HEINRICH, MARTIN (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1818, S1825 [24MR], S1908 [25MR], S1983, S2020, S2042, S2067, S2068 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S421, S422 [22JA], S473 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3691, S3696, S3717 [3JN], S3802, S3808, S3824 [4JN], S3965, S3967 [9JN], S4056 [10JN], S4139, S4145, S4166 [15JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8889 [18DE]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4864 [8JY], S5018 [13JY], S5066, S5069 [14JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6312 [4AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2995 [18MY], S3185, S3194 [20MY]

Appointments

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, S68 [7JA]

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), S7221 [7OC]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S7914 [10NO]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2032), S6651 [15SE]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S8685 [15DE]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see S. 1498), S5930 [27JY]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1794), S5170 [16JY]

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

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S2173 [14AP]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see S. 646), S1246 [3MR]

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]

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

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

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

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]

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

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see S. 1315), S2849 [13MY]

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

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2111 [13AP]

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

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S7546 [27OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1706), S4685 [7JY]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see S. 255), S6605 [10SE]

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), S3862 [8JN]

Courts: provide for conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships (see S. 2314), S8160 [19NO]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S8884 [18DE]

Cuba: authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see S. 1389), S4687 [7JY]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S4686 [7JY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S3060 [19MY]

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

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

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

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

——— assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see S. 419), S858 [9FE]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S542 [27JA]

——— establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see S. 1184), S2599 [4MY]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S6382 [5AU]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1183), S2599 [4MY]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see S. 1185), S2599 [4MY]

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

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

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see S. 1062), S6382 [5AU]

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

——— support the education of Indian children through recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools (see S. 1928), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1256), S4022 [10JN]

——— extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs (see S. 1398), S3183 [20MY]

——— facilitate modernization of the electric grid (see S. 1243), S2760 [11MY]

——— issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S11 [6JA]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 1033), S2301 [21AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats (see S. 1537), S4021 [10JN]

——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cavernous angioma (see S. 1391), S3183 [20MY]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S5456 [22JY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see S. 1287), S6895 [22SE]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1299), S2794 [12MY]

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

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

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see S. 256), S1303 [4MR]

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

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S2111 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see S. 805), S1660 [19MR]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 732), S1494 [12MR]

——— restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 517), S1163 [26FE]

——— take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (see S. 986), S2244 [16AP]

——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 1365), S2971 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 1203), S2687 [6MY]

——— 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), S7914 [10NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S1162 [26FE]

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

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

Drought: provide for drought preparedness in New Mexico (see S. 1936), S6296 [4AU]

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), S4138 [15JN]

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

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

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 1390), S5212 [21JY]

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

Electric power: protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (see S. 1068), S2400 [23AP]

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]

EPA: provide compensation to injured persons relating to the Gold King Mine spill and amend CERCLA to address mining-related issues (see S. 2063), S6893 [22SE]

FAA: use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate Airport Improvement Program apportionments (see S. 239), S420 [22JA]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 1302), S4251 [17JN]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 40), S57 [7JA]

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

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 1144), S6137 [29JY]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1163 [26FE]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2028), S6895 [22SE]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S2111 [13AP]

Fish and fishing: reduce risks associated with genetically altered salmon (see S. 738), S1495 [12MR]

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

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]

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

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

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S3239 [21MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 254), S6651 [15SE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: limit penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to a one-time penalty (see S. 415), S858 [9FE]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S8192 [30NO]

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

——— require the President to report on Iran’s compliance with any nuclear program agreements and set up expedited processes for Congress to reinstate sanctions for violations or implement further responses (see S. 669), S1303 [4MR]

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

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

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

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S2530 [29AP] (see S. Res. 179), S2933 [14MY]

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), S2041 [26MR]

——— reauthorize (see S. 338), S1586 [17MR] (see S. 2165, 2169), S7272 [8OC]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 1377), S3185 [20MY]

——— facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S5929 [27JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2402 [23AP]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S1076 [24FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1630 [18MR]

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S6467 [8SE]

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR] (see S. 2118), S7102 [1OC]

