STATES see also Federal Aid Programs; National Guard

Addresses

Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Senator Alexander, S5452–S5454 [22JY]

Amendments

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), S6422 [5AU], H5990 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: 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 (S. 227), S8816 [17DE]

——— 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), H1253, H1255, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1265, H1270, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1283, H1285, H1286, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1292, H1293, H1295, H1297 [26FE], H1393, H1394 [27FE], H4908, H4910, H4912, H4913 [8JY]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1133 [25FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1191 [26FE]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5118 [13JY], H5254, H5271, H5272, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5276, H5277, H5293 [16JY]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5196 [15JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4675, S4676, S4690, S4691, S4692, S4693, S4694, S4777, S4780, S4782, S4783, S4790, S4792, S4794, S4795, S4796, S4797, S4798, S4799, S4800, S4801 [7JY], S4827, S4828, S4845, S4846, S4847, S4849, S4851, S4852, S4853, S4854, S4856, S4859, S4862, S4863, S4864, S4872, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4879, S4880, S4881, S4882, S4884, S4885, S4886, S4887 [8JY], S4906, S4909, S4912, S4913, S4923, S4924, S4925, S4964, S4965, S4967, S4968, S4969, S4971, S4972, S4973, S4974, S4975, S4976, S4977, S4978, S4979, S4984 [9JY], S5012, S5013, S5015, S5016, S5018 [13JY], S5033, S5038, S5039, S5064, S5065, S5066, S5067, S5068, S5069, S5078, S5080, S5082, S5085, S5086, S5087 [14JY], S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098, S5099, S5102, S5103, S5104, S5131 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8882 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]

EPA: extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4624, H4625, H4626, H4627, H4628, H4629 [24JN]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4614 [24JN]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H779, H781, H782, H783 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 78), H771 [4FE]

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 (S. 993), S8611, S8614 [10DE]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6322 [29SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8233, S8245 [1DE], S8254, S8308, S8309, S8310, S8311, S8313, S8318 [2DE], S8343, S8344, S8348, S8350, S8351, S8352, S8353, S8354, S8383, S8385, S8387, S8389, S8390, S8392, S8393, S8394, S8395, S8400, S8402, S8403, S8405, S8415, S8420, S8422, S8424 [3DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 483), H7107 [22OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), corrections in engrossment (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5370, H5371, H5372, H5373, H5374 [22JY]

——— encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5355 [22JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5618 [29JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2156, S2158, S2159, S2176, S2178, S2179, S2180 [14AP]

Taxation: improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1133 [25FE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2229 [15AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]

——— H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H8136 [5NO], H8278 [17NO]

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

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Aggregate Demand and State-Level Employment (2013), H263 [13JA]

Bigger’s Not Better—Longer Tractor-Trailers Spell Trouble on the Road, S5895 [27JY]

Common-Core Standards’ Undemocratic Push, E270 [27FE]

Company Wants To Expand Nuclear Waste Site in Texas, H2690 [30AP]

Gay Rights, Religious Freedom and the Law, S2422 [27AP]

GOP Water Bill in Congress Should Be Rejected (excerpt), H5272 [16JY]

Health Connector Officials Spent $170G on Perks, S1682 [23MR]

How the Internet of Things Is Improving Transportation and Logistics, H7595 [3NO]

James B. Edwards, E9 [6JA]

Magazine Names Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers a Top Public Official in Nation, S8370 [3DE]

Mapping IoT Into Today’s Urban Transportation Systems, H7596 [3NO]

New Mexico Joins Race To Build Storage for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]

Next Fight for Gay Rights—Bias in Jobs and Housing, S5532 [23JY]

Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico, S8770 [17DE]

Revising—Not Eliminating—Tests To Make Va. Schools Better, S4807 [8JY]

Save Puerto Rico Before It Goes Broke, S8770 [17DE]

Voting Rights, by the Numbers, H2477 [28AP]

Water Solution for California—‘Little Sip, Big Gulp’, E972 [24JN]

Yucca Mountain—Unsafe Site Won’t Ever Be Safe for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

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] (see H.R. 448), H479 [21JA]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1695), H2109 [26MR]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3563), H6178 [18SE]

——— permit exemptions from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1993), H2463 [23AP]

——— prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 687), H755 [3FE]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3564), H6178 [18SE]

American Infrastructure Bank: establish (see S. 1296), S2794 [12MY]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 413), H430 [20JA]

Animals: provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see S. 1845), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3172), H5403 [22JY]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see S. 2242), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 2811), H4491 [17JN]

Armed Forces: establish process to allow members to carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation (see S. 1815), S5210 [21JY]

——— permit members to possess firearms on military installations in accordance with applicable State law (see S. 1839), S5455 [22JY]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 3367), H5766 [29JY]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (see H.R. 720), H811 [4FE]

BLM: establish a program to enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas production activities (see S. 1230), S2688 [6MY]

Bridges: authorize States to carry out bridge reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are excess or inactive (see H.R. 3376), H5766 [29JY]

Budget: call for constitutional convention and refer for ratification a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1803 [19MR]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and approval from a majority of State legislatures for increases in Federal debt (see H.J. Res. 8), H43 [6JA]

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 744), S1528 [16MR]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs (see H.R. 4278), H9374 [16DE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1384 [10MR]

Census: provide that individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last place of residence before incarceration (see H.R. 3838), H7253 [27OC]

Children and youth: eliminate the use of restraints on pregnant juveniles in State correction facilities (see S. 1851), S5526 [23JY]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (see S. 656), S1302 [4MR] (see S. 1028), S2300 [21AP] (see H.R. 469), H530 [22JA]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (see S. 473), S982 [12FE]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 1115), H1369 [26FE]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see S. 381), S832 [5FE]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 246), H187 [9JA]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 988), S2244 [16AP]

——— treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (see S. Res. 43), S590 [28JA]

Civil liberties: enhance unity in America through avoidance of ‘government speech’ which promotes or displays symbols, signs, and vestiges of racism, oppression, and intimidation (see H. Res. 342), H4771 [25JN]

——— protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see S. 567), S1118 [25FE] (see S. 1315), S2849 [13MY] (see H.R. 419), H430 [20JA]

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1601), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 2804), H4490 [17JN]

Coal: establish a worker adjustment assistance program to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal-dependent industries (see H.R. 3689), H6835 [6OC]

Coast Guard: require development and posting of passenger capacity limits for recreational vessels and authorize States to enter contracts for provision of boating safety education services (see H.R. 2700), H4001 [9JN]

Coastal zones: establish a fund to promote protection and conservation of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems (see S. 2025), S6605 [10SE]

——— extend the seaward boundaries of certain States (see S. 55), S57 [7JA]

——— improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (see S. 1430), S3237 [21MY]

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 1165), S2568 [30AP]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2301 [21AP] (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]

Compact of Free Association: provide for adequate impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 854), H917 [10FE]

Congress: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 1346), H1625 [10MR]

——— limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 1347), H1625 [10MR]

——— require all candidates to run in single open primaries and limit ensuing general election to top two candidates from such primaries (see H.R. 2655), H3913 [4JN]

——— require certain States to retain current congressional redistricting plans until such States carry out a redistricting plan in response to next regular decennial census (see H.R. 2501), H3558 [21MY]

Conservation of energy: study impact of State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings and provide for competitive awards to utilities, States, and local governments (see S. 1052), S2352 [22AP]

Conservation of natural resources: amend laws relative to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety (see S. 834), S1708 [23MR] (see H.R. 3462), H5865 [9SE]

Constitutional amendments: allow States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution (H.J. Res. 52) (see H.J. Res. 34), H1069 [13FE]

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

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see S.J. Res. 7), S772 [4FE] (see H.J. Res. 23), H480 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 36), H1370 [26FE]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see S.J. Res. 4), S348 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H2498 [28AP]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 589), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1135), H1369 [26FE]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 263), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 578), H660 [28JA]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see S. 2054), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 3543), H6136 [17SE]

——— provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 71), H38 [6JA]

Courts: encourage States to provide enhanced sentencing penalties for persons convicted of committing, or attempting to commit, an act of domestic violence in the presence of minor children (see H.R. 64), H38 [6JA]

——— limit recovery of damages in a civil action relative to disclosure of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records (see H.R. 4176), H9011 [3DE]

——— prohibit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over cases related to marriage (see S. 1080), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 1968), H2417 [22AP]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 2761), H4343 [12JN]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 426), H478 [21JA]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1250), S2730 [7MY]

Credit: provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H2654 [29AP]

Crime: encourage adoption of a sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights (see H. Res. 230), H2654 [29AP]

——— encourage States to ensure victims of sexual assault can obtain restraining orders against the guilty parties indefinitely without refiling and do not have to be present during hearings involving their attacker (see H. Res. 331), H4542 [18JN]

——— encourage States to expand protections to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses (see H.R. 2120), H2654 [29AP]

——— improve Federal criminal law (see H.R. 4002), H8239 [16NO]

——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (see H.R. 2944), H4771 [25JN]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 201), S347 [21JA] (see S. 404), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 803), H855 [5FE]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see S. 675), S1335 [9MR] (see H.R. 1672), H2108 [26MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 159), H41 [6JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 197), H103 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6380 [5AU]

——— ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H2768 [30AP]

——— establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 3120), H5329 [21JY]

——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 3187), H5465 [23JY]

——— generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land by establishing a program for local, sustainable forest management (see H.R. 2316), H3211 [14MY]

——— improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 4121), H8411 [19NO]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see S. 2420), S8794 [17DE] (see H.R. 1025), H1113 [24FE]

——— prohibit use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see S. 57), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 733), H811 [4FE]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 3657), H6749 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: continue national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess military vehicle is transferred to State or local firefighting agencies (see H.R. 177), H42 [6JA]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1232), H1609 [4MR]

——— prohibit transfer of excess military equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1441), S3238 [21MY]

——— require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (see H.R. 139), H40 [6JA]

——— require military and civilian personnel mandated to report suspected instances of child abuse to also report such abuse directly to State child protective service agencies (see H.R. 3894), H7623 [3NO]

Dept. of Education: allow for portability of funds for programs improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged (see S. 72), S58 [7JA]

——— allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 1369), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 1827), H2269 [15AP]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 2310), S8159 [19NO] (see H.R. 3421), H5768 [29JY]

——— amend Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund (see H.R. 1751), H2152 [13AP]

——— amend 21st Century Learning Centers to strengthen afterschool programs to improve college and career readiness of students (see S. 899), S2110 [13AP]

——— assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see S. 419), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H1163 [25FE]

——— assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1071), H1163 [25FE]

——— authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 736), H811 [4FE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 4021), H8240 [16NO]

——— award grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of world language education programs (see H.R. 3096), H5290 [16JY]

——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 2371), H3252 [15MY]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 3604), H6227 [24SE]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 645), S1246 [3MR]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 408), H429 [20JA]

——— award grants to States to pay the Federal share of carrying out full-day prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 2528), H3559 [21MY]

——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 696), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 4020), H8240 [16NO]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 2268), H2876 [12MY]

——— ensure State control over academic standards (see H.R. 2803), H4490 [17JN]

——— establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 858), H917 [10FE]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 402), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 794), H855 [5FE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1507), H1803 [19MR]

——— establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see H.R. 374), H405 [14JA]

——— establish Federal-State higher education financing partnerships in order to reduce tuition for students (see S. 2191), S7413 [21OC]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see S. 897), S2110 [13AP] (see H.R. 850), H916 [10FE]

——— establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support (see H.R. 2378), H3252 [15MY]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see S. 649), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 2419), S8793 [17DE]

——— increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources for eligible students to increase student and educator engagement (see S. 1606), S4297 [18JN] (see H.R. 3582), H6178 [18SE]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see S. 1185), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 823), H915 [10FE]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 605), S1162 [26FE] (see H.R. 847), H916 [10FE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see S. 690), S1383 [10MR]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

——— make grants to States to improve early education (see H.R. 587), H660 [28JA]

——— prohibit awarding of Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3327), H5764 [29JY]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 182), S238 [16JA]

——— prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (see H.R. 755), H853 [5FE]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 970), H1067 [13FE]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs (see S. 557), S1118 [25FE]

——— promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students (see S. 478), S982 [12FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 2062), H2497 [28AP]

——— provide access to free pre-kindergarten by providing funding to States from an Early Education Trust Fund (see H.R. 3542), H6136 [17SE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4028), H8279 [17NO]

——— provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1070), H1163 [25FE]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 37), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 193), H103 [7JA]

——— provide grants for high-quality prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 4042), H8279 [17NO]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 671), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2057), H2496 [28AP]

——— provide grants to States for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1505), S3776 [4JN]

——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 581), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 2105), H2653 [29AP]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 1079), H1163 [25FE]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1164 [25FE]

——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (see S. 191), S283 [20JA]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see S. 658), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 770), H853 [5FE] (see H.R. 1318), H1613 [4MR]

——— recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see S. 476), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 930), H1033 [12FE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]

——— repeal certain programs in order to provide more State and local control of education (see H.R. 773), H853 [5FE]

——— require disaggregation of educational outcomes of students with disabilities by disability category (see S. 1729), S4953 [9JY]

——— require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5523 [27JY]

——— require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S832 [5FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to report on the achievement of military-connected students (see H.R. 834), H916 [10FE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H810 [4FE]

——— require training for teachers in social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 497), H531 [22JA]

——— strengthen charter school accountability and transparency, prevent fraud, and increase community involvement (see S. 1708), S4685 [7JY] (see H.R. 3795), H7089 [21OC]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see S. 643), S1246 [3MR]

——— 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 State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H754 [3FE]

——— 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), consideration (see H. Res. 121), H1112 [24FE] (see H. Res. 125), H1162 [25FE] (see H. Res. 347), H4860 [7JY]

Dept. of Energy: coordinate provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools (see S. 523), S983 [12FE]

——— establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (see S. 878), S2040 [26MR]

——— establish an Energy Productivity Innovation Challenge (EPIC) (see S. 893), S2041 [26MR]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H853 [5FE]

——— obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear repository (see S. 1825), S5455 [22JY]

——— provide for emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions (see H.R. 3941), H8150 [5NO]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see S. 703), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 3420), H5768 [29JY]

——— require State approval before exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire property for electric transmission projects in such State (see S. 485), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 3062), H5172 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see S. 1439), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 3160), H5402 [22JY]

——— amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see S. 480), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 1725), H2111 [26MR]

——— authorize grants to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse (see S. 2397), S8602 [10DE]

——— award grants to States for development of innovative long-term services and support programs (see S. 2338), S8241 [1DE]

——— build a stronger health care workforce (see S. 2107), S7046 [30SE] (see H.R. 1006), H1069 [13FE]

——— condition receipt by States of preventive health services grants on the establishment of a State requirement for students in public elementary and secondary schools to be vaccinated (see H.R. 2232), H2792 [1MY]

——— establish and implement mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) management guidelines for school-aged children (see S. 307), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 582), H660 [28JA]

——— establish National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center and authorize grants for State registries (see H.R. 2472), H3505 [20MY]

——— establish the Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option demonstration program (see S. 1604), S4297 [18JN]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H638 [27JA]

——— improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see S. 2290), S8020 [17NO] (see H.R. 4120), H8411 [19NO]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see S. 2311), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 3235), H5588 [28JY]

——— prohibit applicants from enrolling in a health plan on an exchange, in Medicaid, or in a child health plan if their self-attested personal information is inconsistent with Federal data sources (see S. 42), S57 (see S. 118), S59 [7JA]

——— prohibit entering into a contract with, awarding any assistance to, or making available technology that is used as part of the Federal health insurance exchange to a State (see H.R. 2707), H4001 [9JN]

——— prohibit sharing of personally identifiable information obtained through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace for marketing (see H.R. 633), H667 [30JA]

——— provide cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources and disseminate such materials by State educational agencies to identify more at-risk families (see H.R. 4015), H8240 [16NO]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 1717), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking and ban production, sale, or possession of powdered alcohol (see S. 728), S1494 [12MR]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3005), H5029 [9JY]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see S. 453), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 1818), H2268 [15AP]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3368), H5766 [29JY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 2172), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3727), H6936 [8OC]

——— provide States with flexibility to use certain Federal foster care funding for child welfare programs to improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for all children needing welfare services (see S. 1932), S6296 [4AU]

——— reauthorize and modernize the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1655), H2108 [26MR]

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see S. 2226), S7722 [3NO] (see H.R. 3691), H6835 [6OC]

——— reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 3772), H7026 [20OC]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 2352), S8378 [3DE]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 3166), H5402 [22JY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 938), H1034 [12FE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1588), S4202 [16JN] (see H.R. 1211), H1565 [3MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: achieve border security on certain Federal lands in Arizona (see S. 750), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1412), H1721 [17MR]

——— conduct a northern border threat analysis (see S. 1808), S5210 [21JY]

——— develop database to serve as a central location for information from investigations relative to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 63), H38 [6JA]

——— enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (see H.R. 3878), H7389 [2NO]

——— enhance partnership with the National Network of Fusion Centers (see H.R. 3598), H6227 [24SE]

