RASKIN, JAMIE (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Congress: govern on behalf of American people (H.R. 7007), H4319 [29JN]
Crime: define bail bonds as insurance product so that they must comply with Federal insurance fraud laws and background check requirements (H.R. 6260), H3479 [14MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 8800), H5072 [22JY]
Articles and editorials
President Trump’s Pardons—An Embarrassment of Riches, Dan Greenberg, Cato Institute Blog (publication), H2572 [18MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: recognize and celebrate significance of Black history museums and cultural institutions (see H. Res. 1088), H2333 [26FE]
Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on basis of gender identity (see H.R. 3569), H3726 [21MY]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 103), H3669 [20MY]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities against Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 68), H949 [20JA]
——— require pilot program on activities under pre-separation transition process of members for reduction in suicide among veterans (see H.R. 2878), H3394 [12MY]
Chesapeake Bay Program: authorize to serve as advisory member of certain State watershed programs (see H.R. 7788), H2419 [4MR]
Clemente, Roberto: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1787), H1949 [2FE]
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), H3395 [12MY]
Courts: create civil cause of action and eliminate statute of limitations for civil actions relative to sexual abuse (see H.R. 7467), H2334 [26FE]
——— establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 7836), H2470 [5MR]
Crime: ensure due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 7638), H2234 [20FE]
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]
——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5168), H2236 [20FE]
Dept. of Commerce: strengthen enforcement of U.S. export controls by increasing number of Bureau of Industry and Security export control officers stationed in foreign regions (see H.R. 4505), H3776 [2JN]
Dept. of Defense: restrict sale and procurement of certain weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 7827), H3830 [3JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1810), H2825 [6AP]
——— ensure that graduate and professional students have same annual and aggregate limits for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans (see H.R. 6574), H1923 [30JA]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see H.R. 7340), H2029 [4FE]
——— provide grants to cover costs of opposing challenges to use of specific instructional materials, or availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 7691), H2327 [25FE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 5486), H3296 [29AP]
Dept. of HHS: address needs of cancer survivors, improve survivorship, treatment, recovery, and quality of life and palliative care, and develop minimum standards of care for survivorship regardless of cancer type (see H.R. 8839), H3776 [2JN]
——— establish program to develop innovative antimicrobial drugs targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see H.R. 7352), H3533 [14MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 7481), H2552 [17MR]
——— notify designated point of contact of release of detained individual (see H.R. 9099), H3773 [2JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish Office of the National Coordinator To Counter Antisemitism (see H.R. 6806), H1950 [2FE]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see H.R. 7711), H2328 [25FE]
Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to adverse effect wage rate methodology (see H.J. Res. 154), H2776 [26MR]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples (see H.R. 6056), H3727 [21MY]
——— nullify certain rules relative to foreign assistance (see H.R. 8582), H4208 [23JN]
——— submit report on emerging threats posed to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 5543), H4381 [9JY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish programs to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and incentivize use of bicycles in transit (see H.R. 9041), H3735 [26MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see H.J. Res. 144), H2791 [27MR]
Depts. of Defense and State: report on Russian efforts to violate religious freedoms of people of Ukraine and require President to impose sanctions on foreign persons engaged in such efforts (see H.R. 8433), H4247 [24JN]
Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 9195), H3991 [8JN]
District of Columbia: restrict establishment of triumphal arches within certain areas of District of Columbia and capital region (see H.R. 9047), H3776 [2JN]
Election Assistance Commission: provide grants to support State and local governments making transition to ranked choice voting (see H.R. 9634), H4379 [9JY]
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]
——— require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees (see H.R. 4763), H4381 [9JY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2776 [26MR]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see H.R. 7333), H4128 [18JN]
FDA: add alpha-gal to definition of ‘‘major food allergen’’ (see H.R. 1178), H2887 [14AP]
——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 5605), H2997 [20AP]
——— establish standardized pathogen and microorganism testing of infant formula products and manufacturing facilities and mandate notification of specific positive tests and inspection classifications (see H.R. 7867), H5024 [21JY]
Federal agencies and departments: provide for appropriations to pay Federal employees and contractors during certain periods of lapses in appropriations (see H.R. 7322), H1948 [2FE]
Foreign policy: prohibit action to, or use of Federal funds to, invade NATO countries and territories (see H.R. 7016), H4381 [9JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from deforestation and sale of such items in interstate commerce (see H.R. 8744), H3392 [12MY]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1270), H3552 [15MY]
History: celebrate country’s history of church-state separation and recognize 250th anniversary of U.S. (see H. Res. 1415), H4369 [2JY]
