GARDNER, CORY (a Senator from Colorado)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1807, S1808, S1813 [24MR], S1862, S1883, S1901, S1916 [25MR], S1971, S2017, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2073, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S184, S202 [13JA], S240 [16JA], S436 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3661, S3701 [3JN], S3810, S3811 [4JN], S3862 [8JN], S4023, S4024, S4036 [10JN], S4264, S4265, S4270 [18JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4676, S4692, S4782, S4801 [7JY], S4842, S4864 [8JY], S4912, S4923, S4984 [9JY], S5085 [14JY], S5095, S5104 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6406, S6419, S6420 [5AU], S7415 [21OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S7661 [29OC]

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), S5546 [23JY], S5671, S5692, S5693 [24JY], S5711 [26JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2413, S2414 [23AP], S2475, S2476 [28AP], S2511 [29AP], S2733 [7MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8308, S8311 [2DE]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), S7933 [10NO]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S7665 [30OC]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S3251 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7472 [22OC]

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (see S. 1295), S2794 [12MY]

Armed Forces: improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improve structural security (see S. 1819), S6383 [5AU]

Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 140), S2272 [20AP]

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

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

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

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

Budget: appropriately determine the budgetary effects of energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see S. 765), S1585 [17MR]

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

Business and industry: clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program (see S. 1038), S4954 [9JY]

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]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 158), S2568 [30AP]

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

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

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 1438), S3238 [21MY]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 71), S8494 [8DE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 134), S1202 [27FE]

Courts: authorize additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado (see S. 1962), S6380 [5AU]

Crime: expand funding available for victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes (see S. 1071), S2400 [23AP]

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]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the U.S. (see S. 2219), S7655 [29OC]

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), S6466 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (see S. 784), S1629 [18MR]

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

——— issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S5171 [16JY]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S5929 [27JY]

——— ensure access to screening mammography (see S. 1926), S8725 [16DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see S. 1915), S8685 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S3678 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see S. 500), S1336 [9MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish port performance freight statistics program (see S. 1298), S2794 [12MY]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2163), S7219 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 564), S5929 [27JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S8162 [19NO]

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

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S420 [22JA]

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), S5211 [21JY]

FCC: exempt application of joint sales agreement (JSA) attribution rule in case of existing agreements in order to protect local television broadcasting (see S. 1182), S5171 [16JY]

——— exempt small business providers of broadband Internet access from net neutrality enhanced transparency requirements (see S. 2283), S8242 [1DE]

FDA: establish a third-party quality system assessment program for medical devices (see S. 2187), S7413 [21OC]

Federal agencies and departments: 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]

——— 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]

——— require agencies to publish the categorization of certain proposed and final rules (see S. 1807), S5210 [21JY]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 1378), S3059 [19MY]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2189), S7413 [21OC]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see S. 1090), S6382 [5AU]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1726), S4953 [9JY]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S2531 [29AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S2530 [29AP]

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

Forests: provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 326), S737 [3FE]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (see S. Res. 29), S283 [20JA]

——— 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 an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S541 [27JA] (see S. 2232), S7722 [3NO]

Gambling: restore long-standing U.S. policy that the Federal Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling (see S. 1668), S8379 [3DE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1536), S4021 [10JN]

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: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 153), S1336 [9MR]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 209), S901 [10FE]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S1202 [27FE]

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

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]

Japan: recognize importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship to safeguarding global security, prosperity, and human rights (see S. Res. 153), S2473 [28AP]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1789), S6188 [30JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S985 [12FE] (see S. 1874), S6073 [28JY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S3861 [8JN]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S4602 [24JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S6700 [16SE]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S4346 [22JN]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S2760 [11MY]

——— designate Rural Emergency Hospitals to sustain emergency services in rural areas (see S. 1648), S4544 [23JN]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S6075 [28JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S4138 [15JN]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 506), S983 [12FE]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S2731 [7MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S1384 [10MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S2731 [7MY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S6074 [28JY]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see S. 1149), S2567 [30AP]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 148), S1528 [16MR]

