WALSH, JOHN E. (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

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]

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]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3819 [18JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4276 [8JY], S4346, S4348, S4349 [9JY], S4419, S4426 [10JY]

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

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1597 [13MR], S1781 [27MR], S2135 [3AP], S2333 [10AP], S2571 [1MY], S2831 [8MY], S3047 [15MY], S3433 [5JN], S3825 [19JN], S4095 [26JN], S4367 [10JY], S4851 [24JY], S5159 [31JY], S5523 [11SE], S5595 [16SE], S6163 [20NO], S6315 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 1696), S2954 [13MY]

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]

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

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]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1982), S1049 [25FE]

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

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

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]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 20), S949 [12FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize and implement water rights compact between Montana and the Blackfeet Indian Tribe (see S. 434), S5374 [8SE]

Business and industry: establish standardized labeling allowing consumers to identify products manufactured in the U.S., allow a tax credit for equity investments in small business, and establish small business savings accounts (see S. 2680), S5050 [29JY]

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), S5219 [31JY]

Children and youth: enhance the safety of drug-free playgrounds (see S. 2241), S5785 [18SE]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1700), S3185 [20MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S4503 [15JY] (see S. 2199), S2196 [7AP]

Coal: direct Federal investment in carbon capture and storage and other clean coal technologies (see S. 2152), S3476 [5JN]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 1622), S3185 [20MY]

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]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 1208), S4003 [25JN]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4663 [21JY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to limit corporate spending in elections (see S.J. Res. 18), S2096 [2AP]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S2327 [9AP]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 2690), S5134 [30JY]

——— reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College and University adult education and literacy (see S. 1998), S3811 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorize a research program, loan guarantees, and tax credits to facilitate development and commercial deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies (see S. 2287), S2647 [5MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 1387), S3185 [20MY]

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

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2302), S3030 [14MY]

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 (see S. 364), S1315 [5MR]

——— extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (see S. 1965), S3368 [3JN]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 919), S3604 [11JN]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2188), S1871 [31MR]

——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 715), S2240 [8AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see S. 1114), S3669 [12JN]

——— reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (see S. 2285), S3508 [9JN]

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]

——— 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), S3545 [10JN]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 2091), S2240 [8AP]

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

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3368 [3JN]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 2545), S4405 [10JY]

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

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S3184 [20MY]

Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System: authorize construction (see S. 1997), S3669 [12JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S2096 [2AP]

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

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), S3425 [4JN]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 2547), S5220 [31JY]

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), S1731 [25MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 727), S5325 [1AU]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S2911 [12MY]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1341), S3368 [3JN]

Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 1875), S3425 [4JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 981), S3864 [19JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S1654 [13MR]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 2132), S3186 [20MY]

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]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: hold Russia accountable for being in material breach of obligations, prohibit future nuclear arms reduction negotiations, and assess status of treaty (see S. Con. Res. 34), S1731 [25MR]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S2567 [30AP]

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

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S1692 [24MR]

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

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

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S2719 [6MY]

——— develop criteria for medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays (see S. 2082), S5219 [31JY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S5218 [31JY]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system (see S. 2087), S1924 [1AP] (see S. 2491), S3864 [19JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S2719 [6MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see S. 1555), S5219 [31JY]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 37), S1366 [6MR]

——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 255), S1281 [4MR]

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

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 Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 383), S1653 [13MR]

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 481), S3898 [23JN]

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

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 161), S1048 [25FE]

——— 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), S3029 [14MY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 2299), S3030 [14MY]

——— 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]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S5993 [13NO]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S5219 [31JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S2424 [28AP]

Patents: curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents (see S. 2049), S1316 [5MR]

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]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuity obligations, eliminate Retiree Health Benefits Fund prefunding requirement, restrict closure of facilities, create innovation incentives, and maintain level of service (see S. 316), S3669 [12JN]

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. 1599), S948 [12FE]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 2206), S3898 [23JN]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 360), S3184 [20MY]

Public works: require public construction and infrastructure projects to use U.S. iron, steel, wood, cement, and manufactured goods, establish American Star Program, and extend Build America Bonds program (see S. 2682), S5051 [29JY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 279), S2614 [1MY]

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (see S. 2693), S5134 [30JY]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S1775 [26MR]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S1775 [26MR]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S1048 [25FE]

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 (see S. 567), S5218 [31JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S2380 [10AP] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 2234), S4621 [17JY]

——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S2911 [12MY]

——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S3898 [23JN]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2069), S1233 [27FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S1819 [27MR]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing (see S. 1896), S3475 [5JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S2240 [8AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S2240 [8AP]

——— 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]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 1364), S1731 [25MR]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1030), S5219 [31JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2562), S4154 [26JN]

——— provide incentives for businesses to keep jobs in the U.S. (see S. 2681), S5050 [29JY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S3342 [2JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see S. 958), S3424 [4JN]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see S. 2169), S3342 [2JN]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 772), S2406 [11AP]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1982), S1049 [25FE] (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

Voting: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S2240 [8AP]

