BOOKER, CORY A. (a Senator from New Jersey)
Amendments
Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1184 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S6213 [20NO], S6236 [1DE]
Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), S5327 [1AU]
Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S4006 [25JN]
National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (S. Res. 350), S959, S963, S964 [12FE]
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), S3038 [14MY], S3143 [15MY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1874 [31MR], S2020 [1AP], S6578 [10DE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3815 [18JN], S3864 [19JN], S4186 [26JN]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4348 [9JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S5053 [29JY]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1184 [26FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S1697 [25MR], S3151 [20MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S5784 [18SE]
American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S852 [10FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S6449 [9DE]
Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see S. 2456), S3544 [10JN]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S1002 [24FE]
——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1982), S891 [11FE]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 769), S6449 [9DE]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S5784 [18SE]
Burma: develop nondiscriminatory solution addressing Rakhine State’s need for peace and security, end persecution of Rohingya people, and respect internationally recognized human rights for all minority groups (see S. Res. 586), S6205 [20NO]
Cape May-Lewes Ferry: anniversary (see S. Res. 490), S4154 [26JN]
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), S5786 [18SE]
——— treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (see S. Res. 340), S528 [28JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 84), S1819 [27MR] (see S. 2199), S5508 [10SE]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 865), S2911 [12MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum: establish (see S. 398), S1692 [24MR]
Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see S. Res. 562), S5783 [18SE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness and access program on emergency contraception (see S. 2876), S5782 [18SE]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S6023 [17NO]
——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see S. 2567), S4271 [8JY]
——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 1733), S28 [6JA] (see S. 2599), S4454 [14JY]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 1236), S440 [16JA]
Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 2527), S5785 [18SE]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 429), S5334 [5AU]
Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S656 [30JA]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S3185 [20MY] (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5375 [8SE]
——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 1407), S6262 [2DE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2164), S5785 [18SE]
——— use amounts provided for the Fund for the Improvement of Education to establish a pilot program that supports year-round public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2029), S948 [12FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 719), S4455 [14JY]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 641), S5784 [18SE]
——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see S. 254), S3184 [20MY]
——— reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see S. 2154), S3686 [16JN]
Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 2254), S2379 [10AP]
——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S1416 [10MR]
Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 2472), S3668 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 2306), S2875 [8MY]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2188), S5629 [16SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see S. 2244), S2615 [1MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries (see S. 2284), S2954 [13MY]
——— set separate performance measures for motorized and non-motorized safety and allow States to set their own safety targets and to choose the best methods to meet them (see S. 1708), S2911 [12MY]
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. 2422), S3367 [3JN] (see S. 2450), S3507 [9JN]
Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 429), S2470 [29AP]
Diseases: express that current Ebola outbreak in Africa is an international health crisis (see S. Res. 541), S5630 [16SE]
——— foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S3185 [20MY]
——— improve asthma management, education, and research (see S. 2804), S5588 [15SE]
——— reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S3811 [18JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 132), S2195 [7AP]
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), S2096 [2AP]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1697), S2614 [1MY]
——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 326), S5784 [18SE]
——— require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see S. 2460), S3605 [11JN]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S3186 [20MY]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 631), S5784 [18SE]
——— encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions (see S. Res. 511), S5052 [29JY]
FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 1495), S5434 [9SE]
FCC: promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see S. 2505), S3863 [19JN]
FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for Ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S6024 [17NO]
——— provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see S. 2141), S5699 [17SE]
——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 809), S5218 [31JY]
FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S2719 [6MY]
Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S2566 [30AP]
——— require Dept. of HHS to establish a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council and GAO to submit report identifying all Federal programs and activities relative to regenerative medicine (see S. 2126), S3186 [20MY]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S1654 [13MR]
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]
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), S4559 [16JY]
——— 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), S5052 [29JY]
Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 458), S3294 [22MY]
Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see S. 2793), S5700 [17SE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 474), S3668 [12JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 338), S5918 [12NO]
Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]
Medicaid: protect enrollment of incarcerated youth for medical assistance (see S. 2211), S2161 [3AP]
Medicare: develop criteria for medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays (see S. 2082), S3186 [20MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 2348), S5785 [18SE]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S3029 [14MY]
Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S326 [14JA] (see S. 2223), S2327 [9AP]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 1926), S487 [27JA]
National Entrepreneurs Day: designate (see S. Res. 582), S6095 [18NO]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 574), S5784 [18SE]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 547), S5629 [16SE]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5376 [8SE]
National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see S. 916), S4271 [8JY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 449), S3075 [15MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 481), S3898 [23JN]
New Jersey: anniversary of founding (see S. Res. 476), S3669 [12JN]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 2844), S5698 [17SE]
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see S. 1189), S2379 [10AP]
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), S3669 [12JN]
Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S702 [3FE]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1256), S6541 [10DE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]
Pollution: establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see S. 2911), S6449 [9DE]
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. 2685), S5220 [31JY]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S6096 [18NO]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S5784 [18SE]
——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S2796 [7MY]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 1088), S5784 [18SE]
Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1690), S3686 [16JN]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 375), S1653 [13MR]
Ships and vessels: remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 2963), S6205 [20NO]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1810), S487 [27JA]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: incentivize States to improve youth outcomes and avoid using incarceration by awarding grants to organizations that get at-risk youth on the right track (see S. 2531), S4003 [25JN]
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), S5784 [18SE]
Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see S. 313), S1416 [10MR]
——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S4271 [8JY]
——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S6095 [18NO]
——— 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]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 917), S5051 [29JY]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 836), S1366 [6MR]
Telephones: prevent caller ID spoofing (see S. 2956), S6204 [20NO]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S2719 [6MY]
——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 1459), S4558 [16JY]
Travel Promotion Act: extend (see S. 2250), S2567 [30AP]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 1845), S822 [6FE] (see S. 2148), S1653 [13MR] (see S. 2149), S1691 [24MR]
Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1982), S891 [11FE]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2235), S2378 [10AP]
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), S5919 [12NO]
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), S2718 [6MY]
World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5786 [18SE]
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), S1871 [31MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (see S. 2380), S3237 [21MY]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]
Dept. of Education: simplify the college financial aid application process in order to maximize eligibility and increase income threshold to qualify for maximum Pell Grant funding (see S. 2340), S3029 [14MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 2891), S5783 [18SE]
——— permit consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (see S. 2761), S5217 [31JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 2607), S4502 [15JY]
FCC: report on impact of designated media market areas and assess how stations can best serve local communities (see S. 2643), S4705 [22JY]
Health: authorize grants for the support of caregivers (see S. 2866), S5782 [18SE]
——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see S. 2841), S5698 [17SE]
National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (see S. Res. 350), S821 [6FE]
SBA: create a grant program for governmental and other nonprofit organizations that support startup businesses by providing entrepreneurs with resources and services to produce viable businesses (see S. 2850), S5698 [17SE]
Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 2234), S2327 [9AP]
——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations and use such funds generated for domestic violence prevention and victims’ services programs (see S. 2816), S5628 [16SE]
