BALINT, BECCA (a Representative from Vermont)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Antitrust policy: specify standards governing claims of consciously parallel pricing coordination in civil actions and clarify meaning of contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy (see H.R. 8633), H3396 [12MY]

Armed Forces: provide limited authority to use to suppress insurrection or rebellion and quell domestic violence (see H.R. 4076), H1923 [30JA]

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

Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see H.R. 3946), H3125 [27AP]

Budget: provide for point of order against reconciliation measures that provide budget authority for unauthorized military operations against Iran (see H.R. 8592), H3395 [12MY]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish database to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on Federal corporate criminal enforcement actions (see H.R. 4724), H3395 [12MY]

CDC: promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see H.R. 4744), H2825 [6AP]

Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see H.R. 7238), H1912 [23JA]

Commission on Presidential Capacity To Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office: establish (see H.R. 8275), H2885 [14AP]

Congress: restore and affirm constitutional prerogative and responsibility under article I of Constitution (see H.R. 5249), H2229 [17FE]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify limitations on amounts of farm ownership loans and operating loans (see H.R. 1991), H1922 [30JA]

——— 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 Education: ensure that graduate and professional students have same annual and aggregate limits for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans (see H.R. 6574), H2259 [23FE]

——— improve Full-Service Community School Program (see H.R. 8752), H3392 [12MY]

——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 6617), H2370 [3MR]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 2028), H2821 [2AP]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 7340), H2120 [10FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see H.R. 6672), H2422 [4MR]

——— carry out National Headache Disorders Initiative and establish Advisory Council on Headache Disorders Research, Care, and Services (see H.R. 5536), H2835 [13AP]

——— ensure that Federally-qualified health centers are not required to pay more than 340B ceiling price for covered outpatient drugs at time of purchase (see H.R. 7391), H2040 [5FE]

——— establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers (see H.R. 8484), H3348 [11MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 7853), H2471 [5MR]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program and include coverage of physical therapy services in certain programs (see H.R. 5621), H3125 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: comply with domestic emoluments clause of U.S. Constitution by refusing to administratively settle legal claims filed against U.S. by President Trump (see H. Res. 1185), H2960 [16AP]

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: nullify certain rules relative to foreign assistance (see H.R. 8582), H3533 [14MY]

——— submit report on emerging threats posed to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 5543), H949 [20JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transportation and associated capital improvements (see H.R. 3449), H135 [7JA]

——— produce and distribute national public safety messaging campaign on dangers of illegal passing of school buses (see H.R. 2348), H2677 [24MR]

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]

——— update certain Veterans Health Administration standards regarding anesthesia and pain management services (see H.R. 2234), H3394 [12MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see H.R. 1004), H2887 [14AP]

Elections: improve procedures and requirements relative to election mail (see H.R. 4915), H2712 [25MR]

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]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 7333), H2259 [23FE]

FDA: respect scientific judgement that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science (see H. Res. 1285), H3531 [14MY]

Federal agencies and departments: impose limits on excepting positions from competitive service and transferring positions (see H.R. 492), H1976 [3FE]

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 H.R. 491), H1976 [3FE]

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 H.R. 8241), H3126 [27AP]

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]

——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 2618), H2032 [4FE]

Firefighters: drive innovation in developing next-generation protection for firefighters by accelerating development of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances-free turnout gear (see H.R. 3184), H3552 [15MY]

Food industry: prohibit retail food stores from price gouging and engaging in surveillance-based price setting practices (see H.R. 4966), H3395 [12MY]

Foreign policy: prohibit action to, or use of Federal funds to, invade NATO countries and territories (see H.R. 7016), H1923 [30JA]

Foreign trade: call for trade policy that supports workers, consumers, independent farmers, small businesses, and environment (see H. Res. 1286), H3531 [14MY]

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]

Health: prevent cost-sharing requirements for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, or postpartum health care (see H.R. 3762), H2677 [24MR]

Health Resources and Services Administration: authorize rural residency planning and development grant programs (see H.R. 6468), H3134 [28AP]

HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1084), H2371 [3MR]

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), H919 [15JA]

Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see H.R. 8256), H2884 [14AP]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see H.R. 6423), H2677 [24MR]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 5509), H2236 [20FE]

International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 82), H2790 [27MR]

Iran: express support for Iranian people protesting for free and democratic Iran and condemn use of violence to suppress protests (see H. Res. 993), H895 [14JA]

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

Israel: prohibit use of U.S.-origin defense articles in West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 7645), H2257 [23FE]

Law enforcement officers: provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended U.S. Capitol during attack on January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 8802), H3453 [13MY]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see H.R. 4231), H2997 [20AP]

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 6199), H2997 [20AP]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1616), H3532 [14MY]

——— provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) furnished by pharmacists (see H.R. 7189), H2033 [4FE]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 2495), H135 [7JA]

——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 6130), H949 [20JA]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 4731), H2818 [30MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see H.R. 1317), H2259 [23FE]

——— require certain long-term care facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted (see H.R. 6766), H2832 [9AP]

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

NATO: prohibit actions or expenditure of funds to purchase NATO member country or NATO-protected territory (see H.R. 7088), H949 [20JA]

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), H2832 [9AP]

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

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: restore certain energy-related provisions as in effect prior to enactment (see H.R. 5862), H2236 [20FE]

Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program Foundation: provide for selection of fiscal agent (see H.R. 7560), H2219 [12FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 7802), H2419 [4MR]

Ships and vessels: allow States to require payment of fees related to boating as condition for issuance of vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction with other fees related to vessel numbering (see H.R. 8550), H3131 [28AP]

Social Security: exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 6986), H252 [8JA]

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

Taxation: create tax credit for nurse preceptors (see H.R. 392), H3628 [19MY]

Technology: repeal Executive order entitled ‘‘Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence’’ (see H.R. 8031), H2627 [20MR]

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]

Trump, President: comply with foreign emoluments clause of U.S. Constitution by requiring President Trump and other officials to turn over payments from foreign states and divest foreign business interests (see H. Res. 1186), H2960 [16AP]

TSA: enhance security operations and stabilize transportation security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees (see H.R. 2086), H2835 [13AP]

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]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see H.R. 4917), H2712 [25MR]

——— remove barriers to ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 4914), H2712 [25MR]

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

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3331 [30AP]

Medicare: provide coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation (see H.R. 7277), H1920 [30JA]

News media: update and strengthen protections for newsgathering records (see H.R. 8093), H2775 [26MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: establish Mental and Behavioral Health Career Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 7394), H2040 [5FE]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Medicare: provide coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation (H.R. 7277), H1922 [30JA]

News media: update and strengthen protections for newsgathering records (H.R. 8093), H2777 [26MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: establish Mental and Behavioral Health Career Promotion Grant Program (H.R. 7394), H2041 [5FE]

Remarks

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol, H6 [6JA]

Congress: advance policy priorities that will break gridlock (H.R. 1834), consideration (H. Res. 780), H126 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H2019 [4FE]

——— condemn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations resulting in detention of children, H2756 [26MR]

——— impact of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration raids, H2607 [19MR]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H1940 [2FE]

Maxwell, Ghislaine: condemn role in sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and oppose receipt of any pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency, H3080 [23AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhanced tax credits funding, H126 [7JA]

Trump, President: deployment of Federal agents and/or military personnel to conduct law enforcement operations in U.S. cities, H648 [12JA], H2015, H2019 [4FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H2756 [26MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Venezuela, H803 [14JA]

Votes: position on missed, E350• [21AP]

Tributes

Rahman, Aliya, H2015 [4FE]