HIRONO, MAZIE K. (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1799 [24MR], S1877, S1892, S1906, S1908, S1916, S1933, S1942, S1943, S1946, S1953 [25MR], S1970, S1975, S2018, S2021, S2045, S2046, S2077, S2079, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S284 [20JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1445 [11MR], S1498 [12MR], S1547 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3667, S3689, S3690, S3694, S3696, S3717 [3JN], S3755, S3778, S3801, S3808, S3809, S3815, S3816, S3822, S3824, S3829 [4JN], S3862, S3863, S3866, S3881 [8JN], S3913, S3936, S3938, S3944, S3945, S3947 [9JN], S4023 [10JN], S4141, S4143, S4144, S4166 [15JN], S4204 [16JN], S4265 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7861 [9NO], S8889 [18DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780, S4796 [7JY], S4827, S4864 [8JY], S4976 [9JY], S5015 [13JY], S5066, S5069, S5085 [14JY], S5104 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6309, S6312 [4AU], S6411 [5AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973 [18MY], S3061, S3062 [19MY], S3195 [20MY]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5728, S5741 [26JY], S6075, S6076 [28JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8311, S8313 [2DE], S8400, S8402 [3DE]

SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (S. 2116), S7126 [5OC]

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

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4920 [9JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY]

U.S.-China Interparliamentary Group, S1551 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S6383 [5AU]

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

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S7304 [19OC]

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

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

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2357), S8439 [7DE] (see S. 2393), S8637 [14DE]

——— provide a period for relocation of spouses and dependents of certain members undergoing a permanent change of station in order to ease and facilitate the relocation of military families (see S. 2137), S7159 [6OC] (see S. 2403), S8684 [15DE]

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

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1661 [19MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see S. Con. Res. 3), S833 [5FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1473), S3455 [2JN]

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

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

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

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S1891 [25MR]

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

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2795 [12MY]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S7967 [16NO]

Construction industries: improve manner of awarding Federal contracts, prohibit use of reverse auctions for services procurements, and improve payment protections to Federal contractors and suppliers (see S. 1526), S3860 [8JN]

Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3776 [4JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP]

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

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

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1520), S3776 [4JN]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2221 [15AP]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4347 [22JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S7047 [30SE]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S7047 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see S. 151), S200 [13JA]

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

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

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S859 [9FE]

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

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 796), S1659 [19MR]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 1998), S6381 [5AU]

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

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 37), S4953 [9JY]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see S. 658), S1303 [4MR]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S7912 [10NO]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]

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

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

Dept. of Energy: facilitate modernization of the electric grid (see S. 1243), S2730 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 1192), S2650 [5MY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see S. 1287), S2793 [12MY]

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

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1588), S4251 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1775), S6534 [9SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 551), S8160 [19NO]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1202 [27FE]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see S. 1554), S5010 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2302 [21AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 1085), S8495 [8DE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S7815 [5NO]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (see S. 1885), S6136 [29JY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S2245 [16AP]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S4346 [22JN]

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

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

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S5526 [23JY]

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

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S5527 [23JY]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7344 [20OC]

——— provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see S. 1065), S2475 [28AP]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S5211 [21JY]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S3309 [22MY]

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

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S982 [12FE]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 1772), S5129 [15JY]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S7815 [5NO]

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

——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1382), S3059 [19MY]

——— provide workplace protections relative to the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 2208), S7546 [27OC]

FCC: require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from smartphones and render such devices inoperable (see S. 1076), S2400 [23AP]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 1014), S7273 [8OC]

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

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 164), S1336 [9MR]

——— provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 1144), S2567 [30AP]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1075 [24FE] (see S. 2035), S6651 [15SE]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5062 [14JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2568 [30AP]

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

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 407), S833 [5FE]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 1834), S5455 [22JY]

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]

Freedom of religion: protect and promote international religious freedom (see S. 1860), S6384 [5AU]

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

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S541 [27JA]

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

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

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (see S. Res. 109), S1781 [24MR]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S7103 [1OC]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S3406 [1JN]

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S7124 [5OC]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8160 [19NO]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S8192 [30NO]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]

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), S7816 [5NO]

Japan: recognize importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship to safeguarding global security, prosperity, and human rights (see S. Res. 153), S2473 [28AP]

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

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S2530 [29AP] (see S. Res. 179), S2933 [14MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 1547), S5171 [16JY]

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

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S7124 [5OC]

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

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

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see S. 1364), S2971 [18MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S5009 [13JY]

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

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 1884), S6136 [29JY]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S4841 [8JY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S5129 [15JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S8547 [9DE]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 1131), S2530 [29AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S3679 [3JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2400 [23AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S7723 [3NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (see S. 2425), S8883 [18DE]

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

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

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (see S. Res. 225), S5210 [21JY]

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

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2529 [29AP]

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S6653 [15SE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 228), S6189 [30JY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 119), S131 [9JA]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 172), S2688 [6MY]

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

National Travel and Tourism Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 170), S2688 [6MY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 62), S698 [2FE]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 295), S7470 [22OC]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 286), S7272 [8OC]

National Women’s Small Business Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S7219 [7OC]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

Native Americans: protect Indian and Native Alaskan voters by improving tribal access to polling places and voter registration and remove barriers to exercising the right to vote (see S. 1912), S6297 [4AU]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S5130 [15JY]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S6297 [4AU]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6468 [8SE]

