BLUNT, ROY (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2285 [8AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2723, S2729 [6MY], S2876 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5000 [28JY], S5327 [1AU], S5636 [16SE], S5832, S5836 [18SE], S6099 [18NO], S6213 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (S. 1086), S1525 [11MR], S1559 [12MR]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (S. 653), S4433, S4435 [10JY]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S530 [28JA], S566, S605 [29JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S530 [28JA], S566, S605 [29JA]

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), S3082, S3088, S3089, S3096, S3111, S3114, S3135, S3139 [15MY], S3187 [20MY], S3239 [21MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1939, S1967, S1979, S1980 [1AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3770 [17JN], S3816, S3817 [18JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4227, S4231 [7JY], S4425 [10JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4826 [23JY], S4913, S4914, S4923 [24JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S147 [8JA]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1473 [28JA]

Committee to escort Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko into the House Chamber, H7680 [18SE]

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]

Africa: establish a comprehensive policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to and the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of power (see S. 2508), S4272 [8JY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S599 [29JA]

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

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S1654 [13MR]

——— establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (see S. 2730), S5216 [31JY]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see S. 2333), S3028 [14MY]

——— 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 (see S. 1869), S70 [7JA]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S2162 [3AP]

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 2609), S4558 [16JY]

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), S5565 [11SE]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 2475), S3719 [17JN]

——— improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 2746), S5920 [12NO]

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]

Corps of Engineers: permit the collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreational facilities at lakes and reservoirs (see S. 2055), S1233 [27FE]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 549), S5629 [16SE]

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

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5326 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see S. 2449), S4155 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S4405 [10JY]

——— report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (see S. 1778), S373 [15JA]

Dept. of State: renegotiate with Iraq provisions of original agreement relative to the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq (see S. Res. 333), S765 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 1044), S1417 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S2378 [10AP]

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), S1365 [6MR]

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 advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts (see S. 932), S1316 [5MR]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3425 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 2930), S6022 [17NO]

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

Electric power: improve reliability of electric power transmission grid (see S. 2620), S4620 [17JY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1623), S5993 [13NO]

EPA: call for withdrawal of proposed rules to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing and modified and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. Res. 512), S4762 [23JY]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see S.J. Res. 30), S439 [16JA]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 2833), S5697 [17SE]

——— prohibit issuing any final rule under the Clean Air Act until completion of mandated employment effect analyses for current air regulations (see S. 2161), S1775 [26MR]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see S. 2414), S3367 [3JN]

Executive Office of the President: negotiate extradition treaties to combat more effectively international cybercriminals (see S. Res. 563), S5783 [18SE]

Eximbank: extend and reauthorize (see S. 2709), S5135 [30JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see S.J. Res. 37), S4998 [28JY]

FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification information (see S. 2787), S5507 [10SE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 2113), S2195 [7AP]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S3186 [20MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 423), S2406 [11AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S292 [13JA]

FRS: reaffirm importance of community banking and community banking regulatory experience on the Board of Governors and ensure at least one member with such experience (see S. 2252), S2471 [29AP]

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2308), S2875 [8MY]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: require a report on compliance information sharing (see S. 1924), S325 [14JA]

Iran: provide congressional review, report on any violations, and establish a timeline relative to a final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program (see S. 2650), S5435 [9SE]

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

IRS: improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications with taxpayers (see S. 2044), S2195 [7AP]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 2011), S890 [11FE]

——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see S. 2282), S2648 [5MY]

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]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 2663), S4903 [24JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S2424 [28AP]

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

Medicare: provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S4154 [26JN]

Members of Congress: authorize to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the President or other executive branch official directing executive branch officials to not enforce a provision of law (see S. 2062), S1520 [11MR]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S3296 [22MY]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S325 [14JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 580), S6023 [17NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 580), S6023 [17NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 558), S5698 [17SE]

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

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 405), S1871 [31MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 557), S5698 [17SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 442), S2953 [13MY] (see S. Res. 456), S3294 [22MY]

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

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 439), S2718 [6MY]

National security: recognize importance of biosecurity and agro-defense (see S. Res. 373), S1315 [5MR]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S3295 [22MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), S326 [14JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 2106), S1693 [24MR]

Privacy: protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 1927), S372 [15JA]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S2566 [30AP]

Russia: 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]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 864), S6234 [1DE]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 560), S5698 [17SE]

Senate Rules: modify the provision relating to timing for filing of cloture motions (see S. Res. 382), S1584 [12MR]

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]

——— exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if owners make certain structural alterations to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 2924), S6235 [1DE]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 430), S2566 [30AP]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see S. Con. Res. 33), S1585 [12MR]

Sri Lanka: develop a balanced U.S. policy, call for international assistance in dealing with grievances arising from civil war, support reconciliation, and improve religious and media freedoms (see S. Res. 364), S1233 [27FE]

St. Clair, MO: release from all restrictions, conditions, limitations on use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of St. Clair Regional Airport (see S. 2759), S5217 [31JY]

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), S3297 [22MY]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 489), S4271 [8JY]

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

Taxation: consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see S. 1090), S5919 [12NO]

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see S. 2525), S4003 [25JN]

