HARKIN, TOM (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (H.R. 669), S6218, S6219 [20NO]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2879 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5265 [31JY], S5821 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1524 [11MR], S1545 [12MR]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S3972, S3991, S4006, S4086, S4087 [25JN]

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), S3088, S3089 [15MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (S. 1302), S531 [28JA]

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), S6101 [18NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3815 [18JN], S3874, S3883 [19JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4348 [9JY]

Articles and editorials

An Awful Idea—Hammer the Disabled To Pay for Unemployment Benefits, Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S287 [13JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for completion of the accelerated transition of U.S. combat and military and security operations to Afghanistan (see S. Res. 347), S821 [6FE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see S. 2346), S3605 [11JN]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S1417 [10MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S4998 [28JY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S2911 [12MY]

——— protect servicemembers in higher education by providing better information, reduced interest rates, and improved services relative to student loans, and providing campus support (see S. 2448), S3899 [23JN]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2589), S4404 [10JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S6148 [19NO]

Bush, George: tribute (see S. Res. 471), S3604 [11JN]

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 2746), S6024 [17NO]

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]

Colleges and universities: award grants to States to support efforts at institutions of higher education to increase degree attainment (see S. 2506), S3863 [19JN]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 2898), S5783 [18SE]

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]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 359), S5588 [15SE]

Corporations: establish criminal penalties for corporate officers failing to inform and warn of serious dangers posed by corporate actions or products (see S. 2615), S4557 [16JY]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 2581), S4404 [10JY]

Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 2366), S4455 [14JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and establish institutional risk-sharing commission (see S. 2993), S6540 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (see S. 2406), S4763 [23JY]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see S. 2449), S4155 [26JN]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see S. 2405), S4763 [23JY]

——— reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see S. 2154), S4706 [22JY]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see S. 2054), S1233 [27FE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2959), S6205 [20NO]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 2964), S6262 [2DE]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S5434 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior: increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see S. 2621), S6023 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), S3425 [4JN]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1556), S5374 [8SE]

Diseases: reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S4705 [22JY]

Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2133), S1652 [13MR]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 2906), S5783 [18SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 226), S3184 [20MY]

FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see S. 2125), S1776 [26MR]

FDA: provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see S. 2141), S5699 [17SE]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S3296 [22MY]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 2047), S1174 [26FE]

Gallaudet University: anniversary (see S. Res. 418), S2328 [9AP]

Health: reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see S. 2539), S4706 [22JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S326 [14JA]

Inland Waterways Trust Fund: revise financing rate (see S. 2955), S6204 [20NO]

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]

Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]

Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 2818), S5920 [12NO]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 569), S6023 [17NO]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 2187), S3720 [17JN]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 2359), S3184 [20MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S2648 [5MY]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1150), S1584 [12MR]

National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S2912 [12MY]

National discovery trails: establish (see S. 2346), S3605 [11JN]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see S. 1709), S655 [30JA]

Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 420), S2379 [10AP]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S4662 [21JY]

Oberstar, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 461), S3294 [22MY]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 2291), S3186 [20MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2023), S947 [12FE]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S2161 [3AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 864), S6262 [2DE]

‘‘Smoking and Health—Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the U.S.’’: anniversary (see S. Res. 330), S291 [13JA]

Solar energy: increase quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 2901), S5783 [18SE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1810), S3720 [17JN]

Taxation: deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see S. 2342), S3074 [15MY]

——— enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (see S. 2565), S4405 [10JY]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1224), S4706 [22JY]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1476), S4272 [8JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S655 [30JA]

——— 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]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S2719 [6MY]

$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S948 [12FE]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2235), S2378 [10AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2307), S2954 [13MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see S. 1862), S2911 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

‘‘America the Beautiful’’: establish as the national anthem (see S. 3020), S6921 [16DE]

Children and youth: recognize Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for efforts to end financial exploitation of children, ensure the right of all children to an education, and commend international child protection efforts (see S. Res. 595), S6388 [8DE]

Colleges and universities: provide for disclosure and codes of conduct with respect to consumer financial products or services and institutions of higher education (see S. 2385), S3293 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see S. 2036), S1001 [24FE]

