DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Senator from Illinois)

Amendments

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), S7933 [10NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1734 [23MR], S1795, S1825, S1829 [24MR], S1874, S1893, S1908, S1916, S1927, S1932, S1933, S1935, S1941, S1943, S1953, S1955, S1956 [25MR], S1975, S1976, S1996, S1998, S2018, S2020, S2021, S2045, S2059, S2062, S2071, S2077, S2078, S2080 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), cosponsorship withdrawn, S2047 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S214, S215 [13JA], S268, S296 [20JA], S421 [22JA], S473 [26JA]

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, S3710, S3711, S3712, S3717, S3723 [3JN], S3757, S3800, S3810 [4JN], S3854, S3863, S3871, S3872, S3882 [8JN], S3927 [9JN], S4024 [10JN], S4140 [15JN], S4266 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7880, S7919 [10NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8111 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4862, S4864, S4874 [8JY], S4955, S4973 [9JY], S5066, S5068, S5069 [14JY], S5103 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6301, S6315 [4AU], S6384 [5AU], S7334 [20OC], S7381 [21OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2943 [14MY], S2995, S2996 [18MY]

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), S5689 [24JY], S5711, S5741, S5886 [26JY], S5930, S5931, S5932 [27JY], S6076 [28JY], S6138 [29JY]

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

Appointments

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

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

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

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Conferee: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1011 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

Can the GOP Change? Wall Street Journal, S876 [10FE]

Manhattan Hardware Store Welcomes Refugees as Governors Vow To Shut Them Out, Jim Dwyer, New York (NY) Times, S8189 [30NO]

Meet the Nuns Who Are Preparing Their West Ridge Home To Take in Syrian Refugees, Tony Boylan, Chicagoist (Internet site), S8294 [2DE]

‘Normal’ Still a Ways Away, but We Will Get There, Steve Eighinger, Quincy (IL) Herald-Whig, S5167 [16JY]

Today’s Syrian Refugees Are Yesterday’s Irish, Zaher Sahloul, Lobelog (Internet site), S8736 [17DE]

Why It Takes Two Years for Syrian Refugees To Enter the U.S., Haeyoun Park and Larry Buchanan, New York (NY) Times, S8293 [2DE]

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]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: include Livingston County, IL, Jonesboro, IL, and Freeport, IL (see S. 1662), S4602 [24JN]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7472 [22OC]

——— condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S6187 [30JY]

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

AID: reform Food for Peace Program (see S. 525), S2474 [28AP]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 203), S4250 [17JN]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 316), S8080 [18NO]

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

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

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S7304 [19OC]

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

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

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

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

Bankruptcy: 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]

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), S1495 [12MR]

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

Budget: provide relief from reductions in discretionary spending limits imposed by sequestration (see S. 515), S983 [12FE]

Burma: commend free and fair elections, call for peaceful transfer of power, and support efforts to pursue national unity (see S. Res. 320), S8160 [19NO]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1384 [10MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see S. Con. Res. 21), S7124 [5OC]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 124), S2041 [26MR]

Children and youth: ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see S. 1965), S6380 [5AU]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 158), S2568 [30AP]

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), S2111 [13AP]

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 1165), S2568 [30AP]

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

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]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 23), S59 [7JA]

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), S6136 [29JY]

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

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: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S2689 [6MY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1520), S7345 [20OC]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S1303 [4MR]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7102 [1OC]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S6296 [4AU]

——— authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see S. 1389), S3060 [19MY]

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

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S653 [29JA]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), 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 Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 1524), S4604 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S6653 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 182), S3060 [19MY]

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

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2037), S6699 [16SE]

——— 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]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 605), S1529 [16MR]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 492), S982 [12FE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see S. 1059), S2352 [22AP]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1102), S2431 [27AP]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of Energy: improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see S. 1187), S2599 [4MY]

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

——— 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]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1588), S4202 [16JN]

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]

——— 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]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S1303 [4MR]

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), S7346 [20OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S3310 [22MY]

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

——— provide improved investment in national transportation infrastructure (see S. 1748), S4953 [9JY]

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]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S4687 [7JY]

——— 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), S2934 [14MY]

——— 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), S2400 [23AP]

——— 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 use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S4649 [25JN]

——— 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), S5130 [15JY]

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

——— provide for conveyance of land between Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL, and Danville Area Community College (see S. 1967), S6435 [6AU]

