PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Amendments
District of Columbia: codify Executive order entitled ‘‘Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful’’ (H.R. 5103), consideration (H. Res. 1131), H2695 [25MR]
Government regulations: repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 1189), H3012 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions
Armando Rodriguez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 9233), H4053 [9JN]
Armando Rogriguez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see S. 4722), S2698 [9JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Hart Senate Office Building atrium for bipartisan Mardi Gras dog parade (see S. Res. 611), S610 [12FE]
Chuck Stone Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 7746), H2335 [2MR]
Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building, Virginia Beach, VA: designate (see H.R. 7365), H2030 [4FE]
Congress: advance bipartisan, common sense solutions (see H.J. Res. 143), H1350 [22JA]
——— advance bipartisan, common sense solutions (H.J. Res. 143), consideration (see H. Res. 1068), H2234 [20FE]
Conservation of energy: clarify that installation of mechanical insulation property is energy or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings (see S. 4312), S1820 [16AP]
Dept. of Energy: exempt from certain prohibitions relative to unmanned aircraft system to allow for development of systems to protect nuclear assets and facilities related to national security (see H.R. 8935), H3669 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: express support for Federal Protective Service and its law enforcement officers (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3393 [12MY]
——— require to grant access to Members of Congress to covered facilities to carry out oversight responsibilities (see H.R. 8754), H3392 [12MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security Act: provide threat analyses and guidance to State and local governments on visiting foreign nationals who seek access to officials or employees, information, facilities, programs, or systems (see H.R. 7427), H2094 [9FE]
Dept. of State: require notification to Congress of certain construction projects using nonstandard designs (see H.R. 7054), H892 [14JA]
Dept. of the Interior: ensure historically accurate exhibits at National Park Service sites (see H.R. 8539), H3131 [28AP]
Dept. of Transportation: allow local transit authorities to incorporate art into federally-funded transit projects (see S. 4354), S1857 [21AP] (see H.R. 8399), H3044 [21AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permanently extend pilot program to accept donations for facility construction or improvements and authorize acceptance of donations of construction services and targeted contributions (see S. 4815), S2893 [17JN]
——— use commercial codes and standards instead of, or in addition to, Federal codes and standards in construction or alteration of departmental facilities (see S. 4341), S1821 [16AP]
Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: authorize certain actions to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft (see H.R. 8458), H3067 [22AP]
Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office, Oceanside, NY: designate (see H.R. 9026), H3734 [26MY]
Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 7005), H615 [9JA]
District of Columbia: codify Executive order entitled ‘‘Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful’’ (H.R. 5103), consideration (see H. Res. 1131), H2674 [24MR]
Dr. Constance ‘‘Connie’’ E. Clayton Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 7532), H2218 [12FE]
Edwin P. Hubble Post Office, Marshfield, MO: designate (see S. 4052), S1009 [11MR]
Eliot L. Engel Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 8669), H3340 [7MY]
Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building, Grand Haven, MI: designate (see H.R. 8999), H3724 [21MY]
FEMA: establish flood risk manangement standard for Federal infrastructure projects, require agencies consider impact of climate change on flood risk, and ensure projects implement natural solutions to protect environment (see H.R. 9291), H4111 [11JN]
Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building, Sterling, VA: designate (see S. 3630), S220 [14JA]
Gilman Whitney Post Office, Xenia, OH: designate (see H.R. 8193), H2821 [2AP]
Government regulations: repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards (H.R. 4690), consideration (see H. Res. 1189), H2993 [20AP]
GSA: convene consultation meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for construction of new public buildings that will reduce costs to Federal Government (see H.R. 7388), H2040 [5FE]
——— establish contracting preference for public buildings constructed of innovative wood products obtained from timber responsibly sourced from U.S. forest lands (see H.R. 9080), H3740 [29MY]
——— establish pilot and grant program administered by Dept. of HUD to facilitate sale or transfer of underutilized Federal property to eligible entities for economic redevelopment (see H.R. 9011), H3730 [22MY]
