MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Senator from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1825 [24MR], S1862, S1892, S1908, S1916, S1926, S1936, S1945, S1948, S1953 [25MR], S1975, S1998, S2015, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2044, S2045, S2046, S2047, S2059, S2071, S2075, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S186, S212, S215 [13JA], S244, S247 [16JA], S297 [20JA], S403, S422, S434, S443, S444 [22JA], S477, S478 [26JA], S523, S542 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3667, S3690, S3696, S3697, S3715, S3717, S3724, S3725 [3JN], S3740, S3784, S3794, S3800, S3815, S3824, S3830 [4JN], S3866 [8JN], S3927, S3964 [9JN], S4025 [10JN], S4166 [15JN], S4204 [16JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4691, S4780 [7JY], S4827, S4842, S4864, S4886 [8JY], S4973 [9JY], S5064, S5066, S5069 [14JY], S5102 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6309, S6310 [4AU], S6411 [5AU], S7336 [20OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2941, S2942 [14MY], S2973, S2976, S2987, S2995, S3001, S3002 [18MY], S3061 [19MY], S3239, S3240 [21MY], S3311 [22MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8081 [18NO]

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), S5539, S5540 [23JY], S5691, S5696, S5699 [24JY], S5711, S5726, S5736, S5741, S5871, S5872 [26JY], S5931, S5933 [27JY], S6076 [28JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8308 [2DE], S8400 [3DE]

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), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7274 [8OC]

——— condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S6187 [30JY]

AID: reform Food for Peace Program (see S. 525), S6605 [10SE]

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

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S7304 [19OC]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see S. 1498), S5171 [16JY]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S2041 [26MR]

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

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

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

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4103 [11JN]

——— improve procedures for legal justice for members (see S. 1130), S2530 [29AP]

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]

Aviation: require air carriers to modify certain policies relative to use of epinephrine for in-flight emergencies (see S. 1972), S7006 [29SE]

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

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S927 [11FE]

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

Business and industry: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see S. 1968), S6380 [5AU]

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to brownfield remediation grants (see S. 1479), S3456 [2JN]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 124), S2041 [26MR]

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), S1032 [23FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S5929 [27JY]

Coastal zones: improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (see S. 1430), S3237 [21MY]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2732 [7MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2731 [7MY]

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]

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

——— secure rights of artists of works of visual art to provide royalties (see S. 977), S2244 [16AP]

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

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 447), S2972 [18MY]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 783), S1629 [18MR]

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]

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

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

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7345 [20OC]

Cuba: authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see S. 1389), S3239 [21MY]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S4138 [15JN]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2401 [23AP]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4347 [22JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S7595 [28OC]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S7273 [8OC]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see S. 2420), S8794 [17DE]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S2273 [20AP]

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

Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 182), S3060 [19MY]

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

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 251), S466 [26JA]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see S. 1060), S2352 [22AP]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S2352 [22AP]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see S. 1062), S2352 [22AP]

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

——— require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S4299 [18JN]

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

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

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

——— issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S3237 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see S. 480), S982 [12FE]

——— ensure access to screening mammography (see S. 1926), S7346 [20OC]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 864), S7006 [29SE]

——— make grants to States for screening and treatment for maternal depression (see S. 2311), S8160 [19NO]

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S7967 [16NO]

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), S1075 [24FE]

——— 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 death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 962), S2220 [15AP]

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

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

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S2531 [29AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP]

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

Dept. of Transportation: ensure motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided alongside of crashworthiness information where such information is made available to the public (see S. 1535), S4021 [10JN]

——— improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see S. 1680), S4648 [25JN]

——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 1673), S4602 [24JN]

——— incentivize early adoption of positive train control (see S. 1006), S2934 [14MY]

——— 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]

——— provide improved investment in national transportation infrastructure (see S. 1748), S5010 [13JY]

——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 900), S2110 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical centers of the Dept. (see S. 2210), S7546 [27OC]

——— 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), S7771 [4NO]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see S. 223), S859 [9FE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S542 [27JA]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S4346 [22JN]

——— increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 2022), S6940 [24SE]

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

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S6188 [30JY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2336), S8241 [1DE]

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

Diseases: commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (see S. Res. 108), S1781 [24MR]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S927 [11FE]

——— reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see S. 1654), S4544 [23JN]

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

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]

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

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

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S6894 [22SE]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see S. 1918), S6239 [3AU]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see S. 700), S1384 [10MR]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S1118 [25FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see S. 824), S1710 [23MR]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S3777 [4JN]

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

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

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

FCC: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental television channels and preserve support for such channels (see S. 1244), S2730 [7MY]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see S. 1472), S3406 [1JN]

——— 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), S2730 [7MY]

FDA: establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling and eliminate deceptive claims and update existing nutrition labels (see S. 2301), S8079 [18NO]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 511), S1304 [4MR]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 779), S5456 [22JY]

