Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]

An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to require the Federal Election Commission to include in its report to Congress an analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on influencing military servicemembers and veterans along with recommendations to address these efforts.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment nubmered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 116-253 to require the Federal Election Commission to include in its report to Congress an analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on depressing turnout among African-American and other minority communities.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 58 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to increase National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations, Research, and Facilities funding by $1,500,000, and decrease funding for Department of Justice General Administration by $1,500,000.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 54 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit the use of funds for NOAA to approve oil and gas exploration, including seismic airgun blasting, in the Atlantic.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to benefit from Maximum Fair Pricing guidelines.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 53 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to transfer $2 million from the Department of Justice general administration account towards Veterans Treatment Courts.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 226 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit the use of funds for future defense projects that do not conform with military resilience standards.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part C of House Report 116-51 to increase Air Force Operations and Maintenance by $270 million.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 116-395 to ensure that military aircraft overflights, units of special air space, and flight training routes are allowed over wilderness areas designated by this Act.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment prohibits the use of funds for use by BOEM to issue permits for oil and gas exploration, including for seismic airgun blasting, in the Atlantic.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 219 printed in Part B of House Report 116-119 to prohibit the use of military construction funds for a new Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment redirects $5,000,000 to prioritize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

United States · United States Congress

An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 116-61 to ensure that state healthcare Exchanges outreach activities are also targeted towards veteran populations.

United States · United States Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2020

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building."

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 December 2020

This bill extends through FY2031 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make any grant or provide any assistance to the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor and increases the total amount that may be appropriated for the corridor.

eVIP Mail Service for Veterans Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 December 2020

Ensuring Vastly Improved Performance (eVIP) for Mail Service for our Veterans Act or the eVIP Mail Service for Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a strategy to improve its printing and mailing operations (excluding the mailing of prescription and over-the-counter drugs).

Designating room H-150 of the United States Capitol as "The Joseph H. Rainey Room" to honor the historic life, career, and legacy of Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina on the 150th anniversary of his seating as a member of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 9 December 2020

This resolution designates room H-150 of the U.S. Capitol as The Joseph H. Rainey Room in honor of Representative Rainey's life, career, and legacy.

Recognizing the 80th birthday of Bruce Jun Fan Lee and the immense and positive impact that his legacy continues to have in creating a bridge between cultures, championing values of self-respect, self-discipline, and tolerance in our Nation, and pioneering and cultivating new and innovative genres of martial arts, representation in media, and guiding philosophies in the United States and around the world.

United States · United States Congress · 24 November 2020

This resolution honors the life and impact of Bruce Jun Fan Lee, a martial arts master and actor and an American success story whose legacy of persistence and honor resonates and inspires millions of citizens and recognizes the importance of his teachings as a catalyst for popular culture and Chinese-American history in the United States.

Parris Island Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 2020

Parris Island Protection Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to close or realign Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, or to conduct any planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.

Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 2020

Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2020 This bill addresses the administration of educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in relation to the COVID-19 emergency, Specifically, the VA must provide educational assistance, including housing stipends and allowances, to individuals who are negatively affected by the COVID-19 emergency. The bill ensures that entitlement to educational assistance will not be charged or counted against the aggregate period in situations where an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the COVID-19 emergency. The VA must treat an individual's withdrawal from a program of education due to COVID-19 between March 1, 2020, and December 21, 2021, as a mitigating circumstance and not charge the individual's educational assistance entitlement. The bill modifies the time limitation for use of Montgomery Bill benefits or vocational rehabilitation benefits during the pandemic so the window of eligibility does not expire during the COVID-19 emergency. Additionally, the bill adjusts the administration of certain benefits for veterans participating in an apprenticeship or other on-job training during the period between March 1, 2020, and December 21, 2021, including by proportionately reducing the 120-hour monthly training requirement to reflect an individual's period of unemployment without a reduction in training assistance. The bill expands educational assistance to include programs or courses of education at training establishments (e.g., establishment providing apprentice or other on-job training) during the COVID-19 emergency.

Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2020

Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020 This bill establishes measures to address global public health risks posed by wildlife markets, which are commercial markets that sell or slaughter wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available. Specifically, the bill prohibits importing, exporting, purchasing, or selling live wild animals in the United States for human consumption as food or medicine. The Department of the Interior must hire, train, and deploy at least 50 new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attachés around the world, and the U.S. Agency for International Development must increase specified activities to address the threats and causes of zoonotic (animal-to-human transmission) disease outbreaks. Additionally, the United States must work with other United Nations member states to urge a global ban on commercial wildlife markets and enforcement of laws to end wildlife trafficking. Further, the President may impose sanctions against a foreign country or foreign nationals that the Department of State has determined are taking certain actions that enable or facilitate commercial wildlife markets. Among other reports required by the bill, the State Department must conduct a study and submit a report that includes an evaluation of (1) the impact that consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine has on the transmission of novel viral and other pathogens, (2) the role of consuming terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine in the transmission of microbes from animals to humans, and (3) the conditions at live wildlife markets that lead to this transmission.

Expressing support for the designation of September 25, 2020, as "Disabled American Veterans Day" to honor the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) for its service to the Nation's service-disabled veterans, their families, and survivors.

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2020

This resolution supports the designation of Disabled American Veterans Day and acknowledges that Disabled American Veterans chapters demonstrate their unending commitment to ill and injured veterans of all generations and conflicts.

FAITH in Congress Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2020

Foster Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor in Congress Act or the FAITH in Congress Act This bill establishes prohibitions related to the compensation of Members of Congress, lobbying activities, and consideration of legislation. Specifically, the bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid if both chambers of Congress have not (1) agreed to a budget resolution for the next fiscal year by April 15, or (2) passed each of the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by September 30. In addition, the bill eliminates automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and it prohibits generally the use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members of Congress and legislative branch employees from being used for airline accommodations that are not coach class. Further, the bill prohibits former Members of Congress and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress, and it prohibits the House of Representatives from considering legislation that does not have demonstrable bipartisan support.

Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2020

Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to take into trust approximately 17 acres of land in Cleveland County, North Carolina, for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation. The land is made part of the Catawba Reservation. The bill allows gaming on the land taken into trust for the tribe.