EVANS, DWIGHT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 68), H925 [16JA]

Bankruptcy: provide more equitable discharge standard for student loan borrowers (see H.R. 4444), H925 [16JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1080), H2328 [25FE]

Bureau of Prisons: end use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see H.R. 4682), H2422 [4MR]

——— ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologists for female prisoners (see H.R. 7733), H2332 [26FE]

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]

Courts: codify Federal cause of action and remedy available for individuals exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and encourage research and accountability for irresponsible discharge (see H.R. 6626), H1923 [30JA]

——— improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries (see H.R. 3562), H949 [20JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit video or telephone certifications under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 1464), H2421 [4MR]

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

——— restore access to curricula, books, and other learning materials at schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity (see H.R. 5527), H2370 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: ensure children in schools have right to read (see H.R. 6440), H925 [16JA]

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

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see H.R. 7855), H2471 [5MR]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 7340), H2236 [20FE]

Dept. of HHS: expand and improve Head Start Program (see H.R. 7637), H2234 [20FE]

——— expand education and workforce training opportunities for youth who have experienced foster care (see H.R. 7343), H2029 [4FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit use of funds for acquisition, or utilizing of, full-body restraints (see H.R. 7709), H2422 [4MR]

——— provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see H.R. 2627), H2188 [11FE]

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 grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunities for incarcerated persons (see H.R. 7247), H1914 [27JA]

——— establish Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program (see H.R. 7057), H892 [14JA]

——— remove linguistic barriers to participation in gun violence prevention strategies (see H.R. 7170), H1171 [21JA]

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

Dept. of the Interior: restore interpretive and educational exhibits at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, PA (see H.R. 7763), H2368 [3MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Climate Financial Risk Committee and Climate Financial Risk Advisory Committee on Financial Stability Oversight Council (see H.R. 7246), H1914 [27JA]

Dept. of Transportation: direct owners and operators of gas distribution pipeline facilities to assess systems for presence of aldyl-a polyethylene (see H.R. 8050), H2675 [24MR]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: furnish certain information to House relating to implementation and enforcement of ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding for the Exchange of Information for Nontax Criminal Enforcement’’ (see H. Res. 1097), H2369 [3MR]

Education: express that paraprofessionals and education support staff in schools and universities should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions (see H. Res. 297), H13 [6JA]

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]

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

Federal agencies and departments: codify Executive order relative to revitalizing national commitment to environmental justice for all (see H.R. 576), H719 [13JA]

——— 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), H919 [15JA]

Federal aid programs: request President and direct Dept. of HHS to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to ‘‘Defend the Spend’’ freeze on child care payments to all States, Tribes, and territories (see H. Res. 1078), H2328 [25FE]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 3226), H2120 [10FE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 7480), H2188 [11FE]

——— provide that civilian service as temporary employee after certain date may be creditable service under Federal Employees Retirement System (see H.R. 1522), H2297 [24FE]

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]

——— prevent purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see H.R. 7564), H2236 [20FE]

Foreign trade: reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance programs (see H.R. 7805), H2420 [4MR]

Freedom House Ambulance Service: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7623), H2234 [20FE]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 1040), H2041 [5FE]

House of Representatives: defend and uphold rights and protections guaranteed by Fourteenth Amendment to U.S. Constitution to ensure that our democracy works for all of us, not just powerful few (see H. Res. 1038), H2031 [4FE]

Housing: prohibit manipulation of rent prices (see H.R. 6124), H136 [7JA]

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), H2236 [20FE]

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]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: express that redesignation as Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts constitutes violation of Federal law (see H. Res. 973), H13 [6JA]

——— require removal of any signage or other identification from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that differs from designation stated in U.S. Code (see H.R. 6925), H13 [6JA]

Law enforcement officers: prohibit Federal law enforcement grant funding to States or local governments that create paywall for access to police body camera footage (see H.R. 7125), H920 [15JA]

LGBTQI+: repeal certain Executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals (see H.R. 3708), H2677 [24MR]

Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see H. Res. 1108), H2472 [5MR]

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

National Mentoring Month: observance (see H. Res. 1047), H2095 [9FE]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H1948 [2FE]

National Year of the Volunteer: designate (see H. Res. 1044), H2095 [9FE]

Newark, NJ: honor memory of victims of 1967 riots and acknowledge enduring impact on Newark community (see H. Res. 578), H719 [13JA]

Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 996), H1352 [22JA]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: develop consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate and postdoctoral researchers (see H.R. 3054), H2188 [11FE]

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), H1977 [3FE]

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

Postal Service: require mail-in ballots to use barcode service (see H.R. 7265), H1915 [27JA]

Public buildings: prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of sitting U.S. President (see H.R. 6926), H13 [6JA]

Robert A. Bishop, Sr., Post Office Building, Mahaffey, PA: designate (see H.R. 7517), H2186 [11FE]

Schools: require elementary schools and secondary schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before facilitating child’s gender transition in any form, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5116), H1122 [20JA]

Social Security: exclude certain funds received from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4967), H949 [20JA]

SSA: request President furnish information to House of Representatives relative to Dept. of Government Efficiency access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in SSA possession (see H. Res. 1059), H2186 [11FE]

Taxation: impose tax on damages received by President on account of any civil action filed against U.S. (see H.R. 7381), H2030 [4FE]

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]

Trump, President: condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers (see H. Res. 116), H136 [7JA]

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]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: require to refund tariffs collected under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see H.R. 7615), H2330 [25FE] (see H.R. 7736), H2332 [26FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dr. Constance ‘‘Connie’’ E. Clayton Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 7532), H2218 [12FE]

Philadelphia, PA: recognize desegregation efforts at Girard College and leaders involved in African-American integration and civil rights expansion (see H. Res. 1071), H2258 [23FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dr. Constance ‘‘Connie’’ E. Clayton Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 7532), H2220 [12FE]