RISCH, JAMES E. (a Senator from Idaho)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1806, S1808, S1810, S1820 [24MR], S1892, S1893, S1947 [25MR], S1966, S2016, S2061 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S184 [13JA], S591 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3805 [4JN], S3863 [8JN], S4083 [11JN]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2937 [14MY], S2998 [18MY]

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), S5528, S5546 [23JY], S5692 [24JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2358 [22AP], S2408, S2413, S2414 [23AP], S2456, S2475 [28AP], S2511, S2540 [29AP]

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

Appointments

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S739 [3FE]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1083 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S7274 [8OC]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S421 [22JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE]

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S7005 [29SE]

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

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

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

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

——— rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 744), S1528 [16MR]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see S. 2034), S7346 [20OC]

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]

Committee on Regulatory Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3184 [20MY]

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

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S466 [26JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S5929 [27JY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 263), S541 [27JA]

Courts: authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (see S. 360), S771 [4FE]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S7274 [8OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 201), S347 [21JA] (see S. 404), S833 [5FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 1785), S5527 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1146), S2567 [30AP]

Dept. of Energy: assess capability to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at departmental sites (see S. 1363), S3777 [4JN]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 600), S1161 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S5171 [16JY]

——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 331), S697 [2FE]

Dept. of Labor: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2221), S7655 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 383), S832 [5FE]

——— restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 517), S983 [12FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand authority to remove senior executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of certain other departmental employees (see S. 1117), S2531 [29AP]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 564), S4686 [7JY]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 207), S2301 [21AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7771 [4NO]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S2244 [16AP]

——— promote exploration for geothermal resources (see S. 562), S1118 [25FE]

——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see S. 1036), S2351 [22AP]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S420 [22JA]

Education: prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support conditioned upon State or local educational agency adoption of specific academic standards, content, curricula, or testing (see S. 144), S131 [9JA]

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

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see S. 561), S1118 [25FE]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 292), S654 [29JA]

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

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

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

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

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

——— prohibit proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible (see S. 544), S1075 [24FE]

FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S5170 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN]

FCC: exempt small business providers of broadband Internet access from net neutrality enhanced transparency requirements (see S. 2283), S7966 [16NO]

FDA: prohibit use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption’’ (see S. 496), S982 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 226), S5170 [16JY]

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

Federal employees: provide for investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service (see S. 362), S772 [4FE]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2189), S7413 [21OC]

FERC: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam (see S. 1104), S2431 [27AP]

——— modify certain requirements relative to trial-type hearings for certain license applications (see S. 1236), S2795 [12MY]

——— reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam (see S. 1103), S2431 [27AP]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S2531 [29AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S2273 [20AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S982 [12FE]

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

Forests: provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 326), S673 [30JA]

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

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

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

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

Germany: anniversary of peaceful and democratic reunification (see S. Res. 274), S7274 [8OC]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1536), S4021 [10JN]

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

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1919), S6940 [24SE]

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

Idaho: modify boundaries of Pole Creek Wilderness, Owyhee River Wilderness, and North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness and authorize continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock activities in certain wilderness areas (see S. 1167), S2568 [30AP]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S901 [10FE]

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

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

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), S7161 [6OC]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see S. 2144), S7160 [6OC]

Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see S. 1519), S4842 [8JY]

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

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

Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2002), S7815 [5NO]

Lowery, Tim: relief (see S. 701), S1384 [10MR]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S2042 [26MR]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S4138 [15JN]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 883), S2760 [11MY]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S5171 [16JY]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S348 [21JA]

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

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S4953 [9JY]

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

National security: authorize access to certain records, make permanent certain authorities on roving surveillance, individual terrorists, and foreign surveillance, and modify access requirements for telecommunications records (see S. 2344), S8495 [8DE]

——— extend authority to collect certain records, make permanent the authority for roving surveillance, and treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (see S. 2295), S8162 [19NO]

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

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

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 248), S591 [28JA]

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

Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see S. Res. 163), S2568 [30AP]

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

Nettleton, Paul: relief (see S. 701), S1384 [10MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S4346 [22JN]

——— reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 928), S4546 [23JN]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6976 [28SE]

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

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

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 801), S2173 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6533 [9SE]

——— repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see S. 836), S1708 [23MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S421 [22JA]

——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S347 [21JA]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 305), S653 [29JA]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6189 [30JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 490), S1076 [24FE]

——— 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]

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

——— modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1312), S2794 [12MY]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S7724 [3NO]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S2301 [21AP]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1407), S3183 [20MY]

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), S7048 [30SE]

Roads and highways: clarify regulation of the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate Highway System in Idaho (see S. 538), S1074 [24FE]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 611), S1201 [27FE]

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

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S983 [12FE]

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), S2731 [7MY]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S833 [5FE]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1045), S2352 [22AP]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S2688 [6MY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S2221 [15AP]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 384), S2221 [15AP]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S2850 [13MY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S1661 [19MR]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S1120 [25FE]

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see S. 686), S1383 [10MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S736 [3FE]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1002), S2600 [4MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S900 [10FE]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S7103 [1OC]

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

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 1238), S2729 [7MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8439 [7DE]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 229), S5526 [23JY]

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

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

——— prohibit implementation of a proposed environmental protection rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ until certain reports are produced (see S. 1178), S7103 [1OC]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2851 [13MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S7771 [4NO]

——— 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

Business and industry: clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program (see S. 1038), S2351 [22AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1706), S4685 [7JY]

Electric power: protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (see S. 1068), S2400 [23AP]

Federal agencies and departments: require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans (see S. 1008), S2272 [20AP] (see S. 1039), S2351 [22AP]

FERC: expand provisions for termination of electric utility mandatory purchase requirements from certain facilities (see S. 1037), S2351 [22AP]

Forest Service: maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see S. 1777), S5129 [15JY]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see S. 583), S1161 [26FE]

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

——— condition relief from sanctions pursuant to any nuclear program agreement on release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2568 [30AP]

Labor unions: deter labor slowdowns at U.S. ports (see S. 1630), S4298 [18JN]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see S. 694), S1383 [10MR]

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

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see S. 552), S1075 [24FE]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 1000), S2245 [16AP]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

Cloture motions

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

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1575 [17MR], S1641 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

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

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

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), S5671 [24JY], S5709 [26JY]

Discharge petitions signed 

EPA: disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7965 [16NO]

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [6JA]

Remarks

Idaho: anniversary of Arrowrock Dam, S7589 [28OC]

——— establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), S6270 [4AU]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (S. Con. Res. 16), S2750 [11MY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6637 [15SE]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7459 [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), S6637 [15SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S838 [5FE]

Tributes

Simpson, Representative, S6270 [4AU]