GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E. (a Senator from New York)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1799, S1804, S1818 [24MR], S1908, S1930, S1953 [25MR], S1975, S2019, S2020, S2043, S2044 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S244 [16JA], S295, S297 [20JA], S349 [21JA], S434 [22JA], S474 [26JA], S531, S542 [27JA], S654 [29JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1338 [9MR], S1393 [10MR], S1496 [12MR], S1529, S1549 [16MR], S2331 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3667, S3680, S3690, S3696, S3708, S3717 [3JN], S3788, S3795, S3803, S3840 [4JN], S3866 [8JN], S3926, S3927, S3928, S3940, S3959 [9JN], S4023, S4034 [10JN], S4113 [11JN], S4265, S4269 [18JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8107 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780, S4796 [7JY], S4849, S4856, S4864 [8JY], S4923, S4974 [9JY], S5012 [13JY], S5065, S5069 [14JY], S5096, S5103, S5130 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6320 [4AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3311 [22MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8081 [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.R. 22), S5556 [23JY], S5738 [26JY]

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

Appointments

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

President’s Export Council, S946 [11FE]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S4554 [23JN]

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. 2152), S7772 [4NO]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1911), S8884 [18DE]

Air Force: modernize C–130 aircraft and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 1136), S2530 [29AP]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S7724 [3NO]

Appalachian Regional Commission: reauthorize and establish a High-Speed Broadband Development Initiative (see S. 863), S1891 [25MR]

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

——— improve procedures for legal justice for members (see S. 1130), S3407 [1JN]

——— provide a period for relocation of spouses and dependents of certain members undergoing a permanent change of station in order to ease and facilitate the relocation of military families (see S. 2137), S7159 [6OC] (see S. 2403), S8684 [15DE]

——— 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), S4842 [8JY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S1494 [12MR]

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), S985 [12FE]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1473), S3455 [2JN]

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: identify and review certain preventive strategies, improve services for, and protect and assist in the recovery of runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see S. 529), S1032 [23FE]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 2275), S8380 [3DE]

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), S3185 [20MY]

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), S3776 [4JN]

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

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

Crime: combat human trafficking (see S. 140), S100 [8JA]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S1336 [9MR]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7724 [3NO]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S348 [21JA]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7914 [10NO]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S4346 [22JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S7492 [26OC]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S6653 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S5129 [15JY]

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

——— allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 1369), S3310 [22MY]

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

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

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see S. 1060), S2402 [23AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S2402 [23AP]

——— 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), S5010 [13JY]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see S. 604), S2111 [13AP]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see S. 1062), S2402 [23AP]

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

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 706), S1438 [11MR]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see S. 480), S982 [12FE]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S5170 [16JY]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 1865), S8192 [30NO]

——— ensure access to screening mammography (see S. 1926), S7346 [20OC]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S8306 [2DE]

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

——— establish grant programs to improve health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats (see S. 1537), S4021 [10JN]

——— establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to provide training to help identify and protect victims of human trafficking (see S. 1446), S6975 [28SE]

——— 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), S3060 [19MY]

——— 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), S8241 [1DE]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S7723 [3NO]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see S. 2424), S8883 [18DE]

——— 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), S8685 [15DE]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see S. 1287), S2935 [14MY]

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), S1075 [24FE]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S1439 [11MR]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see S. 877), S2302 [21AP]

——— 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]

——— make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (see S. 1897), S6297 [4AU]

——— require State and local law enforcement to report certain information on shooting incidents involving officers and provide grant funds to protect officers from violence and use of force training (see S. 1476), S7006 [29SE]

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

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S7547 [27OC]

——— offer rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of suspects in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see S. 2207), S7546 [27OC]

——— 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: 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 the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2402 [23AP]

Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see S. 1462), S3310 [22MY]

——— incentivize early adoption of positive train control (see S. 1006), S2245 [16AP]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2163), S7967 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S2246 [16AP]

——— 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), S2273 [20AP]

——— establish procedures for processing of whistleblower complaints (see S. 2291), S8020 [17NO]

