MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER (a Senator from Connecticut)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1893, S1908, S1917 [25MR], S1976, S1998, S2065, S2069, S2072, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2079 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S244 [16JA], S284 [20JA], S349 [21JA], S467, S473 [26JA], S542 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1442 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3696, S3708, S3719, S3720, S3723 [3JN], S3777, S3803 [4JN], S3866, S3873 [8JN], S3935, S3942 [9JN], S4023, S4024, S4056 [10JN], S4139 [15JN], S4266 [18JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4856, S4862, S4864 [8JY], S4967 [9JY], S5064, S5068, S5069 [14JY]

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

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2994, S2996 [18MY], S3185 [20MY], S3247 [21MY]

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), S5740, S5741, S5872 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8400, S8422 [3DE]

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

Appointments

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

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

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), S8162 [19NO]

——— condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S7221 [7OC]

AID: reform Food for Peace Program (see S. 525), S6652 [15SE]

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

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S6699 [16SE]

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

Armed Forces: provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (see S. 1567), S7967 [16NO]

——— sunset authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 526), S983 [12FE]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1529), S3925 [9JN]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S1529 [16MR]

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S859 [9FE]

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

Budget: clarify that Public Accounting Oversight Board funding is not subject to the sequester (see S. 548), S1075 [24FE]

——— clarify that Securities Investor Protection Corp., funding is not subject to the sequester (see S. 549), S1075 [24FE]

——— clarify that the standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act is not subject to the sequester (see S. 550), S1075 [24FE]

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]

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see S. 436), S4841 [8JY]

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

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

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 1908), S6186 [30JY]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2934 [14MY]

Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3862 [8JN]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S7160 [6OC]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S8306 [2DE]

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]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S4202 [16JN]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S1303 [4MR]

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), S6534 [9SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S2972 [18MY]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S6700 [16SE]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see S. 2420), S8794 [17DE]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S6894 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1022), S2300 [21AP]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1661 [19MR]

——— 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]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S2042 [26MR]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see S. 897), S2110 [13AP]

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

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

——— 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]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1872), S5928 [27JY]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6976 [28SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 711), S1529 [16MR]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 1865), S7655 [29OC]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1202 [27FE]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S8161 [19NO]

——— establish and implement mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) management guidelines for school-aged children (see S. 307), S1336 [9MR]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S1781 [24MR]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S2531 [29AP]

——— 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), S2935 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8307 [2DE]

——— making appropriations (see S. 272), S737 [3FE]

——— modify the visa waiver program (see S. 1507), S4546 [23JN]

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]

——— 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]

——— establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see S. 163), S4545 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1304 [4MR]

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), S7346 [20OC]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1483), S4138 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: incentivize early adoption of positive train control (see S. 1006), S2302 [21AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1021), S2300 [21AP]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 901), S6810 [17SE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S239 [16JA]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6379 [5AU]

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

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S541 [27JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S2599 [4MY]

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

Diseases: provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 84), S58 [7JA]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 1566), S6383 [5AU]

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

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

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]

——— 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), S1118 [25FE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S833 [5FE]

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), S6938 [24SE]

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 779), S8794 [17DE]

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: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1384 [10MR]

Firearms: 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]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see S. 1735), S4953 [9JY]

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]

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), S8161 [19NO]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]

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

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 1675), S4602 [24JN]

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), S6975 [28SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S3456 [2JN]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8242 [1DE]

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

Investments: require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see S. 1317), S2849 [13MY]

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), S8081 [18NO]

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

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]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1789), S7345 [20OC]

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

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S4104 [11JN]

Long Island Sound: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relative to restoration and stewardship (see S. 1674), S4602 [24JN]

Maldives: call for release of former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison, release all other political prisoners, and guarantee due process for and respect human rights of all people (see S. 2231), S7722 [3NO]

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

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S1586 [17MR]

——— 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), S8883 [18DE]

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

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 332), S1119 [25FE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 2071), S6938 [24SE]

——— 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), S6939 [24SE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S7345 [20OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S6074 [28JY]

——— provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (see S. 1211), S2687 [6MY]

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), S6379 [5AU]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 230), S5928 [27JY]

National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 156), S2568 [30AP]

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

Naval Submarine Base New London, CT: commend Connecticut for initial contribution of land to establish and ongoing support, submariners, and contributions to industry, workforce, and defense of the U.S. (see S. Res. 298), S7491 [26OC]

Navy Reserve: centennial (see S. Res. 86), S1118 [25FE]

Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 93), S1217 [2MR]

Nepal: authorize preferential treatment for certain imports (see S. 81), S2933 [14MY]

——— 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), S2172 [14AP]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2142), S7274 [8OC]

——— 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), S6940 [24SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage and ensure resulting revenue loss is offset (see S. 2075), S6938 [24SE]

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

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

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

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2245 [16AP] (see S. Res. 197), S3925 [9JN]

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]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 270), S6938 [24SE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7594 [28OC]

