COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1735 [23MR], S1791, S1804, S1807 [24MR], S1848, S1893, S1926, S1932, S1941, S1948, S1953 [25MR], S1969, S1976, S2015, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2042, S2065, S2075, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S202 [13JA], S240 [16JA], S296 [20JA], S399, S422, S433, S434, S437 [22JA], S476 [26JA], S513 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1440, S1442 [11MR], S1670 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3778, S3798, S3804 [4JN], S3882 [8JN], S3910, S3939 [9JN], S4025, S4053 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S786 [4FE]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8055, S8083, S8105 [18NO], S8168, S8169 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4974 [9JY], S5096 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6243 [3AU], S6411, S6412, S6416 [5AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2984, S2992 [18MY]

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (S. 1893), S8906 [18DE]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8024 [17NO]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (S. Res. 242), S6676, S6703, S6704 [16SE]

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), S5726, S5741 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8313 [2DE], S8343 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6243 [3AU]

Appointments

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

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

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]

Alcoholic beverages: modify the types of wines taxed as hard cider (see S. 1459), S3309 [22MY]

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

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S7346 [20OC]

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]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S1439 [11MR]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1495 [12MR]

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), S1440 [11MR]

CBO: create a division to perform regulatory analysis (see S. 2294), S8021 [17NO]

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 nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 83), S58 [7JA]

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

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 875), S2174 [14AP]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S1528 [16MR]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3184 [20MY]

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

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 128), S151 [12JA] (see S. 535), S1031 [23FE]

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

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 447), S926 [11FE]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S8603 [10DE]

Crime: increase penalties for wildlife trafficking and allow civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution for such crimes to be transferred to wildlife conservation funds (see S. 27), S2431 [27AP]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7345 [20OC]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S833 [5FE]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S1217 [2MR]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S2600 [4MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S901 [10FE]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4688 [7JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6811 [17SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a benefit calculation methodology relative to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews (see S. 433), S900 [10FE]

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]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see S. 1352), S2933 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see S. 703), S1438 [11MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 711), S3184 [20MY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1503), S6534 [9SE]

——— establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to provide training to help identify and protect victims of human trafficking (see S. 1446), S3238 [21MY]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S6074 [28JY]

——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see S. 1503), S6534 [9SE]

——— 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]

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), S5129 [15JY]

——— conduct a northern border threat analysis (see S. 1808), S7492 [26OC]

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

——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8241 [1DE]

Dept. of HUD: modernize and improve Family Unification Program (see S. 2289), S8020 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S2245 [16AP]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S2599 [4MY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S927 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for motorcycle riders (see S. 127), S100 [8JA]

——— provide improved investment in national transportation infrastructure (see S. 1748), S4953 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see S. 223), S3406 [1JN]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S542 [27JA]

——— expand authority to remove senior executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of certain other departmental employees (see S. 1117), S2473 [28AP]

——— 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), S2400 [23AP]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S1891 [25MR]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 1203), S2687 [6MY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see S. 1463), S3310 [22MY]

——— 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), S2244 [16AP]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S2473 [28AP]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 207), S347 [21JA]

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

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see S. 1252), S2935 [14MY]

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

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 84), S58 [7JA]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 1566), S6383 [5AU]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S8794 [17DE]

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: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 2180), S7272 [8OC]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S6894 [22SE]

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

EPA: eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see S. 577), S1586 [17MR]

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), S1630 [18MR]

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), S7594 [28OC]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 1014), S2272 [20AP]

——— preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of animal diseases in order to minimize development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 621), S1217 [2MR]

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

——— require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 1607), S4298 [18JN]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see S. 579), S6850 [21SE]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 136), S201 [13JA]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2028), S7346 [20OC]

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

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1304 [4MR]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S1336 [9MR]

Foreign trade: require the administering authority to determine an individual countervailable subsidy rate upon request if four or fewer exporters or producers are involved in the investigation or review (see S. 1702), S4648 [25JN]

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

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

FRS: require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 510), S983 [12FE]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1490), S3678 [3JN]

Health: enhance patient engagement in medical product development process (see S. 1597), S4250 [17JN]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S2688 [6MY]

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

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

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 693), S1383 [10MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2473 [28AP]

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

Insurance: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see S. 798), S2474 [28AP]

Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollution Mitigation: establish (see S. 2076), S6938 [24SE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 97), S1303 [4MR]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2761 [11MY]

——— 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), S6297 [4AU]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S591 [28JA]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1337 [9MR]

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]

——— promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see S. 619), S2301 [21AP]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 1518), S3776 [4JN]

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), S985 [12FE] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S5527 [23JY]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see S. 694), S1781 [24MR]

Medicaid: extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S1161 [26FE]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S7124 [5OC]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S8080 [18NO]

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see S. 1488), S3678 [3JN]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S1780 [24MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S7655 [29OC]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S3184 [20MY]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see S. 377), S772 [4FE]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see S. 768), S1628 [18MR] (see S. 984), S2244 [16AP]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S1891 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S4686 [7JY]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1549), S4021 [10JN]

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

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S2352 [22AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1074 [24FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S1246 [3MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for durable medical equipment (see S. 2312), S8160 [19NO]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S6379 [5AU]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S6189 [30JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S4688 [7JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 98), S1303 [4MR]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

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

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S4251 [17JN]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6381 [5AU]

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

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 230), S5928 [27JY]

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), S99 [8JA]

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 Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 263), S6894 [22SE]

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

National security: enhance homeland security (see S. 542), S8192 [30NO]

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

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 236), S6187 [30JY]

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

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

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]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 63), S737 [3FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2475 [28AP]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6381 [5AU]

——— improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research (see S. 800), S7160 [6OC]

NLRB: 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]

NSF: implement Sustainable Chemistry Program (see S. 1447), S3238 [21MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S590 [28JA]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 280), S2850 [13MY]

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

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6188 [30JY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 709), S1438 [11MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S348 [21JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE]

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

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]

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

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 122), S1031 [23FE]

Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba (see S. Res. 26), S201 [13JA]

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), S6894 [22SE]

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), S541 [27JA]

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

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

Science: improve opportunities for the next generation of researchers through initiative within NIH and the National Academy of Sciences (see S. 2014), S6533 [9SE]

SEC: require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see S. 2410), S8793 [17DE]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 83), S1031 [23FE]

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

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

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S3406 [1JN]

——— 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]

Taxation: clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 2308), S8242 [1DE]

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

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S2688 [6MY]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see S. 1159), S2568 [30AP]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 609), S1201 [27FE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S5170 [16JY]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1656), S4601 [24JN]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S1217 [2MR]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 727), S1494 [12MR]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S859 [9FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S2972 [18MY]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S1529 [16MR]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S1439 [11MR]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S2431 [27AP]

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

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1736), S4953 [9JY]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 1412), S3237 [21MY]

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

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S283 [20JA]

Telephones: improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 1540), S4021 [10JN]

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

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

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S1438 [11MR]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 370), S1495 [12MR]

——— 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 Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S4137 [15JN]

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

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1911), S6187 [30JY]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 46), S590 [28JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 540), S1074 [24FE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S4840 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems (see S. 1828), S5455 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: investigate whether Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., affiliates have engaged in illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue and defund any affiliate receiving compensation for such activities (see S. 1917), S6239 [3AU]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 1003), S2245 [16AP]

Developing countries: promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2194), S7470 [22OC]

Diseases: strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 74), S984 [12FE]

Financial institutions: exempt certain small community banks from certain regulations (see S. 1799), S5170 [16JY]

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

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

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (see S. 534), S1031 [23FE]

IRS: prohibit use of funds to target citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment of the Constitution (see S. 965), S2221 [15AP]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1161 [26FE]

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

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S1660 [19MR]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S6894 [22SE]

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

Navy Reserve: centennial (see S. Res. 86), S1118 [25FE]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4298 [18JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S11 [6JA]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 91), S1162 [26FE]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 1266), S2759 [11MY]

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (see S. 2216), S7594 [28OC]

Taxation: exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 2059), S6809 [17SE]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (see S. 266), S541 [27JA]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see S. 1516), S3776 [4JN]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 616), S1201 [27FE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (see S. 1141), S2567 [30AP]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2068), S6894 [22SE]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 331), S8494 [8DE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [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]

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

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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], S5709 [26JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY]

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

Discharge petitions signed 

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

Letters

Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act: Terisa E. Chaw, National Employment Lawyers Association, S6815 [17SE]

