COTTON, TOM (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1730 [23MR], S1764, S1783, S1800, S1803, S1810, S1812, S1815 [24MR], S1909, S1910, S1912, S1943 [25MR], S1996, S2015, S2019, S2043, S2044, S2064, S2080 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3658, S3696, S3713, S3725 [3JN], S3788 [4JN], S3876, S3878, S3883 [8JN], S3944 [9JN], S4056, S4057 [10JN], S4112 [11JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8109 [18NO], S8168 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4676, S4782 [7JY], S4864 [8JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6311 [4AU], S7333 [20OC]

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

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2159, S2179 [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), S5472 [22JY], S5546 [23JY], S5711, S5885 [26JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2414 [23AP], S2436, S2437, S2438 [27AP], S2475, S2482 [28AP], S2583, S2584 [30AP]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2159, S2179 [14AP]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S159 [13JA], S1323 [9MR], S2259 [20AP], S2281 [21AP], S7677 [3NO]

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S6435 [6AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S6940 [24SE]

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

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S7047 [30SE]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1439 [11MR]

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

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

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see S. 399), S1120 [25FE]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see S. 2034), S7346 [20OC]

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]

China: express disfavor regarding the proposed U.S.-China nuclear cooperation agreement (see S.J. Res. 19), S5129 [15JY]

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

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 200), S1119 [25FE]

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

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S1118 [25FE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S1247 [3MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S1383 [10MR]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see S. 1489), S3678 [3JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see S. 2243), S8307 [2DE]

——— prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1146), S2567 [30AP]

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

——— inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S1120 [25FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: require State approval before exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire property for electric transmission projects in such State (see S. 485), S982 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S4299 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see S. 1909), S6187 [30JY]

——— reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 2292), S8439 [7DE]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S4138 [15JN]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S834 [5FE]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see S. 1957), S6380 [5AU]

——— require electronic communication service providers that generate call detail records provide notification if the provider intends to retain such records less than the time recommended to conduct investigations (see S. 2356), S8379 [3DE]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see S. 2263), S8022 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify role of podiatrists (see S. 2175), S7724 [3NO]

——— 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), S8438 [7DE]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (see S. 1079), S7723 [3NO]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8794 [17DE]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (see S. 1431), S8161 [19NO]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support conditioned upon State or local educational agency adoption of specific academic standards, content, curricula, or testing (see S. 144), S1118 [25FE]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]

Employment: expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 1032), S2301 [21AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 678), S8794 [17DE]

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

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

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

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1324), S2849 [13MY]

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

——— include in each regulatory impact analysis for a proposed or final rule an analysis that does not include any other proposed or unimplemented rule (see S. 1393), S3183 [20MY]

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]

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), S5170 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 226), S1119 [25FE]

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 1944), S8439 [7DE]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see S. 499), S1202 [27FE]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 435), S1202 [27FE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S1710 [23MR]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S899 [10FE]

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

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

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

FRS: require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 510), S1076 [24FE]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 1668), S6606 [10SE]

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

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see S. 689), S6074 [28JY]

Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see S. 2178), S7272 [8OC]

Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see S. 1842), S5455 [22JY]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 291), S1076 [24FE]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see S. 1640), S4345 [22JN]

IRS: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see S. 845), S4299 [18JN]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S1075 [24FE]

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]

——— recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 117), S1118 [25FE]

Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR: designate (see S. 1707), S4685 [7JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S7723 [3NO] (see S. 1874), S7967 [16NO]

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]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1120 [25FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S1892 [25MR]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S7723 [3NO]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S2650 [5MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 626), S1892 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S7860 [9NO]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 1135), S2652 [5MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S6136 [29JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR]

Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (see S. 493), S982 [12FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S4842 [8JY]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S4955 [9JY]

National Case Management Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6894 [22SE]

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

Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 93), S1217 [2MR]

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 York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2731 [7MY]

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]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see S. 2084), S6974 [28SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 123), S1217 [2MR]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6533 [9SE]

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

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S2794 [12MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S7967 [16NO]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S2760 [11MY]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 157), S2110 [13AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6138 [29JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 490), S982 [12FE]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1660 [19MR]

——— modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1312), S6137 [29JY]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 1636), S4298 [18JN]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see S. 1040), S4299 [18JN]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S4138 [15JN]

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

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S1076 [24FE]

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

SEC: repeal disclosure requirements that allow for comparison of executive compensation to that of other employees (see S. 1722), S6240 [3AU]

Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 1717), S4840 [8JY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8794 [17DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S1384 [10MR]

SSA: prohibit issuance of Social Security numbers to individuals given deferred action under immigration Executive actions (see S. 748), S1528 [16MR]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8794 [17DE]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S1120 [25FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S6136 [29JY]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see S. 686), S1630 [18MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S1217 [2MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S2273 [20AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S859 [9FE] (see S. 157), S2110 [13AP]

Telephones: improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 1540), S4955 [9JY]

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), S1076 [24FE]

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

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

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

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

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see S. 1798), S6653 [15SE]