——— ensure that sex offenders to be released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are registered on sex offender registry, and relevant State, tribal, and local authorities are notified (see H.R. 3358), H5765 [29JY]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (see H.R. 2200), H2791 [1MY]

——— require State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (see H.R. 3869), H7389 [2NO]

——— require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 1041), H1113 [24FE]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make a prompt determination of whether to issue a detainer in the case of an alien arrested for a violation of Federal, State, or local law (see H.R. 4007), H8239 [16NO]

——— research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (see H.R. 1646), H2107 [26MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see S. 1909), S6187 [30JY] (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 953), H1035 [12FE]

——— enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 68), H38 [6JA]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3813), H7138 [22OC]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see S. 877), S2040 [26MR] (see H.R. 1680), H2109 [26MR]

——— establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and the current DNA analysis backlog (see H.R. 320), H358 [13JA]

——— establish grant program for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1124), H1369 [26FE]

——— 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), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 4253), H9327 [15DE]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 2917), H4770 [25JN]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2302), H2957 [13MY]

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs (see S. 2376), S8546 [9DE] (see H.R. 4194), H9205 [9DE]

——— make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (see S. 1897), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3544), H6136 [17SE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (see H.R. 1257), H1610 [4MR]

——— make the Controlled Substances Act inapplicable to marijuana in States that have legalized marijuana and have State regulations in effect to protect certain Federal interests (see H.R. 3746), H6974 [9OC]

——— prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see S. 80), S58 [7JA]

——— provide a grant program for handgun licensing programs (see S. 1751), S5008 [13JY] (see H.R. 2732), H4241 [11JN]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 1742), H2152 [13AP]

——— provide grants to States and local governments for video recording of custodial interrogations (see H.R. 74), H38 [6JA]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see S. 1957), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 2643), H3877 [3JN]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2964), H4954 [8JY]

——— require State and local law enforcement to report certain information on shooting incidents involving officers and provide grant funds to protect officers from violence and use of force training (see S. 1476), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 3481), H5942 [10SE]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1065), H1163 [25FE] (see H.R. 2302), H2957 [13MY]

——— strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see S. 1663), S4602 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H403 [14JA]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1069 [13FE]

——— make grants to carry out employment training programs to assist the long-term unemployed obtain skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy (see H.R. 78), H38 [6JA]

——— provide for youth jobs (see S. 1506), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2714), H4135 [10JN]

——— provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth (see H.R. 2796), H4431 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see S. 1554), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

——— convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see S. 500), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 945), H1034 [12FE]

——— enter into cooperative agreements with States to provide for State management of grazing permits and leases (see S. 937), S2173 [14AP] (see H.R. 1792), H2209 [14AP]

——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see S. 1171), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2276, 2279), H2877 [12MY]

——— establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 921), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 1772), H2209 [14AP]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1977), H2417 [22AP]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1952), H2416 [22AP]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2155), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New Jersey (see H.R. 569), H639 [27JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 1895), H2318 [20AP]

——— sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see S. 361), S771 [4FE] (see H.R. 435), H479 [21JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish regional infrastructure accelerator program to facilitate investment in and financing of certain infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2485), H3506 [20MY]

——— establish State and multistate infrastructure banks to provide loans for repair, construction, renovation, or improvement of educational facilities (see H.R. 1962), H2416 [22AP]

——— prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 790), S1629 [18MR]

——— reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (see S. 1901), S6186 [30JY]

——— reimburse States and local governments for expenses related to the presence of aliens having no lawful immigration status (see H.R. 369), H405 [14JA]

Dept. of Transportation: amend the Transportation Alternatives Program (see S. 705), S1438 [11MR]

——— assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see S. 2247), S7814 [5NO]

——— authorize elements to enhance safety, provide regulatory relief, streamline grant programs, and improve accountability and efficiency of oversight efforts (see S. 1732), S4953 [9JY]

——— authorize States to enter into interstate compacts to standardize requirements for commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 1672), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3283), H5762 [29JY]

——— enhance Office of Contracts and Procurement services to assist modal agencies, States, and grant recipients with certain design and procurement practices and contracts (see H.R. 3465), H5865 [9SE]

——— establish a grant program to assist the development of aerotropolis transportation systems (see H.R. 2007), H2464 [23AP]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see H.R. 2154), H2768 [30AP] (see H.R. 4014), H8240 [16NO]

——— establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program (see H.R. 2172), H2769 [30AP]

——— establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under State and Federal law of rail and highway projects (see H.R. 2497), H3558 [21MY]

——— establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (see H.R. 2332), H3211 [14MY]

——— establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects (see H.R. 4228), H9270 [10DE]

——— establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 762), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1393), H1721 [17MR]

——— expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems (see H.R. 3773), H7026 [20OC]

——— improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see S. 1680), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 3398), H5767 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 127), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 1861), H2306 [16AP]

——— provide certain purchasing authority for recipients of public transportation grants (see H.R. 3613), H6259 [25SE]

——— provide grants to mitigate road congestion and improve transportation planning in metropolitan areas (see H.R. 200), H103 [7JA]

——— reauthorize the State Infrastructure Bank program (see S. 206), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 652), H703 [2FE]

——— reduce Federal highway funding to States that do not enact a law prohibiting use of certain communication devices while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 1392), H1721 [17MR]

——— reduce highway and surface transportation funding available for a State if it issues a license plate that contains an image of a Confederate flag (see S. 1689), S4648 [25JN]

——— reform the surface transportation project delivery program (see S. 2258), S7860 [9NO]

——— repeal the Transportation Alternatives Program (see H.R. 2609), H3757 [2JN]

——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 900), S2110 [13AP]

——— require State motor vehicle departments and registration agencies to notify motor vehicle owners of open safety recalls and require compliance with such recalls prior to registration (see S. 617), S1217 [2MR]

——— withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 3501), H5974 [11SE] (see H.R. 3759), H6980 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (see H.R. 4279), H9374 [16DE]

——— furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (see H.R. 3019), H5088 [10JY]

——— give priority for new national cemeteries to States without a national cemetery or areas with large veteran populations (see H.R. 2706), H4001 [9JN]

——— improve participation in State prescription drug monitoring programs (see H.R. 2046), H2496 [28AP]

——— permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at cemeteries during certain weekends if requested for religious reasons (see H.R. 3715), H6935 [8OC]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 3335), H5764 [29JY]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see S. 146), S150 [12JA] (see H.R. 1836), H2305 [16AP]

——— convey certain Federal lands to Nevada in fulfillment of Nevada Statehood Enabling Act (see H.R. 1484), H1802 [19MR]

——— convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with such lands (see H.R. 2324), H3211 [14MY]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]

——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see S. 1036), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1997), H2463 [23AP]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 2227), H2792 [1MY]

——— provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster area (see S. 76), S58 [7JA]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2336), S8241 [1DE] (see H.R. 1586), H1899 [24MR]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1688), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 317), H358 [13JA]

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see S. 1837), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 2983), H4955 [8JY]

——— provide drought assistance to California (see H.R. 2898), H4769 [25JN]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), consideration (see H. Res. 362), H5171 [14JY]

——— provide for drought preparedness in New Mexico (see S. 1936), S6296 [4AU]

Drugs: combat heroin epidemic and assist forensic labs with addressing seized drug identification backlogs (see S. 2241), S7771 [4NO]

——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol (see H.R. 1013), H1084 [20FE]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1538), H1847 [23MR]

——— exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct authorized by State law (see H.R. 262), H188 [9JA]

——— limit application of Federal laws to distribution and consumption of marijuana (see S. 2237), S7771 [4NO]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (see H.R. 1940), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide for legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2373), H3252 [15MY]

——— provide grants to improve treatment of substance use disorders (see S. 1410), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 3629), H6306 [28SE]

——— reduce opioid misuse and abuse (see H.R. 3677), H6787 [1OC]

——— reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws, and exclude cannabidiol from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1774), H2209 [14AP]

Drunken driving: designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking (see S. Res. 328), S8379 [3DE]

Ecology and environment: authorize assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review responsibilities (see H.R. 211), H154 [8JA]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 181), S238 [16JA] (see H.R. 962), H1066 [13FE]

Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 121), H40 [6JA]

——— call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 82), H756 [3FE]

——— encourage parent, family, and community involvement, provide needed integrated services and supports to assist students to stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic achievement (see S. 412), S858 [9FE]

——— improve early education (see S. 317), S653 [29JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1380), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2411), H3386 [19MY]

——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 580), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1118), H1369 [26FE]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see S. 73), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support conditioned upon State or local educational agency adoption of specific academic standards, content, curricula, or testing (see S. 144), S131 [9JA]

——— promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see S. 342), S736 [3FE]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 1390), S3183 [20MY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1042), H1113 [24FE]

——— recognize challenges and burdens associated with rising costs of a college education and support proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students (see H. Con. Res. 10), H639 [27JA]

——— reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (see H.R. 4013), H8240 [16NO]

——— restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (see H.R. 106), H39 [6JA]

EEOC: exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (see H.R. 548), H638 [27JA]

Elections: constitutional amendment on congressional power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 46), H2354 [21AP]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 38), H1721 [17MR]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA] (see H.J. Res. 22), H430 [20JA] (see H.J. Res. 24), H480 [21JA]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and establishment of a mandatory public financing system for Federal elections (see H.J. Res. 53), H3212 [14MY]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (see H.J. Res. 31), H982 [11FE]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (see H.J. Res. 58), H4650 [24JN]

——— constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (see H.J. Res. 38), H1721 [17MR]

——— eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see H. Res. 357), H5088 [10JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]

Employment: engage more Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients in activities leading to employment and self-sufficiency and simplify State administration of work requirements (see H.R. 2991), H5028 [9JY]

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 1542), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 4174), H9011 [3DE]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 1902), S6186 [30JY]

——— promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, and industry and State apprenticeships (see H. Res. 286), H3641 [1JN]

Endangered species: permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and threatened species (see S. 855), S1781 [24MR]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see S. 736), S1495 [12MR] (see H.R. 2352), H3251 [15MY]

——— establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 585), H660 [28JA]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1004), H1069 [13FE]

EPA: allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting State or Indian land (see H.R. 3271), H5589 [28JY]

——— assist municipalities and regional sewer authorities that would experience a significant hardship raising revenue for projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 1705), H2110 [26MR]

——— authorize States to restrict interstate waste imports and impose a higher fee on out-of-State waste (see S. 1953), S6380 [5AU]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see S. 2358), S8379 [3DE] (see H.R. 1093), H1368 [26FE]

——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S8021 [17NO] (see H.J. Res. 74), H8411 [19NO]

——— establish a program to defer designation of nonattaiment areas by allowing State and local governments to develop early action compacts to achieve national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see S. 2072), S6938 [24SE]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 896), S2110 [13AP] (see H.R. 1775), H2209 [14AP]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (see H.R. 2042), H2496 [28AP]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H4591 [23JN]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 640), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1327), H1613 [4MR]

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

——— improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improve monitoring and public notification programs (see S. 2335), S8241 [1DE] (see H.R. 4136), H8645 [30NO]

——— prohibit establishment, implementation, or enforcement of any limit on aggregate emissions of carbon dioxide from a State or any category or subcategory of sources within a State (see H.R. 4259), H9328 [15DE]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2637), H3877 [3JN]

——— reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 3384), H5767 [29JY]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see S. 638), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1320), H1613 [4MR]

Executive Office of the President: disapprove Executive order relative to Federal support for State, local, and tribal law enforcement equipment acquisition (see H. Res. 559), H9205 [9DE]

——— establish National Office of New Americans (see H.R. 3201), H5466 [23JY]

Families and domestic relations: block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program (see S. 1525), S3860 [8JN] (see H.R. 2688), H4001 [9JN]

——— constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 12), S2400 [23AP] (see H.J. Res. 32), H1035 [12FE]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 1637), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 2818), H4541 [18JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (H.R. 2802), call for committee and floor consideration (see H. Res. 399), H5769 [29JY]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 622), S1217 [2MR] (see H.R. 1194), H1524 [2MR]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (see H.R. 1810), H2268 [15AP]

——— report on number of firearms transfers resulting from failure to complete a background check within 3 days, and procedures followed after it is discovered a firearm is transferred to an ineligible recipient (see H.R. 3125), H5329 [21JY]

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

FCC: limit authority to preempt laws of certain States relative to regulation of municipal broadband (see S. 597), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1106), H1368 [26FE]

——— provide for equitable distribution of Universal Service funds to rural States (see S. 734), S1495 [12MR]

——— provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (see H.R. 3496), H5974 [11SE]

FDA: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see S. 2217), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 2017), H2464 [23AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 490), H531 [22JA]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 1089), S2431 [27AP] (see H.R. 1336), H1613 [4MR]

——— exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (see S. 1698), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 2949), H4861 [7JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: permit removal of certain civil actions filed in State courts to U.S. district courts (see S. 106), S59 [7JA]

Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1325), H1613 [4MR]

——— constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see S.J. Res. 17), S4648 [25JN]

——— prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 94), S58 [7JA]

——— require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 435), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 824), H915 [10FE]

FEMA: authorize use of Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to counter violent extremism (see H.R. 1022), H1113 [24FE]

——— award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfire (see H.R. 1009), H1069 [13FE]

——— codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 361), H404 [14JA]

——— enhance existing programs providing disaster mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 1748), H2152 [13AP]

——— establish a multi-agency Federal team to improve and reform Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 4288), H9691 [17DE]

——— establish an emergency flood activity pilot program to assist flood response efforts in response to a levee failure or potential levee failure (see H.R. 4070), H8360 [18NO]

——— provide for wildfire mitigation grants and financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires (see S. 1997), S6381 [5AU]

——— provide grant assistance to States for rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 2489), H3557 [21MY]

——— require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (see H.R. 2206), H2791 [1MY]

FERC: improve siting of interstate electric transmission facilities (see S. 1017), S2300 [21AP]

——— provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required for oil and gas production and distribution (see S. 1210), S2687 [6MY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 232), H2654 [29AP]

——— provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (see S. 1100), S2431 [27AP]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1217), H1565 [3MR]

——— ensure States submit all records of individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2192), S7413 [21OC]

——— establish a gun buyback grant program (see H.R. 307), H357 [13JA]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 402), H412 [16JA] (see H.R. 3425), H5768 [29JY]

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 721), S1439 [11MR] (see S. 992), S2245 [16AP]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see S. 1308), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 131), H40 [6JA]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 923), H1033 [12FE] (see H.R. 986), H1068 [13FE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3051), H5171 [14JY]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2710), H4135 [10JN]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see S. 1351), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2246), H2820 [8MY]

Fish and fishing: authorize grants for data collection for use in stock assessments of red snapper and other reef fish species in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3521), H6074 [16SE]

——— ensure Federal and State collaboration in developing fishing access restrictions where Federal and State waters overlap (see H.R. 3310), H5764 [29JY]

——— grant exclusive fishery management authority over red snapper fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States (see S. 105), S59 [7JA]

——— make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see S. 1143), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2168), H2768 [30AP]

——— transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 3094), H5290 [16JY]

Flags: urge States to remove the Confederate flag from public and State locations and on property deemed governmental speech and urge businesses to discontinue selling such flags (see H. Res. 344), H4771 [25JN]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see S. 1679), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 2901), H4769 [25JN]

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 1582), H1899 [24MR]

——— expedite management activities developed by a collaborative process on certain lands, require posting of bonds for certain legal challenges, and authorize additional funding sources for such activities (see H.R. 2644), H3878 [3JN]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 695), H755 [3FE]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 514), H7742 [4NO]

FRS: require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau establishment of a qualified mortgage option for certain loans eligible for purchase by Federal Home Loan Banks (see S. 1974), S6380 [5AU]

Gambling: establish a program for licensing of Internet poker by States and federally recognized Indian tribes (see H.R. 2888), H4768 [25JN]

——— restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 1668), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 707), H810 [4FE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see S. 189), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 50), H37 [6JA]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (see H. Res. 78), H754 [3FE]

——— provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1045), S2352 [22AP]

——— provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (S. 1632) (see H.R. 1935), H2415 [22AP]

Great Lakes: mitigate harmful algal blooms by prohibiting the discharge of dredged material back into the open waters (see H.R. 1990), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 1955), H2416 [22AP]

Health: establish tax credits and improve the health insurance market to expand access if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see H.R. 2650), H3913 [4JN]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 570), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1055), H1162 [25FE]

——— national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1525 [2MR]

——— preserve rights of employers and employees to maintain insurance coverage through association health plans (see H. Res. 397), H5769 [29JY]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

——— recognize right of individuals to have personal control over medical assistance and treatment necessary to alleviate intolerable physical suffering (see S. 2204), S7470 [22OC]

——— reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see S. 1531), S3925 [9JN] (see H.R. 2756), H4343 [12JN]

Health Care Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 50), H2877 [12MY]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 1117), H1369 [26FE]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see S. 689), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 921), H1033 [12FE]

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 1189), S2650 [5MY]

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (see H.R. 1272), H1610 [4MR]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2769 [30AP]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 75), H38 [6JA] (see H.R. 219), H155 [8JA]