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

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S2301 [21AP]

——— 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), S6383 [5AU]

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), S3679 [3JN]

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), S3239 [21MY]

——— promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2194), S7470 [22OC]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 164), S2568 [30AP]

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S2600 [4MY]

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

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S983 [12FE]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S3309 [22MY]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 1654), S4544 [23JN]

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

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

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S982 [12FE]

——— 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]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 896), S2110 [13AP]

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), S2273 [20AP]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S11 [6JA]

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

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

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), S3457 [2JN]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 2235), S8307 [2DE]

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]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S2273 [20AP]

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S7771 [4NO]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2568 [30AP]

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

——— 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]

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]

Germany: anniversary of peaceful and democratic reunification (see S. Res. 274), S7414 [21OC]

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

——— protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]

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

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), S2795 [12MY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture (see S. 1670), S4955 [9JY]

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

Immigration: 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]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see S. 237), S8080 [18NO]

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]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S1629 [18MR]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 97), S1303 [4MR]

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), S2400 [23AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions (see S. Res. 40), S466 [26JA]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]

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

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7914 [10NO]

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S4842 [8JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S6940 [24SE]

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]

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), S1303 [4MR]

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]

——— require States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while such individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 1409), S3237 [21MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S1031 [23FE]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S4299 [18JN]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1247 [3MR]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 332), S1031 [23FE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see S. 1466), S4023 [10JN]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 1168), S2568 [30AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S4299 [18JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S4299 [18JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S984 [12FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S2221 [15AP]

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

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

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

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1832), S8306 [2DE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S7724 [3NO]

Mongolia: anniversary of first democratic elections (see S. Res. 189), S6075 [28JY]

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

NASA: anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope (see S. Res. 149), S2401 [23AP]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 176), S2759 [11MY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2688 [6MY]

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

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

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

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 Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 277), S7124 [5OC]

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2475 [28AP]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see S. Res. 65), S772 [4FE]

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), S7125 [5OC]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1863), S6075 [28JY]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see S. 632), S1246 [3MR]

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), S421 [22JA]

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), S1247 [3MR]

——— 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]

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), S6240 [3AU]

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

Railroads: improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation (see S. 1175), S2935 [14MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 91), S1162 [26FE]

Roosevelt University: anniversary (see S. Res. 137), S2245 [16AP]

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]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S4299 [18JN]

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

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see S. 811), S1782 [24MR]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S4203 [16JN]

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

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), S984 [12FE]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S7125 [5OC]

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

——— 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), S1031 [23FE]

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

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S2569 [30AP]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S2111 [13AP]

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

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

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

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see S. 376), S772 [4FE]

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

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

——— increase certain fuel taxes, strengthen the earned income tax and child tax credits, and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment (see S. 1994), S6435 [6AU]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see S. 1658), S4601 [24JN]

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

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

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

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

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8546 [9DE]

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: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S8883 [18DE]

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

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

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see S. 2079), S6938 [24SE]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 229), S5526 [23JY]

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]

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), S901 [10FE]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1004), S2245 [16AP]

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]

——— 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), S4603 [24JN]

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

——— 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), S6383 [5AU]

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

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

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 165), S2568 [30AP]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S6137 [29JY]

——— 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

Armed Forces: 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]

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

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 1156), S2567 [30AP]

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

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]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 205), S4299 [18JN]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 988), S2244 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 1122), S2473 [28AP]

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]

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

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1022), S2300 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see S. 1556), S4103 [11JN]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see S. 1374), S3059 [19MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 2176), S7272 [8OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1763), S5061 [14JY]

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

——— include county and municipal correctional facilities among medical facilities that qualify for designation as health professional shortage areas for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see S. 1051), S2352 [22AP]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S2244 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1021), S2300 [21AP]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1070), S2400 [23AP]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see S. 657), S1303 [4MR]

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

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 840), S1708 [23MR]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see S. 700), S1384 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 975), S2244 [16AP]

FEMA: enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (see S. 1481), S3456 [2JN]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 870), S2040 [26MR]

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

Freedom of religion: protect and promote international religious freedom (see S. 1860), S5526 [23JY]

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

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

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 1884), S6136 [29JY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 75), S984 [12FE]

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

Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba (see S. Res. 26), S201 [13JA]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 396), S833 [5FE]