Dept. of Labor: restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers by raising the overtime salary threshold for executive, administrative, and professional employees (see S. 2486), S3811 [18JN]

Disabled: establish and implement universal home design guidelines (see S. 2889), S5783 [18SE]

——— expand access to transportation services for individuals with disabilities (see S. 2887), S5782 [18SE]

——— promote provision of exercise and fitness equipment that is accessible to disabled individuals (see S. 2888), S5783 [18SE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 2452), S3544 [10JN]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 2642), S4705 [22JY]

FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S5918 [12NO]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 2954), S6204 [20NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2789), S5507 [10SE]

——— permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see S. 2790), S5507 [10SE]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in home and community-based settings (see S. 2515), S3938 [24JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 2223), S2239 [8AP]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, restore purchasing power (see S. 2658), S4903 [24JY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: clarify definition of substantial cessation of operations (see S. 2511), S3863 [19JN]

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see S. 1979), S655 [30JA]

Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 2845), S5698 [17SE]

Cloture motions

Abrams, Leslie J.: nomination to be district judge, S5901 [12NO], S6014 [17NO]

Adegbile, Debo P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S1223 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]

Adler, Robert S.: nomination to the CPSC, S6187 [20NO], S6242 [2DE]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S619 [30JA], S689 [3FE]

Alonso, Jorge L.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Appropriations: 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, S4988 [28JY], S5083 [30JY]

Arleo, Madeline Cox: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6138 [19NO]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Azrack, Joan M.: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Barron, David J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3064 [15MY], S3211 [21MY]

Bashant, Cynthia A.: nomination to be district judge, S2403 [11AP], S2434 [29AP]

Bay, Norman C.: nomination to FERC, S4324 [9JY], S4472 [15JY]

Beetlestone, Wendy: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6138 [19NO]

Bell, Colleen Bradley: nomination to be Ambassador to Hungary, S6187 [20NO], S6230 [1DE]

Biggs, Loretta Copeland: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Birotte, Andre, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4545 [16JY], S4671 [22JY]

Blakey, John R.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Blinken, Antony J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S6799 [13DE], S6896 [16DE]

Bolden, Victor A.: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6139 [19NO]

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]

Bowen, Sharon Y.: nomination to the CFTC, S3285 [22MY], S3353 [3JN]

Brainard, Lael: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3465 [5JN], S3520 [10JN]

Brooks, Timothy L.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1303 [5MR]

Burroughs, Allison Dale: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Burrows, Charlotte A.: nomination to the EEOC, S6187 [20NO], S6253 [2DE]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3286 [22MY], S3398 [4JN]

Byron, Paul G.: nomination to be district judge, S3855 [19JN], S3891 [23JN]

Chhabria, Vince G.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1303 [5MR]

Chutkan, Tanya S.: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3360 [3JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5530 [11SE], S5579 [15SE]

Cohen, Mark H.: nomination to be district judge, S5901 [12NO], S6014 [17NO]

Colvin, Carolyn Watts: nomination to be SSA Commissioner, S6798 [13DE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2603 [1MY], S2690 [6MY]

Cooper, Christopher R.: nomination to be district judge, S1643 [13MR], S1745 [26MR]

Delgado Hernandez, Pedro A.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3491 [9JN], S3557 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S5963 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), House amendment, S5772 [18SE]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), motion to proceed, S1225 [27FE]

Dillon, Elizabeth K.: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]

Donato, James: nomination to be district judge, S940 [12FE], S1018 [25FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5322 [1AU], S5366 [8SE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S360 [15JA], S424 [16JA]

Fischer, Stanley: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3465 [5JN], S3521 [10JN]

——— nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3019 [14MY], S3175 [20MY]

Freeman, Beth Labson: nomination to be district judge, S940 [12FE], S1019 [25FE]

Gayles, Darrin P.: nomination to be district judge, S3654 [12JN], S3680 [16JN]

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]

Griggsby, Lydia K.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]

