MURRAY, PATTY (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1815 [24MR], S1873, S1875, S1877, S1880, S1884, S1893, S1905, S1908, S1914, S1918, S1925, S1928, S1929, S1930, S1932, S1935, S1936, S1941, S1943, S1946, S1952, S1953, S1956 [25MR], S1982, S1988, S1996, S1998, S2014, S2015, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2043, S2047, S2059, S2064, S2065, S2068, S2071, S2074, S2077, S2078, S2079, S2080 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), consponsorship withdrawn, S2047 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S356, S357 [21JA], S422 [22JA], S467 [26JA], S542 [27JA], S591 [28JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1498 [12MR], S2307 [21AP], S2313 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3696, S3708 [3JN], S3777, S3803 [4JN], S3866, S3884 [8JN], S3927, S3941, S3942, S3961, S3965 [9JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8169 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4675, S4694, S4780 [7JY], S4828, S4847, S4864 [8JY], S5069 [14JY]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (S. 1124), S2695, S2696 [6MY]

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

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5711, S5728, S5741, S5742, S5869 [26JY], S5931 [27JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8308 [2DE], S8380, S8383, S8385, S8387, S8400, S8402 [3DE]

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

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), S7933 [10NO]

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

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

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

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: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7967 [16NO]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1911), S6811 [17SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S7471 [22OC]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S6850 [21SE]

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

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

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4103 [11JN]

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 185), S3238 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S1494 [12MR]

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

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]

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

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

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1896), S6136 [29JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1247 [3MR]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1473), S3455 [2JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3776 [4JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S8161 [19NO]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 447), S926 [11FE]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S1585 [17MR]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S6810 [17SE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S2352 [22AP]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S8022 [17NO]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S4299 [18JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S7345 [20OC]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S6383 [5AU]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see S. 1796), S5170 [16JY]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 540), S7723 [3NO]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S7723 [3NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S7273 [8OC]

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

——— assure educational stability for children in foster care (see S. 1639), S4298 [18JN]

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

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

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 402), S902 [10FE]

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program (see S. 514), S983 [12FE]

——— improve Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 1062), S2432 [27AP]

——— improve requirements for alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 528), S983 [12FE]

——— permit alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 516), S983 [12FE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see S. 227), S348 [21JA]

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

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S6382 [5AU]

——— reauthorize certain trauma care programs (see S. 763), S1585 [17MR]

Dept. of HUD: modernize and improve Family Unification Program (see S. 2289), S8020 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 551), S8160 [19NO]

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

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S2274 [20AP]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S5009 [13JY]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2155), S7219 [7OC]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2475 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see S. 1680), S4648 [25JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 1105), S2472 [28AP]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S982 [12FE]

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

——— increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see S. 2279), S8080 [18NO]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 603), S1161 [26FE]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S3861 [8JN]

——— 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), S5526 [23JY]

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]

Diseases: commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (see S. Res. 108), S1781 [24MR]

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

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

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see S. 481), S6652 [15SE]

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

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 1772), S5129 [15JY]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S2973 [18MY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S11 [6JA]

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

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see S. 2095), S7005 [29SE]

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

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1075 [24FE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 283), S7272 [8OC]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1726), S4953 [9JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2568 [30AP]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 407), S833 [5FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 1834), S5455 [22JY]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see S. 1143), S4546 [23JN]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 18), S4346 [22JN]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S1336 [9MR]

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]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 430), S1586 [17MR]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 2021), S7274 [8OC]

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

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

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]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. 1081), S7220 [7OC]

Insurance: expand eligibility for reimbursement for smoking cessation services to include copayments for such services by covered beneficiaries under TRICARE who are eligible for Medicare (see S. 1313), S2849 [13MY]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S201 [13JA]

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

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 97), S1303 [4MR]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2401 [23AP]

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), S7722 [3NO]

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S7723 [3NO]

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), S2401 [23AP] (see S. 2165), S7272 [8OC]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S7815 [5NO]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S5929 [27JY]

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1623), S4298 [18JN]

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

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

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S7913 [10NO]

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

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 2261), S7860 [9NO]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see S. 2259), S7860 [9NO]

——— improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by certain Federally qualified providers (see S. 1456), S3309 [22MY]