——— provide for relocation of certain Federal office space located in sanctuary jurisdictions and prohibit establishment or occupation of any Federal office space in sanctuary jurisdictions (see H.R. 9288), H4110 [11JN]
——— provide for temporary adjustment to prospectus thresholds for certain projects (see S. 3789), S509 [5FE]
——— require U.S. national motto to be displayed or inscribed on all Federal buildings (see H.R. 8826), H3530 [14MY]
James A. Cotten Post Office, Willingboro, NJ: designate (see H.R. 8326), H2958 [16AP]
Jeremy Malone Post Office, Beaumont, MS: designate (see H.R. 6995), H615 [9JA]
Jerry T. Hodges, Jr., Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 8105), H2775 [26MR]
John Madden Memorial Post Office, Austin, MN: designate (see H.R. 9025), H3734 [26MY]
Kosovo: designate building of Chancery of the U.S. in Pristina, Kosovo, as ‘‘Eliot L. Engel Building’’ (see H.R. 8562), H3132 [28AP]
Mayor Coy Payne Memorial Post Office Building, Chandler, AZ: designate (see H.R. 7714), H2328 [25FE]
Nancy Metayer Post Office Building, Coral Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 8419), H3045 [21AP]
Patricia Paige Post Office Building, New Kent, VA: designate (see S. 4623), S2443 [21MY]
Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of any post office or processing and distribution center (see S. 3657), S256 [15JA]
Poul Hornsleth Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 7313), H1948 [2FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: prescribe process to authorize certain activities at Executive Residence of White House (see S. 4486), S2200 [11MY]
——— prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of President Trump (see H.R. 8522), H3123 [27AP]
——— prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of sitting U.S. President (see S. 3622), S161 [13JA] (see H.R. 7039), H717 [13JA]
——— prohibit sitting President, or officer or employee on behalf of sitting President, from naming or designating public building after such President (see H.R. 8388), H2995 [20AP]
——— prohibit use of name, image, likeness, or signature of sitting President on Federal assets (see S. 4313), S1820 [16AP]
Real estate: preempt State prohibitions on real estate purchases by foreign citizens (see H.R. 7053), H892 [14JA]
Robert A. Bishop, Sr., Post Office Building, Mahaffey, PA: designate (see S. 3835), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7517), H2186 [11FE]
Robert Guevara Post Office Building, Kissimmee, FL: designate (see H.R. 7299), H1921 [30JA]
Rodney C. Hamilton Sr., VA Clinic, Lafayette, LA: designate (see S. 3689), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 6963), H134 [7JA]
Sergeant Staret J. Engleston Memorial Post Office Building, Martville, NY: designate (see H.R. 7410), H2041 [5FE]
Sergeant Staret J. Ingleston Memorial Post Office Building, Martville, NY: designate (see H.R. 8909), H3627 [19MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish commission to study potential uses of Arts and Industries Building on National Mall (see H.R. 8810), H3529 [14MY]
Sorensen-Estrada Post Office, Tremonton, UT: designate (see S. 4523), S2278 [13MY] (see H.R. 8225), H2829 [9AP]
Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr., Post Office, Pacific, MO: change address (see H.R. 8359), H2959 [16AP]
Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic, Des Moines, IA: designate (see S. 3837), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7511), H2186 [11FE]
Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic, Marshalltown, IA: designate (see S. 3837), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7511), H2186 [11FE]
Taxation: permit certain population census tracts containing former military installations to be designated as qualified opportunity zones (see S. 4606), S2416 [20MY]
U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 9386), H4130 [22JN]
U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building, Wai’anae, HI: designate (see S. 4830), S2935 [18JN] (see H.R. 8945), H3669 [20MY]
Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building, Georgetown, OH: designate (see S. 4745), S2736 [10JN] (see H.R. 7809), H2420 [4MR]
White House: authorize construction of ballroom on grounds (see H.R. 8537, 8543), H3131 [28AP]
——— authorize East Wing Modernization Project (see S. 4430), S2128 [29AP]
Letters
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Graves, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3868 [4JN]
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act: Council of the District of Columbia, H2701 [25MR]
——— Mark A. Collins, Brady United Against Gun Violence (organization), H2702 [25MR]
——— Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia Mayor, H2701 [25MR]
Motions
District of Columbia: codify Executive order entitled ‘‘Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful’’ (H.R. 5103), H2704 [25MR]
Government regulations: repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards (H.R. 4690), H3061 [22AP]
Remarks in House