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

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S1891 [25MR]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S2530 [29AP]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6379 [5AU]

——— provide veterans affected by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see S. 2253), S7814 [5NO]

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

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S7967 [16NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 469), S926 [11FE]

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), S7273 [8OC]

——— provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see S. 802), S3184 [20MY]

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), S6955 [25SE]

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

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

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S1383 [10MR]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S2794 [12MY]

Education: establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 1958), S6380 [5AU]

——— improve early education (see S. 317), S653 [29JA]

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

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S1586 [17MR]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see S. 355), S834 [5FE]

El Faro (vessel): recognize crew who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends (see S. Res. 291), S7413 [21OC]

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]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 1772), S5129 [15JY]

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: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S2651 [5MY]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 1302), S2794 [12MY]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (see S. 2348), S8378 [3DE]

FCC: exempt application of joint sales agreement (JSA) attribution rule in case of existing agreements in order to protect local television broadcasting (see S. 1182), S4954 [9JY]

FDA: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of animal diseases in order to minimize development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 621), S1217 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2387), S8602 [10DE]

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

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

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5062 [14JY]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see S. 406), S833 [5FE]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 1977), S7006 [29SE]

——— ensure States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2192), S7595 [28OC]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see S. 2213), S7594 [28OC]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 407), S833 [5FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 1834), S5455 [22JY]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see S. 1735), S4953 [9JY]

——— require sellers or transferors of firearms to take reasonable steps to ensure the recipient is not prohibited from possessing a firearm (see S. 2016), S7006 [29SE]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 287), S589 [28JA]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S1336 [9MR]

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]

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]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 1675), S4602 [24JN]

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), S5212 [21JY]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (see S. 692), S1383 [10MR]

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 693), S1383 [10MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S6975 [28SE]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8160 [19NO]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1589), S4202 [16JN]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S2473 [28AP]

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

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

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), S7722 [3NO]

Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001: require declassification of certain redacted information (see S. 1471), S3406 [1JN]

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

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), S8379 [3DE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2352 [22AP]

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

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

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S6895 [22SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S2731 [7MY]

——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 2297), S8637 [14DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S6849 [21SE]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see S. 704), S5062 [14JY]

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2402 [23AP]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 2373), S8603 [10DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S1586 [17MR]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S2475 [28AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S3926 [9JN]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S654 [29JA]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S8637 [14DE]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 1131), S2530 [29AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S3060 [19MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see S. 1961), S6380 [5AU]

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

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S7273 [8OC]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1832), S5527 [23JY]

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

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

——— provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under maximum hours of service regulations (see S. 2322), S8160 [19NO]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2041 [26MR]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S7594 [28OC]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2795 [12MY]

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

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

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

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

Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (see S. 81), S2933 [14MY]

——— support sustainable recovery and rebuilding following earthquakes (see S. 1882), S7304 [19OC]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 509), S983 [12FE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4649 [25JN]

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

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

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), S7724 [3NO]

NOAA: provide for equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data (see S. 1107), S6382 [5AU]

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

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see S. 444), S900 [10FE]

Officer Daryl R. Pierson Post Office, East Rochester, NY: designate (see S. 823), S1660 [19MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S5009 [13JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1980), S6380 [5AU]

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

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

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

——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 1176), S3185 [20MY]

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

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]

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

Privacy: require notification of information security breaches and enhance penalties for cyber criminals (see S. 1027), S2300 [21AP]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 1774), S5129 [15JY]

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), S7346 [20OC]

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), S1031 [23FE]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 1811), S5210 [21JY]

——— establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see S. 1934), S6296 [4AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S3406 [1JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S4139 [15JN]

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

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), S4953 [9JY]

——— 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), S7414 [21OC]

——— 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), S5061 [14JY]

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

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S6534 [9SE]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 780), S1709 [23MR]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of the families of New York Police Dept., officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos (see S. 866), S1891 [25MR]

——— 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]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see S. 959), S4250 [17JN] (see S. 2020), S6533 [9SE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S8242 [1DE]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see S. 1159), S2568 [30AP]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S1337 [9MR]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 446), S926 [11FE]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 215), S347 [21JA]