——— reinstate financing for the Hazardous Substance Superfund (see S. 2679), S5050 [29JY]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), S5737, S5764 [18SE]
Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]
Bay, Norman C.: nomination to FERC, S4324 [9JY], S4472 [15JY]
Bloom, Beth: nomination to be district judge, S3855 [19JN], S3892 [23JN]
Burns, Stephen G.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]
Carnes, Julie E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4545 [16JY], S4599 [17JY]
Costa, Gregg J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2924 [13MY], S3058 [15MY]
Crawford, Geoffrey W.: nomination to be district judge, S3856 [19JN], S3893 [23JN]
deGravelles, John W.: nomination to be district judge, S4546 [16JY], S4672 [22JY]
Friedland, Michelle T.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2230 [8AP], S2336 [10AP]
Harris, Pamela: nomination to be circuit judge, S4695 [22JY], S4876 [24JY]
Humetewa, Diane J.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2994 [14MY]
LaFleur, Cheryl A.: nomination to FERC, S4325 [9JY], S4472 [15JY]
Logan, Steven P.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]
Marquez, Rosemary: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3055 [15MY]
Mendoza, Carlos E.: nomination to be district judge, S3855 [19JN], S3892 [23JN]
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, S2409 [28AP], S2545 [30AP]
Moss, Randolph D.: nomination to be district judge, S5771 [18SE], S5903 [12NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1860 [31MR], S2047 [2AP], S2150 [3AP]
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), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6079 [18NO]
Rayes, Douglas L.: nomination to be district judge, S2923 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]
Soto, James A.: nomination to be district judge, S2924 [13MY], S3056 [15MY]
Tuchi, John J.: nomination to be district judge, S2904 [12MY], S2993 [14MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S1697 [25MR], S3151 [20MY]
Remarks
Amtrak: Northeast corridor infrastructure projects funding, S2089 [2AP]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S6660 [11DE]
——— 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, S5019 [29JY]
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), conference report, S5170 [31JY]
Cargo transportation: improve national freight policy (S. 2380), S3241 [21MY]
Climate: global warming, S1427, S1428, S1429, S1430, S1433, S1434, S1442, S1443, S1444, S1477 [10MR]
——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1429 [10MR]
——— impact of global warming on national security, S1427, S1428 [10MR]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (S. 2625), S4622 [17JY]
Crime: seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 2567), S4370 [10JY], S6490 [10DE]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), S2784, S2785 [7MY]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3577 [11JN]
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), House amendment, S6660 [11DE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (S. 2891), S5794 [18SE]
——— maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S3837 [19JN]
——— permit consolidation of metropolitan planning organizations (S. 2761), S5234 [31JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (S. 2607), S4504 [15JY], S5170 [31JY]
——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S5170 [31JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S3837 [19JN]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 1410), S6490 [10DE]
Ecology and environment: local efforts to address ecological issues, S1444 [10MR]
FCC: report on impact of designated media market areas and assess how stations can best serve local communities (S. 2643), S4713 [22JY]
Financial institutions: revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6660 [11DE]
Immigration: influx of minors illegally entering U.S. alone, S4749 [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, S4465 [15JY]
Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, S6489–S6491 [10DE]
Motor vehicles: enforcement of Government regulations affecting truck weight and size and limits on time drivers spend driving, S3577 [11JN]
National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 503), unanimous-consent request, S5662 [17SE]
National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 1033), unanimous-consent request, S5662, S5663 [17SE]
New Jersey: express condolences to families of victims in tractor trailer accident on New Jersey Turnpike and tribute to NTSB for investigating, S3577 [11JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S2138 [3AP]
Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S1444 [10MR]
——— promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S1430 [10MR]
SBA: create a grant program for governmental and other nonprofit organizations that support startup businesses by providing entrepreneurs with resources and services to produce viable businesses (S. 2850), S5700 [17SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3837 [19JN]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S690, S699 [3FE]
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, S4465 [15JY]
Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (S. 2234), S2328 [9AP]
——— impose carbon tax, S1431 [10MR]
——— reinstate financing for the Hazardous Substance Superfund (S. 2679), S5053 [29JY]
Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S2138 [3AP]
——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S690 [3FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, E357 [12MR]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S692, S693, S695, S698 [3FE], S707, S710 [4FE]
Tributes
Begich, Senator, S6600 [11DE]
DeMaio, Samuel, S2092• [2AP]
Giordano, David, S3857• [19JN]
Goodell, Christopher, S4900• [24JY]
Kaufer, Harold L. (Lenny), S4615• [17JY]
Landrieu, Senator, S6650 [11DE]
Price, Clement A., S5956 [12NO]
Santiago, Melvin, S4900• [24JY]