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: several organizations, S1163 [26FE]

Forty Hours Is Full Time Act: Noelle M. Ellerson, American Association of School Administrators, S18 [6JA], S323 [21JA]

——— Randy Wadleigh, Governor’s Management Co., Inc., S18 [6JA]

——— Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, S322 [21JA]

Higher Education Extension Act: James H. Page, University of Maine System, S6988 [29SE]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: several religious organizations, S2328 [22AP]

Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS): several medical technology and health organizations, S1664 [19MR]

Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP (organization), S4843 [8JY]

Require entities that operate designated critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity intrusions that could result in catastrophic effects on public health, safety, economic security, or national security: several Senators, S8855 [18DE]

Retirement Security Act: Charles C. Cornelio, Lincoln Financial Group, S631 [29JA]

——— Dana F. Connors, Maine State Chamber of Commerce, S630 [29JA]

——— Dirk Kempthorne, American Council of Life Insurers, S631 [29JA]

——— Douglas B. Fisher, Fidelity Investments (company), S631 [29JA]

——— Gregory J. Burrows, Principal Financial Group, S632 [29JA]

——— Jeanne De Cervens, Transamerica Corp., S632 [29JA]

——— Juli Y. McNeely, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, S631 [29JA]

——— Lynn D. Dudley, American Benefits Council, S631 [29JA]

——— Michael P. Aitken, Society for Human Resource Management, S632 [29JA]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S632 [29JA]

——— Stephen McCaffrey, Plan Sponsor Council of America, S632 [29JA]

SBA expansion of the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure: Michael Cooper, Association of Defense Communities, S2761 [11MY]

Senior$afe Act: Judith M. Shaw, North American Securities Administrators Association, S7596 [28OC]

Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act: Amanda Austin, National Federation of Independent Business, S2572 [30AP]

Strengthen care and support for those with Alzheimer’s, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding: George Vradenburg, USAgainstAlzheimers (organization), S1005 [12FE]

——— Ian Kremer, Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease (organization), S1004 [12FE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association, S1005 [12FE]

Treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain tax deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation: Bill Webb, Congressional Fire Services Institute, S6897 [22SE]

Motions

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1640, S1651, S1652 [19MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6862 [22SE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1911), S6190 [30JY]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 282), S8111, S8112 [18NO]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8750 [17DE], S8854, S8856, S8877 [18DE]

——— making continuing, S7058, S7059 [1OC]

Atwell, Nancie: Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize recipient, S1625 [18MR]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (H.R. 2252), S3014 [19MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1969, S1970, S1987 [26MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (H. Con. Res. 93), S8111 [18NO]

Climate: global warming, S7998 [17NO]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): priorities, S136 [12JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S514 [27JA], S571 [28JA]

Courts: anniversary of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, S6646 [15SE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1414 [11MR], S1464 [12MR], S1640, S1651, S1652 [19MR], S2327, S2329, S2331 [22AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (S. 540), S1077 [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3845 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S7776 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase access to higher education for low-income individuals through the Federal Pell Grant Program, S1970, S1987 [26MR]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S6988 [29SE]

——— Rural Education Achievement Program funding, S8458 [8DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools, S514 [27JA], S571 [28JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (S. 1719), S4843 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1189 [27FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S805 [5FE], S1130, S1131, S1132, S1133 [26FE]

——— require entities that operate designated critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity intrusions that could result in catastrophic effects on public health, safety, economic security, or national security, S6338 [5AU], S7483 [26OC], S8854 [18DE]

——— strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems, S6338 [5AU], S7482 [26OC]

——— strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems (S. 1828), S5456 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: investigate whether Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., affiliates have engaged in illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue and defund any affiliate receiving compensation for such activities (S. 1917), S6241 [3AU]

Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, S2213 [15AP]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S3014 [19MY]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (S. 1003), S2296 [21AP]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt bridges determined to be structurally deficient from certain government regulations if bridge is being reconstructed in exact same location, S8076 [18NO]

——— provide sole authority to appoint Federal Directors to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors, S8063 [18NO]

——— require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase minimum length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations, S8064 [18NO]

——— Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program funding, S6104 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7873 [10NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8750 [17DE], S8854, S8856, S8877 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7058 [1OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8055, S8058, S8062, S8063, S8064, S8071, S8074, S8076 [18NO], S8121, S8124 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S8054 [18NO]

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

——— prohibit funding to provide assistance to refugees seeking asylum from certain countries, S8071 [18NO], S8121 [19NO]

Developing countries: promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2194), S7472 [22OC]

Diseases: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for Alzheimer’s disease research, S1969, S1970 [26MR]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (S. Res. 74), S1004, S1005 [12FE]

Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund: subject to annual appropriations process, S1651, S1652 [19MR]

Education: proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S519 [27JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4679 [7JY], S5154 [16JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8458 [8DE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7998 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7998 [17NO]

FAA: address increase of aircraft noise due to implementation of new flight paths under Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), S8064 [18NO], S8877 [18DE]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: prohibit requirement to complete additional studies prior to issuing new rule on minimum trucking insurance requirements, S8074 [18NO]

Financial institutions: exempt certain small community banks from certain regulations (S. 1799), S5173 [16JY]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S7235 [8OC]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3014 [19MY]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (S. Res. 257), S6816 [17SE], S6855 [21SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (S. Res. 257), S6816 [17SE], S6855 [21SE]

Health: reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (S. 1531), S3930 [9JN]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S806 [5FE], S1131, S1132, S1133 [26FE], S1189 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S805 [5FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), S1131, S1132, S1133 [26FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1189, S1192 [27FE]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), S8125 [19NO]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S8854 [18DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7481–S7483 [26OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6337–S6339 [5AU]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6447 [8SE]

IRS: prohibit use of funds to target citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment of the Constitution (S. 965), S2223 [15AP]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 2101), S7024 [30SE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 578), S1163 [26FE]

——— extend the rural add-on payment in the home health benefit (S. 839), S1711 [23MR]

——— extend the rural add-on payment in the home health benefit (S. 2389), S8604 [10DE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (S. 804), S1663 [19MR]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (S. 1945), S7235 [8OC]

Minot, ME: Minot Consolidated School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7217 [7OC]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7459 [22OC]

National Lobster Day: designate (S. Res. 230), S6802 [17SE]

National security: enhance homeland security (S. 542), S8071 [18NO]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (S. 1632), S6933 [24SE]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (S. Res. 242), S6677 [16SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), S5154, S5158, S5162 [16JY]

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), S6447 [8SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6104 [29JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate, S1970 [26MR]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S321 [21JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (S. 30), S17 [6JA], S321, S322 [21JA]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8112 [18NO], S8343 [3DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6241 [3AU]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S8343 [3DE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8111 [18NO]

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), S3421 [2JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6104 [29JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S1414 [11MR], S1464 [12MR], S1651 [19MR], S2327, S2329, S2331 [22AP]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 1266), S2761 [11MY]

Senate: legislative program, S8112 [18NO]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Care One Management, LLC, et al. v. United Healthcare Workers East, SEIU 1199, et al. (S. Res. 318), S8112 [18NO]

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (S. 2216), S7595 [28OC]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 1651), S4548 [23JN]

Taxation: establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (S. 959), S2222 [15AP]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (S. 2059), S6815 [17SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8750 [17DE]

——— improve certain education savings plans, S519 [27JA]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (S. 266), S629 [29JA]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (S. 1516), S3779 [4JN]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (S. 616), S1203 [27FE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses, S8750 [17DE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses (S. 1141), S2571 [30AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (S. 375), S827 [5FE]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (S. 2068), S6896 [22SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary, S6890 [22SE]

Woodstock, ME: anniversary, S980 [12FE]

World War II: anniversary of conclusion, S6371 [5AU]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 331), S8501 [8DE]

York, ME: Coastal Ridge Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7216 [7OC]

York County Community College: anniversary, S6433• [6AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute for casting 6000th consecutive vote, S6780, S6781 [17SE]

Tribute, S5153 [16JY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2577) (S. Rept. 114–75), S4646 [25JN]

Expenditures: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Res. 46), S589 [28JA]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 114–97), S6186 [30JY]

Rules

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S581–S583 [28JA]

Tributes

Hanley, Priscilla Hobson, S8631 [14DE]

Skidgel, Donald, S6890 [22SE]

Taylor, Neil, S6890 [22SE]