LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)

Addresses

Voting Rights March From Selma to Montgomery, AL, Anniversary: President Obama, S1432–S1434 [11MR]

Amendments

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), S7933 [10NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1827 [24MR], S1908, S1948 [25MR], S2015, S2020, S2045, S2046 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S216 [13JA], S244 [16JA], S284 [20JA], S318, S349 [21JA], S400 [22JA], S473, S475 [26JA], S542 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1442 [11MR], S1498 [12MR], S1533 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3630 [2JN], S3667, S3690, S3717 [3JN], S3794, S3808 [4JN], S3926, S3957, S3958 [9JN], S4023 [10JN], S4105 [11JN], S4204 [16JN], S4265, S4269 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 125), S2695 [6MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6297, S6301, S6312, S6322 [4AU], S7334, S7335 [20OC], S7381, S7416, S7419 [21OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973 [18MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2180 [14AP]

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. 22), S5699 [24JY], S5711, S5724, S5736, S5741 [26JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2180 [14AP]

Ukraine: condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (S. Res. 72), S1829, S1832 [24MR]

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, S1551 [16MR]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Articles and editorials

American Flatbread Turns 30, Throws Community Party, Sally Pollak, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S3451 [2JN]

Big Brother Takes a Hit—The Courts Give an Assist To Repealing Intrusions Into the Privacy of Everyone, Washington (DC) Times, S2774 [12MY]

Cheerleaders for War Are Still So Wrong. Congress Needs To ‘‘Practice History’’ and OK the Agreement, Eric Schwartz and Brian Atwood, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S6332 [5AU]

Confirm Judge Restrepo, Carl Tobias, Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review, S6369 [5AU]

Confirm President Obama’s Judges, New York (NY) Times, S7964 [16NO]

Current Senate Gridlock Is Hurting the Diversity of Our Justice System, Robert T. Maldonado, Huffington Post (Internet site), S7488 [26OC]

Darn Tough Sock Factory Expansion Will Add 250 to 300 Jobs in Northfield, C.B. Hall, VTDigger.org (Internet site), S878 [10FE]

Disgraceful State of Judicial Nominations, Nancy K. Kaufman, Huffington Post (Internet site), S7114 [5OC]

‘Div’ Departs, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S3674 [3JN]

Don’t Let the Senate Throw Away 40 Percent of America’s Homeless Youth, Cyndi Lauper, Hill (publication), S1408 [11MR]

Fear in the Driver’s Seat, Barrie Dunsmore, Rutland (VT) Herald, S8788 [17DE]

Fighting Extremism Requres Foreign Aid, Too, Anthony Zinni and James Stavridis, Daily Caller (publication), S2030 [26MR]

Fill the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Vacancies, Carl Tobias, Hill (publication), S5003 [13JY]

Found Man Returns to South Sudan, Zach Despart, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4305 [18JN]

GOP’s Judicial Logjam, Juan Williams, Hill (publication), S6368 [5AU]

How Not To Fight Terrorism, Gabriel Malor, National Review (publication), S8117 [19NO]

In This State—For Mary Leahy, Literacy Goes Beyond Reading, Nancy Graff, VTDigger.org (Internet site), S537 [27JA]

Inside the World of Danforth Pewter, Fred Danforth, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S8789 [17DE]

Intelligence Reform Bill Is Important to Safeguarding Our Security and Privacy, Representatives Ruppersberger and Mike Rogers, Baltimore (MD) Sun, S3012 [19MY]

It’s Bold, but Legal—How Campaigns and Their Super PAC Backers Work Together, Matea Gold, Washington (DC) Post, S5460 [22JY]

Jake Burton, Snowboard King, Sets Multiple Goals for His Workout, Jen Murphy, Wall Street Journal, S735 [3FE]

King Arthur Flour—225 Years of Baking History, Susan Reid, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7093 [1OC]

Loretta Lynch Confirmation Mess, New York (NY) Times, S1568 [17MR]

Loretta Lynch ‘Led the Nation’ on Human Trafficking Despite Republican Standoff, Tom McCarthy, London (England) Guardian, S2367 [23AP]

‘‘Lost’’ Jewish Mural Finds New Home, Zach Despart, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4681 [7JY]

