RAMIREZ, DELIA C. (a Representative from Illinois)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 78), H2483 [12MR]

African Americans: recognize and celebrate significance of Black history museums and cultural institutions (see H. Res. 1088), H2333 [26FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding for use of military force against Iran absent specific congressional authorization (see H.R. 8707), H3629 [19MY]

——— prohibit funding to use in or against Cuba (see H.R. 8103), H2926 [15AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Cuba (see H.J. Res. 153), H2779 [26MR]

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

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 84), H3671 [20MY]

Aurora, IL: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Henry Pratt Co., and commend first responders (see H. Res. 1066), H2224 [13FE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1080), H2328 [25FE]

Black Music Month: designate (see H. Res. 1368), H4117 [15JN]

Business and industry: prohibit artificial intelligence (AI) data centers on Federal land (see H.R. 9939), H5196 [23JY]

Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see H.R. 8940), H3669 [20MY]

Citizenship: provide for automatic U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5492), H2120 [10FE]

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

Congress: recognize duty to meet needs of working women (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2711 [25MR]

Consumers: prohibit price gouging relative to goods subject to tariffs (see H.R. 6318), H136 [7JA]

——— 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]

Correctional institutions: ensure incarcerated workers are paid Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 8002), H2620 [19MR]

——— prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 8690), H3340 [7MY]

Courts: create right of public access to certain records relating to U.S. courts (see H.R. 9778), H4681 [20JY]

——— prohibit defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H.R. 4197), H2370 [3MR]

——— prohibit officers and employees of judiciary from engaging in official acts affecting personal financial interests (see H.R. 9786), H4681 [20JY]

——— remove defense of qualified immunity in any action by State or local officials, including police officers, that violates legal and constitutionally secured rights (see H.R. 7046), H2236 [20FE]

——— require Justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts (see H.R. 9784), H4681 [20JY]

Credit: prohibit consumer reporting agencies that furnish reports for tenant screening purposes from providing certain information and establish duties of users of consumer reports for housing purposes (see H.R. 8588), H3295 [29AP]

Crime: increase mens rea (guilty mind) requirements to protect whistleblowers and journalists for offenses under Espionage Act with requirement to prove specific intent to injure U.S. or aid foreign power (see H.R. 7930), H2483 [12MR]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 7521), H2217 [12FE]

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 Defense: reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see H.R. 7555), H2219 [12FE]

Dept. of Education: ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid living wage (see H.R. 7032), H717 [13JA]

——— establish grant program to ensure that schools, students, families, and school personnel impacted by immigration enforcement remain safe in trauma-informed learning environment (see H.R. 9853), H5175 [22JY]

——— establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see H.R. 9959), H5202 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 9877), H5176 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status of certain Venezuelan nationals to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 1348), H1916 [27JA]

——— 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]

——— establish Office of Detained Parent Coordination to protect rights of dependent children whose parents or caregivers are detained (see H.R. 9745), H4683 [20JY]

——— limit use of facial recognition (see H.R. 7363), H4318 [29JN]

——— prohibit from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new warehouse immigration detention model (see H.R. 8494), H3091 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking (see H.R. 7856), H2471 [5MR]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for Federal low-income housing assistance (see H.R. 9014), H3730 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunities for incarcerated persons (see H.R. 7247), H3911 [4JN]

——— establish Office of Legal Access Programs within Executive Office for Immigration Review to improve treatment of detained persons (see H.R. 9124), H3828 [3JN]

——— establish Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program (see H.R. 7057), H892 [14JA]

——— provide for allotment of Supreme Court justices to circuits (see H.R. 9290), H4110 [11JN]

Dept. of Labor: adjust rate employers pay for overtime hours from one and one-half to two times regular rate (see H.R. 9216), H4052 [9JN]

——— ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempted from overtime and minimum wage protections (see H.R. 7917), H2779 [26MR]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see H.R. 8868), H3550 [15MY]

——— require employers to allow employees to take meal, rest, restroom, and medical breaks (see H.R. 9008), H3724 [21MY]

Dept. of State: call for accountability for killing of civilians in attack in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, by Israel Defense Forces and report to Congress on such attack, including use of U.S.-supplied weapons and training (see H.R. 7903), H2926 [15AP]

——— nullify certain rules relative to foreign assistance (see H.R. 8582), H3552 [15MY]

——— protect integrity of Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, prevent unauthorized program-wide suspension, ensure transparency and oversight of executive action, and reaffirm congressional intent (see H.R. 9457), H4261 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: restrict Judgment Fund payments for compromise settlements or awards (see H.R. 8914), H3776 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: improve high-speed rail corridor development program (see H.R. 9036), H3734 [26MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H1915 [27JA]

