DEATH AND DYING

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity payable upon death of servicemember and provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity (see H.R. 7932), H2483 [12MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1976 [3FE]

CFTC: prohibit event contracts based on terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, illegal activity, or other activities contrary to public interest, and allow States to exempt themselves from prohibition on gaming contracts (see H.R. 7840), H2471 [5MR]

——— prohibit listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities (see S. 4035), S958 [10MR] (see H.R. 7942), H2529 [16MR]

Crime: revise applicable standards relative to death resulting from deprivation of rights under color of law (see H.R. 7290), H1921 [30JA]

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

——— award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings to reduce suicide rates of covered individuals (see S. 4210), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 8070), H2710 [25MR]

——— convene task force to develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality (see S. 4149), S1367 [19MR]

——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see S. 4187), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 8080), H2710 [25MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize deployment and assistance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection relative to investigations of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings (see H.R. 7098), H919 [15JA]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to establish national training and technical assistance center to provide for ongoing promotion and adoption of lethality assessment programs to reduce domestic violence-related homicides (see H.R. 7494), H2185 [11FE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: provide funding for National Law Enforcement Museum community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs (see S. 3719), S344 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance underride protection on trailers, semitrailers, and single unit trucks and improve motor carrier, passenger motor vehicle, and vulnerable road user safety (see S. 3775), S489 [4FE] (see H.R. 7354), H2030 [4FE]

——— issue guidance regarding State projects to reduce trespassing fatalities (see H.R. 7358), H2030 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish new national cemetery in Hawaii (see S. 3613), S130 [12JA]

——— extend burial benefits for certain veterans who die in hospice care (see S. 3898), S650 [24FE]

——— increase burial and funeral expenses in cases of death from service-connected disability (see S. 4108), S1090 [17MR]

——— provide burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care (see H.R. 7199), H1349 [22JA]

——— report annually to Congress on National Cemetery Administration (see H.R. 7260), H1914 [27JA]

——— standardize payment of burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans (see H.R. 6943), H11 [6JA]

Disabled: allow disabled individuals with terminal illnesses to receive disability insurance benefits without waiting period and prohibit concurrent receipt of disability benefits and unemployment insurance (see S. 3648), S256 [15JA] (see H.R. 7104), H919 [15JA]

District of Columbia: prohibit Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide (see H.R. 7196), H1349 [22JA]

Happy Land Social Club Fire Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Res. 1123), H2597 [18MR]

Health: establish national campaign to increase maternal vaccination rates (see S. 4132), S1205 [18MR]

Heroism: establish medal of sacrifice for law enforcement officers and first responders killed in line of duty (see S. 3765), S470 [3FE]

Iran: condemn for violent repression of peaceful protesters, documented pattern of human rights abuses, and sponsorship of extremist militant groups across Middle East (see H. Res. 1031), H1949 [2FE]

Law enforcement officers: revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers’ death benefits (see S. 3897), S650 [24FE] (see H.R. 7718), H2328 [25FE]

Medicaid: repeal requirement that States establish Medicaid Estate Recovery Program and limit circumstances in which State may place lien on Medicaid beneficiary’s property (see H.R. 6951), H12 [6JA]

Medicare: ensure integrity of Medicare-furnished hospice care (see S. 4118), S1090 [17MR] (see H.R. 7966), H2550 [17MR]

Missouri: honor lives of fallen Missouri police officers and express condolences to their families (see S. Res. 630), S958 [10MR]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit use of image of living political figures on America the Beautiful—National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass (see S. 3735), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 7251), H1914 [27JA]

New York, NY: recognize victims of Happy Land Social Club fire in Bronx, NY, on March 25, 1990 (see H. Res. 1123), H2597 [18MR]

Taxation: give individuals with deceased spouses same exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence as is allowed to married couples, regardless of how much time has passed since such death (see H.R. 7349), H2029 [4FE]

——— increase estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on certain wealthy estates and deposit such revenues in Social Security Trust Fund (see S. 4196), S1614 [25MR]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see S. 4195), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 7973), H2595 [18MR] (see H.R. 8074), H2710 [25MR]

Cost Estimates

Medal of Sacrifice Act (H.R. 3497): CBO, H1927 [2FE]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 73), H2651, H2652 [24MR]

CFTC: prohibit event contracts based on terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, illegal activity, or other activities contrary to public interest, and allow States to exempt themselves from prohibition on gaming contracts (H.R. 7840), H2588 [18MR]

Crime: make coercion of children to commit harm criminal offense (H.R. 6732), H632–H634 [12JA]

——— revise applicable standards relative to death resulting from deprivation of rights under color of law (H.R. 7290), H1989 [4FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with crime that resulted in death or serious injury of another person, H2173 [11FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements to laws relating to payment of certain benefits that are affected by death (H.R. 3123), H1930–H1932 [2FE]

Heroism: establish medal of sacrifice for law enforcement officers and first responders killed in line of duty (H.R. 3497), H1925–H1927 [2FE]

Trump, President: deployment of Federal agents and/or military personnel to conduct law enforcement operations in U.S. cities, H2016–H2021 [4FE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: implement measures to prevent improper payments to managed care organizations for deceased Medicaid enrollees, S185 [14JA]

Dover AFB, DE: tribute to dignified transfer ceremony for fallen servicemembers, S907 [9MR], S1083 [17MR]

LeRette Funeral Chapel Inc: tribute, S288 [27JA]

Reports filed

Medal of Sacrifice Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3497) (H. Rept. 119–466), H1914 [27JA]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 73) (H. Rept. 119–544), H2529 [16MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 73, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, H2651 [24MR]

H.R. 3497, Medal of Sacrifice Act, H1925 [2FE]

H.R. 6732, Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment (CSAFE) Act, H632 [12JA]

S. Res. 630, honor lives of fallen Missouri police officers and express condolences to their families, S960 [10MR]