Mount Snow To Make Major Improvements, Brandon Canevari, Manchester (VT) Journal, S1888 [25MR]

New Rules for the National Security Agency, Washington (DC) Post, S2775 [12MY]

Next Fight for Gay Rights—Bias in Jobs and Housing, Erik Eckholm, New York (NY) Times, S5532 [23JY]

Patriot Act Calls for Compromise in Congress—Proposal on NSA and Phone Records Would Go a Long Way Toward Rebalancing Security and Liberty, USA Today, S2775 [12MY]

Republicans Make Dubious Claims in Defense of NSA Surveillance, Dustin Volz, National Journal, S2752 [11MY]

Resilient David Wolk Champions Castleton University, Terri Hallenbeck, Seven Days (publication), S7090–S7092 [1OC]

Robert E. White, 1926-2015, Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, Commonweal Magazine, S819 [5FE]

Robert E. White, Who Criticized Policy on El Salvador as U.S. Ambassador, Dies At 88, Pamela Constable, Washington (DC) Post, S819 [5FE]

Seventh Generation—‘Bursting at the Seams,’ Dan D’Ambrosio, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S6645 [15SE]

Short Memories, Barrie Dunsmore, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S3923 [9JN]

Steps Against Juvenile Sex Trafficking, New York (NY) Times, S1359 [10MR]

Suharto’s Purge, Indonesia’s Silence, Joshua Oppenheimer, New Yorker (publication), S8235 [1DE]

Thanks to a Mentor and North Country Champion, Rebecca A. Brown, Littleton (NH) New Hampshire Courier, S5204 [21JY]

There’s Always Room for Rum Cake, Lois Smith Brady, New York (NY) Times, S1196 [27FE]

USA Freedom Act—A Smaller Big Brother, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S2775 [12MY]

Vermont Guard Member Becomes USA’s First Female Combat Engineer, National Guard Online (Internet site), S8480 [8DE]

Vermont Journalist Norman Runnion Dies at Age 85, Kevin O’Connor, VTDigger.org (Internet site), S4682 [7JY]

Vermonter of the Year—Hal Colston, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S461 [26JA]

Wheels of Justice Slow at Overloaded Federal Courts, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press (news service), S7000 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: modify the types of wines taxed as hard cider (see S. 1459), S3309 [22MY]

——— reform taxation (see S. 1562), S7304 [19OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 1634), S4298 [18JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2341), S8306 [2DE]

Armed Forces: establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 594), S1161 [26FE]

Bahrain: prohibit arms sales (see S. 2009), S6976 [28SE]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]

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. 1375), S3059 [19MY]

Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2302 [21AP]

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (see S. 1482), S3456 [2JN]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S6606 [10SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2731 [7MY]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S5171 [16JY]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 353), S736 [3FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP]

——— ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal actions by amending prohibition on exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts (see S. 1353), S2933 [14MY]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 783), S1629 [18MR]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1981), S6380 [5AU]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S8794 [17DE]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7102 [1OC]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S1031 [23FE]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S5009 [13JY]

——— authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see S. 1389), S3239 [21MY]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S982 [12FE]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S653 [29JA]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4347 [22JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S6467 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S6653 [15SE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1629 [18MR]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse (see S. 2397), S8602 [10DE]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1503), S6534 [9SE]

——— establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to provide training to help identify and protect victims of human trafficking (see S. 1446), S8636 [14DE]

——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see S. 1503), S6534 [9SE]

——— require a safety assessment of food containers composed of bisphenol A and require food packaging containing bisphenol A to be labeled as such (see S. 821), S1660 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: promote pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence (see S. 2280), S7913 [10NO]

——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 962), S2220 [15AP]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see S. 1957), S6380 [5AU]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1495 [12MR]

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. 302), S653 [29JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S7160 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S3061 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S541 [27JA]

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S6435 [6AU]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S8191 [30NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY]

Diseases: commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (see S. Res. 108), S1781 [24MR]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8162 [19NO]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1688), S4648 [25JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S983 [12FE]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S8603 [10DE]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 1654), S4544 [23JN]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S6189 [30JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S982 [12FE]