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

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 2203), S7470 [22OC]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 608), S2569 [30AP]

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

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 950), S2246 [16AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1736), S4953 [9JY]

——— provide refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (see S. 1023), S2300 [21AP]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see S. 1795), S5170 [16JY]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see S. 1444), S3238 [21MY]

——— require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 367), S772 [4FE]

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

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 2040), S7595 [28OC]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend to protect vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals (see S. 725), S1709 [23MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see S. 2091), S7005 [29SE]

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

$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S984 [12FE]

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (see S. Res. 195), S3925 [9JN] (see S. Res. 209), S4545 [23JN]

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), S1162 [26FE]

Voting: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 212), S737 [3FE]

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

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

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: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S1529 [16MR]

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

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]

——— 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), S3862 [8JN]

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

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8160 [19NO]

——— 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 War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S6895 [22SE]

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

——— commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 35), S467 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S1201 [27FE]

——— protect against foodborne illnesses and provide enhanced notification of recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products (see S. 1332), S2850 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see S. 1665), S4602 [24JN]

——— establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see S. 1184), S2599 [4MY]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1183), S2599 [4MY]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see S. 1185), S2599 [4MY]

——— strengthen and reauthorize the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (see S. 1075), S2400 [23AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area (see S. 1824), S5210 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries (see S. 1467), S3310 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S1336 [9MR]

Diseases: improve asthma management, education, and research (see S. 1064), S2400 [23AP]

——— 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), S2400 [23AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1382), S3059 [19MY]

FEMA: provide for transparency, accountability, and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2324), S8160 [19NO]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see S. 1760), S5061 [14JY]

Human rights: treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking and support efforts to arrest and prosecute such sex traffickers (see S. Res. 81), S984 [12FE]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relative to restoration and stewardship (see S. 1674), S4602 [24JN]

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

Social Security: 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), S2244 [16AP]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S1629 [18MR]

Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office Building, Kingston, NY: designate (see S. 2088), S6975 [28SE]

Stonewall National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2386), S8602 [10DE]

Taxation: provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses (see S. 180), S238 [16JA]

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S2431 [27AP]

Cloture motions

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

Privilege of the floor

Palladino, Robert, S3844 [4JN]

Remarks

Black Women’s History Week: designate, S1657 [19MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S323 [21JA], S573 [28JA]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), S8861 [18DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1270 [4MR], S1408 [11MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 166), S1270 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3742 [4JN], S3911 [9JN], S4183, S4185, S4186 [16JN]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, S3742–S3744 [4JN], S3911 [9JN], S4183, S4185, S4186 [16JN]

Dept. of HHS: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs, S1408 [11MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S762 [4FE]

Disasters: provide for use of Federal disaster relief and emergency assistance for energy-efficient products and structures, S323 [21JA]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7241 [8OC]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7241 [8OC]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 1760), S7241 [8OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in persons, S1270 [4MR]

——— treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking, vacate their criminal convictions and expunge criminal record, S1408 [11MR]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S762 [4FE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Carnegie Hall, S7097• [1OC]

——— reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, S8872 [18DE]

——— reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (S. 928), S6986 [29SE], S7444 [22OC]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills, S323 [21JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6157 [30JY]

——— support, and condemn tactics used in video of official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, S6157 [30JY]

Privacy: require notification of information security breaches and enhance penalties for cyber criminals (S. 1027), S2304 [21AP]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), S8514 [9DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 262), S1270 [4MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to clarify definition of ‘‘underground injection’’ relative to natural gas for purposes of storage, S323 [21JA], S573 [28JA]

Taxation: provide refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (S. 1023), S2304 [21AP]

Women’s Equality Day: observance, S6375• [5AU]

Tributes

Beyrodt, Gerard, S7444 [22OC]

Cuomo, Mario M., S54 [7JA]

Hooker, Olivia J., S855• [9FE]

Infiesta, Julio N., S8599• [10DE]

Pfeifer, Ray, S8872 [18DE]