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

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 164), S859 [9FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1163 [26FE]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 1977), S6940 [24SE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see S. 1760), S6188 [30JY]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see S. 2213), S8022 [17NO]

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

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 1834), S5455 [22JY]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see S. 1735), S4953 [9JY]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S2935 [14MY]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S1336 [9MR]

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]

FTC: prescribe regulations on collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see S. 2404), S8684 [15DE]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 430), S900 [10FE]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S5062 [14JY]

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

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2473 [28AP]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see S. 284), S589 [28JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. 1081), S5212 [21JY]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8192 [30NO]

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

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 1886), S8080 [18NO]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S8192 [30NO]

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]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1789), S6606 [10SE]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S7724 [3NO]

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), S6605 [10SE]

——— reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

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), S6467 [8SE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2570 [30AP]

Maldives: call for release of former President Mohamed Nasheed from prison, release all other political prisoners, and guarantee due process for and respect human rights of all people (see S. 2231), S7722 [3NO]

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

——— strengthen Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics through improved reimbursement and expanded workforce and operations (see S. 2097), S8161 [19NO]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S1892 [25MR]

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

——— 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), S6467 [8SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S6240 [3AU]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S2760 [11MY]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (see S. 971), S2244 [16AP]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7547 [27OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S1891 [25MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S8794 [17DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S7047 [30SE]

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

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

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1832), S5455 [22JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 2254), S7814 [5NO]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 98), S1303 [4MR]

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

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S7594 [28OC]

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

National Dyslexia Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 275), S7472 [22OC]

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see S. 1743), S4953 [9JY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S6651 [15SE]

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

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 175), S2730 [7MY]

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]

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]

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see S. Res. 163), S2568 [30AP]

——— support sustainable recovery and rebuilding following earthquakes (see S. 1882), S6241 [3AU]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 63), S737 [3FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S4603 [24JN]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S6811 [17SE]

NRC: ensure State and local communities participate in development of nuclear plant decommissioning plans and require public approval or rejection of such proposed plans (see S. 964), S2220 [15AP]

——— prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency preparedness and response and security regulations for spent fuel stored at closed nuclear reactors (see S. 944), S2220 [15AP]

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

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

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

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S542 [27JA]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see S. 1041), S8685 [15DE]

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

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S1217 [2MR]

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

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S3061 [19MY]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7725 [3NO]

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]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1264), S2759 [11MY]

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), S7471 [22OC]

Roads and highways: expand project eligibility to certain public infrastructure projects relative to financing (see S. 880), S2041 [26MR]

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

SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2116), S7161 [6OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S3679 [3JN]

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

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

Ships and vessels: remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 371), S1119 [25FE]

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

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), S100 [8JA]

——— 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]

——— 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), S6382 [5AU]

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

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1585 [17MR]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S1629 [18MR]

Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1072), S2400 [23AP]

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

——— extend certain expiring energy tax incentives (see S. 2391), S8602 [10DE]

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

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1792), S5170 [16JY]

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

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 950), S8021 [17NO]

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

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 1686), S7771 [4NO]

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

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

——— 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]

Telecommunications: promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 240), S420 [22JA]

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

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

Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7005 [29SE]

Toxic Substances Control Act: amend to protect vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals (see S. 725), S1494 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S8883 [18DE]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1074), S2400 [23AP]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 946), S2302 [21AP]

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

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1004), S2245 [16AP]

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S2689 [6MY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S6467 [8SE]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2795 [12MY]

——— 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), S3926 [9JN]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see S. 1532), S4139 [15JN]

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

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

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 370), S6955 [25SE]

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), S7273 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries: implement (see S. 1251), S2730 [7MY]

BLM: increase royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land and prohibit export of coal produced on Federal land (see S. 2339), S8241 [1DE]

Business and industry: modify certain penalties to deter oil spills (see S. 1311), S2794 [12MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1473), S3455 [2JN]

Charren, Peggy: tribute (see S. Res. 61), S698 [2FE]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1563), S4103 [11JN]

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

——— require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism (see S. 2374), S8494 [8DE]

Dept. of Education: ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 1322), S2849 [13MY]

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

——— ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see S. 188), S238 [16JA]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see S. 1280), S2759 [11MY]

——— improve coal leasing (see S. 1340), S2933 [14MY]

——— issue regulations to prevent or minimize the venting or flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations (see S. 1271), S2759 [11MY]

——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see S. 1310), S2794 [12MY]

Dept. of Transportation: require State motor vehicle departments and registration agencies to notify motor vehicle owners of open safety recalls and require compliance with such recalls prior to registration (see S. 617), S1217 [2MR]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S3309 [22MY]

——— provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 707), S1438 [11MR]

——— provide grants to improve treatment of substance use disorders (see S. 1410), S3237 [21MY]

FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see S. 635), S1246 [3MR]

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

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

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see S. 1474), S3456 [2JN]

GAO: conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms on electricity prices, supply, and competition in energy markets (see S. 1272), S2759 [11MY]

Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1392), S3183 [20MY]

Karinge, Esther: relief (see S. 513), S983 [12FE]

Medicaid: require States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while such individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 1409), S3237 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: develop standards to prevent hacking of vehicle control systems, make owners aware of vehicle data collection, and disclose vehicle performance relative to security and privacy (see S. 1806), S5210 [21JY]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2041 [26MR]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 176), S2759 [11MY]

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]

NRC: require nuclear reactor operators to expand emergency planning zones and develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 945), S2220 [15AP]

Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1209), S2687 [6MY]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1208), S2687 [6MY]

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

Public utilities: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage energy usage (see S. 1044), S2352 [22AP]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see S. 187), S238 [16JA]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds (see S. 1515), S3776 [4JN]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 844), S1780 [24MR]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

Eulogies

Brooke, Edward W.: by Delegate Norton, S6800 [17SE]

——— by Edward W. Brooke IV, S6801 [17SE]

——— by Milton C. Davis, S6800 [17SE]

——— by Sec. of State Kerry, S6799 [17SE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [6JA]

Remarks

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, S4610 [24JN]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8659 [15DE], S8713 [16DE]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Marathon bombings, S2202 [15AP]

Botticelli, Michael P.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S846 [9FE]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7636 [29OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1689 [23MR], S2001 [26MR]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4257 [18JN]

Climate: global warming, S6097 [29JY], S6274 [4AU], S7904 [10NO]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S453 [26JA]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S48 [7JA], S186 [13JA], S224 [16JA], S256, S257, S265 [20JA], S453 [26JA], S523 [27JA], S568 [28JA], S636, S637 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S169 [13JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1276 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3740 [4JN], S3897 [9JN]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3897 [9JN]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (S. 831), S3897 [9JN]

——— require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism (S. 2374), S8498 [8DE]

Dept. of Education: ensure student data handled by private companies is protected, S4992 [13JY]

——— establish a commission to develop procedures to regulate use of, and ensure protection of student personal data, S4992 [13JY]

——— establish competitive grant program for States to develop and improve educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions, S5115 [15JY]

Dept. of Energy: discourage export of crude oil if exports increase U.S. energy prices or reliance on imported oil, S3740 [4JN]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, S568 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S1095 [25FE]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (S. 302), S654 [29JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8713 [16DE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S4610 [24JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 2407), S8726 [16DE]

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 (S. Res. 291), S7343 [20OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4992 [13JY], S5115 [15JY]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S8003 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S8003 [17NO]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to funding for roads and bridges to States refusing to submit Clean Power Plan implementation plans, S2001 [26MR]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6097 [29JY], S6274 [4AU]

FCC: prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones, S7636 [29OC]

——— promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic, S1128 [26FE]

——— restore rules relative to open Internet and broadband industry practices, S169 [13JA]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products, S2557 [30AP]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products, S7581 [28OC]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7785 [5NO], S8222 [1DE]

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 trade: impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1145 [26FE]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, S7581 [28OC]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S1095 [25FE]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Crispus Attucks High School boys’ basketball 1955 championship, S7249 [8OC]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6568 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7636 [29OC]

Medicare: provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (S. 857), S4610 [24JN]

New Horizons (spacecraft): tribute to successful mission to Pluto, S5185 [21JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S256 [20JA]

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), S6568 [10SE]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S6678 [16SE], S8581 [10DE], S8659 [15DE], S8713 [16DE]

Pipelines: delay construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline until potential negative impacts have been determined, S523 [27JA], S636 [29JA]

Pope Francis: release of encyclical on global warming and climate change, S4194 [16JN], S4257 [18JN]

——— support encyclical on global warming and climate change, S6797 [17SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S6097 [29JY]

——— prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline, S186 [13JA], S224 [16JA], S256, S257, S265 [20JA]

——— promote clean energy sources in order to combat effects of climate change, S7202 [7OC]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 2407), S8726 [16DE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 2407), S8726 [16DE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: allow flexibility for sales of petroleum products to occur when the price of oil is high, S7636 [29OC]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S453 [26JA], S523 [27JA], S637 [29JA]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8659 [15DE], S8713 [16DE]

——— extend certain solar and wind energy tax credits, S8581 [10DE], S8659 [15DE], S8714 [16DE]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, S7202 [7OC]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S1145 [26FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: support, S8580, S8581 [10DE]

Veterans Day: observance, S7903 [10NO]

Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7693 [3NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 2407), S8726 [16DE]

Tributes

Brooke, Edward W., S6799 [17SE]

Mathias, Jeffrey A., S7343 [20OC]