HEINRICH, MARTIN (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5261 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S4179 [26JN], S4347, S4348 [9JY], S5996 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1588 [12MR]

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), S2978 [13MY], S3102, S3119 [15MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6545 [10DE]

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), S3864, S3883 [19JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4276 [8JY], S4340, S4341 [9JY], S4419, S4425, S4426 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: establish a comprehensive policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to and the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of power (see S. 2508), S5699 [17SE]

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), S3604 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S2614 [1MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S.J. Res. 44), S5787 [18SE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S1654 [13MR]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5508 [10SE]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 2395), S4155 [26JN]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see S. 2231), S4337 [9JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1950), S764 (see S. 1982), S765 [4FE]

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

BLM: permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting (see S. 2440), S3474 [5JN]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S5919 [12NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S6023 [17NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S1819 [27MR]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S2380 [10AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1261), S4336 [9JY]

DEA: improve regulation of anabolic steroids (see S. 2012), S2797 [7MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S656 [30JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (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), S1234 [27FE]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S223 [9JA]

——— reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College and University adult education and literacy (see S. 1998), S1367 [6MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs (see S. 2907), S5783 [18SE]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 1938), S439 [16JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats (see S. 2268), S2470 [29AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S1366 [6MR]

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), S3720 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2188), S1871 [31MR]

——— take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (see S. 2465), S3604 [11JN]

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), S1585 [12MR]

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), S3367 [3JN] (see S. 2450), S3605 [11JN]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 2091), S1365 [6MR]

——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (see S. 2009), S949 [12FE]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 429), S2470 [29AP]

Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see S. Res. 541), S5630 [16SE]

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

Drought: provide for drought relief measures in New Mexico (see S. 2470), S3668 [12JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S487 [27JA]

EPA: revise definition of term ‘‘colonia’’ (see S. 2558), S4154 [26JN]

FAA: use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate Airport Improvement Program apportionments (see S. 2848), S5698 [17SE]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 2476), S3864 [19JN]

FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for Ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S6149 [19NO]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S2614 [1MY]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S1731 [25MR]

Foreign aid: end global poverty and hunger, achieve food and nutrition security, promote long-term, agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilient, adaptive, local capacity of vulnerable populations (see S. 2909), S6351 [4DE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 1875), S1003 [24FE]

Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 505), S4620 [17JY]

Health: increase access to primary care services through training and accountability improvements (see S. 1978), S853 [10FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 545), S5588 [15SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see S. 2653), S5699 [17SE]

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]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn and call for an end to such attacks, and dissolve Palestinian Authority unity Government with Hamas (see S. Res. 498), S4504 [15JY]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]

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

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

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 2598), S4454 [14JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1038), S6302 [3DE]

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

Medicaid: extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 2694), S5565 [11SE] (see S. 3007), S6627 [11DE]

Medicare: develop criteria for medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays (see S. 2082), S3029 [14MY]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 2046), S1520 [11MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 2689), S5508 [10SE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S6023 [17NO]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S3367 [3JN]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S5565 [11SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S1924 [1AP] (see S. 2223), S2327 [9AP]

National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S3030 [14MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 547), S5629 [16SE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 449), S3075 [15MY]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 590), S6205 [20NO]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1948), S3296 [22MY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 2299), S2796 [7MY]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs (see S. 2543), S5508 [10SE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 417), S2239 [8AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see S. 2434), S3474 [5JN]

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), S1585 [12MR]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1256), S3898 [23JN]

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]

Power resources: promote Federal-State partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems (see S. 2989), S6388 [8DE]

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 (see S. 2685), S5051 [29JY]

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (see S. 2693), S5699 [17SE]

Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see S. 2019), S947 [12FE]

Senate: establish a point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit (see S. Res. 483), S3939 [24JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S2162 [3AP] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]

Taxation: extend energy credit for solar projects under construction (see S. 2003), S5136 [30JY]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 1368), S3811 [18JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S2875 [8MY]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S4904 [24JY]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S1585 [12MR]

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

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S764 (see S. 1982), S765 [4FE] (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5700 [17SE]

