CORNYN, JOHN (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1791, S1815 [24MR], S1883, S1901, S1926, S1927, S1953 [25MR], S2015, S2042 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S349 [21JA], S391, S441 [22JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S2162, S2182 [14AP], S2307, S2308 [21AP], S2313, S2330 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3660, S3688, S3689, S3690, S3714, S3719, S3727 [3JN], S3756, S3810, S3828, S3829 [4JN], S3878 [8JN], S3944, S3967 [9JN], S4035, S4053 [10JN], S4115 [11JN], S4139, S4144 [15JN], S4264 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7866 [9NO], S7880, S7918 [10NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8110 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4843, S4864 [8JY], S5016 [13JY], S5095 [15JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3081 [19MY], S3185 [20MY]

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 [10DE]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2156, S2176 [14AP]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (S. Res. 76), S1150, S1184 [26FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6700 [16SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5546 [23JY], S5671 [24JY], S5711, S5715, S5720, S5722, S5723, S5724 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8403 [3DE]

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

Appointments

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

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

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

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

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

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

——— H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, S4608 [24JN]

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S739 [3FE]

Articles and editorials

Clues on Twitter Show Ties Between Texas Gunman and ISIS Network, Rukmini Callimachi, New York (NY) Times, S2824 [13MY]

Impeding the Fight Against Terror—U.S. Appeals-Court Ruling on Surveillance Will Have Damaging Consequences if Obama Doesn’t Appeal, Michael B. Mukasey, Wall Street Journal, S2825 [13MY]

Steps Against Juvenile Sex Trafficking, S1359 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S6893 [22SE]

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

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S7722 [3NO]

Armed Forces: provide that members performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the ebola outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits as if serving in a combat zone (see S. 249), S420 [22JA]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see S. 1385), S4023 [10JN]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (see S. 357), S771 [4FE]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1586 [17MR]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 150), S1709 [23MR]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see S. 238), S420 [22JA]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see S. 2034), S7220 [7OC]

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

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

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

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 158), S2568 [30AP]

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

Colleges and universities: strengthen minority-serving institutions (see S. 2317), S8160 [19NO]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S11 [6JA]

Courts: ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal actions by amending prohibition on exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts (see S. 1353), S2933 [14MY]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 783), S1629 [18MR]

Crime: combat human trafficking (see S. 140), S100 [8JA]

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

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S201 [13JA]

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

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

——— inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S1336 [9MR]

——— make certain certifications to Congress before retiring B–1, B–2, or B–52 bomber aircraft (see S. 1265), S2759 [11MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1118 [25FE]

Dept. of Energy: issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S2431 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 1614), S4298 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement integrity measures to strengthen EB–5 regional center program in order to promote and reform foreign capital investment and job creation (see S. 2415), S8793 [17DE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S100 [8JA]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see S. 1957), S6653 [15SE]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 32), S5929 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2221), S7655 [29OC]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S4603 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see S. 223), S1119 [25FE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S654 [29JA]

——— expand eligibility for certain health care benefits to include certain veterans seeking mental health care (see S. 841), S1709 [23MR]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see S. 1082), S5456 [22JY]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S541 [27JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S420 [22JA]

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), S1529 [16MR]

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

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

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

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

——— 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 establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 751), S1585 [17MR]

——— require congressional approval of any greenhouse gas rules unless the cost of such rules are offset through reductions in spending (see S. 639), S1246 [3MR]

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

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S5211 [21JY]

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]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4688 [7JY]

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

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

——— reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 2006), S6434 [6AU]

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 1944), S8161 [19NO]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 1378), S7273 [8OC]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see S. 579), S6605 [10SE]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephone interactions by executive branch employees with individuals relative to audio recordings of such interactions (see S. 278), S589 [28JA]

——— provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service (see S. 362), S772 [4FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 774), S1782 [24MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 21), S6187 [30JY]

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

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

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

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see S. 1383), S6435 [6AU]

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

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

Health: preserve freedom and choice in health care (see S. 1016), S2272 [20AP]

——— 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]

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

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 113), S1891 [25MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 254), S6651 [15SE]

Immigration: establish an H-2B work visa program for temporary non-agricultural workers (see S. 2225), S7914 [10NO]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator: establish to coordinate efforts to secure release of U.S. persons who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 1652), S4544 [23JN]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S773 [4FE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2173 [14AP]

