McCONNELL, MITCH (a Senator from Kentucky)

Addresses

Awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force: by, S733 [3FE]

Henry Clay and the Bourbon Barrel of Compromise: by, S763 [4FE]

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1883, S1901, S1937, S1953 [25MR], S1995, S2015, S2043 [26MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1151, S1183, S1184 [26FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4955 [9JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S7585, S7586, S7598 [28OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), S8586, S8610 [10DE]

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), S6441, S6442, S6469 [8SE], S6643, S6644, S6658, S6659 [15SE], S6868, S6869, S6904 [22SE], S6917, S6945, S6946 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5217 [21JY], S5566, S5671, S5686, S5687 [24JY], S5742, S5880 [26JY], S5922, S6042 [27JY], S6194, S6205 [30JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2435 [27AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), S1205, S1206 [27FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8233, S8245 [1DE], S8420 [3DE]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3340, S3346, S3358, S3359, S3371 [31MY]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4290, S4307 [18JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S4291, S4307, S4328 [18JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6932, S6948 [24SE], S6955 [25SE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S4901 [9JY]

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

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

Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]

Articles and editorials

After 50 Years at UK, Professor Who Wrote Much of Kentucky Law and Investigated UK Athletics Is Retiring, John Cheves, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S4292 [18JN]

Girls’ Sweet Sixteen—Covington Holy Cross Takes State Title, Mark Maloney, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S2026 [26MR]

Highlands Councilman Tom Owen Retiring, Phillip M. Bailey, Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S8234 [1DE]

Hundreds Attend Military Funeral Service for Dirk Shelton, Jeff Noble, Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S2024 [26MR]

Lexington Council Member, Business Magazine Founder and Publisher Ed Lane Dies at 73, Greg Kocher and Karla Ward, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S6364 [5AU]

Magazine Names Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers a Top Public Official in Nation, Jack Brammer, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S8370 [3DE]

Obama Is Wrong To Hold Defense Funding Hostage, Senator McCain, Politico (publication), S3890 [9JN]

Owensboro Boys Win Their First State Basketball Title Since 1980, Mark Maloney, Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, S2025 [26MR]

Smith Is Season Nine Voice Winner, Reina P. Cunningham, Harlan (KY) Daily Enterprise, S8785 [17DE]

Snowden Blindfold Act, Wall Street Journal, S2708 [7MY]

Thomas More Women Win Division III National Championship, Adam Turer, Cincinnati (OH) Kentucky Enquirer, S2025 [26MR]

Thousands Say Goodbye to Slain Richmond Officer Daniel Ellis—Chief Says ‘‘Grief Is Nearly Inconsolable,’’ Carolyn Callahan and Emily Mahar, WLKY.com (Internet site), S8596 [10DE]

U of C’s Colegrove Honored at LTC, Nita Johnson, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S1524 [16MR]

Urban League CEO Richmond Retiring, Sheldon S. Shafer, Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S408 [22JA], S577 [28JA]

White House Steps Up Warnings About Terrorism on U.S. Soil, Brian Bennett, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S3254 [22MY]

World War II Veteran Receives High School Diploma—Bullock Joined Army in Wake of Pearl Harbor Attack, R. Scott Belzer, London (KY) Sentinel-Echo, S3301 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S6893 [22SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN]

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

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

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see S. 238), S6894 [22SE]

Burma: commend free and fair elections, call for peaceful transfer of power, and support efforts to pursue national unity (see S. Res. 320), S8160 [19NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of marble bust of Vice President Richard B. Cheney (see S. Con. Res. 24), S7815 [5NO]

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]

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 134), S100 [8JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 201), S542 [27JA] (see S. 404), S833 [5FE]

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), S6380 [5AU]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 790), S1629 [18MR]

Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S591 [28JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S420 [22JA]

——— provide private sector employees with an opportunity for compensatory time off and a flexible credit hour program to help balance the demands of work and family (see S. 803), S1660 [19MR]

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 234), S420 [22JA]

——— disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S8021 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 24), S7491 [26OC]

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1324), S2849 [13MY]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 751), S1585 [17MR]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 1944), S8161 [19NO]

France: tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]

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

Health: preserve freedom and choice in health care (see S. 1016), S2272 [20AP]

——— reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see S. 1531), S3925 [9JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 1161), S2568 [30AP]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S541 [27JA]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S589 [28JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE] (see S. 1874), S6073 [28JY]

Lacey Act: replace criminal penalties reliant on foreign law for trafficking in wildlife, fish, and plants with a civil penalty system (see S. 1019), S2300 [21AP]

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]

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), S1303 [4MR]

Medicare: provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 1135), S2652 [5MY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S6652 [15SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2688 [6MY]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S7913 [10NO]

National security: authorize access to certain records, make permanent certain authorities on roving surveillance, individual terrorists, and foreign surveillance, and modify access requirements for telecommunications records (see S. 2344), S8380 [3DE]

——— extend authority to collect certain records, make permanent the authority for roving surveillance, and treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (see S. 2295), S8081 [18NO]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (see S. Res. 76), S984 [12FE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6533 [9SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 507), S983 [12FE]

——— reform by ending partisanship, providing oversight of the Office of the General Counsel, and encouraging timely decisionmaking (see S. 288), S590 [28JA]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 801), S1660 [19MR]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6073 [28JY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1660 [19MR]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S1439 [11MR]

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

Syria: condemn atrocities committed by Bashar al-Assad and his regime (see S. Res. 173), S2688 [6MY]

Taxation: improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S1119 [25FE]

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

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

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8160 [19NO]

Ukraine: provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 980), S2244 [16AP]

——— disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S.J. Res. 22), S6809 [17SE]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2567 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Adams, Julie E.: election as Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 8), S12 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 10), S12 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 9), S12 [6JA]

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

Bryan, Patricia Mack: appointment as Senate Legal Counsel (see S. Res. 16), S12 [6JA]

Bureau of Prisons: require the Director to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 1784), S5170 [16JY]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (see S. Res. 18), S12 [6JA] (see S. Res. 21), S59 [7JA] (see S. Res. 23), S100 [8JA]

Congress: adjournment (see S. Con. Res. 19), S4602 [24JN]

——— notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see S. Res. 1), S12 [6JA]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S1660 [19MR]

Dove, Laura C.: election as Sec. for the Majority of the Senate (see S. Res. 14), S12 [6JA]

EPA: disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 23), S7491 [26OC]

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

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]

Frankel, Morgan J.: appointment as Deputy Senate Legal Counsel (see S. Res. 17), S12 [6JA]

FRS: establish Consumer Financial Protection Bureau application process for interested parties to apply for an area to be designated as a rural area (see S. 871), S2040 [26MR]

Hatch, Senator: election as President pro tempore (see S. Res. 3), S12 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as President pro tempore (see S. Res. 5), S12 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as President pro tempore (see S. Res. 4), S12 [6JA]

House of Representatives: notify that a quorum of the Senate is present (see S. Res. 2), S12 [6JA]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 625), S1246 [3MR]

