FRANKEN, AL (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1782, S1795 [24MR], S1892, S1908, S1917, S1929, S1931, S1932, S1933, S1935, S1946, S1947, S1952, S1953 [25MR], S1966, S1995, S2015, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2043, S2044, S2045, S2062, S2071, S2079, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S189, S214 [13JA], S244 [16JA], S284 [20JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3696, S3697 [3JN], S3757, S3777, S3778, S3810 [4JN], S3854 [8JN], S3964 [9JN], S4105 [11JN], S4166 [15JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8162 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4864 [8JY], S4968 [9JY], S5010 [13JY], S5066, S5069 [14JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6311, S6316, S6320, S6322 [4AU], S6411, S6420 [5AU], S7334, S7336 [20OC], S7381, S7419 [21OC], S7508 [27OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2976, S2993, S2994, S2995 [18MY], S3062, S3081, S3084 [19MY], S3196 [20MY], S3240 [21MY]

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 (S. 993), S8611, S8614 [10DE]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2178 [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), S5711, S5736, S5741, S5878 [26JY]

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

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

Appointments

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

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S946 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 1634), S4604 [24JN]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1794), S5170 [16JY]

Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see S. 1249), S7546 [27OC]

——— enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 1152), S8495 [8DE]

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

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2357), S8495 [8DE] (see S. 2393), S8637 [14DE]

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

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 194), S283 [20JA]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 1156), S2567 [30AP]

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

——— require creditors to inform consumer reporting agencies that certain debts have been discharged in bankruptcy (see S. 1773), S5129 [15JY]

BIA: secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 1704), S5527 [23JY]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1375), S3059 [19MY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1586 [17MR]

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

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1782 [24MR]

——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1896), S6136 [29JY]

——— require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see S. 1968), S6700 [16SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 688), S4299 [18JN]

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

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

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

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2111 [13AP]

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 1122), S2473 [28AP]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 1908), S6186 [30JY]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S3185 [20MY]

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

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

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]

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 134), S1336 [9MR]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 23), S11 [6JA]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 589), S1161 [26FE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S8495 [8DE]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 783), S2689 [6MY]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1250), S3407 [1JN]

Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 838), S2474 [28AP]

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

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

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7492 [26OC]

——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 467), S2432 [27AP]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7414 [21OC]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S2972 [18MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2794 [12MY]

DDept. of Education: require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S2971 [18MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S8547 [9DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a benefit calculation methodology relative to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews (see S. 433), S2530 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see S. 831), S1708 [23MR]

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

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 2149), S7219 [7OC]

——— allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see S. 1556), S4103 [11JN]

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

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see S. 451), S1217 [2MR]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S283 [20JA]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S6074 [28JY]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 442), S900 [10FE]

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program (see S. 514), S983 [12FE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 2176), S7272 [8OC]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 2150), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see S. 1059), S6939 [24SE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see S. 1062), S2652 [5MY]

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

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 773), S1628 [18MR]

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

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

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

——— support the education of Indian children through recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools (see S. 1928), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Energy: assess impact on the public interest prior to approval of additional permits to export natural gas (see S. 585), S1161 [26FE]

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

——— facilitate modernization of the electric grid (see S. 1243), S2760 [11MY]

——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 259), S834 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse (see S. 2397), S8602 [10DE]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S8080 [18NO]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see S. 2311), S8192 [30NO]

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

——— making appropriations (see S. 272), S834 [5FE]

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

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S1076 [24FE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 2332), S8191 [30NO]

——— establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 2431), S8883 [18DE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S239 [16JA]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA]

——— provide grants to establish and maintain Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts to adjudicate alcohol or drug cases through extensive supervision and treatment programs (see S. 2205), S7470 [22OC]

——— require State and local law enforcement to report certain information on shooting incidents involving officers and provide grant funds to protect officers from violence and use of force training (see S. 1476), S4203 [16JN]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1163 [26FE]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S3184 [20MY]

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

——— rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1876), S6073 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 286), S901 [10FE]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 732), S1494 [12MR]

——— reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for certain Indian tribes (see S. 1931), S7346 [20OC]

——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 1365), S2971 [18MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes (see S. 2120), S7102 [1OC]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S7655 [29OC]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S2173 [14AP]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S654 [29JA]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S5527 [23JY]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 564), S4686 [7JY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 1358), S2933 [14MY]

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

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S8242 [1DE]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see S. 2052), S6809 [17SE]

Depts. of Energy and Agriculture: collaborate in promoting the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems (see S. 1294), S2972 [18MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S7413 [21OC]