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

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7722 [3NO]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 117), S151 [12JA]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S4842 [8JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE] (see S. 1874), S6073 [28JY]

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

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

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see S. 1867), S6811 [17SE]

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]

Lieutenant Colonel James ‘‘Maggie’’ Megellas Post Office, Fond du Lac, WI: designate (see S. 1826), S5455 [22JY]

Lunar New Year: observance (see S. Res. 80), S984 [12FE]

Medicare: permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2228), S7722 [3NO]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see S. 1502), S3775 [4JN]

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

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

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2688 [6MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2473 [28AP]

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

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 30), S283 [20JA]

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

National security: authorize access to certain records, make permanent certain authorities on roving surveillance, individual terrorists, and foreign surveillance, and modify access requirements for telecommunications records (see S. 2344), S8637 [14DE]

——— develop metrics to measure effectiveness of security between ports of entry, at ports of entry, and along the maritime border (see S. 1864), S5928 [27JY]

——— extend authority to collect certain records, make permanent the authority for roving surveillance, and treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (see S. 2295), S8162 [19NO]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see S. 933), S2172 [14AP]

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

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE]

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

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 288), S985 [12FE]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 801), S1660 [19MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see S. 933), S2172 [14AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: increase energy exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1276), S2759 [11MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 12), S11 [6JA]

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

——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S347 [21JA]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 305), S653 [29JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6073 [28JY]

Power resources: 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]

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

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 294), S590 [28JA]

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

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 316), S773 [4FE]

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

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 373), S1247 [3MR]

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

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

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S833 [5FE]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see S. 686), S1383 [10MR]

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

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

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

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

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 1238), S2729 [7MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8160 [19NO]

Ukraine: provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (see S. 2170), S7272 [8OC]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1004), S3184 [20MY]

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

——— prohibit implementation of a proposed environmental protection rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ until certain reports are produced (see S. 1178), S3457 [2JN]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S3456 [2JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: provide for the liquidation, reorganization, or recapitalization of a covered financial corporation (see S. 1840, 1841), S5455 [22JY]

Centennial Monetary Commission: establish (see S. 1786), S5170 [16JY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S201 [13JA]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see S. 458), S926 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see S. 1534), S3925 [9JN]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 292), S590 [28JA]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 779), S1628 [18MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S982 [12FE]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see S. 461), S926 [11FE]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 337), S697 [2FE]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see S. 612), S1201 [27FE]

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

Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2002), S6381 [5AU]

Medicare: provide a technical change to long-term care hospital moratorium exception (see S. 202), S347 [21JA]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see S. 1153), S2567 [30AP]

Rio Grande City, TX: provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande river (see S. 2143), S7160 [6OC]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 2296), S8079 [18NO]

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

——— prohibit consideration of any bill by Congress unless a statement on tax transparency is provided in the bill (see S. 252), S466 [26JA]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see S. 949), S2220 [15AP]

——— provide debt and tax transparency (see S. 745), S1528 [16MR]

——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (see S. 1397), S3183 [20MY]

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

Treto Garza South Texas Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, Harlingen, TX: designate (see S. 1534), S3925 [9JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2268), S7912 [10NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [6JA]

Cloture motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

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

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1475 [12MR], S1563, S1564, S1575 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], S1641 [19MR], S2162 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4016 [10JN], S4087 [11JN], S4187 [16JN], S4247 [17JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to go to conference, S4915, S4919 [9JY]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S4171 [16JN], S4276 [18JN], S6867 [22SE], S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1151 [26FE], S1190 [27FE], S1209, S1214 [2MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S722 [3FE], S759 [4FE], S968 [12FE], S1027 [23FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7074 [1OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]

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]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7129 [6OC], S7244 [8OC]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S8875 [18DE]

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

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7342 [20OC], S7434 [22OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), motion to proceed, S1295 [4MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3051, S3052 [19MY], S3206 [21MY], S3295 [22MY], S7585 [28OC], S7668 [30OC]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2699 [7MY], S2786 [12MY], S2912 [14MY]

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

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3314 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6518 [9SE], S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642, S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE], S6869 [22SE], S6916 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5671, S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY], S7881, S7885 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2644 [5MY], S2725 [7MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [3AU]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3340 [31MY], S3427 [2JN]