SBA: direct Office of Veterans Business Development task force to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 1400), S3183 [20MY]

Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (see S. 747), S1528 [16MR]

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

Taxation: modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S283 [20JA]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 1486), S3456 [2JN]

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

Biographies

Brent, George, S7857 [9NO]

Dobryman, Joseph, S7858 [9NO]

Gargano, Anthony, S7858 [9NO]

Messinger, Hannah, S7858 [9NO]

Nichols, Harry, S7858 [9NO]

Oppenheimer, Margie, S7857 [9NO]

Pazoles, Lewis, S7858 [9NO]

Reed, Walter, S7858 [9NO]

Stern, Edith, S7857 [9NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [6JA]

Cloture motions

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

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), S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY]

Letters

Dept. of Defense placement of University of Phoenix on probationary and potential termination status relative to participation in the Tuition Assistance Program for active duty military personnel: several organizations, S7607 [29OC]

1000+ rabbis in support of welcoming Syrian refugees: HIAS.org (Internet site), S8295 [2DE]

Restrict authority to arm EPA criminal investigators: Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S510 [27JA]

Lists

Groups opposing McCain amendment to H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on prohibiting funding of medical research or development projects, S4226 [17JN]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Privilege of the floor

Dysart, Elizabeth, S4059 [10JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1453 [12MR], S1513 [16MR], S1615 [18MR], S2231 [16AP]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6860 [22SE]

Adams, Julie E.: election as Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 8), S7 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 10), S7 [6JA]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, S1325 [9MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5893 [27JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S6866 [22SE], S7228 [8OC]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S8699 [16DE], S8850 [18DE]

——— making continuing, S6963, S6966 [28SE], S7013 [30SE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions, S6966 [28SE]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), House amendment, S7877 [10NO]

Bryan, Patricia Mack: appointment as Senate Legal Counsel (S. Res. 16), S8 [6JA]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7552 [28OC], S7665 [30OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1849 [25MR], S1962, S1970, S1990, S2004 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2628 [5MY]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 698), S8648 [15DE]

Carter, Ashton B.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S949 [12FE]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute, S4174 [16JN]

Chicago Community Trust (organization): anniversary, S2597 [4MY]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, S4990 [13JY]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (S. 988), S2249 [16AP]

Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, S326 [21JA]

——— express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities, S326 [21JA]

——— global warming, S7997 [17NO]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): permission to meet, unanimous-consent request, S9 [6JA]

Committees of the Senate: funding, S53 [7JA]

——— minority party appointments (S. Res. 22), S67 [7JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S909 [11FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S302, S307, S309, S326, S327, S328 [21JA], S367, S395, S405 [22JA], S448 [26JA], S495, S509 [27JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S70 [8JA], S160 [13JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S408 [22JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1513 [16MR]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, S29 [7JA]

——— joint session for address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran, S1227 [3MR]

——— notify the President that a quorum has assembled (S. Res. 1), S6 [6JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S509 [27JA], S1453 [12MR], S1513 [16MR], S1615 [18MR], S2231 [16AP], S2330 [22AP]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (S. 2123), S7061• [1OC]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, S1453 [12MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (S. 299), S613 [29JA]

——— proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, S251 [20JA]

CVS Health Corp.: tribute to decision to quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce relative to Chamber’s efforts to fight antismoking laws in other countries, S4988 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7877 [10NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3665 [3JN], S3980, S4017 [10JN], S4218, S4225 [17JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7134 [6OC]

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

——— limit use of Russian RD–180 rocket engines on military space launches, S8699–S8701 [16DE]

——— making appropriations, S8850 [18DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S6866 [22SE], S7777 [5NO]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3665 [3JN], S3980 [10JN], S7134 [6OC]

——— placement of University of Phoenix on probationary and potential termination status relative to participation in the Tuition Assistance Program for active duty military personnel, S7553 [28OC], S7605–S7608 [29OC]

——— prevent abuse and provide accountability in approval process for compound pharmaceuticals, S6366 [5AU]

——— prohibit funding of medical research or development projects unless the project is designed to protect, enhance, or restore the health and safety of Armed Forces members, S4225 [17JN]

Dept. of Education: allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan Program (S. 1556), S4106 [11JN]

——— diversion of public education funding to private schools in the form of vouchers to allow for school choice, S4825 [8JY]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (S. 1374), S3301 [22MY]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S7043 [30SE]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges, S8448 [8DE]

