Donald M. Payne, Jr.

To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.

Expressing support for the designation of February 16, 2023, as International Black Aviation Professionals Day.

To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase the availability of heating and cooling assistance, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a grant program to improve the energy resilience, energy democracy, and security of communities, prioritizing environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure of tax returns of Presidents and Vice Presidents and certain candidates for President and Vice President, and for other purposes.

To direct the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to conduct a study on Black history education efforts in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

To establish universal child care and early learning programs.

Condemning Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations.

Expressing support for the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government.

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the invaluable service that working dogs provide to society.

Recognizing Israel as America’s legitimate and democratic ally and condemning antisemitism.

To prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes.

To improve protections for meatpacking workers, and for other purposes.

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes.

To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.

To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Muhammad Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.

To establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. National Historic Site, and for other purposes.