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

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4290 [18JN], S4528 [23JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S4291 [18JN], S4583 [24JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to go to conference, S4523 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6932 [24SE], S6966 [28SE]

Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7675 [30OC], S7697 [3NO]

Discharge petitions signed

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7965 [16NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7965 [16NO]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1072 [24FE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]

Letters

Appointment of a special counsel to investigate use of personal e-mail account by Hillary Rodham Clinton for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State: Peter J. Kadzik, Dept. of Justice, S7137 [6OC]

Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1221 [2MR]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S843 [9FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S7674 [30OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8346 [3DE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Privilege of the floor

Bruce, Warren, S1010 [12FE]

Curtis, Steve, S1395 [10MR]

McMurray, Benji, S1589 [17MR]

Remarks

Abe, Shinzo: address to Congress, S2554 [30AP]

Abortion: condemn, and call for investigation of, video of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., official discussing the practice of harvesting of fetal organs after abortions for medical research, S6832 [21SE]

——— prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 2066), S6992 [29SE], S7021 [30SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1371 [10MR], S1415, S1419 [11MR], S1458, S1459, S1460, S1472 [12MR], S1512 [16MR], S1561, S1564 [17MR], S1616, S1617, S1623, S1624, S1625 [18MR], S1639, S1645 [19MR], S2162 [14AP], S2192 [15AP], S2232 [16AP]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6782 [17SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6832 [21SE], S6865 [22SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1553), S7021 [30SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S6866 [22SE], S7794 [5NO]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S8711 [16DE], S8761 [17DE]

——— making continuing, S6917 [24SE], S6990–S6992 [29SE], S7020 [30SE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S910 [11FE]

Baltimore, MD: condemn violence resulting from protest over death of Freddie Gray, S2663 [6MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S643–S645 [29JA]

——— deficit, S1694 [23MR]

——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7558 [28OC], S7609 [29OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1694 [23MR], S1757, S1758, S1761, S1768 [24MR], S2006 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2554 [30AP], S2619 [5MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 9), S2183 [14AP]

Carter, Ashton B.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, unanimous-consent agreement, S946 [11FE]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4255 [18JN]

Children and youth: improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems, S1361 [10MR], S1457 [12MR]

Climate: global warming, S6278 [4AU]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: call for appointment of a special counsel to investigate use of personal e-mail account for official business and deletion of e-mails while serving as Sec. of State, S7137, S7138 [6OC]

Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (S. Res. 135), S2183 [14AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S2315 [22AP], S2379 [23AP], S4628 [25JN], S4669 [7JY], S6278 [4AU], S8433 [7DE], S8461 [8DE], S8528 [9DE], S8568–S8570 [10DE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S38 [7JA], S260 [20JA], S305 [21JA], S376, S397 [22JA], S643 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S88 [8JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1275 [4MR], S1695 [23MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for mediation and hearings and provide for an additional term for members of the Board of Directors (H.R. 1213), S1328 [9MR]

Correctional institutions: reform Federal prison system, S882 [10FE]

Crime: combat human trafficking, S1457 [12MR]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, S1377 [10MR], S1458 [12MR], S2295 [21AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S508 [27JA], S1327 [9MR], S1360, S1371, S1377 [10MR], S1415, S1417 [11MR], S1457, S1458, S1459, S1460, S1472, S1474 [12MR], S1512 [16MR], S1561, S1564 [17MR], S1616, S1617, S1623, S1624, S1625 [18MR], S1639, S1645 [19MR], S2162 [14AP], S2192 [15AP], S2232 [16AP], S2287 [21AP], S2312, S2315, S2317, S2330, S2331, S2333, S2337 [22AP], S2379 [23AP], S3013 [19MY], S3386 [1JN], S8711 [16DE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), unanimous-consent agreement, S2295 [21AP]

——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety, S7375 [21OC]

——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety (S. 467), S2663 [6MY], S7558 [28OC]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (S. 2123), S7374 [21OC], S8326 [3DE]

Cuba: human rights violations, S7181 [7OC]

——— re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, S7181 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal crop insurance funding, S7609 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3659, S3661 [3JN], S3905 [9JN], S3992 [10JN], S4090 [11JN], S4189 [16JN], S4229 [17JN], S4270 [18JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7181 [7OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, S7558 [28OC]

