KLOBUCHAR, AMY (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1908, S1947, S1953 [25MR], S2015, S2018, S2021, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S244, S245 [16JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1447 [11MR], S1498 [12MR], S2307 [21AP], S2313, S2333, S2353 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3708, S3709 [3JN], S3926 [9JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4859 [8JY], S4923 [9JY], S5063, S5069 [14JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6321, S6322 [4AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2976, S2984, S2989 [18MY], S3078 [19MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2180 [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), S5683 [24JY], S5720, S5870, S5871 [26JY], S6039 [27JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8313 [2DE], S8400 [3DE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2180 [14AP]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1551 [16MR]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

President’s Export 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]

Air Force: modernize C–130 aircraft and ensure such aircraft meet applicable FAA regulations (see S. 1136), S2760 [11MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S6955 [25SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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), S2403 [23AP]

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), S1709 [23MR]

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), S1529 [16MR]

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]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2474 [28AP]

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]

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), S8021 [17NO]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 783), S1661 [19MR]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see S. 588), S1161 [26FE]

——— issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S100 [8JA]

Crime: increase penalties for wildlife trafficking and allow civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution for such crimes to be transferred to wildlife conservation funds (see S. 27), S2431 [27AP]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S1336 [9MR]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S201 [13JA]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7472 [22OC]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S3061 [19MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S834 [5FE]

Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans: establish (see S. Res. 155), S2530 [29AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see S. 1110), S7861 [9NO]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S5526 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 1524), S3860 [8JN]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1661 [19MR]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S2042 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 259), S541 [27JA]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S4686 [7JY]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1202 [27FE]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S6240 [3AU]

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see S. 1503), S3775 [4JN]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S7161 [6OC]

——— facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans (see S. 218), S347 [21JA]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see S. 2311), S8439 [7DE]

——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see S. 1503), S3775 [4JN]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S8685 [15DE]

——— reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2060), S6955 [25SE]

——— reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women (see S. 2226), S7722 [3NO]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1299), S2794 [12MY]

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), S737 [3FE]

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), S4686 [7JY]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S983 [12FE]

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

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S1891 [25MR]

——— 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 with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 32), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1118 [25FE]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S2794 [12MY]

——— 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]

——— report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria (see S. 756), S1782 [24MR]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2302 [21AP]

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), S1529 [16MR]

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

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 901), S7967 [16NO]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA]

——— 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 use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S5010 [13JY]

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

——— reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 627), S1246 [3MR]

——— 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), S466 [26JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S5929 [27JY]

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S3457 [2JN]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7344 [20OC]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 74), S984 [12FE]

Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S11 [6JA]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 181), S238 [16JA]

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

——— 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), S5130 [15JY]

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), S2042 [26MR]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see S. 225), S348 [21JA]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S4203 [16JN]

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]

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

FAA: use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate Airport Improvement Program apportionments (see S. 239), S1119 [25FE]

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

——— 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]

FCC: allow skilled nursing facilities to apply for support from Universal Service Fund Rural Health Care Program (see S. 1916), S6700 [16SE]

——— authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions (see S. 760), S1585 [17MR]

——— prevent caller identification spoofing (see S. 1759), S5061 [14JY]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see S. 1260), S3407 [1JN]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 1014), S2570 [30AP]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see S. 1421), S3237 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2387), S8602 [10DE]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5130 [15JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S2651 [5MY]

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

——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S7413 [21OC]

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

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see S. 461), S926 [11FE]

——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 891), S2432 [27AP]

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), S4139 [15JN]

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]

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

Health care professionals: protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see S. 689), S1383 [10MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S4022 [10JN]

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), S200 [13JA]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1589), S4202 [16JN]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7724 [3NO]

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]

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), S7861 [9NO]

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S5527 [23JY]

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), S6074 [28JY]

——— reauthorize (see S. 338), S6074 [28JY]

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]

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), S1439 [11MR]

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

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

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S8494 [8DE]

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

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S773 [4FE]

