Michael Lawler

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for control of remote access of items, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to promulgate regulations to require all implementing partners receiving foreign assistance funds with activities in Afghanistan to submit a report on any payments or withholdings, including for taxes, fees, duties, and utilities, made to the Taliban, state-owned enterprises, or governing institutions in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning seat belts on school buses, and for other purposes.

To impose sanctions with respect to the system of compensation of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority that supports acts of terrorism.

To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War.

To authorize funding for necessary expenses for the rehabilitation, modernization, and construction of facilities and infrastructure at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide funding for United States victims of state-sponsored terrorism by ensuring consistent and meaningful distributions from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers.

To support Taiwan’s international space, and for other purposes.

To award a congressional gold medal to James Earl Jones, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life in reshaping perceptions, dismantling racial barriers, and advocating for equal opportunities for people of all backgrounds in film and theatre.

To establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as therapy dogs, and for other purposes.

To require the Inspector General to submit a report on the Federal subaward reporting system, and for other purposes.

To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

To publicize U.S. Customs and Border Protection operational statistics and report on foreign terrorist organizations.

To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass in recognition of his contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights, and the abolition of slavery in the United States.

To require timely publication of CBP border encounters, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on funding provided by the United States to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes.