CRUZ, TED (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1817 [24MR], S1857, S1883, S1901, S1951 [25MR], S2059, S2060, S2070, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2082 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S212, S213 [13JA], S296 [20JA], S400 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3630 [2JN], S3717 [3JN], S3814, S3815 [4JN], S3863, S3882 [8JN], S4204 [16JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7866 [9NO], S7880, S7918 [10NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4797 [7JY], S4853, S4854, S4864 [8JY], S4964, S4975 [9JY], S5098 [15JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2852 [13MY], S3081 [19MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2158, S2178 [14AP]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6658 [15SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5215, S5216 [21JY], S5468 [22JY], S5541, S5545, S5546 [23JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2414 [23AP], S2456, S2475, S2476, S2482 [28AP], S2511 [29AP]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2158, S2178 [14AP]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), S7933 [10NO]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6978 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Memoriam—William H. Rehnquist, by, Harvard Law Review (publication), S6803 [17SE]

Memoriam—William H. Rehnquist, Senator Cruz, Harvard Law Review (publication), S6803 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S6893 [22SE]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S466 [26JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN]

Armed Forces: establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 594), S1161 [26FE]

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), S2432 [27AP]

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

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

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

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see S. 2034), S6895 [22SE]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see S. 1786), S5170 [16JY]

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]

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]

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

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S5211 [21JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 404), S833 [5FE]

——— specify state of mind required for conviction for criminal offenses that lack an expressly identified state of mind to strengthen criminal intent protections (see S. 2298), S8079 [18NO]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see S. 1489), S3678 [3JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 1785), S5170 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S239 [16JA]

——— make certain certifications to Congress before retiring B–1, B–2, or B–52 bomber aircraft (see S. 1265), S2759 [11MY]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 300), S653 [29JA] (see S. 327), S697 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 2310), S8159 [19NO]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see S. 649), S1302 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see S. 2290), S8020 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats (see S. 1846), S5526 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S8242 [1DE]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S3185 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand authority to remove senior executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of certain other departmental employees (see S. 1117), S2473 [28AP]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 207), S737 [3FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S3777 [4JN]

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

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S541 [27JA]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see S. 73), S466 [26JA]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support conditioned upon State or local educational agency adoption of specific academic standards, content, curricula, or testing (see S. 144), S131 [9JA]

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

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S3239 [21MY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 292), S590 [28JA]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S8021 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 24), S7491 [26OC]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 23), S7491 [26OC]

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1324), S2849 [13MY]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 751), S1630 [18MR]

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

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S6605 [10SE]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 378), S772 [4FE]

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

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see S. 1090), S2431 [27AP]

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]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S6074 [28JY]

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

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

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

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

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see S. 612), S1201 [27FE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1919), S6296 [4AU]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see S. 284), S1119 [25FE]

Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see S. 1842), S5455 [22JY]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 291), S590 [28JA]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (see S. 2146), S7160 [6OC]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see S. 1640), S5212 [21JY]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]

——— extend sanctions and report on use of funds made available through sanctions relief (see S. 1682), S6895 [22SE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit lifting of sanctions until Iran pays judgments against it for terrorism (see S. 2086), S6975 [28SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2173 [14AP]

Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see S. 1188), S3239 [21MY]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S589 [28JA]

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), S7816 [5NO]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 117), S59 [7JA]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1789), S6188 [30JY]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE] (see S. 1874), S6073 [28JY]

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]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S11 [6JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S5062 [14JY]

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

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S7913 [10NO]

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 1618), S4546 [23JN]

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

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

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

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see S. 2084), S6974 [28SE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 507), S2689 [6MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch (see S. 16), S11 [6JA]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see S. 1810), S5210 [21JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6073 [28JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 490), S982 [12FE]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1660 [19MR]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S2651 [5MY]

——— 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]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see S. 1153), S2567 [30AP]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S8547 [9DE]

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

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

SSA: prohibit issuance of Social Security numbers to individuals given deferred action under immigration Executive actions (see S. 748), S1528 [16MR]

Taxation: encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 306), S653 [29JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 155), S1384 [10MR]

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]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1541), S4021 [10JN]

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

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

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8160 [19NO]

Ukraine: provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 980), S2244 [16AP]

——— disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S.J. Res. 22), S6809 [17SE]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2851 [13MY]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations, cosporship withdrawn (see S. 1140), S3777 [4JN]

Wildlife: clarify that intrastate species are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act or other Federal interstate commerce laws (see S. 1142), S2689 [6MY]

World War II: 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), S542 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide that members performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the ebola outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits as if serving in a combat zone (see S. 249), S420 [22JA]

Courts: prohibit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over cases related to marriage (see S. 1080), S2400 [23AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: eliminate offsetting accounts available for use by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (see S. 1593), S4249 [17JN]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 2094), S7005 [29SE]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 2230), S7722 [3NO]

——— withhold percentage of operating budget until issuance of report on Iran’s human rights record (see S. 1627), S4298 [18JN]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see S.J. Res. 10), S1629 [18MR]

——— disapprove law repealing exemption allowing religiously affiliated educational institutions to discriminate against gay and lesbian student groups (see S.J. Res. 11), S1629 [18MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 12), S2400 [23AP]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 435), S900 [10FE]