——— require State report cards to include information about postsecondary enrollment rates at public and State institutions, S4989 [13JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S1454–S1456 [12MR], S2446 [28AP], S2714 [7MY], S3907 [9JN], S5503 [23JY], S6252 [4AU], S6996 [29SE], S7761, S7762, S7763, S7764, S7765, S7766 [4NO], S8448 [8DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to the 90–10 rule and military and veterans’ education benefits, S2463, S2465 [28AP], S6252 [4AU]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (S. 2248), S7816 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S8027 [17NO]

——— anniversary of Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program, S8028 [17NO]

——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program, S8431 [7DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), S134–S136 [12JA], S161 [13JA], S251 [20JA], S303 [21JA], S368 [22JA], S495 [27JA], S1189 [27FE], S1513 [16MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S678, S679 [2FE], S709 [3FE], S741 [4FE], S804 [5FE], S875 [10FE], S908 [11FE], S947, S968 [12FE], S1038, S1046 [24FE], S1088–S1090 [25FE], S1130, S1131 [26FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), unanimous-consent request, S968 [12FE]

——— making appropriations (S. 272), S549 [28JA], S612 [29JA], S804 [5FE], S968 [12FE]

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), S8447 [8DE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (S. 974), S2246 [16AP]

Dept. of State: making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (S. 2145), S7311 [20OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S69 [8JA]

——— identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S3261 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), S734 [3FE]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (S. 657), S1305 [4MR], S4943 [9JY], S7856 [9NO]

——— improve disability treatment and compensation for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions, S7856 [9NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8699 [16DE], S8850 [18DE]

Discrimination: anti-Muslim rhetoric by Republican Party Presidential candidates, S8447 [8DE], S8625 [14DE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S3981 [10JN]

——— commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (S. Res. 108), S2188 [15AP]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for Alzheimer’s disease research, S1970 [26MR]

Dove, Laura C.: election as Sec. for the Majority of the Senate (S. Res. 14), S8 [6JA]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 502), S1576, S1577, S1578 [17MR]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S302 [21JA]

——— revitalize the middle class, S302 [21JA]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S5044 [14JY]

——— proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S302 [21JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S409 [22JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4824 [8JY], S4989, S4990 [13JY], S5043 [14JY], S5141 [16JY]

——— Title I funding formula reform, S4825 [8JY], S5044 [14JY], S5141 [16JY]

Elwood, IL: dedication of monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, S3176 [20MY]

EPA: consult with Dept. of Transportation to promulgate rules to regulate transportation and storage of petroleum coke, S268–S270 [20JA], S307, S309, S326, S327, S328 [21JA]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7997 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7997 [17NO]

——— restrict authority to arm criminal investigators, S509, S510 [27JA]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S4017 [10JN]

——— reauthorize and reform (S. 819), S6668 [16SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 824), S3640 [3JN]

FAA: anniversary of smoking ban on commercial airlines, S1088 [25FE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relative to prohibiting award of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations, S2004 [26MR]

FEMA: enter into agreement with National Research Council to study urban flooding (S. 1481), S3674 [3JN]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 870), S2047 [26MR]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, S8347 [3DE]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale, S8430 [7DE]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7228 [8OC]

——— gun control, S7155 [6OC], S8188 [30NO], S8430 [7DE]

——— proposal to prohibit people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns, S8447 [8DE]

Food Safety Administration: establish (S. 287), S830 [5FE]

Foreign countries: report on trip to Cuba, S251 [20JA]

——— report on trip to Greece and Ukraine, S7311 [20OC]

——— report on trip to Ukraine, Lithuania, and Poland, S3377–S3379 [1JN]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2780 [12MY], S3031 [19MY], S3261 [22MY]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S2780 [12MY]

France: condemn terrorist attack at kosher supermarket, S134 [12JA]

——— condemn terrorist attack on offices of Charlie Hebdo (French publication), S29 [7JA], S134 [12JA]

——— 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, S7976 [17NO]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, S8625 [14DE]

Galena, IL: tribute to firefighters and local and Federal response to train derailment and crude oil fire, S1434 [11MR]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6630 [15SE], S6963 [28SE]

Gross, Alan P.: release from Cuba as a political prisoner, S79 [8JA]