——— 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), S3456 [2JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S5929 [27JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1709 [23MR]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S7546 [27OC]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7305 [19OC]

——— 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), S2474 [28AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S7047 [30SE]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1549), S4021 [10JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S3184 [20MY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S3861 [8JN]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1509), S4347 [22JN]

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

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

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

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1385 [10MR]

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

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

——— improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (see S. 2425), S8883 [18DE]

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), S8192 [30NO]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S4688 [7JY]

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

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (see S. 304), S653 [29JA]

——— limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 766), S1585 [17MR]

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 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 341), S8883 [18DE]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 293), S7470 [22OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2973 [18MY]

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

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: provide for certain requirements relative to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition (see S. 1551), S4203 [16JN]

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

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S5212 [21JY]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4649 [25JN]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6468 [8SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S2651 [5MY]

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

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see S. 1137), S2530 [29AP]

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

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 2110), S7047 [30SE]

Pharmaceuticals: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 122), S99 [8JA]

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]

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: 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), S3061 [19MY]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 270), S6938 [24SE]

Refugees: recognize need for international assistance, commend resettlement efforts of foreign countries, and support increased admission into the U.S. relative to refugees seeking asylum from violence in Syria (see S. Res. 268), S6938 [24SE]

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), S7048 [30SE]

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), S1031 [23FE]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S4841 [8JY]

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

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S4546 [23JN]

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]

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S6380 [5AU]

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

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S201 [13JA]

——— 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]

Southeast-Asian Americans: recognize economic, cultural, and political contributions on anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese Conflict and related historical events (see S. Res. 157), S2935 [14MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S3060 [19MY]

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

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S4841 [8JY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 780), S1709 [23MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see S. 315), S653 [29JA]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 574), S5129 [15JY]

——— clarify special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities (see S. 1667), S4602 [24JN]

——— clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (see S. 2308), S8159 [19NO]

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

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 609), S1529 [16MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S1529 [16MR]

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

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S3406 [1JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S1032 [23FE]

——— 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), S5929 [27JY]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S860 [9FE]

——— 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), S2850 [13MY]

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

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 950), S2402 [23AP]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see S. 1429), S3237 [21MY]

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

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 616), S1630 [18MR]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 1412), S3457 [2JN]

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

——— 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]

Technology: improve coordination and use of geospatial data (see S. 740), S8685 [15DE]

Telecommunications: make it illegal to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile electronic device (see S. 1949), S6379 [5AU]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8686 [15DE]

——— 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), S2934 [14MY]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1074), S2432 [27AP]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance airport security through improved screening of airport employees (see S. 2361), S8686 [15DE]

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]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2850 [13MY]

——— 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), S3862 [8JN]

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

——— expand health programs (see S. 674), S1337 [9MR]

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

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 370), S6652 [15SE]

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

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S7161 [6OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see S. 1634), S4298 [18JN]

CBO: create a division to perform regulatory analysis (see S. 2294), S8021 [17NO]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 2275), S7913 [10NO]

Consumers: enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers (see S. 1234), S2688 [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), S2730 [7MY]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1520), S3776 [4JN]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S982 [12FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 600), S1161 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 1865), S5928 [27JY]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 1614), S4298 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 2401), S8684 [15DE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: improve highway safety (see S. 1433), S3238 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see S. 761), S1585 [17MR]

——— 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]

Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 1327), S2850 [13MY]

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

——— 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), S1660 [19MR]

——— require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to enable consumers to remotely delete data from smartphones and render such devices inoperable (see S. 1076), S2400 [23AP]

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

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1490), S3678 [3JN]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 1189), S2650 [5MY]

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

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

Medicaid: extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 2118), S7102 [1OC]

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

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

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 159), S2568 [30AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 59), S673 [30JA]

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 2019), S6533 [9SE]

Science: support innovation (see S. 894), S2041 [26MR]

SSA: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see S. 369), S772 [4FE]

Surface Transportation Board: prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks without approval of the rail carrier’s rail car storage plan (see S. 443), S900 [10FE]

