CARBAJAL, SALUD O. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H3271 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide for economic assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 7206), H1349 [22JA]
Animals: prohibit transportation, sale, and purchase of donkeys or donkey hides for producing ejiao and prohibit transportation, sale, and purchase of products containing ejiao (see H.R. 5544), H3047 [21AP]
Armed Forces: codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces (see H.R. 8175), H2820 [2AP]
——— prohibit funding for use of military force against Iran absent specific congressional authorization (see H.R. 8707), H3341 [7MY]
——— prohibit funding to use in or against Venezuela (see H.R. 6915), H657 [12JA]
——— provide for coverage of assisted reproductive technology services under TRICARE program (see H.R. 6797), H2551 [17MR]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3334 [30AP]
Aviation: restrict air transportation of certain live animals in interstate and foreign commerce to enhance aviation safety, biosecurity, and operational efficiency in civil aviation (see H.R. 7371), H2030 [4FE]
Baltic States: permit transfer of U.S. defense articles and defense services (see H.R. 8817), H3530 [14MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1080), H2328 [25FE]
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]
Citizenship: provide for automatic U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5492), H2120 [10FE]
Clemente, Roberto: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1787), H1949 [2FE]
Colleges and universities: provide for in-State tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 6472), H2188 [11FE]
Commission on Presidential Capacity To Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office: establish (see H.R. 8275), H2962 [16AP]
Community College Month: observance (see H. Res. 1209), H3091 [23AP]
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]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out and expand national and volunteer service programs (see H.R. 7910), H2482 [12MR]
CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see H.R. 7499), H2185 [11FE]
Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from definition of member business loan (see H.R. 507), H2926 [15AP]
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 872), H3348 [11MY]
Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 1732), H2530 [16MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: delay implementation of amendments to laws governing hemp production (see H.R. 7024), H1923 [30JA]
——— enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or Tribal governments to increase purchase of local foods (see H.R. 4782), H1977 [3FE]
——— expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to college students who have student aid index equal to or less than zero and permit college credit hours to count towards Federal work requirement (see H.R. 8246), H2830 [9AP]
——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 8055), H2675 [24MR]
——— modify limitations on amounts of farm ownership loans and operating loans (see H.R. 1991), H1916 [27JA]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see H.R. 5129), H2033 [4FE]
Dept. of Commerce: transfer regulatory control of certain munitions exports to Dept. of State and develop inter-agency strategy to disrupt trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries (see H.R. 6736), H3395 [12MY]
Dept. of Defense: improve dependent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see H.R. 4768), H2120 [10FE]
Dept. of Education: ensure that graduate and professional students have same annual and aggregate limits for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans (see H.R. 6574), H2236 [20FE]
——— ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid living wage (see H.R. 7032), H717 [13JA]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 7340), H2029 [4FE]
——— require certain local educational agencies to distribute guidance to students, parents, and other local community members on firearm safety (see H.R. 7591), H2531 [16MR]
——— require higher education institutions participating in Federal student aid programs to share certain Civil Rights Act information, including link to webpage to submit discrimination complaints (see H.R. 6857), H2236 [20FE]
——— require institutions of higher education to provide or allow trained advisors for students facing disciplinary proceedings (see H.R. 5545), H1950 [2FE]
——— reverse reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students (see H.R. 6677), H2422 [4MR]
Dept. of HHS: dedicate sufficient resources for support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline (see H.R. 5434), H2236 [20FE]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see H.R. 8397), H3093 [23AP]
——— expand and improve Head Start Program (see H.R. 7637), H2234 [20FE]
——— increase access to mental health, substance use, and counseling services for first responders (see H.R. 6601), H2926 [15AP]
——— promote child care and early learning (see H.R. 4418), H1949 [2FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in U.S. (see H.R. 6958), H134 [7JA]
——— making appropriations (see H.R. 7481), H2259 [23FE]
——— provide civil remedy for any individual whose rights have been violated by officer or agent of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 7297), H1950 [2FE]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to insure certain second liens secured against property for purpose of financing accessory dwelling unit construction (see H.R. 4568), H2962 [16AP]
——— prohibit from authorizing exchange of information pertaining to immigration status of any individual (see H.R. 8814), H3530 [14MY]
——— provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4069), H2778 [26MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within Environment and Natural Resources Division (see H.R. 1477), H3344 [7MY]
Dept. of Transportation: allow recipients of certain grants to improve highway safety efforts through integration of predictive data analytics, telematics, and other advanced technologies (see H.R. 6874), H2229 [17FE]
——— designate portion of Interstate Route 680 in Omaha, NE, as ‘‘Hal Daub Freeway’’ (see H.R. 7090), H918 [15JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H2712 [25MR]
Disasters: anniversary of 2025 Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 980), H134 [7JA]
Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 1170), H2886 [14AP]
Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6255), H3069 [22AP]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 1208), H3067 [22AP]
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]
EPA: make grants to States for beach monitoring (see H.R. 583), H3133 [28AP]
——— promulgate certain limitations relative to pre-production plastic pellet pollution (see H.R. 7543), H2218 [12FE]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2776 [26MR]
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance (see H.R. 7464), H2118 [10FE]
Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees, contract employees, and Armed Forces members during lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 7137), H924 [16JA]
Federal Highway Administration: improve and reauthorize Pollinator-Friendly Practices on Roadside Highways and Rights-of-Way Program (see H.R. 7143), H924 [16JA]
FERC: hold technical conference on protecting residential ratepayers from increased costs associated with large loads (see H.R. 6529), H2033 [4FE]
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]
——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting of bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 7166), H948 [20JA]
Food industry: prohibit retail food stores from price gouging and engaging in surveillance-based price setting practices (see H.R. 4966), H2229 [17FE]
Foreign policy: prohibit action to, or use of Federal funds to, invade NATO countries and territories (see H.R. 7016), H1173 [21JA]
FTC: prohibit online platforms from displaying fraudulent or deceptive commercial advertisements (see H.R. 7548), H2887 [14AP]
——— 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 H.R. 7500), H2185 [11FE]
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]
GSA: ensure construction and acquisition of public buildings adheres to guiding principles for Federal architecture (see H.R. 1584), H2032 [4FE]
Haiti: protect rights of women and girls to ensure success for transition from crisis to stability, condemn failure to center women’s leadership and distinct needs, and call for urgent measures to secure human rights (see H. Res. 1018), H1350 [22JA]
Health: clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as serious health condition under Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 4582), H3395 [12MY]
——— prevent cost-sharing requirements for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, or postpartum health care (see H.R. 3762), H2677 [24MR]
——— 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), H3395 [12MY]
Homeless: provide path to end homelessness (see H.R. 4872), H2778 [26MR]
House of Representatives: defend and uphold rights and protections guaranteed by Fourteenth Amendment to U.S. Constitution to ensure that our democracy works for all of us, not just powerful few (see H. Res. 1038), H2042 [5FE]
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]
Housing: affirm that housing is fundamental human right and that Federal housing programs keep families together, regardless of immigration status (see H. Res. 1198), H2995 [20AP]
Immigration: provide that alien may request that removal proceeding take place through video conference or through telephone conference (see H.R. 6349), H253 [8JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize funding for infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities (see H.R. 8465), H3395 [12MY]
Insurance: provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer (see H.R. 6182), H3348 [11MY]
——— provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 3277), H3394 [12MY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 5509), H2926 [15AP]
Investments: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents (see H.R. 6731), H1950 [2FE]
Israel: prohibit use of U.S.-origin defense articles in West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 7645), H2791 [27MR]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: fly U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of memory (see H. Res. 1107), H2471 [5MR]
Labor unions: accelerate workplace time-to-contract under National Labor Relations Act for new unions (see H.R. 5408), H3047 [21AP]
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]
LGBTQI+: designate Pride flag as eligible for display in National Park System and express that Pride flag should be on display at Stonewall National Monument (see H.R. 7659), H2485 [12MR]
Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 1061), H2219 [12FE]
Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see H.R. 6303), H3395 [12MY]
Medicare: clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 2199), H1976 [3FE]
——— ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs under part D (see H.R. 1227), H2530 [16MR]
——— ensure stability for provider payments (see H.R. 8163), H3344 [7MY]
——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 6160), H2551 [17MR]
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), H1352 [22JA]
