ROBERTS, PAT (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1790, S1791, S1799, S1809, S1810, S1821 [24MR], S1856, S1857, S1877, S1883, S1901, S1912, S1927, S1934, S1944, S1950 [25MR], S1977, S2015, S2018, S2021, S2022, S2044, S2047, S2080 [26MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1442 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3805 [4JN], S3863 [8JN], S3927 [9JN], S4024 [10JN], S4083, S4113 [11JN], S4139 [15JN], S4269 [18JN]

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

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8024 [17NO]

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), S6658 [15SE], S6946 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5471 [22JY], S5546 [23JY], S5671, S5686, S5694 [24JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2475, S2476, S2485 [28AP], S2531 [29AP], S2570 [30AP], S2695 [6MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8393 [3DE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]

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), S7103 [1OC]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 50), S590 [28JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S590 [28JA]

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S6383 [5AU]

Armed Forces: provide that members and spouses have the same rights regarding receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station (see S. 1992), S6535 [9SE]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S927 [11FE]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see S. 1362), S4346 [22JN]

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]

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), S11 [6JA]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 51), S590 [28JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 71), S8494 [8DE]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 201), S347 [21JA] (see S. 404), S985 [12FE]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7914 [10NO]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S4299 [18JN]

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

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: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S239 [16JA]

Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1118 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs relative to national health security (see S. 2055), S8161 [19NO]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S590 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S2221 [15AP]

——— 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), S4346 [22JN]

——— 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), S1384 [10MR]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see S. 736), S1495 [12MR]

——— 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), S590 [28JA]

EPA: 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]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S6850 [21SE]

——— 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]

——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 751), S2221 [15AP]

——— include in each regulatory impact analysis for a proposed or final rule an analysis that does not include any other proposed or unimplemented rule (see S. 1393), S3183 [20MY]

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), S1118 [25FE]

——— issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 573), S1118 [25FE]

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]

FDA: clarify definition and regulation of combination products (see S. 1767), S5129 [15JY]

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), S348 [21JA]

——— require periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations (see S. 1067), S2400 [23AP]

Federal employees: establish certain procedures for conducting in-person or telephone interactions by executive branch employees with individuals relative to audio recordings of such interactions (see S. 278), S589 [28JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government (see S. 310), S737 [3FE]

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

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 435), S900 [10FE]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see S. 1090), S4954 [9JY]

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), S1710 [23MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 774), S1709 [23MR]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1892 [25MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S1304 [4MR]

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]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see S. 1383), S6188 [30JY]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S7722 [3NO]

#GivingTuesday: designate (see S. Res. 323), S8241 [1DE]

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

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

Insurance: clarify rules on nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as they relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise applicable cost sharing under group health plans (see S. 620), S1217 [2MR]

——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see S. 775), S1628 [18MR]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see S. 1697), S8603 [10DE]

International Year of Soils: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2432 [27AP]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2761 [11MY]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S591 [28JA]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2173 [14AP]

——— require report on military dimensions of nuclear program and prohibit sanctions relief until Iran has verifiably ended all military dimensions of its nuclear program (see S. 2429), S8883 [18DE]

IRS: enhance taxpayer rights through enhanced accountability, privacy protections, rights to appeal, tax system reform, and improved disclosure policies (see S. 1578), S6188 [30JY]

——— prohibit discretionary bonuses for employees who have engaged in misconduct or who have delinquent tax liability (see S. 2215), S7594 [28OC]

——— 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), S7816 [5NO]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 174), S2730 [7MY]

Kansas City Royals (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 305), S7771 [4NO]

Labor unions: 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: 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), S2934 [14MY]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S4022 [10JN]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2002), S7346 [20OC]

Library of Congress: establish a 10-year term for the Librarian of Congress (see S. 2162), S7219 [7OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1892 [25MR]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S3310 [22MY]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S2432 [27AP]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see S. 377), S772 [4FE]

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

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see S. 1466), S6188 [30JY]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see S. 1757), S7047 [30SE]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S985 [12FE]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 1135), S2760 [11MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S7816 [5NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments for durable medical equipment (see S. 2312), S8160 [19NO]

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S6136 [29JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S4203 [16JN]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S4686 [7JY]

Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S737 [3FE]

Motor vehicles: clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination (see S. 1692), S4648 [25JN]

——— protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see S. 1164), S2568 [30AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S7594 [28OC]

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 308), S7815 [5NO]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

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), S8380 [3DE]

——— enhance homeland security (see S. 542), S8306 [2DE]

——— 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), S8081 [18NO]

National Teachers Hall of Fame: designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators (see S. 2061), S6895 [22SE]

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]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units, timing of elections of labor organizations, and employer participation in union election process (see S. 933), S2172 [14AP]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6533 [9SE]

——— 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), S1660 [19MR]

——— require provision of lists of employees eligible to vote in labor organization elections and one additional form of personal contact information (see S. 933), S2172 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 12), S11 [6JA]

——— ensure long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate (see S. 38), S57 [7JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S59 [7JA]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 123), S99 [8JA]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S4203 [16JN]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 347), S736 [3FE]

——— 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), S238 [16JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE]

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

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]

——— 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), S6073 [28JY]

Power resources: 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]

——— provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers and consumers (see S. 889), S2474 [28AP]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S901 [10FE]

Real estate: provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions (see S. 1711), S4686 [7JY]

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

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S1304 [4MR]

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

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

Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S4649 [25JN]

——— 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), S2301 [21AP]

