BENNET, MICHAEL F. (a Senator from Colorado)
Amendments
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1244 [27FE]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2676 [5MY], S2816 [7MY], S2880 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S6099 [18NO]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1562, S1588, S1591, S1593 [12MR], S1610 [13MR]
Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S4006 [25JN]
Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (S. 1611), S5837, S5864 [18SE]
Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (S. Res. 289), S832, S834 [6FE]
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], S3095, S3097, S3101, S3102, S3137 [15MY]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1456), S1666 [13MR]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3771 [17JN], S3881 [19JN]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4276 [8JY], S4337 [9JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S227 [9JA]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1244 [27FE]
Appointments
Committee to escort the President, H1473 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2464), S3604 [11JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S5434 [9SE]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5508 [10SE]
——— 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), S4558 [16JY]
Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 410), S3476 [5JN]
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), S4621 [17JY]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S69 [7JA]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 2501), S5375 [8SE]
Chaffee County, CO: designate certain Federal land as a national monument and as wilderness (see S. 1794), S1234 [27FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 404), S1819 [27MR]
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), S5920 [12NO]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 437), S2648 [5MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2327 [9AP]
Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (see S. Res. 524), S4997 [28JY]
Community development: create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements (see S. 2900), S5783 [18SE]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see S. 1422), S2327 [9AP]
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), S1282 [4MR] (see S. 2262), S2424 [28AP]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 2581), S4404 [10JY]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S440 [16JA]
Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to provide assistance for any natural disaster (see S. 2163), S1775 [26MR]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S600 [29JA]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]
Dept. of HHS: facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans (see S. 1060), S1316 [5MR]
——— increase access to Medicare data (see S. 1758), S4558 [16JY]
Dept. of Justice: protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 2964), S6205 [20NO]
Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1249), S4404 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 2367), S3237 [21MY]
——— make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1913), S290 [13JA]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2188), S4706 [22JY]
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]
——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 2091), S3425 [4JN]
Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 429), S2470 [29AP]
Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S4224 [7JY]
FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S5918 [12NO]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 635), S1775 [26MR]
Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 1875), S1003 [24FE]
Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 505), S4620 [17JY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 545), S5588 [15SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S1175 [26FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2789), S5507 [10SE]
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]
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), S133 [8JA]
Israel: reaffirm support for right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn and call for an end to such attacks, and dissolve Palestinian Authority unity Government with Hamas (see S. Res. 498), S4504 [15JY]
——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]
Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]
Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]
Medicare: provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S3898 [23JN]
——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 2975), S6449 [9DE]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 2348), S5629 [16SE]
Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S4405 [10JY]
Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S1585 [12MR] (see S. 2223), S2327 [9AP]
Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S325 [14JA]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 543), S5564 [11SE]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S2718 [6MY]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 547), S5629 [16SE]
National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 2104), S1519 [11MR]
Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see S. 2944), S6206 [20NO]
Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S4662 [21JY]
NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S2425 [28AP]
Olympic Games: commemorate the success of Team USA in the past 22 Olympic Winter Games and support Team USA in the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (see S. Res. 352), S821 [6FE]
——— tribute to U.S. participants in 2014 Olympic Winter Games (see S. Res. 381), S1519 [11MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employees’ dependents access to tax credits if the cost of family coverage through the employer is greater than a certain percentage of household income (see S. 2434), S3474 [5JN]
——— revise reporting requirements to preserve the privacy of individuals (see S. 2176), S3605 [11JN]
Pharmaceuticals: establish a new class of ‘‘dormant therapy’’ drugs to remove disincentives to the development of certain treatments relative to the length of patent protections (see S. 3004), S6626 [11DE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 368), S1234 [27FE]
Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S2796 [7MY]
Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 548), S5629 [16SE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]
Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1507), S1654 [13MR]
——— establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S6627 [11DE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S1819 [27MR]
——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (see S. 2634), S4705 [22JY]
——— provide tax relief for major disaster areas declared in 2012 and 2013 (see S. 2233), S2327 [9AP]
Technology: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see S. 517), S4336 [9JY]
Television: facilitate paid television service in certain counties in Colorado (see S. 2375), S3237 [21MY]
Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S4337 [9JY]
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]
Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE]
Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1463), S6234 [1DE]
World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 390), S1694 [24MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see S. 1957), S439 [16JA]
Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see S. 2513), S3898 [23JN]
Dept. of HHS: improve field emergency medical services (see S. 2400), S3294 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide additional oversight and guidance relative to cybersecurity personnel (see S. 2372), S3237 [21MY]
FDA: create a limited population pathway for approval of certain antibacterial drugs (see S. 2996), S6540 [10DE]
——— provide for the regulation of patient records and certain decision support medical software (see S. 2977), S6350 [4DE]
Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 2691), S5134 [30JY]
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]
——— prohibit Members of Congress and candidates from soliciting campaign contributions while Congress is in session, eliminate bundling of large contributions, and reform registration process (see S. 2754), S5217 [31JY]
Taxation: extend energy credit for solar projects under construction (see S. 2003), S821 [6FE]
Cloture motions
Adegbile, Debo P.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S1223 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S619 [30JA], S689 [3FE]
Alonso, Jorge L.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5197 [31JY]
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]
Blakey, John R.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Bough, Stephen R.: nomination to be district judge, S6806 [13DE], S6905 [16DE]
Bowen, Sharon Y.: nomination to the CFTC, S3285 [22MY], S3353 [3JN]
Burroughs, Allison Dale: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3286 [22MY], S3398 [4JN]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2690 [6MY]
Gilliam, Haywood S., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
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]
Leeson, Joseph F., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6294 [3DE], S6319 [4DE]
Mazzant, Amos L., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Mehta, Amit P.: nomination to be district judge, S6807 [13DE]
Meyer, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S991 [24FE]
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), S3019 [14MY], S3060 [15MY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), motion to proceed, S1770 [26MR], S1799 [27MR]
Pitman, Robert L.: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Schroeder, Robert W., III: nomination to be district judge, S6808 [13DE]
Smith, Christopher A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Fossil Energy, S6806 [13DE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), motion to proceed, S3997 [25JN], S4210 [7JY]
Stivers, Gregory N.: nomination to be district judge, S6293 [3DE], S6318 [4DE]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204 [9JA], S311 [14JA]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]
Privilege of the floor
Sherman, Laura, S6304 [3DE]
Remarks
Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S631 [30JA], S720 [4FE]
CFTC: specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (H.R. 5471), S6581 [10DE]
CIA: release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S6527 [10DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include compliance with conservation laws, S631 [30JA]
Dept. of Commerce: require more accurate calculation of propane costs and clarify impact of propane prices on Propane Education & Research Council educational outreach activities (H.R. 5705), S6580 [10DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6524, S6527 [10DE]
——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 2992), S6581 [10DE]
Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1447), S6579, S6580 [10DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct study relative to burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (S. 2822), S6580 [10DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5500 [10SE]
Federal employees: change default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 4193), S6580 [10DE]
Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (H.R. 3374), S6580 [10DE]
Immigration: reform (S. 744), S2287, S2290 [8AP], S4127 [26JN]
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): condemn killing of Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig and other terrorist acts and express condolences to his family (S. Res. 598), S6581 [10DE]
James L. Oberstar Memorial Highway: designate (H.R. 4926), S6580 [10DE]
James L. Oberstar National Scenic Byway: designate (H.R. 4926), S6580 [10DE]
Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, S2464 [29AP]
Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2542 [30AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), House amendment, S6524, S6527 [10DE]
Public lands: authorizing Federal land projects that develop natural resources for energy production, expand national park system boundaries, and establish new parks, S6524, S6527 [10DE]
San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness, S6524 [10DE]
Senate: legislative priorities, S5500 [10SE]
——— legislative program, S6581 [10DE]
Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S5501 [10SE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6281 [3DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 2260), S6282 [3DE]
——— extend production tax credit for wind power, S6282 [3DE]
——— extend special rule for contributions of capital gain real property made for conservation purposes, S6282 [3DE]
——— extend the production and investment tax credits for wind facilities, S2179 [7AP]
——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel, S6770 [12DE]
Tributes
Aragon, Ross, S1726• [25MR]
Hays, Sean T., S1580• [12MR]
Murphy, Lillian, S1277• [4MR]
Newton, Jimmy R., Jr., S2092• [2AP]
Smith, David P., S2323• [9AP]
Udall, Senator Mark, S6612 [11DE]