Larkin, Frank J.: election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (see S. Res. 11), S12 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (see S. Res. 13), S12 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (see S. Res. 12), S12 [6JA]

Leahy, Senator: tribute for service as President pro tempore and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (see S. Res. 6), S12 [6JA]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (see S. 1035), S2301 [21AP] (see S. 1357), S2933 [14MY]

Ritchie, Donald A.: designate as Historian Emeritus of the Senate (see S. Res. 147), S2352 [22AP]

Senate: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see S. Res. 7), S12 [6JA]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Care One Management, LLC, et al. v. United Healthcare Workers East, SEIU 1199, et al. (see S. Res. 318), S8080 [18NO]

——— authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Jeffrey A. Sterling (see S. Res. 27), S238 [16JA]

——— direct to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al. (see S. Res. 333), S8602 [10DE]

Taxation: exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see S. 1179), S2599 [4MY]

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

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

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

Cloture motions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6798 [17SE], S6864 [22SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1215 [2MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1475 [12MR], S1563, S1564, S1575 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], S1641 [19MR], S2162 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4016 [10JN], S4087 [11JN], S4187 [16JN], S4247 [17JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7075 [1OC], S7136 [6OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to go to conference, S4915, S4919 [9JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to proceed, S3341 [31MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S4171 [16JN], S4276 [18JN], S6867 [22SE], S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1151 [26FE], S1190 [27FE], S1209, S1214 [2MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S722, S733 [3FE], S759 [4FE], S809 [5FE], S968 [12FE], S1027 [23FE], S1104 [25FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7074 [1OC]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]

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

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7129 [6OC], S7244 [8OC]

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

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7249 [8OC], S7323 [20OC]

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

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7342 [20OC], S7434 [22OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), motion to proceed, S1295 [4MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3051, S3052 [19MY], S3206 [21MY], S3295 [22MY], S7585 [28OC], S7668 [30OC]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2699 [7MY], S2786 [12MY], S2912 [14MY]

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

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3314 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6518 [9SE], S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642, S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE], S6869 [22SE], S6916 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5671, S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY], S7881, S7885 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

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

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [3AU]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3340 [31MY], S3427 [2JN]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4290 [18JN], S4528 [23JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S4291 [18JN], S4583 [24JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to go to conference, S4523 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6932 [24SE], S6966 [28SE]

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

Discharge petitions signed 

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7965 [16NO]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1072 [24FE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]

Eulogies

Heyburn, John G., II: by, S3399 [1JN]

Letters

Committees of the Senate funding: by, S53 [7JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: James C. Duff, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S3420 [2JN]

Lists

Capitol Pages, S8866 [18DE]

Memorandums

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Edward C. Liu and Jon O. Shimabukuro, S2228 [16AP]

Messages

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Algeria: President Obama, S7127 [5OC]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Jordan: President Obama, S8502 [8DE]

Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia: President Obama, S2439 [27AP]

Tax Convention With Japan: President Obama, S2139 [13AP]

Motions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6798 [17SE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S69 [8JA], S121 [9JA], S406, S407 [22JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1614 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3341 [31MY], S4915 [9JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), S4171 [16JN], S6864 [22SE], S7697 [3NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S667 [30JA], S677 [2FE], S707 [3FE], S741 [4FE], S803 [5FE], S873 [10FE], S907 [11FE], S947 [12FE], S1037 [24FE], S1104 [25FE], S1151 [26FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7014 [30SE], S7779 [5NO], S8844, S8858 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S8029 [18NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), S7129 [6OC], S7195 [7OC]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7979 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S8012 [17NO]

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), S7249 [8OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), S1152 [26FE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2663 [6MY], S2699 [7MY], S7585, S7586 [28OC], S7674 [30OC]

Medicaid: extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), S8175 [19NO]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S3201 [21MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S2644 [5MY]

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), S6441 [8SE], S6643, S6644 [15SE], S6868 [22SE], S6916, S6917 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5057 [14JY], S5451 [22JY], S5921 [27JY], S6092 [29JY], S7881 [10NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6161 [30JY]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3201 [21MY], S3299 [22MY]

Senate: request attendance of absent Senators, S5921 [27JY]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4290 [18JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S4291 [18JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), S4523 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6931, S6932 [24SE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7703 [3NO]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), S7675 [30OC]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [6JA]

Obituaries

Smith, Dewey L.: Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S1152 [26FE]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S4901 [9JY]

Remarks

Abe, Shinzo: welcome Japanese Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress, S2491 [29AP]

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H.R. 3504), S6859 [22SE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1473, S1474 [12MR], S1559 [17MR], S1591 [18MR], S1637 [19MR], S2185 [15AP], S2227, S2232 [16AP], S2312 [22AP]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6660 [15SE], S6868 [22SE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6798 [17SE], S6833 [21SE], S6859 [22SE]

Adams, Charles C., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Finland, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Adams, Julie E.: election as Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 8), S7 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 10), S7 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 9), S7 [6JA]

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 (S. 2152), S8861, S8863 [18DE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, S2897, S2946 [14MY], S4291 [18JN], S4523 [23JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Allen, Scott: nomination to be European Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S7843 [5NO]

American Craft Beer Week: support goals (S. Res. 188), S3371 [31MY]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 90), S1184 [26FE]

American Visionary Art Museum: anniversary of opening (S. Res. 317), S8560, S8561 [9DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 20), S6087 [28JY]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (S. 2032), S8426 [3DE]

Appropriations: legislative process, S6865, S6869 [22SE], S7227 [8OC], S7768 [4NO], S7794 [5NO], S8029 [18NO]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S8624 [14DE], S8647 [15DE], S8690 [16DE], S8733 [17DE], S8838, S8844 [18DE]

——— making continuing, S6833 [21SE], S6869 [22SE], S6916, S6931 [24SE], S6961 [28SE], S6983 [29SE], S7011 [30SE], S8586 [10DE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), S8723 [16DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S907 [11FE]

——— equalize treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded Reserve component members who die from injury or illness incurred during inactive duty training with members who die on active duty (H.R. 2053), S3201 [21MY]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (H.R. 4246), S8835 [17DE]

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (S. 2393), S8618 [10DE]

Beck, Allison: nomination to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S6084 [28JY]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (S. Res. 191), S3728 [3JN]

Blakeney, Danielle: tribute to participation in Special Olympics World Games, S6365 [5AU]

Bond, Michele Thoren: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Consular Affairs, S6354 [5AU]

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act: clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), S2946 [14MY]

——— clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), House amendment, S7869 [10NO]

——— clarify effective date of certain provisions (S. 1356), unanimous-consent agreement, S7843 [5NO]

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

——— nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S842 [5FE]

Bowie State University: anniversary (S. Res. 24), S118 [8JA]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 893), S4656 [25JN]

Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (S. Res. 19), S23 [6JA]

Brown, Manson K.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, unanimous-consent agreement, S1508 [12MR]

Bryan, Patricia Mack: appointment as Senate Legal Counsel (S. Res. 16), S8 [6JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, S677 [2FE]

