VINDMAN, EUGENE (a Representative from Virginia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 4611), H2236 [20FE]

——— revise regulations banning mailing or receiving of drugs, instruments, equipment, and educational materials relative to medication abortions (see H.R. 2029), H2221 [12FE]

Agriculture: provide for economic assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 7206), H1349 [22JA]

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), H2098 [9FE]

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

——— prohibit captivity of mink (see H.R. 6513), H136 [7JA]

Armed Forces: improve housing and environmental health and safety protections for members and their families residing in military family housing (see H.R. 7188), H2334 [26FE]

——— reduce number of duty statuses for members of Reserve components (see H.R. 6976), H2712 [25MR]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 68), H253 [8JA]

——— require inclusion of authorization of appropriations for Dept. of Veterans Affairs in any authorization for use of military force or declaration of war (see H.R. 7174), H2097 [9FE]

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

China: condemn coercive actions against Japan in response to statements regarding Taiwan and reaffirm U.S. commitment to allies in Indo-Pacific region (see H. Res. 971), H2236 [20FE]

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]

Correctional institutions: improve recruitment and retention of Federal correctional officers (see H.R. 7033), H2236 [20FE]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury due to disability and age (see H.R. 5096), H1977 [3FE]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1732), H1173 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow retirees of Experience Services Program to serve as mentors for conservation interns (see H.R. 7914), H2482 [12MR]

——— expand eligibility for direct loans to those that hold certain percent interest and that are or will become bona fide operators of farm real estate acquired, improved, or supported with farm loans (see H.R. 6779), H136 [7JA]

——— improve connections with national and homeland security agencies (see H.R. 7153), H2097 [9FE]

——— make adjustments to environmental quality incentives program (see H.R. 4133), H1173 [21JA]

——— reauthorize grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education (see H.R. 7913), H2482 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: enhance bilateral defense cooperation with Israel (see H.R. 7540), H2485 [12MR]

——— establish pilot program to provide certain Armed Forces members with timely and relevant information via text message (see H.R. 6490), H1173 [21JA]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1810), H1949 [2FE]

——— ensure that graduate and professional students have same annual and aggregate limits for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans (see H.R. 6574), H2370 [3MR]

——— 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), H2221 [12FE]

——— provide for percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 6284), H2598 [18MR]

——— reverse reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students (see H.R. 6677), H2677 [24MR]

Dept. of Energy: conduct study on using highway rights-of-way and rail rights-of-way as locations on which to construct high-voltage transmission infrastructure (see H.R. 7405), H2598 [18MR]

——— require States to consider measures that limit amount of retail utility rate increases utility company can request to once every 365 days (see H.R. 5141), H2188 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study and report to Congress on neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 6220), H13 [6JA]

——— dedicate sufficient resources for support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline (see H.R. 5434), H656 [12JA]

——— establish national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy (see H.R. 1189), H656 [12JA]

——— establish or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 4769), H2677 [24MR]

——— expand, and repeal certain changes to, drug price negotiation program, apply drug inflation rebates to commercial market, and establish out-of-pocket limits on drugs under private health insurance (see H.R. 6166), H2097 [9FE]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1902), H2711 [25MR]

——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 4418), H2677 [24MR]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see H.R. 6121), H1173 [21JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 7481), H2531 [16MR]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activities to detain or deport U.S. citizens (see H.R. 4456), H2097 [9FE]

——— require all immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification during public-facing enforcement actions and promote transparency and accountability (see H.R. 4667), H2097 [9FE]

——— require all immigration enforcement officers to wear and operate body camera during public-facing immigration enforcement actions and promote transparency and accountability (see H.R. 5653), H2097 [9FE]

——— require Science and Technology Directorate to work with DEA to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances, such as nitazenes, in very low concentrations (see H.R. 8022), H2621 [19MR]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform initial health screening on detainees (see H.R. 7335), H2098 [9FE]

——— rescind certain immigration enforcement funds to provide for new credits related to expanding access to housing (see H.R. 6390), H2236 [20FE]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of homelessness used to verify eligibility for homeless assistance programs to meet needs of homeless families and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see H.R. 6403), H2188 [11FE]

——— conduct review of FHA construction financing programs (see H.R. 6270), H13 [6JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish competitive grant program for local and State entities to assist in hiring, retaining, and training prosecutors and staff (see H.R. 6666), H656 [12JA]

——— establish grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (see H.R. 6683), H2097 [9FE]

——— redirect Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding to Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) programs for local law enforcement recruiting (see H.R. 7163), H2188 [11FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish competitive grant to support youth mentoring programs, provide for social and emotional learning, skill development, career exploration, work-based learning, and other youth workforce opportunities (see H.R. 811), H2259 [23FE]

——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 2531), H719 [13JA]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 3335), H656 [12JA]

Dept. of State: establish new educational exchange program to strengthen domestic mining education (see H.R. 7021), H2097 [9FE]

——— submit report on emerging threats posed to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 5543), H1173 [21JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Urban Bird Treaty Program (see H.R. 3276), H2188 [11FE]

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 H.R. 7354), H2598 [18MR]

——— establish creditworthiness standards for residential and mix-use development projects to be eligible for certain funding to finance construction of affordable housing (see H.R. 6228), H2422 [4MR]

——— extend authorization for certain alternative fuel and clean vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facilities (see H.R. 4948), H656 [12JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H2422 [4MR]

——— furnish certain non-opioid pain medications to veterans (see H.R. 4509), H2259 [23FE]

——— provide abortion care, counseling, and related services and medication to certain individuals who receive health care through Dept. (see H.R. 4876), H656 [12JA]