Aledo, TX: tribute to opening of Aledo Municipal Complex, E164 [25FE]
Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building, Palatine, IL: designate (H.R. 5773), H2851, H2852 [14AP]
Building Safety Month: observance, E496 [29MY]
Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building, Virginia Beach, VA: designate (H.R. 7365), H2015 [4FE]
Dept. of Energy: require to certify that war with Iran has not increased U.S. energy or gasoline prices before repeal of certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, H3058 [22AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to Federal Protective Service, H3378 [12MY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: require GAO review of indoor air quality, H3503 [14MY]
District of Columbia: codify Executive order entitled ‘‘Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful’’ (H.R. 5103), H2698–H2705 [25MR]
——— codify Executive order entitled ‘‘Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful’’ (H.R. 5103), consideration (H. Res. 1131), H2688–H2697 [25MR]
——— prohibit donations for projects to alter any public buildings used by the President or Vice President, H2703 [25MR]
Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building, Olney, MD: designate (H.R. 6310), H2846, H2847 [14AP]
FBI: restrict funding for headquarters until GSA submits architectural and engineering plan for review, H731, H736 [14JA]
Federal Protective Service and GSA: establish guidance relative to emergency communication protocols for public buildings (H.R. 6481), H2649, H2650 [24MR]
Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building, Sterling, VA: designate (H.R. 5058), H2851 [14AP]
Government regulations: repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards (H.R. 4690), H3057–H3064 [22AP]
——— repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 1189), H3006–H3013 [21AP], H3050 [22AP]
GSA: convene consultation meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for construction of new public buildings that will reduce costs to Federal Government (H.R. 7388), H2650, H2651 [24MR]
——— establish contracting preference for public buildings constructed of innovative wood products obtained from timber responsibly sourced from U.S. forest lands (H.R. 9080), H4088 [11JN]
——— report to Congress on state of Public Building Service real estate portfolio (H.R. 6480), H2648, H2649 [24MR]
James J. Howard Post Office, Spring Lake, NJ: designate (H.R. 1431), H2847, H2848 [14AP]
Jeremy Malone Post Office, Beaumont, MS: designate (H.R. 6995), H2854, H2855 [14AP]
Jerry T. Hodges, Jr., Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 8105), H2753 [26MR]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: require removal of any signage or other identification from John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that differs from designation stated in U.S. Code (H.R. 6925), H698 [13JA]
Kosovo: designate building of Chancery of the U.S. in Pristina, Kosovo, as ‘‘Eliot L. Engel Building’’ (H.R. 8562), H3674 [21MY]
Martin L. Graber Post Office, Fort Madison, IA: designate (H.R. 4707), H2850, H2851 [14AP]
Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building, Waupaca, WI: designate (H.R. 5831), H2855, H2856 [14AP]
Mayor Coy Payne Memorial Post Office Building, Chandler, AZ: designate (H.R. 7714), H2307 [25FE]
Mayor Ed Honea Memorial Post Office, Marana, AZ: designate (H.R. 6247), H2855 [14AP]
National Park Service: enter into agreement with Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings (H.R. 5254), H2519–H2521 [16MR]
Officer Zane T. Coolidge Post Office, Phoenix, AZ: designate (H.R. 3393), H2849 [14AP]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of attack on Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H2985–H2988 [20AP]
Patricia Paige Post Office Building, New Kent, VA: designate (H.R. 6317), H2853 [14AP]
Pharmacist’s Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building, Columbia, TN: designate (H.R. 6808), H2853, H2854 [14AP]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in name of sitting U.S. President (H.R. 7039), H698 [13JA]
Robert A. Bishop, Sr., Post Office Building, Mahaffey, PA: designate (H.R. 7517), H2204 [12FE]
SSA: improve customer service through restoration of agency workforce, reopening of hearing and field offices, and increased funding, H1177 [22JA]
Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr., Post Office Building, Plainfield, IL: designate (H.R. 6020), H2852 [14AP]
Technical Sergeant Alma Gladys Minter Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 4635), H2849, H2850 [14AP]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H3416 [13MY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to management of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, H1983 [4FE], H3988 [8JN]
——— Executive order directing removal of certain historical exhibits and monuments from parks, museums, and other public areas, H2022–H2025 [4FE], H2672 [24MR]
U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 9386), E594 [22JN]
White House: prohibit use of taxpayer funds for renovations to ballroom, H3484 [14MY], H3639, H3664 [20MY]
