STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1751, S1762, S1782, S1795, S1806, S1811, S1818, S1828 [24MR], S1844, S1845, S1875, S1893, S1908, S1923, S1927, S1928, S1930, S1936, S1942 [25MR], S1972, S1976, S1984, S1995, S2015, S2047, S2061, S2066, S2071, S2076 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S214, S215 [13JA], S239, S244, S247 [16JA], S296 [20JA], S422 [22JA], S513, S532 [27JA], S591 [28JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1529 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3696, S3717, S3724 [3JN], S3818, S3824 [4JN], S3864 [8JN], S3914, S3927, S3928, S3935, S3968 [9JN], S4023 [10JN], S4105 [11JN], S4166 [15JN], S4204 [16JN], S4265 [18JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4845, S4886 [8JY], S5010 [13JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2976, S2984 [18MY], S3079, S3080, S3081 [19MY], S3196 [20MY], S3240 [21MY], S3311 [22MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2178, 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), S5552 [23JY], S5720 [26JY], S6189 [30JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8308, S8311 [2DE], S8385, S8422 [3DE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2178, S2180 [14AP]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4357 [22JN]

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S488 [26JA]

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

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

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Conferee: H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, S4608 [24JN]

——— S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6606 [10SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S6534 [9SE]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S7861 [9NO]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]

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

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S7771 [4NO]

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

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S771 [4FE]

——— provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (see S. 1567), S7967 [16NO]

Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 140), S2302 [21AP]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S2221 [15AP]

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

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1375), S6467 [8SE]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see S. 1362), S4300 [18JN]

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]

Children and youth: issue a semipostal stamp to support programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care (see S. 1254), S2730 [7MY]

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), S1891 [25MR]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2795 [12MY]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S420 [22JA]

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

Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3862 [8JN]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S3237 [21MY]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S8547 [9DE]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S201 [13JA]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S2432 [27AP]

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

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S859 [9FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see S. 1110), S7815 [5NO]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S5526 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a benefit calculation methodology relative to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews (see S. 433), S900 [10FE]

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

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 251), S466 [26JA]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1161 [26FE]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 442), S900 [10FE]

——— 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]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1872), S5928 [27JY]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6938 [24SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 600), S1161 [26FE]

——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1408), S3183 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 711), S2600 [4MY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1304 [4MR]

——— promulgate regulations on patient medication information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about prescription drugs (see S. 2214), S7594 [28OC]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S4138 [15JN]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1299), S2794 [12MY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1118 [25FE]

——— provide for youth jobs (see S. 1506), S3776 [4JN]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1876), S6073 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 732), S1494 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S3406 [1JN]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S2302 [21AP]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 901), S4687 [7JY]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S654 [29JA]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S7723 [3NO]

——— 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), S7414 [21OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S859 [9FE]

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

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 598), S5929 [27JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S2935 [14MY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7595 [28OC]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 74), S984 [12FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S2474 [28AP]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S7047 [30SE]

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]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents (see S. Res. 292), S7470 [22OC]

FCC: prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 2235), S7967 [16NO]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal motor vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see S. 565), S2273 [20AP]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO]

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

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 891), S4545 [23JN]

France: 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]

#GivingTuesday: designate (see S. Res. 323), S8241 [1DE]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]

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

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 254), S6651 [15SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S6137 [29JY]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see S. 730), S1494 [12MR]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S2794 [12MY]

International Year of Soils: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2246 [16AP]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2353 [22AP]

——— provide for greater congressional oversight of Iran’s nuclear program (see S. 2119), S7471 [22OC]

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]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7816 [5NO]

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

Kettles, Charles S.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2250), S7814 [5NO]

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: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2273 [20AP]

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), S8161 [19NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2352 [22AP]

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S3861 [8JN]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S4299 [18JN]

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

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see S. 349), S4299 [18JN]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S900 [10FE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S4299 [18JN]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S2795 [12MY]

——— 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), S4346 [22JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S5455 [22JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S3310 [22MY]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (see S. 1396), S3183 [20MY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 506), S983 [12FE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 332), S1586 [17MR]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 1461), S4300 [18JN]