Domestic policy: express sense that U.S. must act urgently to end political and economic dominance of billionaire oligarchs, halt corporate subsidies and tax advantages, and reinvest in needs of American people (see H. Res. 1028), H1921 [30JA]

Education: develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in areas of renewable energy (see H.R. 8517), H3123 [27AP]

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]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see H.R. 7583), H2224 [13FE]

EPA: establish low-income water assistance program (see H.R. 8254), H2834 [13AP]

——— 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]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see H.R. 7110), H919 [15JA]

Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 9733), H4622 [16JY]

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]

——— restrict possession of gas-operated semi-automatic weapons (see H.R. 2790), H4682 [20JY]

Foreign policy: annul Monroe Doctrine and develop ‘‘New Good Neighbor’’ policy to foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation between U.S. and Latin American and Caribbean neighbors (see H. Res. 1056), H2119 [10FE]

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]

Government regulations: require analyses of impact of Government rules, programs, and policies on poverty and racial inequity, including racial wealth gap (see H.R. 8950), H3669 [20MY]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 1040), H2041 [5FE]

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: condemn reproductive coercion, protect rights of women to reproductive and sexual health care, and recognize need for universal paid family and medical leave (see H. Res. 1428), H4546 [15JY]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 4282), H4208 [23JN]

——— protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) (see H.R. 9941), H5196 [23JY]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of shooting at July 4th parade (see H. Res. 1417), H4369 [2JY]

HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1084), H2328 [25FE]

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), H2031 [4FE]

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: address housing crisis through affordability provisions, improved affordable housing supply, zoning, and land use, relief for rural renters, and funding paths to homeownership (see H.R. 9540), H4363 [30JN]

——— facilitate development of fair and affordable housing and decrease housing costs (see H.R. 6771), H2598 [18MR]

Immigration: address enforcement of immigration laws relative to unaccompanied minors (see H.R. 9270), H4110 [11JN]

——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 9259), H4109 [11JN]

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

Investments: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents (see H.R. 6731), H136 [7JA]

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

Israel: prohibit funds made available for assistance from being used to support certain violations of international law (see H.R. 7545), H2218 [12FE]

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]

Judicial Conference of the U.S.: enhance documentation requirements for meeting of certain conferences and councils (see H.R. 9408), H4206 [23JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: honor Dr. King by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate (see H. Res. 1004), H920 [15JA]

Law enforcement officers: prohibit Federal law enforcement grant funding to States or local governments that create paywall for access to police body camera footage (see H.R. 7125), H920 [15JA]

Lebanon: direct President to remove Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2790 [27MR] (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3993 [8JN]

LGBTQI+: repeal certain Executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals (see H.R. 3708), H2531 [16MR]

Libraries: require certain libraries to maintain diverse collection of books (see H.R. 8235), H2830 [9AP]

Medicaid: repeal requirement that States establish Medicaid Estate Recovery Program and limit circumstances in which State may place lien on Medicaid beneficiary’s property (see H.R. 6951), H12 [6JA]

Medicare: ensure appropriate payments under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 9544), H4371 [2JY]

——— provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) furnished by pharmacists (see H.R. 7189), H1171 [21JA]

——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 6130), H4381 [9JY]

Middle East: recognize Nakba as displacement of Palestinian people from their homeland and recognize Palestinian refugees’ rights (see H. Res. 1289), H3531 [14MY]

National Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1181), H2925 [15AP]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1039), H2031 [4FE]

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

OSHA: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose violations of workplace safety regulations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide safe worksite (see H.R. 3036), H4682 [20JY]

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

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]

SEC: repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see H.R. 8612), H4055 [9JN]

Small business: help owners and employees of small business concerns understand their rights and responsibilities relative to immigration enforcement (see H.R. 9943), H5197 [23JY]

Social Security: improve Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see H.R. 9816), H5179 [22JY]

Taxation: impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and establish certain anti-evasion and avoidance measures (see H.R. 8085), H2710 [25MR]

——— provide for end date for credit for certain qualified carbon oxide (see H.R. 8108), H2776 [26MR]

——— repeal tax credit for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations and associated income exclusion (see H.R. 9289), H4469 [14JY]

——— require payroll tax withholding on independent contractors of certain large businesses (see H.R. 9114), H3774 [2JN]

Texas: interconnect Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., to its neighbors (see H.R. 7728), H2332 [26FE]

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]

Voting: establish Federal statute protecting right to vote (see H.R. 9437), H4245 [24JN]