Minnesota: withdraw from mineral exploration Federal lands and waters in Rainy River Watershed, including in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and Superior National Forest (see H.R. 588), H3347 [11MY]
National County Government Month: observance (see H. Res. 1213), H3092 [23AP]
National Language Access Month: observance (see H. Res. 1148), H2962 [16AP]
National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 1199), H2995 [20AP]
NIH: establish Youth Mental Health Research Initiative (see H.R. 2587), H2835 [13AP]
Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security: impeachment (see H. Res. 996), H1173 [21JA]
NRC: establish Office of Public Engagement and Participation (see H.R. 4136), H3334 [30AP]
NSF: establish National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (see H.R. 2385), H2551 [17MR]
Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA, and 2034 Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT (see H.R. 4382), H1173 [21JA]
OMB: issue guidance to agencies requiring special districts to be recognized as local government for purpose of Federal financial assistance determinations (see H.R. 2766), H2887 [14AP]
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: rescind increased appropriations for U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement and reverse reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 7975), H2677 [24MR]
Paul Ignatius Post Office, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 4662), H253 [8JA]
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 utilities: add standard relative to consideration of large load facilities as class of electric consumers (see H.R. 7066), H2551 [17MR]
Russia: impose sanctions and other measures if Russia refuses to negotiate peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement, or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine (see H.R. 6856), H3454 [13MY]
SBA: increase maximum amount for certain loans (see H.R. 4153), H2832 [9AP]
Ships and vessels: clarify types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of U.S. or transfer cargo in any port or place under jurisdiction of U.S. (see H.R. 7084), H918 [15JA]
——— support U.S. national defense and economic security by supporting U.S. vessels, ports, and shipyards and U.S. maritime workforce (see H.R. 3151), H2236 [20FE]
Smithsonian Institution: permit National Museum of the American Latino to be located within National Mall Reserve (see H.R. 1330), H894 [14JA]
SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see H.R. 2540), H3069 [22AP]
Taxation: establish domestic cotton consumption credit (see H.R. 7230), H1350 [22JA]
——— extend biodiesel and renewable diesel incentives (see H.R. 8497), H3122 [27AP]
——— suspend certain fuel excise taxes when national average gasoline price exceeds certain amount and prohibit certain credits or deductions for oil and gas companies during such periods (see H.R. 8600), H3395 [12MY]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see H. Res. 1255), H3344 [7MY]
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]
Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 1291), H3531 [14MY]
Women: authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies (see H.R. 8807), H3529 [14MY]
——— 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
Commission on Natural Disaster Risk Management and Insurance: establish (see H.R. 8439), H3067 [22AP]
Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see H.R. 7526), H2217 [12FE]
——— provide for certain apportionments to medium-sized transit intensive cities (see H.R. 8785), H3452 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma (see H.R. 7976), H2596 [18MR]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Commission on Natural Disaster Risk Management and Insurance: establish (H.R. 8439), H3068 [22AP]
Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (H.R. 7526), H2220 [12FE]
——— provide for certain apportionments to medium-sized transit intensive cities (H.R. 8785), H3453 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma (H.R. 7976), H2597 [18MR]
Motions
NOAA: prohibit requiring authorization for work on undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by Federal or State agency (H.R. 261), H2166 [11FE]
Remarks
Aguilar, Sarah: California 24th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E342• [20AP]
Animals: prohibit commercial greyhound racing, live lure training, and open field coursing, H3285, H3286 [29AP]
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: anniversary, E111• [5FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: preserve greyhound racing operations in West Virginia, H3285, H3286 [29AP]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H3271, H3285 [29AP]
——— revise requirements for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program to ensure equitable distribution of funding between four regionally located initiatives, H3271 [29AP]
Minneapolis, MN: shooting of Renee N. Good by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, H605 [9JA]
NOAA: allow work on undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuary if project is compatible with purpose of sanctuary, allows public comment, requires liability insurance, and pays fair market access fee, H2165 [11FE]
——— prohibit requiring authorization for work on undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by Federal or State agency (H.R. 261), H2164, H2165 [11FE]
Ships and vessels: clarify types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of U.S. or transfer cargo in any port or place under jurisdiction of U.S. (H.R. 7084), H2784 [27MR]
Votes: position on missed, E275• [26MR]
Tributes
Kunkle, James, E15• [8JA]