CASEY, ROBERT P., JR. (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6851 [21SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1804, S1809 [24MR], S1875, S1880, S1892, S1905, S1906, S1908, S1927, S1928, S1942, S1945, S1953 [25MR], S1969, S1984, S1996, S2015, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2021, S2043, S2045, S2046, S2047, S2059, S2061, S2062, S2066, S2071, S2073, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S215 [13JA], S241 [16JA], S270, S296 [20JA], S361 [21JA], S399 [22JA], S542 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3693, S3694, S3696 [3JN], S3778, S3784, S3809, S3815, S3822 [4JN], S3913, S3969 [9JN], S4023 [10JN], S4115 [11JN], S4207 [16JN], S4265, S4268 [18JN]

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

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7863, S7865 [9NO], S7879 [10NO], S8889 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4851, S4853, S4864, S4880 [8JY], S4923, S4955 [9JY], S5066, S5069 [14JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2937 [14MY], S2976, S2984, S2995, S2996 [18MY], S3247 [21MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5469 [22JY], S5711, S5720, S5872, S5877 [26JY], S6039 [27JY], S6138 [29JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8311 [2DE], S8380, S8387, S8400 [3DE]

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

World Press Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 207), S8498, S8500 [8DE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1011 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: support enhanced accountability for U.S. assistance (see S. 1875), S6241 [3AU]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S8685 [15DE]

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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 185), S3238 [21MY]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1439 [11MR]

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

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see S. 238), S420 [22JA]

Carson, Rachel: tribute (see S. Res. 142), S2301 [21AP]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 51), S590 [28JA]

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: ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see S. 1965), S6535 [9SE]

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), S1032 [23FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S1891 [25MR]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S1528 [16MR]

Corporations: establish criminal penalties for corporate officers failing to inform and warn of serious dangers posed by corporate actions or products (see S. 2140), S7160 [6OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S8021 [17NO]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S2599 [4MY]

——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1250), S2730 [7MY]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S4250 [17JN]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7161 [6OC]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S201 [13JA]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7772 [4NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6940 [24SE]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S4139 [15JN]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S2401 [23AP]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 540), S5211 [21JY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S7304 [19OC]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S6075 [28JY]

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: aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 363), S772 [4FE]

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

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S283 [20JA]

——— create a partnership with the Corp. for National and Community Service to place individuals in low-performing schools to implement school turnaround strategies and provide additional support (see S. 1710), S4686 [7JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1609), S4298 [18JN]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see S. 2064), S6893 [22SE]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 2419), S8793 [17DE]

——— increase income allowance for working students receiving need-based Federal financial aid (see S. 2065), S6893 [22SE]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S7912 [10NO]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 773), S1628 [18MR]

——— require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S4686 [7JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see S. 2248), S7814 [5NO]

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

——— establish the Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option demonstration program (see S. 1604), S4297 [18JN]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S1660 [19MR]

——— 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 for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S1781 [24MR]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 2151), S7219 [7OC]

——— reauthorize certain programs relative to national health security (see S. 2055), S6809 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8380 [3DE]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see S. 1915), S8439 [7DE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 551), S8241 [1DE]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S5062 [14JY]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA]

——— making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S7861 [9NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 921), S2172 [14AP]

Dept. of Transportation: adequately fund bridges (see S. 1370), S3059 [19MY]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 762), S1585 [17MR]

——— increase limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents (see S. 1360), S6297 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S6975 [28SE]

——— 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), S6382 [5AU]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 1203), S2687 [6MY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S6382 [5AU]

——— 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), S6383 [5AU]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2336), S8725 [16DE]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 598), S6382 [5AU]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S5212 [21JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8439 [7DE]

——— provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see S. 1065), S2475 [28AP]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S7103 [1OC]

——— provide grants to improve treatment of substance use disorders (see S. 1410), S7124 [5OC]

Education: improve early education (see S. 317), S1247 [3MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1380), S3059 [19MY]

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), S982 [12FE]

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

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

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), S1118 [25FE]

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

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

FDA: clarify definition and regulation of combination products (see S. 1767), S5129 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish entities tasked with improving program and project management (see S. 1550), S7160 [6OC]

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

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5130 [15JY]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 546), S1385 [10MR]

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]

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

Health: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S590 [28JA]

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), S2570 [30AP]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S8242 [1DE]

——— 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), S2173 [14AP]

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]

——— issue prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 2252), S7814 [5NO]

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), S7861 [9NO]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S7861 [9NO]

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), S4649 [25JN]

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

——— 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), S653 [29JA]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S1336 [9MR]

——— 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), S3926 [9JN]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S4841 [8JY]

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

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S2531 [29AP]

——— 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), S653 [29JA]

——— provide programs to prevent prescription drug abuse (see S. 1913), S7274 [8OC]

——— provide relief to Medicare Advantage plans with a significant number of dually eligible or low-income subsidy beneficiaries and prevent termination of two star plans (see S. 2104), S7046 [30SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1218 [2MR]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 148), S151 [12JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see S. 395), S833 [5FE]

——— improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (see S. 2425), S8883 [18DE]

Mental health: 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), S6136 [29JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S4686 [7JY]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 1173), S2568 [30AP]

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 Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S5009 [13JY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6468 [8SE]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S3407 [1JN]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S6651 [15SE]

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

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 106), S1661 [19MR]

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

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2172 [14AP]

NLRB: 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), S6940 [24SE]

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

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

Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see S. 2166), S7547 [27OC]

Railroads: improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation (see S. 1175), S2568 [30AP]

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

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 966), S7815 [5NO]

——— provide for team and joint venture offers for certain contracts (see S. 958), S2220 [15AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S2599 [4MY]

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), S1202 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office, Knox, PA: designate (see S. 231), S420 [22JA]

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

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S3060 [19MY]