——— guarantee right to vote for all citizens regardless of criminal offense convictions (see H.R. 9873), H5175 [22JY]

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

Business and industry: require employers to provide employees retirement program with benefits equivalent to Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or elect to participate in FERS (see H.R. 7556), H2219 [12FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: end detention and electronic monitoring of immigrants, and redirect funding to community-based wrap around services (see H.R. 7190), H1171 [21JA]

——— prohibit use of funds for acquisition, or utilizing of, full-body restraints (see H.R. 7709), H2328 [25FE]

——— require policy on use of force and deescalation by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 7119), H920 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain individuals as parents of employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave (see H.R. 7948), H2530 [16MR]

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]

Human rights: recognize that pain, violence, and oppression around the world is interconnected, acknowledge that future must be self-determined, and affirm humanity and dignity through renewed mandate for human rights (see H. Res. 1277), H3393 [12MY]

Immigration: reaffirm commitment to founding ideals of liberty, equality, and opportunity for all immigrant communities in U.S. (see H. Res. 1409), H4365 [30JN]

Income: raise Federal minimum wage in phased approach led by large, highly profitable corporations and end all subminimum wages (see H.R. 8555), H3131 [28AP]

Lobbyists: require individuals hired as consultants who provide paid strategic advice in support of lobbying contact with government official to register as lobbyists (see H.R. 7231), H1350 [22JA]

Constitutional authority and single subject statements

Business and industry: require employers to provide employees retirement program with benefits equivalent to Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or elect to participate in FERS (H.R. 7556), H2220 [12FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: end detention and electronic monitoring of immigrants, and redirect funding to community-based wrap around services (H.R. 7190), H1172 [21JA]

——— prohibit use of funds for acquisition, or utilizing of, full-body restraints (H.R. 7709), H2329 [25FE]

——— require policy on use of force and deescalation by law enforcement officers (H.R. 7119), H921 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain individuals as parents of employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave (H.R. 7948), H2530 [16MR]

Income: raise Federal minimum wage in phased approach led by large, highly profitable corporations and end all subminimum wages (H.R. 8555), H3133 [28AP]

Lobbyists: require individuals hired as consultants who provide paid strategic advice in support of lobbying contact with government official to register as lobbyists (H.R. 7231), H1351 [22JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 84), H3816, H3817 [3JN]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) teachers, H3675 [21MY]

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, H2757 [26MR]

——— end detention and electronic monitoring of immigrants, and redirect funding to community-based wrap around services (H.R. 7190), H2020 [4FE], H4238 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (S. 1383), H2146 [11FE]

El Salvador: call for release of Ruth E. Lopez, H3783 [3JN]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance, H4234, H4235, H4236, H4237 [24JN]

Lebanon: condemn invasion, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Israel, H3816 [3JN]

Lobbyists: require individuals hired as consultants who provide paid strategic advice in support of lobbying contact with government official to register as lobbyists (H.R. 7231), H1167 [21JA]

Puerto Rico: statehood, H4324 [30JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H1167 [21JA]

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

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H2757 [26MR], H4234, H4235, H4236, H4237 [24JN]

Votes: position on missed, E61• [21JA], E432• [12MY], E645• [30JN]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in Federal elections, H2146 [11FE]

Young Lords Organization (YLO): tribute, H4324 [30JN]

Tributes

Algee, Jaquie, H3998 [9JN]

Aruguete, Joy, H3136 [29AP]

Bates-Chamberlain, Ciera, H2264 [24FE]

Blakley, Felicia Davis, H3400 [13MY]

Ceniceros, Marcos, H3676 [21MY]

Chapman, Frank, H664 [13JA]

Cortez, Sonia, H3676 [21MY]

De Jesus Alejandre, Juliet, H664 [13JA]

Esquivel, Jessica, H2680 [25MR]

Garza, Laura, H4044 [9JN]

Gonzalez, Kevin, H3999 [9JN]

Gordon, Timotheus, Jr., H4324 [30JN]

Lumpkin, Beatrice, H4324 [30JN]

Malca, Shaiska, H4237 [24JN]

Marquez, Gladys F., H4237 [24JN]

McDermott, John, H3400 [13MY]

Pak, Jae Jin, H4324 [30JN]

Porter, Chantelle, H2264 [24FE]

Ramirez, Elizabeth, H2680 [25MR]

Rehab, Ahmed, H2268 [24FE]

Santana, Mary, H2681 [25MR]

Sirota, Eric, H802 [14JA]

Torres Hidalgo, Ofelia G., H2264 [24FE]