PEREZ, MARIE GLUESENKAMP (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H3273 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Budget: express sense that U.S. should reduce and maintain Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product (see H. Res. 981), H134 [7JA]
——— require annual budget submission by President and any concurrent resolution on budget include ratio of public debt to estimated gross domestic product (see H.R. 7808), H2420 [4MR]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1063), H2219 [12FE]
Clemente, Roberto: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1787), H3394 [12MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or Tribal governments to increase purchase of local foods (see H.R. 4782), H2474 [5MR]
——— remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under emergency conservation program (see H.R. 1011), H135 [7JA]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1810), H1949 [2FE]
——— use student loan repayment rates at institutions of higher education to determine institutional eligibility for Federal student aid funds and require risk sharing payments of institutions (see H.R. 8009), H2621 [19MR]
Dept. of HHS: 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), H2188 [11FE]
——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see H.R. 7853), H5215 [3AU]
Dept. of HUD: provide for adjustments to Community Development Block Grant allocations based on improvements in housing growth rates (see H.R. 6363), H1923 [30JA]
Dept. of Justice: authorize grants to purchase and provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances (see H.R. 621), H3338 [4MY]
——— establish grants to combat opioid trafficking (see H.R. 8818), H3530 [14MY]
——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see H.R. 3458), H3394 [12MY]
——— reauthorize grants to expand support for law enforcement officers and families (see H.R. 5282), H3338 [4MY]
——— simplify claim process for beneficiaries of public safety officers who die from heart attack or stroke to receive payment through Public Safety Office Benefit Program (see H.R. 9845), H5174 [22JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report and study effects of Chaplain Service on risk of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 9376), H4625 [16JY]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H3911 [4JN]
——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 438), H1922 [30JA]
——— provide for retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma (see H.R. 7976), H3830 [3JN]
Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see H.R. 1266), H135 [7JA]
Education: express that paraprofessionals and education support staff in schools and universities should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions (see H. Res. 297), H3911 [4JN]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see H.R. 6181), H1916 [27JA]
FEC: apply ban on campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities (see H.R. 9874), H5175 [22JY]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 4), H3338 [4MY]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 3243), H5215 [3AU]
——— require original manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to consumers and independent repair providers (see H.R. 7404), H2041 [5FE]
Government: prohibit Federal elected and senior Federal officials from trading on prediction markets (see H.R. 8076), H2997 [20AP]
Hydroelectric power: support upgrades at existing hydroelectric dams to increase clean energy production, improve resiliency and reliability of electric grid, and enhance health of rivers and associated wildlife habitats (see H.R. 2160), H135 [7JA]
Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 5509), H2926 [15AP]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1427), H4408 [13JY]
Lobbyists: prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office (see H.R. 9130), H3829 [3JN]
Medicare: create Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value Based Payment Program exempt from budget neutrality adjustment rule and create exception for discounted transportation for patients to receive radiation therapy services (see H.R. 2120), H4381 [9JY]
——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see H.R. 4731), H3334 [30AP]
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]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5309), H3338 [4MY]
National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 1199), H2995 [20AP]
National Police Week: observance (see H. Res. 1252), H3344 [7MY]
NLRB: require employers to post notice regarding rights and protections under National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 8418), H3045 [21AP]
NRC: amend definition of ‘‘production facility’’ to exclude equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements (see H.R. 3978), H3338 [4MY]
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), H3347 [11MY]
Seattle Seahawks (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 1049), H2118 [10FE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 2048), H3911 [4JN]
Taxation: establish Jumpstart Programs for saving for apprenticeship and trade occupation training (see H.R. 7115), H1977 [3FE]
——— establish procedures relating to attribution of errors in case of third party payors of payroll taxes (see H.R. 3223), H4381 [9JY]
——— exclude certain income of law enforcement officers from gross income (see H.R. 7210), H1349 [22JA]
——— provide exclusion forom grss income of gain from sale of qualified farm property to qualified family members (see H.R. 8591), H3329 [30AP]
——— restore treatment of State and local bonds guaranteed by Federal Home Loan Bank as not federally guaranteed for purposes of determining their tax-exempt status (see H.R. 7769), H2368 [3MR]
TSA: enhance security operations and stabilize transportation security workforce by applying unified personnel system to employees (see H.R. 2086), H2997 [20AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Antitrust policy: strengthen prohibition on price discrimination (see H.R. 8184), H2820 [2AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish official station for U.S. attorney for Western District of Washington in Clark County, WA (see H.R. 8828), H3530 [14MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish certain requirements for any communications by private entities relative to Dept. of Transportation numbers (see H.R. 8799), H3453 [13MY]
——— revise Federal motor vehicle safety standards to establish maximum allowable brightness standard for low beam headlamps on motor vehicles (see H.R. 7772), H2369 [3MR]
House of Representatives: direct Office of Congressional Conduct to establish standards of conduct related to mental capacity of Members (see H. Res. 1104), H2420 [4MR]
NOAA: authorize intentional lethal take by certain Indian Tribes of California sea lions and Steller sea lions in specified portion of Columbia River (see H.R. 9637), H4380 [9JY]
Textile industry and fabrics: establish congressional quilting showcase to recognize and honor American quilters and their craftsmanship (see H. Res. 1161), H2830 [9AP]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
Antitrust policy: strengthen prohibition on price discrimination (H.R. 8184), H2821 [2AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish official station for U.S. attorney for Western District of Washington in Clark County, WA (H.R. 8828), H3532 [14MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish certain requirements for any communications by private entities relative to Dept. of Transportation numbers (H.R. 8799), H3454 [13MY]
——— revise Federal motor vehicle safety standards to establish maximum allowable brightness standard for low beam headlamps on motor vehicles (H.R. 7772), H2370 [3MR]
NOAA: authorize intentional lethal take by certain Indian Tribes of California sea lions and Steller sea lions in specified portion of Columbia River (H.R. 9637), H4381 [9JY]
Remarks
Dept. of Agriculture: develop low-risk classification for fresh fruits, vegetables, and other typically raw foods, H3273, H3274 [29AP]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H3273, H3274 [29AP]
House of Representatives: moment of silence for victims and survivors of Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co., industrial disaster at Longview, WA, facility, H3896 [4JN]
Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.: express condolences to victims and survivors of industrial disaster at Longview, WA, facility and support investigation into causes, H3896 [4JN]
Votes: correction, H2583• [18MR]
——— position on missed, H3051• [22AP]
Wahkiakum County, WA: impact of land acquisition by German royal family and subsequent loss of public access to outdoor spaces, H2890 [15AP]