AYOTTE, KELLY (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5803 [18SE]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5221 [31JY]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S855 [10FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1243 [27FE], S1316 [5MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2242, S2244 [8AP], S5568 [11SE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2729 [6MY], S2816 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5151 [30JY], S5248 [31JY], S5700 [17SE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), S451, S452, S454 [16JA]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (S. 1611), S5837 [18SE]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S530 [28JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S530 [28JA]

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), S2959 [13MY], S3076, S3088, S3102, S3110, S3111, S3113, S3119, S3133, S3135, S3143, S3144, S3145 [15MY], S3187, S3191, S3192 [20MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1978 [1AP], S2097 [2AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3816, S3817, S3819, S3820 [18JN], S3872, S3877 [19JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4277 [8JY], S4419 [10JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4804 [23JY], S4913, S4914, S4922, S4923 [24JY]

Transportation Security Administration: implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (H.R. 2719), S6451 [9DE]

Ukraine: support sovereignty and democracy (S. 2124), S1735 [25MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S71 [7JA], S134 [8JA], S224 [9JA], S296 [13JA], S329, S332 [14JA], S830 [6FE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1243 [27FE], S1316 [5MR]

Articles and editorials

Hobby Lobby Decision and Its Distortions, by, Wall Street Journal, S4526 [16JY]

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), S948 [12FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S764 [4FE]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see S. 1957), S439 [16JA]

American Motorcyclist Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 499), S4707 [22JY]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see S. 2053), S1233 [27FE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S528 [28JA]

——— improve access to mental health services under TRICARE (see S. 2276), S3296 [22MY]

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

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: reform the Border Patrol agent pay schedule (see S. 1691), S3185 [20MY]

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

Children and youth: improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 2746), S5217 [31JY]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 2371), S3237 [21MY]

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]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 2971), S6449 [9DE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2074), S1233 [27FE] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 2118), S1584 [12MR]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 2581), S5589 [15SE]

Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 1733), S3342 [2JN] (see S. 2599), S4454 [14JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see S. 1468), S2327 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (see S. 1917), S325 [14JA]

——— provide members of Reserve components who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to Special Victims’ Counsel (see S. 2843), S5698 [17SE]

——— temporarily limit the use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 2510), S3863 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5134 [30JY]

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

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2036), S1049 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see S. 1823), S1003 [24FE]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 975), S1819 [27MR]

——— publish physical activity guidelines (see S. 531), S5051 [29JY]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 931), S6095 [18NO]

——— reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1086), S1234 [27FE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see S. 2449), S5052 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1361), S6205 [20NO]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 2839), S5697 [17SE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S4706 [22JY]

——— increase authorization for Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 1799), S487 [27JA]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see S. 2443), S3474 [5JN]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S5919 [12NO]

——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 2441), S3474 [5JN]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley and Steven J. Sotloff (see S. 2778), S5374 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior: increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see S. 2621), S5137 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (see S. 2086), S1585 [12MR]

——— 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), S3605 [11JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S2911 [12MY]

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), S6541 [10DE]

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

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see S. 1323), S5784 [18SE]

——— provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 2092), S2471 [29AP]

Economy: provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1826), S822 [6FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 2103), S3864 [19JN]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see S. 1379), S2470 [29AP]

FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for Ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S5994 [13NO]

——— provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see S. 2141), S2471 [29AP]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate duplicative, outdated, or unnecessary congressionally mandated Federal agency reporting (see S. 2109), S1519 [11MR]

——— eliminate or modify Federal reporting requirements (see S. 2925), S5993 [13NO]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 2113), S1584 [12MR]

——— strengthen accountability of individuals involved in misconduct affecting integrity of background investigations and update guidelines for security clearances (see S. 1744), S3295 [22MY]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 2897), S5783 [18SE]

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for official portraits of Members of Congress or heads of executive or legislative branch agencies or offices (see S. 1820), S3295 [22MY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S3342 [2JN]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1349), S1002 [24FE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S3029 [14MY]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 2520), S6206 [20NO]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 2159), S1775 [26MR]

Health: repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see S. 2546), S5052 [29JY]

Health care professionals: recognize caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5218 [31JY]

Human rights: prevent organized human smuggling (see S. 2619), S4620 [17JY]