Haiti: progress in recovery from earthquake and continue U.S. support and assistance, S4989 [13JY]

Hatch, Senator: election as President pro tempore (S. Res. 3), S6 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as President pro tempore (S. Res. 5), S6 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as President pro tempore (S. Res. 4), S6 [6JA]

Hawkins, Jeffrey J., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Central African Republic, S6995 [29SE]

Health: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research, S1849 [25MR]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (S. 289), S744 [4FE], S1401 [11MR], S2188 [15AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), S876 [10FE]

House of Representatives: notify that a quorum of the Senate is present (S. Res. 2), S6 [6JA]

Human rights: call for release of political prisoners, S2027 [26MR], S7260 [8OC]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S303 [21JA], S368 [22JA], S495–S497 [27JA], S550 [28JA], S612 [29JA], S678, S679 [2FE], S709 [3FE], S741–S744 [4FE], S805 [5FE], S875 [10FE], S908 [11FE], S1039 [24FE], S1089 [25FE], S1130, S1131 [26FE], S1189 [27FE], S3010 [19MY], S4120 [15JN]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, S1453 [12MR]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S3638–S3640 [3JN]

——— extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for those individuals who qualify under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7854 [9NO]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7291 [19OC]

——— process for certain aliens to apply for admission to the U.S. as refugees, S8293 [2DE]

——— prohibit admission of refugees from countries containing terrorist-controlled territories (S. 2302), unanimous-consent request, S8116 [19NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S134–S136 [12JA], S161 [13JA], S251 [20JA], S303 [21JA], S368 [22JA], S495 [27JA], S550 [28JA], S612 [29JA], S678, S679 [2FE], S709 [3FE], S741 [4FE], S804 [5FE], S875 [10FE], S908 [11FE], S948, S968 [12FE], S1038, S1046 [24FE], S1088–S1090 [25FE], S1130 [26FE], S1189 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), S1131 [26FE]

——— reform, S1046 [24FE], S3010 [19MY], S3638–S3640 [3JN], S4120 [15JN], S7291 [19OC], S7854 [9NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), S8447 [8DE]

——— suspend admission into the U.S. of refugees from Iraq or Syria, S7976 [17NO]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7498 [27OC]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S497 [27JA]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S5191–S5194 [21JY], S6334 [5AU]

——— condition relief from sanctions pursuant to any nuclear program agreement on Iran’s affirming Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state and release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained, S6776 [17SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6442 [8SE], S6484, S6505 [9SE], S6551, S6580 [10SE], S6629, S6640 [15SE], S6668 [16SE], S6776, S6783 [17SE]

——— impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1324, S1325 [9MR], S1348 [10MR], S1513 [16MR], S6442 [8SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6776 [17SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.R. 3460), S6629 [15SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3031 [19MY], S3261 [22MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7552 [28OC], S7665 [30OC]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2780 [12MY]

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]

Jacobson, Roberta S.: nomination to be Ambassador to Mexico, S6995 [29SE]

Japan: tribute to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japanese POW Friendship Program delegation, S7537 [27OC]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, S496 [27JA]

Larkin, Frank J.: election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (S. Res. 11), S7 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (S. Res. 13), S8 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (S. Res. 12), S7 [6JA]

Leahy, Senator: tribute for service as President pro tempore and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (S. Res. 6), S7 [6JA]

——— tribute to casting 15,000th vote, S7506 [27OC]

Lincoln, Abraham: anniversary of assassination, S2187 [15AP]

——— anniversary of second inaugural address, S1278 [4MR]

Lincoln College: anniversary, S830 [5FE]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S909 [11FE], S949 [12FE], S1326 [9MR], S1514 [16MR], S1593 [18MR], S1639 [19MR], S2187 [15AP], S2285 [21AP], S2377 [23AP]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6125 [29JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S52 [7JA]

Medicare: anniversary, S6125 [29JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S52 [7JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 98), S1401 [11MR]

Myrick, Gary B.: election as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate (S. Res. 15), S8 [6JA]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: observance, S3421 [2JN]

Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, express condolences for death, condemn and call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (S. Res. 96), S1296 [4MR]

NIH: funding, S1400 [11MR]

——— impact of budget sequestration on research, S1400 [11MR], S1962 [26MR]

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

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S6628 [15SE]

——— State of the Union Message, S250 [20JA], S302 [21JA]

