ALSOBROOKS, ANGELA D. (a Senator from Maryland)

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), S1279, S1303, S1304, S1305 [18MR], S1395 [19MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S139 [12JA], S175 [13JA]

Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), S355 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 567), S959 [10MR]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see S.J. Res. 104), S733 [2MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see S.J. Res. 98), S51 [6JA]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 615), S681 [25FE]

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse: tribute (see S. Res. 585), S257 [15JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to Capitol personnel on anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol (see S. Res. 574), S50 [6JA]

CDC: reauthorize and improve National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (see S. 1866), S553 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 1395), S1545 [23MR]

——— establish pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see S. 3669), S257 [15JA]

——— make adjustments to environmental quality incentives program (see S. 3498), S682 [25FE]

Dept. of Commerce: require establishment and use of short form applications for rural communities applying for economic development grant programs (see S. 3965), S762 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 986), S732 [2MR]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 3777), S489 [4FE]

——— provide out-of-school time educators with professional development in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects (see S. 4030), S960 [10MR]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

——— award grants to faith- or community-based organizations to address persistent health inequities and chronic disease challenges (see S. 2825), S471 [3FE]

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

——— establish national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy (see S. 494), S378 [29JA]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 3990), S802 [4MR]

——— reauthorize Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and Special Diabetes Program for Indians (see S. 2211), S345 [28JA]

——— support State-based maternal mortality review committees and disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives (see S. 2621), S345 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit use of facial recognition (see S. 3779), S489 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see S. 4006), S881 [5MR]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections (see S. 4081), S1616 [25MR]

——— issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training (see S. 3812), S960 [10MR]

Dept. of State: improve implementation of seizure of Russian sovereign assets for benefit of Ukraine (see S. 2918), S90 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs (see S. 4102), S1056 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: reauthorize National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (see S. 1547), S419 [30JA]

——— require Sec. of the Treasury testify before Congress (see S. 3940), S804 [4MR]

Dept. of Transportation: develop national infrastructure intelligence tool for congestion mitigation (see S. 3906), S651 [24FE]

——— establish Transit Workforce Center to support recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of skilled frontline public transportation workers (see S. 4178), S1580 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 103), S491 [4FE]

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 S. 3869), S1615 [25MR]

——— amend minimum participation standards for pension plans and qualified trusts (see S. 1707), S553 [10FE]

——— 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 S. 3865), S733 [2MR]

FDIC: clarify authority to claw back certain compensation paid to executives of failed banks (see S. 4050), S1009 [11MR]

——— provide insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (see S. 4198), S1614 [25MR]

Federal employees: calculate cost-of-living adjustments for retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System in same way as those for retirees under Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 624), S732 [2MR]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 126), S489 [4FE] (see S. 3823), S552 [10FE]

FERC: promote creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate impact of data centers on other electricity consumers (see S. 3682), S257 [15JA]

Financial institutions: permit Federal banking agencies to examine qualifying insured depository institutions with under $6 billion in total assets not less than once during each 18-month period (see S. 3830), S577 [11FE]

Foreign aid: require U.S. foreign assistance commodities be made available for intended purposes before they expire (see S. 2252), S470 [3FE]

FTC: prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems to inform individualized prices (see S. 3387), S1368 [19MR]

——— report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 3875), S609 [12FE]

Government: prohibit from attacking individuals and organizations for their political speech or participation (see S. 3646), S220 [14JA]

Insurance: provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer (see S. 1410), S378 [29JA]

——— require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see S. 3400), S1615 [25MR]

International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (see S. Res. 592), S377 [29JA]

IRS: codify Direct File program (see S. 3948), S706 [26FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Interim Guidance Simplifying Application of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to Partnerships’’ (see S.J. Res. 95), S346 [28JA]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute (see S. Res. 629), S1092 [17MR]

Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park: establish (see S. 3925), S681 [25FE]

Labeling: establish requirements for quality and discard dates voluntarily declared on food labels (see S. 2541), S1368 [19MR]

Maternal Health Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 590), S344 [28JA]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1973), S510 [5FE]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 1261), S1047 [12MR]

——— include physical therapists and occupational therapists as health professionals for purposes of annual wellness visit (see S. 2612), S258 [15JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see S. 2949), S116 [8JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see S. 3492), S51 [6JA]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African-American history education programs (see S. 3953), S1616 [25MR]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 653), S1368 [19MR]

Native Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 650), S1205 [18MR]

NATO: condemn Russian incursions into NATO territory and reaffirm Article 5 of North Atlantic Treaty (see S. Res. 442), S472 [3FE]

NOAA: establish grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects on conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems (see S. 513), S1615 [25MR]

——— reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see S. 3939), S706 [26FE]

Nuclear weapons: express support for continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces (see S. Res. 61), S535 [9FE]

Ocean Conservancy, Inc.: anniversary of International Coastal Cleanup (see S. Res. 588), S291 [27JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve patient protections and affordability (see S. 3368), S378 [29JA]

Pensions: provide for periodic automatic reenrollment under qualified automatic contribution arrangements (see S. 1831), S553 [10FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3991), S802 [4MR]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S345 [28JA]

Public buildings: prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of sitting U.S. President (see S. 3622), S161 [13JA]

SBA: require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 2510), S610 [12FE]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 4001), S881 [5MR]

Tariff: provide for refund of duties imposed under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see S. 3905), S651 [24FE]

——— require process for exclusion of certain articles used in home constructions from certain duties (see S. 3943), S706 [26FE]

Trade Act: repeal section relating to balance-of-payments authority (see S. 4049), S1009 [11MR]

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 S. Con. Res. 25), S115 [8JA]

Venezuela: prohibit Federal funding to support oil and petroleum infrastructure without congressional approval (see S. 3621), S161 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CDC: reauthorize and expand WISEWOMAN program (see S. 3944), S706 [26FE]

Chesapeake Bay Program: authorize to serve as advisory member of certain State watershed programs (see S. 3986), S802 [4MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove withdrawal of rule entitled ‘‘Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Pay-to-Pay Fees’’ (see S.J. Res. 125), S1090 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (see S. 4191), S1614 [25MR]

Dept. of Education: reverse reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students (see S. 4039), S958 [10MR]

GAO: conduct study of impact of Federal reductions in force on State and local governments (see S. 3844), S577 [11FE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see S. 3890), S610 [12FE]

Transportation: require States make publicly available information on selection of certain transportation projects (see S. 3629), S162 [13JA]

Remarks

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), House amendment, S1432 [20MR]

District of Columbia: disapprove actions relative to decoupling District tax code from certain Federal tax provisions (H.J. Res. 142), S566 [11FE]

Voting: require proof of U.S citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, S1432 [20MR]

Tributes

Smallwood, Richard, S532• [9FE]