress on Your Corner’’ event and honor survivors, victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords for her work to end gun violence (see H. Con. Res. 69), H252 [8JA]

Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office, Tuskegee, AL: designate (see H.R. 6006), H2236 [20FE]

Wildlife: prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species (see H.R. 3199), H2551 [17MR]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see H.R. 7973), H2595 [18MR] (see H.R. 8074), H2710 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse against ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 1025), H1921 [30JA]

Dept. of State: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 7281), H1920 [30JA]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of State: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (H.R. 7281), H1922 [30JA]

Remarks

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, E4• [6JA]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse against ethnic minorities (H. Res. 1025), E82• [30JA]

Dept. of State: require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (H.R. 7281), E85• [30JA]

FAA: require all aircraft in controlled airspace to be equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) IN and ADS-B OUT equipment to improve aviation safety (S. 2503), H2257• [23FE]

——— require collision mitigation technology for certain aircraft, improve helicopter safety and separation around airports, update air traffic control procedures, and address airspace safety in Dept. of Defense activities (H.R. 7613), H2257• [23FE]

Votes: correction, E45• [15JA]

Tributes

Hamilton, Lee H., E160• [24FE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr., E157• [24FE]