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: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 210), S347 [21JA]

——— 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]

——— extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see S. 2353), S8548 [9DE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S697 [2FE]

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

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

——— make permanent the 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), S2401 [23AP]

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

——— 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 a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see S. 949), S2220 [15AP]

——— 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), S2760 [11MY]

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

——— raise limitation on the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax credit in lieu of bonus depreciation (see S. 1666), S4602 [24JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S1891 [25MR]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S283 [20JA]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 155), S542 [27JA]

——— treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2202), S7470 [22OC]

Tax-exempt organizations: provide equal access to declaratory judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status if the IRS delays acting on applications (see S. 1728), S6383 [5AU]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S4954 [9JY]

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), S8160 [19NO]

——— express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Res. 290), S7345 [20OC]

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]

——— provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]

University of Kansas: anniversary (see S. Res. 272), S7047 [30SE]

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), S7345 [20OC]

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]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2567 [30AP]

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

CFTC: specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions (see S. 876), S2040 [26MR]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 48), S590 [28JA]

Dept. of Education: prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 182), S238 [16JA]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 168), S201 [13JA]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 303), S653 [29JA]

Health: prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 484), S982 [12FE]

Investments: provide end-users with time to meet margin requirements and repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required by swaps entities (see S. 1560), S4103 [11JN]

Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 506), S983 [12FE]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S1628 [18MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S541 [27JA]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see S. 654), S1302 [4MR]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see S. 1368), S3059 [19MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 709), S1438 [11MR]

——— repeal certain provisions that have the effect of rationing health care (see S. 1718), S4840 [8JY]

Pipelines: authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate natural gas storage facilities (see S. 1768), S5129 [15JY]

Taxation: make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 1905), S6186 [30JY]

——— modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (see S. 1660), S4602 [24JN]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see S. 1880), S6073 [28JY]

——— prohibit modification or amendment of standards and regulations governing substantiation of charitable contributions (see S. 2370), S8494 [8DE]

——— provide for special treatment of the research credit for certain startup companies (see S. 455), S926 [11FE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1417), S3237 [21MY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [6JA]

Cloture motions

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1475 [12MR], S1563, S1564, S1575 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], S1641 [19MR], S2162 [14AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S722 [3FE], S759 [4FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7342 [20OC], S7434 [22OC]

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

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3051, S3052 [19MY], S3206 [21MY], S3295 [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, S2699 [7MY], S2786 [12MY], S2912 [14MY]

National security: extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3314 [23MY]

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), S6518 [9SE], S6581 [10SE], S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5672 [24JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [3AU]

Privacy: 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, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 719), S6932 [24SE], S6966 [28SE]

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]

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 (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6845 [21SE]

American Agri-Women (organization): anniversary, S7851 [9NO]

Budget: revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7608, S7609 [29OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1857 [25MR]

Charleston, SC: offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4260 [18JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S46 [7JA], S194 [13JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1452 [12MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal crop insurance funding, S7608, S7609 [29OC], S8363 [3DE]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken, S5489 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: impact of transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons, S8140 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: prohibit Federal education mandates, S4990 [13JY]

Economy: revitalize the middle class, S619 [29JA]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: tribute to commitment to U.S.-Taiwan relations, S6068 [28JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4990 [13JY]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (S. 168), S203 [13JA]

Federal employees: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund prohibiting discretionary bonuses for employees who have delinquent tax liability, S1857 [25MR]

——— make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (S. 303), S619 [29JA]

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, S8140 [19NO]

Iran: assess whether Russia is providing Iran any weapons systems in violation of the U.N. Security Council resolution on Iranian nonproliferation or sophisticated air defense systems, S2665 [6MY]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6562, S6563 [10SE]

——— ensure any agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program is deemed a treaty and is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, S6562 [10SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2665 [6MY], S6562 [10SE]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (S. 283), S619 [29JA]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), House amendment, S7608, S7609 [29OC]

Kansas City Royals (baseball team): tribute (S. Res. 305), S7756, S7758 [4NO]

Obama, President: potential use of Executive order to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S7804 [5NO], S8140 [19NO]

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), S6562, S6563 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8363 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5489 [23JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, S1857 [25MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2665 [6MY], S6562 [10SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8268 [2DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8268 [2DE]

Point of order, S8363 [3DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5489 [23JY], S8363 [3DE]

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, S4260–S4262 [18JN]

Taxation: prohibit modification or amendment of standards and regulations governing substantiation of charitable contributions (S. 2370), S8589 [10DE]

——— reform the Federal tax code, S619 [29JA]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies, S1452 [12MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6563 [10SE]

Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7695 [3NO]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3767 [4JN]

Reports filed

Expenditures: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. Res. 48), S589 [28JA]

Mandatory Price Reporting Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 2051), S6809 [17SE]

Nomination of Dallas P. Tonsager to the Farm Credit Administration Board: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S1246 [3MR]

Nomination of Jeffrey M. Prieto To Be Dept. of Agriculture General Counsel: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S3775 [4JN]

Nomination of Jeffrey S. Hall to the Farm Credit Administration Board: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S1246 [3MR]

U.S. Grain Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1417), S3236 [21MY]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S578 [28JA]

Statements

Repeal Country of Origin Labeling Requirements for Beef, Pork, and Chicken: Gerry Ritz, Canadian Agriculture Minister and Ed Fast, Canadian International Trade Minister, S5490 [23JY]

Tributes

Cassidy, Senator, S194 [13JA]