WARREN, ELIZABETH (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1795 [24MR], S1908, S1919, S1931, S1933 [25MR], S1996, S2015, S2019, S2020, S2042, S2044, S2045, S2046, S2047, S2062, S2071, S2075, S2079, S2082 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S244 [16JA], S284 [20JA], S318 [21JA], S422 [22JA], S542 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1587 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3717 [3JN], S3800, S3824, S3826, S3830 [4JN], S3882 [8JN], S3927, S3942 [9JN], S4024 [10JN], S4166 [15JN], S4266 [18JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S110 [8JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780, S4796, S4801 [7JY], S4853, S4864 [8JY], S4912 [9JY], S5066, S5067, S5068, S5069, S5085 [14JY], S5099, S5104 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6321 [4AU], S7547 [27OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2968, S2973, S2984, S2986, S2987, S2995, S2996 [18MY], S3061, S3062, S3083 [19MY], S3185, S3191 [20MY], S3240 [21MY], S3311 [22MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178, S2180 [14AP]

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (S. 1893), S8906 [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.R. 22), S5690 [24JY], S5724, S5739, S5741 [26JY], S6076, S6077 [28JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8380, S8400 [3DE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178, S2180 [14AP]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4349, S4352 [22JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

GOP Should Focus on Fixing Immigration, Not Compromising Security, Boston (MA) Globe, S924 [11FE]

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]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 316), S8080 [18NO]

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), S7103 [1OC]

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

Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 1152), S8495 [8DE]

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

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2357), S8548 [9DE] (see S. 2393), S8637 [14DE]

Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 140), S2353 [22AP]

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

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

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S901 [10FE]

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1782 [24MR]

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

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]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1303 [4MR]

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 1122), S6652 [15SE]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2301 [21AP]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2689 [6MY]

Consumers: provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards and mobile accounts (see S. 2315), S8160 [19NO]

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), S2530 [29AP]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S6381 [5AU]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 1847), S5526 [23JY]

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

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7125 [5OC]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S4841 [8JY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2934 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S8306 [2DE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S8306 [2DE]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S7595 [28OC]

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

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S1586 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism (see S. 2374), S8494 [8DE]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 251), S466 [26JA]

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

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2037), S6699 [16SE]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 402), S860 [9FE]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see S. 2098), S7005 [29SE]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1102), S2431 [27AP]

——— require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S4686 [7JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2272), S7913 [10NO]

——— 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]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see S. 480), S982 [12FE]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see S. 2311), S8307 [2DE]

——— promulgate regulations on patient medication information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about prescription drugs (see S. 2214), S7594 [28OC]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1775), S7125 [5OC]

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), S1075 [24FE]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S1076 [24FE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt firearms transfer and possession policies to prevent domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms (see S. 2198), S7470 [22OC]

——— 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]

——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 962), S2274 [20AP]

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

Dept. of State: 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]

——— making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S7492 [26OC]

——— rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1876), S6073 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S7723 [3NO]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S8379 [3DE]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6700 [16SE]

——— provide veterans affected by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see S. 2253), S7814 [5NO]

——— 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), S6383 [5AU]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2336), S8241 [1DE]

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

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8439 [7DE]

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

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Drugs: provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 707), S5062 [14JY]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 1654), S5062 [14JY]

Education: establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 1958), S6380 [5AU]

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

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 840), S1708 [23MR]

El Faro (vessel): recognize crew who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends (see S. Res. 291), S7413 [21OC]

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

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]

——— prohibit employers from requiring low-wage workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into such covenants (see S. 1504), S3862 [8JN]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S7005 [29SE]

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), S1118 [25FE]

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), S2401 [23AP]

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

——— 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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 1302), S2794 [12MY]

FCC: prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 2235), S7771 [4NO]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see S. 1472), S3406 [1JN]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see S. 1260), S2730 [7MY]

FDA: allow the sponsor of an application for the approval of a targeted drug to rely upon data and information with respect to such sponsor’s previously approved targeted drugs (see S. 2030), S6651 [15SE]

——— preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of animal diseases in order to minimize development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 621), S1217 [2MR]

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

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 975), S2302 [21AP]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2387), S8602 [10DE]

Federal employees: prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see S. 1779), S5129 [15JY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1726), S5010 [13JY]

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

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S3678 [3JN]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see S. 1474), S3456 [2JN]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see S. 2213), S7594 [28OC]

——— 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]

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]

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see S. 1565), S4103 [11JN]

GAO: conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms on electricity prices, supply, and competition in energy markets (see S. 1272), S2759 [11MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend the current compensation packages for the chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 2036), S6651 [15SE]

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

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

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S5930 [27JY]

Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1392), S5062 [14JY]

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), S5930 [27JY]

Housing: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 2038), S6699 [16SE]

——— permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see S. 730), S1494 [12MR]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2270), S7912 [10NO]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S7161 [6OC]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions (see S. Res. 40), S1032 [23FE]