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

Diseases: 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), S4103 [11JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1688), S4648 [25JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S2432 [27AP]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S833 [5FE]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S4603 [24JN]

——— reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse (see S. 636), S1495 [12MR]

Education: establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 1958), S6380 [5AU]

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

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects (see S. 867), S1891 [25MR]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 1390), S8021 [17NO]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S927 [11FE]

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

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

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

——— prohibit employers from requiring low-wage workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into such covenants (see S. 1504), S3776 [4JN]

EPA: expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S4687 [7JY]

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]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see S. 824), S1660 [19MR]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S11 [6JA]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S3861 [8JN]

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

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 1302), S2794 [12MY]

FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see S. 827), S4203 [16JN]

——— extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see S. 1685), S7815 [5NO]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 2235), S7771 [4NO]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic (see S. 40), S57 [7JA]

FDA: ease regulatory burden relative to certain medical devices (see S. 1622), S4298 [18JN]

——— ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market (see S. 131), S100 [8JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 975), S2244 [16AP]

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

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5212 [21JY]

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

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S927 [11FE]

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S7124 [5OC]

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

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

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), S4841 [8JY]

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 891), S2041 [26MR]

——— improve enforcement of trade laws (see S. 2299), S8079 [18NO]

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

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 2021), S7914 [10NO]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]

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

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

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

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 570), S1495 [12MR]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S590 [28JA]

——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see S. 320), S2651 [5MY]

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

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), S3061 [19MY]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see S. 730), S1494 [12MR]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture (see S. 1670), S4602 [24JN]

Iran: reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions (see S. Res. 40), S466 [26JA]

——— require the President to report on Iran’s compliance with any nuclear program agreements and set up expedited processes for Congress to reinstate sanctions for violations or implement further responses (see S. 669), S1303 [4MR]

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

——— issue prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 2252), S7814 [5NO]

James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building, Chisholm, MN: designate (see S. 179), S201 [13JA]

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S8884 [18DE]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2402 [23AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2934 [14MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S1781 [24MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 2161), S7219 [7OC]

Lobbyists: prohibit current Members of Congress, and increase restrictions on congressional staff, from becoming lobbyists, ban lobbyists from joining congressional staff, and improve disclosure requirements (see S. 1959), S6380 [5AU]

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

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S1495 [12MR]

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

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

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

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S737 [3FE]

——— 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), S4603 [24JN]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S6467 [8SE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S2850 [13MY]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see S. 704), S4545 [23JN]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S2651 [5MY]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S2474 [28AP]

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2760 [11MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S5526 [23JY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1509), S4954 [9JY]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 1345), S2933 [14MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S2599 [4MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1495 [12MR]

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

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S60 [7JA]

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), S6435 [6AU]

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

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S6136 [29JY]

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

Minnesota Lynx (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 297), S7491 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under maximum hours of service regulations (see S. 2322), S8160 [19NO]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

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

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6435 [6AU]

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

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

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 Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 133), S2110 [13AP]

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

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

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

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

Native Americans: enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities (see S. 1579), S4202 [16JN]

——— protect Indian and Native Alaskan voters by improving tribal access to polling places and voter registration and remove barriers to exercising the right to vote (see S. 1912), S6187 [30JY]

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

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 1163), S2568 [30AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S4250 [17JN]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S6699 [16SE]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 403), S833 [5FE]

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

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1980), S6380 [5AU]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1631), S6467 [8SE]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see S. 2023), S6604 [10SE]

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

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [21JA]

Postal Service: improve provision of postal services to rural areas (see S. 1742), S6240 [3AU]

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

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S1031 [23FE]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1158), S2567 [30AP]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S2473 [28AP]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 668), S1303 [4MR]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: establish an energy storage portfolio standard (see S. 1434), S4251 [17JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7594 [28OC]

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), S984 [12FE]

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

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 966), S3456 [2JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S3679 [3JN]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S4203 [16JN]

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

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 20), S12 [6JA]

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

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

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

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

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 103), S1629 [18MR]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1782 [24MR]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S6605 [10SE]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S4687 [7JY]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see S. 2282), S7966 [16NO]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 780), S2600 [4MY]

Surface Transportation Board: expand competition, restore balance to regulatory environment, and improve efficiency and reliability of rail shipping and transportation (see S. 853), S2689 [6MY]

Taxation: clarify special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities (see S. 1667), S6895 [22SE]

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

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

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S1587 [17MR]

——— extend the residential energy efficient property tax credit (see S. 1755), S5061 [14JY]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 727), S8603 [10DE]