Holocaust: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to American individuals active in aiding and rescuing Jews and other refugees during Nazi Germany’s genocidal ‘‘Final Solution’’ policy (see H.R. 9400), H4206 [23JN]
Insurance: prohibit group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (see H.R. 3037), H2835 [13AP]
——— 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), H3629 [19MY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see H.R. 5509), H4208 [23JN]
Investments: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress, President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents (see H.R. 6731), H136 [7JA]
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), H3338 [4MY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: fly U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of memory (see H. Res. 1107), H2471 [5MR]
Jimmy Lai Day: observance (see H. Res. 930), H2188 [11FE]
Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1427), H4408 [13JY]
Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 1841), H2887 [14AP]
Law enforcement officers: revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers’ death benefits (see H.R. 7718), H2997 [20AP]
LGBTQI+: improve access to evidence-based, lifesaving health care for transgender people (see H.R. 2487), H925 [16JA]
Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see H.R. 2585), H3338 [4MY]
Medicare: count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3–day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 3954), H2422 [4MR]
——— establish Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5439), H1950 [2FE]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 6280), H2422 [4MR]
——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see H.R. 2495), H2598 [18MR]
——— provide for coverage of blood-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see H.R. 6130), H4381 [9JY]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5309), H2474 [5MR]
National Endowment for the Humanities: establish National Council on African American History and Culture (see H.R. 7549), H2218 [12FE]
National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see H.R. 7740), H2332 [26FE]
National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 6467), H2825 [6AP]
National Scam Survivor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1288), H3531 [14MY]
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), H2235 [20FE]
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: restore certain energy-related provisions as in effect prior to enactment (see H.R. 5862), H1173 [21JA]
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 welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see H.R. 9432), H4244 [24JN]
SEC: require issuers to make certain disclosures relative to use of forced labor in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China (see H.R. 8712), H3341 [7MY]
States: require to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with redistricting plan developed by independent redistricting commission (see H.R. 5449), H3726 [21MY]
——— require to hold special elections to fill vacancies in House of Representatives not later than 180 days after vacancy occurs (see H.R. 8581), H3294 [29AP]
Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see H.R. 1529), H3775 [2JN]
——— repeal tax credit for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations and associated income exclusion (see H.R. 9289), H4110 [11JN]
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]
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: extend and authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1744), H2791 [27MR]
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
CFTC: prohibit certain event contracts on prediction markets (see H.R. 8123), H2776 [26MR]
Commission on Presidential Capacity To Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office: establish (see H.R. 8275), H2885 [14AP]
Congress: govern on behalf of American people (H.R. 7007), consideration (see H. Res. 1363), H4112 [11JN]
Courts: establish certain requirements for compromise settlements between Presidents of the U.S. and U.S. (see H.R. 9210), H4052 [9JN]
——— prohibit Federal judges from receiving gifts of certain value (see H.R. 9688), H4467 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: pay retired pay from Military Retirement Fund to retired members of NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps (see H.R. 8732), H3346 [11MY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services (see H.R. 8122), H2776 [26MR]
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 the Treasury: restrict Judgment Fund payments for compromise settlements or awards (see H.R. 8914), H3668 [20MY]
District courts: provide for original and concurrent jurisdiction over certain civil actions (see H.R. 8993), H3723 [21MY]
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]
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]
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]
National Day of Reason: designate (see H. Res. 1266), H3342 [7MY]
Paine, Thomas: approve location of commemorative work (see H.R. 9600), H4374 [6JY]
Political ethics: prohibit Presidents and Vice Presidents from receiving damages payments from U.S. (see H.R. 8309), H2924 [15AP]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: establish grant program to support models for providing stabilization services to individuals with serious thoughts of suicide (see H.R. 8124), H2776 [26MR]
Supreme Court: establish panel to review certiorari petitions (see H.R. 8992), H3723 [21MY]
——— set forth factors for stays pending appeal (see H.R. 8991), H3723 [21MY]
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]
Constitutional authority and single subject statements
CFTC: prohibit certain event contracts on prediction markets (H.R. 8123), H2778 [26MR]
Commission on Presidential Capacity To Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office: establish (H.R. 8275), H2886 [14AP]
Courts: establish certain requirements for compromise settlements between Presidents of the U.S. and U.S. (H.R. 9210), H4054 [9JN]
