TESTER, JON (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

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), S3610 [11JN]

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), S4180, S4181 [26JN], S5272 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1588, S1590 [12MR], S1609, S1665 [13MR]

Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (S. 2117), S5642, S5647 [16SE]

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 [15MY]

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]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4346, S4348, S4349 [9JY], S4425 [10JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4782 [23JY], S4962 [24JY]

Transportation Security Administration: establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1204), S6400, S6450 [9DE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S71 [7JA], S329 [14JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3805 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: 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), S1819 [27MR]

——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 1919), S325 [14JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1982), S822 [6FE]

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), S3545 [10JN]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2241 [8AP]

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]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2280), S2614 [1MY]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]

Courts: ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal actions by amending prohibition on exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts (see S. 2769), S5218 [31JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S702 [3FE]

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 Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S3237 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: repeal provisions requiring uniform State driver’s licenses and State identification cards (see S. 2121), S1584 [12MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S2718 [6MY]

——— provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see S. 2127), S1652 [13MR]

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), S4558 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (see S. 1965), S528 [28JA]

——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see S. 2621), S4620 [17JY]

——— prepare a report on the status of greater sage grouse conservation efforts (see S. 2575), S4336 [9JY]

——— take lands and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important lands into trust (see S. 2256), S2406 [11AP] (see S. 2442), S3474 [5JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S2471 [29AP]

——— reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (see S. 2285), S2954 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations (see S. 2979), S6350 [4DE]

——— identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (see S. 2700), S5135 [30JY]

——— 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] (see S. 2450), S3605 [11JN]

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

——— reauthorize and modify pilot program that provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-departmental health care providers (see S. 2095), S3475 [5JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (see S. 1049), S3939 [24JN]

Diseases: reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S1175 [26FE]

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

East Rosebud Creek: designate segments for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2392), S3812 [18JN]

EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (see S. 2674), S4997 [28JY]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 2103), S1693 [24MR]

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), S2195 [7AP]

Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 2117), S3898 [23JN]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S2470 [29AP]

——— provide regulatory easement for lending institutions that enable a vibrant economy (see S. 2698), S5134 [30JY]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see S. 2381), S3293 [22MY]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 2132), S3296 [22MY]

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 Association of Insurance Supervisors: disapprove proposed measure to eliminate public observers (see S. Res. 561), S5783 [18SE]

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), S4404 [10JY]

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

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

Lobbyists: prohibit current Members of Congress, and increase restrictions on congressional staff, from becoming lobbyists, ban lobbyists from joining congressional staff, and improve disclosure requirements (see S. 2417), S3367 [3JN]

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

Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 1954), S439 [16JA]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S1001 [24FE]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S822 [6FE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 519), S4903 [24JY]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 336), S440 [16JA]

National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S2718 [6MY]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 488), S4154 [26JN]

National Security Agency: provide for the Inspector General to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 2439), S3474 [5JN]

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

——— require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings (see S. 2160), S1775 [26MR]

——— safeguard voting rights and provide resources and oversight necessary to ensure equal access to electoral process for Native Americans and Alaska Native voters (see S. 2399), S3294 [22MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S1234 [27FE]

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), S528 [28JA]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation (see S. Con. Res. 21), S765 [4FE]

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

——— require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see S. 2207), S5375 [8SE]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 588), S6205 [20NO]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S5698 [17SE]

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]

Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S1776 [26MR]

——— deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations (see S. 1654), S655 [30JA]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 1364), S1585 [12MR]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see S. 2169), S3508 [9JN]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S5785 [18SE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1982), S822 [6FE] (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2258), S2424 [28AP]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S2719 [6MY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air Force: modernize C–130H aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 2758), S5217 [31JY]

Armed Forces: enhance participation of mental health professionals in boards for the correction of military records and boards for the review of the discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2217), S2194 [7AP]

Bear Root Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 2805), S5588 [15SE]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 493), S4154 [26JN]

Contracts: prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting security clearance contractors from reviewing and approving their own background investigations (see S. 2061), S1233 [27FE]

Dept. of Education: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 2753), S5217 [31JY]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2297), S2796 [7MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (see S. 2401), S3294 [22MY]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2311), S2875 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reform Federal hiring process by allowing agencies to share information about potential job candidates (see S. 2541), S4153 [26JN]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see S. 3001), S6626 [11DE]

Inspector General Act: amend (see S. 1953), S439 [16JA]

Inspector General Improvement Act: amend (see S. 1953), S439 [16JA]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center: advance purpose (see S. 2590), S4404 [10JY]

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

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

Native Americans: permanently reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians (see S. 2830), S5629 [16SE]

——— 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), S439 [16JA]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2960), S6205 [20NO]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see S. 2923), S5993 [13NO]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 397), S1731 [25MR]

Taxation: require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 2939), S6095 [18NO]

Yellowstone National Park: ratify and approve certain payments to school districts serving the park (see S. 2098), S1366 [6MR]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

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

Bastian, Stanley A.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2433 [29AP]

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

Boulware, Richard F., II: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3494 [9JN]

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

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

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2763 [7MY], S2899 [12MY]

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

Crabtree, Daniel D.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2434 [29AP]

Cruden, John C.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, S6805 [13DE]

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

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), S5963 [13NO]

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

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

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

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

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]

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

Lauck, M. Hannah: nomination to be district judge, S3464 [5JN], S3493 [9JN]