Syria: condemn atrocities committed by Bashar al-Assad and his regime (see S. Res. 173), S2688 [6MY]

Taxation: extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 699), S2042 [26MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S1246 [3MR]

——— extend the health coverage tax credit (see S. 505), S1218 [2MR]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S697 [2FE]

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1792), S5170 [16JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S1439 [11MR]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see S. 1516), S3776 [4JN]

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

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (see S. 1141), S2567 [30AP]

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

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

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

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 441), S900 [10FE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2850 [13MY]

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

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), S8379 [3DE]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8686 [15DE]

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

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

Abortion: prohibit discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, cover, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions (see S. 220), S347 [21JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 219), S347 [21JA]

Arts and humanities: protect and preserve international cultural property at risk of destruction due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters (see S. 1887), S6136 [29JY]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1896), S6136 [29JY]

Children and youth: eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see S. 1850), S5526 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S5455 [22JY]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see S. 1796), S5170 [16JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 645), S1246 [3MR]

——— improve requirements for alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 528), S983 [12FE]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see S. 1352), S2933 [14MY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 671), S1303 [4MR]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see S. 643), S1246 [3MR]

——— support a reduction in school suspension and expulsions (see S. 672), S1303 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 221), S347 [21JA]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see S. 2224), S7655 [29OC]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 2352), S8378 [3DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 1770), S5129 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2096), S7005 [29SE]

Dept. of Transportation: foster market development of clean energy fueling facilities by steering infrastructure installation toward designated Clean Vehicle Corridors (see S. 1581), S4202 [16JN]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see S. 1252), S2730 [7MY]

Drugs: promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see S. 2041), S6699 [16SE]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 777), S1628 [18MR]

EPA: authorize States to restrict interstate waste imports and impose a higher fee on out-of-State waste (see S. 1953), S6380 [5AU]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S2172 [14AP]

FDA: extend the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program (see S. 1878), S6073 [28JY]

Health: promote awareness of organ donation and need to increase pool of available organs (see S. 1435), S3238 [21MY]

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (see S. Res. 249), S6533 [9SE] (see S. Res. 279), S7160 [6OC]

Medicaid: ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see S. 1852), S5526 [23JY]

Medicare: provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S7470 [22OC]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 1145), S2567 [30AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 98), S1303 [4MR]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 308), S7815 [5NO]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to women’s soccer team (see S. Res. 334), S8636 [14DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S653 [29JA]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals (see S. 882), S2041 [26MR]

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

Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 211), S347 [21JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see S. 2277), S7913 [10NO]

——— 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), S347 [21JA]

——— enhance the child and dependent care tax credit (see S. 820), S1660 [19MR]

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

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 950), S2220 [15AP]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for childless individuals and youth formerly in foster care (see S. 2327), S8160 [19NO]

University of Pennsylvania: anniversary of Perelman School of Medicine (see S. Res. 127), S2041 [26MR]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 785), S1629 [18MR]

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]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 152), S2473 [28AP] (see S. Res. 207), S4346 [22JN]

Lists

Organizations supporting Casey amendment to S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, on improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4933 [9JY]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8344 [3DE]

Privilege of the floor

Hill, Joseph, S5132 [15JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8751 [17DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1775 [24MR], S1880 [25MR], S2000 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2645 [5MY]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (S. 238), S8703 [16DE]

Children and youth: impact of budget cuts on Federal aid programs for children, S1775–S1777 [24MR]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty, S7893–S7895 [10NO]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, S2514 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve the child and adult care food program (S. 1833), S7894 [10NO]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (S. 1796), S7894 [10NO]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S6990 [29SE], S7028 [30SE], S7401 [21OC], S8707 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (S. 2224), S7893 [10NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8751 [17DE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4931, S4932, S4933 [9JY], S5029 [14JY], S5111 [15JY], S5142 [16JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4931, S4932, S4933 [9JY], S5029 [14JY], S5110, S5111 [15JY], S5142 [16JY]

Employment: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow for reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers, S1880 [25MR], S2000 [26MR]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S7627 [29OC], S8143 [19NO]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3029 [19MY]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1142 [26FE]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S1488 [12MR], S3029 [19MY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3029 [19MY]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1430 [11MR]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6173 [30JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S53 [7JA]

——— funding, S2645 [5MY]

Medicare: anniversary, S6173 [30JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S53 [7JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 98), S1333 [9MR]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1257 [3MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8332, S8343 [3DE]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Sts. John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School girls’ basketball team, S2351• [22AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, S5111 [15JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S5111 [15JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 522), S1777 [24MR]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S2646 [5MY]

Syria: condemn atrocities committed by Bashar al-Assad and his regime, S7627 [29OC]

Taxation: establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children and enhance the dependent care credit, S8332, S8343 [3DE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to enhance the child and dependent care tax credit, S1880 [25MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8751 [17DE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses, S8751 [17DE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S1142 [26FE], S1488 [12MR], S3029 [19MY]

Tables

Five-year estimates of Federal allotments and number of children served by improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4932 [9JY]

Transcripts

National Prayer Breakfast, S2514–S2521 [29AP]

Tributes

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S5059 [14JY]

Boston, Terry, S6892• [22SE]

Casey, Joseph M., S6648• [15SE]

Dickson, Bryon K., S2793 [12MY]

Epps, JoAnne A., S1023 [23FE]

Koller, James, S1116• [25FE]

McGrath, Harry P., Sr., S6806• [17SE]

Roberts, Ralph J., S4644• [25JN]

Schweiker, Richard S., S6371 [5AU]

Steele, Glenn D., Jr., S2166• [14AP]

Weschler, Thomas R., S6374• [5AU]

Wilding, John J., S5925 [27JY]

Williams, Edward C., Jr., S1890• [25MR]