——— improve formulary requirements for prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans relative to certain categories or classes of drugs (see S. 648), S2432 [27AP]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see S. 377), S2301 [21AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 626), S3861 [8JN]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2228), S7722 [3NO]

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

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S2352 [22AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S2795 [12MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S8242 [1DE]

——— provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (see S. 1211), S2687 [6MY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 1345), S6137 [29JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1495 [12MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S3926 [9JN]

——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (see S. 1349), S4299 [18JN]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see S. 1347), S4299 [18JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S5929 [27JY]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S6435 [6AU]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S3238 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S7914 [10NO]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7102 [1OC]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2731 [7MY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2651 [5MY]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S3185 [20MY]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 228), S5526 [23JY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S737 [3FE]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see S. Res. 199), S8439 [7DE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 62), S698 [2FE]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6975 [28SE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4842 [8JY]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6535 [9SE]

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

——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S7595 [28OC]

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

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), S8192 [30NO]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1631), S4604 [24JN]

——— provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 2110), S7047 [30SE]

Pipelines: ban shipment of crude oil on, and study pipeline risks in, the Great Lakes, improve oil spill response plans, increase transparency about risks, and expand safety measures in high consequence areas (see S. 2080), S6938 [24SE]

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

Postal Service: improve provision of postal services to rural areas (see S. 1742), S7047 [30SE]

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (see S. 2089), S6975 [28SE]

Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see S. 2166), S7272 [8OC]

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. 1043), S2689 [6MY]

Refugees: recognize need for international assistance, commend resettlement efforts of foreign countries, and support increased admission into the U.S. relative to refugees seeking asylum from violence in Syria (see S. Res. 268), S6938 [24SE]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1217 [2MR]

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), S985 [12FE]

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

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S6380 [5AU]

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

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S1528 [16MR]

——— 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]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (see S. 1964), S6380 [5AU]

——— 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), S2651 [5MY]

Taxation: enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (see S. 661), S1303 [4MR]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children (see S. 660), S1303 [4MR]

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

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see S. 1159), S3680 [3JN]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 699), S1384 [10MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S1495 [12MR]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1656), S4601 [24JN]

——— extend the health coverage tax credit (see S. 505), S1661 [19MR]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 996), S2245 [16AP]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S859 [9FE]

——— 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 special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S697 [2FE]

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

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S833 [5FE]

——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 1644), S4544 [23JN]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 351), S1202 [27FE]

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

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see S. 1429), S3237 [21MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 375), S1247 [3MR]

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

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

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]

Transportation: provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment (see S. 1499), S3678 [3JN]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 271), S773 [4FE]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1004), S5130 [15JY]

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]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2273 [20AP]

——— condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8439 [7DE]

——— ensure access to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions (see S. Res. 37), S421 [22JA]

——— 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), S4603 [24JN]

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2730 [7MY]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 370), S772 [4FE]

——— support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. Res. 134), S2110 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 589), S1161 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1128), S2529 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: add certain medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program (see S. 1449), S3238 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see S. 1615), S4298 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (see S. 1901), S6186 [30JY]

Economy: provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1624), S4298 [18JN]

Great Lakes: foster bilateral engagement and scientific analysis of storing nuclear waste in permanent repositories in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. 2026), S6605 [10SE]

Medicare: facilitate increased coordination and alignment between public and private sector relative to quality and efficiency measures (see S. 1427), S3237 [21MY]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 2173), S7272 [8OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S1891 [25MR]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S7219 [7OC]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 1956), S6380 [5AU]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center permanent and create a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator (see S. 758), S1585 [17MR]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 145), S2352 [22AP]

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

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S926 [11FE]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 103), S1629 [18MR]

Taxation: establish a Federal tax credit approximation matching program for State new jobs training tax credits (see S. 2124), S7102 [1OC]

——— modify rules for tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and extend tax incentives for empowerment zones (see S. 408), S833 [5FE]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 608), S1201 [27FE]

——— provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities (see S. 2271), S7913 [10NO]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4953 [9JY]

——— raise limitation on the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax credit in lieu of bonus depreciation (see S. 1666), S4602 [24JN]

——— revise definition of municipal solid waste for purposes of the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 1246), S2730 [7MY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 103), S1629 [18MR]