——— balance, S1833 [25MR]

——— comparison between Senate and Obama administration proposals, S1591 [18MR]

——— cut and cap Federal spending and enact balanced budget constitutional amendment (S. 2182), S7310 [20OC]

——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7551 [28OC], S7601, S7608 [29OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1675 [23MR], S1739 [24MR], S1833 [25MR], S1959, S1960, S2001, S2004, S2022 [26MR], S2141 [14AP], S2186 [15AP]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2545 [30AP], S2611 [5MY]

Burma: commend free and fair elections, call for peaceful transfer of power, and support efforts to pursue national unity (S. Res. 320), S8729, S8730 [16DE]

——— democracy efforts, S3732 [4JN], S4902 [9JY], S7455 [22OC], S7973 [17NO]

——— elections, S7973 [17NO]

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (S. 1359), S4983 [9JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S5681 [24JY]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men (H. Con. Res. 64), S6087 [28JY]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (S. Con. Res. 7), S1509 [12MR]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (H. Con. Res. 34), S2276 [20AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (S. Con. Res. 2), S117 [8JA]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (S. Con. Res. 21), S7280, S7281 [8OC]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnamese Conflict (H. Con. Res. 48), S3728 [3JN]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (S. Con. Res. 3), S2417 [23AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of marble bust of Vice President Richard B. Cheney (S. Con. Res. 24), S7843 [5NO]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 70), S6765 [16SE]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony (H. Con. Res. 73), S6765 [16SE]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 21), S2417 [23AP]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 25), S2417 [23AP]

——— authorizing use of Grounds to commemorate anniversary of Million Man March (H. Con. Res. 74), S6765 [16SE]

——— permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus (H. Con. Res. 12), S798 [4FE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S8866 [18DE]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 94), S1256 [3MR]

Carter, Ashton B.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S947 [12FE]

Cave City, KY: anniversary, S8435 [7DE]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4272 [18JN]

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 (S. Res. 227), S5429 [21JY]

——— express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shootings at military sites, S5166 [16JY], S5181 [21JY]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 205), S4332 [18JN]

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 (H.R. 431), S1220 [2MR]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 2200), S7477 [22OC], S7479 [26OC]

Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, S1339 [9MR]

Colegrove, Michael: Leadership Tri-County (organization) Leader of the Year award recipient, S1523 [16MR]

Collins, Senator: tribute to casting 6000th consecutive vote, S6780 [17SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): permission to meet, unanimous-consent request, S9 [6JA]

Committee on Finance (Senate): authority to meet during Senate session, unanimous-consent request, S2317 [22AP]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House chamber: authority to appoint, S1223 [3MR]

Committee to escort President Obama into the House chamber: authority to appoint, S248 [16JA]

Committees of the Senate: authorize printing of rules (S. Res. 234), S6144 [29JY]

——— authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 73), S1010 [12FE]

——— funding, S53 [7JA]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S22 [6JA]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 21), S67 [7JA]

——— majority party appointments (S. Res. 23), S117 [8JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S2743 [11MY], S8181 [30NO], S8197 [1DE], S8248 [2DE], S8325 [3DE], S8433 [7DE], S8507 [9DE], S8564 [10DE], S8838, S8866 [18DE]

——— adjournment (H. Con. Res. 72), S6356 [5AU]

——— adjournment (H. Con. Res. 92), S7843 [5NO]

——— adjournment (H. Con. Res. 95), S8175 [19NO]

——— appoint day for the convening of the second session of the 114th Congress (H.J. Res. 76), S8830 [17DE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S23 [6JA], S27 [7JA], S249 [20JA], S301 [21JA], S367, S395, S405 [22JA], S447 [26JA], S495 [27JA], S549 [28JA], S611, S637 [29JA], S907 [11FE], S1037 [24FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S69, S85 [8JA], S121 [9JA], S133 [12JA], S159 [13JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1274 [4MR]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S85 [8JA], S408 [22JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1047 [24FE], S1215 [2MR], S1263, S1284 [4MR]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, S27 [7JA], S1207 [2MR]

——— joint session for address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran, S1295 [4MR]

——— joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 7), S217 [13JA]

——— joint session for Presidential address (H. Con. Res. 102), S8830 [17DE]

——— notify the President that a quorum has assembled (S. Res. 1), S6 [6JA]

——— tribute to staff, S8866 [18DE]

Connery, Joyce L.: nomination to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S6355 [5AU]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 535), S1034 [23FE], S1037 [24FE]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (S. 2044), S8639 [14DE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), S8861 [18DE]

Council, LaVerne Horton: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology, unanimous-consent agreeement, S4551 [23JN]

Covington, KY: tribute to Holy Cross High School girls’ basketball team, S2026 [26MR]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 142), S8613 [10DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1323 [9MR], S1343 [10MR], S1397 [11MR], S1451, S1473, S1474 [12MR], S1551 [16MR], S1559 [17MR], S1591 [18MR], S1637 [19MR], S2141 [14AP], S2185 [15AP], S2227, S2232, S2239 [16AP], S2281 [21AP], S2312 [22AP], S2361 [23AP], S3089 [20MY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), unanimous-consent agreement, S1329 [9MR], S2295 [21AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), unanimous-consent request, S1473 [12MR]

Dalai Lama: tribute (S. Res. 200), S4894 [8JY]

Danville (KY) Adovcate-Messenger: anniversary, S3301 [22MY]

Davies, Glyn Townsend: nomination to be Ambassador to Thailand, S6354 [5AU]

Day of the Deployed: designate (S. Res. 294), S7477 [22OC]

Delawie, Gregory T.: nomination to be Ambassador to Kosovo, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal crop insurance funding, S7608 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7869 [10NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3636 [3JN], S3731 [4JN], S3890 [9JN], S3978 [10JN], S4064, S4087 [11JN], S4123 [15JN], S4171 [16JN], S4213 [17JN], S4275, S4276, S4328 [18JN], S4915 [9JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7109 [5OC], S7129 [6OC], S7173 [7OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), S7225 [7OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to proceed, S3341 [31MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), unanimous-consent agreement, S3442 [2JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), unanimous-consent request, S4086 [11JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, S7427 [22OC]

——— impact of transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons, S8113 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), S4213 [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S4275, S4276 [18JN], S6864, S6865 [22SE], S7697 [3NO], S7734, S7768 [4NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), unanimous-consent request, S4086 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3890 [9JN]

——— tribute to Warrior Games, S4620 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (S. 227), S8830, S8831 [17DE]

Dept. of HHS: convey certain property to Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. (S. 230), S4656 [25JN]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (S. 1719), S8499, S8500 [8DE]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (S. 799), S1662 [19MR], S7368 [21OC], S7439, S7440, S7441 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a social media working group (H.R. 623), S7223, S7224 [7OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), S247 [16JA], S249 [20JA], S1187, S1196, S1206 [27FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S677 [2FE], S707 [3FE], S741 [4FE], S803, S804 [5FE], S873 [10FE], S907 [11FE], S947 [12FE], S1022, S1028 [23FE], S1037, S1038 [24FE], S1085, S1104 [25FE], S1127, S1151 [26FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), unanimous-consent request, S803 [5FE], S967 [12FE]