——— require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see H.R. 2173), H2769 [30AP]

Immigration: authorize States in which it is proposed to place or resettle a Syrian refugee to refuse such placement or resettlement if it makes certain certifications (see H.R. 4078), H8360 [18NO]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (see H.R. 3009), H5029 [9JY]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H5401 [22JY]

——— deny Federal funding to any State or local government with laws or policies that prevents maintaining custody of an illegal immigrant pursuant to a Dept. of Homeland Security detainer (see H.R. 3816), H7174 [23OC]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2964), H4954 [8JY]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see S. 1842), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 3437), H5782 [31JY]

——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

——— express that the Federal government should not persuade or entice States which have made a determination relative to Syrian refugees (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8360 [18NO]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4030, 4032), H8279 [17NO]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees unless there is adequate assurance that the aliens do not present a security risk (see S. 2363), S8494 [8DE] (see H.R. 4197), H9205 [9DE]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (see S. 2146), S7160 [6OC]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see S. 1640), S4345 [22JN] (see H.R. 1148), H1498 [27FE]

——— limit Federal financial assistance to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law, publish sanctuary jurisdictions, and increase penalties for reentry by removed aliens (see S. 1812), S5210 [21JY]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see S. 1764), S5061 [14JY] (see S. 1814), S5210 [21JY] (see H.R. 3002), H5029 [9JY] (see H.R. 3073), H5236 [15JY]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see S. 208), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 399), H412 [16JA]

——— provide States with authority to withhold Federal financial assistance from units of local government that do not comply with immigration laws (see H.R. 3391), H5767 [29JY]

——— provide that no penalty may be imposed on a State for refusing to expend refugee resettlement assistance funds on certain refugees (see H.R. 4267), H9374 [16DE]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 2395), S8602 [10DE]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 2491), H3557 [21MY]

——— require fencing along, and operational control of, the southwest border (see H.R. 4034), H8279 [17NO]

——— suspend admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the U.S. and give States authority to reject admission of refugees (see H.R. 4033), H8279 [17NO]

——— suspend admission of refugees into the U.S. until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4218), H9269 [10DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: limit penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to a one-time penalty (see S. 415), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1080), H1163 [25FE]

Insurance: expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations and educational institutions (see H.R. 3794), H7089 [21OC]

——— permit cooperative governing of public entity health benefits through local governments in secondary States (see H.R. 2869), H4650 [24JN]

——— provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see S. 647), S1247 [3MR] (see H.R. 543), H638 [27JA]

——— provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see S. 798), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1478), H1802 [19MR]

——— require consultation with Congress, insurers, and consumers relative to domestic and international insurance standards, regulations, or frameworks (see H.R. 2141), H2767 [30AP]

——— require insurers that consider marital status in rating or underwriting a policy to consider the proposed insured to be married if he or she is legally married under the laws of any State (see H.R. 2851), H4591 [23JN]

——— restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H1609 [4MR]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 1886), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 2744), H4242 [11JN]

Intelligence services: require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (see H.R. 3503), H5975 [11SE]

Iran: impose sanctions against any Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entity, establish a watch list for such entities, and support State or local divestment from such entities (see H.R. 4258), H9328 [15DE]

——— reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (see S. Con. Res. 26), S8241 [1DE] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8859 [1DE]

Israel: oppose politically motivated boycotts, divestments, or sanctions and support State legislatures’ efforts to enact measures to oppose such acts (see H. Res. 402), H5770 [29JY]

Labor unions: prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 1432), H1768 [18MR]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 1431), H1768 [18MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands (see S. 390), S832 [5FE]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2041 [26MR]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws, urge rejection and repeal of, and find alternatives for, such legislation, penalize racial profiling, and study ways to elevate the social status of Black males (see H. Res. 96), H856 [5FE]

——— eliminate racial profiling by officers, promote accountability for law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and employment programs (see S. 1610), S4298 [18JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1854), H2306 [16AP]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 2381), H3252 [15MY]

——— require agencies to report the use of lethal force (see S. 2112), S7047 [30SE]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2002), S6381 [5AU] (see H.R. 3722), H6935 [8OC]

——— support local agencies in efforts to serve communities and support use of body worn cameras to promote transparency and protect citizens (see H. Res. 295), H3878 [3JN]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1269), H1610 [4MR]

——— provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local officers (see H.R. 1102), H1368 [26FE]

——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 429), H478 [21JA]

——— support (see H. Res. 266), H3252 [15MY]

Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (see H.R. 4231), H9270 [10DE]

Louisiana: provide for stability of title to certain lands (see H.R. 3342), H5765 [29JY]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 2159), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3495), H5974 [11SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H6306 [28SE]

——— allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 4076), H8360 [18NO]

——— allow States to determine if providers are qualified under Medicaid State plans to perform services (see H.R. 3597), H6227 [24SE]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA] (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of any Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions (see H.R. 610), H661 [28JA]

——— clarify treatment of certain enrollment brokers (see H.R. 2107), H2653 [29AP]

——— eliminate State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance (see H.R. 1361), H1635 [13MR]

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

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see S. 1852), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

——— ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (see H.R. 1083), H1163 [25FE]

——— permit States to impose workforce requirements for individuals receiving medical assistance (see H.R. 886), H981 [11FE]

——— promote program integrity relative to enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans (see H.R. 2348), H3251 [15MY]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 835), H916 [10FE]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7346 [29OC]

——— provide greater clarity for States relative to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive (see H.R. 3494), H5974 [11SE]

——— redistribute Federal funds that would otherwise be made available to States that do not provide for Medicaid expansion to States electing to provide those benefits (see H.R. 778), H854 [5FE]

——— require applications for State plan waivers only be approved if applications are budget neutral (see H.R. 2119), H2654 [29AP]

——— require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 459), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 536), H582 [26JA]

——— 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), S2971 [18MY] (see H.R. 2391), H3308 [18MY]

——— require publication of a provider directory in the case of States providing for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system (see H.R. 3821), H7174 [23OC]

——— require States to provide to the Dept. of HHS certain information with respect to provider terminations (see H.R. 3716), H6935 [8OC]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 489), H531 [22JA]

——— require States to submit an annual report on sources of funds used to finance the non-Federal share of expenditures (see H.R. 1362), H1635 [13MR]

——— 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), S3237 [21MY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see H.R. 2513), H3559 [21MY]

——— allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 1602), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 1225), H1566 [3MR]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H1802 [19MR]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see S. 1778), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3081), H5236 [15JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR] (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE] (see H.R. 3718), H6935 [8OC]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1738), S4953 [9JY] (see H.R. 2994), H5029 [9JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 232), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 488), H531 [22JA]

——— require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 3389), H5767 [29JY]

——— require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S348 [21JA] (see H.R. 900), H981 [11FE]

——— require State approval of Presidential proclamation of national monuments (see H.R. 4132), H8645 [30NO]

Motor vehicles: enable State and local promotion of natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 3506), H5980 [15SE]

——— protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see S. 1164), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 1528), H1847 [23MR]

National Catastrophic Risk Consortium: establish (see H.R. 1351), H1626 [10MR]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 2063), H2497 [28AP]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (see H.R. 3490), H5974 [11SE]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 275), S7102 [1OC]

National forests: authorize States to select and acquire certain lands to be managed and operated by the State for timber production and other purposes under the laws of the State (see H.R. 3650), H6705 [29SE]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2529 [29AP] (see H.R. 1614), H2032 [25MR]

National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 145), S150 [12JA]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]

Native Americans: protect Indian and Native Alaskan voters by improving tribal access to polling places and voter registration and remove barriers to exercising the right to vote (see S. 1912), S6187 [30JY]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 457), H480 [21JA]

NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2325), S8160 [19NO]

NRC: ensure State and local communities participate in development of nuclear plant decommissioning plans and require public approval or rejection of such proposed plans (see S. 964), S2220 [15AP]

——— obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before authorizing the construction of a nuclear waste repository (see S. 691), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1364), H1635 [13MR]

Oregon: designate certain BLM land as wilderness, authorize certain land exchanges, and convey certain BLM land to Wheeler County for economic and community development purposes (see S. 1255), S2730 [7MY]

Parks and recreation areas: assist States and local governments in developing and implementing emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands (see H.R. 83), H38 [6JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 3241), H5588 [28JY]

——— exempt insurance plans in States that do not have exchanges from certain regulations (see H.R. 2819), H4541 [18JN]

——— exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 470), S981 [12FE] (see H.R. 769), H853 [5FE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 903), H982 [11FE]

——— provide greater flexibility for waivers granted to States (see H.R. 3352), H5765 [29JY]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S2431 [27AP]

——— remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (see H.R. 3659), H6749 [30SE]

——— repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see H.R. 1085), H1163 [25FE]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (see H.R. 4262), H9373 [16DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (see H.R. 3762), H6980 [16OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H7088 [21OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), corrections in engrossment (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]

Pensions: prohibit Federal bailout of, or other Federal assistance to, State and local government pension plans (see H.R. 1476), H1802 [19MR]

——— prohibit Federal bailout of State and local government employee pension or other post-employment benefit plans and encourage reform of such plans (see H. Res. 41), H480 [21JA]

Pipelines: authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate natural gas storage facilities (see S. 1768), S5129 [15JY]

——— establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1209), S2687 [6MY]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1208), S2687 [6MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 1617), H2032 [25MR]

——— prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals relative to State and local ballot initiatives and referenda (see H.R. 2049), H2496 [28AP]

——— prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (see H.R. 450), H479 [21JA]

——— provide Congress with the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities (see H. Res. 373), H5467 [23JY]

Postal Service: require congressional approval for any closure, consolidation, or sale of any historic postal facility (see H.R. 1501), H1802 [19MR]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 490), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 866), H980 [11FE]

——— assist States in adopting updated interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and standards for certain project power fees for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) technologies (see S. 1202), S2687 [6MY]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1660 [19MR]

——— modernize U.S. energy policy (see S. 2012), S6532 [9SE]

——— promote Federal-State partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems (see S. 888), S2041 [26MR]

——— recognize States’ authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see S. 15), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 1647), H2107 [26MR]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 1704), H2110 [26MR]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see H.R. 1566), H1898 [24MR]

Public debt: increase statutory ceiling by a certain amount upon adoption by Congress of a balanced budget constitutional amendment and by an additional amount upon ratification by the States of that amendment (see H.R. 3835), H7253 [27OC]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 996), H1068 [13FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2568 [30AP] (see H. Res. 242), H2770 [30AP]

Public utilities: expand electric rate-setting authority of States (see S. 1233), S2688 [6MY]

——— provide for consideration by State regulatory authorities and nonregulated electric utilities of whether subsidies should be provided for construction and operation of customer-side technology (see S. 2384), S8602 [10DE] (see H.R. 4232), H9270 [10DE]

Public welfare programs: increase number of months of vocational training that may be counted as work to satisfy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 1281), H1611 [4MR]

——— prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 2959), H4861 [7JY]

——— prohibit assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program from being accessed through an electronic benefit transfer card at stores that sell marijuana (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY] (see H.R. 3010), H5029 [9JY]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 1179), H1499 [27FE]

——— provide payments to States for increasing employment, job retention, and earnings of former Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 2952), H4861 [7JY]

——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3486), H5942 [10SE]

——— require States to implement a cash withdrawal daily limit for recipients of cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1288), S2793 [12MY]

——— require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 64), S58 [7JA]

——— test methods of program integration and coordination of services to move individuals and families towards self-sufficiency, reduce welfare dependence, and increase work and earnings (see H.R. 534), H582 [26JA]

Puerto Rico: provide a short-term stay from legal actions by certain creditors until debt restructuring legislation has passed (see S. 2436), S8883 [18DE] (see H.R. 4290), H10710 [18DE]

——— provide assistance and support through tax relief and financial and pension reforms (see S. 2381), S8547 [9DE]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State (see H.R. 727), H811 [4FE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 870), H980 [11FE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings and establish Puerto Rico Financial Stability Council (see H.R. 4199), H9205 [9DE]

Railroads: clarify authority of States and political subdivisions to regulate liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facilities that are owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier (see H.R. 2204), H2791 [1MY]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (see S. 1803), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 1734), H2151 [13AP]

——— encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 369), H5329 [21JY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1299), H1612 [4MR]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1407), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 2663), H3913 [4JN]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see S. 1414), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 2541), H3560 [21MY]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow higher weight limitations on Federal highways for vehicles hauling livestock (see H.R. 3726), H6935 [8OC]

——— designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (see S. 983), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1844), H2305 [16AP]

——— encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators (see H.R. 2738), H4241 [11JN]

——— expedite deployment of highway construction projects (see H.R. 1620), H2033 [25MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see S. 1647), S4544 [23JN] (see H.R. 3236), H5588 [28JY] (see H.R. 3763), H7026 [20OC] (see H.R. 3819), H7174 [23OC] (see H.R. 3996), H8239 [16NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (see H. Res. 388), H5587 [28JY]

——— permit a State transportation department to approve a justification report for a project to build or modify a freeway-to-crossroad interchange within a transportation management area in such State (see S. 1782), S5129 [15JY]

——— permit border States to designate certain funds for border infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3181), H5465 [23JY]

——— reduce Federal spending on surface transportation programs by limiting State and local taxation on purchases of construction materials made with funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 1724), H2111 [26MR]

——— require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (see S. 518), S983 [12FE]

——— terminate certain toll authorities (see H.R. 1914), H2354 [21AP]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (see S. Res. 243), S6381 [5AU]

——— establish a State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see S. 1011), S2272 [20AP] (see H.R. 2543), H3560 [21MY]

——— establish Regional Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program (see S. 2136), S7159 [6OC]

——— extend and expand State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see H.R. 3912), H7624 [3NO]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 102), S59 [7JA] (see S. 316), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1639), H2033 [25MR]

——— require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 63), S58 [7JA]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S982 [12FE] (see S. 856), S1781 [24MR]

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see S. 811), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1435), H1768 [18MR]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 3406), H5767 [29JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S983 [12FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2164), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3257), H5588 [28JY]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S926 [11FE]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (see S. 1964), S6380 [5AU]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 428), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 700), H810 [4FE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 546), H638 [27JA]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 4201), H9205 [9DE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN] (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H810 [4FE]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 1868), H2306 [16AP]

Solar energy: promote safe and reliable interconnection and net billing for community solar facilities (see S. 1723), S4952 [9JY]

Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports (see H.R. 416), H430 [20JA]

——— provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (see H.R. 2351), H3251 [15MY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

——— make on-line tools available to allow individuals to assess the impact of earnings on eligibility for, and amount of, disability benefits received through Federal and State programs (see S. 1197), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 1795), H2268 [15AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction (see H.R. 3676), H6787 [1OC]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 210), S347 [21JA] (see S. 920), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 1100), H1368 [26FE]

——— allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see S. 987), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1855), H2306 [16AP]

——— allow use of certain education savings plan distributions for student loan payments without penalty (see H.R. 3170), H5402 [22JY]

——— assess impact of Federal taxation and spending (see H.R. 787), H854 [5FE]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 869), H980 [11FE]

——— clarify special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities (see S. 910), S2172 [14AP] (see S. 1667), S4602 [24JN]

——— disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 2486), H3506 [20MY]

——— encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 306), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 553, 554), H638 [27JA]

——— ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see S. 1261), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 1087), H1164 [25FE]

——— establish a Federal tax credit approximation matching program for State new jobs training tax credits (see S. 2124), S7102 [1OC]

——— establish a maximum rate of Federal, State, and local tax imposed on taxpayers (see H.R. 144), H40 [6JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1946), S6379 [5AU]

——— extend deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2163), H2768 [30AP]

——— free States to spend gas tax revenues on their transportation priorities (see S. 1404), S3183 [20MY]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2775), H4382 [15JN]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 529), H581 [26JA]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), consideration (see H. Res. 121), H1112 [24FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S832 [5FE] (see H.R. 2315), H3211 [14MY]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 126), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 622), H666 [30JA]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), consideration (see H. Res. 200), H2208 [14AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 235), H187 [9JA]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see S. 1515), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2676), H3914 [4JN]

——— prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property (see S. 2117), S7102 [1OC] (see H.R. 3663), H6787 [1OC]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 851), S1781 [24MR] (see H.R. 1643), H2107 [26MR]

——— reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 118), H40 [6JA]

——— reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 1749), H2152 [13AP]

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 2584), H3641 [1JN]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 155), S200 [13JA] (see H.R. 25), H36 [6JA]

Telecommunications: promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 240), S420 [22JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 4287), H9690 [17DE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend to protect vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals (see S. 725), S1494 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]

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

Transportation: allow local hiring for transportation projects (see H.R. 4005), H8239 [16NO]

——— allow States flexibility with safety standards for certain farm vehicles and drivers without jeopardizing Federal transportation funding (see H.R. 3473), H5941 [10SE]

——— allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2563), H3561 [21MY]

——— coordinate services for transportation-disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 4082), H8410 [19NO]

——— empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1541), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 2716), H4135 [10JN]

——— ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see S. 2103), S7046 [30SE]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

——— improve public understanding of how transportation investments are made by public agencies through establishing greater transparency and accountability processes (see H.R. 3787), H7089 [21OC]

——— provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment (see S. 1499), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 910), H1032 [12FE]

——— require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 1692), H2109 [26MR]

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA): transform into a revolving fund (see H.R. 4081), H8410 [19NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 843), H916 [10FE]

——— prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 1985), H2463 [23AP]

——— reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 2281), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 884), H981 [11FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (see S. 2056), S6809 [17SE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1417), S3237 [21MY]

University of Wisconsin System: recognize significant contributions of the system and the Wisconsin Idea to the State, the U.S., and the world (see H. Res. 308), H4136 [10JN]

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

Veterans: require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 341), H403 [14JA]

Virgin Islands: establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 4191), H9079 [8DE]

Virginia: authorize project development to extend Metrorail service in Northern Virginia (see H.R. 779), H854 [5FE]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1618), H2032 [25MR]

——— ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 212), S347 [21JA]

——— establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 1970), S6380 [5AU]

——— permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 951), H1035 [12FE]

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 3277), H5762 [29JY]

——— prohibit voter suppression activities, require States to maintain online voter registration system and automatically register eligible voters, and make Election Day a public holiday (see H. Res. 363), H5237 [15JY]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 411), H430 [20JA]

——— provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S2431 [27AP] (see S. 1950), S6379 [5AU]

——— provide that a voter who has previously registered in a State shall be allowed to update their address within the State up to Election Day (see S. 1952), S6380 [5AU]

——— require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (see H.R. 2392), H3308 [18MY]

——— require availability of early voting or no-excuse absentee voting (see S. 1951), S6380 [5AU]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 2694), H4001 [9JN]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see H.R. 3522), H6074 [16SE]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 1139), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 3276), H5762 [29JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4601 [24JN] (see H.R. 885), H981 [11FE] (see H.R. 2867), H4650 [24JN]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 772), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1459), H1801 [19MR]

Voting Rights Act: require States to obtain a declaratory judgement of preclearance to implement more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census (see H.R. 934), H1034 [12FE]

Water: provide additional financing options for infrastructure projects in States in which a state of drought emergency has been issued (see H.R. 1710), H2110 [26MR]

——— reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see S. 176), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 291), H356 [13JA]

——— reduce Federal, State, and local costs of providing high-quality drinking water to those residing in rural communities by facilitating greater use of cost-effective well water and alternative systems (see S. 1642), S4346 [22JN] (see H.R. 1160), H1498 [27FE] (see H.R. 3533), H6136 [17SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 653), S1302 [4MR]

Weather: enhance planning, preparation, and dissemination of best practices for extreme weather to increase resiliency, improve regional coordination, and mitigate financial risk (see H.R. 3190), H5465 [23JY]

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

Wyoming: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 210), S4545 [23JN]

Cloture motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY], S8030, S8033 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]

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

Comparisons

Background check requirements for child care and school employees in Dept. of HHS Child Care and Development Block Grant program and Senator Toomey’s legislation on agencies receiving Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds, S1429 [11MR]

Conference reports

Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), H8444–H8634 [30NO]

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), H8679–H8822 [1DE]

Cost Estimates

Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012): CBO, S8236 [1DE]

Excerpts

‘‘Adversity Is My Angel,’’ Raul H. Castro, H2482 [28AP]

‘‘Half the Sky—Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide’’: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, S1601–S1613, S1619, S1620 [18MR]

Explanations

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22): Payments From Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to Certified States and Indian Tribes, H8997 [3DE]

Factsheets

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, S7312 [20OC]

Histories

Resilient Federal Forests Act (H.R. 2647): Title IX—Major Disaster for Wildfire on Federal Land, H4987 [9JY]

Letters

Allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system: Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1258 [26FE]

Central Texas Corridor designation as the future Interstate Route I-14: J.F. Weber, Texas Dept. of Transportation, H7582 [3NO]

Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act: James Corless, Transportation for America (organization), S6115 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act and Fusion Center Enhancement Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7357, H7359 [2NO]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H7357, H7359 [2NO]

Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act: National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, H5414 [23JY]

Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine: John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, S4072 [11JN]

——— Representative Perlmutter, S4072 [11JN]

——— Senator Gardner and Representative Tipton, S4072 [11JN]

Fusion Center Enhancement Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E1600 [5NO]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1600 [5NO]

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4569 [23JN]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4569 [23JN]

Make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce: David French, National Retail Federation, H9280 [11DE]

——— Tom McGee, International Council of Shopping Centers, H9280 [11DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9281 [11DE]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Nancy L. Prosser, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, H3955 [9JN]

——— several labor organizations, H3955 [9JN]

——— several organizations, H3955 [9JN]

Repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H2043 [26MR]

——— Rich Umbdenstock, American Hospital Association, H2043 [26MR]

——— Richard C. Pieters, Massachusetts Medical Society, H2042 [26MR]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H7162 [23OC]

——— Bruce Siegel, America’s Essential Hospitals (organization), H7159 [23OC]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, H7161 [23OC]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H7162 [23OC]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7162 [23OC]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H7158 [23OC]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7159 [23OC]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act relative to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding: Carol Tobias, David N. O’Steen, and Douglas D. Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H7161 [23OC]

——— Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), H7162 [23OC]

——— David Christensen, Family Research Council, H7161 [23OC]

——— Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List, Inc., H7160 [23OC]

Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1221 [2MR], H1108 [24FE], H1505 [2MR]

State education accountability systems requirement to provide additional resources to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement: Mary Kusler, National Education Association (excerpt), S5117 [15JY]

State Licensing Efficiency Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7313 [28OC]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7313 [28OC]

States’ option of increasing the truck weight limits on their Interstate Highways: Andrew Matthews, National Troopers Coalition, H7406 [3NO]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H593 [27JA]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H593 [27JA]

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act: Brian McCann, S7296 [19OC]

——— Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, S7302 [19OC]

——— Dan Rosenberg, S7296 [19OC]

——— Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, S7296 [19OC]

——— Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S7300 [19OC]

——— Jonathan F. Thompson, National Sheriffs’ Association, S7300 [19OC]

——— Laura Wilkerson, S7297 [19OC]

——— Maria Espinoza, Remembrance Project (organization), S7299 [19OC]

——— Michael Ronnebeck, S7297 [19OC]

——— National Sheriffs’ Association, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., and Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S7321 [20OC]

——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S7302 [19OC]

——— Pedro Rivera, America’s First Latinos (organization), S7300 [19OC]

——— Roy Beck, NumbersUSA (organization), S7295 [19OC]

——— Sam A. Cabral, International Union of Police Associations, AFL–CIO, S7300 [19OC]

——— Susan T. Oliver, S7297 [19OC]

——— William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S7301 [19OC]

Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E1600 [5NO]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1600 [5NO]

Treat Puerto Rico as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings: several organizations, S8771 [17DE]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H773, H774 [4FE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H773 [4FE]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H774 [4FE]

——— Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H774 [4FE]

Western Water and American Food Security Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5243 [16JY]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5243 [16JY]

Women’s Public Health and Safety Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H6318 [29SE]

——— Karin Johanson and Georgeanne M. Usova, ACLU, H6317 [29SE]

——— Mark S. DeFranceso, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H6317 [29SE]

——— Reid B. Blackwelder, American Academy of Family Physicians, H6325 [29SE]

Lists

Defenders of the Alamo, H1109 [24FE]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1132 [25FE]

Organizations supporting Casey amendment to S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, on improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4933 [9JY]

Organizations supporting conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8891 [2DE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S2152 [14AP], H2042, H2079 [26MR]

Organizations supporting Representative Robert C. Scott substitute amendment to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1483 [27FE]

Senators by State, S5 [6JA]

State examples of deficient highway bridges in need of repair, S5897 [27JY]

2014 Connecticut insurance rate filings for on/off exchange 2015 policies of individual and small group market plans, H737 [3FE]

Motions

Dept. of Education: 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), H4932 [8JY]

Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5281 [16JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S8029 [18NO], H8271 [17NO]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H786 [4FE]

Immigration: deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5449 [23JY]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), S7249 [8OC]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6334 [29SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8233 [1DE], S8341, S8343, S8344, S8345, S8346, S8347, S8348, S8349, S8350, S8354, S8355, S8356 [3DE]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5378 [22JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2158, S2159, S2160, S2161 [14AP]

Taxation: improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H1139 [25FE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), H2288 [16AP]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification, E1267 [11SE]

——— support use of sound science to study and regulate modern agricultural technologies, E1267, E1272 [11SE]

Press releases

Analysis of Senate Anti-Sanctuary Bill—Bill Seeks To Bring Safety to Communities and Encourage Enforcement of Federal Law: Center for Immigration Studies, S7296 [19OC]

Construction Employment Declines in Half of the States Between May and June as Congress Seeks New Way To Pay for Needed Transportation Upgrades: Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., S5898 [27JY]

FAIR Urges Senate To Pass the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act: Federation for American Immigration Reform, S7296 [19OC]

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: National Governors Association, H3955 [9JN]

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Bipartisan Policy Center (organization), H2044 [26MR]

——— Massachusetts Hospital Association, H2042 [26MR]

Regulations

U.S. Code 29, Fair Labor Standards Sec. 218c, Protections for Employees (excerpt), H384 [14JA]

Remarks in House

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 (H.R. 448), H484, H488, H504 [22JA]

Agricultural College Act: anniversary, E569 [23AP]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (H.R. 413), H5187 [15JY]

Amtrak: prohibit funding for long distance routes that cost more than twice the revenue generated, H3893, H3894 [4JN]

Armed Forces: display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed, H2265 [15AP]

——— exclude basic housing allowance from any calculation of income or resources for any purpose under Federal, State, or local law, H2991 [14MY]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), H894–H897 [10FE], E226 [20FE]

——— improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), Senate amendment, H5990–H5993 [16SE]

BLM: prohibit funding to implement revision of resource management plan for forests in western Oregon, H4820 [7JY]

Brewer, Stephen M.: Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation Citizen of the Year award recipient, E410 [25MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: water reclamation programs and water reuse projects for Western States and Hawaii funding, H5278, H5279 [16JY]

Business and industry: provide regulatory relief to facilitate capital formation and to ensure greater consumer access to financial products and services, H7736, H7737 [4NO]

California: develop comprehensive water plan to include conservation, recycling, creation of new storage systems, fixing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a science driven process, and protecting existing water rights, H4584–H4588 [23JN], H5580–H5583 [28JY], E970–E973 [24JN]

——— Sites Reservoir project funding, H687 [2FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: dedication of Barry Goldwater statue in National Statuary Hall, H927 [11FE]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H992, H993 [12FE], H8436 [30NO]

Children and youth: enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 469), H549–H553, H563 [26JA], H672 [2FE], E117, E123 [27JA], E135 [30JA]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking, H3281 [18MY]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 246), H553–H557 [26JA], E118 [27JA]

Civil liberties: enhance unity in America through avoidance of ‘government speech’ which promotes or displays symbols, signs, and vestiges of racism, oppression, and intimidation (H. Res. 342), H4967, H4971, H4983 [9JY], H5112 [13JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H3302 [18MY]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education, H2368 [22AP], H3767 [3JN]

Colorado: Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine, H4423 [16JN], H5341 [22JY]

Constitution—U.S.: authority of States to define marriage, H5021–H5025 [9JY]

——— uphold Fourth Amendment protections against indiscriminate government searches and seizures, H802–H804 [4FE]

——— uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, E279 [27FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 36), H3384 [19MY]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (H.R. 1135), E260 [26FE]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, H2513, H2632 [29AP]

——— reimburse local government for certain public works projects, H2758 [30AP]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (H.R. 71), H2492 [28AP]

Courts: Federal circuit court decision to uphold injunction to block Executive orders on immigration reform, H3771 [3JN]

——— Federal district court decision to temporarily block Executive orders on immigration reform, H1122 [25FE], H2215 [15AP]

Crime: encourage States to expand protections to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses (H.R. 2120), E616 [29AP]

——— improve Federal sentencing and corrections system by reducing crime, curtailing over-criminalization, concentrating prison space on violent and career criminals, and reducing recidivism (H.R. 2944), H5288 [16JY], H7380–H7383 [2NO], H8439 [30NO]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 675), H3299 [18MY], E529 [20AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, H3281 [18MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (H.R. 159), H561, H562 [26JA], H592–H595 [27JA]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (H.R. 197), H56 [7JA]

Denver Regional Council of Governments: anniversary, E553 [22AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: demographics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, H707 [3FE]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (H.R. 1025), E239 [24FE]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (H.R. 3657), H6718 [30SE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H228 [13JA], H1004 [12FE], H1170 [26FE], H1726 [18MR], H1864, H1865 [24MR], H2883 [13MY], H3316 [19MY], H4547 [23JN], H6310, H6315 [29SE], H8345 [18NO], E1407 [1OC]

——— tribute to StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and Opportunity, H9191 [9DE]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct study on the State and national implications of lifting the crude oil export ban with respect to consumers and the economy, H6955 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of excess military equipment to the Dept. of Homeland Security for border security activities, H3169, H3170 [14MY]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies, H7380 [2NO]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1232), H2666 [30AP], H3501–H3504 [20MY], H8230 [16NO], E535 [21AP], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY]

——— prohibit transfer of flash-bang grenades to local law enforcement agencies, H4121, H4122 [10JN]

——— require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (H.R. 139), H630 [27JA]

——— require military and civilian personnel mandated to report suspected instances of child abuse to also report such abuse directly to State child protective service agencies (H.R. 3894), H7399 [3NO]

——— transfer of excess military equipment to the Dept. of Homeland Security for border security activities, H622 [27JA]

Dept. of Education: allow funding targeted for teacher professional development to be used on early childhood education-focused teacher development, H1272, H1273 [26FE]

——— allow grants to be used for the creation and distribution of open access textbooks and open educational resources, H1278, H1279 [26FE]

——— allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system, H1257–H1259 [26FE]

——— allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, H1277, H1278 [26FE]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, H4911, H4912 [8JY]

——— allow States to use funding allocated for library resources and instructional materials to award grants to education professionals for restorative justice and conflict resolution training, H1273, H1274 [26FE]

——— allow States to use local educational agencies’ aid funds for apprenticeships and comprehensive career counseling, H1259, H1260 [26FE]

——— allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, H1283–H1285 [26FE]

——— appoint a neutral ombudsman to ensure K–12 textbooks are held to high academic standards, H1259 [26FE]

——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (H.R. 2371), E723 [15MY]

——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language, H1294 [26FE]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 3604), E1352 [24SE]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘school leader’’, H1283 [26FE]

——— delay implementation of State funding allocation formulas to ensure funding for schools serving high percentages of students in poverty, H1265 [26FE]

——— develop a national research strategy for the collection, analysis, and assessment of student achievement data, H1290 [26FE]

——— disapprove any State plan that fails to demonstrate a separate reporting of academic assessments for foster children, H1257 [26FE]

——— encourage collaboration and sharing of best practices between charter schools and local education agencies, H1275, H1276 [26FE]

——— encourage States and local educational agencies to establish and support effective dropout prevention and reentry programs, H1289 [26FE]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (H.R. 2268), E673 [12MY]

——— ensure funds received by States under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may not be used to fill prior unfunded liability shortfalls in teacher pension programs, H1291, H1292 [26FE], H8868 [2DE]

——— ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1393, H1394 [27FE]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program, H8887 [2DE]

——— express importance of safeguarding students’ personally identifiable information, H1285 [26FE]

——— help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce, H1298 [26FE]

——— improve accountability and ensure proper oversight of taxpayer funded grants, H1291 [26FE]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education, H1102 [24FE]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (H.R. 823), H872 [10FE]

——— permit States and local education agencies to use funds designated for teacher training and retention to fund Pay for Success initiatives, H1270, H1271 [26FE]

——— Preschool Development Grants program funding, H988 [12FE]

——— provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, E1745 [9DE]

——— provide grants to States to establish a comprehensive school counseling program, H993 [12FE]

——— reaffirm right of students, teachers, and school administrators to free exercise of religion, H1292, H1293 [26FE]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1376 [27FE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (H.R. 2521), E776 [21MY]

——— require annual statewide assessments to measure student growth and require student growth to be a component of achievement within a State’s established accountability system, H1256, H1257 [26FE]

——— require local education agencies to collaborate with Head Start agencies to carry out early childhood education activities, H1263 [26FE]

——— require school districts provide parents with information on any mandated assessments the student will have to take during the school year and any school district policy on assessment participation, H1274 [26FE]

——— require school districts that use local educational agencies’ aid funds for afterschool and summer programs to report and describe activities in local plans, H1260, H1261 [26FE]

——— require school districts to hire paraprofessionals with certain qualifications, H1261, H1262 [26FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1262, H1263 [26FE]

——— require States to identify ‘‘workforce critical subjects’’ for schools, H1265, H1266 [26FE]

——— require States to provide a description for college and career counseling opportunities for homeless youth in their State plan, H1289, H1290 [26FE]

——— require statewide family engagement centers to conduct adult and financial literacy training programs, H1276 [26FE]

——— sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255, H1256 [26FE]

——— support charter schools as a critical part of education system and support opening more charter schools, H1274, H1275 [26FE]

——— 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), H985 [12FE], H1092 [24FE], H1121, H1138, H1142–H1150 [25FE], H1168, H1174, H1175, H1193–H1299 [26FE], H1393–H1483 [27FE], H2130 [13AP], H4014 [10JN], H4869, H4870, H4871, H4872, H4873, H4876, H4879, H4908–H4935 [8JY], H5337 [22JY], H5760 [29JY], H8652 [1DE], E262 [26FE], E274 [27FE], E1013 [8JY], E1021 [9JY], E1044, E1056 [13JY]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1126–H1134 [25FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1180–H1192 [26FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4879–H4887 [8JY]

——— 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), corrections in engrossment, H4946 [8JY]

——— 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), motion to recommit, H4933 [8JY]

——— 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding, H1188 [26FE]

Dept. of Energy: cleanup efforts at the former Hanford nuclear site, H6752 [1OC]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program, H8842 [1DE], H8939 [2DE]

——— strengthen energy infrastructure resiliency and improve energy efficiency by incentivizing local renewable thermal energy and waste heat and providing assistance to establish distributed energy systems, H8941, H8942 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (H.R. 1725), H4778 [7JY], H5796–H5798 [8SE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (H.R. 539), H2135 [13AP], H8139 [5NO]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (H.R. 3235), H5531 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a northern border threat analysis (H.R. 455), H7316–H7319 [28OC]

——— enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports (H.R. 3878), H9352–H9355 [16DE]

——— enhance partnership with the National Network of Fusion Centers (H.R. 3598), H7355–H7357 [2NO]

——— establish the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, H2438 [23AP]

——— improve intelligence and information sharing on threats posed by terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials (H.R. 2200), H4576–H4578 [23JN]

——— increase State and major urban area fusion centers funding and prohibit limitations on funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H391, H392 [14JA]

——— require analysis of whether implementation of preclearance and pre-inspection at additional ports of entry along the northern border would prevent terrorists from entering the U.S., H7317 [28OC]

——— require State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (H.R. 3869), H9255–H9257 [10DE]

——— research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (H.R. 1646), H4569, H4570 [23JN], E433 [26MR]

——— restrict access of State and local law enforcement agencies to training resources and facilities meant only for Federal security personnel, E1759 [10DE]

Dept. of HUD: affordable housing funding, H1751, H1752 [18MR]

——— Fair Housing Initiatives Program Administrative Enforcement Initiative funding through reductions in Private Enforcement Initiative funding, H3869, H3870 [3JN]

——— Fair Housing Initiatives Program Private Enforcement Initiative funding, H3875 [3JN]

——— National Affordable Housing Trust Fund and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, H3866, H3867 [3JN]

——— prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding to implement proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ rule, H3884, H3885 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, H3671 [2JN]

——— drug court program funding, H3669, H3675 [2JN]

——— ensure funding provided for rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction is used only for backlog reduction, H3737 [2JN]

——— establish grant program for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers, H2202 [14AP]

——— establish grant program for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (H.R. 1124), H2118 [13AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 4253), E1794 [15DE]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (H.R. 2917), H6797 [6OC]

——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (H.R. 2302), H8655 [1DE], E698 [13MY]

——— Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program funding, H3709 [2JN]

——— make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (H.R. 3544), E1313 [17SE]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape (H.R. 1257), H2422 [23AP]

——— Prescription Drug Monitoring Program funding, H3706 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to defend Executive orders to implement immigration reform in circuit court, H3801, H3802 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to law enforcement agencies that engage in discriminatory profiling based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin, H3738 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, or possession of cannabidiol or cannabidiol oil, H3750–H3752 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp, H3736, H3737 [2JN], H3790, H3791 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of marijuana on non-Federal lands, H3749, H3750 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H3745–H3747 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer cell site simulators or similar cell phone tower mimicking technology to State and local law enforcement agencies, H3724 [2JN]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H5092 [13JY]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (H.R. 2643), H7313, H7314 [28OC]

——— rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction funding, H3702, H3703 [2JN], H9332 [16DE]

——— reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (H.R. 2964), H4965 [9JY], H5179 [15JY]

——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate sensitivity training for law enforcement officers (H.R. 2302), H8655 [1DE], E698 [13MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (H.R. 344), H769 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida, H4841, H4842 [7JY]

——— establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (H.R. 1772), H2886 [13MY]

——— expand eligibility for participation in the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, H4743 [25JN]

——— funding for Atlantic lease sales from the proposed plan for offshore oil and gas development, H4843 [7JY], H4940 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to issue any oil and gas lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program without a revenue sharing agreement with each affected State, H4830 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to redirect certain Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing revenues, H4823 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow a program of eligible projects to count as a single project to meet threshold of project costs for Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects funding, H7604, H7605 [3NO]

——— allow all States to compete for bus and bus facility funding and transfer the funds to the nationwide Competitive Bus Grants, H7685 [4NO]

——— allow projects that do not meet threshold of project costs for Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects funding to qualify for reserved small project funding, H7606 [3NO]

——— allow States to waive current High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) degradation standard in certain circumstances in the best interest of the traveling public, H7620 [3NO]

——— allow transit systems to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants, H3973–H3975 [9JN]

——— allow use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funding for type II noise barriers, H7603, H7604 [3NO]

——— cancel pilot program to authorize teen truck drivers to obtain a commercial driver’s license to drive trucks across State lines, H7672, H7673 [4NO]

——— clarify eligibility of projects within national scenic areas for Federal funding, H7580, H7581 [3NO]

——— create an expedited process for smaller Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans for certain cities and counties, H7666 [4NO]

——— designate the Central Texas Corridor as the future Interstate Route I-14, H7582 [3NO]

——— develop best practices for the installation and maintenance of green storm water infrastructure, H7663, H7664 [4NO]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, H7598 [3NO]

——— establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program (H.R. 2332), H2969 [14MY], H3318 [19MY]

——— establish independent peer review group to assess quality assurance, cost containment, and risk management of transportation megaprojects, H7617, H7618 [3NO]

——— establish program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals for rail and highway projects under State and Federal law, H7414 [3NO]

——— expand eligibility of the Congestion Migration and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program to include shared use mobility projects, H7579, H7580 [3NO]

——— expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems, H7417 [3NO]

——— expand Federal safety oversight authority over public transit systems (H.R. 3773), E1487 [20OC]

——— increase enrollment in pilot program allowing States to conduct environmental reviews and approve projects under State environmental laws and regulations rather than Federal, H7608 [3NO]

——— issue report detailing amount each State has received from Highway Trust Fund and how much each State contributed to the fund, H7720 [4NO]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7664, H7665 [4NO]

——— prohibit funding for Federal Transit Administration Rapid Growth Area Transit Program, H3888 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to engage in activities with States to consider proposals relative to reduction of motorcycle fatalities, H3837 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to stop, investigate, detain, or arrest people on highways based on physical appearance, H3883 [4JN]

——— prohibit issuance of regulations that prevent local construction hiring, H3982 [9JN]

——— provide States and local governments flexibility in creating a surface transportation system for their community, H3887, H3888 [4JN]

——— require disclosure of information on which any new rule is based including data, studies, and cost benefit analysis, H7711 [4NO]

——— require local transit agencies to have a certain debt to equity ratio to be eligible for Federal funds, H7666–H7668 [4NO]

——— require local transit agencies to implement local hiring and procurement policies for federally-funded transportation projects, H1704, H1705 [17MR]

——— require tracking of all costs and time requirements for environmental reviews of transportation projects, H7581, H7582 [3NO]

——— strike authority to redistribute unallocated Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) funds, H7593 [3NO]

——— study methods States use to procure culvert and storm sewer materials, H7584 [3NO]

——— submit report on potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas, H7595–H7597 [3NO]

——— suspend Federal funding for California high-speed rail project, H149 [8JA], H193 [12JA], H8247 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (H.R. 4279), H9378 [17DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement prohibition on health care providers providing recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H2607–H2609 [29AP], E636 [30AP], E640 [1MY]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, H1858 [24MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws, H5252 [16JY]

Dettmer, Bob: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1272 [11SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit taxation without full voting representation in Congress and call for statehood, H2216 [15AP], H4467 [17JN]

——— provide full voting representation in Congress, call for statehood, and honor war dead, H2158 [14AP], H2263–H2266 [15AP]

——— statehood (H.R. 317), E60 [13JA]

——— tribute to D.C. Flag Day, E881 [11JN]

Drought: protect California’s water supply for drinking and to fight wildfires, H5281, H5282 [16JY], H6081 [17SE]

——— provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (H.R. 2983), H5244, H5249, H5250 [16JY], H5580 [28JY], H5871 [10SE]

——— provide drought assistance to California, H6310 [29SE], H6845 [7OC], H6899 [8OC], H9378 [17DE]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), H5094, H5105 [13JY], H5126 [14JY], H5242–H5283 [16JY], H5580 [28JY], H6081 [17SE], E983 [25JN]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), consideration (H. Res. 362), H5188–H5198 [15JY]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), corrections in engrossment, H5284 [16JY]

——— provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 2898), motion to recommit, H5281 [16JY]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana, H7031 [21OC], H8284 [18NO]

——— decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol, H985 [12FE]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow cultivation, allow importation of hemp, enable medicinal research, and reform Federal enforcement relative to State and local laws, H3584 [1JN]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (H.R. 1538), E385 [23MR]

——— prohibit Federal prosecution of residents who are acting in accordance with their State’s marijuana laws (H.R. 1940), H2414 [22AP], H2461 [23AP]

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana, H6310 [29SE], H9028 [8DE]

Dyslexia Awareness Month: observance, H7038 [21OC], H7143 [23OC], H7260 [28OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9266–H9268 [10DE]

Education: allow parents to opt students out of required testing and exempt schools from including such students in the schools’ testing participation requirements, H4912 [8JY]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (H.R. 524), H643 [28JA]

——— proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, H160 [9JA], H468, H469 [21JA], H538, H539 [26JA], H712 [3FE], H761 [4FE]

——— provide college and career-ready standards and set performance, growth, and graduation rate targets for all student subgroups, H4923, H4924 [8JY]

——— reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (H.R. 4013), H8227 [16NO]

El Paso, TX: tribute to El Paso County Veterans Assistance Office, E1829 [18DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 22), H450 [21JA], H3384, H3385 [19MY]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 24), H765 [4FE]

——— constitutional amendment on permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures (H.J. Res. 31), H3382–H3385 [19MY], H4348 [15JN]

——— constitutional amendment on the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns (H.J. Res. 58), H4868 [8JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), H5337 [22JY], H8271 [17NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8438 [30NO], H8868, H8874, H8884–H8894 [2DE], H9002 [3DE], H9216 [10DE], H9677 [17DE], E1702, E1704 [3DE], E1736 [8DE], E1741, E1745 [9DE], E1764 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8875–H8884 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]

Energy and water development: emergency drought relief and electric power transmission grid reliability funding for related agencies, H2781, H2782 [1MY]

EPA: address how megawatt hours discharged from pumped hydroelectric storage will be incorporated in State and Federal clean energy plans, H4627, H4628 [24JN]

——— allow establishment of an updated national ozone standard, H4799–H4801 [7JY]

——— allow States to opt out of the Clean Power Plan rules if the Governor certifies the State plan would promote national security, economic growth, and public health through addressing climate change and increased use of clean energy, H4625 [24JN]

——— Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H4758 [25JN], H4879 [8JY]

——— determine if State permit program are compliant with new water rules, notify States in writing of compliancy, and allow States not in compliance two years to become compliant, H2839 [12MY]

——— Drinking Water State Revolving Fund eligibility funding, H4879 [8JY]

——— Drinking Water State Revolving Fund eligibility reform, H4758, H4759 [25JN]

——— Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement funding, H4742 [25JN]

——— ensure coal ash storage requirements protect vulnerable populations, H5364, H5374, H5375 [22JY]

——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (H.R. 1775), E486 [14AP]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H4526 [18JN], H4607, H4617–H4633 [24JN], H5577, H5578 [28JY], E975 [25JN]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4608–H4617 [24JN]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards, H6081 [17SE]

——— prohibit funding for enforcement of updated ozone standards, H4798, H4799 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to force Chesapeake Bay watershed States to comply with backstop requirements relative to total maximium daily load and watershed implementation plans, H4848–H4850 [7JY], E1014 [8JY], E1041 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to regulate location of ozone air monitors within a State, H4939 [8JY]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (H.R. 2637), H5576 [28JY]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, H7319 [28OC], H8634–H8639 [30NO], H8823, H8825, H8826, H8827, H8829 [1DE]

——— proposed rules clarifying what types of waterways are protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4728 [25JN]

——— recognize hydropower as a renewable energy source when issuing, implementing, and enforcing any final rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing sources, H4629 [24JN]

——— require a State public utility commission/public service commission and the Electric Reliabiltiy Organization to conduct an analysis of any State or Federal clean energy plan in lieu of opting out of such plan, H4628, H4629 [24JN]

——— require coal ash impoundments be sufficient to prevent toxic contamination of groundwater and sources of drinking water including the Great Lakes, H5378, H5379 [22JY]

——— require States attempting to opt out of Clean Power Plan rules to certify any rate increases caused by such rules would be greater than any costs associated with responding to extreme weather conditions caused by climate change, H4626 [24JN]

——— require utilities to publish information on the use of coal ash on a public Internet site, H5370 [22JY]

——— southern New England estuaries geographic program funding, H4753, H4754 [25JN]

Fairfax, VA: opening of Virginia Dept. of Veterans Services Fairfax Benefits Office, E1761 [10DE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 32), H1017 [12FE]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage, H3555 [21MY], H7395 [3NO]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (H.R. 2802), H5181 [15JY]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (H.R. 1810), H2365 [22AP], H2492 [28AP], H3299 [18MY], H3503 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: grant deadline extensions for construction permits if requested by a State or local elected official or a local tribal official, H6238 [25SE]

Federal-State relations: balance of power between States and Federal Government, H2366 [22AP]

FEMA: codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (H.R. 361), H675–H677 [2FE], E145 [2FE]

——— establish a multi-agency Federal team to improve and reform Federal disaster assistance (H.R. 4288), E1814 [17DE]

——— require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities (H.R. 2206), H5506–H5508 [27JY]

FERC: ensure taxpayers are not held liable and pipeline owners bear full responsibility for any repair or environmental damages resulting from a natural gas pipeline explosion, H458 [21JA]

——— require an additional, independent safety review of an approved natural gas pipeline route, or segment of route, should a State or tribal government deem it necessary, H7602, H7603 [3NO]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1217), H6905–H6908 [8OC], H6966 [9OC], E1767 [10DE]

Fish and fishing: grant States the authority to set the recreational seasons and bag limits for recreational fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, H3597 [1JN]

——— make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (H.R. 2168), H6819, H6820 [6OC]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H4583 [23JN], H4607 [24JN], H4875 [8JY], H4964, H4965, H4966, H4967, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4972, H4973, H4978–H4984, H5017–H5019, H5025–H5027 [9JY], H5034, H5083, H5084 [10JY], H5109–H5115 [13JY], E954 [23JN], E992 [25JN], E1033 [10JY], E1046 [13JY], E1059 [14JY]

Floods: commend those providing disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in South Carolina, H6984 [20OC], H7038 [21OC], E1445 [7OC]

——— express condolences for victims of, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Texas, H3647 [2JN], H3770 [3JN]

——— express condolences for victims of, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, flooding in South Carolina, H6882 [7OC], H6910 [8OC]

Forests: authorize the President to declare a major disaster for wildfires on Federal lands and provide assistance for extraordinary wildfire suppression costs in excess of the 10 year average, H4987 [9JY]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, H3555 [21MY], H7395 [3NO], H7634 [4NO]

——— reaffirm right of school personnel and students to free exercise of religion, H7628, H7638 [4NO]

Georgia: tribute to efforts to prepare for potential outbreak of bird flu, H6232 [25SE]

Government regulations: allow the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee to request a Federal agency to conduct a retrospective cost-benefit analysis of any existing regulation, H775, H782, H783 [4FE]

——— assess effects of government action on private property, H6713 [30SE]

——— ensure that if economic growth remains under a certain rate, then additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates will be repealed, H783, H784 [4FE]

——— preserve regulations that provide critical protections against sexual and domestic violence, H786 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H95 [7JA], H150 [8JA], H772–H788 [4FE], H838 [5FE], H5760 [29JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 78), H766–H772 [4FE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), motion to recommit, H786 [4FE]

——— require assessment of effects of government action on private property, including the use and value of such property, H781, H782 [4FE]

Great Lakes: prohibit the discharge of dredged material back into the open waters, H2632 [29AP]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2260–H2263 [15AP], H2689–H2691 [30AP], E527 [17AP], E642 [1MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), E286 [2MR]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H7106 [22OC], H7158 [23OC]

Highway Beautification Act: anniversary, H6897 [8OC]