Harpool, M. Douglas: nomination to be district judge, S1643 [13MR], S1746 [26MR]

Harris, Pamela: nomination to be circuit judge, S4695 [22JY], S4876 [24JY]

Hendricks, Bruce Howe: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3359 [3JN]

Honorable, Colette Dodson: nomination to the FERC, S6801 [13DE], S6897 [16DE]

Kadzik, Peter J.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, S3654 [12JN], S3697 [17JN]

Krause, Cheryl A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3925 [24JN], S4102 [26JN]

LaFleur, Cheryl A.: nomination to FERC, S4325 [9JY], S4472 [15JY]

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]

Leitman, Matthew F.: nomination to be district judge, S1359 [6MR], S1500 [11MR]

Levy, Judith E.: nomination to be district judge, S1359 [6MR], S1500 [11MR]

Lopez, P. David: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S6188 [20NO], S6254 [2DE]

Mamet, Noah B.: nomination to be Ambassador to Argentina, S6186 [20NO], S6229 [1DE]

Mastroianni, Mark G.: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3359 [3JN]

May, Leigh Martin: nomination to be district judge, S5772 [18SE], S5904 [12NO]

Mazzant, Amos L., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

McFerran, Lauren McGarity: nomination to the NLRB, S6294 [3DE], S6330 [4DE]

McHugh, Carolyn B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1359 [6MR], S1376 [10MR]

McHugh, Gerald A., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1643 [13MR], S1746 [26MR]

Mehta, Amit P.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]

Mendoza, Salvador, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3653 [12JN], S3679 [16JN]

Michelson, Laurie J.: nomination to be district judge, S1360 [6MR], S1501 [11MR]

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, S2409 [28AP], S2545 [30AP]

Moody, James M., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S996 [24FE]

Moritz, Nancy L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2463 [29AP], S2581 [1MY]

Murthy, Vivek H.: nomination to be Surgeon General and Public Health Service Medical Director, S6799 [13DE], S6849 [15DE]

Parker, Linda V.: nomination to be district judge, S1360 [6MR], S1501 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1860 [31MR], S2047 [2AP], S2150 [3AP], S6437 [9DE], S6589 [11DE]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (S. 540), S933 [12FE]

Pepper, Pamela: nomination to be district judge, S6080 [18NO], S6137 [19NO]

Peterson, James D.: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]

Pitman, Robert L.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3465 [5JN], S3520 [10JN]

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, S5902 [12NO], S6079 [18NO]

Pryor, Jill A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5080 [30JY], S5209 [31JY]

Reeves, Pamela L.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1302 [5MR]

Rodriguez, Leon: nomination to be Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director, S3856 [19JN], S3911 [24JN]

Rosenbaum, Robin S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2685 [6MY], S2845 [8MY]

Rosenberg, Robin L.: nomination to be district judge, S4545 [16JY], S4672 [22JY]

Rosenstengel, Nancy J.: nomination to be district judge, S2685 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]

Ross, Eleanor L.: nomination to be district judge, S5902 [12NO], S6015 [17NO]

Sannes, Brenda K.: nomination to be district judge, S6081 [18NO], S6137 [19NO]

Santos, Daniel J.: nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S6802 [13DE], S6850 [15DE]

Schroeder, Robert W., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3654 [12JN], S3712 [17JN]

Smith, Edward G.: nomination to be district judge, S1643 [13MR], S1747 [26MR]

Sorokin, Leo T.: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3493 [9JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4298 [9JY], S4377 [10JY]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), motion to proceed, S3997 [25JN], S4210 [7JY]

Stivers, Gregory N.: nomination to be district judge, S6293 [3DE], S6318 [4DE]

Talwani, Indira: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2837 [8MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4988 [28JY], S5082 [30JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), motion to proceed, S4650 [21JY], S4728 [23JY]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and democracy (S. 2124), motion to proceed, S1642 [13MR], S1686 [24MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204 [9JA], S312 [14JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S39 [7JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Weil, David: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2230 [8AP], S2416 [28AP]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S4451 [14JY], S4519 [16JY]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S209 [9JA]

