DAINES, STEVE (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1773, S1774, S1798, S1799, S1810, S1815, S1818, S1830 [24MR], S1866, S1922, S1953 [25MR], S2015, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S184 [13JA], S247 [16JA], S402, S442 [22JA], S478, S479 [26JA], S536, S547 [27JA]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (S. 2044), S8638, S8639 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3788, S3805, S3817, S3832 [4JN], S3870, S3883 [8JN], S3939, S3940, S3957 [9JN], S4024 [10JN], S4083, S4111 [11JN], S4145 [15JN], S4264 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7865, S7866 [9NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4797 [7JY], S4909 [9JY], S5067 [14JY], S5104 [15JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3084 [19MY], S3193 [20MY], S3312 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2485 [28AP], S2531 [29AP]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S6435 [6AU]

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]

Air Force: modernize C–130 aircraft and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 1136), S2530 [29AP]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S7722 [3NO]

Armed Forces: provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (see S. 1567), S4103 [11JN]

——— 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]

BIA: secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 1704), S4685 [7JY]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1247 [3MR]

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

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

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize and implement water rights compact between Montana and the Blackfeet Indian Tribe (see S. 1125), S2473 [28AP]

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]

Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center, Great Falls, MT: designate (see S. 719), S1439 [11MR]

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 liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see S. 1315), S8379 [3DE]

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]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S2934 [14MY]

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

Consumers: enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers (see S. 1234), S2688 [6MY]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see S. 2044), S7816 [5NO]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 134), S1336 [9MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S2651 [5MY]

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

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S1495 [12MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see S. 1110), S3777 [4JN]

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]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1218 [2MR]

Dept. of Energy: provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S1217 [2MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see S. 1909), S8379 [3DE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA]

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

Dept. of Transportation: require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2163), S7219 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S1336 [9MR]

——— 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), S2432 [27AP]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S654 [29JA]

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

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 207), S347 [21JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: 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]

East Rosebud Creek: designate segments for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1577), S4137 [15JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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), S1118 [25FE]

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]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (see S. 421), S1120 [25FE]

Federal agencies and departments: increase use of crowdsourcing and citizen science to advance and accelerate scientific research, literacy, and diplomacy (see S. 2113), S7047 [30SE]

——— 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]

——— review certain rules and regulations (see S. 846), S1781 [24MR]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 1378), S3310 [22MY]

Federal employees: prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (see S. 310), S737 [3FE]

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]

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), S6074 [28JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 774), S1628 [18MR]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S2173 [14AP]

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

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

Forests: provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 326), S5061 [14JY]

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: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see S. 1383), S4251 [17JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S1075 [24FE] (see S. 2232), S7722 [3NO]

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

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

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), S2473 [28AP]

Immigration: suspend admission and resettlement of aliens seeking refugee status because of the conflict in Syria until adequate protocols are established to protect U.S. national security (see S. 2284), S8162 [19NO]

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see S. 798), S3456 [2JN]

Iran: 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: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see S. 619), S2401 [23AP]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S7546 [27OC]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see S. 1519), S6652 [15SE]

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: reauthorize (see S. 338), S5009 [13JY] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE] (see S. 2169), S7272 [8OC]

Law enforcement: safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S2474 [28AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S4023 [10JN]

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S901 [10FE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for durable medical equipment (see S. 2312), S8495 [8DE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S5212 [21JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

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

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

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

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

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]

——— extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 35), S11 [6JA]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2274), S7913 [10NO]

——— provide for the repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects (see S. 438), S900 [10FE]

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]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S7304 [19OC]

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

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S3679 [3JN]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6533 [9SE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S2971 [18MY]

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

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (see S. 2276), S7913 [10NO]

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

Power resources: 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]

——— modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1312), S4022 [10JN]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S2473 [28AP]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S2473 [28AP]

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), S3184 [20MY]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1407), S3926 [9JN]

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

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

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

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S1384 [10MR]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S6810 [17SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S5009 [13JY]

——— incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2569 [30AP]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S2971 [18MY]

——— 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), S1217 [2MR]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 591), S1161 [26FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S7722 [3NO]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S2174 [14AP]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S4649 [25JN]

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), S3456 [2JN]

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

Armed Forces: improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security (see S. 1819), S5210 [21JY]

——— preserve current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of uniformed services (see S. 1628), S4298 [18JN]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System (see S. 1552), S4103 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Jeannette Rankin (see S. 1633), S4298 [18JN]

Endangered species: protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S. (see S. 1769), S5129 [15JY]

