MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1806, S1808, S1810, S1811, S1828 [24MR], S1875, S1880, S1905, S1916, S1929, S1937, S1942, S1945 [25MR], S1971, S1976, S1978, S2019, S2045, S2060, S2063, S2064, S2065, S2071 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S214, S215 [13JA], S292, S293, S294, S295, S296 [20JA], S318, S333 [21JA], S391, S434 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3717, S3723, S3724 [3JN], S3812, S3820, S3824, S3842 [4JN], S3882, S3883 [8JN], S3926, S3941 [9JN], S4025 [10JN], S4207 [16JN], S4265 [18JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8107 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4876 [8JY], S4955 [9JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6406, S6412 [5AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2940 [14MY], S2976, S3000 [18MY], S3062, S3087 [19MY], S3185, S3196 [20MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178, S2180 [14AP]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (S. Res. 65), S1079, S1081 [24FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5552 [23JY], S5739, S5741, S5849, S5871, S5872, S5873, S5874, S5875, S5876, S5877, S5886 [26JY], S5931, S6042 [27JY]

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

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2176, S2178, S2180 [14AP]

Appointments

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

Senate National Security Working Group, S1011 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

Cuban Culture of Poverty Conundrum, Roland A. Alum, Panoramas (Internet site), S1583 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]

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

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S7968 [16NO]

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

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S6699 [16SE]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: enhance mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 1152), S8438 [7DE]

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

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2357), S8439 [7DE] (see S. 2393), S8637 [14DE]

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

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

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

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

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

Burma: call for free and fair elections and condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 116), S2041 [26MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 688), S2972 [18MY]

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]

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

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

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2174 [14AP]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S6811 [17SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S3184 [20MY]

Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3776 [4JN]

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

——— modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 757), S4841 [8JY]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1250), S4687 [7JY]

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

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S6652 [15SE]

Cuba: prohibit transactions with the Cuban military, incentivize arrest of those responsible for attack on U.S. aircraft, coordinate capture of U.S. fugitives, return confiscated property, and support Cuban people (see S. 1489), S3678 [3JN]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4104 [11JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6811 [17SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S8438 [7DE]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S7274 [8OC]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S8438 [7DE]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 1524), S4604 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S6606 [10SE]

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

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S2245 [16AP]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 402), S1529 [16MR]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S7125 [5OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S5212 [21JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 551), S1075 [24FE]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S6810 [17SE]

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

Dept. of State: report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria (see S. 756), S1585 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 921), S2172 [14AP]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see S. 805), S1660 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S4603 [24JN]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S6187 [30JY]

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

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 1085), S6850 [21SE]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S6187 [30JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S6652 [15SE]

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S6383 [5AU]

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S3862 [8JN]

Drugs: promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see S. 2041), S6699 [16SE]

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

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S1075 [24FE]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S2795 [12MY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1382), S3862 [8JN]

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

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 2035), S8161 [19NO]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S6976 [28SE]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see S. 1090), S6652 [15SE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 283), S7272 [8OC]

Financial institutions: provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S3678 [3JN]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2568 [30AP]

Firearms: prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see S. 2213), S7594 [28OC]

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

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S2111 [13AP]

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

——— condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]

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

FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see S. 1565), S4103 [11JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2731 [7MY]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see S. 730), S2530 [29AP]

Investments: protect the investment choices of American investors (see S. 1802), S5170 [16JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S6384 [5AU]

——— extend sanctions and report on use of funds made available through sanctions relief (see S. 1682), S4648 [25JN]

——— 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]

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

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7861 [9NO]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S6700 [16SE]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S5171 [16JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2352 [22AP]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S1439 [11MR]

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

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

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

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S2731 [7MY]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see S. 2342), S8306 [2DE]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see S. 1466), S3310 [22MY]

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

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2402 [23AP]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1509), S4954 [9JY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see S. 1961), S6380 [5AU]

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

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 114), S1891 [25MR] (see S. Res. 128), S2041 [26MR]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 228), S5526 [23JY]