Williams, Ellen Dudley: nomination to be Dept. of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Director, S6295 [3DE], S6331 [4DE]

Yandle, Staci M.: nomination to be district judge, S3653 [12JN], S3679 [16JN]

Letters

Nomination of David Weil to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator: several public policy and employment relations professors, S2418 [28AP]

Prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S287 [13JA]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 2658, Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, S4907 [24JY]

Senator Harkin’s office staff, S6708 [12DE]

Petitions and memorials

Iowa: Agricultural Act, S561 [29JA]

Privilege of the floor

Baggett, Leela, S6105 [18NO]

Barto, Emalee, S6395 [8DE]

Becker, Brent, S5714 [17SE]

Boon, Caitlin, S6395 [8DE]

Boyce, Aly, S5157 [30JY]

Brewster, Kyle, S605 [29JA]

Brown, Vincent, S6105 [18NO]

Chaudry, Marcha, S6025 [17NO]

Chelsvig, Margaret, S4355 [9JY]

Corley, Danielle, S605 [29JA]

Crabtree, Katy, S6395 [8DE]

Decker, Zack, S6025 [17NO]

DiMascio, Bruno, S1009 [24FE]

DiNino, Casey B., S3673 [12JN]

Grassl, Anita, S4718 [22JY]

Gregory, Grant, S4089 [25JN]

Gross, Zachary, S6395 [8DE]

Gulbranson, James, S3551 [10JN]

Hodges, Diana, S2041 [1AP]

Kollars, Kate, S5157 [30JY]

Larson, Elizabeth, S3673 [12JN]

Li, Ray, S3551 [10JN]

Lievens, Elizabeth, S855 [10FE]

Miller-Bartley, Patrick, S605 [29JA]

Noble, Kylie, S4973 [24JY]

Noun, Briggs, S4355 [9JY]

O’Brien, Jackson, S3673 [12JN]

Osadebe, Paul, S2286 [8AP]

Pitkin, Naomi, S6105 [18NO]

Pope, David, S855 [10FE]

Re-Scherer, Chris, S4973 [24JY]

Robertson, Scott, S5714 [17SE]

Rowland, Benjamin, S2041 [1AP]

Sarkesian, Lauren, S1009 [24FE]

Schwartz, Emily, S2286 [8AP]

Shanahan, Gregory, S185 [8JA]

Steirer, Brianna, S4089 [25JN]

Strube, Ben, S5714 [17SE]

Summerside, Mark, S6025 [17NO]

Tilahun, Lemi, S185 [8JA]

Vasquez, Jacklyn, S3551 [10JN]

Verhofste, Jasper, S4089 [25JN]

West, Angela, S4718 [22JY]

Wolff, Joshua, S5157 [30JY]

Remarks

Adegbile, Debo P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S1305 [5MR]

——— suitability to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division relative to actions as NAACP Legal Defense Fund director of litigation in representing Mumia Abu-Jamal, S1305 [5MR]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S561 [29JA], S680 [3FE]

‘‘America the Beautiful’’: establish as the national anthem (S. 3020), S6923 [16DE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S412 [16JA]

Batta, Todd A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Congressional Relations, S3633 [12JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), S2458 [29AP]

Burrows, Charlotte A.: nomination to the EEOC, S6274 [3DE]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3452 [5JN]

Bush, Dwight L., Sr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Morocco, unanimous-consent agreement, S1610 [13MR]

Children and youth: use of child labor in harvesting of cocoa beans, S3626 [12JN]

CIA: release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S6443 [9DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2208 [8AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 582), S2459 [29AP]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6053 [18NO]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, S3626 [12JN], S4685 [22JY], S5095 [30JY], S5663, S5664 [17SE]

——— ratify, unanimous-consent request, S5663 [17SE]

Cuba: U.S. policy, S981–S985 [24FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S680–S685 [3FE], S2458 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S985 [24FE]

——— Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program funding, S517 [28JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3527 [10JN]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (S. 2036), S1003 [24FE]

Dept. of HHS: Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding for Indian tribes and tribal organizations, S1556 [12MR]