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]

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

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S3239 [21MY]

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

National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 145), S150 [12JA]

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 1618), S4298 [18JN]

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

National Women’s Small Business Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S7219 [7OC]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 248), S3406 [1JN]

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 Horizons (spacecraft): congratulate NASA and its partners for successful mission to Pluto and recognize importance of such mission, robotic space exploration, and scientific and engineering research (see S. Res. 240), S6239 [3AU]

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]

OMB: establish expedited procedures for congressional consideration of ‘‘Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings’’ report (see S. 759), S1585 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), S283 [20JA]

——— 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 amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 709), S6652 [15SE]

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

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S8242 [1DE]

——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S3776 [4JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S201 [13JA]

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

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6189 [30JY]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S771 [4FE]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 2031), S7220 [7OC]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S6383 [5AU]

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), S2475 [28AP]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1407), S3457 [2JN]

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

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see S. Res. 52), S902 [10FE]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (see S. Res. 243), S6381 [5AU]

——— establish authorization levels for general business loans (see S. 1001), S2245 [16AP]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S1202 [27FE]

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

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

Senate Rules: require Senate to be in session during a Government shutdown and compel presence of Senators (see S. Res. 101), S1495 [12MR]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 1000), S6074 [28JY]

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

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S2731 [7MY]

Space policy: promote competitiveness of U.S. commercial space sector (see S. 1297), S2794 [12MY]

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

Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S4250 [17JN]

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

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 384), S832 [5FE]

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

——— incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2569 [30AP]

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

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S2272 [20AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S3776 [4JN]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S1384 [10MR]

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

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

Technology: improve coordination and use of geospatial data (see S. 740), S6850 [21SE]

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), S900 [10FE]

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]

Ukraine: condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (see S. Res. 72), S900 [10FE]

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]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see S. 2343), S8306 [2DE]

Chaffee County, CO: clarify effect of designating certain Federal land as a national monument (see S. 972), S2244 [16AP]

Colorado: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties (see S. 1941), S6379 [5AU]

——— require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest (see S. 1942), S6379 [5AU]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize hydroelectric production and efficiency improvement incentives (see S. 1270), S2759 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authorization for construction of medical center in Aurora, CO, and enter into an agreement with the Corps of Engineers to manage such construction (see S. 285), S589 [28JA] (see S. 997), S2245 [16AP]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center in Denver, CO, and authorize transfers of certain funding to replace such medical center (see S. 1568), S4103 [11JN]

——— transfer authority for construction of future major medical facility projects to the Corps of Engineers (see S. 997), S2245 [16AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see S. 1036), S2351 [22AP]

Dinosaur National Monument Day: designate (see S. Res. 271), S6975 [28SE]

Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see S. 1333), S2850 [13MY]

Education: 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), S3183 [20MY]

FDA: increase number of individuals allowed to use certain medical devices under the humanitarian device exemption (see S. 2188), S7413 [21OC]

Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see S. 858), S1891 [25MR]

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see S. 634), S1246 [3MR]

GAO: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see S. Res. 102), S1585 [17MR]

IRS: exempt from certain labor-management relations requirements (see S. 2245), S7814 [5NO]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see S. 2144), S7160 [6OC]

——— urge additional sanctions based on human rights abuses, redesignate as a state sponsor of terror, and impose conditions on resumption of negotiations (see S. Res. 180), S3060 [19MY]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see S. 1519), S3776 [4JN]

Park Geun-hye: welcome Republic of Korea President upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (see S. Res. 194), S3861 [8JN] (see S. Res. 278), S7160 [6OC]

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

Taiwan: develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see S. 2426), S8883 [18DE]

Taxation: facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (see S. 2313), S8160 [19NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [6JA]

Cloture motions

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1575 [17MR], S1641 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: 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, S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

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]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY], S8030, S8033 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S8875 [18DE]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1152 [26FE], S1192 [27FE]

