MANCHIN, JOE, III (a Senator from West Virginia)
Amendments
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5803 [18SE]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S898 [11FE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2729 [6MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5245 [31JY], S5805 [18SE], S6099 [18NO], S6303 [3DE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1591 [12MR]
FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S455 [16JA]
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), S3039 [14MY], S3111 [15MY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1939, S1981 [1AP], S6627 [11DE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3817 [18JN], S3874 [19JN]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4337 [9JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S72 [7JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: cease release of detainees, carry out commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding governing transfer of detainees from the U.S., and uphold rule of law relative to referral and disposition of detainees (see S. Res. 355), S1049 [25FE]
——— provide for completion of the accelerated transition of U.S. combat and military and security operations to Afghanistan (see S. Res. 347), S821 [6FE]
Armed Forces: require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see S. 2231), S2567 [30AP]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (see S. 1844), S373 [15JA]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S2648 [5MY]
Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see S. 2309), S2875 [8MY]
——— provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see S. 2426), S3424 [4JN]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S5220 [31JY]
CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see S. 1802), S1002 [24FE]
——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2196 [7AP]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2280), S2614 [1MY]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 2971), S6921 [16DE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2074), S1233 [27FE] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]
Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 1828), S891 [11FE]
Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2432), S3509 [9JN]
Dept. of Energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 1739), S5051 [29JY]
Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see S. 2529), S4455 [14JY]
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]
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), S4503 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 2078), S1315 [5MR]
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. 2450), S3507 [9JN]
——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3425 [4JN]
——— provide veterans with the choice of medical providers, improve performance metrics for provided health care, and increase transparency and accountability of operations (see S. 2424), S3476 [5JN]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 2930), S6022 [17NO]
Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S3476 [5JN]
Endangered species: protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the U.S. (see S. 2587), S5699 [17SE]
EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 2156), S1731 [25MR]
Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 2113), S2195 [7AP]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S1520 [11MR]
Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 1875), S4337 [9JY]
Government Transformation Commission: establish (see S. 1297), S599 [29JA]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 377), S1655 [13MR]
Health: Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program funding (see S. 1333), S1819 [27MR]
Immigration: require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State (see S. 2633), S4707 [22JY]
Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1716), S3295 [22MY]
Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 530), S5135 [30JY]
IRS: prohibit discretionary bonuses for employees who have engaged in misconduct or who have delinquent tax liability (see S. 2272), S2566 [30AP]
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), S4559 [16JY]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]
Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]
Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S1002 [24FE]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S4155 [26JN]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 1600), S487 [27JA]
Mother’s Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2310), S2875 [8MY]
Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S325 [14JA]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 519), S4903 [24JY]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 557), S5698 [17SE]
National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S2718 [6MY]
National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 532), S5218 [31JY]
National Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative: establish (see S. 2006), S821 [6FE]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S5919 [12NO]
OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 1397), S1048 [25FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhance access for independent agents and brokers to information regarding marketplace enrollment (see S. 2175), S1818 [27MR]
——— increase qualified health plan options by offering plans with lower premiums but requiring higher out-of-pocket costs (see S. 1729), S1776 [26MR]
——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2168), S1818 [27MR]
——— provide a permanent path for the direct enrollment of individuals in qualified health plans (see S. 2173), S1818 [27MR]
——— provide greater flexibility in offering health insurance coverage across State lines (see S. 2174), S1818 [27MR]
——— revise reporting requirements to preserve the privacy of individuals (see S. 2176), S1818 [27MR]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S1585 [12MR]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]
Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see S. 2823), S5628 [16SE]
Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 1596), S655 [30JA]
SEC: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see S. 2765), S5217 [31JY]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S2718 [6MY]
Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 2094), S4763 [23JY]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 548), S5629 [16SE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S763 [4FE] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]
Sri Lanka: develop a balanced U.S. policy, call for international assistance in dealing with grievances arising from civil war, support reconciliation, and improve religious and media freedoms (see S. Res. 364), S1233 [27FE]
Taxation: expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2069), S1820 [27MR]
——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2569), S4706 [22JY]
——— reduce tax on beer (see S. 958), S1819 [27MR]
Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see S. 2779), S5994 [13NO]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S3425 [4JN]
Veterans: protect employment and training services (see S. 2834), S5697 [17SE]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5375 [8SE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 1688), S1366 [6MR]
——— tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 421), S2615 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Motorcyclist Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4404 [10JY]
Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see S. 1941), S439 [16JA]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 2501), S3863 [19JN]
EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1905), S223 [9JA]
Eximbank: extend and reauthorize (see S. 2709), S5135 [30JY]
FDA: withdraw approval for the drug Zohydro ER and prohibit from approving such drug unless it is reformulated to prevent abuse (see S. 2134), S1652 [13MR]
Financial institutions: clarify that prohibitions on investments in certain funds shall not be construed to require divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities (see S. 1912), S223 [9JA]
National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), S5784 [18SE]
SEC: provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller companies and provide appropriate regulation of such transfers (see S. 1923), S325 [14JA]
Senior citizens: provide for outreach and coordination of services to veterans (see S. 1986), S702 [3FE]
Taxation: modify Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to determinations of full-time equivalent employees under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 2166), S1818 [27MR]
Water: protect surface water from contamination by chemical storage facilities (see S. 1961), S486 [27JA]
Cloture motions
Bell, Colleen Bradley: nomination to be Ambassador to Hungary, S6187 [20NO], S6230 [1DE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2603 [1MY], S2690 [6MY]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5487 [10SE], S5543 [11SE]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
Remarks
Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3230 [21MY]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S6812 [13DE]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5657 [17SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S6736 [12DE]
Bluefield, WV: tribute to Beckley VA Medical Center mobile health clinic, S888• [11FE]
Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3400 [4JN]
Challa, Kishore: West Virginia American Heart Association Heart of Gold Award recipient, S999• [24FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2214 [8AP]
Climate: global warming, S3992, S3993, S3994 [25JN]
Coal: direct Federal investment in carbon capture and storage and other clean coal technologies, S3993 [25JN]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S4753 [23JY], S5889, S5890, S5891 [12NO], S6045 [18NO]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2554), S5966 [13NO]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S4753 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6736 [12DE]
Dept. of Energy: approve loan guarantees for advanced fossil fuel projects, S3993 [25JN]
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, S6812 [13DE]
EPA: impose carbon pollution fee, S3993 [25JN]
Equal Pay Day: observance, S2214 [8AP]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
Honor Flight Clarksburg (organization): tribute, S2860 [8MY]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), House amendment, S6736 [12DE]
Power resources: importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy and need to invest in clean coal technologies to reduce carbon emissions, S3992, S3993, S3994 [25JN]
——— national energy policy, S3992, S3993, S3994 [25JN]
Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (S. 1199), S3993 [25JN]
Puerto Rico: set forth the process to be admitted as a State (S. 2020), S1164 [26FE]
Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), S5939 [12NO]
——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), S2346, S2350 [10AP]
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), S5657 [17SE]
Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, S2374 [10AP]
West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S3834 [19JN]
Yousaf, Mohammad: West Virginia American Heart Association Heart of Gold Award recipient, S1044• [25FE]
Tributes
Bahr, Roy W., S4149• [26JN]
Ballard, Pete, S1816• [27MR]
Carroll, Michael P., S4400• [10JY]
Chambliss, Senator, S6513 [10DE]
Coburn, Senator, S6595 [11DE]
Hancock, Al, S888• [11FE]
Haught, James A., S5307• [31JY]
Landrieu, Senator, S6649 [11DE]
LaRosa, James D., S999• [24FE]
Levin, Senator, S6705 [12DE]
Lugon, Tasso de Castro, S5559• [11SE]
Mollohan, Travis, S4613 [17JY]
Oliverio, Michael A., Sr., S944• [12FE]
Rossi, Jack, S5621• [16SE]
Vance, Brianna, S3798 [18JN]