William J. Donovan Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 1706), H2848, H2849 [14AP]
Remarks in Senate
Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper, WY: designate (S. 790), S2387 [20MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Hart Senate Office Building atrium for bipartisan Mardi Gras dog parade (S. Res. 611), S616 [12FE]
Derby Line, VT: Haskell Free Library and Opera House entryway dedication, S2492 [2JN]
GSA: ensure construction and acquisition of public buildings adheres to guiding principles for Federal architecture (S. 2726), S1766–S1768 [15AP], S3176 [24JN]
Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Tallahassee, FL: designate (S. 2938), S3178 [24JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: prescribe process to authorize certain activities at Executive Residence of White House (S. 4486), S2204 [11MY], S2208 [12MY]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S2260 [13MY]
——— Executive order directing removal of certain historical exhibits and monuments from parks, museums, and other public areas, S995–S999 [11MR]
White House: authorize construction of ballroom on grounds, S2150 [30AP]
——— authorize construction of ballroom on grounds, unanimous-consent request, S2150, S2151 [30AP]
——— authorize East Wing Modernization Project (S. 4430), S2099 [29AP]
——— authorize East Wing Modernization Project (S. 4430), unanimous-consent request, S2099, S2100 [29AP]
——— prohibit use of taxpayer funds for renovations to ballroom, S2345–S2348 [19MY], S2384, S2390, S2401 [20MY], S2433 [21MY], S2517 [3JN]
——— prohibit use of taxpayer funds or private donations for renovations to ballroom without Congressional authorization, S2551 [4JN]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1189) (H. Rept. 119–618), H2993 [20AP]
Consideration of H.R. 5103, Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1131) (H. Rept. 119–570), H2674 [24MR]
Federal Building Threat Notification Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6481) (H. Rept. 119–553), H2529 [16MR]
Federal Mechanical Insulation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3474) (H. Rept. 119–481), H2028 [4FE]
GSA Report to Congress on State of Public Building Service Real Estate Portfolio: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6480) (H. Rept. 119–545), H2529 [16MR]
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5103) (H. Rept. 119–455), H892 [14JA]
——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5103) (H. Rept. 119–455), H892 [14JA]
Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4690) (H. Rept. 119–483), H2028 [4FE]
Smart Space Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 7388) (H. Rept. 119–562), H2627 [20MR]
Standard Fees To Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1731) (H. Rept. 119–488), H2029 [4FE]
Resolutions by organizations
GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3868–H3873 [4JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 1131, consideration of H.R. 5103, Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act, H2688 [25MR]
H. Res. 1189, consideration of H.R. 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, H3007 [21AP]
H.R. 1431, James J. Howard Post Office, Spring Lake, NJ, H2847 [14AP]
H.R. 1706, William J. Donovan Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY, H2848 [14AP]
H.R. 3393, Officer Zane T. Coolidge Post Office, Phoenix, AZ, H2849 [14AP]
H.R. 4635, Technical Sergeant Alma Gladys Minter Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH, H2849 [14AP]
H.R. 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, H3057 [22AP]
H.R. 4707, Martin L. Graber Post Office, Fort Madison, IA, H2850 [14AP]
H.R. 5058, Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building, Sterling, VA, H2851 [14AP]
H.R. 5103, Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act, H2698 [25MR]
H.R. 5254, Gateway Partnership Act, H2519 [16MR]
H.R. 5773, Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building, Palatine, IL, H2851 [14AP]
H.R. 5831, Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building, Waupaca, WI, H2855 [14AP]
H.R. 6020, Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr., Post Office Building, Plainfield, IL, H2852 [14AP]
H.R. 6247, Mayor Ed Honea Memorial Post Office, Marana, AZ, H2855 [14AP]
H.R. 6310, Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building, Olney, MD, H2846 [14AP]
H.R. 6317, Patricia Paige Post Office Building, New Kent, VA, H2853 [14AP]
H.R. 6480, report to Congress on state of GSA Public Building Service real estate portfolio, H2648 [24MR]
H.R. 6481, Federal Building Threat Notification Act, H2649 [24MR]
H.R. 6808, Pharmacist’s Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building, Columbia, TN, H2853 [14AP]
H.R. 6995, Jeremy Malone Post Office, Beaumont, MS, H2854 [14AP]
H.R. 7388, Smart Space Act, H2650 [24MR]
S. 790, Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper, WY, S2387 [20MY]
S. Res. 611, use of Hart Senate Office Building atrium for bipartisan Mardi Gras dog parade, S614 [12FE]