——— funding, S1695 [23MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), S4229 [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S6866 [22SE]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S1757 [24MR]

——— reaffirm techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S4189 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: allow use of funds by States to pay for efficiency reviews of schools, S4935 [9JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, S4812 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas, S3660 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue operation of certain programs that support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations directorate to combat the exploitation of children, S1361, S1377 [10MR], S1458 [12MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S722, S723 [3FE], S752 [4FE], S820 [5FE], S843 [9FE], S913, S914 [11FE], S1045 [24FE], S1094 [25FE], S1132, S1133 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, S8347 [3DE]

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

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S4530 [23JN]

Dept. of State: intensify search for journalist Austin Tice kidnapped in Syria, S2903 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park (S. 782), S2319 [22AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program (S. 95), S2183 [14AP]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct cost-benefit determinations for new airports seeking entry into Federal tower program but previously denied due to FAA moratorium on new applicants, S8121 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7794 [5NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8711 [16DE], S8761 [17DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8121 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent request, S8121 [19NO]

——— prohibit funding to provide assistance to refugees seeking asylum from certain countries, S8121 [19NO]

Doyle, William P.: nomination to the Federal Maritime Commission, unanimous-consent agreement, S1694 [23MR]

Economy: importance of job creation, S1694 [23MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4812 [8JY], S4934 [9JY], S7557 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8461 [8DE], S8528 [9DE]

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

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

EPA: proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6278 [4AU]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S5708 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of international adoption, S8122 [19NO]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (S. 498), S989 [12FE]

Floods: express condolences for victims of, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Texas, S3385 [1JN]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S7990 [17NO]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2791 [12MY], S3014 [19MY], S4530 [23JN], S4628 [25JN], S4934 [9JY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (S. 995), S2380 [23AP]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks, S7990 [17NO]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 337), S3304 [22MY]

Government: importance of transparency and accountability, S7136 [6OC]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S7078–S7080 [1OC]

Grassley, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S7704 [3NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (S. 339), S702 [2FE]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S1132, S1133 [26FE]

——— 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), 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, S7325 [20OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S722, S723 [3FE], S752 [4FE], S820 [5FE], S914 [11FE], S1045 [24FE], S1094 [25FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), S1132, S1133 [26FE]

——— provide for enhanced protections of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., S8122 [19NO]

——— suspend admission into the U.S. of refugees from Iraq or Syria, S7990 [17NO]

——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S., S8123 [19NO], S8201 [1DE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S3992 [10JN], S4090 [11JN], S4190 [16JN]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7557 [28OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6278 [4AU]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S5113 [15JY], S5433 [22JY]

——— condition relief from sanctions pursuant to any nuclear program agreement on Iran’s affirming Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state and release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained, S5708 [26JY], S6680 [16SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6445, S6450 [8SE], S6500 [9SE], S6620 [15SE], S6679 [16SE], S6781 [17SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2379 [23AP], S2452 [28AP], S2726 [7MY], S4670 [7JY], S6620 [15SE]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil, S7759 [4NO]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6680 [16SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3014 [19MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7558 [28OC], S7609 [29OC]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2791 [12MY]

Kilgore College: anniversary of Rangerettes dance and drill team, S2212 [15AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 338), S702 [2FE]

Law enforcement: 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]

Medicare: increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), S2318 [22AP]

——— provide a technical change to long-term care hospital moratorium exception (S. 202), S349 [21JA]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), S2319 [22AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2145, S2156 [14AP]

Minimum wage: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow States to raise the minimum wage above the Federal level, S2006 [26MR]

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

National Adoption Month: observance, S8122 [19NO]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (S. Res. 146), S2319 [22AP]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (S. Res. 144), S2319 [22AP]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: observance, S508 [27JA]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 62), S702 [2FE]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: address to Congress, S1276 [4MR]

——— welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (S. Res. 76), S1007 [12FE], S1150 [26FE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S2549 [30AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S305 [21JA]

——— evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S3102 [20MY], S8064–S8066 [18NO], S8433 [7DE], S8529–S8531 [9DE], S8663 [15DE]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S5434 [22JY]