Ibrahim Ishag, Meriam Yahia: relief (see S. 2474), S3668 [12JN]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (see S. 3015), S6921 [16DE]

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]

——— require a report on compliance information sharing (see S. 1924), S325 [14JA]

Iran: prohibit waiver of certain sanctions absent certification that the waiver will not result in funding activities in support of terrorism, nuclear weapon development, or human rights violations (see S. 2667), S4903 [24JY]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 530), S5135 [30JY]

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): condemn killing of James W. Foley and Steven J. Sotloff and other terrorist acts and express condolences to their families (see S. Res. 538), S5434 [9SE]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn U.N. Security Council resolution, and support U.S. mediation efforts and Iron Dome missile defense funding (see S. Res. 526), S5326 [1AU]

——— 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]

——— support right to defend itself and call on Hamas (terrorist organization) to immediately cease all rocket and other attacks against Israel (see S. Res. 517), S4903 [24JY]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 204), S486 [27JA]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1316 [5MR]

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

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S440 [16JA]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S133 [8JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S2953 [13MY]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (see S. 2949), S6262 [2DE]

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

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 574), S5784 [18SE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 431), S2566 [30AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5325 [1AU]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 575), S5784 [18SE]

National Science and Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]

Naturopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 420), S5787 [18SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S3669 [12JN]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S3669 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2190), S1923 [1AP]

——— exempt certain educational institutions from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2462), S5435 [9SE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see S. 1902), S373 [15JA]

——— permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options (see S. 1915), S326 [14JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 2106), S1519 [11MR]

Power resources: improve propane supply and pricing information, coordinate response to shortages, and study need for regional propane reserves (see S. 2762), S6302 [3DE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1842), S5136 [30JY]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S2095 [2AP]

Public safety officers: expand benefits to families of officers who suffer fatal climate-related injuries in the line of duty (see S. 2332), S5993 [13NO]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S5994 [13NO]

Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see S. 2828), S6149 [19NO]

——— prevent further aggression toward Ukraine and other European and Eurasian states by strengthening NATO, imposing sanctions, and hardening non-NATO allies (see S. 2277), S2613 [1MY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S5434 [9SE]

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), S1365 [6MR]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 548), S5629 [16SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S2380 [10AP] (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), S2615 [1MY]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom, and urge inclusion of freedom of religion when drafting new constitution (see S. Res. 453), S3237 [21MY]

Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 1839), S2796 [7MY]

——— recreational performance outerwear (see S. 2838), S5697 [17SE]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 91), S133 [8JA]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see S. 2429), S3605 [11JN]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S1001 [24FE]

Terrorism: express that the transfer of certain detainees on May 31, 2014, was unlawful, call for an investigation, and determine impact of the transfer on the common defense of the U.S. (see S. Res. 469), S3604 [11JN]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S2379 [10AP]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see S. 2060), S3296 [22MY]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government (see S. Res. 370), S1367 [6MR] (see S. Res. 378), S1519 [11MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1931), S372 [15JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits with offsets, reform program, terminate benefits to jobless millionaires, and eliminate overlapping benefits with the Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2097), S1366 [6MR]

USA Science & Engineering Festival: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 329), S68 [7JA]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 346), S6023 [17NO]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S6096 [18NO]

Wani, Martin: relief (see S. 2474), S3668 [12JN]

Wani, Maya: relief (see S. 2474), S3668 [12JN]

Women: require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 2622), S4620 [17JY]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5630 [16SE]

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), S1003 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1977), S655 [30JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda in commemoration of the award of Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres (see S. Con. Res. 37), S3604 [11JN]

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 2605), S4502 [15JY]

Dept. of State: revoke passports of U.S. citizens providing material support to Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and provide quarterly reports on use of such authority (see S. 2846), S5698 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 3014), S6788 [12DE]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 2545), S4153 [26JN]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see S. 2504), S3863 [19JN]

Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award bonuses to employees (see S. 2263), S2424 [28AP]

National Drug Take-Back Week: designate (see S. Res. 466), S3367 [3JN]

National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 466), S3367 [3JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 2881), S5782 [18SE]

Taxation: exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see S. 2355), S3184 [20MY] (see S. 2377), S3237 [21MY] (see S. 2912), S5783 [18SE]

Ukraine: require a report on military assistance (see S. 2555), S4154 [26JN]