Lipman, Sheryl H.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2431 [29AP]

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

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

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

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

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

Orr, Franklin M., Jr.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Science, S6229 [1DE], S6292 [3DE]

Owens, John B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1770 [26MR], S1799 [27MR]

Pappert, Gerald J.: nomination to be district judge, S6228 [1DE], S6278 [3DE]

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), motion to proceed, S1770 [26MR], S1799 [27MR]

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

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

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

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

Shah, Manish S.: nomination to be district judge, S2402 [11AP], S2433 [29AP]

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]

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

Taxation: 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]

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]

Privilege of the floor

Markstein, Laura, S457 [16JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S670 [3FE]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S397 [16JA]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5745 [18SE]

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), S3593 [11JN], S4854 [24JY]

Baucus, Senator: nomination to be Ambassador to China, S791 [6FE]

Bear Paw Development Corp.: anniversary, S850• [10FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S5891 [12NO]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (S.J. Res. 18), S4388 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6654 [11DE], S6735 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: allow Native American tribes to temporarily reduce services under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program in order to improve or replace facilities, S1570 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1570 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest, S6654 [11DE]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (S. 2188), S1872 [31MR]

——— take lands and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important lands into trust, S6655 [11DE], S6735 [12DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (S. 2244), S4428 [10JY], S4576 [17JY]

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, S3593 [11JN], S4854 [24JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5472 [10SE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), House amendment, S397 [16JA]

Fairfield, MT: tribute to Fairfield High School girls’ basketball team, S2324• [9AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter, S1570 [12MR]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S572 [29JA], S617 [30JA]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees, S6655 [11DE]

Harper, Keith M.: nomination to the U.N. Human Rights Council, S2890 [12MY]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: reauthorize, S6374 [8DE]

Humetewa, Diane J.: nomination to be district judge, S2890 [12MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, S5660 [17SE]

——— ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands, S5661 [17SE]

——— reauthorize, S5660 [17SE]

Logan, Vincent G.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Special Trustee for American Indians, S2890 [12MY]

Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals, S1843 [31MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services, S1843 [31MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), S1843 [31MR]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, S6655 [11DE]

——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 255), S2151 [3AP]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of RxIMPACT Day, S1485• [10MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: allow States to opt out of participation, S617 [30JA]

——— reform, S4576 [17JY]

——— reform (S. 1926), S572 [29JA], S617 [30JA]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 590), S6221 [20NO]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (S. Res. 590), S6221 [20NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 1352), S6375 [8DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1352), unanimous-consent request, S6374 [8DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), House amendment, S6654 [11DE], S6735 [12DE]

Postal Service: impact of closure and consolidation of mail processing facilities, S6323 [4DE]

——— restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service, S6323 [4DE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 375), S397 [16JA]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), motion to proceed, S4244 [8JY]

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, S4388 [10JY]

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), S5745 [18SE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S791 [6FE]

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

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S671 [3FE]

Reports filed

Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474) (S. Rept. 113–260), S5779 [18SE]

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2465), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 113–267), S5918 [12NO]

Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2040) (S. Rept. 113–242), S5334 [5AU]

Commission on Native Children Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1622), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1622) (S. Rept. 113–264), S5918 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2188), S5373 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior Taking of Certain Federal Lands Located in El Dorado County, CA, Into Trust for the Benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2388) (S. Rept. 113–197), S3935 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. 919) (S. Rept. 113–285), S6349 [4DE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 919), S5373 [8SE]

Ensure the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Program Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2299) (S. Rept. 113–266), S5918 [12NO]

Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1603), S3668 [12JN]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1603) (S. Rept. 113–194), S3719 [17JN]

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1574), S5373 [8SE]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 113–224), S5133 [30JY]

Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1074), S2161 [3AP]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1074) (S. Rept. 113–209), S4454 [14JY]

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 161), S2161 [3AP]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 161) (S. Rept. 113–208), S4454 [14JY]

May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2041), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2041) (S. Rept. 113–271), S5992 [13NO]

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Incorporation Charter Revocation: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4002), S5373 [8SE]

Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2479), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2479) (S. Rept. 113–277), S6234 [1DE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1352) (S. Rept. 113–152), S2406 [11AP]

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948) (S. Rept. 113–265), S5918 [12NO]

Nevada Native Nations Land Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2480), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2480) (S. Rept. 113–278), S6234 [1DE]

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1447) (S. Rept. 113–246), S5373 [8SE]

Northern Cheyenne Lands Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2442), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2442) (S. Rept. 113–317), S6788 [12DE]

Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1219), S2161 [3AP]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1219) (S. Rept. 113–215), S4704 [22JY]

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe - Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1818), S4704 [22JY]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1818) (S. Rept. 113–220), S4996 [28JY]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1448) (S. Rept. 113–202), S4153 [26JN]

Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Program Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2299), S5373 [8SE]

Texts of

S. 2188, reaffirm Dept. of the Interior authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes, S1873 [31MR]

Tributes

Baucus, Senator, S791 [6FE]

Calnan, Joseph, S5370• [8SE]

Cooney, Jerry, S3365• [3JN]

Juneau, Edmond L., S5430• [9SE]

Mulder, Bernard A., S6019• [17NO]

Ortenberg, Arthur, S818• [6FE]

Schumacher, Raymond J.W., S3365• [3JN]

Steele, Benjamin C., S6539• [10DE]