BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD (a Senator from Connecticut)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1818 [24MR], S1881, S1893, S1908, S1934, S1936, S1943 [25MR], S1969, S1996, S1998, S2016, S2018, S2020, S2021, S2042, S2043, S2045, S2046, S2071, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2079, S2080 [26MR]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (S. 2044), S8638, S8639 [14DE]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3667, S3690, S3696, S3701, S3708, S3712, S3713, S3717, S3719 [3JN], S3755, S3757, S3777, S3784, S3788, S3796, S3810, S3824 [4JN], S3863, S3866, S3873 [8JN], S3935, S3963 [9JN], S4056 [10JN], S4113, S4114 [11JN], S4139, S4166 [15JN], S4266, S4269 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (H.R. 91), S4357, S4521 [22JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7863, S7864 [9NO], S7879 [10NO], S8889 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8107 [18NO], S8162, S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4862, S4864 [8JY], S4955, S4973 [9JY], S5064 [14JY], S5095 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6311 [4AU], S6411 [5AU], S7336 [20OC], S7417, S7418 [21OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2983, S2993, S2994, S2995, S3001, S3002, S3005 [18MY], S3061, S3079 [19MY], S3185, S3193 [20MY]

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 (S. Res. 302), S7938, S7955, S7956 [10NO]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178 [14AP]

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), S5539, S5540 [23JY], S5690, S5691, S5694, S5696 [24JY], S5719, S5741, S5850, S5851, S5871, S5872 [26JY], S6138 [29JY]

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

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178 [14AP]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1493), S7050 [30SE]

Appointments

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: modernize C–130 aircraft and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 1136), S2570 [30AP]

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), S5455 [22JY]

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

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see S. 1603), S6534 [9SE]

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

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4103 [11JN]

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2357), S8379 [3DE] (see S. 2393), S8602 [10DE]

——— 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), S7724 [3NO] (see S. 2403), S8684 [15DE]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1529), S3925 [9JN]

Aviation: require air carriers to modify certain policies relative to use of epinephrine for in-flight emergencies (see S. 1972), S7414 [21OC]

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

——— require creditors to inform consumer reporting agencies that certain debts have been discharged in bankruptcy (see S. 1773), S5129 [15JY]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1375), S3059 [19MY]

——— increase royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land and prohibit export of coal produced on Federal land (see S. 2339), S8241 [1DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S985 [12FE]

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

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1896), S7161 [6OC]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 94), S1247 [3MR]

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: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1563), S4103 [11JN]

——— treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (see S. Res. 43), S590 [28JA]

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]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 985), S2244 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 1908), S6186 [30JY]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S3239 [21MY]

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

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

Consumers: provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards and mobile accounts (see S. 2315), S8160 [19NO]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 26), S11 [6JA]

——— prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see S. 2044), S7724 [3NO]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S7861 [9NO]

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

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S6811 [17SE]

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see S. 588), S1161 [26FE]

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

——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1250), S4649 [25JN]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 1847), S5526 [23JY]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 838), S1708 [23MR]

——— 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: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S2273 [20AP]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7345 [20OC]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S1075 [24FE]

——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 467), S926 [11FE]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7414 [21OC]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S4104 [11JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S832 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S6895 [22SE]

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

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

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program (see S. 514), S983 [12FE]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see S. 2098), S7005 [29SE]

——— 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), S7006 [29SE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2272), S7913 [10NO]

——— 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), S7160 [6OC]

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

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

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S5929 [27JY]

——— 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), S7594 [28OC]

——— 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: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1775), S5129 [15JY]

——— continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see S. 575), S1118 [25FE]

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

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), S7005 [29SE]

——— 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), S4203 [16JN]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S1031 [23FE]

——— fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 2105), S7046 [30SE]

——— 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 a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see S. 1751), S5008 [13JY]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 32), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1163 [26FE]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S2402 [23AP]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP]

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

——— improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see S. 1680), S6534 [9SE]

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

——— increase limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents (see S. 1360), S3061 [19MY]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 1612), S4298 [18JN]

——— require State motor vehicle departments and registration agencies to notify motor vehicle owners of open safety recalls and require compliance with such recalls prior to registration (see S. 617), S1217 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes (see S. 2120), S7102 [1OC]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (see S. 2013), S7274 [8OC]

——— 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), S2110 [13AP]

——— 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]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 1085), S4954 [9JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (see S. 2082), S6955 [25SE]

——— extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship (see S. 1460), S7273 [8OC]

——— improve accountability of employees (see S. 290), S8379 [3DE]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S4346 [22JN]

——— increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 2022), S8380 [3DE]

——— increase number of graduate medical education positions and improve compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see S. 1676), S7273 [8OC]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see S. 1463), S3310 [22MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S833 [5FE]

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

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S2221 [15AP]

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

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8637 [14DE]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S2173 [14AP]

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

Education: support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see S. 355), S736 [3FE]

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]

——— prohibit employers from requiring low-wage workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into such covenants (see S. 1504), S3862 [8JN]

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

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see S. 1918), S6239 [3AU]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see S. 700), S4687 [7JY]

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 (see S. 824), S1660 [19MR]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S2760 [11MY]

——— protect the safety of the national airspace system from the hazardous operation of consumer drones (see S. 1608), S6467 [8SE]

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

——— 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]

——— 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), S2972 [18MY]

Farmington River and Salmon Brook: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 329), S697 [2FE]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see S. 1685), S4648 [25JN]

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

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see S. 1472), S3406 [1JN]

——— require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from smartphones and render such devices inoperable (see S. 1076), S2400 [23AP]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see S. 1260), S2730 [7MY]

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), S2651 [5MY]

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

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

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

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

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 283), S7272 [8OC]

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), S6535 [9SE]

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

——— 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]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 18), S4346 [22JN]

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 reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (see S. Res. 29), S283 [20JA]

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

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

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see S. 1565), S4103 [11JN]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 430), S900 [10FE]

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), S5212 [21JY]

Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1392), S8161 [19NO]

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), S2473 [28AP]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see S. 284), S589 [28JA]

——— 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]

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), S200 [13JA]

——— clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8192 [30NO]

——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see S. 2266), S7912 [10NO]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2270), S7912 [10NO]

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

Insurance: expand eligibility for reimbursement for smoking cessation services to include copayments for such services by covered beneficiaries under TRICARE who are eligible for Medicare (see S. 1313), S2849 [13MY]

——— 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), S8022 [17NO]

——— 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), S1586 [17MR]

——— provide for greater congressional oversight of Iran’s nuclear program (see S. 2119), S7102 [1OC]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see S. 868), S2040 [26MR]

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), S7914 [10NO]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S5527 [23JY]

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), S2475 [28AP]

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

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

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S2246 [16AP]

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

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

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

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see S. 1852), S7595 [28OC]

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

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see S. 1364), S2971 [18MY]

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

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S4138 [15JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S7771 [4NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S5171 [16JY]

——— enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see S. 2392), S8602 [10DE]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see S. 2342), S8306 [2DE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 2071), S6938 [24SE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7414 [21OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2273 [20AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S7220 [7OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S7413 [21OC]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 1131), S2600 [4MY]

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

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S11 [6JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S7723 [3NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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]

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

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), S6811 [17SE]

——— 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]

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

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]

——— develop standards to prevent hacking of vehicle control systems, make owners aware of vehicle data collection, and disclose vehicle performance relative to security and privacy (see S. 1806), S5210 [21JY]

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

——— protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see S. 1164), S2568 [30AP]

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

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

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

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

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S6938 [24SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2761 [11MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see S. 1743), S4953 [9JY]

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

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 266), S6940 [24SE]

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 230), S6138 [29JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 228), S6297 [4AU]

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

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 133), S2110 [13AP]

National Travel and Tourism Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 170), S2688 [6MY]

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

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]

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), 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), S6699 [16SE]

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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 177), S2272 [20AP]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 668), S1303 [4MR]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see S. 1788), S5170 [16JY]

Puerto Rico: provide a short-term stay from legal actions by certain creditors until debt restructuring legislation has passed (see S. 2436), S8883 [18DE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7816 [5NO]

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

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1119 [25FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S6938 [24SE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S4954 [9JY]

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

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 325), S8306 [2DE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 20), S12 [6JA]

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), S8191 [30NO]

——— 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), S8547 [9DE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN]

——— require applicable manufacturers to include information on payments made to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other advance practice nurses in certain transparency reports (see S. 2153), S7219 [7OC]

——— 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), S8021 [17NO]

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

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S5527 [23JY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 780), S1628 [18MR]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1072), S2400 [23AP]

Taxation: expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1127), S2529 [29AP]

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

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

——— 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 permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S2272 [20AP]

——— 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]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 1686), S4648 [25JN]

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

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 450), S926 [11FE]

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

Telecommunications: make it illegal to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile electronic device (see S. 1949), S6379 [5AU]

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), S6699 [16SE]

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

Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7005 [29SE]

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

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1074), S2400 [23AP]

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

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges (see S. 1754), S7273 [8OC]