Highway Trust Fund: funding, H1087 [24FE], H1876, H1877 [24MR], H2094–H2098 [26MR], H3497 [20MY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of victims of South Carolina flooding, H6910 [8OC]

——— tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H8996 [3DE]

Hunger: recognize hunger problem in U.S. and the importance of food assistance programs, H6315 [29SE]

Hunult, Ruth: Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service Governor’s Volunteer Award recipient, E1354 [24SE]

Immigration: approval of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, E1648 [18NO]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4422 [16JN]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), H5343, H5344, H5381 [22JY], H5408, H5409, H5440–H5451, H5452, H5461 [23JY], H8348 [18NO], E1155 [29JY]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), consideration (H. Res. 370), H5409–H5416 [23JY]

——— deny assistance to a State or political subdivision that prohibits officials from taking certain actions relative to immigration (H.R. 3009), motion to recommit, H5449, H5450 [23JY]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws, H5461 [23JY]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 2964), H4965 [9JY], H5179 [15JY]

——— give States authority to reject admission of refugees (H.R. 4032), H8417 [30NO]

——— impact of sanctuary cities on public safety and enforcement of immigration laws, H4878 [8JY], H5085 [10JY], H5452 [23JY], H5532 [28JY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (H.R. 1148), H5085 [10JY]

——— protect States and local governments from cuts to law enforcement relative to certain actions relative to immigration, H5449, H5450 [23JY]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H511–H513 [22JA], H587, H622 [27JA], H789–H796 [4FE]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H3236 [15MY]

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (H.R. 1478), H8217–H8219 [16NO]

Intelligence services: require an assessment of fusion center personnel needs (H.R. 3503), H7357–H7360 [2NO]

Iran: reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions (H. Con. Res. 100), H8864 [2DE]

Jefferson County, WV: urge designation as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, H8245 [17NO]

Labor unions: impact of implementation of State ‘‘right-to-work’’ laws, H4961 [9JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, H4655 [25JN], H8403 [19NO], E1405 [1OC]

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 (H.R. 1854), H2273 [16AP]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 1933), H2666 [30AP], H7383 [2NO], E557 [22AP]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 2381), E723 [15MY]

——— support local agencies in efforts to serve communities and support use of body worn cameras to promote transparency and protect citizens (H. Res. 295), H3959–H3963 [9JN], H4167 [11JN], E872 [10JN]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, H631 [27JA]

——— encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (S. 665), H2840–H2846 [12MY]

——— provide a penalty for assault or homicide committed by certain State or local officers (H.R. 1102), H2118 [13AP], H2666 [30AP], H3501–H3504 [20MY], H8230 [16NO], E535 [21AP], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY], E1575 [3NO]

——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (H.R. 429), H461 [21JA], H2118 [13AP], H2666 [30AP], H3501–H3504 [20MY], H8230 [16NO], E169 [5FE], E535 [21AP], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY], E1575 [3NO]

——— reform police practices and accountability, H4168 [11JN]

——— reform police practices in urban areas, H3297–H3301 [18MY]

——— tribute, H626–H632 [27JA], H5809–H5815 [8SE], H7629 [4NO]

Library of Congress: obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room (H.R. 4231), E1762 [10DE]

McMinnville, OR: tribute to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Oregon Medal of Honor Exhibit, E408 [25MR]

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), H6160 [18SE], H6324–H6337 [29SE], E1395 [30SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), consideration (H. Res. 444), H6316–H6324 [29SE]

——— allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (H.R. 3495), motion to recommit, H6334, H6335 [29SE]

——— anniversary, H5519 [27JY], H5534, H5573 [28JY], H5599, H5607, H5609 [29JY], E1159, E1173, E1176 [29JY], E1195 [31JY]

——— ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (H.R. 1083), E251 [25FE]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 3865), H8974 [3DE]

——— 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, H7304 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit funding for Presidential designation of national monuments in certain Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada counties, H4821, H4822 [7JY]

——— require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, H5093 [13JY]

Motor vehicles: encourage all States to adopt core graduated driver’s license requirements, H7598, H7599 [3NO]

——— give States the option of increasing the truck weight limits on their Interstate Highways, H7405, H7406, H7409 [3NO]

National Computer Forensics Institute: authorize (H.R. 3490), H8420–H8423 [30NO]

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (H.R. 1614), E414 [25MR]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: funding, H4063 [10JN]

National Preparedness Month: observance, H6744 [30SE]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (H. Res. 123), E241 [24FE]

Native Americans: clarify eligibility for review and comment of environmental reviews of major Federal actions on Indian lands, H6917 [8OC]

Nebraska: issuance of drivers licenses and State ID cards to certain long-term resident aliens, H2274 [16AP]

New Jersey State League of Municipalities: anniversary, E616 [29AP]

New Mexico: improve Federal and State accountability for schools’ performance, H9002 [3DE]

New York State Association of Counties: anniversary, E162 [4FE]

NOAA: prohibit funding to enforce certain regulations restricting recreational red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, H3584 [1JN], H3684, H3755 [2JN]

NRC: obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before authorizing the construction of a nuclear waste repository (H.R. 1364), H2690 [30AP]

NSF: Office of International and Integrative Activities Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funding, H3446 [20MY], H3732, H3733 [2JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of coal industry policies, H2298–H2301 [16AP], H5573 [28JY], H8868 [2DE]

——— issuance of ‘‘Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment’’ memorandum, H7639 [4NO]

——— proposal to modify disposition of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues, H3303 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: encourage certain States to accept expanded Medicaid coverage, H4363 [15JN]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards, H4596 [24JN]

——— establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (H.R. 3241), E1147 [28JY]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 555), H654 [28JA]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 903), H989 [12FE]

——— remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (H.R. 3659), H6709 [30SE]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (H.R. 4262), H9332 [16DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7098 [22OC], H7143–H7164, H7165, H7167, H7168 [23OC], H9084 [9DE], H9358 [16DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 483), H7101–H7107 [22OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), corrections in engrossment (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]

Patriot Week: observance, H4761 [25JN]

Power resources: address disparity between onshore and offshore energy policies relative to revenue sharing for States, H3301–H3304 [18MY]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (H.R. 996), E218 [13FE]

Public welfare programs: establish work requirements for recipients, H1876, H1877 [24MR]

Puerto Rico: provide a short-term stay from legal actions by certain creditors until debt restructuring legislation has passed (H.R. 4290), unanimous-consent request, H10695 [18DE]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State, H53 [7JA], H230 [13JA], H413 [20JA], H4873 [8JY]

——— set forth the process to be admitted as a State (H.R. 727), H760 [4FE], H1573 [4MR], H2362 [22AP], H5596 [29JY]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, H9386, H9664, H9675, H9680, H9681, H9684 [17DE], E1835 [18DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (H.R. 870), H5596 [29JY], H9084 [9DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings and establish Puerto Rico Financial Stability Council (H.R. 4199), H9266 [10DE]

Railroads: develop a grade crossing action plan, identify specific solutions for improving safety, and focus on crossings that have experienced recent or multiple accidents or are a high risk for accidents, H1595, H1596 [4MR]

Refugees: decision of Texas governor to deny asylum to Syrian refugees, H8158 [16NO]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), H5284 [16JY], H5341, H5358–H5380 [22JY], H5601 [29JY], E1169 [29JY]

——— encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5345–H5357 [22JY]

——— encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H5378, H5379 [22JY]

——— require all inactive coal ash surface impoundments that begin closure procedures to follow groundwater monitoring safeguards, H5372 [22JY]

——— require an owner or operator of coal ash pond to respond immediately to a spill or release, H5371 [22JY]

——— require coal ash dam owners and operators to identify all drinking water supply wells within a certain radius and provide an alternate water supply if drinking water becomes contaminated, H5373, H5374 [22JY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services, H3555 [21MY]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (H.R. 2541), E813 [2JN]

——— tribute to State and local leaders, first responders, and emergency service organizations for assistance rendered during major snowstorm and request Federal disaster assistance, E119 [27JA]

Roads and highways: allow States to issue special permits for transportation of livestock on trailers up to a certain amount of weight, H7615, H7616 [3NO]

——— continue weight exemptions for trucks operating on certain segments of Texas State highways being converted into Interstate 69, H7615 [3NO]

——— encourage efforts by transportation rights-of-way managers to adopt vegetation management practices that provide habitats and forage for monarch butterflies, honey bees, and other pollinators, H7414 [3NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H5608 [29JY], H7272 [28OC], H7394, H7403–H7621 [3NO], H7633, H7638, H7640, H7641–H7740 [4NO], H8129–H8135, H8140 [5NO], H8865 [2DE], H8974, H8975–H8983, H8988–H9000 [3DE], E1602, E1604, E1607, E1608, E1609, E1611 [5NO], E1715, E1716 [7DE], E1735 [8DE], E1758 [10DE], E1834 [18DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), H5535, H5539 [28JY], H5599, H5640–H5650, H5654 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5610–H5623 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3763), H7169 [23OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), H7197, H7200, H7207–H7214, H7244 [27OC], E1550 [27OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), H8213–H8217 [16NO]

——— recognize value of collaborations between private sector engineering industry and Federal and State agencies in delivery of surface transportation projects and encourage such partnerships, H7586 [3NO]

San Jacinto Day: observance, H2346, H2349–H2352 [21AP], E552 [22AP]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees, H1174 [26FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: prohibit funding to States or local governments with laws, policies, or procedures in contravention of Federal immigration laws, H3743, H3744 [2JN], H3804, H3805 [3JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H233 [13JA], H669 [2FE], H2038 [26MR]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2038, H2045–H2084, H2091, H2098 [26MR], H2118, H2133 [13AP], H2293 [16AP], H2321 [21AP], E451 [13AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 173), H2038–H2045 [26MR]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 4201), E1748 [9DE]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H727 [3FE]

Solar energy: promote safe and reliable interconnection and net billing for community solar facilities, H8958 [2DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H440, H441, H461, H462–H467, H470–H472 [21JA], H484, H501, H503–H505, H513, H520 [22JA]

——— 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, H4762–H4765 [25JN], H5019 [9JY]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, E984 [25JN]

——— impact of Roe v. Wade decision, H2949 [13MY]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (H.R. 1855), E512 [16AP]

——— establish a maximum rate of Federal, State, and local tax imposed on taxpayers (H.R. 144), H2201 [14AP]

——— improve certain education savings plans, H5184 [15JY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H585 [27JA], H1103 [24FE], H1123, H1135–H1142 [25FE], H1574 [4MR]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1126–H1134 [25FE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), motion to recommit, H1140 [25FE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), H2160, H2201 [14AP], H2286–H2290 [16AP]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2223–H2230 [15AP]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 622), motion to recommit, H2288, H2289 [16AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, H9280–H9282, H9292, H9293 [11DE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 235), H3952–H3956 [9JN]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries and transfer such revenues to Highway Trust Fund, H14, H18, H21, H22 [6JA], H56 [7JA]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H7646 [4NO]

——— require financial institutions to issue an annual report to beneficiaries of certain education savings plans detailing fees and impact on performance of savings plans, H1140 [25FE]

Tennessee Student Assistance Corp.: tribute to Tennessee HOPE Lottery Scholarship program, H160 [9JA]

Texas: adoption of resolution that expresses support for the use of sound science to study and regulate modern agricultural technologies, E1267 [11SE]

——— adoption of resolution that petitions Congress to instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification, E1267 [11SE]

——— support changing names of schools named after Confederate generals, H5084 [10JY]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H1109–H1111 [24FE], H1505, H1511, H1512 [2MR]

Tornadoes: express condolences for tornado and commend first responders in Illinois, H5536 [28JY], E1114 [23JY]

Transportation: allow local communities recovering from natural disasters to rebuild infrastructure without acquiring Federal environmental permits, H7616, H7617 [3NO]

——— allow States to regulate tow truck operations, H7618, H7619 [3NO], H8997 [3DE]

——— direct States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop publicly available criteria to prioritize transportation projects, H7657 [4NO]

——— importance of infrastructure investment, H52 [7JA], H435, H440 [21JA], H588, H622–H626 [27JA], H708 [3FE], H763 [4FE], H1018, H1019 [12FE], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H2094–H2098 [26MR], H3496–H3501 [20MY], H4779 [7JY], H5203, H5206 [15JY], H6825 [6OC], E788 [21MY]

——— reform Federal role in transportation policy and empower States with taxing and spending authority over highway and transit programs, H7678, H7679 [4NO]

——— require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (H.R. 1692), E446 [26MR]

Trucking industry: standardize State meal and rest break regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, H7659–H7661 [4NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 1985), E581 [23AP]

Utah: Pioneer Day observance, H5317 [21JY]

Veterans: provide housing and services for homeless veterans, H8252 [17NO]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, H2953 [13MY]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H2202 [14AP]

——— racial and ethnic discrimination in voting, H6080 [17SE]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (H.R. 3522), E1299 [16SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H799 [4FE], H1668 [17MR], H5344, H5381 [22JY], H5573 [28JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 2867), H5340 [22JY], H5538 [28JY], H7402, H7407–H7409 [3NO], H8248 [17NO], H8440, H8444 [30NO], H8652 [1DE], E1108 [22JY], E1229 [8SE], E1682 [1DE], E1793 [15DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 885), H933–H936 [11FE], H1124 [25FE], H1516 [2MR], H1655–H1660 [16MR], H2084 [26MR], H2294 [16AP], H2477 [28AP], E315 [6MR], E375 [23MR], E1108 [22JY], E1228 [8SE], E1376 [28SE], E1453 [8OC]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (H.R. 1459), H3299 [18MY], E367 [19MR], E529 [20AP]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H5534 [28JY], H5607, H5608, H5610 [29JY], E1108 [22JY], E1227–E1229 [8SE]

Water: reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (H.R. 291), H5246 [16JY], H5580 [28JY]

——— require EPA and Corps of Engineers to protect quality and integrity of public water supplies, mitigate against western drought, and safeguard water usage for agriculture irrigation, H2852 [12MY]

Wemberley, TX: tribute to response to floods, H4165 [11JN]

West Virginia: anniversary, E915 [17JN]

Women: allow continued access to healthcare services, H6334, H6335 [29SE]

Wyoming: anniversary of statehood, H5085 [10JY]

Remarks in Senate

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 (S. 217), S6837 [21SE]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S334 [21JA], S371 [22JA]

Alaska: impact of the drop in oil prices on the State and local economy, S226 [16JA]

——— tribute to firefighters and local and State response to wildfires, S4629 [25JN]

American Infrastructure Bank: establish (S. 1296), S3227 [21MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: anniversary, S1491 [12MR], S2037 [26MR], S2847 [13MY]

Arizona: investment allocation and distribution of revenues in permanent land endowment trust fund, S8876 [18DE]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), S6422, S6423 [5AU]

Budget: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to prevent EPA and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from engaging in closed-door settlement agreements that ignore impacted jurisdictions, S1769 [24MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 698), S8648–S8650 [15DE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law, S7621 [29OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: dedication of Barry Goldwater statue in National Statuary Hall, S886 [10FE], S920 [11FE]

Children and youth: create a pilot program that would allow retired FBI agents to assist local law enforcement in locating runaway children and teens, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR]

——— enable State child protective services systems to improve identification and assessment of child victims of sex trafficking, S1368 [10MR], S1420 [11MR], S2292 [21AP], S2336 [22AP]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty, S7893–S7895 [10NO]

——— improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (S. 473), S1839 [25MR]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems, S1361, S1370 [10MR], S1457 [12MR]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (S. 381), S2291 [21AP]

——— improve the public school system to help the disadvantaged and reduce child poverty, S1053–S1055 [24FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, S4990 [13JY]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (S. 988), S2249 [16AP]

Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S7888–S7890 [10NO]

——— provide States and local educational agencies with resources on climate theory to promote improved science education., S5115 [15JY]

Coastal zones: establish a fund to promote protection and conservation of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, S8857 [18DE]

——— improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (S. 1430), S3241 [21MY]

Colorado: Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine, S3984 [10JN], S4070–S4073 [11JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8657–S8659, S8660 [15DE]

Constitution—U.S.: commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S. (S. Res. 198), S4061 [10JN]

Correctional institutions: reform Federal prison system, S882 [10FE]

Crime: allow State attorneys general and local district attorneys to prosecute Federal human trafficking cases, S1481 [12MR]

——— clarify Federal mandate requiring State and local governments to collect data on human trafficking prior to receiving funds, S1466 [12MR], S2290 [21AP]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 201), S6846 [21SE]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders, S991 [12FE]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 675), S2034 [26MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, S1359 [10MR], S1453 [12MR], S1597, S1601–S1613, S1618 [18MR], S1652 [19MR], S2326, S2337 [22AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 166), S1267–S1270 [4MR], S1411, S1421 [11MR]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (S. 29), S16 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants, S1864 [25MR]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S6885 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: modify and extend the National Guard State Partnership Program, S4004 [10JN]

——— require any federally mandated reporter with evidence of child abuse in military families and homes to notify both Family Advocacy Program and the appropriate State child welfare department, S4124 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: allow flexibility in establishing charter school authorizer standards, S5147 [16JY]

——— allow funds to be used for a site resource coordinator, S4913 [9JY], S4991 [13JY]