——— making appropriations (S. 272), S549 [28JA]

——— making appropriations (S. 272), unanimous-consent request, S804 [5FE]

——— making appropriations (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

——— making appropriations (S. 2131), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

——— reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, S2897, S2946 [14MY], S4523 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: extend agreements with public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work demonstration program funding, S8029 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (S. 295), unanimous-consent agreement, S916 [11FE]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (S. 32), S217 [13JA], S7223 [7OC]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S4291 [18JN], S4333 [22JN], S4523, S4529 [23JN]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (S. 1300), S5057 [14JY], S7173 [7OC]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (H.R. 2270), S8640 [14DE]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (S. 286), S4802 [7JY]

——— take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (S. 986), S6906 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S121 [9JA]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S69 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), S707 [3FE], S907 [11FE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), unanimous-consent agreement, S633 [29JA], S677 [2FE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (S. 167), S667 [30JA]

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (H.R. 91), S4521 [22JN]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), S6147 [30JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), unanimous-consent agreement, S6144 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7794 [5NO], S7869 [10NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8690 [16DE], S8733 [17DE], S8838, S8844 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7055 [1OC], S7779 [5NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), unanimous-consent agreement, S8750 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8029, S8034 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S7963 [16NO], S8126 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Dinh-Zarr, Tho: nomination to the NTSB, unanimous-consent agreement, S1449 [11MR]

Diseases: commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (S. Res. 108), S7425 [21OC]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (S. 1170), S6906 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 2359), S8426 [3DE], S8432 [7DE]

Dogu, Laura Farnsworth: nomination to be Ambassador to Nicaragua, S6354 [5AU]

Doherty, Kathleen A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Cyprus, S6354 [5AU]

Dominguez, Marie T.: nomination to be Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Administrator, S6355 [5AU]

Donnelly, Ann: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7280 [8OC]

Dove, Laura C.: election as Sec. for the Majority of the Senate (S. Res. 14), S8 [6JA]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 319), S8174, S8175 [19NO]

Drozd, Dale A.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7107 [1OC]

Drugs: address prescription drug and heroin abuse, S7368 [21OC]

Dunford, Joseph F., Jr.: nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, S6144 [29JY]

Economy: revitalize the middle class, S301 [21JA]

Education: express importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools (S. Res. 150), S2417 [23AP]

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), S7425 [21OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4659 [7JY], S4805 [8JY], S4901, S4984 [9JY], S5091 [15JY], S5133, S5152 [16JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425, S8426 [3DE], S8445 [8DE], S8507 [9DE], S8564 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8029 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), unanimous-consent agreement, S4608 [24JN], S5125 [15JY]

Elkind, Jonathan: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for International Affairs, S6355 [5AU]

Elliott, Daniel R., III: nomination to the Surface Transportation Board, unanimous-consent agreement, S4328 [18JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7227, S7249 [8OC]

——— making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

——— making appropriations (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7497, S7513 [27OC], S7973 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), motion to proceed, S7979 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7492 [26OC], S7497, S7513 [27OC]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), motion to proceed, S8012 [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]

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (S. 1324), S6213 [3AU], S7973 [17NO]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6213 [3AU], S8181 [30NO]

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 (S. Res. 87), S3728 [3JN]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S5189 [21JY], S5672 [24JY], S5701 [26JY]

——— reauthorize and reform (S. 2183), S7310 [20OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), S7599 [28OC], S7602 [29OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), unanimous-consent request, S7613 [29OC]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 3614), S6989 [29SE]

Farar, Sim: nomination to U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, S6798 [17SE]

FCC: promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic, S1127 [26FE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish entities tasked with improving program and project management (S. 1550), S8171, S8172 [19NO]

——— identify and prevent improper payments and identify strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing use of agency charge cards (S. 1616), S8728 [16DE]

——— provide access to and use of information by Federal agencies in order to reduce improper payments (S. 614), S6084 [28JY]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 427), S8246 [1DE], S8248 [2DE]

——— reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal motor vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (S. 565), S4168 [15JN]

——— reform Federal hiring process by allowing agencies to share information about potential job candidates (S. 1580), S6819 [17SE]

Federal aid programs: exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs to individuals sterilized under a government-sponsored program from determining eligibility for, or amount of, benefits (S. 1698), S4657 [25JN], S4659 [7JY]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 2035), S6660 [15SE]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (S. 242), S6085 [28JY]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (S. 136), S2763 [11MY]

Feinberg, Sarah E.: nomination to be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S7574 [28OC]

FEMA: establish a modernized integrated public alert and warning system (S. 1180), S4980, S4982 [9JY]

——— provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (S. 1090), S6819 [17SE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (S. Res. 283), S7476 [22OC]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (S. 1100), S2439 [27AP]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (H.R. 891), S4894 [8JY]

Flowers: express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day (S. Res. 166), S2608, S2609 [4MY]

Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (S. Res. 38), S445 [22JA]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S6865 [22SE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2663 [6MY], S2700 [7MY], S2743 [11MY], S2767, S2787, S2788 [12MY], S2815, S2834 [13MY], S2897, S2926 [14MY], S2953 [18MY], S3009, S3051 [19MY], S3089 [20MY], S3207 [21MY], S3253, S3297 [22MY], S4291 [18JN], S4333 [22JN], S4523, S4529 [23JN], S4557 [24JN], S4620 [25JN]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements (S. 995), S2312, S2317 [22AP], S2361 [23AP], S2491 [29AP], S2611 [5MY]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S1592 [18MR]

France: condemn terrorist attack at kosher supermarket, S133 [12JA]

——— condemn terrorist attack on offices of Charlie Hebdo (French publication), S133 [12JA]

——— 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 (S. Res. 29), S300 [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 (S. Res. 313), S7963, S7970 [16NO]

——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (S. Res. 259), S6818 [17SE]

FRS: prohibit members and staff from lobbying for or against legislation (S. 2288), S8029 [18NO]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), S7728 [3NO], S7734 [4NO]

Galt, Jennifer Zimdahl: nomination to be Ambassador to Mongolia, S6354 [5AU]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, S2897, S2946 [14MY], S4291 [18JN], S4523 [23JN]

Germany: anniversary of peaceful and democratic reunification (S. Res. 274), S7476 [22OC]

Gilmore, Edward L.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, unanimous-consent agreement, S7625 [29OC]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 131), S2139 [13AP]

Golden State Warriors (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 206), S4332 [18JN]

Goodlette, John D.: Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, S7715 [3NO]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend the current compensation packages for the chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 2036), S6659 [15SE]

Grassley, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S7678 [3NO]

Gwaltney, Sheila S.: nomination to be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, S6354 [5AU]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, S2897, S2946 [14MY], S4291 [18JN], S4523 [23JN]

Hale, David: nomination to be Ambassador to Pakistan, S6354 [5AU]