——— clarify Federal definition of homelessness relative to Child Care and Development Block Grant Program eligibility, S6011 [17NO]

——— clarify that Child Care and Development Block Grant Program reauthorization and improvement maintains existing Federal and State childcare services regulations, S1614 [13MR]

——— conduct review in conjunction with Dept. of Education of Federal early learning and care programs and make recommendations to consolidate and streamline such programs, S1554 [12MR], S1608 [13MR]

——— grant authority to withhold Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funds from States failing to comply with a low-income or special needs priority requirement, S1613 [13MR]

——— Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S6287, S6288 [3DE]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1545, S1554, S1555, S1556, S1557, S1569, S1570 [12MR], S1605, S1608, S1609, S1611, S1613, S1614, S1617 [13MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), House amendment, S5940 [12NO], S6009, S6011 [17NO]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), unanimous-consent agreement, S1556 [12MR], S1609 [13MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), unanimous-consent request, S5940 [12NO]

Dept. of Labor: reduce Office of the Secretary funding if independent evaluations of certain job training programs are not submitted in a timely fashion, S3980 [25JN]

——— restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers by raising the overtime salary threshold for executive, administrative, and professional employees (S. 2486), S3812 [18JN]

——— strengthen the workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs and promote economic growth, S3967 [25JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S412 [16JA]

Disabled: establish and implement universal home design guidelines (S. 2889), S5790 [18SE]

——— expand access to transportation services for individuals with disabilities (S. 2887), S5790 [18SE]

——— promote provision of exercise and fitness equipment that is accessible to disabled individuals (S. 2888), S5790 [18SE]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (S. 2642), S4708 [22JY]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S3967, S3979, S3980, S3990 [25JN], S4685 [22JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2208 [8AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), House amendment, S412 [16JA]

Federal agencies and departments: evaluate and consolidate duplicative early learning and child care programs, S1608 [13MR]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, S285–S288 [13JA]

Foreign countries: report on trip to Cuba, S981–S985 [24FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor, S3626 [12JN]

Gallaudet University: anniversary, S2210 [8AP]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (S. 2954), S6207 [20NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2789), S5509 [10SE]

——— permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (S. 2790), S5510 [10SE]

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: observance, S6289 [3DE]

International Labour Organization: adoption of Convention 182, ‘‘Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour’’, S3626 [12JN]

Iowa: impact of Senate achievements on Allamakee County, IA, S4616• [17JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Benton County, IA, S3539• [10JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Black Hawk County, IA, S3808• [18JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Boone County, IA, S3807• [18JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Bremer County, IA, S4264• [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Buena Vista County, IA, S2645• [5MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Butler County, IA, S3859• [19JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Cerro Gordo County, IA, S3468• [5JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Cherokee County, IA, S2906• [12MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Chickasaw County, IA, S4328 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Clay County, IA, S2715• [6MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Clinton County, IA, S3681• [16JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dallas County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Davis County, IA, S4398• [10JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Decatur County, IA, S3337• [2JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Delaware County, IA, S4399• [10JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Des Moines County, IA, S3715•–S3717• [17JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dickinson County, IA, S2864• [8MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dubuque County, IA, S3363• [3JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Emmet County, IA, S2863• [8MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Fayette County, IA, S4549• [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Floyd County, IA, S3929• [24JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Franklin County, IA, S4265• [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Fremont County, IA, S2561• [30AP]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Grundy County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Hamilton County, IA, S2790• [7MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Hardin County, IA, S2789• [7MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Harrison County, IA, S3023• [14MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Henry County, IA, S3999• [25JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Howard County, IA, S4699• [22JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Iowa County, IA, S4000• [25JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jackson County, IA, S4550• [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jasper County, IA, S3288• [22MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jefferson County, IA, S3659• [12JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jones County, IA, S4147• [26JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Keokuk County, IA, S3364• [3JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Lee County, IA, S3540• [10JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Linn County, IA, S3067• [15MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Lyon County, IA, S2607• [1MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Madison County, IA, S3601• [11JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Mahaska County, IA, S3336• [2JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Marion County, IA, S3895• [23JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Marshall County, IA, S3289• [22MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Monona County, IA, S2790• [7MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Monroe County, IA, S4266• [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Muscatine County, IA, S3469• [5JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on O’Brien County, IA, S2948• [13MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Osceola County, IA, S2906• [12MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Palo Alto County, IA, S2949• [13MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Plymouth County, IA, S2606• [1MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Pocahontas County, IA, S2950• [13MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Pottawattamie County, IA, S3023• [14MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Poweshiek County, IA, S3232• [21MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Ringgold County, IA, S3066• [15MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Sac County, IA, S2715• [6MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Scott County, IA, S3717• [17JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Shelby County, IA, S2562• [30AP]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Sioux County, IA, S2645• [5MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Story County, IA, S3601• [11JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Taylor County, IA, S3068• [15MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Van Buren County, IA, S3928• [24JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Wapello County, IA, S3232•–S3234 [21MY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Warren County, IA, S3858• [19JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Washington County, IA, S3660• [12JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Wayne County, IA, S4147• [26JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Winnebago County, IA, S4615• [17JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Winneshiek County, IA, S3896• [23JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Worth County, IA, S3682• [16JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Wright County, IA, S4700• [22JY]