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

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]

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), S2195 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: consult with Indian tribes to make grants and enter into agreements with eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds (see S. 2116), S1584 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program allowing National Laboratories provision of vouchers to small businesses to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and their economic impact (see S. 2973), S6350 [4DE]

——— establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (see S. 2932), S6022 [17NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for the termination of certain mineral materials contracts (see S. 3016), S6788 [12DE]

FERC: clarify legal authority to require regional grid operators in interstate wholesale markets to allow customers to be compensated for voluntarily reducing their electricity consumption (see S. 2947), S6204 [20NO]

GAO: submit a report to Congress on the entrepreneurial impact of technology transfer at the National Laboratories (see S. 2883), S5782 [18SE]

New Mexico: protect, restore, and improve health of watersheds on national forest lands (see S. 2916), S5918 [12NO]

Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see S. 2020), S947 [12FE]

Space policy: improve transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles (see S. 2140), S1652 [13MR]

Cloture motions

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

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

Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S6294 [3DE], S6330 [4DE]

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

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

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]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179 [7AP], S2299 [9AP]

Coloretti, Nani A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of HUD, S6187 [20NO], S6242 [2DE]

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

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 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]

Fischer, Stanley: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3019 [14MY], S3175 [20MY]

Gottemoeller, Rose E.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S1225 [27FE], S1304 [5MR]

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, S4451 [14JY], S4535 [16JY]

Jadotte, Marcus D.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Industry and Analysis, S6803 [13DE]

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

Levy, Jon D.: nomination to be district judge, S2403 [11AP], S2435 [29AP]

Lodge, Virginia Tyler: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6295 [3DE], S6404 [9DE]

Lopez, Estevan R.: nomination to be Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, S6803 [13DE]

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

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

Meyer, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S991 [24FE]

Moss, Randolph D.: nomination to be district judge, S5771 [18SE], S5903 [12NO]

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

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), motion to proceed, S2850 [8MY], S2930 [13MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6437 [9DE], S6589 [11DE]

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]

Rose, Frank A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Verification and Compliance, S6800 [13DE], S6851 [15DE]

Saldana, Sarah R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S6797 [13DE], S6884 [16DE]

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

Stivers, Jonathan N.: nomination to be AID Assistant Administrator for Asia, S6804 [13DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204 [9JA], S311 [14JA]

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

Walter, Ronald A.: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S6295 [3DE], S6404 [9DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S4746 [23JY]

——— 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, S5103, S5104, S5105 [30JY]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1189 [27FE]

Bay, Norman C.: nomination to FERC, S4476 [15JY]

BLM: permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting, S6654 [11DE]

CIA: release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S6430 [9DE]

Climate: global warming, S1381, S1423, S1426, S1428, S1430, S1432, S1433, S1434 [10MR], S3496 [9JN]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1381, S1428 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on infrastructure, S1428 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, S1424–S1426 [10MR], S3496 [9JN]

——— impact of global warming on winter sports and tourism, S1424–S1426 [10MR], S3496 [9JN]

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish, S6653 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6653 [11DE], S6730 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3649 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, S1189 [27FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize and modify land conveyances, national forests, parks, heritage areas, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, monuments and memorials, and water infrastructure projects, S6730 [12DE]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 1875), S5103 [30JY]

Immigration: address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S4540, S4542 [16JY]

——— influx of minors illegally entering U.S. alone, S4745 [23JY]

——— reform (S. 744), S4543 [16JY], S4746 [23JY], S5103 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, S5671 [17SE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish, S6654 [11DE]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), S2082 [2AP]

National security: provide funding to Navy and Coast Guard to interdict shipments of drugs between South and Central America, S5104, S5105 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), House amendment, S6653 [11DE], S6730 [12DE]

Power resources: promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S1426, S1430, S1432 [10MR]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System, S6653 [11DE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1189 [27FE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (S. Res. 573), S5671 [17SE]

Tributes

Landrieu, Senator, S6653 [11DE]

Nez, Chester, S3487 [9JN]