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

——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S7967 [16NO]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S5129 [15JY]

Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL (see S. Res. 322), S8191 [30NO]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see S. 632), S1246 [3MR]

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

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 2110), S7047 [30SE]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (see S. 1838), S6383 [5AU]

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

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

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 (see S. 1123), S3061 [19MY]

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

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1264), S2759 [11MY]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S8021 [17NO]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1162 [26FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 611), S1201 [27FE]

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

——— establish authorization levels for general business loans (see S. 1001), S2402 [23AP]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 1866), S6075 [28JY]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 966), S2402 [23AP]

——— help small businesses reduce energy costs by extending the Certified Development Company (CDC)/504 loan program to businesses looking to invest in energy efficiency improvements (see S. 1756), S6075 [28JY]

——— improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2116), S7125 [5OC]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2402 [23AP]

——— make information relative to lenders making covered loans publicly available (see S. 967), S2402 [23AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S4841 [8JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S3060 [19MY]

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

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]

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

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), S2760 [11MY]

Small Business Saturday: observance (see S. Res. 304), S7722 [3NO]

Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]

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

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

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

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

Taxation: expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 379), S832 [5FE]

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

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S736 [3FE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S900 [10FE]

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

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

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

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 441), S900 [10FE]

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

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

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 229), S5526 [23JY]

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

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S3678 [3JN]

——— waive minimum period of continuous active duty for homeless veterans to receive benefits and furnish benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions (see S. 1731), S4953 [9JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S6297 [4AU]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 785), S1629 [18MR]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2111 [13AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S7771 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 185), S3238 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see S. 1263), S2730 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve energy savings (see S. 1277), S2759 [11MY] (see S. 1528), S3925 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see S. 1060), S2352 [22AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S2352 [22AP]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see S. 1059), S2352 [22AP]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see S. 1062), S2352 [22AP]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid (see S. 1207), S2687 [6MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudicate and pay survivor’s benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim (see S. 1451), S3238 [21MY]

——— allow the modification of hours of employment for full-time physicians and physician assistants (see S. 1450), S3238 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and prevent insurance companies from limiting reimbursements based on the VA not being an in-network provider (see S. 1452), S3238 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans unable to receive care in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such treatment (see S. 1693), S4648 [25JN]

——— extend authority for operation of regional office in Manila, Philippines (see S. 2062), S6849 [21SE]

——— extend authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (see S. 2048), S6809 [17SE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy (see S. 1274), S2759 [11MY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 283), S7272 [8OC]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 733), S1495 [12MR]

Medicaid: restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 1301), S2794 [12MY]

Medicare: permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see S. 1778), S5129 [15JY]

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

Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see S. 464), S926 [11FE]

Philippines: provide special foreign military sales status (see S. 1855), S5526 [23JY]

SBA: require Chief Counsel for Advocacy submittal of a report on small business innovation (see S. 963), S2220 [15AP]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 960), S2220 [15AP]

Southeast-Asian Americans: recognize economic, cultural, and political contributions on anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese Conflict and related historical events (see S. Res. 157), S2568 [30AP]

Taxation: establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see S. 1262), S2730 [7MY]

Transportation Security Administration: exempt certain flights in Hawaii and Alaska from increased aviation security service fees (see S. 712), S1438 [11MR]

Tung, Vichai Sae: relief (see S. 955), S2220 [15AP]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see S. Res. 233), S6073 [28JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S4103 [11JN]

Privilege of the floor

Cleary, Jessica, S4168 [15JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1461 [12MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6828 [21SE]

Appropriations: making continuing, S6888 [22SE]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), House amendment, S7908 [10NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1971, S2007 [26MR]

Colorado Springs, CO: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., clinic shooting, S8269 [2DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S222 [16JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1461 [12MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 166), S1268 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7908 [10NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3895 [9JN], S4124 [15JN]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3895 [9JN]

——— require any federally mandated reporter with evidence of child abuse in military families and homes to notify both Family Advocacy Program and the appropriate State child welfare department, S4124 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments, S5114 [15JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, S1971 [26MR]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations for a certain period and index future amounts for inflation, S8329 [3DE]

——— provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, S4809, S4830 [8JY]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs, S5115 [15JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment, S1971 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S498 [27JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S810 [5FE]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S5114 [15JY]

——— require States to establish a limit on the aggregate amount of time spent on assessments, S5114 [15JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4809, S4830 [8JY], S5114 [15JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7785 [5NO], S8221 [1DE]

Firearms: obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7149 [6OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in persons, S1268 [4MR]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S4125 [15JN]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to deter migration of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the U.S., S2007 [26MR]

——— 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, S7322 [20OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S498 [27JA], S810 [5FE]

——— reform, S4125 [15JN], S8123 [19NO]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6567 [10SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 890), S7149 [6OC]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1260 [3MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6567 [10SE], S6888 [22SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8269 [2DE], S8329 [3DE]

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

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6888 [22SE], S8269 [2DE]

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

——— women’s health care services funding, S8269 [2DE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 262), S1268 [4MR]

Ships and vessels: allow cargo shipped between two U.S. ports to be transported in non-U.S. built, owned, or crewed vessels, S222 [16JA]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 960), S7443 [22OC]

Veterans Day: observance, S7908 [10NO]