AMO, GABE (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 8800), H4976 [21JY]
National security, Dept. of State, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 8595), H4485 [15JY]
Appointments
Committee to escort King Charles III, H3127 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: prohibit funding to use in or against Cuba (see H.R. 8103), H2775 [26MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3047 [21AP]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 68), H253 [8JA]
Arms Export Control Act: modify limitation relating to exports and transfers of defense articles and services under partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. (see H.R. 9517), H4316 [29JN]
Arts and humanities: ensure certain Federal funds can be used to support arts education for students, and for youth and adults involved in justice system (see H.R. 2485), H5199 [23JY]
Australia: condemn mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney and all forms of hatred and violence directed at religious communities, and express condolences to victims and their families (see H. Res. 956), H136 [7JA]
Azerbaijan: condemn treatment of Gubad Ibadoghlu and urge his immediate release (see H. Res. 120), H2120 [10FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1080), H2328 [25FE]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 2467), H5214 [3AU]
Brazil: terminate national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil (see H.J. Res. 147), H1948 [2FE]
Clemente, Roberto: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1787), H1949 [2FE]
Commission on Hazard Risk Assessment Tools: establish (see H.R. 8407), H3044 [21AP]
Commission on Presidential Capacity To Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office: establish (see H.R. 8275), H2885 [14AP]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H4409 [13JY]
Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 1013), H3126 [27AP]
Construction industries: expand capacity of junior or community colleges and career and technical education schools to conduct training services, education, and outreach for careers in residential construction industry (see H.R. 1055), H4127 [18JN]
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), H3344 [7MY]
Courts: authorize judicial review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations (see H.R. 9944), H5197 [23JY]
——— prohibit President from filing civil action against U.S. (see H.R. 8968), H3722 [21MY]
Crime: allow use of certain grant funds to investigate elder financial fraud, ‘‘pig butchering’’ scams, and general financial fraud, and clarify that Federal law enforcement may assist in use of certain tracing tools (see H.R. 2978), H3911 [4JN]
——— prohibit making of short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 8694), H3533 [14MY]
——— provide penalties for individuals who knowingly and intentionally assault or intimidate hospital employees (see H.R. 3178), H4086 [10JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see H.R. 8798), H3452 [13MY]
Dept. of Commerce: strengthen enforcement of U.S. export controls by increasing number of Bureau of Industry and Security export control officers stationed in foreign regions (see H.R. 4505), H3069 [22AP]
Dept. of Defense: require optional combat boots worn by Armed Forces members be made in U.S. (see H.R. 4159), H4247 [24JN]
——— restrict sale and procurement of certain weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 7827), H2470 [5MR]
Dept. of Education: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program’’ (see H.J. Res. 155), H4128 [18JN]
——— ensure children in schools have right to read (see H.R. 6440), H3348 [11MY]
——— ensure that graduate and professional students have same annual and aggregate limits for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans (see H.R. 6574), H656 [12JA]
——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 2028), H3775 [2JN]
——— reverse reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students (see H.R. 6677), H4381 [9JY]
——— send to certain students who submit Free Application for Federal Student Aid information on potential eligibility for assistance under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 777), H5199 [23JY]
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]
——— advance research to achieve medical breakthroughs in brain tumor treatment and improve awareness and adequacy of specialized cancer and brain tumor care (see H.R. 2767), H4086 [10JN]
——— allow certain public health data modernization grants to be used to track hospital bed capacity (see H.R. 2936), H4381 [9JY]
——— conduct research to protect LGBT youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see H.R. 3757), H2832 [9AP]
——— dedicate sufficient resources for support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline (see H.R. 5434), H3348 [11MY]
——— establish national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy (see H.R. 1189), H5024 [21JY]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see H.R. 5658), H3395 [12MY]
——— provide for health care workforce innovation program (see H.R. 935), H4409 [13JY]
——— require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services (see H.R. 8201), H5024 [21JY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 5557), H3736 [26MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: defer removal of certain Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian nationals for certain period (see H.R. 7608), H2233 [20FE]
——— develop and maintain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection online detainee locator system (see H.R. 9374), H4125 [18JN]
——— enhance hiring authorities (see H.R. 6998), H2825 [6AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish Office of the National Coordinator To Counter Antisemitism (see H.R. 6806), H4381 [9JY]
Dept. of Labor: ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections (see H.R. 7917), H5215 [3AU]
——— issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training (see H.R. 7479), H2118 [10FE]