——— extend tax incentives to certain live theatrical performances (see S. 2180), S1819 [27MR]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 1395), S1048 [25FE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 654), S4271 [8JY]

Tax-exempt organizations: provide equal access to declaratory judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status if the IRS delays acting on applications (see S. 2708), S5135 [30JY]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see S. 2779), S5786 [18SE]

——— 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), S3670 [12JN]

Transportation Security Administration: implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (see S. 1893), S1520 [11MR]

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

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S3476 [5JN]

Ukraine: refute Russian sovereignty over Crimea, its territory, airspace, or waters, oppose foreign aid or investments with Russia as intermediary, and restrict aid to countries that recognize Russian sovereignty (see S. 2238), S2378 [10AP]

Veterans: require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see S. 257), S1519 [11MR]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5700 [17SE]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see S. 1649), S2875 [8MY]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2496), S3863 [19JN]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see S. 2264), S2424 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve access to mental health services under TRICARE (see S. 2276), S2613 [1MY]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see S. 1921), S325 [14JA]

National Rare Earth Refinery Cooperative: establish (see S. 2006), S821 [6FE]

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]

Webster University: anniversary (see S. Res. 465), S3367 [3JN]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5216 [31JY]

Letters

Allegations of waste and mismanagement against a contractor operating a processing center to handle health insurance applications: Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S3962 [25JN]

Privilege of the floor

Courtland, K.C., S5713 [17SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S636 [30JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S3782 [18JN]

Air pollution: oppose carbon pollution fee, S2059, S2078 [2AP]

Appropriations: 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, S5085 [30JY]

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), S3623 [12JN]

——— improve access to mental health services under TRICARE (S. 2276), S2586 [1MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: allegations of waste and mismanagement against a contractor operating a processing center to handle health insurance applications, S3961 [25JN]

Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), Inc.: anniversary, S2905• [12MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 582), S2447, S2448 [29AP]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6109 [19NO]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), motion to proceed, S2750 [7MY]

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 (S. 2118), S1611 [13MR], S6110 [19NO]

Courts: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decision in Halbig v. Burwell relative to offering subsidies in Federal health insurance exchanges, S4725 [23JY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (S. 653), S3961 [25JN]

Dept. of Transportation: maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S3840 [19JN]

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, S3623 [12JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S3782 [18JN], S3840 [19JN]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2077 [2AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5481 [10SE]

EPA: economic impact of certain water pollution regulations, S4318 [9JY]

——— prohibit issuing any final rule under the Clean Air Act until completion of mandated employment effect analyses for current air regulations (S. 2161), S6491 [10DE]

——— require congressional approval of any regulations with high compliance costs, S2078 [2AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (S. 15), S2078 [2AP]

Immigration: disapprove the President’s expression of intent to expand amnesty to undocumented immigrants through Executive order, S6109 [19NO]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (S. 1716), S4726 [23JY]

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, S4520 [16JY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities, S3961 [25JN]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (S. 2673), S5086 [30JY], S5190 [31JY]

Jackson, MO: anniversary, S18• [6JA]

Kraft Foods Group Inc.: anniversary of Sprinfield, MO plant, S5370• [8SE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (S. 357), S2995 [14MY]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, S1192 [27FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), S1852, S1855 [31MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved, S3840 [19JN]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, S1852, S1855 [31MR], S3391 [4JN]

——— expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (S. 264), S3623 [12JN]

National Police Week: observance, S2995 [14MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S6109 [19NO]

——— evaluation relative to strategy to combat threat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S5525 [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate, S92S94 [8JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S2059, S2077, S2078 [2AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), unanimous-consent request, S2059 [2AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S353 [15JA], S562 [29JA], S931 [12FE], S1192 [27FE], S1264 [4MR], S1534S1536 [12MR], S2060 [2AP], S2301S2303 [9AP], S2586 [1MY], S3202S3204 [21MY], S3390 [4JN], S4255 [8JY], S5100 [30JY], S5526 [11SE], S5656 [17SE]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S789 [6FE], S930 [12FE]

——— implementation, S4725S4727 [23JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S2750 [7MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3782 [18JN], S3840 [19JN]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of Sunshine Elementary School, S5955• [12NO]

Springfield Lasers (tennis team): tribute, S5556• [11SE]

Sudan: call for release from custody of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and allow departure from Sudan, S3960 [25JN]

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, S4520 [16JY]

——— 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, S1708 [25MR]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and war crimes, address impact of war on neighboring countries, and call for U.S. response to such atrocities, S1192 [27FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S5525 [11SE]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, tornadoes in Midwestern and Southeastern States, S2586 [1MY]

Ukraine: oppose Russian involvement in political situation, S1192 [27FE]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S2059, S2077, S2078 [2AP]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S92 [8JA]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S6110 [19NO]

Tributes

Anderson, Jim, S3538• [10JN]

Bush, George, S3623 [12JN]

Courtland, K.C., S5655 [17SE]

Fisher, John A., S2192• [7AP]

Gentzler, Lynn Wolf, S3858 [19JN]

McKinsey, Jackie, S5556• [11SE]

Moran, Raymond, S3623 [12JN]

Sandbothe, Daniel, S4453• [14JY]

Spence, Robert, S2192• [7AP]

Struckhoff, Richard, S5308• [31JY]