——— allow schools, districts, nonprofits, and small businesses to develop proposals based on the specific needs of the community, S4671 [7JY]

——— allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, S8469 [8DE]

——— allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (S. 1369), S3062 [19MY]

——— allow States and local governments to renegotiate contracts and to reallocate money and policies in more effective ways, S4672 [7JY]

——— 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, S4819, S4831 [8JY], S5027, S5028 [14JY], S5167 [16JY]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, S4821 [8JY], S4910–S4913 [9JY]

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

——— allow States to use consolidated administration funds to pay for fiscal support teams, S4670 [7JY]

——— allow States to use Pay for Success initiatives funding to improve quality and coordination of early learning and care services, S4671 [7JY], S5143 [16JY]

——— allow use of funds by States to pay for efficiency reviews of schools, S4935 [9JY]

——— amend definitions of eligible technology and technology readiness survey and provide a restriction on funds, S5144 [16JY]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system, S4671 [7JY]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments, S5114 [15JY]

——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career, S8460 [8DE]

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

——— encourage States to reform accountability system to include measures that demonstrate students are ready for postsecondary education or the workforce, S4997, S4998 [13JY]

——— ensure local governance of education, S4915 [9JY]

——— ensure States have resources necessary to enforce Title IX, promoting gender equality, S4895 [8JY]

——— ensure States will ensure unique needs of students at all levels of schooling, S5144 [16JY]

——— ensure timely and meaningful consultation between State educational agencies and Governors in the development of State plans, S4915 [9JY]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program, S4936 [9JY]

——— establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, S1857 [25MR], S1990 [26MR]

——— establish competitive grant program for States to develop and improve educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions, S5115 [15JY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming, S4896 [8JY]

——— establish partnerships between schools, businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations to improve student learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4936 [9JY]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 2419), S8795 [17DE]

——— include specialized instructional support personnel in literacy development of children, S5143 [16JY]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates, S4990 [13JY]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs, S4936 [9JY]

——— promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students (S. 478), S985 [12FE], S7076 [1OC]

——— provide for a study on increasing the effectiveness of existing services and programs intended to benefit children, S4831 [8JY]

——— provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, S4809, S4826, S4830 [8JY]

——— provide for early college high school and dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities, S5035 [14JY]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S4673 [7JY], S4817, S4824 [8JY], S4933 [9JY], S5116 [15JY], S5147 [16JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (S. 37), S19 [6JA]

——— provide grants to integrate behavior and mental health programs into schools, S5116 [15JY]

——— provide resources needed to study and review Native American language medium schools and programs, S5144 [16JY]

——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (S. 191), S463 [26JA]

——— reform parental notification and opt-out of certain required educational assessments, S5038, S5039, S5045, S5046 [14JY]

——— 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, S5117 [15JY]

——— require State plans to include support for the education of children facing substance abuse in the home, S5143, S5145 [16JY]

——— require State report cards to include information about postsecondary enrollment rates at public and State institutions, S4989, S4991 [13JY]

——— require State report cards to include information on graduation rates of homeless children and children in foster care, S5034 [14JY]

——— require State report cards to include rates of enrollment in postsecondary education, and remediation rates, for high schools, S5144 [16JY]

——— require States to identify and support students at risk of dropping out of middle school, S5056 [14JY]

——— require States to provide an assurance regarding cross-tabulation of student data, S5144 [16JY]

——— restore certain Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native education programs, S4830 [8JY], S5026 [14JY]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs, S5115 [15JY]

——— 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 (S. 227), S8830, S8831 [17DE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, S2165 [14AP], S4661–S4669 [7JY], S4812 [8JY]

——— 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]

——— support State assessments of school facilities, S5143 [16JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools, S514 [27JA], S571 [28JA], S622 [29JA]

Dept. of HHS: approval of Healthy Indiana Plan expansion to provide health insurance to more low-income Indiana residents, S502 [27JA]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs, S1408 [11MR]

——— build a stronger health care workforce (S. 2107), S7048 [30SE]

——— establish health care compact pilot program, S8259 [2DE]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (S. 2172), S7275 [8OC]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 1299), S2797 [12MY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs, S4935 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, S1071 [24FE]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 524), S6275, S6276 [4AU]

——— grant State attorneys general requests to cross designate State and local attorneys to prosecute individuals for sex trafficking, S2336 [22AP]

——— make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (S. 1897), S6162, S6183 [30JY]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR], S2332 [22AP]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (S. 1957), S6385 [5AU]

——— require State and local law enforcement to report certain information on shooting incidents involving officers and provide grant funds to protect officers from violence and use of force training (S. 1476), S3457 [2JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide for youth jobs (S. 1506), S3917 [9JN], S4823 [8JY]

——— provide grants to States and local governments for summer and year-round employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth and for academic and occupational learning programs, S5112 [15JY], S5139, S5140 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to promote offshore energy production, S1882 [25MR]

——— finalize oil and gas leasing program and provide revenue sharing for States included in the Mid-Atlantic and the South Atlantic Planning Area, S377 [22JA], S522, S525 [27JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: continue to provide funding for State urban renewal projects through the Hardest Hit Fund program, S5478, S5479 [23JY], S5677 [24JY]

——— ensure State funding provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program is used to demolish blighted structures, S5491 [23JY]

——— Hardest Hit Fund program funding, S8591 [10DE]

Dept. of Transportation: adequately fund bridges, S6048–S6051, S6055 [28JY]

——— authorize elements to enhance safety, provide regulatory relief, streamline grant programs, and improve accountability and efficiency of oversight efforts (S. 1732), S5092 [15JY]

——— establish National Freight Program, S5482 [23JY], S6052 [28JY]

——— provide incentives to States to use private sector engineering companies for highway and bridge projects, S6154 [30JY]

——— require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase minimum length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations, S5488 [23JY], S5895, S5896 [27JY], S6155 [30JY], S7884–S7887 [10NO], S8064, S8074 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, S3739, S3740, S3753 [4JN]

Depts. of Education and the Interior: conduct study on elementary and secondary education in rural or poverty areas of Indian country to identify Federal barriers that restrict tribes from implementing regional policies, S4814 [8JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (S. 982), S7634 [29OC]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level and leave States the power to regulate marijuana similar to the power to regulate alcohol, S7620 [29OC]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (S. 683), S1385 [10MR]

Drunken driving: designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking (S. Res. 328), S8382 [3DE]

Education: establish innovation schools that operate without local, State, and Federal regulations, S5056 [14JY], S5206, S5207 [21JY]

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

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers to raise revenue to establish a program to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S1877 [25MR], S1987 [26MR]

——— improve early education (S. 317), S1839 [25MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4929–S4933, S4936 [9JY], S5025, S5029–S5033, S5044 [14JY], S5098, S5111, S5114 [15JY], S5142, S5143, S5149 [16JY]

——— improve public school system by implementing local control funding formulas, expanding charter schools, and providing support services to at-risk students, S5124 [15JY]

——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs, S5056 [14JY]

——— partner with current and recently retired science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals and tailor educational resources to engage students and teachers in STEM, S5143 [16JY]

——— promote local authority over school districts in both regulatory and guidance process and limit role of Federal Government, S4678 [7JY]

——— proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S302 [21JA], S519 [27JA]

——— provide for State-determined assessment and accountability systems for testing, S5139 [16JY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, S4936 [9JY], S5054 [14JY]

——— 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, S5039, S5040, S5045 [14JY]

——— require States to establish a limit on the aggregate amount of time spent on assessments, S5045 [14JY], S5114 [15JY], S7536 [27OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, S409 [22JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow use of Title I funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs at eligible schools, S5144 [16JY]

——— amend accountability provisions, S5106–S5110 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), S4659, S4661–S4680 [7JY], S4805–S4831, S4895 [8JY], S4901, S4902, S4904–S4915, S4920–S4937, S4940, S4984 [9JY], S4989–S4998, S5001, S5018, S5019 [13JY], S5022–S5057, S5090 [14JY], S5091–S5104, S5106–S5117, S5120, S5123–S5125 [15JY], S5133–S5154, S5167 [16JY], S5206, S5207 [21JY], S7536 [27OC], S7557 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8237 [1DE], S8425, S8426 [3DE], S8445, S8450–S8454, S8457–S8471, S8476, S8504 [8DE], S8507–S8514, S8523–S8525, S8528, S8532–S8535, S8561 [9DE], S8564, S8565, S8596 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8029–S8034 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), unanimous-consent agreement, S4913 [9JY], S5097, S5115, S5125 [15JY], S5143 [16JY]

——— Title I funding formula reform, S4825 [8JY], S5030, S5035, S5038, S5044, S5051–S5054 [14JY], S5108, S5117 [15JY], S5141, S5148 [16JY]

Employment: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 1542), S7077 [1OC]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (S. 1902), S6189 [30JY]

Endangered species: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to conservation agreements with relevant Western States before the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a listing determination on the greater sage-grouse, S1876 [25MR]

EPA: conduct study to determine costs of environmental regulations on local communities and individuals, S307 [21JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to funding for roads and bridges to States refusing to submit Clean Power Plan implementation plans, S2001 [26MR]

——— establish a spending-neutral reserve fund authorizing Federal permitting for manufacturing and energy construction relative to ambient air quality standards, S1883 [25MR]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (S. 640), S1253 [3MR]

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (S. 1324), S3894 [9JN], S6213 [3AU], S6275, S6284 [4AU], S6334 [5AU], S7973 [17NO]

——— grant waiver for States to regulate hazardous chemicals while EPA assesses a chemical for safety under certain conditions, S8877, S8878 [18DE]

——— impact of Government regulations on coal industry, S146 [12JA], S7449 [22OC]

——— impact of regulations on the use of hydropower as a renewable energy source, S4631 [25JN]

——— proposal to revise ozone standards, S5903 [27JY]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6095, S6096, S6097 [29JY], S6213 [3AU], S6248, S6251, S6272–S6278, S6280–S6283 [4AU], S6334 [5AU], S7634 [29OC], S7712 [3NO], S7810 [5NO], S7974, S8010–S8012 [17NO], S8181 [30NO]

——— proposed rules clarifying what types of waterways are protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3149 [20MY]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (S. 638), S1253 [3MR]

Families and domestic relations: block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program (S. 1525), S4011 [10JN]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children, S4673 [7JY], S5035, S5036 [14JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (S. 622), S1219 [2MR]

FCC: limit authority to preempt laws of certain States relative to regulation of municipal broadband (S. 597), S1166 [26FE]

Federal aid programs: exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (S. 1698), S4652, S4657 [25JN], S4659 [7JY], S8195 [30NO]

——— restore program integrity funding to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1973 [26MR], S2424, S2425 [27AP]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults, S8561 [9DE]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (S. 1100), S2439 [27AP]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security, S2235–S2237 [16AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S7235 [8OC]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (S. 498), S989 [12FE]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, S4337, S4339 [22JN], S4524 [23JN], S4560 [24JN], S4626 [25JN]

Floods: express condolences for victims of, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Texas, S3385 [1JN]

——— express condolences for victims of, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, flooding in South Carolina, S7117 [5OC]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, S2420–S2423 [27AP], S5679–S5681 [24JY], S6873–S6875 [22SE], S7080–S7082 [1OC], S7212–S7214 [7OC], S7752–S7754 [4NO], S7899–S7901 [10NO], S8131–S8133 [19NO], S8206–S8208 [1DE], S8586–S8588 [10DE], S8625 [14DE]

——— reaffirm right of school personnel and students to free exercise of religion, S7559–S7561 [28OC], S7640 [29OC]

FRS: require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau establishment of a qualified mortgage option for certain loans eligible for purchase by Federal Home Loan Banks (S. 1974), S6389 [5AU]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (S. 189), S560 [28JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system, S7642 [29OC]

——— reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (S. 1531), S3928–S3931 [9JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize, S3667 [3JN]

Homosexuality: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2005, S2006 [26MR], S2200, S2210 [15AP]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, S6375 [5AU]

Immigration: address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S893 [10FE]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S303 [21JA], S368 [22JA], S495–S497 [27JA], S550, S555 [28JA], S612 [29JA], S678–S680 [2FE], S709 [3FE], S741–S744 [4FE], S805, S806, S808 [5FE], S843 [9FE], S874–S876, S880, S883 [10FE], S908 [11FE], S963 [12FE], S1022 [23FE], S1039–S1041 [24FE], S1089 [25FE], S1130–S1134 [26FE], S1189 [27FE], S3010–S3012 [19MY], S4119–S4122, S4125, S4129 [15JN], S4271 [18JN]

——— ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (S. 1842), S7409 [21OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to deter migration of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the U.S., S2007 [26MR]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S3638–S3640 [3JN]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), S7172 [6OC], S7173 [7OC], S7409 [21OC], S7779–S7781 [5NO]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7249 [8OC], S7289–S7302 [19OC], S7309, S7310, S7312–S7327, S7338, S7340 [20OC]

——— impact of sanctuary cities on public safety and enforcement of immigration laws, S4832 [8JY], S4915 [9JY], S4993 [13JY]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (S. 1640), S4833 [8JY]

——— prohibit jurisdictions from having illegal immigration sanctuary policies, S4921 [9JY]

——— prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law, S5031 [14JY]

Insurance: closure of health insurance co-operatives, S8285 [2DE]

Johnson County, KY: tribute to response to floods, S5091, S5092 [15JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands, S1484 [12MR]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 890), S7149 [6OC], S7210–S7212 [7OC]

——— reauthorize, S7405, S7406 [21OC]

——— reform, S8526 [9DE]

Law enforcement: eliminate racial profiling by officers, promote accountability for law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and employment programs (S. 1610), S4302 [18JN], S4593 [24JN], S4626–S4628 [25JN], S6432 [6AU], S8655 [15DE]

——— 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 (S. 993), S2251 [16AP], S2266 [20AP], S8614–S8617 [10DE]

——— prohibit racial profiling, S1297 [4MR]

——— prohibit racial profiling (S. 1056), S2662 [6MY], S4593 [24JN], S8655 [15DE]

——— provide for due process before denying transfer of a firearm to a suspected terrorist and prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law, S8345, S8346 [3DE]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 2002), S7235–S7237 [8OC]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (S. 665), S1307 [4MR], S2587–S2589 [30AP], S2820 [13MY], S2927 [14MY]

——— reform police practices in urban areas, S2638 [5MY], S4091–S4093 [11JN]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6103, S6125, S6126 [29JY], S6148–S6151, S6166, S6170–S6175, S6181 [30JY], S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S50–S53 [7JA], S109 [8JA]

——— create demonstration program to provide incentives to States to achieve more integrated employment for people with disabilities, S4236 [17JN]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Medicaid based on successful and bipartisan State demonstration projects, S1882 [25MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide States the flexibility needed to implement innovative reforms to improve care and enhance access, S1865 [25MR]

——— funding, S2645 [5MY]

——— make enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursement permanent, S8275 [2DE], S8342 [3DE]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S733 [3FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices, S6171 [30JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries, S6171 [30JY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, S3277 [22MY], S6119 [29JY], S7239 [8OC], S7887 [10NO], S8516 [9DE], S8566 [10DE]

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

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S7245–S7248 [8OC]

Minimum wage: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow States to raise the minimum wage above the Federal level, S2006 [26MR]

Missouri: anniversary of Missouri’s Emancipation Proclamation, S147 [12JA]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to State and local approval of national monuments, S1773 [24MR], S1834, S1865 [25MR]

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

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 275), S7224 [7OC]

National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (S. 145), unanimous-consent request, S8843, S8844 [18DE]

National parks and recreation areas: acknowledge the economic benefits provided local and regional communities of preserving federally protected lands as national parks, S391 [22JA]

Native Americans: provide recovery programs for survivors of human trafficking and training for local tribal law enforcement to help combat and prevent human trafficking, S1413 [11MR]

Nevada Indian Commission: anniversary, S8155 [19NO]

Obama, President: constitutionality of Executive actions, S533–S536 [27JA], S1043 [24FE]

——— evaluation of administration, S533–S536 [27JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for States’ revenue sharing from oil and gas leasing program reforms and wind energy production facilities, S316 [21JA], S621, S622 [29JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of regulations on ability of certain entities to exercise religious beliefs, S7902 [10NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S7800 [5NO], S8112 [18NO], S8114 [19NO], S8197, S8198, S8201, S8203, S8210–S8220, S8230–S8234 [1DE], S8247–S8266, S8268–S8286, S8289–S8293, S8295–S8298, S8319–S8321 [2DE], S8324–S8335, S8339–S8357, S8366 [3DE], S8566 [10DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), unanimous-consent agreement, S8234 [1DE], S8350 [3DE]

Pipelines: provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill with analysis of potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline, S398 [22JA], S452 [26JA], S567 [28JA]

——— require report to Congress on impact of Keystone XL Pipeline construction on landowners, S505 [27JA]

Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S6884 [22SE], S7024 [30SE], S8139 [19NO], S8236 [1DE]

——— recognize States’ authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (S. 15), S2951 [18MY]

Public lands: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow sale, transfer, or exchange of certain Federal land to State or local governments, S1884 [25MR], S1991, S1992 [26MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 160), S2589 [30AP]

