LEE, MIKE (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1817 [24MR], S1883, S1893, S1901, S1922, S1923, S1924, S1940, S1941, S1955 [25MR], S1979, S1995, S2018, S2043, S2047, S2059, S2070, S2076 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S184, S217 [13JA], S268, S284, S296 [20JA], S336 [21JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3715 [3JN], S3805 [4JN], S3882 [8JN], S4083 [11JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1204, S1205 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 125), S2671 [6MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S216 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), S6955, S6956 [25SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7933 [10NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8109 [18NO], S8168 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4797 [7JY], S4853, S4879, S4880 [8JY], S4964, S4974 [9JY], S5038, S5066 [14JY], S5096, S5098 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6301 [4AU], S7416 [21OC]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 97), S2655, S2657 [5MY]

International Year of Soils: designate (S. Con. Res. 10), S2895, S2896 [13MY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S7661, S7662 [29OC]

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

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (S. 1893), S8906, S8910 [18DE]

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

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5472, S5473 [22JY], S5930 [27JY], S6079 [28JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2413 [23AP], S2435 [27AP], S2475, S2476 [28AP], S2511 [29AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8389 [3DE]

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

Ukraine: condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (S. Res. 72), S1829, S1831 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S3679 [3JN]

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

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S697 [2FE]

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]

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 Prisons: require the Director to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 1784), S7304 [19OC]

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]

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]

Children and youth: ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see S. 1965), S6380 [5AU]

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

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (see S. 1482), S3456 [2JN]

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]

——— prohibit earmarks (see S. 309), S653 [29JA]

Constitution—U.S.: commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S. (see S. Res. 198), S4022 [10JN]

——— restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see S. 255), S542 [27JA]

Consumers: restrict debt collection practices of certain debt collectors (see S. 2255), S7814 [5NO]

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

Crime: reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 467), S926 [11FE]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7102 [1OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S737 [3FE]

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 Energy: issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S4842 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children (see S. 575), S1202 [27FE]

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: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see S. 500), S982 [12FE]

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

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see S. 146), S150 [12JA]

——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7816 [5NO]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S2475 [28AP]

——— 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]

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]

Employment: expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 1032), S2301 [21AP]

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

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

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

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

——— include in each regulatory impact analysis for a proposed or final rule an analysis that does not include any other proposed or unimplemented rule (see S. 1393), S3183 [20MY]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see S. 1584), S5010 [13JY]

——— 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), S5211 [21JY]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (see S. 2348), S8378 [3DE]

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

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

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 1944), S7346 [20OC]

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]

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

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

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

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

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see S. 1200), S2687 [6MY]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 1668), S4602 [24JN]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (see S. 365), S772 [4FE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1919), S8547 [9DE]

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

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

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 153), S2569 [30AP]

——— 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), S8020 [17NO]

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]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: express that congressional review and oversight provisions do not apply to current partial agreement and, therefore, such agreement cannot preempt existing sanctions (see S. Res. 251), S6605 [10SE]

IRS: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see S. 274), S698 [2FE]

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

——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (see S. 273), S698 [2FE]

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

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE] (see S. 1874), S7103 [1OC]

Lacey Act: replace criminal penalties reliant on foreign law for trafficking in wildlife, fish, and plants with a civil penalty system (see S. 1019), S2475 [28AP]

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

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

Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S737 [3FE]

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

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), S150 [12JA]

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

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

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

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

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see S. 1137), S2530 [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch (see S. 16), S59 [7JA]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 123), S99 [8JA]

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

——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S654 [29JA]

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]

——— 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]

Presidents of the U.S.: limit authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument (see S. 1416), S3237 [21MY]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S1303 [4MR]

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 Rules: revise number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations (see S. Res. 67), S772 [4FE]

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

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see S. 2239), S7771 [4NO]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 716), S1529 [16MR]

——— clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 53), S1439 [11MR]

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

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S772 [4FE]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see S. 247), S8241 [1DE]

——— deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 2040), S6699 [16SE]

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

Trademarks: provide for registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the U.S., or any State or local government (see S. 328), S697 [2FE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see S. 2091), S7005 [29SE]

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

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Res. 290), S8885 [18DE]