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S6533 [9SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 2373), S8794 [17DE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S6810 [17SE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S8603 [10DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (see S. 2425), S8883 [18DE]

——— improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (see S. 2409), S8795 [17DE]

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

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

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1690), S4648 [25JN]

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 Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

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

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6381 [5AU]

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

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

National Middle Level Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 111), S1891 [25MR]

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 60), S673 [30JA]

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

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

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

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see S. Res. 163), S2568 [30AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6810 [17SE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S5456 [22JY]

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

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see S. 1112), S2473 [28AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S283 [20JA]

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

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]

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

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1031 [23FE]

SBA: establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see S. 1934), S6296 [4AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S2042 [26MR]

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

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see S. 811), S1660 [19MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S590 [28JA]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]

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

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 379), S1032 [23FE]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 699), S1384 [10MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S5211 [21JY]

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

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 126), S100 [8JA]

——— 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), S8080 [18NO]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 1412), S3237 [21MY]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 375), S2301 [21AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 1907), S6186 [30JY]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for childless individuals and youth formerly in foster care (see S. 2327), S8160 [19NO]

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

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8546 [9DE]

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

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

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S3678 [3JN]

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

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2850 [13MY]

——— condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]

——— ensure access to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions (see S. Res. 37), S421 [22JA]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S6240 [3AU]

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

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 204), S4299 [18JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S6605 [10SE]

Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin (see S. 1694), S4648 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: establish (see S. 991), S2245 [16AP]

Corps of Engineers: transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see S. 1979), S6380 [5AU]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S4021 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 796), S1659 [19MR]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 1793), S5170 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide improved investment in national transportation infrastructure (see S. 1748), S4953 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 1085), S2400 [23AP]

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

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

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]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see S. 1031), S2301 [21AP]

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis (see S. 1199), S2650 [5MY]

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

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S6809 [17SE]

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

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (see S. 1494), S3678 [3JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S737 [3FE]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S6699 [16SE]

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

Social Security: enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (see S. 2293), S8020 [17NO]

Space policy: promote development of a U.S. commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space (see S. 976), S2244 [16AP]

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

Taxation: enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (see S. 661), S1303 [4MR]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children (see S. 660), S1303 [4MR]

Veterans: waive minimum period of continuous active duty for homeless veterans to receive benefits and furnish benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions (see S. 1731), S4953 [9JY]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 1510), S3776 [4JN]

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

——— expand health programs (see S. 674), S1303 [4MR]

Cloture motions

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2295 [21AP], S2371 [23AP]

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), S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY]

Motions

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2159 [14AP]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2159 [14AP]

Privilege of the floor

Burdette, Lauren, S8499 [8DE]

Call, Neysa, S217 [13JA]

Clithero, Leslie, S4802 [7JY]

Enyia, Okey, S4802 [7JY]

O’Neill, Emily, S1256 [3MR]

Rosenberg, Sarah, S8499 [8DE]

Shah, Shruti, S4802 [7JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1404 [11MR], S1462 [12MR], S1563 [17MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6788 [17SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, S6911 [24SE]

Budget: extend sequestration relief, S1871 [25MR], S2211 [15AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1753 [24MR], S1863, S1871 [25MR], S1986, S1988, S1989, S1990, S2003, S2012 [26MR], S2211 [15AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2620 [5MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2211 [15AP]

Civil rights: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S1753 [24MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 862), S6269 [4AU], S7049 [30SE]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 142), S8877 [18DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1404 [11MR], S1462 [12MR], S1563 [17MR], S2282 [21AP], S2316 [22AP]

Dept. of Education: allow funds to be used for a site resource coordinator, S4913 [9JY]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program, S4831 [8JY]

——— diversion of public education funding to private schools in the form of vouchers to allow for school choice, S4823 [8JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase access to higher education for low-income individuals through the Federal Pell Grant Program, S1988 [26MR]

——— establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, S1990 [26MR]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S6992 [29SE]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S5147 [16JY]

——— require State accountability systems to provide additional resources and support to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement, S5098, S5114 [15JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, S4666 [7JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), S4906 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, S1333 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: Community Health Center Fund funding, S2513, S2514 [29AP]

