FISCHER, DEB (a Senator from Nebraska)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1757, S1782, S1795, S1801, S1802, S1821 [24MR], S1883, S1901, S1918, S1924, S1929, S1931, S1950 [25MR], S1982, S2017, S2020 [26MR]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (S. 1359), S4979, S4983 [9JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S214 [13JA], S267 [20JA], S377 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3713 [3JN], S3863, S3874 [8JN], S4112, S4113 [11JN], S4265, S4269 [18JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4675, S4691 [7JY], S4976 [9JY]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (S. 1115), S8889, S8907 [18DE]

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), S6658 [15SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5469 [22JY], S5542 [23JY], S5693 [24JY], S5721 [26JY], S5930, S6042 [27JY], S6189 [30JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]

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

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), S6893 [22SE]

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

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

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S7722 [3NO]

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

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]

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]

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), S1076 [24FE]

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

Committee on Taxation (Joint): provide a macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation (see S. 200), S347 [21JA]

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), S11 [6JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S5455 [22JY]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S8884 [18DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 404), S833 [5FE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S348 [21JA]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S239 [16JA]

——— inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S985 [12FE]

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 HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S3310 [22MY]

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

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 2292), S8020 [17NO]

Dept. of Labor: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2221), S7655 [29OC]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S3457 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize elements to enhance safety, provide regulatory relief, streamline grant programs, and improve accountability and efficiency of oversight efforts (see S. 1732), S4953 [9JY]

——— establish port performance freight statistics program (see S. 1298), S2794 [12MY]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 650), S1439 [11MR]

——— recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see S. 806), S1710 [23MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S2244 [16AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S420 [22JA]

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

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 292), S590 [28JA]

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]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S2730 [7MY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see S. 544), S1075 [24FE]

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), S1218 [2MR]

——— use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate Airport Improvement Program apportionments (see S. 239), S420 [22JA]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4688 [7JY]

FCC: allow skilled nursing facilities to apply for support from Universal Service Fund Rural Health Care Program (see S. 1916), S7914 [10NO]

——— encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 417), S858 [9FE]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see S. 887), S2041 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 168), S201 [13JA]

——— impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 378), S772 [4FE]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see S. 281), S7546 [27OC]

——— limit authority to award bonuses to employees (see S. 742), S1528 [16MR]

——— 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), S348 [21JA]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see S. 579), S8306 [2DE]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephone interactions by executive branch employees with individuals relative to audio recordings of such interactions (see S. 278), S589 [28JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (see S. 310), S653 [29JA]

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), S2651 [5MY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 774), S1661 [19MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S982 [12FE]

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

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

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

Freedom of Information Act: improve (see S. 337), S927 [11FE]

FRS: establish Consumer Financial Protection Bureau application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area (see S. 871), S8379 [3DE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1536), S4203 [16JN]

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

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

Health: preserve freedom and choice in health care (see S. 1016), S2272 [20AP]

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

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (see S. 2146), S7346 [20OC]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 209), S347 [21JA]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S7125 [5OC]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S859 [9FE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2173 [14AP]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S589 [28JA]

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]

Medicare: clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S1586 [17MR]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see S. 629), S1246 [3MR]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S3239 [21MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S541 [27JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 1), S11 [6JA]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see S. 654), S4686 [7JY]

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

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

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

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 Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 248), S420 [22JA]

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), S7723 [3NO]

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]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6976 [28SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE]

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]

——— ensure long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate (see S. 38), S57 [7JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S59 [7JA]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 123), S131 [9JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (see S. 2147), S7914 [10NO]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6073 [28JY]

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

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 966), S2353 [22AP]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2353 [22AP]

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

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

Senate: review procedures ensuring an employee in the office of Senators on committees requiring access to top secret information may obtain security clearances needed to have access to such information (see S. 1569), S4103 [11JN]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S833 [5FE]

States: ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunication services (see S. 1261), S6895 [22SE]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 574), S8192 [30NO]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S5211 [21JY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S1439 [11MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]

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

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

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

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

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

——— prohibit implementation of a proposed environmental protection rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ until certain reports are produced (see S. 1178), S2568 [30AP]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2567 [30AP]

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Infrastructure Bank: establish (see S. 1296), S2794 [12MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S653 [29JA]

Budget: increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see S. 399), S833 [5FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (see S. 1291), S2794 [12MY]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (see S. 1359), S2933 [14MY]

Civil rights: strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 875), S2040 [26MR] (see S. 2200), S7470 [22OC]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study on feasibility of establishing Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail (see S. 479), S982 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 350), S736 [3FE]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain maritime programs (see S. 1326), S2850 [13MY]

——— authorize States to enter into interstate compacts to standardize requirements for commercial driver’s licenses (see S. 1672), S4602 [24JN]

——— create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see S. 1454), S3238 [21MY]

Federal agencies and departments: close out expired, empty grant accounts (see S. 1115), S2473 [28AP]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: reform (see S. 1669), S4602 [24JN]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see S. 189), S283 [20JA]

Information technology: develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment (see S. Res. 110), S1781 [24MR]

IRS: improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications with taxpayers (see S. 186), S238 [16JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 347), S736 [3FE]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (see S. 2276), S7913 [10NO]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (see S. 1857), S5526 [23JY]

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

School Bus Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6651 [15SE]

Taxation: increase the annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts and include athletic equipment in qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (see S. 243), S420 [22JA]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 2354), S8378 [3DE]

Cloture motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

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

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]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S722 [3FE], S759 [4FE]

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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]

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

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), motion to proceed, S1295 [4MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2699 [7MY], S2786 [12MY], S2912 [14MY]

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, S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5671 [24JY], S5709 [26JY], S7881, S7885 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4290 [18JN], S4528 [23JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S4291 [18JN], S4583 [24JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to go to conference, S4523 [23JN]

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 

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7965 [16NO]

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

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2207 [15AP]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6839 [21SE]

American Infrastructure Bank: establish (S. 1296), S3227 [21MY]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (S. 1603), S6539 [9SE]

——— authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S973 [12FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1757, S1766 [24MR], S1850 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2210, S2211 [15AP]

Carter, Ashton B.: confirmation as Sec. of Defense, S973 [12FE]

Civil rights: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S1757, S1766 [24MR], S2210 [15AP]

——— improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, S7633 [29OC]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 862), S7633 [29OC]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 875), S7633 [29OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S258, S267 [20JA], S392 [22JA]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, S80 [8JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1277 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3764 [4JN], S3911 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S6885 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: limit designation of new federally protected land, S267 [20JA], S392 [22JA]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain maritime programs, S3911 [9JN]

Education: promote local authority over school districts in both regulatory and guidance process and limit role of Federal Government, S4678 [7JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4678 [7JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, S2211 [15AP]

EPA: proposed rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing powerplants, S258 [20JA]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (S. 995), S2380 [23AP]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (S. 189), S560 [28JA]

Human rights: combat trafficking in persons, S1277 [4MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6524 [9SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2552 [30AP]

Medicaid: extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (S. 349), S6539 [9SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S973 [12FE]

——— evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S6786 [17SE]

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), S6524 [9SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2552 [30AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8270 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8270 [2DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6215 [3AU]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5483 [23JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1647), S7437 [22OC]

Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (S. Res. 250), S6540 [9SE]

Senate: legislative program, S6540 [9SE]

——— welcome to new Senators, S80 [8JA]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S839 [5FE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S2380 [23AP]

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), S7705 [3NO]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7705 [3NO]

Tributes

Hybl, Mike, S80 [8JA]

Nolan, John J., S8633• [14DE]

Zink, Walter, S6648 [15SE]