——— 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. 1772), S5129 [15JY]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 2180), S7272 [8OC]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S1118 [25FE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S11 [6JA]

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. 1382), S3407 [1JN]

——— provide workplace protections relative to the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 2208), S7546 [27OC]

FBI: provide adequate whistleblower protections (see S. 2390), S8602 [10DE]

FCC: prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 2235), S7771 [4NO]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 511), S983 [12FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7861 [9NO]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1075 [24FE] (see S. 2035), S6651 [15SE]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2028), S6976 [28SE]

Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]

Foreign trade: require the administering authority to determine an individual countervailable subsidy rate upon request if four or fewer exporters or producers are involved in the investigation or review (see S. 1702), S4648 [25JN]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (see S. Res. 29), S283 [20JA]

——— condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]

——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 337), S697 [2FE]

Freedom of religion: protect and promote international religious freedom (see S. 1860), S5526 [23JY]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S3185 [20MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2972 [18MY]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S2795 [12MY]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions (see S. Res. 40), S466 [26JA]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S3061 [19MY]

Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE] (see S. 2165, 2169), S7272 [8OC]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S2245 [16AP]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S7220 [7OC]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S1303 [4MR]

Library of Congress: establish a 10-year term for the Librarian of Congress (see S. 2162), S7219 [7OC]

Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR]

Medicare: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S3456 [2JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S2689 [6MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S7723 [3NO]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 332), S1709 [23MR]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see S. 377), S772 [4FE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S6533 [9SE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S5211 [21JY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S8884 [18DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1336 [9MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2400 [23AP]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see S. 1150), S2567 [30AP]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 144), S2352 [22AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 293), S7470 [22OC]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2529 [29AP]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 60), S673 [30JA]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 63), S737 [3FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6605 [10SE]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see S. Res. 65), S985 [12FE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2142), S7160 [6OC]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 403), S833 [5FE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S654 [29JA]

Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL (see S. Res. 322), S8191 [30NO]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see S. 1137), S2530 [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage and ensure resulting revenue loss is offset (see S. 2075), S6938 [24SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [21JA]

Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba (see S. Res. 26), S201 [13JA]

——— support encyclical on global warming and climate change (see S. Res. 244), S6381 [5AU]

Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see S. 2238), S7771 [4NO]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S771 [4FE]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S2473 [28AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2568 [30AP]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 1774), S5212 [21JY]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7594 [28OC]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S8547 [9DE]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S2934 [14MY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S1076 [24FE]

Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see S. 1730), S4953 [9JY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S3776 [4JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]

Smithsonian Institution: provide for additional space for protection and preservation of national collections (see S. 2057), S6809 [17SE]

Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4604 [24JN]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 968), S6605 [10SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 315), S3861 [8JN]

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see S. 376), S772 [4FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S2688 [6MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S6074 [28JY]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S2650 [5MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S7160 [6OC]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S4841 [8JY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S900 [10FE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 375), S772 [4FE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 1907), S6186 [30JY]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 162), S201 [13JA]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 1012), S2272 [20AP]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8546 [9DE]

Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]

Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]

Voting: establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 1970), S7724 [3NO]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 772), S1628 [18MR]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 1599), S4250 [17JN]

Women: condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]

——— 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. 1512), S4688 [7JY]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see S. 1532), S3925 [9JN]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 204), S4299 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Constitution—U.S.: commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S. (see S. Res. 198), S4022 [10JN]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 23), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S1118 [25FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S100 [8JA]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 40), S57 [7JA]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5008 [13JY]

Immigration: extend and improve EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (see S. 1501), S3678 [3JN]

Insurance: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer (see S. 1561), S4103 [11JN]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 1377), S3059 [19MY]

Maldives: call for release of former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison, release all other political prisoners, and guarantee due process for and respect human rights of all people (see S. 2231), S7722 [3NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 1402), S3183 [20MY]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (see S. 1838), S5455 [22JY]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1158), S2567 [30AP]

Rubenstein, David M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 3), S151 [12JA]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S541 [27JA]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 931), S2172 [14AP]

——— disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see S. 169), S201 [13JA]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 930), S2172 [14AP]