——— Iowa House of Representatives passage of resolution on H.R. 2642, Agricultural Act, S561 [29JA]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, S118 [8JA]

Lopez, P. David: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S6274 [3DE]

LSC: anniversary, S4897 [24JY]

McFerran, Lauren McGarity: nomination to the NLRB, S6190 [20NO], S6377 [8DE]

McSweeny, Terrell: nomination to the FTC, S2315 [9AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), S559 [29JA]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), motion to proceed, S1887 [1AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2435, S2457 [29AP], S2545 [30AP]

Muscatine, IA: tribute to joint study between Muscatine High School and University of Iowa on efforts to improve youth nutrition, S3894 [23JN]

Native Americans: anniversary of Meskwaki Tribe of Iowa tribal powwow, S5308• [31JY]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, restore purchasing power (S. 2658), S4906 [24JY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: commend efforts to ensure equal opportunity and access for persons with disabilities and prohibit employment discrimination against the disabled, S4301 [9JY]

——— passage of resolution on clear, gross and uncorrected violations of Helsinki Principles by Russia, S4301 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1887 [1AP]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: clarify definition of substantial cessation of operations (S. 2511), S5687 [17SE]

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (S. 1979), S838–S840 [10FE]

Pietrzyk, Joseph P.: nomination to the LSC Board of Directors, unanimous-consent agreement, S1610 [13MR]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), S5940 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), unanimous-consent request, S5940 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), S2348 [10AP]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), unanimous-consent request, S2348 [10AP]

Senate: anniversary of Senate Employees’ Child Care Center, S1227 [27FE]

——— appreciation for tributes, S6054 [18NO], S6111 [19NO]

——— appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6708–S6711 [12DE]

——— legislative process, S118 [8JA]

——— legislative program, S1563 [12MR]

‘‘Smoking and Health—Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the U.S.’’: anniversary, S363 [15JA]

Social Security: strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (S. 567), S1043 [25FE]

Talwar, Puneet: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Political-Military Affairs, unanimous-consent agreement, S1610 [13MR]

Taxation: expand the earned income tax credit, S2459 [29AP]

Techau, Kevin W.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S935 [12FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S285 [13JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S18 [6JA], S118 [8JA]

Weil, David: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2417 [28AP]

——— nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, unanimous-consent request, S2355 [10AP]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, S3625–S3627 [12JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to U.S. delegation, S4301 [9JY]

Tribute, S1306 [5MR], S3973 [25JN], S4688 [22JY], S6053 [18NO], S6110 [19NO], S6288, S6290 [3DE], S6402, S6438 [9DE], S6498, S6534 [10DE], S6708, S6711–S6716, S6779 [12DE], S6857 [15DE], S6913, S6915 [16DE]

Reports filed

Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2917), S6148 [19NO]

