FEINSTEIN, DIANNE (a Senator from California)
Amendments
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1241 [27FE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2876 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S4169, S4170, S4175, S4177, S4179 [26JN], S5821 [18SE]
Drought: provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California and other Western States (S. 2198), S3303, S3304, S3308 [22MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4681), S6457 [9DE]
——— authorizing appropriations (S. 1681), S3610 [11JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S3117, S3120, S3124 [15MY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6545 [10DE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3770 [17JN], S3815, S3819 [18JN], S3872 [19JN]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4276, S4283 [8JY], S4337, S4339, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4348 [9JY]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1241 [27FE]
Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (S. Res. 531), S6303 [3DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 552), S5698 [17SE]
Alaska: anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake (see S. Res. 400), S1819 [27MR]
American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 477), S3719 [17JN]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S1417 [10MR]
Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2464), S4998 [28JY]
Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S440 [16JA]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5134 [30JY]
——— expand and improve care to members and veterans with mental health disorders, review characterization of discharges, and establish a loan repayment program for certain VA psychiatrists (see S. 2182), S4998 [28JY]
Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 410), S2196 [7AP]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]
Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see S. 2115), S1584 [12MR]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: permanently authorize the Safety of Dams Program (see S. 1946), S439 [16JA]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2655), S5786 [18SE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S1819 [27MR]
China: recognize cooperation in science and technology with the U.S. (see S. Res. 601), S6788 [12DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2241 [8AP]
Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (see S. Res. 524), S4997 [28JY]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see S. Res. 502), S4503 [15JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness and access program on emergency contraception (see S. 2876), S6235 [1DE]
——— establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]
Crime: enhance criminal and civil remedies in the protection of children and other victims of commercial sexual exploitation and related crimes (see S. 2536), S4153 [26JN]
——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S1693 [24MR]
——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 1733), S1731 [25MR] (see S. 2599), S4558 [16JY]
Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 2527), S5630 [16SE]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S1693 [24MR]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]
——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S1692 [24MR]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 1407), S5785 [18SE]
Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see S. 2529), S6789 [12DE]
——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see S. 1823), S1693 [24MR]
——— expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (see S. 2406), S4904 [24JY]
——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see S. 644), S3719 [17JN]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 2839), S6096 [18NO]
——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S2796 [7MY]
——— increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 1799), S3669 [12JN]
——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see S. 149), S1048 [25FE]
Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 2472), S3668 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior: provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (see S. 2938), S6095 [18NO]
Dept. of Transportation: set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S487 [27JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (see S. 2401), S3476 [5JN]
——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see S. 2422), S3476 [5JN]
——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 2337), S3029 [14MY]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3342 [2JN]
Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see S. 1239), S3342 [2JN]
——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S5698 [17SE]
Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S487 [27JA]
Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 2645), S4762 [23JY]
EPA: establish a WaterSense program (see S. 2771), S5218 [31JY]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 1495), S1175 [26FE]
FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for Ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S6149 [19NO]
Federal agencies and departments: eliminate duplicative, outdated, or unnecessary congressionally mandated Federal agency reporting (see S. 2109), S5136 [30JY]
FEMA: require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 1960), S3296 [22MY]
Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 2445), S3475 [5JN]
Fish and fishing: prohibit importation or exportation of mussels of a certain genus (see S. 2530), S5375 [8SE]
Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 1875), S764 [4FE]
Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 2159), S1775 [26MR]
Health: support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see S. Res. 578), S6303 [3DE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 545), S5588 [15SE]
Hong Kong: reinstate reporting requirements relative to U.S.-Hong Kong relations (see S. 2922), S5993 [13NO]
Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2171), S3476 [5JN]
Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (see S. 2578), S4336 [9JY]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 376), S1366 [6MR]
Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]
Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production (see S. 2379), S3237 [21MY]
Los Angeles Kings (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 491), S4154 [26JN]
Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]
Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S1520 [11MR] (see S. 2223), S2380 [10AP]
Mojave National Preserve: adjust boundary (see S. 2356), S3184 [20MY]
Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 2819), S5628 [16SE]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 580), S6023 [17NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 580), S6023 [17NO]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 543), S5589 [15SE]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2718 [6MY]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 503), S4557 [16JY]
National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 337), S486 [27JA]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 574), S5784 [18SE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 442), S2953 [13MY] (see S. Res. 456), S3294 [22MY]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 547), S5629 [16SE]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 335), S440 [16JA]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5376 [8SE]
National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 2298), S4337 [9JY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 449), S3075 [15MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 481), S3898 [23JN]
National Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 575), S5784 [18SE]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 556), S5698 [17SE]
National Youth Synthetic Drug Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 389), S1653 [13MR]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S4662 [21JY]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S3898 [23JN]
Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 2291), S2718 [6MY]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S852 [10FE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]
Pollution: establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see S. 2911), S5783 [18SE]
Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 1976), S655 [30JA]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 368), S1234 [27FE]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S5920 [12NO]
Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S2796 [7MY]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S4224 [7JY]
Ships and vessels: remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 2963), S6235 [1DE]
‘‘Smoking and Health—Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the U.S.’’: anniversary (see S. Res. 330), S291 [13JA]
Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and airspace territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas (see S. Res. 412), S3239 [21MY]
Space policy: improve transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles (see S. 2140), S1776 [26MR]
Syria: condemn human rights violations, allow access to humanitarian assistance, address impact of war on neighboring countries, and call for international response to such atrocities (see S. Res. 384), S1732 [25MR]
Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 2838), S5697 [17SE]
Taxation: improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (see S. 2189), S1923 [1AP]
——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1116), S1871 [31MR]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 2360), S3184 [20MY]
U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 521), S4903 [24JY]
Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (see S. Res. 378), S1519 [11MR]
Veterans: recognize patriotism and contributions of auxiliaries of veterans services organizations (see S. Res. 506), S4999 [28JY]
VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5787 [18SE]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1945), S3898 [23JN]
Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 1135), S2240 [8AP]
Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE]
Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1463), S5051 [29JY]
Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2307), S5919 [12NO]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1587), S487 [27JA]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 386), S1653 [13MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 1688), S2470 [29AP]
World Wildlife Day: designate (see S. Res. 374), S1315 [5MR]
Yosemite Grant Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 484), S4003 [25JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committees of the Senate: clarify responsibility in the provision of advice and consent of the Senate to nominations to positions in the intelligence community (see S. Res. 470), S3604 [11JN]
Crime: combat human trafficking (see S. 2941), S6148 [19NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans (see S. 1987), S763 [4FE]
——— permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 2145), S1653 [13MR]
Drought: provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California (see S. 2016), S891 [11FE]
——— provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California and other Western States (see S. 2198), S1923 [1AP]
Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see S. 2653), S4903 [24JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2741), S5217 [31JY]
——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 2588), S4404 [10JY]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 445), S3029 [14MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: establish Innovation Promotion Fund and remove from congressional appropriations process to prevent diversion of user fees (see S. 2146), S1653 [13MR]
Taxation: expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 2908), S5783 [18SE]
Women: require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 2622), S4620 [17JY]
Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (see S. Res. 531), S5218 [31JY]
Cloture motions
Alonso, Jorge L.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5737, S5764 [18SE]
Barron, David J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3064 [15MY], S3211 [21MY]
Blakey, John R.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Bough, Stephen R.: nomination to be district judge, S6806 [13DE], S6905 [16DE]
Boulware, Richard F., II: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3494 [9JN]
Burroughs, Allison Dale: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Carnes, Julie E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4545 [16JY], S4599 [17JY]
Chhabria, Vince G.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1303 [5MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5488 [10SE], S5530 [11SE], S5579 [15SE]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179 [7AP], S2299 [9AP]
Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2924 [13MY], S3058 [15MY]
Cruden, John C.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, S6805 [13DE]
deGravelles, John W.: nomination to be district judge, S4546 [16JY], S4672 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S1349 [6MR]
——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S1336, S1348 [6MR]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), motion to proceed, S1225 [27FE]
Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), S6741 [12DE], S6809 [13DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5322 [1AU], S5366 [8SE]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
Gilliam, Haywood S., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
Gottemoeller, Rose E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S1225 [27FE], S1304 [5MR]
Harris, Pamela: nomination to be circuit judge, S4695 [22JY], S4876 [24JY]
Humetewa, Diane J.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2994 [14MY]
Jadotte, Marcus D.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Industry and Analysis, S6803 [13DE]
Kadzik, Peter J.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, S3654 [12JN], S3697 [17JN]
Kearney, Mark A.: nomination to be district judge, S6228 [1DE], S6277 [3DE]
Lauck, M. Hannah: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3493 [9JN]
Leeson, Joseph F., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]
Levy, Jon D.: nomination to be district judge, S2403 [11AP], S2435 [29AP]
Logan, Steven P.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]
Lopez, Estevan R.: nomination to be Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, S6803 [13DE]
Marquez, Rosemary: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3055 [15MY]
Mazzant, Amos L., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Mehta, Amit P.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
Mendoza, Salvador, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3653 [12JN], S3679 [16JN]
Meyer, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S991 [24FE]
Moritz, Nancy L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2463 [29AP], S2581 [1MY]
Moss, Randolph D.: nomination to be district judge, S5771 [18SE], S5903 [12NO]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
Peterson, James D.: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]