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

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 942), S5919 [12NO]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: 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]

Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund: establish (see S. 2776), S5325 [1AU]

Congress: prohibit recesses until adoption of a concurrent budget resolution that results in a balanced budget and control travel budgets (see S. 2313), S2875 [8MY]

Crime: establish Federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment (see S. 2596), S4454 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: support country-of-origin labeling, ban imports of fresh meats from countries with foot-and-mouth disease, and reform certain livestock programs (see S. 2764), S5217 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: provide for greater oversight of service contracts (see S. 2286), S2614 [1MY]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see S. 2458), S3544 [10JN]

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

Dept. of State: provide authority to approve or deny permits for border-crossing infrastructure projects (see S. 2314), S2875 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs and require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts (see S. 2387), S3293 [22MY]

——— expand the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program to include payments for secure rural schools (see S. 2626), 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 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]

East Rosebud Creek: designate segments for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2392), S3294 [22MY]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see S. 2770), S5218 [31JY]

GAO: report on sexual assault prevention activities of the Dept. of Defense and Armed Forces (see S. 2222), S2239 [8AP]

Highway Trust Fund: funding (see S. 2489), S3811 [18JN]

Information technology: restrict ability of the Federal Government to undermine privacy and encryption technology in commercial products and in NIST computer security and encryption standards (see S. 2500), S3863 [19JN]

Intelligence services: modify the purposes of authorized collection of business records, prohibit the bulk collection of metadata, and require judicial review of national security letters (see S. 2093), S1365 [6MR]

Public lands: make continuing appropriations for certain programs that benefit sportsmen by preventing closure of national park and other public land closures during a Government shutdown (see S. 2327), S2953 [13MY]

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

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2569), S4271 [8JY]

Voting: provide payments to States for activities to expand early voting access, provide for equitable distribution of early voting polling locations, and implement voter registration reforms (see S. 2751), S5217 [31JY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S871 [11FE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5737, S5764 [18SE]

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

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]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S6437 [9DE], S6589 [11DE]

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

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]

Oaths of office

Senate, S872 [11FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S1597 [13MR], S1781 [27MR], S2135 [3AP], S2333 [10AP], S2571 [1MY], S2831 [8MY], S3047 [15MY], S3433 [5JN], S3825 [19JN], S4095 [26JN], S4367 [10JY], S4851 [24JY], S5159 [31JY], S5523 [11SE], S5595 [16SE], S6163 [20NO], S6315 [4DE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: 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 (S. 2182), S5534 [11SE]

Belgrade, MT: tribute to Belgrade High School students for fundraising for the Gallatin Valley Food Bank, S3663• [12JN]

Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2905 [12MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 2866), S6867 [15DE]

Climate: global warming, S3275–S3277 [22MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6061 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S1338 [6MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S1338 [6MR]

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 (S. 364), S5677 [17SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 5059), unanimous-consent request, S6853 [15DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5421 [9SE]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (H.R. 2591), S6819 [13DE]

Federal agencies and departments: strengthen accountability of individuals involved in misconduct affecting integrity of background investigations and update guidelines for security clearances (S. 1744), S6866, S6867 [15DE]

Helena, MT: anniversary, S5310• [31JY]

Iraq: personal experience of deployment in Iraq, S3795 [18JN]

——— takeover of cities by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and call for U.S. intervention, S3795 [18JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, S5677 [17SE]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (H.R. 2259), unanimous-consent request, S2150 [3AP]

——— 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), S2150, S2151 [3AP]

——— 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), unanimous-consent request, S2150 [3AP]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1068), S6867 [15DE]

Power resources: promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S3277 [22MY]

——— tribute to oil workers for release of billionth barrel of crude oil from Bakken formation, S2647• [5MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6818 [13DE], S6865 [15DE]

Richland County, MT: anniversary, S3684• [16JN]

Rose, Frank A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Verification and Compliance, unanimous-consent agreement, S6865 [15DE]

Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (H.R. 5859), S6819 [13DE]

Saldana, Sarah R.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, unanimous-consent agreement, S6865 [15DE]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1202 [27FE], S6478 [10DE]

——— establish a point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit (S. Res. 483), S3944 [24JN]

——— legislative program, S6819 [13DE], S6867 [15DE]

Sidney, MT: anniversary, S3541• [10JN]

Taxation: extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit, S4291 [9JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S4291 [9JY]

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

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), motion to proceed, S4727 [23JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S5534 [11SE]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S3795 [18JN]

Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation: tribute, S4151• [26JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), S6867 [15DE]

Wibaux County, MT: anniversary, S3930• [24JN]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, S5677 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S859 [11FE], S2135 [3AP], S4291 [9JY], S6439 [9DE], S6682 [11DE], S6777 [12DE], S6828, S6859 [15DE], S6918 [16DE]

Tributes

Elguezabal, Jose, S2564• [30AP]

Grossman, Ray, S3663• [12JN]

Home Gun, Vance, S4658• [21JY]

Viereck, John R., S2564• [30AP]