Utah: withdraw BLM lands and transfer management to Dept. of the Interior and Air Force for enhanced weapons testing and pilot training, maintain public access of such lands, and provide for exchange of Federal and State lands (see S. 2383), S8602 [10DE]

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

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

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S3680 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 2), S11 [6JA]

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

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]

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

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see S. 1909), S6187 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see S. 618), S1217 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see S. 361), S771 [4FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see S. 2286), S8020 [17NO]

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

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]

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]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee (see S. 1848), S5526 [23JY]

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see S. 2102), S7046 [30SE]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 1518), S3776 [4JN]

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

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

Presidents of the U.S.: modify authority to declare national monuments (see S. 2004), S6434 [6AU]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S771 [4FE]

——— 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]

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

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

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]

Wildlife: clarify that intrastate species are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act or other Federal interstate commerce laws (see S. 1142), S2567 [30AP]

Cloture motions

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

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1215 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to proceed, S3341 [31MY]

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]

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]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

Discharge petitions signed

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]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1191 [27FE]

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), S5710 [26JY]

Privilege of the floor

Brown, Derek, S1589 [17MR]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6835 [21SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S7242 [8OC]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S8773 [17DE]

BLM: streamline and reform drilling permit application process, S382, S394 [22JA]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S2158 [14AP]

——— reform entitlement programs, S7629 [29OC]

——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7628 [29OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2008, S2012 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S320 [21JA], S382, S394 [22JA]

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

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

——— reform parental notification and opt-out of certain required educational assessments, S5038, S5045 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1190 [27FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S688 [2FE], S809 [5FE], S973–S975 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior: modify spending-neutral reserve fund for Payments in Lieu of Taxes program at levels equivalent to property tax revenues lost due to the presence of Federal land, S2008 [26MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8773 [17DE]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 502), S1576, S1577, S1578, S1579, S1580 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4911 [9JY], S5038, S5045 [14JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8463 [8DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8032, S8033 [18NO]

Endangered Species Act: place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, S320 [21JA]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (S. 499), S7629 [29OC]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S688 [2FE], S809 [5FE], S974 [12FE], S1190 [27FE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent request, S7407 [21OC]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6592 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7628 [29OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S7406 [21OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 338), S7242 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 338), unanimous-consent request, S817 [5FE], S7241 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), unanimous-consent request, S7042 [30SE], S7067 [1OC]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2145, S2158 [14AP]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (S. Res. 312), unanimous-consent request, S7871, S7872 [10NO]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, S3439 [2JN]

——— extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3132, S3168 [20MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of attack on Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 139), S2257 [16AP]

Parrish, Jill N.: nomination to be district judge, S3224 [21MY]

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), S6592 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5710 [26JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8365, S8366 [3DE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8296 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8296 [2DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: lack of media coverage relative to video of official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, S6523 [9SE], S6692 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding, S5710 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6523 [9SE], S6692 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6234 [3AU]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 356), S773 [4FE]

——— 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), S3132, S3168 [20MY], S3423, S3424, S3426, S3427, S3439 [2JN]

——— 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), S2772 [12MY]

——— 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), unanimous-consent request, S3030 [19MY]

Public debt: create a point of order against increasing the public debt ceiling under reconciliation, S2012 [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5710 [26JY], S8365, S8366 [3DE]

Salt Lake City, UT: anniversary of Intermountain Healthcare, S6433• [6AU]

Senate: legislative process, S974 [12FE]

Senate Rules: revise number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations (S. Res. 67), S785 [4FE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2145, S2158 [14AP]

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (S. 1758), S7629 [29OC]

——— provide for reduction in payroll tax for enrollment in a private disability insurance plan, S7629 [29OC]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8773 [17DE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), unanimous-consent request, S7406 [21OC]

Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S2522•–S2524• [29AP]

Tributes

Bangerter, Norman H., S2257 [16AP]

Blair, Peter, S4197 [16JN]

Lockhart, Rebecca D., S338 [21JA]

Matheson, Boyd, S8653 [15DE]

McKeon, Ryan, S4197 [16JN]

Packer, Boyd K., S4680 [7JY]

Perry, L. Tom, S3664 [3JN]

Phillips, Brian, S1411 [11MR]

Scott, Richard G., S6910, S6911 [24SE]

Walker, Olene, S8209 [1DE]