——— 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), H3394 [12MY]
Dept. of State: nullify certain rules relative to foreign assistance (see H.R. 8582), H3348 [11MY]
——— transmit certain documents to House of Representatives relative to administration’s stance on Greenland (see H. Res. 1001), H893 [14JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: restrict Judgment Fund payments for compromise settlements or awards (see H.R. 8914), H3742 [29MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to facilitate installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 3505), H4381 [9JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H2298 [24FE]
——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 8421), H3348 [11MY]
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), H2835 [13AP]
——— require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees (see H.R. 4763), H3347 [11MY]
——— safeguard rights of workers and protect children by responsibly increasing civil monetary penalties and other means (see H.R. 6597), H2531 [16MR]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2776 [26MR]
Executive Office of the President: authorize International Military Education and Training Assistance for Greece (see H.R. 8019), H3395 [12MY]
FAA: publish and regularly update list of approved medications for aviators (see H.R. 2592), H4086 [10JN]
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]
——— prohibit unauthorized possession at Federal election site (see H.R. 7965), H3395 [12MY]
——— restrict possession of gas-operated semi-automatic weapons (see H.R. 2790), H4208 [23JN]
Food industry: prohibit retail food stores from price gouging and engaging in surveillance-based price setting practices (see H.R. 4966), H4086 [10JN]
Foreign policy: prohibit action to, or use of Federal funds to, invade NATO countries and territories (see H.R. 7016), H655 [12JA]
FTC: prohibit online platforms from displaying fraudulent or deceptive commercial advertisements (see H.R. 7548), H3126 [27AP]
Gambling: prohibit any person from placing, accepting, or facilitating placement or acceptance of wagers in prediction markets regarding specified event (see H.R. 7955), H2550 [17MR]
GAO: submit report on effects of AID stop work order, discontinuation of services, and shuttering of AID (see H.R. 7271), H1915 [27JA]
Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (see H.R. 8831), H3530 [14MY]
Greece: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1143), H2790 [27MR]
Health: clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as serious health condition under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 4582), H4128 [18JN]
——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1521), H2598 [18MR]
——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 4583), H4128 [18JN]
——— protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) (see H.R. 9941), H5196 [23JY]
Health care professionals: exempt H–1B health care workers from restriction under Presidential Proclamation entitled ‘‘Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers’’ (see H.R. 7961), H4381 [9JY]
Health Care Provider Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 929), H949 [20JA]
History: recognize historical significance of slave ship Clotilda, condemn U.S. role in Atlantic slave trade, and acknowledge lasting impact on African Americans (see H. Res. 1086), H2332 [26FE]
House of Representatives: initiate litigation for actions by President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with duties under Constitution and U.S. laws relative to unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Res. 1456), H5197 [23JY]
Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 5509), H4468 [14JY]
Iran: support human rights and Internet freedom and hold Iranian regime accountable for repression of Iranian people (see H.R. 7622), H4381 [9JY]
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]
——— tribute (see H. Res. 1106), H2420 [4MR]
Jimmy Lai Day: observance (see H. Res. 930), H2120 [10FE]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1427), H4408 [13JY]
Labor unions: accelerate workplace time-to-contract under National Labor Relations Act for new unions (see H.R. 5408), H3069 [22AP]
Lebanon: direct President to remove Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 108), H4119 [15JN]
LGBTQI+: improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving health care for transgender people (see H.R. 2487), H3347 [11MY]
Medicare: count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3–day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 3954), H135 [7JA]
——— ensure stability for provider payments (see H.R. 8163), H5024 [21JY]
——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 6130), H4409 [13JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see H.R. 6766), H2259 [23FE]
Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see H.R. 2904), H2032 [4FE]
Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1329), H3740 [29MY]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in America’s Legacy Restoration Fund to address public lands maintenance backlog (see H.R. 9250), H4085 [10JN]
National Scam Survivor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1288), H3531 [14MY]
National Science Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 1141), H2777 [26MR]
NIH: ensure scientific integrity in activities and prevent diversion of funds to politically driven activities (see H.R. 7173), H1171 [21JA]
NOAA: expand and modernize weather radio system (see H.R. 7813), H2469 [5MR]
Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 996), H893 [14JA]
NSF: prohibit use of funds to descope or decommission Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments (see H.R. 9647), H4407 [13JY]
