KING, ANGUS S., JR. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1791, S1799, S1817, S1818 [24MR], S1838, S1848, S1877, S1884, S1892, S1893, S1903, S1905, S1925, S1930, S1943, S1948, S1953 [25MR], S1969, S1973, S1977, S1998, S2014, S2015, S2016, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2043, S2044, S2045, S2065, S2069, S2071, S2075, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S349 [21JA], S433, S434, S435 [22JA], S542 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3696 [3JN], S3829 [4JN], S3935, S3945 [9JN], S4139, S4143 [15JN], S4265 [18JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4691 [7JY], S4872, S4874 [8JY], S5087 [14JY], S5095, S5103, S5131 [15JY]

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), S5682 [24JY], S5741 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8400, S8402 [3DE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S985 [12FE]

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

Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 150), S200 [13JA]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1384 [10MR]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2600 [4MY]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see S. 255), S542 [27JA]

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]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S8547 [9DE]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S2795 [12MY]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S4022 (see S. 1543), S4021 [10JN]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see S. 1937), S7546 [27OC]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S4545 [23JN]

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

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in establishing a price for paid school lunches (see S. 1805), S5210 [21JY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S7594 [28OC]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S6468 [8SE]

Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 1935), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S1336 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: 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), S926 [11FE]

——— 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]

——— simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (see S. 108), S59 [7JA]

Dept. of Energy: 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), S2730 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States for development of innovative long-term services and support programs (see S. 2338), S8637 [14DE]

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

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1503), S4023 [10JN]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S5211 [21JY]

——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see S. 1503), S4023 [10JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S2353 [22AP]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see S. 1615), S4298 [18JN]

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

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), S8080 [18NO]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S6849 [21SE]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1304 [4MR]

Dept. of State: making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S7595 [28OC]

Dept. of the Interior: restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S3061 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to veterans (see S. 1797), S5170 [16JY]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S421 [22JA]

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

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 684), S4545 [23JN]

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

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S833 [5FE]

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

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

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8439 [7DE]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S4841 [8JY]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S7220 [7OC]

——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S8161 [19NO]

——— increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (see S. 1431), S3237 [21MY]

El Faro (vessel): recognize crew who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends (see S. Res. 291), S7413 [21OC]

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

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), S1118 [25FE]

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), S4545 [23JN]

FDA: establish procedures regarding approval of opioid drugs (see S. 954), S8161 [19NO]

——— improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food establishments and amend authority to bring certain proceedings (see S. 2217), S7655 [29OC]

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

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 546), S1075 [24FE]

Financial institutions: allow more small insured depository institutions to qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle (see S. 970), S2475 [28AP]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 1709), S4686 [7JY]

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

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend (see S. 1469), S3316 [23MY]

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 religion: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms worldwide (see S. Res. 69), S833 [5FE]

FRS: establish advisory boards for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 1963), S6380 [5AU]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S3239 [21MY]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1058), S2352 [22AP]

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), S1585 [17MR]

——— clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8242 [1DE]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7914 [10NO]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1201 [27FE]

——— 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]

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]

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

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see S. 338), S2401 [23AP] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see S. 694), S2474 [28AP]

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

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S3861 [8JN]

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

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S654 [29JA]

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

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 1884), S6136 [29JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1529 [16MR]

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

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S3777 [4JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S7913 [10NO]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S7913 [10NO]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1529 [16MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2475 [28AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S11 [6JA]

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

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 766), S2530 [29AP]

——— reduce number of nonessential new vehicles purchased and leased by the Government (see S. 427), S900 [10FE]

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

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 228), S6241 [3AU]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 119), S131 [9JA]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6381 [5AU]

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

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 60), S673 [30JA]

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

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

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 63), S773 [4FE]

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

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 280), S589 [28JA]

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

——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1415), S3237 [21MY]

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

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 1809), S5210 [21JY]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 122), S7913 [10NO]

Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see S. 1715), S4840 [8JY]

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

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]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: establish an energy storage portfolio standard (see S. 1434), S3310 [22MY]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S4686 [7JY]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S6894 [22SE]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1247 [3MR]

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

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2220 [15AP]

——— treat certain qualified disaster areas as HUBZones and extend the period for HUBZone treatment for certain defense base closure areas (see S. 1292), S2794 [12MY]

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

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see S. 978), S2244 [16AP]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S5010 [13JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

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

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (see S. 2216), S8080 [18NO]

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

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

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

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 968), S4346 [22JN]

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

——— tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 489), S1120 [25FE]

Taxation: 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), S2972 [18MY]