——— establish Women’s Health Care and Clinic Security and Safety Fund, S8253 [2DE], S8341 [3DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S4276 [18JN], S4541 [23JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), S563 [28JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S1047 [24FE]

Dept. of Labor: proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5180 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, S6105 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, S7621 [29OC]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S7448 [22OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7874 [10NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (S. 469), S944 [11FE], S5437 [22JY]

Economy: revitalize the middle class, S6269 [4AU]

Education: establish innovation schools that operate without local, State, and Federal regulations, S5207 [21JY]

——— expand pre-school programs for children of low- and moderate-income families, S2003 [26MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S5025, S5031 [14JY], S5098 [15JY]

——— require local educational agencies to inform parents of any State or local agency policy, procedure, or parental right regarding student participation in mandated assessments for that school year, S5046 [14JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend, S2456 [28AP]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), S4666 [7JY], S4808, S4823, S4827, S4831 [8JY], S4906, S4912, S4913, S4914, S4925 [9JY], S4994 [13JY], S5024, S5031, S5040, S5046 [14JY], S5098, S5114 [15JY], S5137, S5141, S5147, S5149, S5152 [16JY], S5207 [21JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8451, S8470 [8DE], S8511, S8513 [9DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8031 [18NO]

——— Title I funding formula reform, S5141 [16JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (S. 497), S6269 [4AU], S7049 [30SE]

——— allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (S. 497), unanimous-consent request, S6345 [5AU]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (S. 1772), S6269 [4AU]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (S. 1772), unanimous-consent request, S6345 [5AU]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation to allow Americans to earn paid sick time, S1986 [26MR], S2211 [15AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 597), S7554 [28OC], S7612 [29OC]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products, S2510 [29AP]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7238 [8OC]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7238 [8OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6788 [17SE]

Health: improve women’s access to quality health care, S2158 [14AP]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S563 [28JA], S1047 [24FE]

——— reform, S1047 [24FE]

Insurance: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to increased transparency of taxes included in health premium billing, S1989 [26MR]

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

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (S. 1150), S6269 [4AU], S6345 [5AU], S7049 [30SE]

——— increase, and index future increases to the median wage (S. 1150), unanimous-consent request, S6345 [5AU]

Mischel, Walter: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S6805• [17SE]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (S. 1494), S3681 [3JN]

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

National Women’s Law Center: Coalition on Human Needs Human Needs Hero award recipient, S5927• [27JY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1231 [3MR], S1273 [4MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), veto, S2596 [4MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S177 [13JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (S. 1112), S2478 [28AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), S5163 [16JY]

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), S6911 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6105 [29JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1401 [11MR], S8253 [2DE], S8341 [3DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8216 [1DE], S8253 [2DE], S8341, S8354, S8356 [3DE]

Peake, Philip: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S6805• [17SE]

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (S. 2110), S7049 [30SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1861), S6116 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6220 [3AU]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6911 [24SE]

——— women’s health care services funding, S8216 [1DE]

Point of order, S8354 [3DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6105 [29JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S5025, S5040 [14JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees, S4914 [9JY]

——— require schools to collect and report data on interscholastic sports to ensure that girls have equal opportunity to participate in sports, S4827 [8JY]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S8216 [1DE]

——— legislative process, S5025 [14JY]

——— tribute to staff who worked on S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S5152 [16JY]

Shoda, Yuichi: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S6805• [17SE]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S1401 [11MR]

Taxation: enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (S. 661), S1306 [4MR]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children (S. 660), S1306 [4MR]

Uganda: opening of Uganda Cancer Institute-Fred Hutch Cancer Centre, S3234• [21MY]

Veterans: waive minimum period of continuous active duty for homeless veterans to receive benefits and furnish benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions (S. 1731), S4956 [9JY], S7621, S7622 [29OC]

Veterans Day: observance, S7874 [10NO]

Votes: position on missed, S3054 [19MY]

Washington (State): commend first responders on anniversary of landslide, S1649 [19MR]

Washington (state): tribute to National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger food drive, S2524• [29AP]

Tributes

Cook, Mikel S., S7218• [7OC]

Floyd, Elson, S5117 [15JY]

Haggerton, Jim, S8373, S8374 [3DE]

McCarthy, Meaghan, S2561 [30AP]

Terry, Lyon, S5152 [16JY]