MERKLEY, JEFF (a Senator from Oregon)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1800, S1806, S1811, S1818 [24MR], S1880, S1893, S1908, S1916, S1935, S1937, S1938, S1954 [25MR], S1972, S1995, S2018, S2021, S2044, S2047, S2080 [26MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S212, S215 [13JA], S284 [20JA], S355, S356, S360 [21JA], S422, S439 [22JA], S478 [26JA], S520 [27JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1442 [11MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3727 [3JN], S3778, S3794, S3795, S3797, S3826 [4JN], S3862, S3863 [8JN], S3926, S3942 [9JN], S4056 [10JN], S4105 [11JN], S4266 [18JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780, S4782 [7JY], S4885 [8JY], S4912, S4973, S4975 [9JY], S5063, S5069, S5087 [14JY]
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7365 [20OC], S7492 [26OC]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2995 [18MY], S3061, S3062, S3072, S3073, S3086, S3087 [19MY], S3311 [22MY]
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], S5715, S5736, S5741, S5873, S5874 [26JY], S6138 [29JY]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8402 [3DE]
Appointments
Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S946 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]
Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S7221 [7OC]
Alcoholic beverages: modify the types of wines taxed as hard cider (see S. 1459), S3309 [22MY]
——— reform taxation (see S. 1562), S6383 [5AU]
Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S8192 [30NO]
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), S8685 [15DE]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S1162 [26FE]
——— sunset authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 526), S1586 [17MR]
Bahrain: prohibit arms sales (see S. 2009), S7547 [27OC]
Bankruptcy: require creditors to inform consumer reporting agencies that certain debts have been discharged in bankruptcy (see S. 1773), S5129 [15JY]
BIA: manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land (see S. 816), S1660 [19MR]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]
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), S7546 [27OC]
Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]
Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1896), S6136 [29JY]
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]
Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 2275), S7913 [10NO]
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), S2402 [23AP]
Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2475 [28AP]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2689 [6MY]
Consumers: provide protection for consumers who have prepaid cards and mobile accounts (see S. 2315), S8160 [19NO]
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]
Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 26), S11 [6JA]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 134), S100 [8JA]
Corps of Engineers: transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see S. 1979), S7220 [7OC]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S100 [8JA]
Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 1847), S5526 [23JY]
——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 838), S1708 [23MR]
——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S2850 [13MY]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1981), S6468 [8SE]
Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S8242 [1DE]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S8241 [1DE]
——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S927 [11FE]
Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4546 [23JN]
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 the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S6976 [28SE]
——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see S. 1110), S6137 [29JY]
——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S1439 [11MR]
Dept. of Defense: reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see S. 831), S1708 [23MR]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S5129 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1629 [18MR]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1661 [19MR]
——— establish Federal-State higher education financing partnerships in order to reduce tuition for students (see S. 2191), S7413 [21OC]
——— 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), S4955 [9JY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 773), S1628 [18MR]
——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]
——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1872), S5928 [27JY]
Dept. of Energy: coordinate provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools (see S. 523), S983 [12FE]
——— establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (see S. 878), S4841 [8JY]
——— provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see S. 1713), S4686 [7JY]
Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S6975 [28SE]
——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see S. 1287), S2793 [12MY]
——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1299), S2794 [12MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see S. 877), S2474 [28AP]
——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S2689 [6MY]
——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S654 [29JA]
——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see S. 1957), S6380 [5AU]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1202 [27FE]
Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S7724 [3NO]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see S. 1554), S4103 [11JN]
——— convey certain Federal land to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see S. 814), S1660 [19MR]
——— convey certain Federal land to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (see S. 815), S1660 [19MR]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2155), S7219 [7OC]
——— provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see S. 817), S1660 [19MR]
——— restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 517), S983 [12FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]
Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see S. 859), S2474 [28AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S6850 [21SE]
——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 901), S4022 [10JN]
——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1257), S2730 [7MY]
——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6379 [5AU]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S654 [29JA]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2336), S8603 [10DE]
Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8162 [19NO]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S2850 [13MY]
——— exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see S. 1333), S2850 [13MY]
——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S8884 [18DE]
Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S1629 [18MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S982 [12FE]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 1772), S5129 [15JY]
EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see S. 700), S6137 [29JY]
Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S1118 [25FE]
Eximbank: reauthorize (see S. 824), S2531 [29AP]
FAA: establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes and their safe integration into the national airspace system (see S. 1314), S6850 [21SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents (see S. Res. 292), S7470 [22OC]
——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1382), S3777 [4JN]
FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see S. 827), S2174 [14AP]
——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 2235), S7816 [5NO]
FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see S. 2095), S8022 [17NO]
——— preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of animal diseases in order to minimize development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 621), S6136 [29JY]
——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 511), S983 [12FE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis (see S. 1199), S2795 [12MY]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2387), S8602 [10DE]
