CANTWELL, MARIA (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1873, S1875, S1884, S1925, S1930, S1942, S1953 [25MR], S1984, S1995, S2015, S2018, S2019, S2021, S2042, S2061, S2064, S2066, S2076, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S215 [13JA], S239 [16JA], S296 [20JA], S333 [21JA], S442 [22JA], S475 [26JA], S512, S520, S531 [27JA], S591 [28JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1529 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3701 [3JN], S3913, S3943, S3963 [9JN]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4827, S4842, S4862, S4864 [8JY], S5064, S5069 [14JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2943 [14MY], S2992 [18MY], S3061, S3079 [19MY], S3191 [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), S5683 [24JY], S5715, S5716, S5741, S5742, S5869, S5871, S5877 [26JY], S5931, S6039 [27JY]

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

Appointments

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Attorney—Landowners Still Have Options in Pipeline Dispute, Grant Schulte, Associated Press (news service), S190 [13JA]

Cleanup Underway for Nearly 3M-Gallon Saltwater Spill in ND, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press (news service), S374 [22JA]

Feds Issued Warning to Pipeline Company in November, Mike Soraghan, EnergyWire (Internet site), S459 [26JA]

Montana Oil Spill Renews Worry Over Safety of Old Pipelines, Matthew Brown, Associated Press (news service), S374 [22JA]

Permit Problems Plague Keystone XL Pipeline’s S.D. Leg, John Hultjhult, USA Today, S143 [12JA]

Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico, Washington (DC) Post, S8770 [17DE]

Save Puerto Rico Before It Goes Broke, New York (NY) Times, S8770 [17DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6606 [10SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S8603 [10DE]

American Craft Beer Week: support goals (see S. Res. 188), S3341 [31MY]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S7816 [5NO]

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

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), S7595 [28OC]

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]

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

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 a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1247 [3MR]

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: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S5526 [23JY]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S7655 [29OC]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 720), S1439 [11MR]

Corps of Engineers: transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see S. 1979), S7125 [5OC]

——— transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1979), S7220 [7OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S7815 [5NO]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S5009 [13JY]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7594 [28OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S4104 [11JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S6939 [24SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S6939 [24SE]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S6939 [24SE]

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

Dept. of Education: 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), S3184 [20MY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see S. 897), S3456 [2JN]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1183), S3239 [21MY]

——— require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S3184 [20MY]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6938 [24SE]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: 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]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1118 [25FE]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S3185 [20MY]

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

——— making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S7724 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2155), S7219 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 1612), S4298 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S698 [2FE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S5170 [16JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S7913 [10NO]

——— 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), S6435 [6AU]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S420 [22JA]

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

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8162 [19NO]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S4686 [7JY]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S7124 [5OC]

EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (see S. 1394), S7345 [20OC]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S1118 [25FE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S1075 [24FE]

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]

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

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

Financial institutions: limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1709), S4686 [7JY]

Fish and fishing: reduce risks associated with genetically altered salmon (see S. 738), S1495 [12MR]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S2935 [14MY]

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]

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

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

Health: improve access to primary care services (see S. 1989), S7103 [1OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2795 [12MY]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S7491 [26OC]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 1886), S6136 [29JY]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2432 [27AP]

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), S7772 [4NO]

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. 2169), S7272 [8OC]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S3407 [1JN]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S7273 [8OC]

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

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S8241 [1DE]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S8241 [1DE]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 1461), S3309 [22MY]

——— extend the rural add-on payment in the home health benefit (see S. 839), S1708 [23MR] (see S. 2389), S8602 [10DE]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 2261), S7860 [9NO]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 2071), S7048 [30SE]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S8241 [1DE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S8306 [2DE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S698 [2FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S2301 [21AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S8438 [7DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (see S. 2409), S8795 [17DE]

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

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S7771 [4NO]

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

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

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 Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 764), S1585 [17MR] (see S. 2328), S8160 [19NO]

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

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: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2274), S7913 [10NO]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6975 [28SE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4649 [25JN]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6535 [9SE]

NOAA: reduce incidence of sexual harassment and assault (see S. 2206), S7491 [26OC]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S7491 [26OC]

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), S5010 [13JY]

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: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S421 [22JA]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7725 [3NO]

Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (see S. Res. 221), S4953 [9JY]

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), S1247 [3MR]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 966), S2302 [21AP]

——— improve the Microloan Program (see S. 1445), S3238 [21MY]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2220 [15AP]

——— make information relative to lenders making covered loans publicly available (see S. 967), S2353 [22AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S2401 [23AP]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S2245 [16AP]

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

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

Ships and vessels: remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 371), S772 [4FE]

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

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

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

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

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S8684 [15DE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S7273 [8OC]

Space policy: promote development of a U.S. commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space (see S. 976), S4687 [7JY]

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

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S2246 [16AP]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 952), S2220 [15AP]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 210), S5129 [15JY]

——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see S. 536), S2530 [29AP]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S6534 [9SE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S3776 [4JN]

——— extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see S. 2353), S8378 [3DE]

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

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S5009 [13JY]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see S. 1429), S5009 [13JY]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see S. 1795), S6653 [15SE]

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

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for childless individuals and youth formerly in foster care (see S. 2327), S8242 [1DE]

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

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see S. 2360), S8438 [7DE]

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

Transportation Security Administration: enhance airport security through improved screening of airport employees (see S. 2361), S8438 [7DE]

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

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

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see S. 143), S542 [27JA]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S7161 [6OC]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2530 [29AP]

——— 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 reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S6435 [6AU]

