ALEXANDER, LAMAR (a Senator from Tennessee)

Addresses

Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities: by, S1298 [4MR]

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act: by, S2240 [16AP]

Higher Education Act Reauthorization: by, S5452•–S5454• [22JY]

Implications of the Moynihan Report, ‘‘Negro Family—Case for National Action’’: by, S1435• [11MR]

Overregulation of Higher Education and Regulatory Guidance: by, S2754• [11MY]

Tennessee Nissan Story: by, S2396• [23AP]

White House Health Care Summit: by, S8215 [1DE]

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1809, S1815, S1819, S1830 [24MR], S1838, S1873, S1883, S1901, S1903, S1904, S1914, S1933, S1937, S1953 [25MR], S2015, S2017, S2018, S2020, S2021, S2045, S2047, S2062, S2070, S2079, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S184 [13JA], S246 [16JA], S422, S433 [22JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1447 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3937, S3965 [9JN], S4166 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S8708, S8726 [16DE]

——— 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]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7915 [10NO]

Drugs: improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (H.R. 639), S7494 [26OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4692, S4694 [7JY], S4859 [8JY], S4955, S4975 [9JY], S5097 [15JY]

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

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7365 [20OC]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5546, S5549 [23JY], S5671, S5689 [24JY], S5711 [26JY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

College Too Expensive? That’s a Myth, by, Wall Street Journal, S4905 [9JY]

Education Law Everyone Wants To Fix, Emily Cadei, Newsweek (publication), S4905 [9JY]

George Haley, the Giant Who Never Quit, Bankole Thompson, Detroit (MI) Michigan Chronicle, S3400• [1JN]

Man on the Train, Alex Haley, Reader’s Digest (publication), S3306• [22MY]

Man Who Wouldn’t Quit, Alex Haley, Reader’s Digest (publication), S3306•–S3308• [22MY]

Republican Filibuster—Blowing Up the Senate’s 60-Vote Rule Would Gain No Policy Victory, Wall Street Journal, S6827 [21SE]

Revising—Not Eliminating—Tests To Make Va. Schools Better, Anne Holton, Washington (DC) Post, S4807 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7472 [22OC]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 475), S982 [12FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2129), S7123 [5OC]

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

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1528 [16MR]

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), S200 [13JA]

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

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]

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]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3239 [21MY]

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 71), S4545 [23JN]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see S. 662), S1303 [4MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S2474 [28AP]

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

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC]

Dept. of Education: establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S58 [7JA]

——— 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: develop a national smart manufacturing plan and provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs (see S. 1054), S4022 [10JN]

——— prohibit from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until an analysis has been completed (see S. 1029), S2300 [21AP]

——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1408), S3183 [20MY]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 1033), S2301 [21AP]

——— submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions with National Laboratories (see S. 1229), S3777 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S7273 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC]

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, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish port performance freight statistics program (see S. 1298), S2794 [12MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC]

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), S4104 [11JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2129), S7123 [5OC]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see S. 1333), S3777 [4JN]

——— improve DEA scheduling process for new FDA-approved drugs under the Controlled Substances Act and registration process for use of controlled substances in clinical trials (see S. 481), S7723 [3NO]

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]

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

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]

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

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S1075 [24FE]

Endangered species: protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S. (see S. 1769), S5129 [15JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2129, 2130), S7123 [5OC]

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]

——— 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), S3776 [4JN]

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), S5711 [26JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (see S. 723), S1494 [12MR]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1495 [12MR]

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]

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

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see S. 775), S1628 [18MR]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1586 [17MR]

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), S7914 [10NO]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see S. 1519), S3776 [4JN]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (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]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see S. 338), S7160 [6OC] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S6188 [30JY]

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

——— provide coverage of certain disposable medical technologies (see S. 1253), S2795 [12MY]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see S. 1347), S4346 [22JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 276), S7102 [1OC]

National Park Service: establish the U.S. Civil Rights Network (see S. 2309), S8159 [19NO]

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

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

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]

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

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S59 [7JA]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S238 [16JA]

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

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

Power resources: modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1312), S2794 [12MY]

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), S653 [29JA]

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

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S7771 [4NO]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S7655 [29OC]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see S. 2282), S8637 [14DE]

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S2111 [13AP]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S859 [9FE]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S200 [13JA]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S6894 [22SE]

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

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]

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

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see S. 1590), S4249 [17JN]

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

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 203), S4250 [17JN]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 755), S1585 [17MR]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 44), S590 [28JA]

Dept. of Education: simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (see S. 108), S59 [7JA]

——— 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]

Dept. of Energy: extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs (see S. 1398), S3183 [20MY]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 454), S926 [11FE]

——— remove authority to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans (see S. 1048), S2352 [22AP]

——— review rulemaking proceedings of other Federal agencies for adverse effects on the cost, time, or difficulty of complying with energy efficiency regulations, guidelines, or standards (see S. 1047), S2352 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1483), S3456 [2JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 1177), S2568 [30AP]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see S. 1124), S2473 [28AP]