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

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

——— extend the residential energy efficient property tax credit (see S. 1755), S6534 [9SE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S1709 [23MR]

——— 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), S2795 [12MY]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S2971 [18MY]

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

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

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

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

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

Telecommunications: promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 240), S698 [2FE]

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

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

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

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), S4603 [24JN]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 204), S4299 [18JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S7771 [4NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: clarify treatment of carbon emissions from forest biomass (see S. 1284), S2759 [11MY]

Dept. of Education: establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S58 [7JA]

——— increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources for eligible students to increase student and educator engagement (see S. 1606), S4297 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy: limit authority to approve certain proposals relative to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 1237), S2688 [6MY]

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

FERC: consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and consumer benefits before approving or disapproving an application for a liquefied natural gas terminal (see S. 1242), S2730 [7MY]

——— streamline licensing procedures for hydroelectric projects on existing dams (see S. 1338), S2933 [14MY]

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

Immigration: permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the U.S. (see S. 1899), S6186 [30JY]

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

Political campaigns: require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see S. 2212), S7594 [28OC]

Power resources: facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (see S. 1213), S2688 [6MY] (see S. 2003), S6434 [6AU]

Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see S. 708), S1438 [11MR]

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

Privilege of the floor

Greenert, Jon, S6610 [10SE]

Remarks

Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine, Inc.: tribute, S7716 [3NO]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8741 [17DE]

Budget: deficit, S8741 [17DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1842 [25MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2209, S2211 [15AP]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4256 [18JN]

Collins, Senator: tribute to casting 6000th consecutive vote, S6781 [17SE]

Computers: improve cybersecurity in the U.S. to protect against and prevent cyber attacks, S384–S386 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3750 [4JN]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3751 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan and reducing overlapping student loan repayment plans, S1842 [25MR], S2209 [15AP]

——— simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (S. 108), S64 [7JA]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (S. 207), S384 [22JA], S1465 [12MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8741 [17DE]

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

Eximbank: reauthorize, S3750 [4JN], S6682 [16SE], S6870 [22SE]

Firearms: gun control, S7246 [8OC]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S3856• [8JN]

Information technology: improve cybersecurity, S828 [5FE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7393, S7395 [21OC]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S5094 [15JY], S6346 [5AU]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6556 [10SE], S6683 [16SE]

——— impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1364 [10MR]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2453 [28AP]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 615), S1364 [10MR]

Kennebunk, ME: anniversary of Kennebunk Rotary Club, S1707• [23MR]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Lewiston High School boys’ soccer team, S8155• [19NO]

——— tribute to Tree Street Youth Center, S4242• [17JN]

Maine: anniversary of Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission, S3857• [8JN]

——— tribute to Maine Women’s Hall of Fame inductees, S1527• [16MR]

Maine Community Health Options (nonprofit organization): tribute, S892 [10FE]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S7246 [8OC]

National Adoption Month: observance, S7716 [3NO]

National Association of Community Health Centers: anniversary, S6235• [3AU]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7457 [22OC]

Newcastle, ME: tribute to Frances Perkins Homestead dedication as a National Historic Landmark, S3856• [8JN]

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), S6556 [10SE], S6683 [16SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2453 [28AP]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6218 [3AU]

Pope Francis: release of encyclical on global warming and climate change, S4256 [18JN]

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), S3379 [1JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6682 [16SE]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1364 [10MR]

——— legislative process, S6682 [16SE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8741 [17DE]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (S. 375), S828 [5FE]

University of New England: tribute to advances in chronic pain research, S828 [5FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary, S6891 [22SE]

Wells, ME: tribute to Wells Reserve & Laudholm Trust solar energy project, S1527• [16MR]

Wilson, Timothy P.: Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine (organization) Gerda Haas Award for Excellence in Human Rights Education and Leadership recipient, S2969• [18MY]

World War II: anniversary of conclusion, S6372 [5AU]

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

Tributes

Bilsky, Ed, S828 [5FE]

Daggett, Beverly C., S6974• [28SE]

Donato, John, S1707• [23MR]

Gorman, Leon, S7303• [19OC]

Gould, Lawrence, S3924 [9JN]

Gunning, George and Donna, S1464 [12MR]

Jones, Meredith, S6604• [10SE]

McCarthy, Michael, S6376• [5AU]

Ogden, Peter W., S3856• [8JN]

Shettleworth, Earle G., Jr., S7217• [7OC]

Smith, Wil, S1029• [23FE]

Truman, Burt, S1464 [12MR]

Walsh, Margo, S6892• [22SE]