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), S6442 [8SE], S6484, S6505 [9SE], S6551, S6580 [10SE], S6629, S6640 [15SE], S6668 [16SE], S6776, S6783 [17SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6046, S6047, S6048 [28JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5191 [21JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S70 [8JA], S876 [10FE], S1399 [11MR], S4638–S4640 [25JN], S8292 [2DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), S70 [8JA]

——— repeal, S1962 [26MR]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), S876 [10FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8292 [2DE], S8347 [3DE]

Pipelines: require all iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities be produced in the U.S., S302 [21JA]

Point of order, S8347 [3DE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Senate elections, S409 [22JA]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (S. 1538), S4098 [11JN]

Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba, S79 [8JA]

Power resources: prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline, S302 [21JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S4989 [13JY], S6995 [29SE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6995 [29SE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S2285 [21AP]

Privacy: 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, S3261 [22MY]

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

Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, S909 [11FE]

Quincy, IL: commend first responders and community for cleanup and recovery efforts in response to severe storms, S5166 [16JY]

Railroads: finalize rules that increase safety standards for train cars, S1434 [11MR]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, S6628, S6639 [15SE], S8188–S8190 [30NO], S8431 [7DE], S8735 [17DE]

Reid, Senator: necessary absence, S908 [11FE]

Religion: condemn anti-Muslim discrimination, harassment, and violence, S8626 [14DE]

——— role in government and politics, S6860 [22SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2781 [12MY], S5191 [21JY], S6046, S6047, S6048 [28JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), S3259–S3261 [22MY], S3640 [3JN]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), unanimous-consent agreement, S3316 [23MY]

Rubinstein, Daniel H.: nomination to be Ambassador to Tunisia, S6995 [29SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S1453 [12MR], S2330 [22AP]

San Bernardino, CA: express condolences for victims of shooting at Inland Regional Center, S8293 [2DE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S5044 [14JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees, S4825 [8JY]

Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (S. 747), S2188 [15AP]

Senate: fixing the hour of daily meeting (S. Res. 7), S7 [6JA]

——— legislative process, S611 [29JA]

——— welcome to new Senators, S9 [6JA]

Smith, Gayle E.: nomination to be AID Administrator, S6995 [29SE], S7311 [20OC]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (S. Res. 218), S4895 [8JY]

Springfield, IL: tribute to Central Illinois Xpress basketball team, S460 [26JA]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S409 [22JA]

——— decision in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4638–S4640 [25JN]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S1325 [9MR]

——— decision in Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., relative to disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, S4640 [25JN]

——— hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S1399 [11MR], S4209 [16JN], S4563 [24JN]

Syria: condemn human rights violations, allow access to humanitarian assistance, and call for international response to atrocities, S2781 [12MY]

——— establishment of humanitarian safe zone in Turkey, S5895 [27JY]

Taxation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide tax benefits to employers that invest in American jobs and provide fair pay and benefits and eliminate tax benefits for corporations that ship jobs overseas, S1990 [26MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8699 [16DE], S8850 [18DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (S. 431), S8648 [15DE]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1486), S3641 [3JN]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S302 [21JA]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (S. 247), S8118 [19NO]

——— designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (S. 247), unanimous-consent request, S8115 [19NO]

Tornadoes: express condolences for tornado victims and provide disaster assistance to Illinois, S4564 [24JN]

——— express condolences for victims and provide disaster assistance to Fairdale, IL, S2142 [14AP]

——— express condolences for victims and provide disaster assistance to Illinois, S5202 [21JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S2713 [7MY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S3031 [19MY]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), House amendment, S6963, S6966 [28SE], S7013 [30SE]

Treaties and agreements: exempt policies for protecting the environment, public health, and consumers from any investor-state dispute settlement provisions included in trade agreements, S3261 [22MY]

——— prohibit use of fast-track trade promotion authority for any free trade agreement or investment treaty if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions, S3031 [19MY]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for U.S. support of the Ukrainian Government and armed forces in opposing Russia’s actions, S887 [10FE], S3377–S3379 [1JN]

Veterans Day: observance, S7855 [9NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary, S4942 [9JY]

Votes: position on missed, S2963• [18MY], S3755• [4JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S1325 [9MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: anniversary, S5504–S5506 [23JY]

——— impact on economy, S5504–S5506 [23JY]

Weather: express condolences and support for people effected by severe storms in Illinois, S6366 [5AU]