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]

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

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2644 [5MY], S2725 [7MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [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), S3340 [31MY], S3427 [2JN]

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]

Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7675 [30OC], S7697 [3NO]

Letters

Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine: John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, S4072 [11JN]

——— Representative Perlmutter, S4072 [11JN]

——— Senator Gardner and Representative Tipton, S4072 [11JN]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S7665 [30OC]

Remarks

Abe, Shinzo: welcome Japanese Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress, S2444 [28AP]

Aviation: improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during security incidents at domestic airports (H.R. 720), S6422, S6423 [5AU]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1862 [25MR], S2002 [26MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (S. 1362), S6425 [5AU]

Colorado: Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine, S3984 [10JN], S4071 [11JN]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S8712 [16DE]

Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (H. Con. Res. 54), S4117 [11JN]

Denver, CO: anniversary of Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, S5003• [13JY]

——— opening of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, S3771 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3736 [4JN], S3984 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among departmental components (H.R. 615), S4116, S4117 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Aurora, CO, VA Medical Center funding, S7037 [30SE]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center in Denver, CO, and authorize transfers of certain funding to replace such medical center (S. 1568), S4116 [11JN]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical facility in Denver, CO (H.R. 2496), S3290 [22MY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), S6955, S6956 [25SE], S7037 [30SE]

——— require GAO audits of major medical facilities construction projects, S3736 [4JN]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, S4071 [11JN]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S1565–S1567 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow use of Title I funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs at eligible schools, S5144 [16JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), S5144 [16JY]

Farmers Implement Co., Inc.: anniversary, S7436 [22OC]

Federal employees: prevent fraud by representative payees by prosecuting those who misuse Federal retirement funds (S. 1576), S6423, S6424 [5AU]

——— provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (H.R. 1531), S6425 [5AU]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2785 [12MY], S3272 [22MY], S4535 [23JN]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2034 [26MR], S6068 [28JY]

Indo-Asia-Pacific Region: develop strategy to promote U.S. interests in the region, S3984 [10JN]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S5678 [24JY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6577 [10SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2512 [29AP]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3272 [22MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2785 [12MY]

J. Waties Waring Judicial Center, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 2131), S6425 [5AU]

Japan: U.S. policy, S2444 [28AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: reaffirm U.S. policy to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, increase military engagement with allies in region, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions, S2817 [13MY]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (S. 1519), S4243 [17JN], S5510 [23JY]

Lieutenant Colonel James ‘‘Maggie’’ Megellas Post Office, Fond du Lac, WI: designate (S. 1826), S6424 [5AU]

McGuire, Matthew T.: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Executive Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S4117 [11JN]

Medicare: designate Rural Emergency Hospitals to sustain emergency services in rural areas (S. 1648), S4625 [25JN]

——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (S. 1347), S6425 [5AU]

Memorial Day: observance, S3273 [22MY]

National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 115), S1957 [25MR]

National Lobster Day: designate (S. Res. 230), S6426 [5AU]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 228), S6425, S6426 [5AU]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 248), S6426 [5AU]

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), S6577 [10SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2512 [29AP]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8282 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8282 [2DE]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (H.R. 2559), S6425 [5AU]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6426 [5AU]

Senate: authority of officials during adjournment, S4117 [11JN], S6426 [5AU]

——— legislative program, S4117 [11JN], S6426 [5AU]

Smith, Gentry O.: nomination to be Dept. of State Office of Foreign Missions Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S4117 [11JN]

Specialist Joseph W. Riley Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (S. 1596), S6424 [5AU]

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, S4535 [23JN]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S3272 [22MY], S4535 [23JN], S4562 [24JN]

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), S7706 [3NO]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect privately held water rights and permits, S1862 [25MR], S2002 [26MR]

Tributes

Bailly, Bette, S7343• [20OC]

Thalhammer, Mark W., S4544• [23JN]

Zimmer, Larry, S7910• [10NO]