——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 164), S4686 [7JY]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S899 [10FE]
——— provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S3678 [3JN]
Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see S. 1143), S5527 [23JY]
——— reduce risks associated with genetically altered salmon (see S. 738), S1495 [12MR]
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), S3861 [8JN]
Forest Service: designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary (see S. 1448), S3238 [21MY]
Forests: improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (see S. 132), S100 [8JA]
France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]
——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]
FRS: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see S. 1565), S4103 [11JN]
FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 430), S900 [10FE]
Government regulations: ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see S. 372), S772 [4FE]
Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see S. 818), S1660 [19MR]
Griest, Kristen: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Haver, Shaye: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 113), S8439 [7DE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2972 [18MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. 1081), S4603 [24JN]
Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1058), S2352 [22AP]
Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8242 [1DE]
Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC]
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), S8022 [17NO]
——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions (see S. Res. 40), S466 [26JA]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]
——— issue prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 2252), S7967 [16NO]
Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1789), S7345 [20OC]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]
Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production (see S. 133), S100 [8JA]
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), S3407 [1JN]
——— reauthorize (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S7006 [29SE]
Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1661 [19MR]
Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S4250 [17JN]
——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S4251 [17JN]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S2599 [4MY]
——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see S. 377), S7220 [7OC]
——— 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), S3777 [4JN]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S7860 [9NO]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S4687 [7JY]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S541 [27JA]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S4250 [17JN]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2400 [23AP]
Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S3238 [21MY]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see S. 1150), S2567 [30AP]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S4546 [23JN]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S6938 [24SE]
National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week: designate (see S. Res. 303), S7722 [3NO]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6605 [10SE]
NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2142), S7220 [7OC]
——— strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S7346 [20OC]
NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see S. 444), S900 [10FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S3310 [22MY]
Oregon: clarify the Cooper Spur land exchange in the Mount Hood Wilderness (see S. 2069), S6894 [22SE]
——— designate certain land as wilderness and national recreation areas and make additional wild and scenic river designations (see S. 1699), S4648 [25JN]
——— withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (see S. 346), S736 [3FE]
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: anniversary (see S. Res. 89), S1162 [26FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA]
——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]
——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [21JA]
Pope Francis: support encyclical on global warming and climate change (see S. Res. 244), S6381 [5AU]
Portland Timbers (soccer team): tribute (see S. Res. 336), S8684 [15DE]
Postal Service: improve provision of postal services to rural areas (see S. 1742), S7914 [10NO]
Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 822), S1660 [19MR]
——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see S. 1041), S8685 [15DE]
——— invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (see S. 2089), S6975 [28SE]
Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S771 [4FE]
Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 2031), S6651 [15SE]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7594 [28OC]
Railroads: improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation (see S. 1175), S2568 [30AP]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1264), S2759 [11MY]
Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S7595 [28OC]
Roads and highways: expand project eligibility to certain public infrastructure projects relative to financing (see S. 880), S2041 [26MR]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7273 [8OC]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1384 [10MR]
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), S4649 [25JN]
Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S983 [12FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 20), S12 [6JA]
Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see S. 1765), S5061 [14JY]
Small Business Saturday: observance (see S. Res. 304), S7816 [5NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
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 old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 960), S7304 [19OC]
SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1630 [18MR]
——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S1629 [18MR]
SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S4603 [24JN]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
Tariff: make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 340), S736 [3FE]
——— recreational performance outerwear (see S. 952), S2220 [15AP]
Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see S. 987), S2244 [16AP]
——— clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax (see S. 187), S238 [16JA]
——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 379), S832 [5FE]
——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 609), S2401 [23AP]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S2934 [14MY]
——— extend certain expiring energy tax incentives (see S. 2391), S8602 [10DE]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]
——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 727), S1494 [12MR]
——— 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), S3457 [2JN]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S654 [29JA]
——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4953 [9JY]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 375), S772 [4FE]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 1907), S6186 [30JY]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 1012), S2272 [20AP]
Technology: improve coordination and use of geospatial data (see S. 740), S4202 [16JN]
Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2731 [7MY]
Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4601 [24JN]
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), S3407 [1JN]
——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S4603 [24JN]
——— 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]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S7967 [16NO]
——— 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
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1794), S5170 [16JY]
Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 1165), S2568 [30AP]
Dept. of Education: allow a choice between a fixed amount student loan repayment plan or an income-driven student loan repayment plan for all borrowers (see S. 1948), S6379 [5AU]
