PETERS, GARY C. (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1806, S1811, S1818 [24MR], S1906, S1908 [25MR], S1965, S1966, S1995, S2016, S2018, S2021, S2045, S2046, S2080 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S247 [16JA], S296 [20JA], S467 [26JA], S513, S532 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1391 [10MR], S1498 [12MR], S1547 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3658, S3667, S3690, S3696, S3724 [3JN], S3778, S3788, S3803, S3818, S3822, S3823 [4JN], S3914, S3926, S3935, S3938 [9JN], S4023, S4025 [10JN], S4105, S4111, S4113 [11JN], S4145, S4166 [15JN], S4265, S4269, S4300 [18JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4675, S4692, S4780, S4782 [7JY], S5102, S5130 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6300 [4AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2937 [14MY], S2976, S2995, S3000 [18MY], S3061, S3062 [19MY], S3240 [21MY]

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], S5930 [27JY]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), S5556 [23JY]

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S946 [11FE]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, S2088 [26MR]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY]

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. 2152), S7547 [27OC]

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

Alcoholic beverages: 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), S6850 [21SE]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see S. 1498), S6188 [30JY]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S7861 [9NO]

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

Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see S. 587), S1161 [26FE]

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), S2353 [22AP]

Arts and humanities: protect and preserve international cultural property at risk of destruction due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters (see S. 1887), S6136 [29JY]

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

Black History Month: observance (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), S8685 [15DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S985 [12FE]

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

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. Res. 134), S2110 [13AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see S. 2343), S8306 [2DE]

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), S2111 [13AP]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S3239 [21MY]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S2934 [14MY]

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

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 589), S1161 [26FE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S3237 [21MY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S2934 [14MY]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S2935 [14MY]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S4103 [11JN]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S1303 [4MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S7913 [10NO]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 294), S7470 [22OC]

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

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), S7771 [4NO]

——— establish a benefit calculation methodology relative to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews (see S. 433), S2530 [29AP]

——— undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 1935), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: improve energy savings (see S. 1528), S4300 [18JN]

——— 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), S1161 [26FE]

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program (see S. 514), S3456 [2JN]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S8192 [30NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 706), S8794 [17DE]

——— 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), S6137 [29JY]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6938 [24SE]

Dept. of Energy: add certain medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program (see S. 1449), S3238 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 711), S4603 [24JN]

——— conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1763), S5061 [14JY]

——— develop and disseminate evidence-based best practices for health care professionals to recognize victims of a severe form of trafficking and respond to such individuals appropriately (see S. 205), S347 [21JA]

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

——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S8161 [19NO]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see S. 1615), S4298 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a northern border threat analysis (see S. 1808), S5210 [21JY]

——— make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see S. 1915), S8242 [1DE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S1202 [27FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 1770), S5129 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1163 [26FE]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1876), S7304 [19OC]

——— report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria (see S. 756), S1630 [18MR]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: reauthorize the State Small Business Credit Initiative (see S. 1901), S6186 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes (see S. 2120), S7161 [6OC]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S2353 [22AP]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S2246 [16AP]

——— 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), S6382 [5AU]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S239 [16JA]

——— 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), S6296 [4AU]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S6434 [6AU]

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

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S6939 [24SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S6849 [21SE]

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

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 598), S6850 [21SE]

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

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

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]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S2401 [23AP]

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), S6297 [4AU]

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]

Families and domestic relations: promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 2208), S7772 [4NO]

FCC: 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]

Federal agencies and departments: provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 282), S834 [5FE]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S8884 [18DE]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see S. 1591), S4649 [25JN]

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]

GAO: require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs (see S. Res. 102), S1585 [17MR]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 2021), S7161 [6OC]

Great Lakes: foster bilateral engagement and scientific analysis of storing nuclear waste in permanent repositories in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. 2026), S6605 [10SE]

——— protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]

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), S2972 [18MY]

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

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

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. 1081), S3310 [22MY]

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

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

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S3407 [1JN]

——— 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), S2221 [15AP]

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), S7772 [4NO]

Jordan: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1789), S7595 [28OC]

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), S2273 [20AP]

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

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S6382 [5AU]

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), S1781 [24MR]

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]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S5009 [13JY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S4954 [9JY]

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

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 626), S5009 [13JY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7656 [29OC]

——— 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), S6074 [28JY]

——— provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (see S. 1211), S3680 [3JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S7124 [5OC]

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

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

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

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S6809 [17SE]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S7771 [4NO]

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

National Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2529 [29AP]

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

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 266), S6940 [24SE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

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

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

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

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 62), S698 [2FE]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 295), S7470 [22OC]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 286), S7272 [8OC]

National Women’s Small Business Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S7219 [7OC]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]

Native Americans: enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities (see S. 1579), S8725 [16DE]

Navy Reserve: centennial (see S. Res. 86), S1118 [25FE]

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), S6810 [17SE]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 1956), S6380 [5AU]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 403), S833 [5FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center permanent and create a Chief Manufacturing Negotiator (see S. 758), S1892 [25MR]

OMB: issue a directive on management of software licenses (see S. 2340), S8306 [2DE]

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: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage and ensure resulting revenue loss is offset (see S. 2075), S8439 [7DE]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1631), S7414 [21OC]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (see S. 2276), S7913 [10NO]

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), S4649 [25JN]

Postal Service: improve provision of postal services to rural areas (see S. 1742), S4953 [9JY]

Power resources: 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]

Public safety officers: expand benefits to families of officers who suffer fatal climate-related injuries in the line of duty (see S. 1321), S2849 [13MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2568 [30AP]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S1303 [4MR]