FCC: exempt small business providers of broadband Internet access from net neutrality enhanced transparency requirements (see S. 2283), S7966 [16NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require a notice and comment process for interpretative rules if there is a change to a previously issued rule (see S. 1487), S3678 [3JN]

——— require agencies to publish the categorization of certain proposed and final rules (see S. 1807), S5210 [21JY]

——— sunset rules after a certain period unless agencies undergo notice and comment rulemaking (see S. 826), S1660 [19MR]

FERC: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam (see S. 1104), S2431 [27AP]

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

Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (see S. 493), S982 [12FE]

National Guard: require report on location of C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units (see S. 1625), S4298 [18JN]

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

Privacy: require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see S. 1788), S5170 [16JY]

Taxation: extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit (see S. 1361), S2971 [18MY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [6JA]

Cloture motions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6798 [17SE], S6864 [22SE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1475 [12MR], S1563, S1564 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], 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, S4171 [16JN], S4276 [18JN], S6867 [22SE], S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7074 [1OC]

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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY]

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]

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7249 [8OC], S7323 [20OC]

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

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), S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642 [15SE], S6869 [22SE], S6916 [24SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [3AU]

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), S3340 [31MY], S3427 [2JN]

Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7675 [30OC], S7697 [3NO]

Discharge petitions signed

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

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7965 [16NO]

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

Motions

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6845 [21SE]

Anderson, Jessica: Montana Professional Teaching Foundation Montana Teacher of the Year award recipient, S7217• [7OC]

Armed Forces: provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (S. 1567), S4587 [24JN]

——— tribute to Air Force 341st Missile Wing of Malmstrom AFB, MT, S8013• [17NO]

Blong, Deborah: American Network of Community Options and Resources Direct Support Professional of the Year Award recipient, S3180• [20MY]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7633 [29OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1773, S1774 [24MR], S1865, S1866 [25MR]

Bureau of the Census: extend authority to conduct the quarterly financial report program (H.R. 3116), S7171 [6OC]

Butte, MT: tribute to Rocky Mountain Rifle Club, S8598• [10DE]

Child, Jaydyn: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, S4019 [10JN]

Collie, Alex: National Weather Service General Albert J. Myer Award recipient, S7653• [29OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S42 [7JA], S536 [27JA], S570 [28JA], S623 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1243 [3MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S2323 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7144 [6OC]

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

Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (S. Res. 182), S3088 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, S4821 [8JY], S4910, S4911, S4913 [9JY]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (S. 2310), S8164 [19NO]

——— encourage science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in elementary and secondary instruction and encourage STEM professional development, S6765 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), S917 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (S. 2163), S7221 [7OC]

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

Dinosaur National Monument Day: designate (S. Res. 271), S6980 [28SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1573–S1575 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4821 [8JY], S4909, S4910, S4911, S4913 [9JY], S4995 [13JY]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7516 [27OC], S7997 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7516 [27OC], S7997 [17NO]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6251 [4AU]

FCC: exempt small business providers of broadband Internet access from net neutrality enhanced transparency requirements (S. 2283), S7969 [16NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require a notice and comment process for interpretative rules if there is a change to a previously issued rule (S. 1487), S3680 [3JN]

——— require agencies to publish the categorization of certain proposed and final rules (S. 1807), S5212 [21JY]

——— sunset rules after a certain period unless agencies undergo notice and comment rulemaking (S. 826), S1668 [19MR]

FERC: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam (S. 1104), S2433 [27AP]

——— reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam (S. 1103), S2433 [27AP]

Firearms: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to uphold Second Amendment rights, S1866 [25MR]

Francom, Jacob: Montana Association of Secondary School Principals Principal of the Year award recipient, S6804• [17SE]

FRS: prohibit members and staff from lobbying for or against legislation (S. 2288), S8027 [17NO]

FTC: prohibit companies from reselling student data, using student data or profiles for advertising purposes, and ensure proper encryption to protect student data from cyber theft, S4995 [13JY]

Gallatin Gateway, MT: tribute to Lone Peak High School Capitol Hill Challenge team, S2684• [6MY]

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), S7172 [6OC]

Information technology: improve cybersecurity, S5912 [27JY], S6765 [16SE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6250 [4AU]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6551 [10SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S4995 [13JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7633 [29OC]

Kalispell, MT: tribute to high school students who provided assistance during a house fire, S2522• [29AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S536 [27JA], S623 [29JA]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), S7022, S7024, S7025, S7026 [30SE]