——— observance, S2677, S2678 [6MY], S2734–S2736 [7MY]

Public utilities: expand electric rate-setting authority of States (S. 1233), S2691 [6MY]

Puerto Rico: provide assistance and support through tax relief and financial and pension reforms (S. 2381), S8867–S8869 [18DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, S8183–S8186 [30NO], S8593 [10DE], S8735 [17DE], S8867 [18DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), S6887 [22SE], S7517 [27OC], S8514–S8516 [9DE], S8768–S8773 [17DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), unanimous-consent request, S8514 [9DE]

Rhode Island: add to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (S. 1414), S3240 [21MY]

Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (S. 983), S2249 [16AP]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5181–S5184, S5186–S5191 [21JY], S5431, S5432, S5438–S5441, S5444–S5447 [22JY], S5477–S5484, S5486–S5500, S5506 [23JY], S5566–S5677 [24JY], S5701–S5710 [26JY], S5893, S5895–S5900, S5907–S5910, S5912–S5919 [27JY], S6045–S6056, S6058, S6062–S6066 [28JY], S6089, S6091, S6098–S6102, S6104–S6108, S6122–S6125 [29JY], S6147, S6149, S6153–S6162, S6166, S6181 [30JY], S6370 [5AU], S7557 [28OC], S7631 [29OC], S7802–S7804, S7807–S7810 [5NO], S7881–S7887 [10NO], S8068, S8072 [18NO], S8227 [1DE], S8335, S8357–S8369 [3DE], S8428 [7DE], S8565 [10DE], S8660 [15DE], S8758, S8759 [17DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), S6117–S6119 [29JY], S6147, S6164–S6166, S6181 [30JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), unanimous-consent agreement, S6144 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7484 [26OC], S7567, S7570, S7574–S7580, S7586, S7587 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), unanimous-consent agreement, S7574 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), unanimous-consent request, S7574 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), S8030 [18NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), unanimous-consent agreement, S8126 [19NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1647), S4634, S4635 [25JN], S5118–S5120 [15JY], S7437, S7453 [22OC], S7484 [26OC], S7579 [28OC]

——— require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (S. 518), S992–S994 [12FE]

San Jacinto Day: observance, S2287 [21AP]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (S. Res. 243), S6469 [8SE]

——— establish a State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program, S3017 [19MY], S3231 [21MY], S3293 [22MY]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees, S1345–S1347 [10MR], S1405, S1427–S1430 [11MR], S1570–S1572 [17MR], S4673, S4676 [7JY], S4825, S4828 [8JY], S4907, S4908, S4914 [9JY], S8476 [8DE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (S. 1513), S3778 [4JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S691 [2FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 517), S992 [12FE]

Senate: tribute to Members and staff who worked on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, S8360 [3DE]

Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses: release of joint report on impact of Government regulations on State environmental stewardship, S1087 [25FE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2094, S2100–S2103 [13AP], S2141, S2144, S2145–S2152, S2154–S2161, S2163, S2164 [14AP], S2392 [23AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S2156 [14AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 522), S997 [12FE], S1341 [9MR], S1555 [16MR], S1777 [24MR]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (S. 1964), S6386 [5AU]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 1651), S4547, S4548 [23JN]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S635 [29JA], S686 [2FE], S906 [10FE], S2646 [5MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S388–S390 [22JA]

——— 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, S4621–S4625, S4628, S4633, S4634, S4638–S4640 [25JN]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S1325, S1328, S1331 [9MR], S1378 [10MR], S6370 [5AU], S6431 [6AU]

——— 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, S1235, S1242 [3MR], S1264, S1270–S1272, S1287, S1291–S1293 [4MR], S1398, S1399, S1401 [11MR], S3096 [20MY], S4068 [11JN], S4209 [16JN], S4219, S4243 [17JN], S4260–S4262, S4279–S4282 [18JN], S4336, S4340, S4341 [22JN], S4561, S4563, S4576–S4582 [24JN]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (S. 987), S2249 [16AP]

——— grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (H.R. 2775), S4192 [16JN]

——— improve certain education savings plans, S519 [27JA]

——— improve certain education savings plans (S. 335), S698 [2FE]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (H.R. 235), S4533 [23JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (S. 431), S4192 [16JN], S8648–S8650 [15DE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (S. 155), S552, S553 [28JA]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies, S1452 [12MR]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1220 [2MR]

Tornadoes: express condolences for tornado victims and provide disaster assistance to Illinois, S4564 [24JN]

——— express condolences for victims and provide disaster assistance to Fairdale, IL, S2142 [14AP]

——— express condolences for victims and provide disaster assistance to Illinois, S5202 [21JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S2317 [22AP], S2712–S2714 [7MY], S2770 [12MY], S6929, S6930 [24SE], S7139–S7144 [6OC], S7407 [21OC], S7562–S7566 [28OC], S8877, S8878 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 697), unanimous-consent request, S7405, S7406 [21OC], S7563 [28OC]

Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S86 [8JA], S3213–S3216 [21MY], S7087–S7089 [1OC], S7629–S7632 [29OC]

——— provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment, S8428 [7DE]

Voting: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a voter reenfranchisement inititative, S1967, S2013 [26MR]

——— provide for voter registration through the Internet (S. 1088), S2598 [4MY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S1325, S1328, S1331 [9MR], S1572 [17MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 1659), S4604–S4606 [24JN], S4619, S4641 [25JN], S6431 [6AU]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (S. 772), S1625 [18MR], S2662 [6MY], S6431 [6AU]

Water: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect privately held water rights and permits, S1862 [25MR], S2002 [26MR]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (S. 653), S1305 [4MR], S3975 [9JN]

Weather: express condolences and support for people effected by severe storms in Illinois, S6366 [5AU]

Wyoming: anniversary of statehood, S4683 [7JY]

——— anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 210), S4554 [23JN]

Reports

Health Insurance Exchanges—Coverage of Non-Excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans: GAO (excerpt), H500 [22JA]

Reports filed

Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1324) (S. Rept. 114–159), S7654 [29OC]

Airport Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 720) (S. Rept. 114–92), S5525 [23JY]

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 750) (S. Rept. 114–150), S7101 [1OC]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1250) (S. Rept. 114–179), S8636 [14DE]

CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2200) (H. Rept. 114–164), H4490 [17JN]

Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 697), S4249 [17JN]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 697) (S. Rept. 114–67), S4296 [18JN]

Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 993), S2566 [30AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 546) (H. Rept. 114–360), H8970 [2DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 114–50), H2031 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 114–28), H1112 [24FE]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 114–29), H1162 [25FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act and H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 114–192), H4860 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 114–14), H754 [3FE]

Consideration of H.R. 529, Tax Treatment of Certain Education Savings Plans Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 114–28), H1112 [24FE]

Consideration of H.R. 622, State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 114–74), H2208 [14AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 114–216), H5329 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 114–177), H4591 [23JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act and H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, Part II: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 362) (H. Rept. 114–204), H5171 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3009, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 114–223), H5401 [22JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act and H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 114–234), H5587 [28JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 114–269), H6306 [28SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 114–303), H7088 [21OC]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 507) (H. Rept. 114–325), H7389 [2NO]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 512) (H. Rept. 114–326), H7622 [3NO]

Corrections in Engrossment of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program Amendment and Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1725) (H. Rept. 114–245), H5846 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3503) (H. Rept. 114–322), H7389 [2NO]

Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1647) (S. Rept. 114–80), S5129 [15JY]

Energy Policy Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2012) (S. Rept. 114–138), S6532 [9SE]

Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1177) (H. Rept. 114–354), H8644 [30NO]

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 22) (H. Rept. 114–357), H8859 [1DE]

Fusion Center Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3598) (H. Rept. 114–324), H7389 [2NO]

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1646) (H. Rept. 114–169), H4541 [18JN]

Improve Certain Education Savings Plans: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 335) (S. Rept. 114–56), S3236 [21MY]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 529) (H. Rept. 114–25), H1084 [20FE]

Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 114–143), H4000 [9JN]

Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2136), S8378 [3DE]

Insert H.R. 5 Language in Lieu and Request Conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]

Knife Owners’ Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1315) (S. Rept. 114–121), S6466 [8SE]

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 920) (S. Rept. 114–30), S2172 [14AP]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 665), S2040 [26MR]

National Park Access Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 145) (S. Rept. 114–124), S6532 [9SE]

Northern Border Security Review Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1808) (S. Rept. 114–155), S7304 [19OC]

——— Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 455) (H. Rept. 114–232), H5587 [28JY]

Policyholder Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1478) (H. Rept. 114–338), H8239 [16NO]

Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 861) (S. Rept. 114–104), S6186 [30JY]

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 466) (S. Rept. 114–100), S6186 [30JY]

Ratepayer Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2042) (H. Rept. 114–171), H4546 [19JN]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3762) (H. Rept. 114–293), H6980 [16OC]

Secure Our Borders First Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 399) (H. Rept. 114–10), H637 [27JA]

Special Rules Clarification for Accident and Health Plans of Certain Governmental Entities: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 910) (S. Rept. 114–21), S2171 [14AP]

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 834) (S. Rept. 114–91), S5525 [23JY]

State and Local Cyber Protection Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3869) (H. Rept. 114–363), H9010 [3DE]

State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 114–51), H2151 [13AP]

State Licensing Efficiency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2643) (H. Rept. 114–316), H7331 [28OC]

State Wide Interoperable Communications (SWIC) Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 114–165), H4490 [17JN]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 159) (H. Rept. 114–6), H637 [27JA]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 166), S1217 [2MR]

Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3878) (H. Rept. 114–379), H9327 [15DE]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 227), S771 [4FE]

Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3490) (H. Rept. 114–345), H8644 [30NO]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3490) (H. Rept. 114–345), H8409 [19NO]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 114–24), H1084 [20FE]

Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3763) (H. Rept. 114–318), H7346 [29OC]

Tax Relief Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 114–118), S6379 [5AU]

U.S. Grain Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1417), S3236 [21MY]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 50) (H. Rept. 114–11), H702 [2FE]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization and Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 653) (S. Rept. 114–48), S2971 [18MY]

West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2168) (H. Rept. 114–274), H6748 [30SE]

Western Water and American Food Security Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2898) (H. Rept. 114–197), H5116 [13JY], H5171 [14JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to George W. Haley: Kansas State Senate, S3401 [1JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Education: 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), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1180 [26FE]

Songs

‘‘Ballad of the Alamo,’’ Marty Robbins, H1111 [24FE]

Statements

Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: Highway Materials Group, S6160 [30JY]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, S6159 [30JY]

——— Raymond J. Poupore, National Infrastructure Alliance, S6159 [30JY]

——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America, S6159 [30JY]

——— Transportation Construction Coalition, S6160 [30JY]

Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act: Executive Office the President, H5413 [23JY]

Every Student Succeeds Act: Representatives Rokita and Kline, H8894 [2DE]

——— Senator Alexander, S8237 [1DE]

Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act: Executive Office of the President, H5347 [22JY]

NRC Budget: Senator Alexander, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S1582 [17MR]

Ratepayer Protection Act: Executive Office of the President (excerpt), H4623 [24JN]

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Center for American Progress, H2043 [26MR]

——— Executive Office of the President, H2040 [26MR]

——— Speaker Boehner, S2152 [14AP]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act Relative to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., Funding: Representative Castor, E1542 [27OC]

Student Success Act: Executive Office of the President, H1148 [25FE]

Support State and Local Accountability for Public Education: Senator Alexander, S2165 [14AP]

Supporting Teachers and School Leaders: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S585 [28JA]

Western Water and American Food Security Act: Executive Office of the President, H5190 [15JY]

Summaries

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), H8990–H8992 [3DE]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178): Alexander Amendment Requiring Criminal Background Checks for School Employees, S1430 [11MR]

Tables

Budgetary effects of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, S8251 [2DE]

Direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, S8252 [2DE]

Direct spending and revenue effects of McConnell substitute amendment to H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, S8252 [2DE]

Federal share of State capital outlays for highway & bridge projects, S5703 [26JY]

Federal share of State capital outlays for highway and bridge projects, S7184 [7OC]

Five-year estimates of Federal allotments and number of children served by improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4932 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 78, consideration of H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H767 [4FE]

H. Res. 121, consideration of H.R. 529, tax treatment of certain education savings plans improvement and H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1126 [25FE]

H. Res. 125, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1180 [26FE]

H. Res. 173, consideration of H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2038 [26MR]

H. Res. 200, consideration of H.R. 622, State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act, H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act, and H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, H2223 [15AP]

H. Res. 295, support local law enforcement agencies in efforts to serve communities and support use of body worn cameras to promote transparency and protect citizens, H3959 [9JN]

H. Res. 333, consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act, H4608 [24JN]

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H4879 [8JY]

H. Res. 362, consideration of H.R. 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act and H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act, Part II, H5188 [15JY]

H. Res. 369, consideration of H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act, H5345 [22JY]

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 3009, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act, H5409 [23JY]

H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act and H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act, H5610 [29JY]

H. Res. 444, consideration of H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H6316 [29SE]

H. Res. 507, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, H7403 [3NO]

H. Res. 512, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, H7641 [4NO]

H. Res. 526, corrections in engrossment of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, H8254 [17NO]

H. Res. 526, insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8254 [17NO]

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act and conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8875 [2DE]

H. Res. 546, consideration of conference report on H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H8975 [3DE]

H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2045–H2070 [26MR]

H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1194–H1253 [26FE]

H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S5566–S5671 [24JY]

H.R. 22, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, H7517–H7579 [3NO]

H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H779–H781 [4FE]

H.R. 159, Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, H592 [27JA]

H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, H3952 [9JN]

H.R. 246, improve response to victims of child sex trafficking, H553 [26JA]

H.R. 361, Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, H675 [2FE]

H.R. 455, Northern Border Security Review Act, H7316 [28OC]

H.R. 469, Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act, H550 [26JA]

H.R. 529, tax treatment of certain education savings plans improvement, H1135 [25FE]

H.R. 622, State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act, H2286 [16AP]

H.R. 720, Airport Security Act, S6422 [5AU], H894 [10FE], H5990 [16SE]

H.R. 1478, Policyholder Protection Act, H8217 [16NO]

H.R. 1646, Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act, H4569 [23JN]

H.R. 1725, Dept. of HHS National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program amendment and reauthorization, H5796 [8SE]

H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act, H5365–H5370 [22JY]

H.R. 2168, West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act, H6819 [6OC]

H.R. 2200, CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H4576 [23JN]

H.R. 2206, State Wide Interoperable Communications (SWIC) Enhancement Act, H5506 [27JY]

H.R. 2643, State Licensing Efficiency Act, H7313 [28OC]

H.R. 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act, H5254–H5271 [16JY]

H.R. 3009, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act, H5440 [23JY]

H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act, H5640–H5647 [29JY]

H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act, H8420 [30NO]

H.R. 3495, Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, H6324 [29SE]

H.R. 3503, Dept. of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act, H7357 [2NO]

H.R. 3598, Fusion Center Enhancement Act, H7355 [2NO]

H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, H7143 [23OC]

H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act, H7207–H7211 [27OC]

H.R. 3869, State and Local Cyber Protection Act, H9255 [10DE]

H.R. 3878, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act, H9353 [16DE]

H.R. 3996, Surface Transportation Extension Act, Part II, H8213–H8216 [16NO]

S. 293, establish a procedure for approval of certain Endangered Species Act settlements, S602 [28JA]

S. 498, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, S989 [12FE]

S. 518, Highway Runoff Management Act, S994 [12FE]

S. 653, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes, S1305 [4MR]

S. 653, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes, S3975 [9JN]

S. 665, National Blue Alert Act, S2588 [30AP], H2840 [12MY]

S. 691, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, S1387 [10MR]

S. 987, Small Business Tax Equity Act, S2249 [16AP]

S. 988, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S2250 [16AP]

S. 993, Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act, S8614–S8617 [10DE]

S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S5326–S5428 [21JY]

S. 1233, PURPA’s Legislative Upgrade to State Authority (PURPA PLUS) Act, S2692 [6MY]

S. 1369, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3062 [19MY]

S. 1698, Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, S8195 [30NO]

S. 1825, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, S5456 [22JY]

S. 2002, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act, S6392–S6401 [5AU]

S. 2117, prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property, S7103 [1OC]

S. 2397, Dept. of HHS grants authorization to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse, S8609 [10DE]

S. Con. Res. 26, reaffirm commitment to stopping sponsorship of terrorism and human rights violations by Iran and support right of States and local governments to maintain economic sanctions, S8244 [1DE]

S. Res. 25, Medicare/Medicaid anniversary, S109 [8JA]

S. Res. 43, treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl, S603 [28JA]

S. Res. 143, support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education, S2306 [21AP]

S. Res. 160, Public Service Recognition Week, S2580 [30AP]

S. Res. 198, commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S., S4033 [10JN]

S. Res. 210, Wyoming statehood anniversary, S4550 [23JN]

S. Res. 243, SBA Small Business Development Center network anniversary, S6402 [5AU]

S. Res. 275, National Dyslexia Awareness Month, S7106 [1OC]

S. Res. 328, designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking, S8381 [3DE]