BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2822 [7MY]

Conservation of natural resources: honor conservation of wildlife and sustainability of ecosystem on anniversary of extinction of the passenger pigeon (S. Res. 564), S6924, S6929 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5000 [28JY], S5806, S5807 [18SE], S6213 [20NO], S6303 [3DE]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S4006 [25JN]

Owens, Jesse: tribute (S. Res. 226), S6924, S6929 [16DE]

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, S3089, S3094, S3095, S3096, S3101, S3114, S3117, S3138 [15MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S1874 [31MR], S2020 [1AP], S6627 [11DE]

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), S6101 [18NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3771 [17JN], S3812, S3815 [18JN], S3872, S3883 [19JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6454 [9DE]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4782 [23JY], S4916, S4923, S4924 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3805 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), S5994 [13NO]

Air Force: modernize C–130H aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 2758), S5700 [17SE]

American Airlines, Inc.: allow employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty (see S. 2614), S4557 [16JY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see S. 2346), S4004 [25JN]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 591), S6205 [20NO]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1827), S1316 [5MR]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see S. 2053), S1585 [12MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S6148 [19NO]

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), S1654 [13MR]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 2687), S5134 [30JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 460), S3294 [22MY]

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

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2589), S4404 [10JY]

Biomedical Research Fund: establish (see S. 2115), S1584 [12MR]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S6302 [3DE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and the occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2655), S5435 [9SE]

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), S4337 [9JY]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2196 [7AP]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 113), S1871 [31MR]

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]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2625), S4620 [17JY]

Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see S. 3002), S6626 [11DE]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 2581), S4404 [10JY]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 2224), S2326 [9AP]

Crime: prohibit and deter theft of metal (see S. 394), S1416 [10MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: extend period during which Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are temporarily increased (see S. 1635), S2424 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1956), S891 [11FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN]

——— authorize grant program to promote physical education, activity, fitness, and nutrition, and ensure healthy students (see S. 1033), S2954 [13MY]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see S. 2795), S6096 [18NO]

——— increase income allowance for working students receiving need-based Federal financial aid (see S. 2796), S6096 [18NO]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 2860), S5782 [18SE]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 2557), S4154 [26JN]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see S. 2849), S5698 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see S. 2529), S4503 [15JY]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 739), S1316 [5MR]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see S. 1251), S1282 [4MR]

——— prevent abuse of dextromethorphan by restricting over-the-counter sales and bulk distribution (see S. 644), S291 [13JA]

——— reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (see S. 2154), S2719 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S2718 [6MY]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 1307), S2911 [12MY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2959), S6205 [20NO]

——— establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 2412), S3341 [2JN]

——— restore overtime protections for low- and mid-wage salaried workers by raising the overtime salary threshold for executive, administrative, and professional employees (see S. 2486), S3811 [18JN]

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 Treasury: establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 2411), S3341 [2JN]

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]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 633), S948 [12FE]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see S. 539), S3424 [4JN]

——— reauthorize and extend program to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 315), S1175 [26FE]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 132), S2161 [3AP]

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), S4271 [8JY]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 2645), S4762 [23JY]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see S. 2460), S3605 [11JN]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 1803), S1871 [31MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S2096 [2AP]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 2642), S4705 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1069), S3342 [2JN]

FDA: incentivize the development of treatments and vaccines for ebola by adding the disease to priority review voucher program (see S. 2917), S5918 [12NO]

——— provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients (see S. 2141), S2240 [8AP]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see S. 2435), S3545 [10JN]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S2470 [29AP]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 2047), S1174 [26FE]

Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 505), S4620 [17JY]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 377), S1586 [12MR]

Health: 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), S5994 [13NO]

——— 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), S6351 [4DE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 545), S5700 [17SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S5785 [18SE]

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]

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]

London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office, London, OH: designate (see S. 2914), S5918 [12NO]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Hilliard, OH: designate (see S. 2915), S5918 [12NO]

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

Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 1992), S1693 [24MR]

Medicare: develop criteria for medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays (see S. 2082), S1585 [12MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S3669 [12JN]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S4558 [16JY]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system (see S. 2087), S1365 [6MR] (see S. 2491), S3864 [19JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S28 [6JA] (see S. 2223), S2380 [10AP]

Monuments and memorials: approve location of a memorial to commemorate the slaves and free African Americans who fought for independence in the American Revolution (see S.J. Res. 41), S5509 [10SE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 366), S1234 [27FE]

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (see S. Res. 570), S5784 [18SE]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 353), S2719 [6MY]

National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 445), S3187 [20MY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 532), S5218 [31JY]

National discovery trails: establish (see S. 2346), S4004 [25JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 335), S440 [16JA]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 536), S5376 [8SE]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 415), S2195 [7AP]

National Teacher Day: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2875 [8MY]

Nazi Party—World War II: terminate Social Security benefits for individuals who participated in Nazi persecution (see S. 2944), S6235 [1DE]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (see S. Res. 433), S2720 [6MY]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S4225 [7JY]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 2556), S4154 [26JN]