SBA: anniversary of Small Business Development Center network (see S. Res. 243), S6381 [5AU]

——— establish authorization levels for general business loans (see S. 1001), S2245 [16AP]

——— establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see S. 1934), S6296 [4AU]

——— expand participation in the Microloan Program (see S. 1857), S6075 [28JY]

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

——— improve the Microloan Program (see S. 1445), S4603 [24JN]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2531 [29AP]

——— make information relative to lenders making covered loans publicly available (see S. 967), S2402 [23AP]

——— reauthorize women’s business center program (see S. 2126), S7161 [6OC]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S3406 [1JN]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S4649 [25JN]

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

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

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 1000), S2402 [23AP]

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

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]

——— 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), S2651 [5MY]

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

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

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1630 [18MR]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S6137 [29JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S2111 [13AP]

——— facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (see S. 2313), S8160 [19NO]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S2569 [30AP]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S3680 [3JN]

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

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S2934 [14MY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 591), S7815 [5NO]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 608), S2569 [30AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S3239 [21MY]

——— 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), S1304 [4MR]

——— reform and reset the excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 807), S1660 [19MR]

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

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 174), S6074 [28JY]

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

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1630 [18MR]

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

Travel and tourism: facilitate international travel to the U.S. by reforming visa procedures for certain foreign nationals (see S. 2091), S7005 [29SE]

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

Veterans: 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), S7124 [5OC]

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S3061 [19MY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S6137 [29JY]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S6187 [30JY]

——— condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8795 [17DE]

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

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S6467 [8SE]

——— 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), S4604 [24JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (see S. 1567), S4103 [11JN]

Credit: provide removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report relative to certain rehabilitated private education loans (see S. 1309), S2794 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1408), S3183 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal motor vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (see S. 565), S1118 [25FE]

Kettles, Charles S.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2250), S7814 [5NO]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2473 [28AP]

OMB: establish expedited procedures for congressional consideration of ‘‘Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings’’ report (see S. 759), S1585 [17MR]

Pipelines: ban shipment of crude oil on, and study pipeline risks in, the Great Lakes, improve oil spill response plans, increase transparency about risks, and expand safety measures in high consequence areas (see S. 2080), S6938 [24SE]

Taxation: extend employer wage credit for activated military reservists (see S. 641), S1246 [3MR]

——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see S. 1444), S3238 [21MY]

Transportation: provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment (see S. 1499), S3678 [3JN]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [6JA]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1965, S1966 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S452 [26JA], S513 [27JA], S557, S567 [28JA]

Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (S. 1935), S7206 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4088 [11JN]

——— establish an anti-tunneling defense to protect Israel and southern border of the U.S., S4088 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs, S8561 [9DE]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (S. 1408), S6120 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5049 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: continue to provide funding for State urban renewal projects through the Hardest Hit Fund program, S5677 [24JY]

——— identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S3052 [19MY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Detroit Public Library, S2037• [26MR]

——— anniversary of Henry Ford Health System, S8600• [10DE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S4215–S4217 [17JN]

Education: allow local educational agencies to use parent and family engagement funds for financial literacy activities, S5049 [14JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5049 [14JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8561 [9DE]

EPA: require study of potential environmental impact of petroleum coke generated from the refining of oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline, S557 [28JA]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S3052 [19MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 597), S7444 [22OC]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal motor vehicle fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts (S. 565), S4088 [11JN]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults, S8561 [9DE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3052 [19MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1493• [12MR]

International trade: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to supporting trade and travel at ports of entry, S1966 [26MR]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6555 [10SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3052 [19MY]

L. Mason Capitani, Inc./CORFAC International: anniversary, S6460• [8SE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, S1197 [27FE]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (S. 1956), S7206 [7OC]

Oak Park, MI: anniversary of Berkley School District, S7343• [20OC]

Ovshinsky, Stanford: National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, S3453• [2JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to enhancing and improving operations in order to reduce patent application backlog, S1965 [26MR]

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), S6555 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8428 [7DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5677 [24JY]

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: ensure adequate inspection and availability of resources to maintain safety of pipelines in the Great Lakes, S452 [26JA], S513 [27JA], S567 [28JA]

Pipelines: ban shipment of crude oil on, and study pipeline risks in, the Great Lakes, improve oil spill response plans, increase transparency about risks, and expand safety measures in high consequence areas (S. 2080), S7083 [1OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6279 [4AU]

——— support and recognize importance of services to communities, S6279 [4AU]

Police Officers Association of Michigan: tribute, S7002• [29SE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5677 [24JY], S8428 [7DE]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), S5677 [24JY]

——— 7(a) loan program funding, S5677 [24JY]

Science: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to investing in science, technology, and basic research, S1965 [26MR]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S4217 [17JN]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S3052 [19MY]

——— require approval of Congress before additional countries may join, S3052 [19MY]

Transportation: provide eligibility under certain highway programs for installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communications equipment, S8428 [7DE]

Wisconsin-Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary: establish, S7206 [7OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4217 [17JN], S8429 [7DE]

Tributes

Chapman, Tellis J., S3774• [4JN]

Jacobs, Rachel, S2960 [18MY]

Jishi, Amy, S7782 [5NO]

McCoy, Elijah, S1199• [27FE]

Rushing, William E., Jr., S2038• [26MR]

Samrick, David, S4838• [8JY]

Taubman, A. Alfred, S3055• [19MY]

Walker, David A., S6236• [3AU]