Pakistan: impose sanctions relative to undermining democracy in Pakistan (see H.R. 5271), H949 [20JA]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 7802), H2419 [4MR]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1253), H3337 [4MY]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 9432), H4244 [24JN]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see H. Res. 1375), H4126 [18JN]
Smithsonian Institution: permit National Museum of the American Latino to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1330), H2259 [23FE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2048), H3911 [4JN]
Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call for end to external support to warring parties and support efforts to promote negotiated peace settlement (see H. Res. 1179), H2925 [15AP]
Taxation: allow charitable rollovers from individual retirement accounts to donor advised funds (see H.R. 2891), H2297 [24FE]
——— impose tax on specified settlement fund payments (see H.R. 8910), H3671 [20MY]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see H.R. 7960), H2962 [16AP]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see H. Res. 1255), H3337 [4MY]
Time: make standard time permanent except in States that elect to observe daylight saving time (see H.R. 9638), H5199 [23JY]
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]
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]
Turkey: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see H.J. Res. 200), H4410 [13JY]
U.N.: restore funding for U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see H.R. 2411), H3047 [21AP]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: require to refund tariffs collected under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (see H.R. 7615), H2233 [20FE] (see H.R. 7736), H2332 [26FE]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect right to vote (see H.R. 8078), H2887 [14AP]
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
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), H1948 [2FE]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 103), H3669 [20MY]
Brown University: honor victims and survivors of mass shooting (see H. Res. 1358), H4111 [11JN]
Dept. of Commerce: provide assistance for compliance with Export Control Reform Act (see H.R. 8288), H2923 [15AP]
National Park Service: prohibit entrance fee waivers commemorating birthday of sitting President (see H.R. 7089), H918 [15JA]
NATO: prohibit actions or expenditure of funds to purchase NATO member country or NATO-protected territory (see H.R. 7088), H918 [15JA]
NOAA: establish research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing (see H.R. 7896), H2481 [12MR]
United Kingdom: recognize importance of special relationship between U.S. and United Kingdom and welcome U.S. visit of King Charles III (see H. Res. 1218), H3132 [28AP]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
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 (H.R. 7307), H1949 [2FE]
Dept. of Commerce: provide assistance for compliance with Export Control Reform Act (H.R. 8288), H2925 [15AP]
National Park Service: prohibit entrance fee waivers commemorating birthday of sitting President (H.R. 7089), H920 [15JA]
NATO: prohibit actions or expenditure of funds to purchase NATO member country or NATO-protected territory (H.R. 7088), H920 [15JA]
NOAA: establish research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing (H.R. 7896), H2483 [12MR]
Motions
National security, Dept. of State, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 8595), H4527 [15JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (H. Con. Res. 38), H2454 [5MR]
Bristol, RI: tribute to Independence Day celebration, H4350 [30JN]
Brown University: condemn campus shooting, honor memory of victims, and express condolences to families and friends, H1159 [21JA]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2026–2035 (S. Con. Res. 33), H3158 [29AP]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2027–2036 (H. Con. Res. 113), H5138 [22JY]
——— use of budget reconciliation to make appropriations for border security and immigration enforcement (S. 2), H4026 [9JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding, H4103 [11JN]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3545 [15MY], H5190 [23JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, H3158 [29AP]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 7147), H2208 [12FE]
——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H1955 [3FE], H2208 [12FE], H3158 [29AP]
Dept. of Justice: creation of Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate individuals allegedly targeted by Government as part of agreement to settle lawsuit of President Trump against IRS, H3715 [21MY]
Depts. of Defense, Education, Homeland Security, HHS, HUD, Labor, and Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 7148), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1032), H1955 [3FE]
Domestic policy: lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, H3028 [21AP]
FAA: require all aircraft in controlled airspace to be equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) IN and ADS-B OUT equipment to improve aviation safety (S. 2503), H2255 [23FE]
Foreign trade: provide for control of remote access of items (H.R. 2683), H622, H623 [12JA]
Medicaid: funding, H1955 [3FE]
National security, Dept. of State, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 8595), H4485 [15JY]
Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment, H2208 [12FE]
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, H5190 [23JY]
Pawtucket, RI: condemn shooting at hockey game, honor victims and survivors, and commend first responders, H2307 [25FE]
Sodaro, Dylan and Paige: tribute to birth of child, H2877 [14AP]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to conflicts of interest, H4221 [24JN]
——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, H2454 [5MR]
Votes: position on missed, E568• [11JN]
WHO: allow funding for U.S. participation and support of pandemic agreement, H4485 [15JY]
Tributes
Dorgan, Rhonda and Aiden, H2307 [25FE]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr., H2878 [14AP]