NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

Addresses

Yale University Class Day: Vice President Biden, S3747–S3749 [4JN]

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1952 [25MR], S1968, S2015, S2016, S2047, S2068, S2073, S2075 [26MR]

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), S4979, S4983 [9JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S215 [13JA], S239 [16JA]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 142), S8610, S8611, S8614 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3696 [3JN], S3804, S3815, S3824, S3830 [4JN], S4023 [10JN], S4113 [11JN], S4144, S4166 [15JN], S4269 [18JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8162, S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4973 [9JY], S5010, S5012 [13JY], S5102 [15JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2940 [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5539, S5540 [23JY], S5691, S5696 [24JY], S5719, S5720, S5847, S5871, S5872 [26JY], S5930 [27JY], S6076 [28JY]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), S7933 [10NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]

——— H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4920 [9JY]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1011 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and repeal previous authorizations for use of military force (see S. 1587), S8725 [16DE]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S834 [5FE]

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

Business and industry: allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet websites (see S. 1359), S2933 [14MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1247 [3MR]

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), S1383 [10MR]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]

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

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S1891 [25MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1611), S4298 [18JN]

Conservation of natural resources: amend laws relative to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety (see S. 834), S1708 [23MR]

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 (see S. 2044), S7772 [4NO]

Corps of Engineers: deauthorize Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project (see S. 124), S100 [8JA]

Courts: provide for conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships (see S. 2314), S8160 [19NO]

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

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S59 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S8883 [18DE]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S6297 [4AU]

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

Dept. of Defense: inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S1120 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see S. 604), S1162 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 524), S1076 [24FE]

——— require electronic communication service providers that generate call detail records provide notification if the provider intends to retain such records less than the time recommended to conduct investigations (see S. 2356), S8885 [18DE]

Dept. of State: offer rewards for information on kidnapping and murder of James W. Foley, Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, Steven J. Sotloff, and Kayla J. Mueller (see S. 555), S1117 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S7546 [27OC]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 650), S1302 [4MR]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 650), S4022 [10JN]

——— incentivize early adoption of positive train control (see S. 1006), S2972 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S466 [26JA]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 598), S1161 [26FE]

Economy: provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1624), S4298 [18JN]

El Faro (vessel): recognize crew who died in sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin and search efforts of members of the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, and offer condolences to victims’ families and friends (see S. Res. 291), S7413 [21OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S467 [26JA]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S7967 [16NO]

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]

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

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1032 [23FE]

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]

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

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

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

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S6296 [4AU]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S7491 [26OC]

Immigration: reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see S. 2266), S7912 [10NO]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]

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

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see S. 868), S2174 [14AP]

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), S7914 [10NO]

Jones-Ayers, Georgia: tribute (see S. Res. 85), S1118 [25FE]

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

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), S7124 [5OC]

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), S2432 [27AP]

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

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see S. 349), S736 [3FE]

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]

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

——— apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see S. 1514), S3776 [4JN]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S1780 [24MR]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see S. 2262), S7912 [10NO]

——— extend certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on establishment of certain hospitals and facilities (see S. 2108), S7103 [1OC]

——— 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), S2760 [11MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S2851 [13MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S6467 [8SE]

——— provide relief to Medicare Advantage plans with a significant number of dually eligible or low-income subsidy beneficiaries and prevent termination of two star plans (see S. 2104), S8080 [18NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see S. 1961), S6606 [10SE]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see S. 1150), S6467 [8SE]

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

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 1173), S2568 [30AP]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2934 [14MY]

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

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

National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 235), S6136 [29JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 520), S6605 [10SE]

New Horizons (spacecraft): congratulate NASA and its partners for successful mission to Pluto and recognize importance of such mission, robotic space exploration, and scientific and engineering research (see S. Res. 240), S6239 [3AU]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6605 [10SE]

NOAA: codify the Hurricane Forecasting Improvement Project (see S. 1343), S2933 [14MY]

——— promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them (see S. 1403), S4649 [25JN]

——— reduce incidence of sexual harassment and assault (see S. 2206), S7491 [26OC]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S7491 [26OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S900 [10FE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S7103 [1OC]

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

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]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7914 [10NO]

Railroads: improve highway-rail grade crossing safety (see S. 532), S1163 [26FE]

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), S3310 [22MY]