Refugees: recognize need for international assistance, commend resettlement efforts of foreign countries, and support increased admission into the U.S. relative to refugees seeking asylum from violence in Syria (see S. Res. 268), S6938 [24SE]

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see S. Res. 326), S8439 [7DE]

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), S1162 [26FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S4299 [18JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S2110 [13AP]

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]

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), S6699 [16SE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S5130 [15JY]

——— 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), S8685 [15DE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S4203 [16JN]

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

Taxation: make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S1661 [19MR]

——— 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), S7656 [29OC]

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

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 2218), S7655 [29OC]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2731 [7MY]

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]

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.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (see S. Res. 310), S7860 [9NO]

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 (see S. Res. 72), S900 [10FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S6699 [16SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S5211 [21JY]

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

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

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

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

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S4137 [15JN]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 204), S4347 [22JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]

——— commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 35), S591 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and domestic content percentage requirements and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see S. 2167), S7272 [8OC]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 985), S2244 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: provide for higher education reform (see S. 1355), S2933 [14MY]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 26), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Education: establish Promise Neighborhoods program (see S. 514), S983 [12FE]

——— 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]

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

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), S5129 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 2105), S7046 [30SE]

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see S. 1751), S5008 [13JY]

Employment: 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), S3776 [4JN]

Farmington River and Salmon Brook: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 329), S697 [2FE]

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

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (see S. Res. 29), S283 [20JA]

Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollution Mitigation: establish (see S. 2076), S6938 [24SE]

Medicaid: encourage States to adopt administrative procedures relative to nonmedical exemptions from immunization requirements (see S. 1921), S6296 [4AU]

Privacy Act: extend protections relative to information shared with law enforcement to citizens of certain U.S. allies (see S. 1600), S4250 [17JN]

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

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see S. 978), S2244 [16AP]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1072), S2400 [23AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments by angel investors (see S. 973), S2244 [16AP]

World Mental Health Day: observance (see S. Res. 284), S7272 [8OC]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8356 [3DE]

Privilege of the floor

Armstrong, Russell, S5132 [15JY]

Clinton, Amanda, S3248 [21MY]

McDaniel, Tovan, S6422 [5AU]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S949 [12FE]

——— limit use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S4015 [10JN]

Bethlehem, CT: anniversary of March Farm, S7589• [28OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, S3039 [19MY]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4279 [18JN], S4559–S4561 [24JN], S4626 [25JN]

Colleges and universities: provide for higher education reform (S. 1355), S7765 [4NO]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S259 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3920 [9JN], S4015 [10JN]

——— reform procurement process to ensure purchase of U.S. made goods, S3920 [9JN]

——— submit report on foreign procurements to congressional defense committees detailing items purchased and reasons procured, S3920 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S7400 [21OC]

——— require State accountability systems to provide additional resources and support to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement, S5117 [15JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S7765 [4NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (S. 272), S634 [29JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 551), S8455, S8457 [8DE]

——— allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 551), unanimous-consent request, S8456 [8DE]

——— fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (S. 2105), S7113 [5OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend accountability provisions, S5109 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), S5109, S5117 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8523–S8525 [9DE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7783 [5NO]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7240 [8OC]

——— gun control, S2819 [13MY], S4559–S4561 [24JN], S6922–S6924 [24SE], S8573 [10DE]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7148 [6OC], S7240 [8OC]

——— tribute to victims of gun violence, S849 [9FE], S2819 [13MY], S4559–S4561 [24JN]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, S4560 [24JN]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3038 [19MY]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (S. Res. 29), S635 [29JA]

——— 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, S8119 [19NO]

Health: preserve freedom and choice in health care (S. 1016), S3218 [21MY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S634 [29JA]

——— suspend admission into the U.S. of refugees from Iraq or Syria, S8120 [19NO]

Insurance: protect victims of violence or disease, veterans, workers who have lost health insurance and jobs, and other vulnerable populations from repeal of the advance premium tax credit, S8355 [3DE]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6339 [5AU]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6487 [9SE], S6638 [15SE]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, S1855 [25MR]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2553 [30AP]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3038 [19MY]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (S. 1945), S6924 [24SE], S7382 [21OC]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, S850 [9FE]

Navy Reserve: centennial (S. Res. 86), S1298 [4MR]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S8573 [10DE]

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), S6487 [9SE], S6638 [15SE]

——— allow individuals to maintain health insurance coverage that existed prior to 2014, S8275 [2DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2553 [30AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S822 [5FE], S1270 [4MR], S1468, S1469, S1470 [12MR], S3217 [21MY], S4624 [25JN], S7851 [9NO], S8274 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8274 [2DE], S8355 [3DE]

Pipelines: require all iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities be produced in the U.S., S259 [20JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6179 [30JY]

——— support and recognize importance of services to communities, S6179 [30JY]

Pratt & Whitney (company): anniversary, S5682 [24JY]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, S6638, S6639 [15SE]

Supreme Court: decision 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, S4624 [25JN]

——— 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, S1270 [4MR], S4279 [18JN]

Tributes

Grabowski, Michael, S1298 [4MR]