Hamilton, Joseph B.: nomination to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, S6355 [5AU]

Hanks, George C., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2255 [16AP]

Haro, Steven M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, unanimous-consent agreement, S8728 [16DE]

Hart, Christopher A.: nomination to be NTSB Chairman, unanimous-consent agreement, S1449 [11MR]

Hatch, Senator: election as President pro tempore (S. Res. 3), S6 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as President pro tempore (S. Res. 5), S6 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as President pro tempore (S. Res. 4), S6 [6JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), S799 [4FE], S803 [5FE]

——— repeal (S. 339), S707 [3FE]

Hedger, Stephen C.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Legislative Affairs, S7280 [8OC]

Heidt, William A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Cambodia, S6354 [5AU]

Herman Badillo Post Office Building, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 1350), S4894 [8JY]

Highway Beautification Act: anniversary (S. Res. 288), S7477 [22OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 254), S6660 [15SE]

Holloway, Perry L.: nomination to be Ambassador to Guyana, S6354 [5AU]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 91), S8728 [16DE]

——— notify that a quorum of the Senate is present (S. Res. 2), S6 [6JA]

Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (S. 284), S8835, S8836 [17DE]

——— treat children trafficked for sex as victims or survivors of rape and sex trafficking and support efforts to arrest and prosecute such sex traffickers (S. Res. 81), S1011 [12FE]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (H.R. 2693), S8618 [10DE]

Hybl, William J.: nomination to U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, S6798 [17SE]

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), S7173 [7OC]

——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7249 [8OC], S7309 [20OC]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (S. 2193), S7425 [21OC]

——— prevent entry of extremists into the U.S. under the refugee program by blocking visas of nationals from certain high-risk countries (S. 2329), S8175 [19NO], S8181 [30NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S707 [3FE], S741 [4FE], S803, S804 [5FE], S1022, S1028 [23FE], S1196 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), S1034 [23FE], S1037, S1038 [24FE], S1085, S1104 [25FE], S1127 [26FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1187 [27FE]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, S8113 [19NO]

——— require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), S8175 [19NO]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (S. 209), S8617 [10DE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S3978 [10JN], S4063, S4087 [11JN]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S4557 [24JN], S7332 [20OC], S7368 [21OC], S7427 [22OC], S7479 [26OC], S7497, S7521 [27OC], S7551 [28OC], S8197 [1DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU], S6247, S6266, S6267 [4AU], S6327, S6331, S6342, S6343 [5AU]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent agreement, S7439 [22OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent request, S4086 [11JN], S6266 [4AU]

International Year of Soils: designate (S. Con. Res. 10), S2896 [13MY]

Internet Governance Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 71), S842 [5FE]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S5021 [14JY], S5091 [15JY], S5431 [22JY], S6148 [30JY], S6247 [4AU], S6327, S6342, S6343 [5AU]

——— call for release of detained U.S. citizens (S. Con. Res. 16), S2743 [11MY]

——— call for release of detained U.S. citizens (S. Con. Res. 16), unanimous-consent agreement, S2733 [7MY]

——— 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 (S. Res. 148), S8831 [17DE]

——— condition relief from sanctions pursuant to any nuclear program agreement on Iran’s affirming Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state and release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained, S6773 [17SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6437 [8SE], S6477, S6491, S6518 [9SE], S6544, S6582, S6584 [10SE], S6615, S6641 [15SE], S6773 [17SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2361, S2371 [23AP], S2441 [28AP], S2491 [29AP], S2544 [30AP], S2660 [6MY], S2700 [7MY], S6544, S6582 [10SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 615), S2141 [14AP], S5477 [23JY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), S1229 [3MR], S1263 [4MR]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), motion to proceed, S1295 [4MR], S1323 [9MR]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6773 [17SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2255 [16AP], S2743 [11MY], S2953 [18MY], S3009, S3051 [19MY], S3089 [20MY], S3207 [21MY], S3253, S3297 [22MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7551 [28OC], S7601, S7608 [29OC]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2663 [6MY], S2699, S2700 [7MY], S2767, S2787, S2788 [12MY], S2815, S2834 [13MY], S2897 [14MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), unanimous-consent agreement, S2733 [7MY], S2834 [13MY], S2926 [14MY]

Johnson County, KY: tribute to response to floods, S5091 [15JY]

Jones, Paul W.: nomination to be Ambassador to Poland, S6354 [5AU]

Jones-Ayers, Georgia: tribute (S. Res. 85), S1509 [12MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S. Res. 201), S4168 [15JN]

Kan, Derek T.: nomination to Amtrak Board of Directors, S8181 [30NO]

Kelly, Ian C.: nomination to be Ambassador to Georgia, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Keshap, Atul: nomination to be Ambassador to Maldives, S6354 [5AU]

Ketchmark, Roseann A.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6356 [5AU]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 179), S2946 [14MY]

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia (Spain): U.S. visit (S. Res. 253), S6818 [17SE]

Klemm, Hans G.: nomination to be Ambassador to Romania, S6354 [5AU]

Kulinowski, Kristen M.: nomination to Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, S6355 [5AU]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 338), S707 [3FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 2165), S7281 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2169), S7281 [8OC]

Larkin, Frank J.: election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (S. Res. 11), S7 [6JA]

——— notify the House of Representatives of election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (S. Res. 13), S7, S8 [6JA]

——— notify the President of election as Sergeant of Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (S. Res. 12), S7 [6JA]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (S. 993), S8614, S8617 [10DE]

——— mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (H.R. 515), S8831, S8834 [17DE], S8838 [18DE]

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 (S. 665), S2927 [14MY]

Leahy, Senator: tribute for service as President pro tempore and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (S. Res. 6), S6, S7 [6JA]

——— tribute to casting 15,000th vote, S7506 [27OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2250), S8581 [10DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2250), unanimous-consent agreement, S8586 [10DE]

Lexington, KY: anniversary of Aviation Museum of Kentucky, S1524 [16MR]

Library of Congress: establish a 10-year term for the Librarian of Congress (S. 2162), S7224 [7OC]

Lopez, Rafael J.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, S6355 [5AU]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Lunar New Year festival, S734 [3FE]

Lunar New Year: observance (S. Res. 80), S1011 [12FE]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2239 [16AP], S2361 [23AP]

——— nomination to be Attorney General, unanimous-consent agreement, S2359 [22AP]

Matthew, Kathryn K.: nomination to be Institute of Museum and Library Services Director, S6889 [22SE]

McDonough, Travis R.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S8426 [3DE]

McGowan, Michael C.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S6798 [17SE]

Medicaid: extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), House amendment, S8175 [19NO]

Medicare: extend annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (H.R. 3831), S8728 [16DE]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (S. 2261), S8834, S8835 [17DE]

——— 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), S2255 [16AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, S2022 [26MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2141 [14AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S2156 [14AP]

——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (H.R. 876), S5920, S5921 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (S. 2425), S8859 [18DE]

Medora, ND: anniversary of Medora Musical (S. Res. 220), S4984 [9JY]