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), S737 [3FE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S3678 [3JN]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see S. 448), S926 [11FE]

——— waive minimum period of continuous active duty for homeless veterans to receive benefits and furnish benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions (see S. 1731), S6188 [30JY]

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), S4022 [10JN]

——— 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), S4138 [15JN]

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

——— expand health programs (see S. 674), S1587 [17MR]

——— 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), S2795 [12MY]

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: 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]

Business and industry: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see S. 1968), S6380 [5AU]

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]

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]

Darwin Day: designate (see S. Res. 66), S772 [4FE] (see S. Res. 337), S8794 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see S. 2420), S8794 [17DE]

Dept. of Education: establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see S. 897), S2110 [13AP]

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

——— 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]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt firearms transfer and possession policies to prevent domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms (see S. 2198), S7470 [22OC]

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 1673), S4602 [24JN]

——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 900), S2110 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow entrance into agreements with non-departmental health care providers if unable to provide health care in departmental facilities or through contracts or sharing agreements (see S. 2179), S7272 [8OC]

——— carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical centers of the Dept. (see S. 2210), S7546 [27OC]

——— expand requirements for reissuance of veterans benefits in cases of misuse of benefits by certain fiduciaries to include misuse by all fiduciaries, and improve oversight of fiduciaries (see S. 2316), S8160 [19NO]

——— extend authorities to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases determined to be associated with exposure to herbicide agents (see S. 2081), S6955 [25SE]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (see S. 1885), S6136 [29JY]

——— 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]

——— 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), S5526 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a joint uniform formulary for systemic pain and psychotropic drugs critical to transitioning treatment of an individual between Depts. (see S. 1721), S4841 [8JY]

FDA: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (see S. 2301), S8079 [18NO]

Firearms: 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]

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

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see S. 1200), S2687 [6MY]

——— prescribe regulations on collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see S. 2404), S8684 [15DE]

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]

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

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]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1738), S4953 [9JY]

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S4841 [8JY]

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

Naval Submarine Base New London, CT: commend Connecticut for initial contribution of land to establish and ongoing support, submariners, and contributions to industry, workforce, and defense of the U.S. (see S. Res. 298), S7491 [26OC]

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]

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]

Railroads: improve highway-rail grade crossing safety (see S. 532), S1031 [23FE]

Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see S. 1904), S6186 [30JY]

Sports: decrease the frequency of sports blackouts (see S. 2414), S8793 [17DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see S. 1069), S2400 [23AP]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see S. 1517), S3776 [4JN]

——— reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products (see S. 1129), S2529 [29AP]

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

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

Letters

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: Julia Frifield, Dept. of State, S8731 [16DE]

——— several Senators, S8731 [16DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services: Dale Barnett, American Legion, S7065 [1OC]

Suspend and remove Dept. of Veterans Affairs employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees: Max Stier, Partnership for Public Service (organization), S5530 [23JY]

Veteran Partners’ Efforts To Enhance Reintegration (Veteran PEER) Act: Allen Doederlein, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, S7548 [27OC]

——— Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S7549 [27OC]

——— Mary Giliberti, National Alliance on Mental Illness, S7548 [27OC]

——— Norbert Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, S7548 [27OC]

Motions

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), S7887 [10NO]

Privilege of the floor

Babin, Larry, S3885 [8JN]

Remarks

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 (S. 217), S6837 [21SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S2232 [16AP]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6836 [21SE]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (S. 1603), S6837 [21SE]

——— increase civil penalties for violation of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, S3885–S3887 [8JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1766 [24MR], S1881 [25MR], S1999, S2003 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2639 [5MY]

Council, LaVerne Horton: confirmation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology, S4592 [24JN]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud, S3273 [22MY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1522 [16MR], S2232 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3885–S3887 [8JN], S4131 [15JN]

——— Black Hawk UH–60M helicopters funding, S3885, S3886 [8JN]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3886, S3887 [8JN]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, S4131 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: ensure States have resources necessary to enforce Title IX, promoting gender equality, S4895 [8JY]

——— establish a commission to develop procedures to regulate use of, and ensure protection of student personal data, S4996 [13JY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming, S4896 [8JY]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S7403 [21OC]

——— provide educators with training to identify mental illness in students and services for those at risk, S4896 [8JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S7766 [4NO]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to the 90–10 rule and military and veterans’ education benefits, S2465, S2466 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish Women’s Health Care and Clinic Security and Safety Fund, S8261 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (S. 272), S553 [28JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 551), S8455 [8DE]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, S7579 [28OC], S7887 [10NO]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (S. 650), S2164 [14AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical centers of the Dept. (S. 2210), S7547 [27OC]

