BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1799, S1805, S1806 [24MR], S1878, S1892, S1893, S1903, S1906, S1908, S1916, S1930, S1947, S1948, S1953 [25MR], S1975, S1980, S2015, S2018, S2019, S2021, S2043, S2044, S2046, S2071, S2075, S2077, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S186, S212, S215 [13JA], S239, S244 [16JA], S349 [21JA], S421, S422 [22JA], S473 [26JA], S542 [27JA], S591 [28JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1442 [11MR], S1498 [12MR], S1549 [16MR], S2331 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3620 [2JN], S3657, S3667, S3690, S3696, S3715, S3717, S3727 [3JN], S3801, S3803, S3824 [4JN], S3863, S3866, S3876, S3877 [8JN], S3927, S3963, S3965 [9JN], S4056 [10JN], S4166, S4167 [15JN], S4204, S4208 [16JN], S4251 [17JN]

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

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

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780, S4782, S4800 [7JY], S4827, S4828, S4842, S4847, S4864, S4879 [8JY], S4912, S4968, S4969, S4971 [9JY], S5065, S5066, S5069 [14JY], S5103 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6311, S6313 [4AU], S6411 [5AU], S7336 [20OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2983, S2984, S2993, S2994, S2995, S2996, S3005 [18MY], S3073, S3083, S3084 [19MY], S3185, S3197 [20MY], S3311 [22MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5931 [27JY], S6076, S6079 [28JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8387, S8400, S8424 [3DE]

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), S3457 [2JN]

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

Appointments

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

——— S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]

National Council on the Arts, S946 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]

Africa: 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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S4688 [7JY]

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]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S7346 [20OC]

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

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see S. 2242), S7814 [5NO]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (see S. 1603), S4649 [25JN]

——— allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see S. 1249), S7655 [29OC]

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

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2357), S8439 [7DE] (see S. 2393), S8637 [14DE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S2402 [23AP]

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

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

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1782 [24MR]

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

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

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]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]

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

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2475 [28AP]

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: establish (see S. 991), S4603 [24JN]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2689 [6MY]

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]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 134), S4250 [17JN]

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), S131 [9JA]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 589), S1161 [26FE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S4138 [15JN]

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]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S2850 [13MY]

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

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S1119 [25FE]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S4104 [11JN]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S4545 [23JN]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2301 [21AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see S. 2243), S7814 [5NO]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S7414 [21OC]

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

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

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), S3860 [8JN]

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

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

——— promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students (see S. 478), S982 [12FE]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 492), S2569 [30AP]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 37), S590 [28JA]

——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (see S. 191), S283 [20JA]

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

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

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 706), S8794 [17DE]

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

——— 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]

——— strengthen research in adult education (see S. 277), S589 [28JA]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see S. 2053), S6809 [17SE]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 454), S926 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse (see S. 2397), S8602 [10DE]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S1246 [3MR]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 1865), S5928 [27JY]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S4840 [8JY]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1503), S7413 [21OC]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 864), S7471 [22OC]

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

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S2600 [4MY]

——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see S. 1503), S7413 [21OC]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S2246 [16AP]

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

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see S. 1915), S7771 [4NO]

——— making appropriations (see S. 272), S737 [3FE]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see S. 256), S6434 [6AU]

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), S8306 [2DE]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S4686 [7JY]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see S. 163), S6849 [21SE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S2221 [15AP]

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

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S3407 [1JN]

——— 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]

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

Dept. of the Interior: restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2302 [21AP]

Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see S. 859), S1891 [25MR]

——— recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see S. 806), S2795 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to veterans for education and training as physician assistants and establish payment structure for physician assistants (see S. 2134), S7816 [5NO]

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

——— 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]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see S. 223), S2401 [23AP]

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

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S421 [22JA]

——— 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), S3184 [20MY]

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

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

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S2401 [23AP]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 1358), S6383 [5AU]

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

——— reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S2401 [23AP]