——— create electronic database of research and information on causes of, and corrective actions being taken for algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters (see S. 2798), S5564 [11SE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 417), S2239 [8AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S2424 [28AP]

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]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1798), S224 [9JA]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 2291), S2718 [6MY]

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see S. 1979), S655 [30JA]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 527), S5051 [29JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2023), S947 [12FE]

Power resources: improve propane supply and pricing information, coordinate response to shortages, and study need for regional propane reserves (see S. 2762), S6149 [19NO]

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), S5326 [1AU]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S2161 [3AP]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 26), S133 [8JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 397), S1731 [25MR]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S5589 [15SE]

Russia: impose sanctions and provide additional assistance to Ukraine (see S. 2828), S6627 [11DE]

SBA: provide authority for sole source contracts for certain small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see S. 2481), S5508 [10SE]

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]

‘‘Smoking and Health—Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the U.S.’’: anniversary (see S. Res. 330), S291 [13JA]

Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1980), S1235 [27FE]

Sri Lanka: support internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation, address allegations of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater media freedom and humanitarian organization access (see S. Res. 348), S821 [6FE]

Taxation: establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children, increase the earned income tax credit for childless workers, and close certain tax loopholes (see S. 2162), S1775 [26MR]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see S. 1181), S440 [16JA]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 411), S1175 [26FE]

——— limit interest expense deduction to prevent earnings stripping of domestic corporations involved in corporate inversion (see S. 2786), S5507 [10SE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 1431), S2796 [7MY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S3295 [22MY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 2540), S4153 [26JN]

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]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (see S. 2148), S1653 [13MR] (see S. 2149), S1691 [24MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see S. 1972), S656 [30JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S529 [28JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

——— 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]

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

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1945), S5508 [10SE]

——— secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 2235), S4272 [8JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2307), S4272 [8JY]

——— 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), S1316 [5MR]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 2622), S4904 [24JY]

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), S5435 [9SE]

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), S2380 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (see S. 2368), S3237 [21MY] (see S. 2730), S5216 [31JY]

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

Conservation of natural resources: honor conservation of wildlife and sustainability of ecosystem on anniversary of extinction of the passenger pigeon (see S. Res. 564), S5783 [18SE]

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

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 2964), S6205 [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see S. 2610), S4502 [15JY]

Diseases: commend progress made by, and reaffirm commitment to, anti-tuberculosis programs (see S. Res. 393), S1691 [24MR]

Drugs: increase number of opioid abusing or addicted patients that providers may treat in an outpatient setting and allow qualified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to treat such patients (see S. 2825), S5628 [16SE]

Eliot Ness ATF Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1914), S290 [13JA]

EPA: assist planning and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean water programs (see S. 2797), S5564 [11SE]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see S. 2995), S6540 [10DE]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see S. 2785), S5507 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require textile and apparel articles acquired for use be manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 2001), S821 [6FE]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 2323), S2953 [13MY]

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 2994), S6540 [10DE]

Gallaudet University: anniversary (see S. Res. 418), S2239 [8AP]

Health: enhance efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (see S. 2236), S2378 [10AP]

Hong Kong: reinstate reporting requirements relative to U.S.-Hong Kong relations (see S. 2922), S5993 [13NO]

Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin, Jr., Post Office Building, Tallmadge, OH: designate (see S. 2320), S2910 [12MY]

Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office, Dublin, OH: designate (see S. 2913), S5918 [12NO]

Medicaid: extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 2694), S5134 [30JY]

Medicare: enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see S. 2552), S4153 [26JN]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 2046), S1174 [26FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 2348), S3074 [15MY]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see S. 2737), S5217 [31JY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 368), S1234 [27FE]

Ships and vessels: 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]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 2089), S1365 [6MR]

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

Taxation: exempt aircraft management services from the ticket tax (see S. 2775), S5325 [1AU]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing (see S. 1896), S68 [7JA]

——— include unrepatriated earnings in income of groups that include an inverted corporation (see S. 2895), S5783 [18SE]

$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S948 [12FE]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see S. Res. 393), S1691 [24MR]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S619 [30JA], S689 [3FE]

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Baran, Jeffery M.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]

Bowen, Sharon Y.: nomination to the CFTC, S3285 [22MY], S3353 [3JN]

Burns, Stephen G.: nomination to the NRC, S5549 [11SE], S5580 [15SE]

Burwell, Sylvia Mathews: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S3286 [22MY], S3398 [4JN]

Byron, Paul G.: nomination to be district judge, S3855 [19JN], S3891 [23JN]

Chutkan, Tanya S.: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3360 [3JN]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5487 [10SE], S5543 [11SE]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]

Gayles, Darrin P.: nomination to be district judge, S3654 [12JN], S3680 [16JN]

Hendricks, Bruce Howe: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3359 [3JN]

Kearney, Mark A.: nomination to be district judge, S6228 [1DE], S6277 [3DE]

Krause, Cheryl A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3925 [24JN], S4102 [26JN]

Mastroianni, Mark G.: nomination to be district judge, S3285 [22MY], S3359 [3JN]

Meyer, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S991 [24FE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]

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]