Taxation: provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 879), S2040 [26MR]

——— treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1801), S5170 [16JY] (see S. 2202), S7470 [22OC]

Trademarks: provide for registration of marks consisting of a flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of the U.S., or any State or local government (see S. 328), S697 [2FE]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 1139), S2567 [30AP]

Cloture motions

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2295 [21AP], S2371 [23AP]

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), S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY]

Excerpts

‘‘Half the Sky—Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide’’: Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, S1601–S1613, S1619, S1620 [18MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1652 [19MR]

Beuning, Brian: Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention award recipient, S6433• [6AU]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2632 [5MY]

Climate: global warming, S6884 [22SE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 535), S6884 [22SE]

Crime: increase penalties for sex traffickers, S1410 [11MR]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal, S4173, S4174 [16JN]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1267 [4MR], S1410 [11MR], S1597, S1601, S1618 [18MR], S1652 [19MR], S2282 [21AP], S2326, S2337 [22AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, S1597, S1601–S1613, S1618 [18MR], S1652 [19MR], S2326, S2337 [22AP]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 166), S1267 [4MR], S1411 [11MR]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (S. 491), S986 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4173, S4174 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) funding, S4920 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements, S6884 [22SE]

——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters, S6884 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S729 [3FE], S1025 [23FE]

——— making appropriations (S. 272), S729 [3FE], S1025 [23FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 551), S8455 [8DE]

Dept. of Transportation: adequately fund bridges, S6048, S6049 [28JY]

Diseases: strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (S. Res. 74), S1005 [12FE]

Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (S. 1327), S4337 [22JN]

Education: improve teacher and principal retention in schools serving Indian and Alaska Native students, S4920 [9JY]

——— provide professional development and training to schools to ensure teachers and principals have necessary knowledge and skills to address chronic absenteeism, S4920 [9JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4920 [9JY]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S4921 [9JY]

——— reauthorize and reform (S. 819), S6666 [16SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), S7559 [28OC]

Families and domestic relations: importance of international adoption, S8058, S8059 [18NO]

Ficcadenti, Mark: Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association Police Officer of the Year award recipient, S6433• [6AU]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7238 [8OC]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7238 [8OC]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S7978 [17NO]

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, S7978 [17NO]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by U.S. citizens to allow admission to the U.S., S8059 [18NO]

Health: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (S. 289), S2632 [5MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in persons, S1266 [4MR]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S729 [3FE], S1025 [23FE]

——— reform, S1599 [18MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6591 [10SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2555 [30AP]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1598–S1600, S1610, S1618 [18MR], S1657 [19MR], S2369 [23AP]

——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to position on Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S1599 [18MR]

Medicare: 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 (S. 984), S2471 [28AP]

Minneapolis, MN: tribute to Minnesota Orchestra visit to Cuba, S4249• [17JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 315), S8058, S8059, S8060 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 315), S8058, S8059, S8060 [18NO]

Newman, Dava J.: confirmation as NASA Deputy Administrator, S2471 [28AP]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S309 [21JA]

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), S6591 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6048, S6049 [28JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2555 [30AP]

Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S6884 [22SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S7978 [17NO]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7978 [17NO]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S7978 [17NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6048, S6049 [28JY]

Ross, Mark: Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention award recipient, S6433• [6AU]

Smith, Gayle E.: nomination to be AID Administrator, S7978 [17NO]

St. Paul, MN: allegations of misconduct by Veterans Benefits Administration employees who reassigned themselves to jobs that involved fewer responsibilities while maintaining high salaries, S7037 [30SE], S8060 [18NO]

Volkswagen AG (company): use of software to deceive motor vehicle emissions tests, S6924 [24SE]

Votes: position on missed, S2471 [28AP]

Wayzata, MN: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 283, S7966• [16NO]

Wright, Wilhelmina M.: nomination to be district judge, S7978 [17NO]

Tributes

Baumann, Rose, S2396 [23AP]

Dowling, Joe, S3675• [3JN]