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

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

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

Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 93), S1217 [2MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2172 [14AP]

Oswaldo Payá Way, Washington, DC: designate (see S. Res. 226), S5930 [27JY]

Philippines: provide special foreign military sales status (see S. 1855), S5526 [23JY]

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

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

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S3184 [20MY]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2245 [16AP] (see S. Res. 197), S3925 [9JN]

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 1774), S5129 [15JY]

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

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

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S927 [11FE]

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

Securities: clearly define and statutorily prohibit insider trading (see S. 702), S1438 [11MR]

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

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

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE]

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

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S985 [12FE]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (see S. 1964), S6380 [5AU]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4604 [24JN]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 968), S8685 [15DE]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see S. 994), S2302 [21AP]

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

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 210), S6187 [30JY]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 699), S1384 [10MR]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2400), S8636 [14DE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 996), S2245 [16AP]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S2689 [6MY]

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

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S2650 [5MY]

——— make permanent certain small business tax provisions (see S. 341), S736 [3FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S6434 [6AU]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S833 [5FE]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 351), S1202 (see S. 608), S1201 [27FE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S2850 [13MY]

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

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see S. 1795), S5170 [16JY]

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

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

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

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

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 441), S927 [11FE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 946), S2220 [15AP]

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

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 271), S834 [5FE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S6895 [22SE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4650 [25JN]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 785), S1629 [18MR]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S1438 [11MR]

——— condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]

——— ensure access to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions (see S. Res. 37), S421 [22JA]

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

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

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S7723 [3NO]

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

——— commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 35), S542 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: support enhanced accountability for U.S. assistance (see S. 1875), S6073 [28JY]

Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see S. 1249), S2730 [7MY]

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

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

Children and youth: promote youth athletic safety (see S. 436), S900 [10FE]

Consumers: provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards and mobile accounts (see S. 2315), S8160 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) management guidelines for school-aged children (see S. 307), S653 [29JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish America Star program to recognize companies that make American-made products and incentivize companies to implement better workforce support, hiring practices, conditions, and compensation (see S. 938), S2173 [14AP]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of suspects in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see S. 2207), S7546 [27OC]

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

Dept. of Transportation: enhance rail safety and provide for safe transport of hazardous materials (see S. 1114), S2473 [28AP]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 164), S2568 [30AP]

Education: establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 1958), S6380 [5AU]

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

EPA: improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improve monitoring and public notification programs (see S. 2335), S8241 [1DE]

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

FEMA: prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see S. 406), S833 [5FE]

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

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 547), S1075 [24FE]

——— prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to prices of products and services sold online (see S. 2413), S8793 [17DE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S2688 [6MY]

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see S. 1747), S4953 [9JY]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 1602), S4250 [17JN]

——— make changes to home health face-to-face encounter requirements (see S. 1650), S4544 [23JN]

Mortgages: establish programs to encourage use of shared equity mortgage modifications (see S. 1582), S4202 [16JN]

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 187), S3238 [21MY]

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

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see S. Res. 65), S772 [4FE]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 276), S589 [28JA]

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

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see S. 1906), S6186 [30JY]

Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [21JA]

Rutgers University: anniversary (see S. Res. 311), S7860 [9NO]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 1811), S5210 [21JY]

Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 83), S1031 [23FE]

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

Taxation: make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 2203), S7470 [22OC]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 1907), S6186 [30JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]

Letters

Iran violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions relative to ballistic missile testing: by, S8471 [8DE]

Lists

Organizations supporting language in H.R. 1314, Trade Act, to disallow application of trade authorities procedures to trade agreements with countries included as a Tier 3 country on Dept. of State Trafficking in Persons Report, S3035 [19MY]

Privilege of the floor

McFarland, David, S6905 [22SE]

Remarks

Autism Speaks Inc.: anniversary, S1334• [9MR]

Bangladesh: anniversary of Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, S2394 [23AP]