Melville, James D., Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to Estonia, S6354 [5AU]

Michaud, Michael H.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, S6356 [5AU]

Mikulski, Senator: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S7974 [17NO]

Minimum wage: postpone a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa (H.R. 2617), S7052 [30SE]

Mongolia: anniversary of first democratic elections (S. Res. 189), S8729 [16DE]

Monje, Carlos A., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy, unanimous-consent agreement, S1508 [12MR]

Mulrean, Peter F.: nomination to be Ambassador to Haiti, S6354 [5AU]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 98), S1311 [4MR]

Myrick, Gary B.: election as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate (S. Res. 15), S8 [6JA]

Nadeau, Gregory G.: nomination to be Federal Highway Administration Administrator, S6355 [5AU]

NASA: anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope (S. Res. 149), S2417 [23AP]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 258), S6949 [24SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 241), S6244 [3AU]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (S. Res. 306), S7774 [4NO]

National Association of Women Business Owners: anniversary (S. Res. 225), S6087 [28JY]

National Bison Day: designate (S. Res. 300), S7598, S7599 [28OC]

National Case Management Week: designate (S. Res. 261), S7366 [20OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 276), S7107 [1OC]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 219), S4984 [9JY]

National Day on Writing: designate (S. Res. 308), S7843 [5NO]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 245), S6659 [15SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 293), S7598 [28OC]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 275), S7224 [7OC]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (S. Res. 314), S8175 [19NO]

National Estuaries Week: designate (S. Res. 269), S6949 [24SE]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 264), S6907 [22SE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 281), S7225 [7OC]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 255), S6660 [15SE]

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S7007 [29SE]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (S. Res. 266), S7052 [30SE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (S. Res. 58), S662 [29JA]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 307), S7843 [5NO]

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (S. Res. 303), S7843 [5NO]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 324), S8319 [2DE]

National Police Week: designate (S. Res. 177), S2763 [11MY]

——— observance, S2927 [14MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 215), S4657 [25JN]

——— observance, S4620 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 215), S4657 [25JN]

National Principals Month: designate (S. Res. 277), S7127 [5OC]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 133), S2139 [13AP]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 106), S1672 [19MR]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 263), S6907 [22SE]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 151), S2417 [23AP]

National School Choice Week: designate (S. Res. 30), S300 [20JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 64), S739 [3FE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), S6085, S6086 [28JY]

——— reauthorize and amend (S. 2328), S8173 [19NO]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1035), S2309 [21AP], S2312 [22AP]

——— extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), S2947 [14MY], S2953 [18MY]

——— extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3253 [22MY], S3314 [23MY]

——— extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, unanimous-consent request, S3314, S3315 [23MY], S3331 [31MY]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 60), S675 [30JA]

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 235), S6144 [29JY]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 59), S674 [30JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (S. Res. 175), S2734 [7MY]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (S. Res. 295), S7477 [22OC]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 90), S1184 [26FE]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 236), S6147 [30JY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 286), S7281 [8OC]

National Women’s Small Business Month: designate (S. Res. 280), S7224 [7OC]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (S. Res. 307), S7843 [5NO]

Native Americans: revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (H.R. 533), S4608 [24JN]

Navy Reserve: centennial (S. Res. 86), S1123 [25FE]

Neffenger, Peter V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, S4333 [22JN]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, unanimous-consent agreement, S4328 [18JN]

Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (S. Res. 93), S1395 [10MR]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: U.S. visit, S7845 [9NO]

——— welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel, S1223 [3MR]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (S. Res. 63), S798 [4FE]

Newman, Dava J.: nomination to be NASA Deputy Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S2417 [23AP]

Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (S. 1632), S6905 [22SE]

——— eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (S. Res. 65), S1081 [24FE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S861 [9FE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), veto, S2644 [5MY]

Noyes, Julieta Valls: nomination to be Ambassador to Croatia, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

NSF: support existing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and include computer science in STEM education (H.R. 1020), S6948, S6949 [24SE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 213), S6959 [25SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S7055 [1OC]

——— evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S3443 [2JN], S7173 [7OC], S8432 [7DE]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S1223 [3MR], S3443 [2JN]

——— fast-track trade promotion authority, S1592 [18MR]

——— potential use of Executive order to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S8113 [19NO]

——— State of the Union Message, S221 [16JA], S249 [20JA], S301 [21JA]

Ochoa, Carol Fortine: nomination to be GSA Inspector General, unanimous-consent agreement, S6084 [28JY]

OPM: investigation into cyber breach, S4557 [24JN]

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: anniversary (S. Res. 89), S1184 [26FE]

Owensboro, KY: tribute to Owensboro High School boys’ basketball team, S2025 [26MR]

Park Geun-hye: welcome Republic of Korea President upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (S. Res. 278), S7281 [8OC]

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), S6087 [28JY], S6089 [29JY], S6437 [8SE], S6477, S6491, S6518 [9SE], S6544, S6582, S6584 [10SE], S6615, S6641 [15SE], S6773 [17SE], S6868, S6869 [22SE], S6916, S6931 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), unanimous-consent agreeement, S6543, S6581 [10SE], S6643 [15SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), unanimous-consent agreement, S6342 [5AU]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), unanimous-consent request, S6442 [8SE], S6543 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5566, S5672 [24JY], S5701 [26JY], S5893, S5922 [27JY], S6045 [28JY], S6089 [29JY], S6147, S6205 [30JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8364, S8365 [3DE]

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

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5186, S5187, S5188, S5189 [21JY], S5431, S5451 [22JY], S5477 [23JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), unanimous-consent agreement, S5702 [26JY], S7881, S7882 [10NO], S8353 [3DE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S1634 [18MR], S1637 [19MR], S2361 [23AP], S2441 [28AP], S2491 [29AP], S2544 [30AP], S2660 [6MY], S2700 [7MY], S6544, S6582 [10SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), unanimous-consent agreement, S2239 [16AP], S2371 [23AP]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), S217 [13JA], S221 [16JA], S1206 [27FE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S873 [10FE], S1675 [23MR], S2897 [14MY], S3731 [4JN], S3889 [9JN], S3977 [10JN], S4621 [25JN], S7369 [21OC], S7775 [5NO], S8247 [2DE], S8324 [3DE]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 1624), S7084 [1OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), S799 [4FE], S803 [5FE]

——— repeal (S. 339), S707 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal, S1675 [23MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8114 [19NO], S8197, S8234 [1DE], S8247 [2DE], S8324, S8353, S8356 [3DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), unanimous-consent agreement, S8234 [1DE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to women’s soccer team (S. Res. 334), S8640 [14DE]

Pettit, Nancy Bikoff: nomination to be Ambassador to Latvia, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Phee, Mary C.: nomination to be Ambassador to South Sudan, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Philadelphia, PA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, S2815 [13MY]

Pikeville, KY: anniversary of Pikeville Independent Schools system, S5166 [16JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1861), S5699 [24JY], S5701 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6087 [28JY], S6089 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6214 [3AU]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6916, S6931 [24SE], S6961 [28SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), S6859 [22SE]