——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see S. 1166), S2568 [30AP]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see S. 1275), S2759 [11MY]
Dept. of Transportation: enhance transportation programs to connect people to jobs, schools, and other essential services through a multimodal transportation network (see S. 2008), S6434 [6AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see S. 2279), S7913 [10NO]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY]
Education: improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects (see S. 867), S1891 [25MR]
EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (see S. 1394), S3183 [20MY]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1726), S4953 [9JY]
Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include requirements relative to paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods (see S. 735), S1495 [12MR]
Medicare: provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 1132), S2530 [29AP]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 178), S2794 [12MY]
Oregon: designate certain BLM land as wilderness, authorize certain land exchanges, and convey certain BLM land to Wheeler County for economic and community development purposes (see S. 1255), S2730 [7MY]
Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see S. 2238), S7771 [4NO]
Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 1205), S2687 [6MY]
Public works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see S. 1043), S2352 [22AP]
Senate Rules: limit debate on motions to proceed (see S. Res. 122), S2041 [26MR]
——— modify extended debate rules (see S. Res. 120), S2041 [26MR]
——— modify process for amending or adopting Senate Rules (see S. Res. 123), S2041 [26MR]
——— provide for consideration of a minimum number of amendments (see S. Res. 121), S2041 [26MR]
——— provide for timely consideration of nominations (see S. Res. 118), S2041 [26MR]
——— provide for timely establishment of conference committees (see S. Res. 119), S2041 [26MR]
Senior citizens: provide access to health and financial support services (see S. 1574), S4137 [15JN]
Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see S. 1947), S6379 [5AU]
Women: provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8160 [19NO]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [6JA]
Lists
Organizations supporting S. 1858, Equality Act, S5531 [23JY]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [6JA]
Privilege of the floor
Fergus, Zachary, S8027 [17NO]
Givens, Maria, S8319 [2DE]
Justus, Bria, S7598 [28OC]
Kollenberg, Robert, S1957 [25MR]
Narby, Peter, S7774 [4NO]
Slyfield, Jeff, S8319 [2DE]
Smith, Lisa, S5474 [22JY]
Tokatlian, Sirvat, S1634 [18MR]
Wilson, Jackman, S1311 [4MR]
Remarks
African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, S1331 [9MR]
Agriculture: require country of origin labeling requirements of food sold in the U.S., S3047 [19MY], S3100 [20MY], S3297 [22MY]
Appropriations: oppose attachment of policy riders to appropriations legislation, S8286, S8287, S8288 [2DE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1858 [25MR], S2002 [26MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2633 [5MY]
Climate: express that the U.S. should prioritize and fund climate change adaptation projects in local communities and help fund adaptation projects in developing countries, S520 [27JA]
——— global warming, S1280 [4MR], S6280 [4AU]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S520 [27JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S172 [13JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), Veto, S1280 [4MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S6885 [22SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S963 [12FE], S1035 [23FE]
——— shutdown relative to budget process, S1035 [23FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S3099 [20MY]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 235), S6430• [6AU]
Discrimination: anti-Muslim rhetoric by Republican Party Presidential candidates, S8443 [7DE], S8476 [8DE]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1858), S5530, S5531 [23JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5093 [15JY]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S8004 [17NO]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S8004 [17NO]
——— grant waiver for States to regulate hazardous chemicals while EPA assesses a chemical for safety under certain conditions, S8878 [18DE]
——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6280 [4AU]
FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (H.R. 1599), S8339 [3DE], S8475 [8DE]
——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products, S2509 [29AP], S7580, S7582 [28OC]
Firearms: gun control, S7245 [8OC]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2786 [12MY], S3044 [19MY], S3097 [20MY], S3297 [22MY]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1143 [26FE]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S3097 [20MY]
——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders, S3098 [20MY]
——— require enforceable labor and environmental standards in trade agreements, S3044 [19MY], S3098 [20MY], S3297 [22MY]
FRS: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for funding Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as an independent agency, S2002 [26MR]
FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, S7580, S7582 [28OC]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S6885 [22SE]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S963 [12FE]
——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S963 [12FE], S1035 [23FE]
International law: use of investor-state dispute settlement by corporations to challenge foreign countries health and safety measures, S1143 [26FE]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6563, S6564 [10SE]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2717 [7MY]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3044, S3062 [19MY], S3097 [20MY], S3297 [22MY]
——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2786 [12MY]
——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), unanimous-consent request, S3045, S3046, S3047 [19MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 2165), S7561, S7563 [28OC]
——— reauthorize (S. 2165), unanimous-consent request, S7561 [28OC]
Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1614 [18MR]
Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S7245 [8OC]
National Forest Products Week: observance, S7457 [22OC]
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), S6563, S6564 [10SE]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2717 [7MY]
Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (S. 2238), S7772 [4NO]
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), S3651, S3653, S3654 [3JN]
Public debt: ceiling, S7436 [22OC]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shooting at Umpqua Community College, S7245 [8OC]
Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S7033, S7035, S7036, S7037 [30SE]
——— legislative process, S7033, S7035, S7036, S7037 [30SE]
Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037 [30SE]
——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (S. Res. 20), S24 [6JA]
Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S1331 [9MR]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S7562, S7563 [28OC], S8878 [18DE]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S1143 [26FE], S3044 [19MY], S3097 [20MY], S4568–S4570 [24JN]
——— require negotiation of a minimum wage for entry and gradually increase such wage to diminish disparities between high-wage and low-wage countries, S3046 [19MY], S3097–S3099 [20MY], S3297 [22MY]
Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, S520 [27JA]
Treaties and agreements: exempt policies for protecting the environment, public health, and consumers from any investor-state dispute settlement provisions included in trade agreements, S3045 [19MY], S3099 [20MY], S3297 [22MY]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: support, S8475 [8DE], S8580 [10DE]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S1331 [9MR]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: anniversary, S5449 [22JY]
——— impact on economy, S8136 [19NO], S8286, S8287, S8288 [2DE]
Tributes
Atkins, Jeanne, S90 [8JA]