CRAPO, MIKE (a Senator from Idaho)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1735 [23MR], S1806, S1808, S1810 [24MR], S1836, S1868, S1905, S1950 [25MR], S1973 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S349 [21JA], S591 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3778, S3805 [4JN], S4083 [11JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4797 [7JY], S4964 [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), S2937 [14MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2158, 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), S5546, S5553, S5554, S5555 [23JY], S5692 [24JY], S5718, S5728 [26JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2531 [29AP]

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

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S488 [26JA]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improve structural security (see S. 1819), S6383 [5AU]

——— provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see S. 1992), S6381 [5AU]

——— repeal bans on military personnel carrying firearms on military bases and recruitment facilities (see S. 1823), S6383 [5AU]

Bankruptcy: provide for the liquidation, reorganization, or recapitalization of a covered financial corporation (see S. 1840), S5455 [22JY]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1629 [18MR]

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

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

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 150), S200 [13JA]

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), S7346 [20OC]

CBO: prepare long-term scoring estimates for reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant economic and fiscal effects outside normal scoring periods (see S. 2260), S7860 [9NO]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to brownfield remediation grants (see S. 1479), S3456 [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]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 200), S347 [21JA]

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

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S11 [6JA]

——— restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see S. 255), S984 [12FE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S7274 [8OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S2111 [13AP]

Crime: expand funding available for victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes (see S. 1071), S2400 [23AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S201 [13JA]

Dept. of Defense: inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S985 [12FE]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 327), S2569 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: 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]

——— limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see S. 690), S1383 [10MR]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study on energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental entities (see S. 1342), S2933 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide States with flexibility to use certain Federal foster care funding for child welfare programs to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for all children needing welfare services (see S. 1932), S6468 [8SE]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S3678 [3JN]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see S. 1957), S6380 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 286), S673 [30JA]

——— restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 517), S983 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 350), S736 [3FE]

Dept. of Transportation: create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see S. 1454), S4687 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S4649 [25JN]

——— 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), S4546 [23JN]

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

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S2652 [5MY]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 627), S1246 [3MR]

——— 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), S421 [22JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7771 [4NO]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S2244 [16AP]

——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see S. 1036), S2351 [22AP]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S420 [22JA]

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

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 598), S1161 [26FE]

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), S590 [28JA]

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

EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (see S. 934), S2173 [14AP]

——— clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 234), S420 [22JA]

——— 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]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 640), S1246 [3MR]

——— 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]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see S. 544), S1075 [24FE]

——— require congressional approval of any greenhouse gas rules unless the cost of such rules are offset through reductions in spending (see S. 639), S1246 [3MR]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see S. 638), S1246 [3MR]

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), S5061 [14JY]

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: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 168), S201 [13JA]

——— 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]

——— require agencies to conform to concurrent resolutions when promulgating rules (see S. 2199), S7470 [22OC]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2189), S7413 [21OC]

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]

FEMA: provide for wildfire mitigation grants and financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires (see S. 1997), S6381 [5AU]

FERC: reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam (see S. 1103), S2431 [27AP]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S2531 [29AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S899 [10FE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S982 [12FE]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see S. 477), S1529 [16MR]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see S. 1679), S5212 [21JY]

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

Forest Service: maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see S. 1777), S5129 [15JY]

Forests: provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 326), S673 [30JA]

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]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 510), S983 [12FE]

Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see S. 372), S772 [4FE]

Health: preserve freedom and choice in health care (see S. 1016), S2272 [20AP]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2795 [12MY]

Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see S. 1842), S6468 [8SE]

——— limit Federal financial assistance to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law, publish sanctuary jurisdictions, and increase penalties for reentry by removed aliens (see S. 1812), S6467 [8SE]

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

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see S. 1802), S5170 [16JY]

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

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S591 [28JA]

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

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), S7772 [4NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1874), S8379 [3DE]

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: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2002), S7304 [19OC]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see S. 694), S1383 [10MR]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S982 [12FE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S6240 [3AU]

——— extend annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (see S. 2351), S8548 [9DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for durable medical equipment (see S. 2312), S8160 [19NO]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S4546 [23JN]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S4138 [15JN]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 883), S2851 [13MY]