Pope Francis: address to Congress, S6915 [24SE]

——— U.S. visit, S6833 [21SE]

Portland Timbers (soccer team): tribute (S. Res. 336), S8687 [15DE]

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (S. 2089), S6983 [29SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S661 [29JA], S1256 [3MR], S1508 [12MR], S3371 [31MY], S4551 [23JN], S5919 [27JY], S6352–S6356 [5AU], S6798 [17SE], S7475 [22OC], S7624 [29OC], S8170 [19NO], S8559 [9DE], S8611–S8613 [10DE], S8687 [15DE], S8728 [16DE], S8830 [17DE]

——— nominations remain in status quo, S8687 [15DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: improve process of presidential transition (S. 1172), S6205, S6207 [30JY]

Prieto, Jeffrey M.: nomination to be Dept. of Agriculture General Counsel, unanimous-consent agreement, S6084 [28JY]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S2947 [14MY], S3373, S3389 [1JN], S3419, S3443, S3444 [2JN]

——— 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 (S. 1123), S2708 [7MY]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3253, S3299 [22MY], S3331, S3332 [31MY]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), unanimous-consent request, S3389 [1JN]

Providence College: tribute to men’s ice hockey team (S. Res. 138), S2255 [16AP]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 2181), S7310 [20OC]

Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 270), S6949 [24SE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 92), S1206 [27FE]

Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry, Douglas, AZ: designate (H.R. 1075), S2814 [12MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 91), S1184 [26FE]

Regalbuto, Monica C.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management, S6355 [5AU]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5186, S5187, S5188, S5189 [21JY], S5431 [22JY], S5477 [23JY], S5566, S5672 [24JY], S5701 [26JY], S5893, S5922 [27JY], S6045 [28JY], S6089 [29JY], S6147 [30JY], S7881 [10NO], S8364, S8365 [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3038), S5133, S5175 [16JY], S5181 [21JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), S6147 [30JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3236), unanimous-consent agreement, S6144 [29JY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), unanimous-consent agreement, S7574 [28OC]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3996), unanimous-consent agreement, S8126 [19NO]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1350), S2947 [14MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (S. Res. 221), S4984 [9JY]

Romania: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (S. Res. 326), S8730 [16DE]

Roosevelt University: anniversary (S. Res. 137), S2255 [16AP]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (S. Res. 287), S7476, S7477 [22OC]

Roth, Denise Turner: nomination to be GSA Administrator, S6355 [5AU]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (S. Res. 52), S1010 [12FE]

San Bernardino, CA: express condolences for victims of shooting at Inland Regional Center, S8324 [3DE]

Satz, Eric M.: nomination to TVA Board of Directors, S6355 [5AU]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (S. Res. 243), S6469 [8SE]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 256), S6660 [15SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2131), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Senate: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 19), S4608 [24JN]

——— authority of officials during adjournment, S1011 [12FE], S4657 [25JN], S6356 [5AU], S7676 [30OC]

——— characterization of relationship between Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Reid, S8734 [17DE]

——— executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S1311 [4MR], S7408 [21OC], S8121 [19NO], S8613 [10DE], S8687 [15DE]

——— fixing the hour of daily meeting (S. Res. 7), S7 [6JA]

——— importance of bipartisanship, S7055 [1OC], S8507 [9DE]

——— legislative process, S612 [29JA], S871 [9FE], S3444 [2JN], S4659 [7JY]

——— legislative program, S23 [6JA], S27, S68 [7JA], S69, S118 [8JA], S121, S131 [9JA], S133, S155 [12JA], S159, S218 [13JA], S248 [16JA], S249, S300 [20JA], S301, S365 [21JA], S367, S445 [22JA], S495 [27JA], S549 [28JA], S611, S662 [29JA], S675 [30JA], S707, S739 [3FE], S799 [4FE], S842 [5FE], S871 [9FE], S904 [10FE], S1011 [12FE], S1034 [23FE], S1083 [24FE], S1124 [25FE], S1184 [26FE], S1220 [2MR], S1257 [3MR], S1311 [4MR], S1339 [9MR], S1395 [10MR], S1449 [11MR], S1509 [12MR], S1551, S1552 [16MR], S1634, S1635 [18MR], S1672 [19MR], S1735 [23MR], S2139 [13AP], S2141 [14AP], S2185 [15AP], S2239, S2256 [16AP], S2277 [20AP], S2309 [21AP], S2312, S2359 [22AP], S2417 [23AP], S2541 [29AP], S2609 [4MY], S2734 [7MY], S2764 [11MY], S2814 [12MY], S2896 [13MY], S2947 [14MY], S2953 [18MY], S3224 [21MY], S3297, S3298 [22MY], S3313, S3315 [23MY], S3371 [31MY], S3417, S3418 [1JN], S3631 [2JN], S3729 [3JN], S3844 [4JN], S4272, S4332 [18JN], S4522 [22JN], S4554 [23JN], S4657 [25JN], S4802 [7JY], S4895 [8JY], S4984 [9JY], S5018 [13JY], S5132 [15JY], S5175 [16JY], S5187, S5429 [21JY], S5475 [22JY], S5699 [24JY], S5892 [26JY], S6144 [29JY], S6209 [30JY], S6245 [3AU], S6469 [8SE], S6660 [15SE], S6765 [16SE], S6781, S6820 [17SE], S6907 [22SE], S6949 [24SE], S6959 [25SE], S7007 [29SE], S7052 [30SE], S7107 [1OC], S7127 [5OC], S7225 [7OC], S7281 [8OC], S7366 [20OC], S7425 [21OC], S7477 [22OC], S7550 [27OC], S7599 [28OC], S7676 [30OC], S7728 [3NO], S7774 [4NO], S7866 [9NO], S7869 [10NO], S7970 [16NO], S8007 [17NO], S8175 [19NO], S8246 [1DE], S8319 [2DE], S8426 [3DE], S8502 [8DE], S8561 [9DE], S8619 [10DE], S8640 [14DE], S8687 [15DE], S8732 [16DE], S8836 [17DE]

——— permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (S. Res. 325), S8319 [2DE]

——— reading of George Washington’s farewell address, unanimous-consent agreement, S871 [9FE]

——— welcome to new Senators, S9 [6JA]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Jeffrey A. Sterling (S. Res. 27), S247 [16JA]

——— direct to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the Senate in Bank Markazi, The Central Bank of Iran v. Deborah D. Peterson, et al. (S. Res. 333), S8619 [10DE]

Senate Rules: housekeeping unanimous-consent agreements, S8 [6JA]

Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office, Mulberry, FL: designate (H.R. 1326), S4894 [8JY]

Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr., Post Office, Cedar Hill, MO: designate (H.R. 728), S4894 [8JY]

Shulkin, David J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, unanimous-consent agreeement, S4551 [23JN]

Simon, Robert E., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 285), S7281 [8OC]

Sister Ann Keefe Post Office, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 651), S2763 [11MY]