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

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 373), S772 [4FE]

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

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

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S590 [28JA]

Space policy: promote competitiveness of U.S. commercial space sector (see S. 1297), S2794 [12MY]

Surface Transportation Board: establish as independent and make more efficient and accessible by increasing investigative authority, improving rate review timelines and advancing important proceedings (see S. 808), S1782 [24MR]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 716), S1438 [11MR]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S6382 [5AU]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 126), S100 [8JA]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S3861 [8JN]

——— 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), S8307 [2DE]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (see S. 266), S541 [27JA]

——— modify rules relative to loans made from a qualified employer retirement plan (see S. 324), S673 [30JA]

——— 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]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8546 [9DE]

——— require reporting by technology companies of terrorist activities and the unlawful distribution of information relating to explosives (see S. 2372), S8885 [18DE]

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

Transportation Security Administration: enhance airport security through improved screening of airport employees (see S. 2361), S8438 [7DE]

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see S. 2091), S7125 [5OC]

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

Voting: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 212), S347 [21JA]

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

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

——— 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), S467 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coast Guard: strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (see S. 1999), S6381 [5AU]

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

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see S. 120), S99 [8JA]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 757), S1585 [17MR]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see S. 1171), S2568 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: increase limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents (see S. 1360), S2971 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), S2244 [16AP]

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

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see S. 1260), S2730 [7MY]

Firearms: 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]

Haiti: extend trade preferences for certain imported articles (see S. 503), S983 [12FE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 693), S1383 [10MR]

Immigration: protect U.S. jobs by reducing number of visas available under H–1B nonimmigrant worker visa program and prioritize allocation of such visas based on salary (see S. 2365), S8494 [8DE]

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia (Spain): U.S. visit (see S. Res. 253), S6651 [15SE]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran (see S. Res. 99), S1384 [10MR]

Medicare: apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see S. 1488), S3678 [3JN]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S2567 [30AP]

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

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

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

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see S. Res. 199), S4104 [11JN]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 177), S201 [13JA]

Taxation: temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see S. 2346), S8306 [2DE]

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), S900 [10FE]

Privilege of the floor

Easley, Shaun, S3974 [9JN]

Manning, Joshua, S8728 [16DE]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, S2910 [14MY]

Amtrak: funding, S2833 [13MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8701 [16DE]

——— oppose attachment of policy riders to appropriations legislation, S8283 [2DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S8429 [7DE]

Aviation: call for increased screening of airport employees with access to secure areas following discovery of gun smuggling operation at Atlanta airport, S1700 [23MR], S2323 [22AP]

Brown, Manson K.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, S1522 [16MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S7518 [27OC]

——— reconciliation process, S1699 [23MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1699 [23MR], S1968, S2006, S2007 [26MR]

Cape Canaveral, FL: launch of Discovery (satellite), S847 [9FE]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4339 [22JN]

Climate: create a point of order against any legislation that would use tax dollars to censor publicly-funded climate science, S1968, S2006, S2007 [26MR]

——— global warming, S7021 [30SE]

——— impact of climate change on Florida, S7021 [30SE]

——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S4237 [17JN], S7021 [30SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4188), S8702 [16DE]

——— strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (S. 1999), S6391 [5AU]

Coastal zones: improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (S. 1430), S3241 [21MY]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): investigation into Takata Corp., airbag defects and vehicle recall process, S1471 [12MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S506 [27JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S183 [13JA]

Congress Week: observance, S1700 [23MR]

CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (S. 142), S107 [8JA], S8877 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3651 [3JN], S3895 [9JN]

——— overseas contingency operations funding, S3895 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program, S8429 [7DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S755 [4FE], S847 [9FE], S1026 [23FE], S1095 [25FE]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S2911 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: positive train control system implementation funding, S2833 [13MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8701 [16DE]

Dinh-Zarr, Tho: nomination to the NTSB, S1471 [12MR]

El Faro (vessel): investigation into sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, S7768 [4NO]

——— offer condolences to victims of, and call for investigation into, sinking of ship during Hurricane Joaquin, S7290 [19OC]

Elliott, Daniel R., III: nomination to the Surface Transportation Board, S4340 [22JN]

EPA: impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing, S4237 [17JN]