Pitman, Robert L.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Rayes, Douglas L.: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]
Rose, Frank A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Verification and Compliance, S6800 [13DE], S6851 [15DE]
Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2685 [6MY], S2845 [8MY]
Rosenstengel, Nancy J.: nomination to be district judge, S2685 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]
Ross, Eleanor L.: nomination to be district judge, S5902 [12NO], S6015 [17NO]
Schroeder, Robert W., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Sorokin, Leo T.: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3493 [9JN]
Soto, James A.: nomination to be district judge, S2924 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]
Stivers, Gregory N.: nomination to be district judge, S6293 [3DE], S6318 [4DE]
Stivers, Jonathan N.: nomination to be AID Assistant Administrator for Asia, S6804 [13DE]
Talwani, Indira: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2837 [8MY]
Tuchi, John J.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S39 [7JA]
Letters
Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program: W. Neil Eggleston, Counsel to the President, S6410 [9DE]
Patent Fee Integrity Act: Brian Pomper, Innovation Alliance, S1661 [13MR]
——— Coalition for Patent Fairness, S1660 [13MR]
——— Herbert C. Wamsley, Intellectual Property Owners Alliance, S1661 [13MR]
——— several manufacturers, S1660 [13MR]
——— Victoria A. Espinel, BSA/The Software Alliance, S1660 [13MR]
——— William Klehm, Fallbrook Technologies, S1660 [13MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S6810 [13DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5759 [18SE]
——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), motion to proceed, S5106, S5107 [30JY]
Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), S3588 [11JN]
Barron, David J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3266 [22MY]
Bashant, Cynthia A.: nomination to be district judge, S2556 [30AP]
Birotte, Andre, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4676 [22JY]
Carlin, John P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, S2231 [8AP]
CIA: allegations of intrusive search of Senate computers relative to review of CIA detention and interrogation program, S1487 [11MR]
——— release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S6405 [9DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2216 [8AP]
Climate: decrease dependence on fossil fuels, S1391 [10MR]
——— global warming, S1390 [10MR]
——— impact of climate change on water sources in California, S1390 [10MR]
Coloretti, Nani A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of HUD, S6252 [2DE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6067 [18NO]
Corps of Engineers: authority to regulate farming, forestry, and ranching activities exempted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S6810 [13DE]
Courts: authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (S. 2027), S1797 [27MR]
Crime: combat human trafficking (S. 2941), S6153 [19NO]
Dept. of Justice: Executive Office for Immigration Review funding, S5106, S5107 [30JY]
Dept. of the Interior: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), House amendment, S6810 [13DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans (S. 1987), S765 [4FE]
——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3588 [11JN]
——— permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 2145), S1658 [13MR]
Donato, James: nomination to be district judge, S1018 [25FE]
Drought: provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California (S. 2016), S892 [11FE]
EPA: regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S1391 [10MR]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
Freeman, Beth Labson: nomination to be district judge, S1018 [25FE]
Friedland, Michelle T.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2335 [10AP]
Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (S. 2653), S4905 [24JY]
Insurance: ensure that employers that provide health benefits to their employees cannot deny any specific health benefits, including contraception coverage (S. 2578), motion to proceed, S4534 [16JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 1681), S3656–S3658 [12JN]
Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (S. 1881), S322 [14JA]
——— interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, S320–S323 [14JA]
Long, Letitia A., S5689 [17SE]
Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense against Iran’s nuclear program, S323 [14JA]
Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2605 [1MY]
Moreno, Carlos R.: confirmation as Ambassador to Belize, S3176 [20MY]
Motor vehicles: impact of increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S1391 [10MR]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
Owens, John B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1797 [27MR], S1857 [31MR]
Patent and Trademark Office: establish Innovation Promotion Fund and remove from congressional appropriations process to prevent diversion of user fees (S. 2146), S1658 [13MR]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1797 [27MR], S2335 [10AP]
Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 2685), motion to proceed, S6078 [18NO]
Sherwood-Randall, Elizabeth: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Energy, S5765 [18SE]
Smith, Daniel B.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Intelligence and Research, S927 [12FE]
Supreme Court: decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Burwell relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, S4534 [16JY]
Syria: authorize assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S5759 [18SE]
Taxation: expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (S. 2908), S5795 [18SE]
——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (S. 2189), S1933 [1AP]
Taylor, Francis X.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, S2231 [8AP]
White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S4527 [16JY]
Women: require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (S. 2622), S4621 [17JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S323 [14JA], S1491 [11MR]
Reports filed
Committee Study of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 113–288), S6447 [9DE]
Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2741) (S. Rept. 113–233), S5215 [31JY]
Intelligence Services Sharing of Information About Cybersecurity Threats Enhancement: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2588), S4403 [10JY]
Nomination of Caroline D. Krass To Be CIA General Counsel: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S1315 [5MR]
Nomination of Daniel B. Smith To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Intelligence and Research: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S439 [16JA]
Nomination of Francis X. Taylor To Be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S1315 [5MR]
Nomination of John P. Carlin To Be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S1315 [5MR]
Nomination of Nicholas J. Rasmussen To Be National Counterterrorism Center Director: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S6234 [1DE]
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11–12, 2012: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. Rept. 113–134), S367 [15JA]
Statements
Patent Fee Integrity Act: Internet Association, S1661 [13MR]
Texts of
S. 2016, California Emergency Drought Relief Act, S893–S896 [11FE]
S. 2653, Homeless Children and Youth Act, S4905 [24JY]
S. 2941, Combat Human Trafficking Act, S6154 [19NO]
Tributes
Chambliss, Senator, S6512 [10DE]
Manning, Jean M., S1229 [27FE]
McGhee, Kathleen, S130 [8JA]
Simpson, Virginia R.(Renee), S1230 [27FE]
Yaroslavsky, Zev, S1867• [31MR]