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

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

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

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2652 [5MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8794 [17DE]

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

EPA: address liability relative to release of wastewater from Gold King Mine into Animas and San Juan Rivers (see S. 2135), S7124 [5OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries receiving certain detainees transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 778), S1628 [18MR]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land (see S. 595), S1161 [26FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see S. 670), S1303 [4MR]

National security: authorize access to certain records, make permanent certain authorities on roving surveillance, individual terrorists, and foreign surveillance, and modify access requirements for telecommunications records (see S. 2344), S8306 [2DE]

——— extend authority to collect certain records, make permanent the authority for roving surveillance, and treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (see S. 2295), S8021 [17NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [6JA]

Cloture motions

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

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

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7075 [1OC], S7136 [6OC]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S4171 [16JN], S4276 [18JN], S6867 [22SE]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S733 [3FE], S809 [5FE], S968 [12FE], S1027 [23FE], S1104 [25FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7074 [1OC]

Intelligence services: 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), S3051, S3052 [19MY], S3206 [21MY], S3295 [22MY]

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

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

Discharge petitions signed 

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

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

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2010 [26MR]

Notices

Intention to object to nomination of Azita Raji to be Ambassador to Sweden: by, S7127 [5OC]

Intention to object to nomination of Cassandra Q. Butts to be Ambassador to the Bahamas: by, S7127 [5OC]

Intention to object to nomination of Samuel D. Heins to be Ambassador to Norway: by, S7127 [5OC]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S159 [13JA], S1323 [9MR], S2281 [21AP], S7677 [3NO]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6826 [21SE]

Agriculture: impact of country of origin labeling regulations on trade relations, S2324 [22AP]

Arkansas: tribute to electric cooperative employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Guatemala, S4342• [22JN]

Arkansas Farm Bureau: tribute to Arkansas Farm Family of the Year award finalists, S5125• [15JY]

Bonilla, Armando O.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, unanimous-consent request, S5048 [14JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1765, S1771 [24MR], S1871 [25MR], S2009, S2010 [26MR]

Cuba: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow construction of new facilities and improvements to existing facilities at the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, S2010 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3994 [10JN]

——— funding, S1771 [24MR]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration dismantlement of old warheads funding, S3994 [10JN]

EPA: address liability relative to release of wastewater from Gold King Mine into Animas and San Juan Rivers, S7768 [4NO]

——— rescind funds made available if certain deadlines are not met (S. 110), S7768 [4NO]

Firearms: proposal to prohibit people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns, S8450 [8DE]

Firestone, Nancy B.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, unanimous-consent request, S5048 [14JY]

Halkowski, Thomas L.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, unanimous-consent request, S5048 [14JY]

Immigration: prohibit jurisdictions from having illegal immigration sanctuary policies, S4921 [9JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7519, S7520 [27OC]

——— provide liability protection to businesses that share cybersecurity threats with FBI or the Secret Service rather than just Dept. of Homeland Security, S7519, S7520 [27OC]

Iran: condition any agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program on Iran’s affirming Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state, S2549 [30AP]

——— condition relief from sanctions pursuant to any nuclear program agreement on release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained, S4802 [7JY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6579 [10SE], S6675 [16SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2387 [23AP], S2548, S2549 [30AP]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, S1685 [23MR]

——— require abolishment of nuclear facilities, disclosure of military nuclear program dimensions, and acceptance of a fully verifiable inspections regime before lifting of U.S. sanctions, S2548 [30AP]

Israel: establish a deficit-neutral fund relative to support of Israel, S1765 [24MR], S1871 [25MR]

——— U.S. policy, S1655 [19MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: anniversary of assassination, S2198 [15AP]

Little Rock, AR: tribute to veterans residing in Arkansas Hospice at CHI (Catholic Health Initiatives) St. Vincent Hospital, S8013• [17NO]

McCarthy, Patricia M.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, unanimous-consent request, S5048 [14JY]

Medicare: provide steady updates of payment rates under the Medicare physician fee schedule, S2159 [14AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2159 [14AP]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S1553 [16MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S1552–S1555 [16MR]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S1685 [23MR]

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), S6579 [10SE], S6675 [16SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2387 [23AP], S2548, S2549 [30AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S8187 [30NO]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5048, S5049 [14JY]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S7111–S7113 [5OC]

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 (S. 1123), S2710 [7MY]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), unanimous-consent request, S3030 [19MY]

Russia: assessment of airstrikes in Syria, S7072 [1OC]

Secret Service: improper accessing of personnel file of Representative Chaffetz by certain agents, S7111–S7113 [5OC], S8187 [30NO]

Somers, Jeri K.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, unanimous-consent request, S5048 [14JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Zivotofsky v. Kerry relative to Dept. of State officials offering U.S. persons born in Jerusalem the option of listing Israel as their place of birth on passports and other consular documents, S4078 [11JN]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, S2821 [13MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to require examination of economic impact of critical habitat designations, S2009 [26MR]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7767 [4NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1555 [16MR]

Tributes

Hite, Robert L., S2734 [7MY]