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

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S4953 [9JY]

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

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

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 248), S420 [22JA]

——— facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (see S. 1443), S4203 [16JN]

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), S7471 [22OC]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S927 [11FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 507), S983 [12FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1771), S5129 [15JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S59 [7JA]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6188 [30JY]

——— repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see S. 836), S1708 [23MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S238 [16JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE]

——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S466 [26JA]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 305), S653 [29JA]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see S. 1906), S6186 [30JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6138 [29JY]

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]

——— authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 822), S1660 [19MR]

——— 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]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 333), S697 [2FE]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S4686 [7JY]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see S. 1040), S4203 [16JN]

Roads and highways: enhance tribal road safety (see S. 1776), S5129 [15JY]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 611), S1201 [27FE]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S983 [12FE]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 373), S8241 [1DE]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see S. Res. 304), S7722 [3NO]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1045), S2352 [22AP]

Taxation: clarify special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities (see S. 1667), S4602 [24JN]

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S2688 [6MY]

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

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

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

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S833 [5FE]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see S. 686), S1383 [10MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S7304 [19OC]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S283 [20JA]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]

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]

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 (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), S2652 [5MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 263), S541 [27JA]

Courts: authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (see S. 360), S771 [4FE]

Dept. of Energy: assess capability to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at departmental sites (see S. 1363), S2971 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 331), S697 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 383), S832 [5FE]

Education: 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]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see S. 561), S1118 [25FE]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption’’ (see S. 496), S982 [12FE]

Firearms: provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (see S. 2236), S7771 [4NO]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of the people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see S. 2209), S7546 [27OC]

Government regulations: ensure that Federal financial regulators perform a comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or otherwise unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (see S. 881), S2041 [26MR]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see S. 752), S1585 [17MR]

Idaho: modify boundaries of Pole Creek Wilderness, Owyhee River Wilderness, and North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness and authorize continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock activities in certain wilderness areas (see S. 1167), S2568 [30AP]

Lowery, Tim: relief (see S. 701), S1384 [10MR]

Medicare: improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program (see S. 2197), S7470 [22OC]

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

Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S348 [21JA]

Nettleton, Paul: relief (see S. 701), S1384 [10MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN]

Roads and highways: clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (see S. 538), S1074 [24FE]

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

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 384), S832 [5FE]

——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 1644), S4544 [23JN]

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

Cloture motions

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S2162 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7075 [1OC], S7136 [6OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S733 [3FE], S809 [5FE], S968 [12FE], S1027 [23FE], S1104 [25FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7129 [6OC], S7244 [8OC]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S8875 [18DE]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), motion to proceed, S1295 [4MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3051, S3052 [19MY], S3206 [21MY], S3295 [22MY]

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), S6518 [9SE], S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642, S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to go to conference, S4523 [23JN]

Discharge petitions signed

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7965 [16NO]

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]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO]

Remarks

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S73, S76, S81 [8JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 235), S6430• [6AU]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (S. 598), S1168 [26FE]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), S6270 [4AU], S6646 [15SE]

Idaho Falls, ID: Idaho National Laboratory Energy Innovation Laboratory selected as Engineering News-Record (publication) Best Green Project, S855• [9FE]

Iran: 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, S6686 [16SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6686 [16SE]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6686 [16SE]

JRM Foundation for Humanity: tribute to Idaho Hometown Hero Medal award recipients, S7157• [6OC]

Mountain Home AFB, ID: 366th Fighter Wing recipient of Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, S7717• [3NO]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7456 [22OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S6848 [21SE]

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), S6686 [16SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8279 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8279 [2DE]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, S76, S81 [8JA]

Taxation: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (S. 440), S902 [10FE]

Statements

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act: Several Veterinary and Animal Organizations, S902 [10FE]

Tributes

Ford, Bob, S8879 [18DE]

Hawkes, Vaughn T., S7544• [27OC]

Henderson, Frank, S2847• [13MY]

Justice, Dawn, S1890• [25MR]

Norris, Linda, S4836 [8JY]

Ringel, Ryan, S273• [20JA]

Sayer, Jeff, S8724• [16DE]

Simpson, Representative, S6270 [4AU]

Wisecaver, Sandra, S2522• [29AP]