Letters

Dept. of the Treasury identification of misaligned currency and act to correct the misalignment: several Senators, S3022 [19MY]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1871 [25MR], S2206 [15AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S7738 [4NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to deployment of 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard, S2294 [21AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2349 [22AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S7738 [4NO]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1701 [23MR], S1841, S1844, S1845, S1868, S1869 [25MR], S1972, S1984, S1999 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2622 [5MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2206, S2212 [15AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S1239 [3MR]

Climate: global warming, S2294 [21AP]

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

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S451 [26JA], S622 [29JA]

——— tribute to congressional women’s softball game, S4634 [25JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal crop insurance funding, S8363 [3DE]

——— repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish, S3022 [19MY]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (S. 1844), S5901 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3759 [4JN], S3907, S3917 [9JN], S4218 [17JN]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S4218 [17JN]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3760 [4JN], S3907, S3917 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, S1841 [25MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S800 [4FE], S1099 [25FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide for youth jobs (S. 1506), S3917 [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: continue to provide funding for State urban renewal projects through the Hardest Hit Fund program, S5478, S5479 [23JY]

——— identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S2838–S2840 [13MY], S3022, S3023 [19MY], S3265, S3292 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, S7587 [28OC]

Discrimination: anti-Muslim rhetoric by Republican Party Presidential candidates, S8473 [8DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5206 [21JY]

EPA: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to keep the Federal Water Pollution Control Act focused on the protection of water quality, S1845, S1868, S1869 [25MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), S7613, S7614 [29OC]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7239 [8OC]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7239 [8OC]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, S3039, S3041 [19MY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2838 [13MY], S2922 [14MY], S2967 [18MY], S3022, S3023, S3039, S3041 [19MY], S3265, S3292 [22MY]

Freedom of religion: ensure and protect, S8473 [8DE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S800 [4FE], S1099 [25FE]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (S. Con. Res. 16), S2749, S2750 [11MY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6672 [16SE]

——— impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1347 [10MR], S6672 [16SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6672 [16SE]

——— violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions relative to ballistic missile testing, S8473 [8DE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2967 [18MY], S3022, S3023, S3039, S3041 [19MY], S3265, S3292 [22MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2838 [13MY], S2922 [14MY]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2147 [14AP], S2260 [20AP]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6172 [30JY]

Medicare: anniversary, S6172 [30JY]

——— create a point of order against any legislation that would privatize Medicare, cut benefits, increase out-of-pocket spending, or turn Medicare into a premium support plan, S1844 [25MR]

——— funding, S1999 [26MR]

——— prohibit privatizing Medicare, cutting benefits, increasing out-of-pocket spending, or turning Medicare into a premium support plan, S2206, S2212 [15AP]

Memorial Day: observance, S2792 [12MY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, S7239 [8OC], S8566 [10DE]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7457 [22OC]

NIH: funding, S3265 [22MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1239 [3MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center permanent and create a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator (S. 758), S1587 [17MR]

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), S6672 [16SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8363 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5478, S5479 [23JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7800 [5NO], S8276 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal, S1701 [23MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S7800 [5NO], S8276 [2DE]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (S. 1631), S7256 [8OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6178 [30JY]

——— support and recognize importance of services to communities, S6178 [30JY]

Point of order, S8363 [3DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S2260 [20AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S3669–S3671 [3JN], S3917 [9JN], S5478, S5479 [23JY], S8363 [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7587 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1647), S4634 [25JN]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (S. 966), S7800 [5NO]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (S. 552), S7800 [5NO]

Supreme Court: decision in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4634 [25JN]

——— hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4068 [11JN], S4280 [18JN]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S451 [26JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S., S1972, S1984 [26MR]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 1737), S7256 [8OC]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S3265 [22MY]

——— require approval of Congress before additional countries may join, S3023 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, S8629• [14DE]

Water: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1869 [25MR]

Tributes

Griffin, Robert P., S2267 [20AP]

Jacobs, Rachel, S2922 [14MY]

Kaltenbach, Melissa, S7909 [10NO]

Murphy, Michael C., S79 [8JA]

Peters, Senator, S4217 [17JN]