BOOZMAN, JOHN (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5155 [30JY]

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), S1178 [26FE], S1251 [27FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S4715 [22JY], S5238 [31JY], S5637 [16SE], S5713 [17SE]

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

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), S600 [29JA]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), S600 [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), S3089, S3096, S3135 [15MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1967, S1979, S2017 [1AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3873 [19JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4337, S4346, S4354 [9JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4841 [23JY], S4913, S4962, S4963, S4964 [24JY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: reform Board of Visitors (S. 2076), S4186, S4188 [26JN]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S224 [9JA], S823, S827 [6FE]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1178 [26FE], S1251 [27FE]

Appointments

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S913 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: establish the U.S. Global Development Lab (see S. 2502), S3863 [19JN]

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

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

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 240), S5135 [30JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. Res. 323), S373 [15JA]

——— 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), S373 [15JA]

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

Bates, Daisy: tribute (see S. Res. 341), S656 [30JA]

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

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see S. 1802), S2380 [10AP]

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 natural resources: support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population (see S. Con. Res. 39), S4404 [10JY]

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]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S949 [12FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend the term of marketing assistance loans in cases in which a purchaser has bought the loan commodity subject to the loan and declared bankruptcy prior to paying for the loan commodity (see S. 2815), S5628 [16SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see S. 1468), S1871 [31MR]

Dept. of Energy: replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 1938), S439 [16JA]

Dept. of HHS: eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see S. 2278), S2614 [1MY]

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: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 738), S528 [28JA]

——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see S. 2621), S4620 [17JY]

——— require to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see S. 2729), S5216 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 633), S5698 [17SE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S3238 [21MY]

——— provide veterans with the choice of medical providers, improve performance metrics for provided health care, and increase transparency and accountability of operations (see S. 2424), S3367 [3JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 734), S2379 [10AP]

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

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]

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

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]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 15), S1731 [25MR]

Financial institutions: clarify that prohibitions on investments in certain funds shall not be construed to require divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities (see S. 1907), S291 [13JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S223 [9JA]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 1756), S1417 [10MR]

Foreign aid: end global poverty and hunger, achieve food and nutrition security, promote long-term, agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilient, adaptive, local capacity of vulnerable populations (see S. 2909), S5783 [18SE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S1282 [4MR]

——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see S. Res. 578), S5993 [13NO]

Immigration: call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S. (see S. Res. 486), S4154 [26JN]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2463), S4004 [25JN]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see S. 2631), S5137 [30JY]

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 asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see S. 2043), 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]

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), S4455 [14JY]

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

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

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

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S4503 [15JY]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 1925), S822 [6FE]

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 Case Management Week: designate (see S. Res. 518), S4903 [24JY]

National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish (see S. 2295), S3238 [21MY]

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

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 554), S5698 [17SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1040), S5588 [15SE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S4558 [16JY]

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 emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S133 [8JA]

——— 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]

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

——— repeal if it is determined that the Act has resulted in more uninsured individuals than at the time of enactment (see S. 1894), S28 [6JA]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S655 [30JA]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 2706), S5435 [9SE]

Rural areas: recognize that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas is essential to the survival and success of communities (see S. Res. 588), S6205 [20NO]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S3898 [23JN]

Securities: determine a customer’s net equity based on the customer’s last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see S. 1725), S891 [11FE]

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), S5993 [13NO]

——— extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see S. 1022), S528 [28JA]

——— extend time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels (see S. 2943), S6235 [1DE]

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

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]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S763 [4FE] (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), S1233 [27FE]

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]

Summer Meals Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 495), S4224 [7JY]

Syria: condemn human rights violations, allow access to humanitarian assistance, address impact of war on neighboring countries, and call for international response to such atrocities (see S. Res. 384), S1872 [31MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S69 [7JA]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 654), S4154 [26JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S4003 [25JN]

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), S3670 [12JN]

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

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. 378), S1519 [11MR]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 234), S5051 [29JY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2258), S2424 [28AP]

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 Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 426), S2470 [29AP]

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), S528 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 2103), S1519 [11MR]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: reform Board of Visitors (see S. 2076), S1281 [4MR]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 421), S2379 [10AP]

Remarks

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), S3586 [11JN]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S937 [12FE]

——— 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 (S. 1869), S646 [30JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1158 [26FE]

Brooks, Timothy L.: nomination to be district judge, S1303 [5MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1640 [13MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 2280), S6063 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), House amendment, S937 [12FE]

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, S3586 [11JN]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 503), S5662, S5663 [17SE]

——— authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 503), unanimous-consent request, S5662 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S563 [29JA], S5100 [30JY]

——— repeal, S563 [29JA]

Reed, Nathan and family: Arkansas Farm Bureau Arkansas Farm Family of the Year award recipient, S6783• [12DE]

Springdale, AR: anniversary of Neal’s Café, S5583• [15SE]

Tornadoes: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, tornadoes in Arkansas, S3538• [10JN]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S1158 [26FE]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (S. Res. 421), S2387 [10AP]

Tributes

Baker, Don, S6231• [1DE]

Ballentine, John R., S6142• [19NO]

Bigger, Frank, S6687• [11DE]

Broyles, Frank, S3538• [10JN]

Holland, Thomas, S3538• [10JN]

House, Don, S6538• [10DE]

Hurt, Glen, S6346• [4DE]

Jacobs, Mike, S6018• [17NO]

Maxwell, Allen, S2232• [8AP]

Morris, Butch, S6299• [3DE]

Nix, Charles, S6444• [9DE]

Pryor, Senator, S6601 [11DE]

Spivey, Buddy B., S2323• [9AP]