JAYAPAL, PRAMILA (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: prohibit funding to use in or against Venezuela (see H.R. 6915), H657 [12JA]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 68), H719 [13JA]

CDC: establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see H.R. 6989), H616 [9JA]

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]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 7521), H2217 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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: reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see H.R. 7555), H2219 [12FE]

Dept. of Energy: conduct study on effect of data centers on communities of color and low-income communities (see H.R. 7858), H2552 [17MR]

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

——— support State and local agencies with responsibility for children services in their response to opioid abuse crisis (see H.R. 6283), H2422 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: defer removal of certain Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian nationals for certain period (see H.R. 7608), H2233 [20FE]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 7481), H2422 [4MR]

——— rescind certain immigration enforcement funds to provide for new credits related to expanding access to housing (see H.R. 6390), H719 [13JA]

——— support emergency preparedness and response efforts for companion animals (see H.R. 7438), H2531 [16MR]

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

Dept. of State: call for accountability for killing of civilians in attack in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, by Israel Defense Forces and report to Congress on such attack, including use of U.S.-supplied weapons and training (see H.R. 7903), H2481 [12MR]

——— consolidate reports required to be submitted by Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (see H.R. 7654), H2296 [24FE]

——— require report on investigation into death of Shireen Abu Akleh (see H.R. 7281), H2097 [9FE]

——— transmit certain documents to House of Representatives relative to administration’s stance on Greenland (see H. Res. 1001), H1173 [21JA]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit offshore drilling on Outer Continental Shelf in Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see H.R. 2881), H2551 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H2712 [25MR]

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

Domestic policy: express sense that U.S. must act urgently to end political and economic dominance of billionaire oligarchs, halt corporate subsidies and tax advantages, and reinvest in needs of American people (see H. Res. 1028), H1921 [30JA]

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: establish grant program to support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat (see H.R. 903), H2622 [19MR]

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

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 7480), H2118 [10FE]

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 Intelligence Surveillance Act: implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 7901), H2481 [12MR]

Foreign policy: annul Monroe Doctrine and develop ‘‘New Good Neighbor’’ policy to foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation between U.S. and Latin American and Caribbean neighbors (see H. Res. 1056), H2119 [10FE]

——— prohibit action to, or use of Federal funds to, invade NATO countries and territories (see H.R. 7016), H719 [13JA]

FTC: prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices in app marketplace (see H.R. 3209), H949 [20JA]

GAO: submit report on effects of AID stop work order, discontinuation of services, and shuttering of AID (see H.R. 7271), H1915 [27JA]

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]

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]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: 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), H136 [7JA]

Medicaid: enable State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive, coordinated care through health home to individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 5178), H2370 [3MR]

Medicare: prevent hospitals or skilled nursing facilities that are owned by certain firms from participating in Medicare program (see H.R. 7920), H2482 [12MR]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 4731), H1950 [2FE]

——— provide long-term stability for beneficiary access to clinical diagnostic lab tests by improving accuracy of, and feasibility of data collection for, private payor-based fee schedule payment rates for such tests (see H.R. 5269), H2531 [16MR]

——— rename Medicare Advantage program and prohibit private insurers from using ‘‘Medicare’’ in plan titles or advertisements (see H.R. 7803), H2420 [4MR]

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

National Park Service: extend funding for Historic Preservation Fund (see H.R. 3418), H2097 [9FE]

NIH: take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see H.R. 6867), H922 [15JA]

Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 996), H893 [14JA]

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), H136 [7JA]

Seattle Seahawks (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 1049), H2118 [10FE]

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

Texas: interconnect Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., to its neighbors (see H.R. 7728), H2332 [26FE]

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]

Venezuela: prohibit availability of Federal funds for certain U.S. assertions relative to Venezuela (see H.R. 6980), H949 [20JA]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit use of facial recognition (see H.R. 7363), H2030 [4FE]

Dept. of Labor: create annual restrictions on H–2A temporary worker program (see H.R. 7541), H2218 [12FE]

Taxation: impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and establish certain anti-evasion and avoidance measures (see H.R. 8085), H2710 [25MR]

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]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit use of facial recognition (H.R. 7363), H2032 [4FE]

Dept. of Labor: create annual restrictions on H–2A temporary worker program (H.R. 7541), H2220 [12FE]

Taxation: impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and establish certain anti-evasion and avoidance measures (H.R. 8085), H2711 [25MR]

Remarks

Immigration: clarify that aliens convicted of defrauding the Government or unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 1958), H2571 [18MR]

——— provide that alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 4638), H2603 [19MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H2603 [19MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2450• [5MR], E61• [21JA]

Tributes

Nordhoff, Nancy, H2265 [24FE], E146• [20FE]