Rodriguez, Leon: nomination to be Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director, S3856 [19JN], S3911 [24JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3654 [12JN], S3712 [17JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), motion to proceed, S3997 [25JN], S4210 [7JY]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S204 [9JA], S312 [14JA], S737, S738 [4FE], S794 [6FE]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S39 [7JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Yandle, Staci M.: nomination to be district judge, S3653 [12JN], S3679 [16JN]

Privilege of the floor

Murphy, Micah, S2329 [9AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, S713 [4FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S3804 [18JN]

American Airlines, Inc.: allow employees to contribute recently received bankruptcy settlements into retirement accounts without incurring a tax penalty (S. 2614), S6517 [10DE], S6683 [11DE]

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, S5016 [29JY]

——— establish an online significant event tracker system for tracking, reporting, and summarizing exposures of members to traumatic events (S. 2368), S3417 [4JN], S4321 [9JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S847 [10FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1218 [27FE]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement, S3970 [25JN]

China: recognize anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre and condemn continued persecution of political dissent and religious minorities, S3417 [4JN]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Center for Closing the Health Gap, S6 [1DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2317 [9AP]

Colleges and universities: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (S. 1266), S2777 [7MY]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2425 [28AP]

CVS Health Corp.: decision to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, S847 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: coordinate efforts with FDA to secure work visas for U.S. food safety inspectors to investigate Chinese processing facilities that produce pet food and chicken for human consumption, S3804 [18JN]

——— establish Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management Program, S713 [4FE]

——— promote local and regional farm and food systems, S713 [4FE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S714–S718 [4FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), S2777 [7MY]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs and promote economic growth, S3970 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1114), S3223 [21MY], S3644 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, S3417 [4JN], S4321 [9JY]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, S1218 [27FE]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services, S3462 [5JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S5016 [29JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 381), S2318 [9AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), S5496 [10SE]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 19), motion to proceed, S5424 [9SE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S3643 [12JN]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (H.R. 803), S3970 [25JN]

FDA: investigate safety of pet food, pet treats, processed chicken, and animal feed imported from China, S3803 [18JN]

FEMA: delay implementation of certain reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (S. 2270), S6531 [10DE]

——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6510 [10DE]

Gallaudet University: anniversary, S2318 [9AP]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, NM, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation (S. 898), S5460 [9SE]

——— convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Building, Jackson, WY, to Teton County, WY (S. 1934), S5460 [9SE]

Iron and steel industry: impact of foreign countries dumping steel produced from oil country tubular goods on domestic steel industry and call for investigation of such practices, S3643 [12JN]

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): condemn killing of James W. Foley and Steven J. Sotloff and other terrorist acts and express condolences to their families (S. Res. 538), S5461 [9SE]

Jeffords, James M.: tribute (S. Res. 539), S5461 [9SE]

LIHEAP: funding, S714 [4FE]

McDonald, Robert A.: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5016 [29JY]

Minimum wage: increase, S1768 [26MR], S5496 [10SE]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 1737), S2318 [9AP]

——— increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (S. 2223), motion to proceed, S2419 [28AP]

——— increase, and index future increases to the consumer price index (S. 460), S1219 [27FE]

——— level, S586 [29JA]

Murthy, Vivek H.: nomination to be Surgeon General and Public Health Service Medical Director, S6859 [15DE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (S. 1926), motion to proceed, S432 [16JA]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S586 [29JA]

Oncology Nursing Society: anniversary of Columbus, OH, chapter, S1917• [1AP]

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), motion to proceed, S3016 [14MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3979), S2046 [2AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S5897 [12NO], S5980 [13NO]

——— implementation, S1796 [27MR]

——— repeal, S5980 [13NO]

Pensions: reform the private retirement system by establishing ‘‘my retirement accounts (MyRA)’’, S1568 [12MR]

Reid, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to Charles Koch and David H. Koch, S1219 [27FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), motion to proceed, S3804 [18JN]

Senate: legislative program, S2426 [28AP], S5461 [9SE]

‘‘Smoking and Health—Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the U.S.’’: anniversary, S358 [15JA]

Taxation: expand and permanently extend health care tax credit available to laid-off employees receiving trade adjustment assistance and retirees receiving Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., payments, S3017 [14MY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S3016 [14MY]

——— extend the new markets tax credit and provide designated allocations for areas impacted by decline in manufacturing, S3016 [14MY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt, S3017 [14MY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: limit tobacco companies ability to challenge anti-tobacco efforts under trade rules, S358 [15JA]

Unemployment: extend unemployment benefits, S2046 [2AP]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), S479 [27JA]

——— extend unemployment benefits (S. 1845), motion to proceed, S123, S124 [8JA]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1218 [27FE]

Weiss, Antonio F.: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, S6510 [10DE]

Yellen, Janet L.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S13 [6JA]

Tributes

Harkin, Senator, S6713 [12DE]

Lanigan, John, S1726• [25MR]

Levin, Senator, S6705 [12DE]

Rinebold, Paul, S2324• [9AP]

Rockefeller, Senator, S6882 [16DE]

Wayt, Ann, S1312• [5MR]