Highway Beautification Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 288), S7304 [19OC]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 1161), S2568 [30AP]

Insurance: clarify rules on nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as they relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise applicable cost sharing under group health plans (see S. 620), S1217 [2MR]

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

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

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 303), S7722 [3NO]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (see S. 1943), S6379 [5AU]

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]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 288), S590 [28JA]

——— 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]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 854), S1781 [24MR]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]

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

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 856), S1781 [24MR]

Senate Rules: revise number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations (see S. Res. 67), S772 [4FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [6JA]

Cloture motions

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

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]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

——— 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]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1152 [26FE], S1192 [27FE]

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

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), S7585 [28OC], S7668 [30OC]

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), S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642 [15SE]

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

Privacy: 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]

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

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]

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

Dept. of Defense placement of University of Phoenix on probationary and potential termination status relative to participation in the Tuition Assistance Program for active duty military personnel: by, S7572 [28OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: by, S8216 [1DE]

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]

Motions

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

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1229 [3MR]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Privilege of the floor

Brenner, Devon, S5018 [13JY]

Townsend, Stephen, S4802 [7JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, S7208–S7210 [7OC], S7242 [8OC]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, S5147 [16JY]

——— express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shootings at military sites, S5186 [21JY]

Christman, Richard: nomination to Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, unanimous-consent agreement, S5088 [14JY]

Climate: provide States and local educational agencies with resources on climate theory to promote improved science education., S5115 [15JY]

Colleges and universities: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), S5089 [14JY]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): priorities, S174 [13JA]

——— release of Innovation for Healthier Americans Report to improve innovation in cutting-edge treatments, drugs, and devices, S626, S628 [29JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S626 [29JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1427 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S7778 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: allow flexibility in establishing charter school authorizer standards, S5147 [16JY]

——— allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, S8469 [8DE]

——— 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], S5028 [14JY]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, S4913 [9JY]

——— authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, S5140 [16JY]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools, S5142 [16JY]

——— establish competitive grant program for States to develop and improve educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions, S5115 [15JY]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S7031 [30SE], S7402, S7404 [21OC], S8704, S8705, S8706, S8707, S8708 [16DE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), unanimous-consent request, S7029 [30SE]

——— impact of government regulations on higher education, S1100, S1103 [25FE], S3667–S3669 [3JN]

——— provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, S4830 [8JY]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S5116 [15JY]

——— provide grants to integrate behavior and mental health programs into schools, S5116 [15JY]

——— reform parental notification and opt-out of certain required educational assessments, S5039, 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, S5117 [15JY]

——— require State report cards to include information on graduation rates of homeless children and children in foster care, S5034 [14JY]

——— restore certain Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native education programs, S4830 [8JY]

——— simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (S. 108), S61, S62, S63, S64, S65 [7JA], S3668 [3JN]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, S2165 [14AP], S4661 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S1100 [25FE]

Dept. of Labor: 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, S5140 [16JY]

Dept. of State: report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria (S. 756), S5088 [14JY]

Dixon, Romonia S.: nomination to Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, unanimous-consent agreement, S5088 [14JY]

Domestic policy: education reform, S765 [4FE]

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

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S5029 [14JY], S5143 [16JY]

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4821 [8JY]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support conditioned upon State or local educational agency adoption of specific academic standards, content, curricula, or testing, S5139 [16JY]

——— 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, S5040, S5045 [14JY]

——— require States to establish a limit on the aggregate amount of time spent on assessments, S7536 [27OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4661, S4672, S4673 [7JY], S4806, S4808, S4809, S4810, S4816, S4819, S4821, S4826, S4827, S4830, S4831 [8JY], S4904, S4906, S4912, S4913, S4914, S4921, S4922, S4923 [9JY], S4994, S5018 [13JY], S5023, S5028, S5030, S5031, S5033, S5034, S5035, S5039, S5040, S5045, S5046, S5047, S5090 [14JY], S5093, S5094, S5097, S5115, S5116, S5117 [15JY], S5138, S5139, S5140, S5141, S5142, S5143, S5147, S5150, S5153 [16JY], S5207 [21JY], S7536 [27OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8237 [1DE], S8450, S8452, S8453, S8466, S8469 [8DE], S8509, S8512, S8513 [9DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8031, S8033 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), unanimous-consent agreement, S4913 [9JY], S5097, S5115 [15JY]

——— Title I funding formula reform, S5030 [14JY], S5141 [16JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), S7778 [5NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7208–S7210 [7OC], S7242 [8OC]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (S. Res. 222), unanimous-consent request, S7623 [29OC]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize, S3667 [3JN]

Hughes, Victoria A.: nomination to Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, unanimous-consent agreement, S5088 [14JY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S1100 [25FE]

Insurance: closure of health insurance co-operatives, S8285 [2DE]

Johnson City, TN: anniversary of Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, S236• [16JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 338), S7242 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), S7024 [30SE]