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

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), S680 [2FE], S720 [3FE]

——— expand the deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and servicemembers, S1881 [25MR], S2003 [26MR]

——— grant authority to reinstate GI Bill benefits to veterans who have been enrolled in a for-profit college that has been shut down, S7766 [4NO]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (S. 1885), S6182 [30JY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (S. 1463), S3290 [22MY]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (S. 1938), S7766 [4NO]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (S. 1082), S5529, S5530 [23JY], S7324 [20OC]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (S. 1082), unanimous-consent request, S7324 [20OC]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), S6117, S6118, S6119 [29JY], S6165 [30JY]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (S. 627), S5529 [23JY]

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (S. 1856), S5528–S5530 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7853 [9NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7065 [1OC]

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 (S. 469), S5438 [22JY]

Dinh-Zarr, Tho: nomination to the NTSB, S1471 [12MR]

Economy: importance of job creation, S6836 [21SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4895 [8JY], S4995 [13JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S6836 [21SE]

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 (S. 571), S8678 [15DE]

——— 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 (S. 571), unanimous-consent agreement, S8678 [15DE]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products, S2551 [30AP]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products, S7580, S7581 [28OC]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7784 [5NO]

Feinberg, Sarah E.: nomination to be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator, S7580 [28OC]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7240 [8OC]

——— gun control, S4566 [24JN], S8340 [3DE]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7147 [6OC], S7240 [8OC]

——— prohibit firearm dealers to proceed with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days, S4996 [13JY]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (S. 1834), S7148 [6OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: reform amicus curiae provision, S3430, S3431 [2JN]

Foreign trade: ensure trade agreements do not weaken or diminish food safety standards and promote strong food safety laws and regulations, S3044 [19MY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3043 [19MY]

——— require publication on the Internet of formal proposals advanced by the U.S. in negotiations for a trade agreement, S3043 [19MY]

FTC: prohibit companies from reselling student data, using student data or profiles for advertising purposes, and ensure proper encryption to protect student data from cyber theft, S4995 [13JY]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, S7580, S7581 [28OC]

Hart, Christopher A.: nomination to be NTSB Chairman, S1471 [12MR]

Immigration: establish processes for certain aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been or may be persecuted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees, S6689 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S553 [28JA]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6511 [9SE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to pay claims from sanctions revenue to U.S. citizens held hostage in Iran and their families, S1999 [26MR]

——— impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1520 [16MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3043 [19MY]

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 (S. Res. 302), S7854 [9NO]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1521, S1522 [16MR]

Memorial Day: observance, S3273 [22MY]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3162 [20MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (S. 928), S7064 [1OC]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S8574 [10DE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1260 [3MR]

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), S6511 [9SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to instruct conferees, S7887 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5493 [23JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1292 [4MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8261 [2DE], S8340 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1861), S6116 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6216, S6227 [3AU]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6837 [21SE]

Pratt & Whitney (company): anniversary, S5454• [22JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S4592 [24JN]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3162 [20MY], S3396 [1JN], S3430, S3431 [2JN]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (S. 1123), S2778 [12MY]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3273 [22MY]

Protectors of Animals (organization): anniversary, S1526• [16MR]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), S8516 [9DE], S8772 [17DE]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, S6689 [16SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2747 [11MY], S5493 [23JY], S7887 [10NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), S6117, S6118, S6119 [29JY], S6165 [30JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7579 [28OC]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shooting at Umpqua Community College, S7147 [6OC]

San Bernardino, CA: express condolences for victims of shooting at Inland Regional Center, S8340 [3DE]

Shulkin, David J.: confirmation as Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, S4592 [24JN]

SSA: prohibit the publishing of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals in the Death Master File, S1520 [16MR]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S1292 [4MR]

Taxation: reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products (S. 1129), S2551 [30AP]

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 (S. Res. 310), S8730, S8731, S8732 [16DE]

World Wildlife Day: designate (S. Res. 95), S1260 [3MR]

Statements

Metro-North Licensing Test Cheating Scandal: by, S6114 [29JY]

Texts of

S. 2210, Veteran Partners’ Efforts To Enhance Reintegration (Veteran PEER) Act, S7548 [27OC]

Tributes

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S3397 [1JN]

Cunningham, Mary E., S2684• [6MY]

Dwyer, Sheila, S95 [8JA]

Healy, Lynne Moore, S7488• [26OC]

Raheim, Salome, S3401• [1JN]

Robertson, Neil, S1155• [26FE]