Wolfeboro, NH: anniversary of Wright Museum of WWII History (see S. Res. 501), S4454 [14JY]

Motions

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S208 [9JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5748 [18SE]

——— 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, S5008, S5009 [29JY]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S53 [7JA], S208 [9JA], S878, S879 [11FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S878, S879 [11FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1140 [26FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 2609), S4600 [17JY], S5184 [31JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5548 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2220 [8AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), unanimous-consent request, S5548 [11SE]

Conservation of energy: encourage commercial real estate landlords and tenants to create a voluntary Tenant Star certification to encourage tenants to reduce energy consumption, S6909 [16DE]

——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (H.R. 2126), S6854 [15DE], S6909 [16DE]

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (S. 2605), S4475 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6717 [12DE]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6286 [3DE]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, S6286 [3DE]

——— provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S1342, S1344, S1348 [6MR], S1377 [10MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S1342, S1344, S1348 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, whom Guantanamo Review Task Force has recommended for continued law of war detention, S3842 [19JN]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked, S2220 [8AP]

Equal Pay Act: modernize, S2220 [8AP]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 2897), S6322, S6323 [4DE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S6286 [3DE]

Gilmanton Iron Works, NH: anniversary of New Hampshire Exceptional Citizens Week held at Camp Fatima, S5306• [31JY]

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, S4474 [15JY]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend (S. 2735), unanimous-consent request, S5184 [31JY]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, S1140 [26FE]

Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization) and condemn and call for an end to such attacks, S5008, S5009 [29JY]

Lancaster, NH: anniversary, S5856• [18SE]

Landaff, NH: anniversary, S5309• [31JY]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, S390 [16JA], S739–S741 [4FE], S1208, S1209 [27FE]

Lincoln, NH: anniversary, S6018• [17NO]

Manchester, NH: anniversary of Puritan Backroom (restaurant), S944• [12FE]

MooreMart (organization): anniversary, S5045• [29JY]

Olympic Games: tribute to New Hampshire participants, S817 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), House amendment, S6717 [12DE]

Piermont, NH: anniversary, S5955• [12NO]

Poroshenko, Petro: address to Joint Meeting of Congress by Ukrainian President, S5748 [18SE]

Raymond, NH: anniversary, S5369• [8SE]

Rice, Susan E.: responses made on various television appearances relative to the investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, S1208, S1209 [27FE]

Russia: impose greater sanctions for activities fomenting violence in Ukraine, S4601 [17JY]

——— prevent further aggression toward Ukraine and other European and Eurasian states by strengthening NATO, imposing sanctions, and hardening non-NATO allies (S. 2277), S3710 [17JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3842 [19JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Berwell 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, S4474 [15JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., v. Sebelius relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of contraceptives by for-profit corporations, S1710 [25MR]

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), S5748 [18SE]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 3086), S5182 [31JY]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S202 [9JA]

Terrorism: express that the transfer of certain detainees on May 31, 2014, was unlawful, call for an investigation, and determine impact of the transfer on the common defense of the U.S. (S. Res. 469), S3708 [17JN]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for international response opposing Russia’s actions and in support of Ukrainian Government, S3708–S3710 [17JN]

——— express sympathy to families of victims and investigate shooting down of passenger airplane, S4601 [17JY]

——— support sovereignty and democracy (S. 2124), S1753, S1755, S1756 [26MR]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S208 [9JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S53 [7JA], S202 [9JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), unanimous-consent request, S208 [9JA]

Unity, NH: anniversary, S4146• [26JN]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1140 [26FE]

Tributes

Arkell, Stephen, S2940 [13MY]

Chambliss, Senator, S6514 [10DE]

Frost, Gary, S6686• [11DE]

Garabrant, Brandon J., S3891 [23JN]

Grappone, Jeff, S5856• [18SE]

Halias, Nicholas J., S2192• [7AP]

LaPlante, Laura, S3857• [19JN]

Levin, Senator, S6717 [12DE]

Love, Norma, S3807• [18JN]

Minkler, Thomas J., S4899• [24JY]

Myers, Cathy, S1867 [31MR]

Nash, Bob, S5856• [18SE]

Perkins, Amy S., S1046• [25FE]

Savage, Stephen, S4446 [14JY]

Sielicki, Michael, S5369• [8SE]

Sun Woo Park, S6686• [11DE]