FCC: investigation into alleged misuse of surveillance technology used to intercept cellular signals, S1096 [25FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S8218, S8219 [1DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7116 [5OC]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, S4339 [22JN]

Foreign policy: develop strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S565 [28JA], S7611 [29OC], S8429 [7DE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2910 [14MY], S3270 [22MY]

FTC: investigation into alleged inappropriate content on Google YouTube Kids mobile application, S4335 [22JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, S2910 [14MY]

Google, Inc.: reform policies and procedures governing the inclusion of videos being posted on YouTube Kids mobile application to assure appropriate content, S7189 [7OC]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S2262 [20AP]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, S2910 [14MY]

Hart, Christopher A.: nomination to be NTSB Chairman, S1471 [12MR]

Honduras: political reform, S2095 [13AP]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S755 [4FE], S847 [9FE], S1095 [25FE]

——— suspend admission into the U.S. of refugees from Iraq or Syria, S7991 [17NO]

Infrastructure: improve, S2833 [13MY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7376 [21OC]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6264 [4AU]

——— call for release of detained U.S. citizens (S. Con. Res. 16), S2746 [11MY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6485 [9SE]

——— impact of letter sent by Republican Senators to Iranian leadership on any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1347 [10MR], S1520 [16MR]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2495 [29AP], S2723 [7MY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 615), S1272 [4MR]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3270 [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, S2910 [14MY]

Levinson, Robert: urge intensified cooperation by Iran on the case of the disappearance of former FBI agent while on business trip in Iran, S1471 [12MR]

Medicare: change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (S. 1453), S7517 [27OC]

Monje, Carlos A., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy, S1522 [16MR]

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation: anniversary, S6128 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (S. 304), S655, S656 [29JA], S2423 [27AP]

——— extend regulations relative to vehicle recalls to used car dealers, S7150 [6OC], S7483 [26OC]

——— investigation into Takata Corp., airbag defects and vehicle recall process, S655, S656 [29JA], S2423 [27AP]

NASA: funding, S4012 [10JN], S4122 [15JN], S8701 [16DE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (S. 1743), S4957 [9JY]

Neffenger, Peter V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, S4339 [22JN]

Newman, Dava J.: nomination to be NASA Deputy Administrator, S2427 [27AP]

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), S6485 [9SE]

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

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2495 [29AP], S2723 [7MY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1272 [4MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8283 [2DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6223 [3AU]

Pope Francis: release of encyclical on global warming and climate change, S4237 [17JN]

Power resources: prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline, S183 [13JA], S506 [27JA]

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, S8186 [30NO], S8429 [7DE]

——— 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), S3374, S3375, S3376 [1JN]

——— 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, S3270 [22MY]

——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (S. 177), S183 [13JA]

Public debt: ceiling, S7518 [27OC]

Puerto Rico: status of economic crisis, S8186 [30NO]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings, S8186 [30NO]

——— treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (S. 1774), S7517 [27OC], S8768 [17DE]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs (H.R. 749), S1380 [10MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S8365 [3DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 2353), S3269 [22MY]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7567 [28OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S4012 [10JN], S4122 [15JN]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S3749 [4JN]

Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), S7991 [17NO]

——— promote competitiveness of U.S. commercial space sector (S. 1297), S7584 [28OC]

SSA: prohibit the publishing of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals in the Death Master File, S1520 [16MR]

Supreme Court: 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, S1272 [4MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8701 [16DE]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S2910 [14MY]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (S. 266), S633 [29JA]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S4237 [17JN]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S2911 [14MY]

——— treatment of tobacco under investor-state dispute settlement provisions, S7116 [5OC]

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, S565 [28JA], S847 [9FE]

Verizon Communications, Inc.: use of supercookie tracking technology that allows advertising companies to track online activities of wireless customers without customer consent, S634 [29JA]

Volkswagen AG (company): use of software to deceive motor vehicle emissions tests, S6877 [22SE]

Votes: position on missed, S1245 [3MR], S5059• [14JY], S5206• [21JY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1071 [24FE]

Texts of

S. 142, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act, S108 [8JA]

S. 1743, Motor Vehicle Safety Act, S4958–S4962 [9JY]

Tributes

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S3373 [1JN]

Hatch, Senator, S2423 [27AP]

Leahy, Senator, S7567 [28OC]

Peters, Senator, S8429 [7DE]