——— 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]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see S. 2052), S7772 [4NO]

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

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S420 [22JA]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2336), S8241 [1DE]

——— 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), S3680 [3JN]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7595 [28OC]

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

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S2850 [13MY]

——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see S. 1333), S4954 [9JY]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S7220 [7OC]

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

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

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

——— provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (see S. 2174), S7272 [8OC]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S1629 [18MR]

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: expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S8685 [15DE]

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), S2795 [12MY]

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), S5211 [21JY]

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

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

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

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 622), S2569 [30AP]

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see S. 1109), S2731 [7MY]

——— improve financial and administrative controls and procedures to assess and mitigate fraud risks and development and use of data analytics for fraud identification, prevention, and response (see S. 2133), S7124 [5OC]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1073), S6074 [28JY]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see S. 579), S1304 [4MR]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see S. 2033), S8637 [14DE]

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

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

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 546), S1075 [24FE]

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1709), S6297 [4AU]

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S6297 [4AU]

Firearms: 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 trade: require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include requirements relative to paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods (see S. 735), S1495 [12MR]

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]

Freedom of religion: protect and promote international religious freedom (see S. 1860), S7161 [6OC]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see S. 1565), S7471 [22OC]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 2021), S6604 [10SE]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE] (see S. Res. 296), S7491 [26OC]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE] (see S. Res. 296), S7491 [26OC]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S2851 [13MY]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S1119 [25FE]

——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see S. 320), S653 [29JA]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2731 [7MY]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S1709 [23MR]

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

International Year of Soils: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2475 [28AP]

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), S2795 [12MY]

——— 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), S834 [5FE]

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]

Jaster, Lisa: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S7491 [26OC]

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

Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2273 [20AP]

——— reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S5212 [21JY]

Lieutenant Colonel James ‘‘Maggie’’ Megellas Post Office, Fond du Lac, WI: designate (see S. 1826), S5455 [22JY]

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

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

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S1709 [23MR]

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

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S3679 [3JN]

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

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see S. 629), S1246 [3MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S4603 [24JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 332), S1709 [23MR]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S5929 [27JY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2474 [28AP]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1549), S4021 [10JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S8636 [14DE]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S6955 [25SE]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 1132), S7655 [29OC]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S8439 [7DE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S541 [27JA]

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

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S6136 [29JY]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see S. 1502), S3775 [4JN]

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

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

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

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

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

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2851 [13MY]

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2973 [18MY]

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

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

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

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 324), S8306 [2DE]

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 Science and Technology Council: establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency (see S. 1218), S3777 [4JN]

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

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 62), S698 [2FE]

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

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

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

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

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6468 [8SE]

——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see S. 318), S1119 [25FE]

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

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), S7595 [28OC]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 1956), S6380 [5AU]

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

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see S. 1746), S5527 [23JY]

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

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1631), S4298 [18JN]

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

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

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

Pope Francis: support encyclical on global warming and climate change (see S. Res. 244), S6381 [5AU]

Postal Service: improve provision of postal services to rural areas (see S. 1742), S6240 [3AU]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2568 [30AP]

Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see S. 1043), S2352 [22AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7725 [3NO]

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), S1162 [26FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S2934 [14MY]

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

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

Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (see S. 747), S2246 [16AP]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S6435 [6AU]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see S. 1765), S5061 [14JY]

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S6380 [5AU]

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

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

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

——— 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), S1439 [11MR]

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

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1585 [17MR]

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

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S2760 [11MY]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1127), S8379 [3DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S6137 [29JY]

——— extend the health coverage tax credit (see S. 505), S1120 [25FE]

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

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 727), S2569 [30AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S2795 [12MY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S698 [2FE]

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

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

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

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

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 807), S1660 [19MR]

——— revise definition of municipal solid waste for purposes of the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 1246), S4842 [8JY]

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

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S5171 [16JY]

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

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

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

Women: 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), S3926 [9JN]

——— 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]