——— provide a refundable credit for the installation of sprinklers and elevators in historic structures (see S. 932), S2172 [14AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4601 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

President pro tempore: tribute for service and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (see S. Res. 6), S12 [6JA]

Chronologies

Look Back at the First Year of the U.S.-Cuba Relationship: Engage Cuba Coalition, S8748 [17DE]

Cloture motions

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2295 [21AP], S2371 [23AP]

Letters

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Stephen M. Kohn, National Whistleblower Center (organization), S5475 [22JY]

Electronic communications privacy improvement: several privacy, civil rights, and technology organizations, S774 [4FE]

Expatriate Terrorist Act: David Cole and David Keene, Constitution Project (organization), S8117 [19NO]

——— Karin Johanson and Christopher Anders, ACLU, S8118 [19NO]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Darla Bardine, National Network for Youth, S1477 [12MR]

——— David Stacy, Human Rights Campaign, S1477 [12MR]

——— Donna Barry, Center for American Progress, S1478 [12MR]

——— Edith Klimoski, Give Way to Freedom (organization), S1478 [12MR]

——— Kreig Pinkham, Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs, S1477 [12MR]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Paulette Brown, ABA, S8442 [7DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Attorney General Lynch and James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S3012 [19MY]

——— Michael S. Rogers, National Security Agency, S3275 [22MY]

——— several technology associations and groups, S2776 [12MY]

Lists

Letters supporting nomination of Loretta E. Lynch to be Attorney General, S1286 [4MR]

Organizations supporting S. 262, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, S1359 [10MR]

Papers

Senators’ Questionable Claims About NSA Bulk Collection: Harley Geiger, Center for Democracy & Technology, S2752 [11MY]

Press releases

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Legal Momentum (organization), S1478 [12MR]

Planned Parenthood Condemns Effort To Insert Extreme Anti-Abortion Agenda Into Bill on Human Trafficking: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., S1477 [12MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1373 [10MR], S1426, S1427 [11MR], S1476 [12MR], S1517 [16MR], S1562 [17MR], S1615, S1617 [18MR], S1640, S1644 [19MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6863 [22SE]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, S1328 [9MR], S1432 [11MR]

American Flatbread Co.: anniversary, S3451 [2JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8851 [18DE]

——— making continuing, S6918 [24SE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S8479 [8DE]

Bonilla, Armando O.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S7000 [29SE], S8787 [17DE]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), House amendment, S7877 [10NO]

Botticelli, Michael P.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S852 [9FE]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7637 [29OC]

Burlington, VT: anniversary of Burlington Police Dept., S1525 [16MR]

——— tribute to Ohavi Zedek Synagogue for restoration and relocation of historical Shul Mural, S4681 [7JY]

Burton Snowboards (company): tribute, S734 [3FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 698), S8650 [15DE]

Cabot Hosiery Mills, Inc.: tribute to Darn Tough Socks brand, S877 [10FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: dedication of Barry Goldwater statue in National Statuary Hall, S920 [11FE]

Carter, Ashton B.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S958 [12FE]

Champlain College: tribute to Digital Investigation Center, S2682 [6MY]

CIA: release of Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S1615 [18MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 862), S2927 [14MY], S5011 [13JY]

Climate: global warming, S7998 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), S3459 [2JN], S5089 [14JY]

Colombia: suspension of aerial drug fumigation, S3175 [20MY]

——— U.S. policy, S2031 [26MR]

Colston, Harold (Hal): Burlington (VT) Free Press Vermonter of the Year award recipient, S461 [26JA]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: provide assistance to coffee farmers, S8371, S8372 [3DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S314, S316 [21JA], S400 [22JA]

Constitution Day: observance, S6799 [17SE]

Constitution—U.S.: commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S. (S. Res. 198), S4061 [10JN]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (S. 23), S12 [6JA]

Crenshaw, Waverly D., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S8787 [17DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1358, S1359, S1373, S1377 [10MR], S1407, S1415, S1425, S1426, S1427 [11MR], S1457, S1476 [12MR], S1517 [16MR], S1562 [17MR], S1614, S1615, S1617 [18MR], S1640, S1644 [19MR], S2316, S2329, S2330 [22AP], S2560 [30AP], S3232 [21MY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), unanimous-consent request, S1374, S1376 [10MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, S1359 [10MR]