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

——— 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 a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S7124 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: provide multiyear procurement authority for the procurement of up to six polar icebreakers to be owned and operated by the Coast Guard (see S. 1386), S3060 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy: collect information on critical energy supplies and establish a Working Group on Energy Markets (see S. 1420), S3237 [21MY]

——— conduct study on technology, potential lifecycle energy savings, and economic impact of recycled carbon fiber (see S. 1432), S3238 [21MY]

——— establish pilot competitive grant program for development of a skilled energy workforce (see S. 1304), S2794 [12MY]

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

——— provide for modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid and carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector (see S. 1241), S2730 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve and permit recovery of costs incurred for preclearance operations activities in foreign countries and at foreign airports (see S. 2430), S8883 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see S. 2326), S8160 [19NO]

Dept. of Transportation: improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see S. 1680), S4648 [25JN]

——— improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see S. 859), S1891 [25MR]

FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see S. 2095), S7005 [29SE]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see S. 1143), S2567 [30AP]

Information technology: accelerate adoption of smart building technologies in the private sector and key Federal agencies (see S. 1046), S2352 [22AP]

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

——— reauthorize (see S. 2165), S7272 [8OC]

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1623), S4298 [18JN]

Medicare: improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see S. 2259), S7860 [9NO]

——— improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by certain Federally qualified providers (see S. 1456), S3309 [22MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 2373), S8494 [8DE]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1690), S4648 [25JN]

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (see S. 2257), S7814 [5NO]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see S. 533), S1031 [23FE]

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]

SBA: establish a State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program (see S. 1011), S2272 [20AP]

——— reauthorize women’s business center program (see S. 2126), S7102 [1OC]

Taxation: clarify special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities (see S. 1667), S4602 [24JN]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see S. 959), S2220 [15AP] (see S. 2020), S6533 [9SE]

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

Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin (see S. 1694), S4648 [25JN]

Cloture motions

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), S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY]

Letters

National Park Service Centennial Act: Sec. of the Interior Jewell, S7821 [5NO]

Treat Puerto Rico as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings: several organizations, S8771 [17DE]

Remarks

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China implements similar reductions, S396 [22JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8722 [16DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: proposal to preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, S459 [26JA]

BLM: release certain wilderness study areas for preservation as wilderness, S572 [28JA]

——— streamline and reform drilling permit application process, S394 [22JA]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2002, S2008 [26MR]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: provide assistance to coffee farmers, S8372 [3DE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S189 [13JA], S222 [16JA], S255, S270 [20JA], S312, S327, S331 [21JA], S373, S393, S394, S396, S398, S403 [22JA], S458, S459 [26JA], S512, S513, S520, S532, S547 [27JA], S570, S572, S575 [28JA], S637, S641 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S127 [9JA], S142, S143 [12JA], S164, S166, S168 [13JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S184 [13JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1050 [24FE], S1275 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4017, S4018 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) funding, S5148 [16JY]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, S1333 [9MR]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S3103 [20MY], S3294 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (S. 2326), S8165 [19NO]

——— limit designation of new federally protected land, S270 [20JA]

——— modify spending-neutral reserve fund for Payments in Lieu of Taxes program at levels equivalent to property tax revenues lost due to the presence of Federal land, S2008 [26MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8722 [16DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S8722 [16DE]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 235), S6429• [6AU]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S5149 [16JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5148 [16JY]

Endangered Species Act: place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, S327 [21JA]

EPA: exempt electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy from emission limits, S270 [20JA]

——— require study of potential environmental impact of petroleum coke generated from the refining of oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline, S532 [27JA]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S3050, S3051 [19MY], S3103 [20MY], S3654 [3JN], S4017, S4018 [10JN], S7809 [5NO]

——— reauthorize and reform (S. 819), S6667 [16SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), S7555, S7556 [28OC], S7613 [29OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), unanimous-consent request, S7613 [29OC]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic, S747 [4FE], S1134 [26FE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3050, S3051 [19MY], S3103 [20MY], S3294 [22MY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3050, S3051 [19MY], S3103 [20MY], S3294 [22MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), unanimous-consent request, S3027, S3045, S3046, S3047, S3049 [19MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 890), S7210 [7OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2165), unanimous-consent request, S7245 [8OC]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2163, S2164 [14AP]

Mischel, Walter: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S6694 [16SE]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State and local approval of national monuments, S570 [28JA]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7458 [22OC]

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (S. 2257), S7820 [5NO]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3158, S3159 [20MY]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S312 [21JA]

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), S7809 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8367 [3DE]

Peake, Philip: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S6694 [16SE]

Pipelines: ensure compliance with U.S. regulations by TransCanada Pipelines LTD., and Canada upon construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, S312 [21JA]

——— ensure the Keystone XL Pipeline is built safely and in compliance with U.S. environmental laws, S520 [27JA]

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), S3158, S3159 [20MY]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, S8593 [10DE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), S8769 [17DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S7809 [5NO], S8367 [3DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to clarify definition of ‘‘underground injection’’ relative to natural gas for purposes of storage, S532 [27JA]

SBA: reauthorize women’s business center program (S. 2126), S7119 [5OC]

Shoda, Yuichi: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S6694 [16SE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2163, S2164 [14AP]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: preserve as a national security asset, S5511 [23JY]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S189 [13JA], S222–S224 [16JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8722 [16DE]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: prohibit use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell, S190 [13JA]

Washington (State): anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption, S2968• [18MY]

——— commend first responders on anniversary of landslide, S1650 [19MR]

Water: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect privately held water rights and permits, S2002 [26MR]

Summaries

National Park Service Centennial Act (S. 2257), S7821 [5NO]

Tributes

Haggerton, Jim, S8373 [3DE]