Lewisberry, PA: tribute to Red Land Little League baseball team (S. Res. 279), S7171 [6OC]

Medicaid: extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), S6979 [28SE]

Members of Congress: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget, S1774 [24MR]

——— reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (S. 493), S988 [12FE], S1774 [24MR], S7633 [29OC]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8027 [17NO]

Montana: tribute to award-winning small breweries, S7217• [7OC]

——— tribute to firefighters and local and State response to wildfires, S5502 [23JY]

——— tribute to teens who attended Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc., National Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, S6375• [5AU]

Monuments and memorials: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to State and local approval of national monuments, S1773 [24MR], S1865 [25MR]

——— provide for State and local approval of national monuments, S402 [22JA], S570 [28JA]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 315), S8154• [19NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 315), S8154• [19NO]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7457 [22OC]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: observance, S4587 [24JN]

National Schizencephaly Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 181), S3088 [19MY]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3140 [20MY]

National Small Business Week: observance, S2635 [5MY]

Native Americans: awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Native American Code Talkers, S4343• [22JN]

Newman, Dava J.: nomination to be NASA Deputy Administrator, S2427 [27AP]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), S7167, S7171 [6OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S7711 [3NO]

OPM: investigation into cyber breach, S5200 [21JY]

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), S6551 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5676 [24JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S3760 [4JN], S8298 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8298 [2DE]

Peterson, Gene: Montana Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee, S4249• [17JN]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (S. 2276), S7916 [10NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6111 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6225 [3AU]

Postal Service: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform Postal Service, S1866 [25MR]

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (S. 2089), S6980 [28SE]

——— modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S7024 [30SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6972 [28SE]

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), S3140 [20MY]

——— 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 (S. 1123), S2777 [12MY]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (S. 1788), S5912 [27JY]

Pryor, MT: express condolences for victims of shootings on Crow Reservation and express support for families of the victims, S6111 [29JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5676 [24JY]

Senate: legislative program, S1589 [17MR], S3088 [19MY], S6980 [28SE], S7172 [6OC], S8027 [17NO]

Sun River Watershed Group (organization): International RiverFoundation North American Riverprize finalist, S2931• [14MY]

Sustainable Lumber Co.: tribute, S6804• [17SE]

Taxation: extend and improve the Indian coal production tax credit (S. 1361), S2973 [18MY]

University of Kansas: anniversary (S. Res. 272), S7171 [6OC]

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), S7711 [3NO]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7711 [3NO]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 22), S7171 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1575 [17MR]

Texts of

S. 493, Balanced Budget Accountability Act, S988 [12FE]

S. 826, Regulatory Examination Vital for Improving and Evaluating Working Solutions (REVIEWS) Act, S1668 [19MR]

S. 1103, FERC hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam construction commencement deadline reinstatement and extension, S2433 [27AP]

S. 1104, FERC hydroelectric project involving Gibson Dam construction commencement deadline reinstatement and extension, S2434 [27AP]

S. 1552, Clean Water for Rural Communities Act, S4105 [11JN]

S. 1625, require National Guard report on location of C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units, S4302 [18JN]

S. 1628, preserve current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of uniformed services, S4302 [18JN]

S. 1807, Regulatory Impact Scale on the Economy Small Business (RISE Small Business) Act, S5213 [21JY]

S. 2283, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, S7969 [16NO]

Tributes

Aschim, Sally, S7097• [1OC]

Boushey, Michaela and Shayne, S7343• [20OC]

Brady, Tess, S7860• [9NO]

Clark, Caley, S5926• [27JY]

Crawford, Mary, S8154• [19NO]

DeCrane, Charles, S7615 [29OC]

Dellwo, Chase, S7343• [20OC]

Fullmer, Russ, S6934• [24SE]

Gallagher, William, Jr., S3773• [4JN]

Gardner, William P., S6375• [5AU]

Gardzina, Pete, S7812• [5NO]

Gollinger, Mark, S8792• [17DE]

Johnson, Chuck, S3276 [22MY]

Kim, Andrew, S7217• [7OC]

La Rock, Ethel, S7217• [7OC]

Medicine Crow, Joseph, S7545• [27OC]

Pierre, Shayne, S5168• [16JY]

Robinson, Lesley, S5513• [23JY]

Slivka, Riley, S6603• [10SE]

Stafne, Rusty, S7545• [27OC]

Steele, Ben, S4684• [7JY]

Turnage, Jean, S7080 [1OC]

Weber, Jim, S3675• [3JN]

Young, Rick, S8374• [3DE]