——— call for garment brands that sold garments produced by Rana Plaza factories to ensure International Labor Organization compensation fund benefiting fire survivors and victims’ families reaches full funding level, S2394 [23AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1993, S1999, S2010 [26MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (S. 527), S1138 [26FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S260 [20JA], S333 [21JA], S397 [22JA]

——— joint session for address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran, S1228 [3MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1465 [12MR], S1630 [18MR]

Cuba: history of poverty, S1583 [17MR]

——— human rights violations, S171 [13JA], S7178 [7OC]

——— proposal to re-establish U.S. diplomatic relations and lift trade and travel restrictions, S171 [13JA]

——— re-establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations and lifting of trade and travel restrictions, S7178 [7OC]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative, S1334 [9MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (S. 272), S554 [28JA]

Dept. of State: disapprove upgrading of Malaysia and Cuba from Tier 3 countries in Trafficking in Persons Report, S5910–S5912 [27JY]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, S2765 [11MY]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish, S1465 [12MR]

Foreign trade: disallow application of trade authorities procedures to trade agreements with countries included as a Tier 3 country on Dept. of State Trafficking in Persons Report, S3034 [19MY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3034 [19MY]

FTC: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen the ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry, S2010 [26MR]

Greece: independence anniversary (S. Res. 105), S3309• [22MY]

Growth Disorder Awareness Week: observance, S6802 [17SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 254), S6802 [17SE]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, S7614 [29OC]

——— impact of Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey, S7614 [29OC]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S555 [28JA], S4129 [15JN]

——— clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth, S1465 [12MR]

——— 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, S7316 [20OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S554 [28JA]

——— reform, S4129 [15JN]

Infrastructure: improve, S2829 [13MY]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S532 [27JA]

Iran: 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, S6776 [17SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6572 [10SE], S6776 [17SE]

——— ensure any agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program is deemed a treaty and is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, S2467 [28AP]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to pay claims from sanctions revenue to U.S. citizens held hostage in Iran and their families, S1999 [26MR]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2384 [23AP], S2466 [28AP], S2716 [7MY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 615), S1259 [3MR]

——— status of nuclear weapons program, S3661–S3663 [3JN], S4081 [11JN], S4233 [17JN]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6776 [17SE]

——— violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions relative to ballistic missile testing, S8471 [8DE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3034 [19MY]

John R. Elliot Hero Campaign for Designated Drivers (organization): anniversary, S6460• [8SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (S. 1961), S6887 [22SE]

National Herald (publication): anniversary, S3309• [22MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 255), S6802 [17SE]

New Jersey: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S2647 [5MY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (S. 928), S6994 [29SE], S8526 [9DE]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (S. Res. 65), S782 [4FE]

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), S6572 [10SE], S6776 [17SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2384 [23AP], S2466 [28AP], S2716 [7MY]

Philadelphia, PA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, S2829 [13MY]

Power resources: prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline, S260 [20JA]

Puerto Rico: status of economic crisis, S6887 [22SE]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), S6887 [22SE], S8515 [9DE], S8771 [17DE]

Rutgers University: NAFSA—The Association of International Educators Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization recipient, S1030• [23FE]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, S3857• [8JN]

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

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution, S397 [22JA]

——— prohibit use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell, S260 [20JA], S333 [21JA], S397 [22JA]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S3034 [19MY]

Treaties and agreements: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to prohibit funding of international organizations implementing U.N. Arms Trade Treaty prior to Senate ratification, S1993 [26MR]

Ukraine: condemn violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by Russian forces and call for U.S. support of the Ukrainian Government and armed forces in opposing Russia’s actions, S1107–S1109 [25FE]

Venezuela: elections, S8480–S8482 [8DE]

Votes: position on missed, S2647 [5MY], S3452 [2JN], S4341• [22JN], S4529• [23JN], S5710 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2467 [28AP]

Tributes

Kravitz, Pinky, S6848• [21SE]

Morel, Domingo E., Sr., S1072• [24FE]