Liu, Eric P.: nomination to Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, unanimous-consent agreement, S5088 [14JY]

McDonough, Travis R.: nomination to be district judge, S8443 [7DE]

Medicare: reform, S8285 [2DE]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 223), S5090 [14JY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S862 [9FE], S1229, S1237 [3MR]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1229 [3MR]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (S. 288), S600 [28JA], S1238 [3MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S175, S179 [13JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8212 [1DE], S8284, S8285, S8286 [2DE]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 1624), S7084 [1OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8212 [1DE], S8284, S8285, S8286 [2DE]

Reuter, Dean A.: nomination to Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, unanimous-consent agreement, S5088 [14JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S5046, S5047 [14JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees, S1427–S1430 [11MR], S4914 [9JY]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S7680 [3NO]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S8453 [8DE]

——— legislative process, S5023 [14JY]

——— legislative program, S5090 [14JY]

——— tribute to staff who worked on S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S5151 [16JY]

Senate Rules: impact of reforming filibuster rules, S6827 [21SE]

——— revise number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations (S. Res. 67), S783 [4FE]

——— Senate floor decorum, S5705 [26JY]

Singh, Shamina: nomination to Corp. for National and Community Service Board of Directors, unanimous-consent agreement, S5088 [14JY]

Vanderbilt University: tribute to women’s tennis team, S6288• [4AU]

World Refugee Day: observance (S. Res. 204), S5090 [14JY]

Reports

No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S177 [13JA]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2028) (S. Rept. 114–54), S3236 [21MY]

Every Child Achieves Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1177), S2566 [30AP]

Expenditures: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. Res. 44), S589 [28JA]

Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 481), S7101 [1OC]

Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1893), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Adri D. Jayaratne To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S589 [28JA]

Nomination of Allison Beck To Be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S589 [28JA]

Nomination of Ericka M. Miller To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2244 [16AP]

Nomination of Karen Bollinger DeSalvo To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Health: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6379 [5AU]

Nomination of Kathryn K. Matthew To Be Institute of Museum and Library Services Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6379 [5AU]

Nomination of Mary L. Jordan to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S589 [28JA]

Nomination of Michael H. Michaud To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8079 [18NO]

Nomination of Michael K. Yudin To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2244 [16AP]

Nomination of Michael Young to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S589 [28JA]

Nomination of Victoria A. Lipnic to the EEOC: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8079 [18NO]

Nomination of W. Thomas Reeder, Jr., To Be Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6379 [5AU]

Nomination of Walter A. Barrows to the Railroad Retirement Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6379 [5AU]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 192), S736 [3FE]

Protecting Our Infants Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 799), S7101 [1OC]

Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1719), S8241 [1DE]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 2820), S8378 [3DE]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 227), S771 [4FE]

Workforce Investment System Reform and Strengthening: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1124), S2472 [28AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to George W. Haley: Kansas State Senate, S3401• [1JN]

Rules

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S579–S581 [28JA]

Statements

Continuing America’s Leadership in Medical Innovation for Patients: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1490 [12MR]

Corps of Engineers: by, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S1197 [27FE]

Employer Wellness Programs—Better Health Outcomes and Lower Costs: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S671 [30JA]

Every Student Succeeds Act: by, S8237 [1DE]

Fixing No Child Left Behind Act—Innovation To Better Meet the Needs of Students: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S765 [4FE]

Health Information Exchange—A Path Towards Improving the Quality and Value of Health Care for Patients: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4100 [11JN]

Higher Education Act Reauthorization—Evaluating Accreditation’s Role in Ensuring Quality: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4947 [9JY]

Higher Education Act Reauthorization—Exploring Barriers and Opportunities Within Innovation: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6127 [29JY]

Its Time To Fix No Child Left Behind: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S417 [22JA]

National Nuclear Security Administration Funding: by, Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S1778 [24MR]

Nomination of Robert M. Califf To Be FDA Commissioner: by, S8153 [19NO]

NRC Budget: by, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S1582 [17MR]

Reemergence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases—Exploring the Public Health Successes and Challenges: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate), S979 [12FE]

Restoring Full-Time to Forty Hours: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S462 [26JA]

School Choice: by, S765 [4FE]

Stealing the Dream of Business Ownership—The NLRB’s Joint Employer Decision: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7264 [8OC]

Support State and Local Accountability for Public Education: by, S2165 [14AP]

Supporting Teachers and School Leaders: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S585 [28JA]

Task Force on Government Regulation of Higher Education: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1101–S1103 [25FE]

Who’s the Boss? The ‘‘Joint Employer’’ Standard, American Small Businesses and Employment Growth: by, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S853 [9FE]

Summaries

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (S. 108), S65 [7JA], S3669 [3JN]

Innovation for Healthier Americans Report: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S627 [29JA]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178): Alexander Amendment Requiring Criminal Background Checks for School Employees, S1430 [11MR]

Tributes

Haley, George W., S3305• [22MY], S3400• [1JN]

Sasse, Senator, S7701 [3NO]

Thompson, Fred, S7680 [3NO]