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

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S5456 [22JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S3060 [19MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 626), S6467 [8SE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S8685 [15DE]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see S. 1757), S5061 [14JY]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S4299 [18JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S1304 [4MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S2221 [15AP]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1509), S3776 [4JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1781 [24MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S7047 [30SE]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 2254), S7814 [5NO]

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

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

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S6811 [17SE]

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

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 (see S. 145), S3925 [9JN]

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

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 Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 286), S7272 [8OC]

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

Native Americans: improve education (see S. 410), S858 [9FE]

——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1419), S3237 [21MY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 1163), S2568 [30AP]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to Navajo water rights settlement (see S. 501), S982 [12FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6605 [10SE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2142), S7160 [6OC]

——— 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), S6976 [28SE]

NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see S. 444), S900 [10FE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE]

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]

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (see S. 2089), S6975 [28SE]

——— promote Federal-State partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems (see S. 888), S2041 [26MR]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S1119 [25FE]

——— 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), S3061 [19MY]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 1160), S2568 [30AP]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 1774), S5129 [15JY]

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

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1264), S2759 [11MY]

——— promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1407), S3183 [20MY]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S3310 [22MY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S3925 [9JN]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S1163 [26FE]

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

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

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

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

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

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S926 [11FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S6606 [10SE]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 968), S6850 [21SE]

Space policy: improve transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles (see S. 592), S1161 [26FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S833 [5FE]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S6810 [17SE]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 952), S6435 [6AU]

Taxation: extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see S. 2353), S8495 [8DE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1656), S8884 [18DE]

——— extend the residential energy efficient property tax credit (see S. 1755), S5061 [14JY]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 996), S2245 [16AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S6382 [5AU]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 2203), S7470 [22OC]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 608), S2850 [13MY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 271), S5710 [26JY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (see S. 2170), S7272 [8OC]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S6850 [21SE]

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S7771 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 1998), S6381 [5AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program allowing National Laboratories provision of vouchers to small businesses to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and their economic impact (see S. 1259), S2730 [7MY]

——— establish comprehensive program to improve education and training to increase number of skilled workers in energy and manufacturing fields (see S. 1422), S3237 [21MY]

——— establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (see S. 784), S1629 [18MR]

——— increase maximum percentage of funds available for laboratory directed research and development (see S. 830), S1708 [23MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit search of open source information to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the U.S. (see S. 2411), S8793 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 1078), S2400 [23AP]

——— provide for the termination of certain mineral materials contracts (see S. 154), S200 [13JA]

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

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

FERC: improve siting of interstate electric transmission facilities (see S. 1017), S2300 [21AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

New Mexico: anniversary of White Sands Missile Range (see S. Res. 107), S1709 [23MR]

——— protect, restore, and improve health of watersheds on national forest lands (see S. 1780), S5129 [15JY]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: establish an energy storage portfolio standard (see S. 1434), S3238 [21MY]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas (see S. 1240), S2730 [7MY]

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

Solar energy: promote safe and reliable interconnection and net billing for community solar facilities (see S. 1723), S4952 [9JY]

Taxation: allow allocation of certain renewable energy tax credits to Indian tribes (see S. 1749), S5008 [13JY]

Court decisions

Klayman v. Obama relative to legality of bulk collection of phone and Internet metadata: Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (excerpt), S3338 [31MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8756, S8757 [17DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1983, S1992 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S387 [22JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S4271 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S879 [10FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8756, S8757 [17DE]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S8069 [18NO]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S880 [10FE], S4271 [18JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S879 [10FE]

——— reform, S4271, S4272 [18JN]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6341 [5AU]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands, S1484 [12MR]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 890), S7210, S7211 [7OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), unanimous-consent request, S7042, S7043 [30SE]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (S. 2254), S7818 [5NO]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3135, S3136 [20MY]

——— extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, unanimous-consent request, S3315 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8535, S8536, S8537, S8538 [9DE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (S. 2045), S8535, S8536, S8537, S8538 [9DE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S8756, S8757 [17DE]

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), S3135, S3136 [20MY]

——— 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, S3337, S3338, S3339 [31MY]

Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to secure such access, S1484 [12MR]

——— establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow sale, transfer, or exchange of certain Federal land to State or local governments, S1992 [26MR]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, S8070 [18NO]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S1483 [12MR]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S388 [22JA]

Tributes

Hommert, Paul, S4343• [22JN]