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]

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

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2273 [20AP]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S2245 [16AP]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2352 [22AP]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 2161), S7219 [7OC]

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), S8306 [2DE]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see S. 1364), S3407 [1JN]

——— require States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while such individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 1409), S5062 [14JY]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S1217 [2MR]

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

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S2221 [15AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1709 [23MR]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S5929 [27JY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7346 [20OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2760 [11MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S6382 [5AU]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1304 [4MR]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S7771 [4NO]

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

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1832), S6467 [8SE]

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

Mortgages: establish programs to encourage use of shared equity mortgage modifications (see S. 1582), S4202 [16JN]

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

National Blood Donor Month: designate (see S. Res. 56), S653 [29JA]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6468 [8SE]

National Dyslexia Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 275), S7472 [22OC]

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

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 175), S2730 [7MY]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2172 [14AP]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6535 [9SE]

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

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

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

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [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]

——— stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see S. 2238), S7771 [4NO]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1158), S2567 [30AP]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: establish an energy storage portfolio standard (see S. 1434), S5009 [13JY]

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

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7656 [29OC]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1202 [27FE]

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]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S2934 [14MY]

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

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]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

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), S6533 [9SE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 968), S2851 [13MY]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S1629 [18MR]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S3060 [19MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see S. 1069), S2400 [23AP]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1127), S2570 [30AP]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]

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

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

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S283 [20JA]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 1486), S3456 [2JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1736), S4953 [9JY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 1686), S4648 [25JN]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4953 [9JY]

——— 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]

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

Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7005 [29SE]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1074), S2400 [23AP]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 946), S8242 [1DE]

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

$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S984 [12FE]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1004), S2245 [16AP]

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

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]

——— 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), S3926 [9JN]

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

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8160 [19NO]

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

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 370), S772 [4FE]

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

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S2041 [26MR]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1981), S6380 [5AU]

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

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

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]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see S. 1109), S2472 [28AP]

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

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1709), S4686 [7JY]

Foreign trade: require the President to make the text of trade agreements available to the public in order for those agreements to receive expedited consideration from Congress (see S. 1381), S3059 [19MY]

FRS: reform by amending Board of Governors staffing policies and settlement voting guidelines (see S. 1248), S2730 [7MY]

——— reform by limiting emergency lending authority and closing loopholes allowing megabanks to engage in unrestricted commodities activities (see S. 1320), S2849 [13MY]

Health: require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see S. 320), S653 [29JA]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 63), S737 [3FE]

Puerto Rico: provide a short-term stay from legal actions by certain creditors until debt restructuring legislation has passed (see S. 2436), S8883 [18DE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2201 [15AP]

Privilege of the floor

Delaney, Joshua, S7774 [4NO]

Owens, Lindsay, S5087 [14JY]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6840 [21SE]

Appropriations: oppose attachment of policy riders to appropriations legislation, S8287, S8288 [2DE]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Marathon bombings, S2201 [15AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1840 [25MR], S2012 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2637 [5MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2209 [15AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, S1840 [25MR], S2209 [15AP]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 793), S1632 [18MR]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S7764 [4NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S924 [11FE]

Dept. of Labor: proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5027 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S82 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), S682 [2FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8504 [8DE]

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 (S. 1772), S6253 [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]

FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products, S7581 [28OC]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (S. 1109), S2476 [28AP]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7782 [5NO], S8219, S8220, S8223 [1DE]

Financial institutions: impact of revising certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S7892 [10NO], S8287 [2DE]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (S. 1709), S4689 [7JY]

Firearms: gun control, S7248 [8OC]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3025 [19MY], S3112 [20MY], S3210, S3212, S3213 [21MY], S3293 [22MY]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1144 [26FE]

——— prohibit fast-track trade agreements with countries that do not have a minimum wage of at least $2 per hour, S3213 [21MY]

——— require the President to make the text of trade agreements available to the public in order for those agreements to receive expedited consideration from Congress (S. 1381), unanimous-consent request, S3210 [21MY]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, S7581 [28OC]

Health: require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (S. 320), S657 [29JA]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S924 [11FE]

International law: use of investor-state dispute settlement by corporations to challenge foreign countries health and safety measures, S1144 [26FE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3025 [19MY], S3112 [20MY], S3213 [21MY], S3293 [22MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1258 [3MR]

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), conference report, S8362 [3DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8329 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6220 [3AU]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S8329 [3DE]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, S8000 [17NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S8362 [3DE]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, S82 [8JA]

Social Security: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to expand and protect benefits, S2012 [26MR]

Tax-exempt organizations: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3210, S3212 [21MY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S1144 [26FE], S3210, S3212 [21MY]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaties with foreign countries if the agreements or treaties include investor-state dispute settlement provisions, S3025 [19MY], S3293 [22MY]

——— prohibit passage of trade agreements that weaken domestic financial regulations, S3112 [20MY]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact on economy, S8287, S8288 [2DE]