——— State of the Union Message, S260 [20JA], S305 [21JA], S376 [22JA]

Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 145), S2319 [22AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (S. 1137), S2499 [29AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6445, S6450 [8SE], S6500 [9SE], S6620 [15SE], S6679 [16SE], S6781 [17SE], S6917 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5708 [26JY], S6058 [28JY], S6098 [29JY], S6158 [30JY], S7557 [28OC]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5190 [21JY], S5506 [23JY]

——— allow individuals to maintain health insurance coverage that existed prior to 2014, S8265 [2DE], S8327 [3DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2379 [23AP], S2452 [28AP], S2726 [7MY], S6620 [15SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4336 [22JN], S8265 [2DE], S8327 [3DE]

——— repeal (S. 339), S702 [2FE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate, S2156 [14AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal, S1695 [23MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8201 [1DE], S8265 [2DE], S8327, S8345, S8346, S8347 [3DE]

Petroleum: authorize exportation of crude oil to certain allies and partners of the U.S., S3660 [3JN]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S8711 [16DE], S8761 [17DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6158 [30JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6219 [3AU]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6917 [24SE], S6991 [29SE], S7020 [30SE]

Pope Francis: address to Congress, S6917 [24SE]

Power resources: report on energy security issues involving Europe and Russia and propose ways to help vulnerable allies and partners with energy security, S3659, S3661 [3JN], S3905–S3907 [9JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6793 [17SE]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S2822–S2825 [13MY], S3386 [1JN], S3428 [2JN]

Ritchie, Donald A.: designate as Historian Emeritus of the Senate (S. Res. 147), S2319 [22AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5190 [21JY], S5506 [23JY], S5708 [26JY], S6058 [28JY], S6098 [29JY], S6158 [30JY], S7557 [28OC], S8461 [8DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S2330, S2331 [22AP]

San Jacinto Day: observance, S2287 [21AP]

Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S7237 [8OC]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S4189–S4191 [16JN]

——— legislative process, S5708 [26JY], S6278 [4AU], S7078–S7080 [1OC], S8711 [16DE]

——— legislative program, S702, S703 [2FE], S946 [11FE], S2183 [14AP]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2145, S2157 [14AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S843 [9FE]

Supreme Court: decision in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4628 [25JN]

——— hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4336 [22JN], S4561 [24JN]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), House amendment, S4530 [23JN], S4628 [25JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8761 [17DE]

Terrorism: prevent Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and other terrorist groups from attacking or inspiring homegrown attacks within the U.S., S2822 [13MY]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1220 [2MR]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution, S397 [22JA]

——— prohibit use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell, S397 [22JA]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S2380 [23AP], S2554 [30AP], S4530 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), House amendment, S6990–S6992 [29SE], S7020 [30SE]

——— prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) program (H.R. 710), S2319 [22AP]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: impact of negotiated agreement on job creation and economy, S8712 [16DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: U.S. appeals court ruling on surveillance and metadata collection, S2822 [13MY]

Votes: correction, S3295 [22MY]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7703 [3NO]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), S7703 [3NO]

Texts of

S. 141, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, S107 [8JA]

S. 178, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, S205–S209 [13JA]

S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S601 [28JA]

S. 293, establish a procedure for approval of certain Endangered Species Act settlements, S602 [28JA]

S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act, S699–S701 [2FE]

S. 458, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act, S929–S931 [11FE]

S. 461, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act, S931 [11FE]

S. 467, Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers in Our National System (CORRECTIONS) Act, S939–S944 [11FE]

S. 498, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, S989 [12FE]

S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act, S1630 [18MR]

S. 1153, Red River Private Property Protection Act, S2572 [30AP]

S. 1397, ITIN Reform Act, S3186 [20MY]

S. 1534, Treto Garza South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act, S3931 [9JN]

S. 1786, Centennial Monetary Commission Act, S5172 [16JY]

S. 1840, Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act, S5460–S5464 [22JY]

S. 1841, Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act, S5464–S5468 [22JY]

S. 2002, Mental Health and Safe Communities Act, S6392–S6401 [5AU]

S. 2143, provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande river, S7161 [6OC]

S. 2268, Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act, S7915 [10NO]

S. 2296, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act, S8081 [18NO]

Tributes

DiNardo, Daniel, S6917 [24SE]