AYOTTE, KELLY (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1764, S1783, S1799, S1800, S1804, S1813, S1814 [24MR], S1838, S1883, S1885, S1901, S1903, S1906, S1916, S1924, S1939 [25MR], S1973, S2015, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2021, S2075, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S202 [13JA], S349, S358, S359, S360 [21JA], S526, S542 [27JA], S591 [28JA]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 142), S8610, S8611 [10DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1392, S1394 [10MR], S1442 [11MR], S1547, S1549 [16MR], S2331 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3687, S3702, S3708, S3713, S3725, S3727 [3JN], S3755, S3778, S3788, S3812, S3822, S3824, S3830 [4JN], S3869, S3877 [8JN], S3959, S3967 [9JN], S4113 [11JN], S4139 [15JN], S4204 [16JN], S4251 [17JN], S4268, S4269 [18JN]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S8708, S8726 [16DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4782, S4795, S4796 [7JY], S4851, S4862, S4864 [8JY], S4912, S4955, S4965, S4973 [9JY], S5010, S5015 [13JY], S5033 [14JY], S5095, S5103 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6243 [3AU], S6412, S6416 [5AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2937 [14MY], S3084 [19MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8024 [17NO]

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), S5544 [23JY], S5683 [24JY], S5719 [26JY], S6039 [27JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2540 [29AP], S2695 [6MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8389 [3DE]

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), S4348 [22JN]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4920 [9JY]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 475), S982 [12FE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S4842 [8JY]

American Craft Beer Week: support goals (see S. Res. 188), S3341 [31MY]

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]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S6383 [5AU]

Appropriations: establish a biennial appropriations process with the exception of defense spending and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 385), S832 [5FE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S697 [2FE]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S2041 [26MR]

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S901 [10FE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 150), S200 [13JA]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see S. 2034), S7006 [29SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1304 [4MR]

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]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 875), S2111 [13AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S1782 [24MR]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3407 [1JN]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 200), S347 [21JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]

——— prohibit earmarks (see S. 309), S653 [29JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 128), S151 [12JA] (see S. 535), S1031 [23FE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 720), S1439 [11MR]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S11 [6JA]

Construction industries: improve manner of awarding Federal contracts, prohibit use of reverse auctions for services procurements, and improve payment protections to Federal contractors and suppliers (see S. 1526), S4842 [8JY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 71), S1075 [24FE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S7595 [28OC]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S100 [8JA]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S3406 [1JN]

Crime: expand funding available for victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes (see S. 1071), S2400 [23AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S859 [9FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove rule on inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes, including catfish (see S.J. Res. 27), S8438 [7DE] (see S.J. Res. 28), S8602 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense: inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S985 [12FE]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 327), S901 [10FE]

Dept. of Education: allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (see S. 1900), S6384 [5AU]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see S. 1106), S6699 [16SE]

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

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1609), S6383 [5AU]

——— establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S466 [26JA]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 182), S2352 [22AP]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 2043), S6976 [28SE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6976 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: coordinate provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools (see S. 523), S983 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 1865), S5928 [27JY]

——— ensure access to screening mammography (see S. 1926), S6296 [4AU]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S4840 [8JY]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1503), S3775 [4JN]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S6384 [5AU]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see S. 2311), S8160 [19NO]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S2600 [4MY]

——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see S. 1503), S3775 [4JN]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 2151), S7914 [10NO]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 1793), S6955 [25SE]

——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 1192), S2650 [5MY]

——— 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 Homeland Security: conduct a northern border threat analysis (see S. 1808), S5210 [21JY]

——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8241 [1DE]

——— improve operation of Unmanned Aircraft System program (see S. 159), S201 [13JA]

——— require the search of all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the U.S. (see S. 2402), S8684 [15DE]

——— strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems (see S. 1828), S5455 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S983 [12FE]

——— curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S3678 [3JN]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S927 [11FE]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA]

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

——— provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see S. 618), S6975 [28SE]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 32), S5929 [27JY]

——— strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see S. 1663), S4602 [24JN]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, Steven J. Sotloff, and Kayla J. Mueller (see S. 555), S1117 [25FE]