Cuba: re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, S8747 [17DE]

Danforth Pewter (company): anniversary, S8789 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Farm to School Program (S. 569), S1120 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7877 [10NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4077 [11JN], S4176, S4187 [16JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7134 [6OC]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S4187 [16JN], S7134 [6OC]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S4187 [16JN], S7134 [6OC]

——— reaffirm techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S4176 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program, S5167 [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S8150 [19NO]

——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program, S8150 [19NO]

——— enhance security measures for the visa waiver program (S. 2362), S8479 [8DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S710 [3FE], S1106 [25FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 125), S101 [8JA], S2646 [5MY], S2670, S2672 [6MY]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 125), unanimous-consent agreement, S2671 [6MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8851 [18DE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice, S5011 [13JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity, S6799 [17SE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1858), S5532 [23JY]

Diseases: efforts to contain Ebola epidemic in Africa, S764 [4FE]

Dominican Republic: condemn discrimination of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent, S6287 [4AU]

Donnelly, Ann: nomination to be district judge, S7313 [20OC]

Donoghue, Mike: Vermont Press Association Matthew Lyon Award recipient, S5205 [21JY]

Dover, VT: anniversary of Mount Snow ski resort, S1888• [25MR]

Drozd, Dale A.: nomination to be district judge, S7114, S7115 [5OC]

Ebinger, Rebecca Goodgame: nomination to be district judge, S8787 [17DE]

Ecuador: allegations of intimidation of journalists and news media, S6596 [10SE]

——— civil liberties violations, S8630 [14DE]

Egypt: call for release of Hossam Bahgat from detention as a political prisoner, S7859 [9NO]

——— condemn restrictive treatment of international and Egyptian nongovernmental organizations and use of repressive tactics to silence political dissent, S4293 [18JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5044 [14JY], S5167 [16JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8467 [8DE]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish, S1359 [10MR]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7998 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7998 [17NO]

FBI: provide adequate whistleblower protections (S. 2390), S8607 [10DE]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (S. 40), S60 [7JA]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S8222 [1DE]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: ensure public disclosure of certain compliance, safety, and accountability motor carrier data, S6124 [29JY]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (S. Res. 222), S5011 [13JY], S7623 [29OC]

——— eliminate gender pay inequity (S. Res. 222), unanimous-consent request, S7622 [29OC]

Firearms: gun control, S7261 [8OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: reform amicus curiae provision, S3429, S3430 [2JN]

Foreign policy: importance of diplomacy and foreign aid, S2030 [26MR]

——— strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S3923 [9JN]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 337), S701 [2FE], S3304 [22MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6863 [22SE]

Grassley, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S7679 [3NO]

Gross, Alan P.: anniversary of release from Cuba as a political prisoner, S8747 [17DE]

Guatemala: U.S. policy, S5203 [21JY]

Hall, LaShann M. DeArcy: nomination to be district judge, S7961, S7963, S7964 [16NO]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S7859 [9NO]

Hanks, George C., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2264 [20AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), S877 [10FE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 254), S6999 [29SE]

Honduras: efforts to preserve La Cuidad Blanca archaeological site in La Mosquitia region, S1582 [17MR]

Human rights: call for release of political prisoners, S6933 [24SE]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S3012 [19MY]

——— extend and improve EB–5 immigrant investor visa program (S. 1501), S3682 [3JN], S8151 [19NO]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7301 [19OC]

——— prevent entry of extremists into the U.S. under the refugee program by blocking visas of nationals from certain high-risk countries, S8350 [3DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to, S1106 [25FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S710 [3FE]

——— reform, S3012 [19MY], S6693 [16SE], S8150 [19NO]

Indonesia: condemn mass murders in 1965–66, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents, S8235 [1DE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S4077 [11JN]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7396 [21OC], S7507, S7518 [27OC]

——— prohibit Freedom of Information Act exemption relative to enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S7507 [27OC]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6331 [5AU]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6783 [17SE]

——— impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1349 [10MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7637 [29OC]

J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation: anniversary, S3232 [21MY]