World War II: tribute to Holocaust survivors, S7857 [9NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Lynch, Loretta E.: characterization of implication of race playing a role in delay of considering Attorney General nomination, S1638 [19MR]

Statements

Goals of the 114th Congress: Senator Reid, S29 [7JA]

Texts of

S. 198, Stop Corporate Inversions Act, S286 [20JA]

S. 287, Safe Food Act, S592–S600 [28JA]

S. 289, American Cures Act, S600 [28JA]

S. 396, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S834–S836 [5FE]

S. 450, Tobacco Tax Equity Act, S927 [11FE]

S. 588, Detergent Poisoning and Child Safety (Detergent PACS) Act, S1164 [26FE]

S. 657, Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act, S1306 [4MR]

S. 700, Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database (READ) Act, S1387 [10MR]

S. 729, Fairness for Struggling Students Act, S1497 [12MR]

S. 747, American Innovation Act, S1531 [16MR]

S. 780, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S1631 [18MR]

S. 838, Protecting Consumers From Unreasonable Credit Rates Act, S1710 [23MR]

S. 840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S1712–S1716 [23MR]

S. 870, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act, S2048 [26MR]

S. 974, Dept. of Labor prohibition of work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, S2247 [16AP]

S. 975, American Business for American Companies Act, S2247–S2249 [16AP]

S. 988, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S2250 [16AP]

S. 1021, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2302 [21AP]

S. 1022, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S2303 [21AP]

S. 1051, National Health Service Corps Expansion Act, S2354 [22AP]

S. 1070, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act, S2403 [23AP]

S. 1156, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S2573–S2577 [30AP]

S. 1374, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S3063 [19MY]

S. 1375, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, S3064–S3067 [19MY]

S. 1400, Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act, S3187 [20MY]

S. 1481, Urban Flooding Awareness Act, S3458 [2JN]

S. 1486, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S3459–S3461 [2JN]

S. 1529, Crime Gun Tracing Act, S3928 [9JN]

S. 1538, Fair Elections Now Act, S4025–S4031 [10JN]

S. 1556, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S4107 [11JN]

S. 1557, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, S4107 [11JN]

S. 1763, Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act, S5063 [14JY]

S. 1860, Further Independence of Religion for Security and Tolerance (FIRST) Freedom Act, S5533–S5537 [23JY]

S. 1884, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S6139 [29JY]

S. 2176, Affordable College Textbook Act, S7276 [8OC]

S. 2248, coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease, S7817 [5NO]

S. 2272, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7916 [10NO]

S. 2323, Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act, S8164 [19NO]

Transcripts

Cash Cows—Military Colleges: Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure (television show), S7766 [4NO]

Tributes

Aldridge, Ashley, S6873 [22SE]

Alvarez, Kathie, S966 [12FE]

Banks, Ernie, S448 [26JA]

Barrow, Willie T., S1524 [16MR]

Bartholomay, Bill, S1279 [4MR]

Beattie, Ted A., S8436 [7DE]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S3377 [1JN]

Capuano, Daniel, S8624 [14DE]

Carr, Rex, S2559 [30AP]

Collins, Francis, S1400 [11MR]

Crown, Lester, S4099 [11JN]

Duncan, Sec. of Education, S8738 [17DE]

Ford, Wendell H., S404 [22JA]

Gargano, Anthony, S7855 [9NO]

Gliniewicz, Charles J. (G.I. Joe), S6449 [8SE]

Gutierrez, Fernando M., S8028 [17NO]

Hagel, Sec. of Defense, S949 [12FE]

Johns, Pat, S7261 [8OC]

Katsumura, Yoshi, S6367 [5AU]

Leahy, Senator, S30 [7JA]

Lewis, Ramsey, S4590 [24JN]

Lincoln, Abraham, S977 [12FE]

McConnell, Senator, S9 [6JA]

Minoso, Minnie, S1244 [3MR]

Morris, Dena, S6628 [15SE]

Pendleton, Hadiya, S3421 [2JN]

Peters, Senator, S4217 [17JN]

Rauner, Bruce, S136 [12JA]

Reid, Senator, S678 [2FE]

Ris, Will, S8538 [9DE]

Schatz, Irwin, S2377 [23AP]

Udall, Senator, S2713 [7MY]

Wertheimer, Wendy, S6367 [5AU]