——— 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), S6241 [3AU]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 650), S1781 [24MR]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 127), S100 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S348 [21JA]

——— expand authority to remove senior executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of certain other departmental employees (see S. 1117), S3777 [4JN]

——— extend requirement to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 374), S772 [4FE]

——— improve accountability of employees (see S. 290), S590 [28JA]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see S. 1082), S6894 [22SE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S6382 [5AU]

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

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S2689 [6MY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7344 [20OC]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S11 [6JA]

——— provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 707), S1438 [11MR]

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

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S420 [22JA]

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 1542), S4021 [10JN]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S1075 [24FE]

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]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform (see S. 819), S1660 [19MR] (see S. 2183), S7304 [19OC]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S7413 [21OC]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 573), S1118 [25FE]

FDA: create a limited population pathway for approval of certain antibacterial drugs (see S. 185), S737 [3FE]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 168), S201 [13JA]

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see S. 236), S420 [22JA]

——— improve effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by promoting retrospective review (see S. 1817), S7103 [1OC]

——— improve financial and administrative controls and procedures to assess and mitigate fraud risks and development and use of data analytics for fraud identification, prevention, and response (see S. 2133), S7595 [28OC]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (see S. 614), S1781 [24MR]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 282), S589 [28JA]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 226), S348 [21JA]

——— publish advance notice of proposed rulemaking for major rules (see S. 1820), S6975 [28SE]

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 2006), S6434 [6AU]

——— reform rulemaking process by only promulgating regulations that are necessary, maximize benefits, and provide the public an opportunity to participate in the process (see S. 1818), S6975 [28SE]

——— require agencies to conform to concurrent resolutions when promulgating rules (see S. 2199), S7470 [22OC]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see S. 579), S7304 [19OC]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 1089), S6075 [28JY]

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service (see S. 362), S1031 [23FE]

——— provide whistleblowing protections to probationary employees, provide Special Counsel with adequate access to information, and increase awareness of Federal whistleblower protections (see S. 2127), S7102 [1OC]

FEMA: develop an integrated plan to reduce administrative costs relative to certain disaster relief and emergency assistance (see S. 2109), S8685 [15DE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S1710 [23MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 774), S1628 [18MR]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1032 [23FE]

——— provide regulatory relief for certain financial institutions (see S. 927), S8161 [19NO]

——— provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital (see S. 1816), S7914 [10NO]

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

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]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see S. 1383), S4546 [23JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S541 [27JA] (see S. 2232), S7722 [3NO]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 510), S983 [12FE]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1490), S5010 [13JY]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 1668), S4602 [24JN]

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), S8495 [8DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S8080 [18NO]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 153), S1119 [25FE]

Information technology: develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment (see S. Res. 110), S1781 [24MR]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 1661), S6850 [21SE]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see S. 1697), S8603 [10DE]

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), S7274 [8OC]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S541 [27JA]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1201 [27FE]

IRS: provide printed copies of Publication 17, ‘‘Your Federal Income Tax (For Individuals),’’ to all taxpayers free of charge (see S. Res. 112), S1891 [25MR]

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), S7722 [3NO]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S6850 [21SE]

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. 338), S737 [3FE] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE]

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]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2002), S7815 [5NO]

Libraries: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see S. 558), S1118 [25FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S3457 [2JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S4545 [23JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S6467 [8SE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S6699 [16SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S6187 [30JY]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S4202 [16JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S8547 [9DE]

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

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S2173 [14AP]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S8547 [9DE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1385 [10MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR]

——— improve payments for durable medical equipment (see S. 2312), S8637 [14DE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S8022 [17NO]

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), S8192 [30NO]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S6136 [29JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S4546 [23JN]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (see S. 304), S653 [29JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S7771 [4NO]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (see S. Res. 225), S5210 [21JY]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 176), S3407 [1JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S4546 [23JN]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6381 [5AU]

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

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 266), S7006 [29SE]

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 230), S5928 [27JY]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 156), S2568 [30AP]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6381 [5AU]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 30), S283 [20JA]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 172), S2688 [6MY]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see S. Res. 199), S6700 [16SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 175), S2730 [7MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: provide for certain requirements relative to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition (see S. 1551), S4203 [16JN]

——— reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 1618), S4298 [18JN]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 295), S7470 [22OC]

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

National Women’s Small Business Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S7219 [7OC]

Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 93), S1217 [2MR]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see S. Res. 163), S2568 [30AP]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (see S. Res. 76), S984 [12FE]

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), S6467 [8SE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4298 [18JN]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6468 [8SE]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see S. 771), S1628 [18MR]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see S. 933), S2531 [29AP]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6533 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 801), S1660 [19MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see S. 933), S2531 [29AP]

NOAA: reduce incidence of sexual harassment and assault (see S. 2206), S8080 [18NO]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S8080 [18NO]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S900 [10FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 12), S11 [6JA]

——— ensure long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate (see S. 38), S57 [7JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]

——— exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 470), S981 [12FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S59 [7JA]

——— permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options (see S. 531), S1031 [23FE]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6188 [30JY]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 347), S736 [3FE]

——— repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 709), S1782 [24MR]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see S. 836), S1708 [23MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S238 [16JA]

——— repeal certain provisions in order to lower health premiums and increase choice for small business and individuals (see S. 254), S466 [26JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE]

——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S347 [21JA]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 305), S653 [29JA]

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see S. 1715), S6653 [15SE]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S3184 [20MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 294), S590 [28JA]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2245 [16AP] (see S. Res. 197), S3925 [9JN]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 333), S697 [2FE]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 787), S1629 [18MR] (see S. 1636), S4298 [18JN]

Public safety officers: expand benefits to families of officers who suffer fatal climate-related injuries in the line of duty (see S. 1321), S2849 [13MY]

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

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S4686 [7JY]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see S. 1040), S2760 [11MY]

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), S6894 [22SE]

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), S541 [27JA]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (see S. Res. 243), S6381 [5AU]

——— establish authorization levels for general business loans (see S. 1001), S2353 [22AP]

——— expand participation in the Microloan Program (see S. 1857), S5526 [23JY]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 966), S2353 [22AP]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2302 [21AP]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see S. 552), S1075 [24FE]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S3862 [8JN]

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

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 1000), S2353 [22AP]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 373), S902 [10FE]

Small business: improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 25), S11 [6JA]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see S. Res. 304), S7722 [3NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S1384 [10MR]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S4545 [23JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S3060 [19MY]

——— tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 340), S736 [3FE]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 210), S6381 [5AU]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 574), S4603 [24JN]

——— 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), S4686 [7JY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S901 [10FE]

——— incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2569 [30AP]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 727), S2731 [7MY]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 215), S8547 [9DE]

——— 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), S2795 [12MY]

——— permit the Dept. of the Treasury and the SSA to disclose certain return information relative to identity theft (see S. 1323), S2849 [13MY]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 851), S7345 [20OC]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 2354), S8495 [8DE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (see S. 1141), S2795 [12MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 375), S902 [10FE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S1891 [25MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S200 [13JA]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S4649 [25JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance airport security through improved screening of airport employees (see S. 2361), S8438 [7DE]

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

U.N.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (see S. Res. 310), S7860 [9NO]

——— provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 1238), S2729 [7MY]

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 (see S. Res. 72), S900 [10FE]

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), S6381 [5AU]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (see S. 2170), S7272 [8OC]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S3776 [4JN]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S4137 [15JN]

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

Budget: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations and require budget estimates to be compared with the prior year’s level (see S. 382), S832 [5FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2070), S6894 [22SE]

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 1438), S3238 [21MY]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S4103 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S201 [13JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans and extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see S. 2099), S7005 [29SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 711), S1438 [11MR]

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see S. 2226), S7722 [3NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see S. 1915), S6239 [3AU]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see S. 2001), S6381 [5AU]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see S. 206), S347 [21JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 627), S1246 [3MR]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see S. 1134), S2530 [29AP]

——— increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking (see S. 2027), S6605 [10SE]

Employment: provide private sector employees with an opportunity for compensatory time off and a flexible credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and family (see S. 803), S1660 [19MR]

FCC: provide for equitable distribution of Universal Service funds to rural States (see S. 734), S1495 [12MR]

Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award bonuses to employees (see S. 742), S1528 [16MR]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 426), S900 [10FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2473 [28AP]

Iran: require report on military dimensions of nuclear program and prohibit sanctions relief until Iran has verifiably ended all military dimensions of its nuclear program (see S. 2429), S8883 [18DE]

IRS: ensure that employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (see S. 951), S2220 [15AP]

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

NOAA: terminate the independent third-party at-sea monitoring program for sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery unless such program is fully funded by NOAA (see S. 2047), S6809 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 1809), S5210 [21JY]

Strengthening America’s Bridges Fund: establish (see S. 1273), S2759 [11MY]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 952), S2220 [15AP]

Taxation: exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (see S. 279), S589 [28JA] (see S. 322), S653 [29JA]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S736 [3FE]

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

Cloture motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4087 [11JN], S4187 [16JN], S4247 [17JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7075 [1OC], S7136 [6OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to go to conference, S4915, S4919 [9JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to proceed, S3341 [31MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S4171 [16JN], S4276 [18JN], S6867 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1151 [26FE], S1190 [27FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY], S8030, S8033 [18NO]

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), S6518 [9SE], S6581 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2644 [5MY], S2725 [7MY]

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), S4290 [18JN], S4528 [23JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S4291 [18JN], S4583 [24JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to go to conference, S4523 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6932 [24SE], S6966 [28SE]

Discharge petitions signed

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1072 [24FE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: preserve access to benefits for dependents of retirement eligible servicemembers who engage in misconduct resulting in forfeiture of benefits, S4191 [16JN]

Association for Facilities Engineering: anniversary, S6130• [29JY]

Bath, NH: anniversary, S4684• [7JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1764, S1766 [24MR]

Concord, NH: anniversary, S6289• [4AU]

Conway, NH: anniversary, S6934• [24SE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1269 [4MR], S2332 [22AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 166), S1269 [4MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish, S3021 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3911 [9JN], S4012, S4016 [10JN], S4191 [16JN]

——— establish an anti-tunneling defense to protect Israel and southern border of the U.S., S3911 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S6990 [29SE], S7030 [30SE], S8705 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (S. 799), S7440, S7441 [22OC]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 524), S6275 [4AU]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape, S2332 [22AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: call on President Obama to nominate a qualified Inspector General, S6886 [22SE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to maintain and enhance access, choice, and accountability in veterans care, S1764, S1766 [24MR]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (S. 1134), S6276 [4AU]

Dunbarton, NH: anniversary, S6130• [29JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5135 [16JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S3216 [21MY], S4012, S4016 [10JN]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3021 [19MY], S3216 [21MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6881–S6883 [22SE]

Hopkinton, NH: anniversary, S3178• [20MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in persons, S1268 [4MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6512 [9SE]

——— include requirements to cease the intercontinental ballistic missile program in any final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program, S2498 [29AP]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2497 [29AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, S1226 [3MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3021 [19MY], S3216 [21MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 338), S7242 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 338), unanimous-consent request, S7241 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), S7023 [30SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), unanimous-consent request, S7067 [1OC]

Naswa Resort & LTD Co.: anniversary, S4644• [25JN]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel, S1226 [3MR]

Newport, NH: anniversary of Newport Winter Carnival, S8483• [8DE]

Orford, NH: anniversary, S5923• [27JY]

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), S6512 [9SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2497 [29AP]

Pittsburg, NH: anniversary, S6289• [4AU]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, S6881–S6883 [22SE]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6882 [22SE]

St. Anselm College: anniversary, S3308• [22MY]

Taxation: exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income (H.R. 606), S2913 [14MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 235), S4533 [23JN]

Tributes

Downing, Michael W., S2513 [29AP]

Griffin, Ruth, S4837• [8JY]

Hodgdon, Linda, S1778• [24MR]

Katis, George J., S8012• [17NO]

Lapoint, Richard, S5923• [27JY]

Lozeau, Donnalee, S8632• [14DE]

Marston, William (Blake), S766 [4FE]

Murphy, Brian, S6130• [29JY]

Reney, Wallace, S4594• [24JN]

Riley, Stephanie, S199• [13JA]