——— provide annual increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other educational costs under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 1965), H656 [12JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 122), H2188 [11FE]

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), H2598 [18MR]

——— safeguard rights of workers and protect children by responsibly increasing civil monetary penalties and other means (see H.R. 6597), H895 [14JA]

EPA: promulgate certain limitations relative to pre-production plastic pellet pollution (see H.R. 7543), H2598 [18MR]

FDA: provide for regulation of cannabinoid hemp products (see H.R. 7212), H2188 [11FE]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities (see H.R. 6509), H1923 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: improve access to Federal services by individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 7223), H2120 [10FE]

——— provide for appropriations to pay Federal employees and contractors during certain periods of lapses in appropriations (see H.R. 7322), H1948 [2FE]

FERC: establish additional Federal standards that require electric and gas utilities to transmit to consumers information regarding consumption of electric energy or gas (see H.R. 1412), H2598 [18MR]

——— prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers (see H.R. 4785), H2598 [18MR]

Financial institutions: expand homeownership access (see H.R. 7647), H2422 [4MR]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 3115), H2188 [11FE]

——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see H.R. 1564), H2119 [10FE]

——— prohibit Federal licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles to person under 21 years old, with exception of active military and full-time law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2368), H2297 [24FE]

FTC: codify negative option rule making it easier for consumers to cancel subscription-based services (see H.R. 4819), H2097 [9FE]

——— conduct study with CDC on social media use by teenagers and issue report and policy recommendations (see H.R. 6290), H136 [7JA]

——— submit report on industry efforts to promote online safety for minors (see H.R. 6499), H13 [6JA]

GAO: conduct study of impact of Federal reductions in force on State and local governments (see H.R. 7507), H2186 [11FE]

——— study and report to Congress on costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing Federal uniform residential building code (see H.R. 6772), H2259 [23FE]

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]

House Rules: require that individual elected by special election shall have oath of office administered and be seated not later than five legislative days after special election results are certified (see H.R. 7101), H1977 [3FE]

Immigration: rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of class of aliens (see H.R. 924), H2188 [11FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2598), H2677 [24MR]

Insurance: require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 4606), H949 [20JA]

Iran: support human rights and Internet freedom and hold Iranian regime accountable for repression of Iranian people (see H.R. 7622), H2474 [5MR]

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

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

Medicare: ensure appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based healthcare services (see H.R. 6197), H1916 [27JA]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 4206), H1923 [30JA]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 6280), H616 [9JA]

——— provide outreach and education to beneficiaries to simplify access to information for family caregivers through 1–800–MEDICARE (see H.R. 6735), H136 [7JA]

Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 2743), H2370 [3MR]

National FFA Week: designate (see H. Res. 1073), H2371 [3MR]

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 H.R. 7251), H2422 [4MR]

New York, NY: mint coins in commemoration of 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. and support programs at National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 1993), H656 [12JA]

Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 996), H1916 [27JA]

OMB: revise Standard Occupational Classification system to establish separate code for direct support professionals (see H.R. 6137), H2422 [4MR]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: restore certain energy-related provisions as in effect prior to enactment (see H.R. 5862), H719 [13JA]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 7802), H2598 [18MR]

Postal Service: require mail-in ballots to use barcode service (see H.R. 7265), H2097 [9FE]

Power resources: promote U.S. and allied energy and mineral security (see H.R. 7037), H2097 [9FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3856), H1923 [30JA]

Russia: designate as state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 5797), H13 [6JA]

Schools: reduce losses of life through better school safety standards and responses (see H.R. 6809), H2623 [19MR]

Taxation: establish energy burden credit (see H.R. 7044), H2334 [26FE]

——— establish refundable tax credit for residential energy expenditures (see H.R. 6758), H2097 [9FE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2033), H2598 [18MR]

——— provide incentives and assistance to reduce cost of housing, energy, transportation, childcare, education, and health care, and to increase salaries (see H.R. 6900), H657 [12JA]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2725), H2330 [25FE]

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. 7736), H2677 [24MR]

Ukraine: express that Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as reminder of repressive Soviet policies against people of Ukraine (see H. Res. 915), H136 [7JA]

Venezuela: prohibit Federal funding to support oil and petroleum infrastructure without congressional approval (see H.R. 7038), H1173 [21JA]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on same date as election (see H.R. 5906), H719 [13JA]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to 761st Tank Battalion in recognition of their crucial role in Allied forces success in Europe and example they set as first Black armored unit (see H.R. 1628), H13 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: modify U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (see H.R. 7587), H2224 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out program to collect data relative to sickle cell disease in U.S. (see H.R. 8067), H2675 [24MR]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Dept. of Agriculture: modify U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (H.R. 7587), H2225 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out program to collect data relative to sickle cell disease in U.S. (H.R. 8067), H2676 [24MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: honor memory and sacrifice of servicemembers killed in military operation against Iran and express condolences to family members, H2452 [5MR]

Jenkins Donelson Foundation: anniversary, E125• [10FE]

King George, VA: Gardening Gays Farm recipient of King George Best of the Best Awards, E144• [20FE]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Martin Luther King, Jr., Youth Oratorical Contest, E56• [20JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Iran, H2452 [5MR]

Vakos, Alexandra: Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys Distinguished Assistant of the Year award recipient, H910 [15JA]

Tributes

Foster, Scott, H2608 [19MR]

Hinckley, George, H231 [8JA]

King, Candi Mundon, E96• [3FE]

Lein, Terry, E159• [24FE]

McKie, Laura, E192• [5MR]

Rabourdin, Marc, H2016 [4FE]

Rao, Anand, H606 [9JA]

Wright-Sheldrick, Donna, E178• [3MR]