Small Business Saturday: observance (S. Res. 304), S7728 [3NO]

Smith, Dean E.: tribute (S. Res. 79), S1011 [12FE]

Smith, Gayle E.: nomination to be AID Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S8058 [18NO]

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 139), S5175 [16JY]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2141 [14AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S2156 [14AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S842 [5FE]

——— tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (S. Res. 218), S4894, S4895 [8JY]

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2820), S8560 [9DE]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (S. Res. 265), S6907 [22SE]

Stoll, Kara Farnandez: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S4608 [24JN]

Supreme Court: decision in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4621 [25JN]

——— hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S1264 [4MR]

Surface Transportation Board: establish as independent and make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (S. 808), S4329 [18JN]

Sutherland, Vanessa L. Allen: nomination to be Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chairperson, S6355 [5AU]

——— nomination to Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, S6355 [5AU]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 141), S2277 [20AP]

Tarkanian, Jerry: tribute (S. Res. 78), S1011 [12FE]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S3844 [4JN]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), House amendment, S4290, S4291, S4332 [18JN], S4333 [22JN], S4523, S4529 [23JN], S4557 [24JN], S4620 [25JN]

——— allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), unanimous-consent agreement, S4579 [24JN]

——— clarify tax treatment of church pension plans (S. 2308), S8617 [10DE]

——— exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (S. 1179), S2600 [4MY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8624 [14DE], S8647 [15DE], S8690 [16DE], S8733 [17DE], S8838 [18DE]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 3614), S6989 [29SE]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S2255 [16AP], S2897, S2946 [14MY]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), House amendment, S4290, S4291, S4332 [18JN], S4523 [23JN]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), unanimous-consent agreement, S2834 [13MY], S4579 [24JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), S2255 [16AP], S2897, S2946 [14MY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), House amendment, S4523 [23JN]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), unanimous-consent agreement, S2834 [13MY], S4554 [23JN], S4579, S4583 [24JN]

——— permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), S2255 [16AP]

——— prohibit taxing of investment earnings in 529 college savings accounts upon withdrawal of funds, S549 [28JA]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 160), S4522 [22JN], S4523 [23JN]

Teplitz, Alaina B.: nomination to be Ambassador to Nepal, S6354 [5AU]

Thomas More College: tribute to women’s basketball team, S2025 [26MR]

Thompson, Fred: tribute (S. Res. 309), S7843 [5NO]

Towson University: anniversary (S. Res. 338), S8865 [18DE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S2491 [29AP], S2700 [7MY], S3207 [21MY]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6819, S6820 [17SE], S6931 [24SE]

——— conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), House amendment, S6961 [28SE], S6983 [29SE], S7011 [30SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2139 [13AP], S2439 [27AP], S7127 [5OC], S8502 [8DE]

Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (S. Res. 82), S1011 [12FE]

U.N.: condemn sexual violence against women and children of religious minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and support international prosecution of such crimes (S. Res. 310), S8730 [16DE]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (S. 2078), S7051 [30SE]

U.S. Cotton Futures Act: modify definition of cotton futures contracts (H.R. 2620), S4979 [9JY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (S. 143), S4980 [9JY]

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (S. Res. 209), S4554 [23JN]

University of Iowa: anniversary of College of Law (S. Res. 339), S8865 [18DE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1493), S7476 [22OC]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (S. 1004), S7866 [9NO]

——— observance, S7734 [4NO], S7869 [10NO]

Vilardo, Lawrence J.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7475 [22OC]

Wall, Anne E.: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [24JN]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7733 [4NO]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), S7733 [4NO]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7677, S7697 [3NO]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 1599), S5474, S5475 [22JY]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 202), S4168 [15JN]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (S. Res. 207), S8500 [8DE]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust (S. Res. 35), S674 [30JA]

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

Wyoming: anniversary of statehood (S. Res. 210), S4554 [23JN]

Yates, Sally Quillian: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, unanimous-consent agreement, S2825 [13MY]

Yudin, Michael K.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, S3631 [2JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Economy: correlation made between recent elections and economy, S155 [12JA]

Senate: characterization of relationship between Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Reid, S8734 [17DE]

Tribute, S9 [6JA], S8734 [17DE]

Texts of

S. 625, Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, S1248–S1250 [3MR]

S. 799, Protecting Our Infants Act, S1662 [19MR]

S. 871, Helping Expand Lending Practices in (HELP) Rural Communities Act, S2048 [26MR]

S. 1035, authority extension relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, S2305 [21AP]

S. 1179, Advancing Growth in the Economy Through Distilled (AGED) Spirits Act, S2601 [4MY]

S. 1357, extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, S2935 [14MY]

S. 1784, Federal Prisons Accountability Act, S5172 [16JY]

S.J. Res. 23, disapprove EPA rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units, S7492 [26OC]

Tributes

Alvarez, Kathie, S967 [12FE]

Ashbrook, John, S977 [12FE]

Bevin, Matt, S7733 [4NO]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S3323 [31MY]

Billington, James H., S4063 [11JN]

Boehner, Speaker, S6951 [25SE], S7601 [29OC]

Brooke, Edward W., S1343 [10MR]

Bullock, Charles E., S3301 [22MY]

Capito, Senator, S1363 [10MR]

Coleman, Russell, S977 [12FE]

Cotton, Senator, S1555 [16MR]

Daines, Senator, S1575 [17MR]

Ellis, Daniel N., S8595 [10DE]

Ernst, Senator, S1705 [23MR]

Ford, Wendell H., S370 [22JA]

Franklin, Ernest T., S2927 [14MY]

Heyburn, John G., II, S3399 [1JN]

Lane, Edwin G., III, S6363 [5AU]

Lankford, Senator, S2708 [7MY]

Lawson, Robert G., S4292 [18JN]

Owen, Tom, S8234 [1DE]

Paone, Ruby, S1559 [17MR]

Perdue, Senator, S2430 [27AP]

Ponder, Joseph C., S6615 [15SE], S6889 [22SE]

Prietsch, Christine, S1058 [24FE]

Ratliff, Thomas B., S4640 [25JN]

Reid, Senator, S9 [6JA], S677 [2FE]

Richmond, Benjamin K., S408 [22JA], S577 [28JA]

Ritchie, Donald A., S2701 [7MY]

Rounds, Senator, S3449 [2JN]

Rutledge, Jim, S6364 [5AU]

Ryan, Representative Paul, S7602, S7624 [29OC]

Sasse, Senator, S7701 [3NO]

Schieffer, Bob L., S3231 [21MY]

Shelton, Dirk T., S2024 [26MR]

Slye, Kenneth M., S4640 [25JN]

Smith, Dewey L., S1152 [26FE]

Smith, Jordan, S8785 [17DE]

Stivers, Robert, S8370 [3DE]

Sullivan, Senator, S502 [27JA]

Thomasson, Russ, S6328 [5AU]

Thompson, Fred, S7678 [3NO]

Tonini, Edward W., S8629 [14DE]

Whitfield, Representative, S7011 [30SE]