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

——— support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]

World 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), S6939 [24SE]

——— 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), S591 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: enhance military facilities force protection (see S. 1835), S5455 [22JY]

Conservation of natural resources: provide for advancement of energy-water efficiency research, development, and deployment activities (see S. 1485), S3456 [2JN]

Copyrights: secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see S. 977), S2244 [16AP]

Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 1935), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Education: amend 21st Century Learning Centers to strengthen afterschool programs to improve college and career readiness of students (see S. 899), S2110 [13AP]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see S. 451), S926 [11FE]

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

——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 696), S1383 [10MR]

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

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

——— 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]

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

Dept. of HHS: increase access to Medicare data (see S. 679), S1336 [9MR]

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

FCC: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental television channels and preserve support for such channels (see S. 1244), S2730 [7MY]

Federal employees: prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see S. 1779), S5129 [15JY]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]

Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S900 [10FE]

——— strengthen Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics through improved reimbursement and expanded workforce and operations (see S. 2097), S7005 [29SE]

National Blood Donor Month: designate (see S. Res. 56), S653 [29JA]

NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2325), S8160 [19NO]

Patents: amend laws to promote basic research, stimulate publication of scientific documents, encourage collaboration in scientific endeavors, and improve transfer of technology to the private sector (see S. 926), S2172 [14AP]

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see S. 2014), S6533 [9SE]

Surface Transportation Board: expand competition, restore balance to regulatory environment, and improve efficiency and reliability of rail shipping and transportation (see S. 853), S1781 [24MR]

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

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

Letters

Badger Army Ammunition Plant land transfer clarification on remediation of environmental contamination: by, S3054 [19MY]

——— John Conger, Dept. of Defense, S3054 [19MY]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8355 [3DE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6841 [21SE]

Budget: preserve point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus, S1878 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1877, S1878 [25MR], S1987 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2641 [5MY]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4281 [18JN]

Climate: global warming, S1294 [4MR]

——— impact of climate change on Wisconsin, S1294 [4MR]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S6989 [29SE], S7028, S7029 [30SE], S7398 [21OC], S8705 [16DE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), unanimous-consent request, S7029 [30SE], S7398 [21OC]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S4933 [9JY]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. Res. 267), S6989 [29SE], S7028 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S732 [3FE]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S3052 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer land from Badger Army Ammunition Plant to the Ho-Chunk Nation, S3054 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail, S6370 [5AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (S. 1641), S4539 [23JN]

Education: impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers to raise revenue to establish a program to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S1877 [25MR], S1987 [26MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4933 [9JY], S5001 [13JY]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S7076 [1OC]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S7077 [1OC]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3052 [19MY]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1147 [26FE]

——— prohibit foreign companies from selling subsidized goods in the U.S., S3052 [19MY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S732 [3FE]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S7001 [29SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3052 [19MY]

Israel: support additional foreign aid for Israeli missile defense systems, S7002 [29SE]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, S7076 [1OC]

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), S6370 [5AU]

——— ensure that individuals can keep health insurance coverage, S8355 [3DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8355 [3DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6370 [5AU]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), S7077 [1OC]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shooting at Umpqua Community College, S7076 [1OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S5001 [13JY]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4281 [18JN]

Taxation: rates, S2641 [5MY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S1147 [26FE]

Treaties and agreements: ensure any free trade agreement increases manufacturing jobs and wages in the U.S., S3052 [19MY]

——— prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaties with foreign countries that criminalize individuals based on sexual orientation or gender identity, S3052 [19MY]

——— require public notification when ‘‘Buy American’’ requirements are waived, S3052 [19MY]

Tributes

Arft, Larry, S3233 [21MY]

Bagneski, Ralph, S7859 [9NO]

Beil, Marty, S6373 [5AU]

Deer, Ada, S6372 [5AU]

Hollander, Gary, S4683 [7JY]

Luchterhand, Bryce, S6373 [5AU]