FRS: eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 1804), S5210 [21JY]

Health: provide for reciprocal marketing approval of certain drugs, biological products, and devices that are authorized to be lawfully marketed abroad (see S. 2388), S8602 [10DE]

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

Immigration: give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see S. 2363), S8494 [8DE]

——— improve the H–1B visa program and repeal the diversity visa lottery program (see S. 2394), S8602 [10DE]

——— increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the U.S. after being removed (see S. 1762), S5061 [14JY]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (see S. 2193), S7413 [21OC]

——— prohibit admission of refugees from countries containing terrorist-controlled territories (see S. 2302), S8079 [18NO]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see S. 647), S1247 [3MR]

Iran: clarify starting date of congressional review period for the agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. Res. 238), S6187 [30JY]

——— reimpose previous sanctions, expand automotive and oil-related sanctions, and require diplomatic negotiations to be congressionally approved relative to pursuit of nuclear weapons capability (see S. 825), S1660 [19MR]

IRS: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see S. 274), S589 [28JA]

——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (see S. 273), S589 [28JA]

Liu Xiaobo Plaza, Washington, DC: designate (see S. Res. 224), S5210 [21JY]

Oswaldo Payá Way, Washington, DC: designate (see S. Res. 226), S5210 [21JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

Power resources: free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and administrative barriers (see S. 791), S1629 [18MR]

Space policy: promote competitiveness of U.S. commercial space sector (see S. 1297), S2794 [12MY]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see S. 247), S420 [22JA]

U.N.: limit U.S. contributions if arms embargo on Iran is lifted (see S. 1853), S5526 [23JY]

Cloture motions

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, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

Discharge petitions signed

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

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]

Letters

Bipartisan Budget Act: Conservative Action Project (organization), S7644 [29OC]

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), S5675 [24JY]

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

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, S6967 [28SE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (S. 334), S7647 [29OC]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7643 [29OC]

Butts, Cassandra Q.: nomination to be Ambassador to the Bahamas, unanimous-consent request, S8338 [3DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S400 [22JA], S506 [27JA], S568 [28JA]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, S400 [22JA], S507 [27JA], S568 [28JA]

Education: provide for State-determined assessment and accountability systems for testing, S5139 [16JY]

Egan, Brian J.: nomination to be Dept. of State Legal Adviser, unanimous-consent request, S8337 [3DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5139 [16JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S5673 [24JY], S5707 [26JY]

Heins, Samuel D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Norway, unanimous-consent request, S8338 [3DE]

Immigration: 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, S7314 [20OC]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (S. 2193), S7744, S7746 [4NO]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (S. 2193), unanimous-consent request, S7743, S7744 [4NO]

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

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

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens, S6971 [28SE]

——— 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, S5708 [26JY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6482 [9SE]

——— impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2674 [6MY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2672, S2675 [6MY], S6967, S6971 [28SE], S8336, S8337, S8338 [3DE], S8844 [18DE]

——— require affirmative congressional approval of any Iranian nuclear deal before sanctions relief can occur, S2674, S2675 [6MY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7643 [29OC]

Israel: condemn recent attacks on Israelis by members of Hamas (terrorist organization), S7262 [8OC]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: compliance with U.S.-North Korean nuclear Agreed Framework, S2673 [6MY]

Liu Xiaobo: condemn treatment of Nobel Prize recipient for peace relative to his criticism of communist government in China, S6921, S6922 [24SE]

Liu Xiaobo Plaza, Washington, DC: designate (S. Res. 224), S7438 [22OC]

——— designate (S. Res. 224), unanimous-consent request, S6922 [24SE], S7438 [22OC], S7744 [4NO]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2368 [23AP]

National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (S. 145), unanimous-consent request, S8844 [18DE]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3173 [20MY]

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), S6482 [9SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5673 [24JY], S5707 [26JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2672, S2675 [6MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), unanimous-consent request, S2675 [6MY]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S506 [27JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6967–S6972 [28SE]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export, S506 [27JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S8844 [18DE]

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), S3173 [20MY]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 2181), S7647 [29OC]

Raji, Azita: nomination to be Ambassador to Sweden, unanimous-consent request, S8338 [3DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5673 [24JY], S5707 [26JY]

Robinson, David M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, unanimous-consent request, S8337 [3DE]

Sakharov, Andrei: condemn treatment of Nobel Prize recipient for peace relative to his criticism of communist government in the Soviet Union, S6921 [24SE]

San Bernardino, CA: express condolences for victims of shooting at Inland Regional Center, S8336 [3DE]

Senate: legislative process, S5673–S5675 [24JY], S5707 [26JY]

Senate Rules: prohibit ‘‘filling the amendment tree’’ by preventing a Senator from filing a second degree amendment to his or her first degree amendment, S5707 [26JY]

Shannon, Thomas A., Jr.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Political Affairs, unanimous-consent request, S8336 [3DE]

Supreme Court: 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, S4633 [25JN]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (S. 247), S8116, S8119 [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]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), House amendment, S6967 [28SE]

Xi Jinping: U.S. visit by Chinese President, S6922 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Discrimination: anti-Muslim rhetoric by Republican Party Presidential candidates, S8446 [8DE]

Tributes

Mitzner, David, S2036• [26MR]

Rehnquist, William H., S6803 [17SE]