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

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S8021 [17NO]

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

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 591), S1337 [9MR]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 608), S2651 [5MY]

——— provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities (see S. 2271), S7913 [10NO]

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

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

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4953 [9JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S200 [13JA]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 1907), S6186 [30JY]

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

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 2040), S6699 [16SE]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S4954 [9JY]

Transportation: ensure each State receives a fair percentage of total Federal highway funding (see S. 2103), S7724 [3NO]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see S. 2091), S7005 [29SE]

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

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4601 [24JN]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 772), S2731 [7MY]

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

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S5062 [14JY]

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

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8160 [19NO]

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

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 103), S1629 [18MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S7723 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coal: require coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (see S. 1405), S3183 [20MY]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 2222), S7655 [29OC]

Conservation of energy: study impact of State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings and provide for competitive awards to utilities, States, and local governments (see S. 1052), S2352 [22AP]

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

Dept. of Education: assure educational stability for children in foster care (see S. 1639), S4298 [18JN]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 402), S833 [5FE]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs (see S. 557), S1118 [25FE]

——— recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see S. 476), S982 [12FE]

——— require disaggregation of educational outcomes of students with disabilities by disability category (see S. 1729), S4953 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see S. 1063), S2352 [22AP]

——— establish distributed energy loan program and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1258), S2730 [7MY]

——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1256), S2730 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1588), S4202 [16JN]

Dept. of Labor: issue occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see S. 2408), S8725 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see S. 666), S1303 [4MR]

Information technology: limit ability of companies to share consumer geolocation information accessed through electronic communications devices (see S. 2270), S7912 [10NO]

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), S2245 [16AP]

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

Motor vehicles: promote alternative fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure (see S. 1053), S2352 [22AP]

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 277), S7124 [5OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see S. 1112), S2473 [28AP]

Pope Francis: support encyclical on global warming and climate change (see S. Res. 244), S6381 [5AU]

Public buildings: require GSA and the Dept. of Energy to set goals for deep energy retrofits in Federal buildings (see S. 1055), S2352 [22AP]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE]

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

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [6JA]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Privilege of the floor

Chaifetz, Samantha, S3248 [21MY]

Granovskiy, Boris, S4979 [9JY]

Murphy, Caitlin, S300 [20JA]

Veresan, Cristina, S8499 [8DE]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6831 [21SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1866, S1867 [25MR], S1988 [26MR]

Climate: global warming, S8697 [16DE]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships, S3042 [19MY], S7078 [1OC]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 2222), S7807 [5NO]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S258, S262 [20JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program, S4936 [9JY]

——— establish partnerships between schools, businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations to improve student learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4936 [9JY]

——— Federal Pell Grant Program funding, S1988 [26MR]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs, S4936 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs, S4935 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S1052 [24FE]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S4574 [24JN]

——— proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5492 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (S. 1358), S2936 [14MY]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4936 [9JY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, S4936 [9JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4935 [9JY], S4991 [13JY], S5046 [14JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8465 [8DE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S7078 [1OC]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, S7078 [1OC]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic, S1148 [26FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S8222 [1DE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, S3042 [19MY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3042 [19MY]

——— require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include requirements relative to paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods, S4574 [24JN]

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, S8070 [18NO]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S1052 [24FE]

Intelligence services: clarify definitions of ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ and ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’, S7496 [26OC], S7509 [27OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7452 [22OC], S7496 [26OC], S7509 [27OC]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6566 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3042 [19MY]

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 (S. 993), S2251 [16AP]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (S. Res. 306), S7806 [5NO]

National Manufacturing Day: observance, S7078 [1OC]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program, S4936 [9JY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1236 [3MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (S. 1112), S2477 [28AP]

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), S6566 [10SE]

Pipelines: require all iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities be produced in the U.S., S258, S262 [20JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, S6832 [21SE]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6223 [3AU]

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), S3440 [2JN]

——— 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), motion to proceed, S3207–S3209 [21MY]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria, S8070 [18NO]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shooting at Umpqua Community College, S7078 [1OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S4937 [9JY], S4991 [13JY], S5046 [14JY]

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), House amendment, S4574 [24JN]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: support, S8697 [16DE]

Texts of

S. 1358, Hmong Veterans’ Service Recognition Act, S2937 [14MY]

Tributes

Aden-Wansbury, Casey, S4574 [24JN]

Kravitz, Harold, S3889 [9JN]

Murray, Camille, S6773 [17SE]