——— prohibit Federal judges from receiving gifts of certain value (H.R. 9688), H4468 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: pay retired pay from Military Retirement Fund to retired members of NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps (H.R. 8732), H3347 [11MY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services (H.R. 8122), H2778 [26MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: restrict Judgment Fund payments for compromise settlements or awards (H.R. 8914), H3670 [20MY]
District courts: provide for original and concurrent jurisdiction over certain civil actions (H.R. 8993), H3726 [21MY]
FEC: apply ban on campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities (H.R. 9874), H5178 [22JY]
Government: prevent abuses of Presidential power, restore checks and balances and accountability and transparency, and defend elections against foreign interference (H.R. 8831), H3532 [14MY]
Law enforcement officers: provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended U.S. Capitol during attack on January 6, 2021 (H.R. 8802), H3454 [13MY]
Paine, Thomas: approve location of commemorative work (H.R. 9600), H4375 [6JY]
Political ethics: prohibit Presidents and Vice Presidents from receiving damages payments from U.S. (H.R. 8309), H2925 [15AP]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: establish grant program to support models for providing stabilization services to individuals with serious thoughts of suicide (H.R. 8124), H2778 [26MR]
Supreme Court: establish panel to review certiorari petitions (H.R. 8992), H3726 [21MY]
——— set forth factors for stays pending appeal (H.R. 8991), H3726 [21MY]
Motions
Crime: define bail bonds as insurance product so that they must comply with Federal insurance fraud laws and background check requirements (H.R. 6260), H3478 [14MY]
Remarks
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide for conditions on appointment of monitors by courts (H.R. 8365), H3481, H3482, H3483, H3484, H3485 [14MY]
American Battle Monuments Commission: establish program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in U.S. military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage (S. 1318), H3162, H3163, H3166 [29AP]
Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities against Iran (H. Con. Res. 38), H2404 [4MR]
Bankruptcy: modify compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 and extend term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges (S. 3424), H628 [12JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 139), H2561, H2563, H2564, H2565, H2566 [18MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2026–2035 (S. Con. Res. 33), H3159 [29AP]
——— use of budget reconciliation to make appropriations for border security and immigration enforcement (S. 2), H4026 [9JN]
Courts: limit application of defenses based on passage of time and other non-merits defenses relative to claims under Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act (S. 1884), H2499 [16MR]
Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (H.R. 2853), H3366, H3369 [12MY]
——— define bail bonds as insurance product so that they must comply with Federal insurance fraud laws and background check requirements (H.R. 6260), H3475, H3476, H3477, H3478 [14MY]
——— make coercion of children to commit harm criminal offense (H.R. 6732), H633, H634 [12JA]
——— prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors (H.R. 6715), H631, H632 [12JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations, H3159 [29AP]
——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3159 [29AP]
Dept. of Justice: creation of Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate individuals allegedly targeted by Government as part of agreement to settle lawsuit of President Trump against IRS, H4026 [9JN]
——— make publicly available list of each State and local government that permits cashless bail (H.R. 5625), H3471, H3473 [14MY]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, H4026 [9JN]
——— temporarily provide additional deposits into Crime Victims Fund (H.R. 909), H625 [12JA]
Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building, Olney, MD: designate (H.R. 6310), H2847 [14AP]
Firearms: modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (H.R. 2189), H2192 [12FE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain authorities, H3162, H3163, H3166 [29AP]
——— extend certain authorities (H.R. 8035), consideration (H. Res. 1175), H2950, H2951 [16AP]
——— extend certain authorities (H.R. 9238), H4080, H4081, H4082, H4083 [10JN]
——— extend certain authorities (S. 4465), H3322, H3323, H3324, H3325 [30AP]
——— implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, H3162, H3163, H3166 [29AP]
FTC: implement nationwide public awareness and education campaign that will equip families, educators, and stakeholders with latest best practices for protecting minors online (H.R. 6719), H629, H630 [12JA]
Immigration: clarify that aliens convicted of defrauding the Government or unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 1958), H2569, H2570, H2572, H2573, H2574, H2575 [18MR]
——— improve public safety through enforcement of Federal immigration law in interior of U.S. (H.R. 7640), H3430 [13MY]
——— provide that alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable (H.R. 4638), H2601, H2603, H2604 [19MR]
Jewish Americans: call on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate public on contributions of Jewish American community (H. Res. 1251), H3361 [12MY]
Law enforcement: recognize contributions and sacrifices officers make to protect and serve communities (H. Con. Res. 96), H3429, H3431, H3432, H3433 [13MY]
Law enforcement officers: provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended U.S. Capitol during attack on January 6, 2021, H3478 [14MY]
National Police Week: observance (H. Res. 1252), H3364 [12MY], H3429 [13MY]
Pulte, William: appointment as Acting Director of National Intelligence, H4080 [10JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H2565 [18MR]
Rockville, MD: anniversary of B’nai Israel Congregation, E255• [24MR]
Trump, President: condemn pardon of Juan O. Hernández, H3432, H3433 [13MY]
——— evaluation of administration, H2601, H2603, H2604 [19MR]
——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, H2404 [4MR], H2561 [18MR]
——— evaluation of administration relative to law enforcement, H3429, H3431, H3432, H3433 [13MY]
Tributes
Hart, Josh, H4254 [25JN]
Ivey, Edward E., Jr., H3364 [12MY]
Lowery, Brenda J., H3364 [12MY]