Ketchmark, Roseann A.: nomination to be district judge, S6456 [8SE]

King Arthur Flour Co., Inc.: anniversary, S7092 [1OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 2101), S7156 [6OC]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (S. 1377), S3068 [19MY]

Lee, Michelle K.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Patent and Trademark Office Director, S1330 [9MR]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S877 [10FE], S958 [12FE], S1211 [2MR], S1285 [4MR], S1328, S1329 [9MR], S1425 [11MR], S1516 [16MR], S1568 [17MR], S1705–S1707 [23MR], S2028 [26MR], S2104 [13AP], S2212 [15AP], S2286 [21AP], S2366, S2371, S2377 [23AP]

Maldives: call for release of former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison, release all other political prisoners, and guarantee due process for and respect human rights of all people (S. 2231), S7725 [3NO]

Marti, Daniel H.: nomination to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, S1330 [9MR]

McDonough, Travis R.: nomination to be district judge, S8441 [7DE]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6181 [30JY]

Medicare: anniversary, S6181 [30JY]

Miller, Eric S.: confirmation as U.S. Attorney, S4099 [11JN]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (S. 1150), S2572 [30AP], S2928 [14MY]

Mozambique: tribute to efforts to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance, S6933 [24SE]

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: anniversary, S1888 [25MR]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, S3439 [2JN]

——— extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3012 [19MY]

Neals, Julien X.: nomination to be district judge, S8787 [17DE]

North Hero, VT: Grand Isle Sheriff’s Dept., recipient of National Law Enforcement Safety Challenge Award and National Sheriffs’ Association Top Traffic Safety Award, S8631 [14DE]

OAS: support revitalization and reform, S1489 [12MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), S5163 [16JY]

Olvera, Jose R., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3223 [21MY]

Parrish, Jill N.: nomination to be district judge, S3223 [21MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (S. 1402), S3187 [20MY]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (S. 1137), S2539 [29AP], S4591 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6783 [17SE], S6918 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6124 [29JY], S6154 [30JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8360 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5486 [23JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), S877 [10FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8350 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, S6863 [22SE]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6106 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6222 [3AU]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6918 [24SE], S8371 [3DE]

Point of order, S8350 [3DE]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (S. 1838), S5459 [22JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2029 [26MR], S2264 [20AP], S3223 [21MY], S4591 [24JN], S4677 [7JY], S5002 [13JY], S5487 [23JY], S6368 [5AU], S6456 [8SE], S6693 [16SE], S6999 [29SE], S7114, S7115 [5OC], S7313 [20OC], S7487 [26OC], S7652 [29OC], S7858 [9NO], S7964 [16NO], S8441 [7DE], S8786–S8788 [17DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S877 [10FE], S1285 [4MR], S1568 [17MR], S1705–S1707 [23MR], S2104 [13AP], S2286 [21AP], S2366 [23AP]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 356), S774, S775 [4FE]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1158), S2577 [30AP], S2751 [11MY], S7396 [21OC]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3012, S3013, S3031 [19MY], S3422, S3424, S3426, S3427, S3429, S3430, S3439, S3441, S3443, S3445 [2JN]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (S. 1123), S2479 [28AP], S2774, S2776 [12MY]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3274, S3275 [22MY], S3324, S3339 [31MY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, S3429 [2JN]

Red Hen Baking Co.: tribute, S2682 [6MY]

Religion: condemn anti-Muslim discrimination, harassment, and violence, S8788 [17DE]

Restrepo, Luis F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6368 [5AU], S6456 [8SE], S6693 [16SE], S6999 [29SE], S7115 [5OC], S7859 [9NO], S7964 [16NO], S8442 [7DE], S8787 [17DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5486 [23JY], S6124 [29JY], S6154 [30JY], S8360 [3DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S1358 [10MR], S1407, S1415 [11MR], S1457 [12MR], S2329, S2330 [22AP], S2560 [30AP], S3232 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and amend (S. 262), S544 [27JA]

Saudi Arabia: call for release of Waleed Abu al-Khair, S235 [16JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S5044 [14JY], S5167 [16JY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (S. 1513), S3778 [4JN]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S7506 [27OC], S7567 [28OC]

——— appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7566 [28OC]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S2647 [5MY]

——— legislative priorities, S6863 [22SE]

——— legislative process, S6222 [3AU]

Seventh Generation, Inc.: tribute, S6644 [15SE]

Somers, Jeri K.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S8787 [17DE]

South Burlington, VT: anniversary of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, S8371 [3DE]

Sri Lanka: democracy efforts, S3922 [9JN]

——— political reform, S764 [4FE]

——— support accountability and reconciliation process to address war crimes allegations, S7262 [8OC]

Stanton, Edward L., III: nomination to be district judge, S8787 [17DE]

Stoll, Kara Farnandez: nomination to be circuit judge, S4591 [24JN], S4677 [7JY]

Strand, Leonard T.: nomination to be district judge, S8787 [17DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S1328 [9MR]

——— hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, S2470 [28AP]

Taxation: disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (S. 169), S204 [13JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8851 [18DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (S. 431), S8650 [15DE]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (S. 930), S2174 [14AP]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (S. 247), S8116 [19NO]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, S3232 [21MY]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure property owners appealing eminent domain rulings can do so in a court within their jurisdiction, S400 [22JA]

Turkey: express concern about threats to freedom of the press and expression, condemn actions of suppression, harassment, and threats to journalists, and promote free flow of information, S1525 [16MR]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: caseload, S8787 [17DE]

Vazquez, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S7000 [29SE], S8787 [17DE]

Vermont: tribute to Vermont State Police, S460 [26JA]

Vilardo, Lawrence J.: nomination to be district judge, S7487 [26OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorization, S3232 [21MY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S1328 [9MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 1659), S4604–S4606 [24JN]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 1599), S4252 [17JN], S5474 [22JY]

World Refugee Day: observance (S. Res. 204), S4304 [18JN]

Wright, Wilhelmina M.: nomination to be district judge, S8787 [17DE]

Yates, Sally Quillian: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2830, S2833 [13MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

President pro tempore: tribute for service and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (S. Res. 6), S6, S7 [6JA]

Senate: tribute for casting 15,000th vote, S7505–S7507 [27OC]

Tribute, S30 [7JA], S7567 [28OC]

Statements

ATEST Urges Senate To Reach Bipartisan Compromise on Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking, S1427 [11MR]

Burlington Free Press’ Donoghue Wins VT Press First Amendment Award: Vermont Press Association, S5205 [21JY]

Texts of

S. 23, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, S13 [6JA]

S. 40, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, S60 [7JA]

S. 569, Farm to School Act, S1121 [25FE]

S. 1377, Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), S3068–S3070 [19MY]

S. Res. 6, tribute for service as President pro tempore and designation as President pro tempore emeritus, S7, S20 [6JA]

Tributes

Alda, Arlene and Alan, S1196 [27FE]

Anderson, Skylar, S8479 [8DE]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S3325 [31MY]

Billington, James H., S4680 [7JY]

Brooke, Edward W., S1567 [17MR]

Brooks, Francis, S1215 [2MR]

Coffin, Tristram, S198 [13JA]

Cormier, Marilyn, S1887 [25MR]

Focarino, Margaret A., S4641 [25JN]

Ford, Wendell H., S404 [22JA]

Holder, Eric H., Jr., S2831 [13MY]

Inouye, Daniel K., S8747 [17DE]

Kendall, Doug, S7092 [1OC]

Kenney, Sarah, S94 [8JA]

Leahy, Mary, S537 [27JA]

L’Esperance, Thomas, S6068 [28JY]

Lewis, Representative, S1425 [11MR]

Parsons, Marselis (Div), S3674 [3JN]

Patierno, Donald F. (Pat), S2928 [14MY]

Ritchie, Donald A., S2928 [14MY]

Runnion, Norman, S4682 [7JY]

Sanders, Senator, S752 [4FE]

Schirling, Michael, S3175 [20MY]

Smith, James D., S4641 [25JN]

Tiban, Lourdes, S8630 [14DE]

White, Robert E., S818 [5FE]

Whitehouse, Senator, S2965 [18MY]

Whittaker, Brendan J., S5204 [21JY]

Wolk, David, S7090 [1OC]