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2449), S4153 [26JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1086) (S. Rept. 113–138), S1048 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2154), S4762 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS Trauma Care Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2405), S4762 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS Traumatic Brain Injury and Trauma Research Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2539), S4762 [23JY]

Improving Trauma Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2406), S4762 [23JY]

Muscular Dystrophy Research Program Reauthorization and Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 315), S4762 [23JY]

Nomination of Adri D. Jayaratne To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6148 [19NO]

Nomination of Charlotte A. Burrows to the EEOC: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6148 [19NO]

Nomination of Christopher P. Lu To Be Deputy Sec. of Labor: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1233 [27FE]

Nomination of David Weil To Be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S598 [29JA]

Nomination of Ericka M. Miller To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of France A. Cordova To Be NSF Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of Heather L. MacDougall to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1233 [27FE]

Nomination of James Cole, Jr., To Be Dept. of Education General Counsel: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of James H. Shelton III To Be Deputy Sec. of Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of Lauren McGarity McFerran to the NLRB: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6262 [2DE]

Nomination of Mary L. Jordan to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6148 [19NO]

Nomination of Massie Ritsch To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Communications and Outreach: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1233 [27FE]

Nomination of Michael K. Yudin To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S598 [29JA]

Nomination of Michael Young to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6148 [19NO]

Nomination of P. David Lopez To Be EEOC General Counsel: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6148 [19NO]

Nomination of Portia Y. Wu To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Employment and Training Administration: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1233 [27FE]

Nomination of R. Jane Chu To Be National Endowment for the Arts Chairperson: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3028 [14MY]

Nomination of Robert M. Gordon To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development: Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4003 [25JN]

Nomination of Sharon Block to the NLRB: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S5697 [17SE]

Nomination of Steven J. Anthony to the Railroad Retirement Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of Theodore R. Mitchell To Be Under Sec. of Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of Vivek H. Murthy To Be Surgeon General and Public Health Service Medical Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1233 [27FE]

Nomination of William D. Adams To Be National Endowment for the Humanities Chairperson: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4003 [25JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., Definition of Substantial Cessation of Operations Clarification: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2511), S5374 [8SE]

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 531), S4762 [23JY]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 4366) (S. Rept. 113–275), S6022 [17NO]

Strong Start for America’s Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2452), S3544 [10JN]

Sunscreen Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2141), S5697 [17SE]

Statements

Clarify Treatment of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health Plans in Which Expatriates Are the Primary Enrollees: by, S6772 [12DE]

Dept. of Labor Accomplishments: Seth Harris, S1228 [27FE]

Minimum Wage Increase: Business for a Fair Minimum Wage (organization), S2460 [29AP]

Texts of

S. 2036, Keeping All Students Safe Act, S1004–S1007 [24FE]

S. 2515, Community Integration Act, S3940 [24JN]

S. 2642, Schedules That Work Act, S4709–S4713 [22JY]

S. 2887, Accessible Transportation for All Act, S5790–S5792 [18SE]

S. 2888, Exercise and Fitness For All Act, S5792 [18SE]

S. 2889, Universal Home Design Act, S5793 [18SE]

Tributes

Ahlberg, Brian, S6683 [11DE]

Alexander, Senator, S6290 [3DE]

Block, Sharon, S6377 [8DE]

Cox, Nancy J., S5984 [13NO]

Dole, Bob, S4685 [22JY]

French, Calvin V., S6315 [4DE]

Gamel-McCormick, Michael, S6535 [10DE]

Grassley, Senator, S6111 [19NO]

Hallett, Adrienne, S6816 [13DE]

Harris, Seth, S1228 [27FE]

Heil, Robert F., Jr., S6782• [12DE]

Krishnamoorthy, Jenelle, S6191 [20NO]

Landis, Story, S5852 [18SE]

Langston, Linda, S3894 [23JN]

Levin, Senator, S6706 [12DE]

Lindberg, Donald A.B., S6445• [9DE]

Miller, Derek, S6684 [11DE]

Otero, Mildred, S6537 [10DE]

Schechter-Steinberg, Zachary, S6684 [11DE]

Stein, Beth, S6536 [10DE]