SCHATZ, BRIAN (a Senator from Hawaii)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1734 [23MR], S1827 [24MR], S1862, S1926, S1930, S1952 [25MR], S1980, S1996, S2005, S2042, S2043, S2046, S2047, S2062, S2068, S2069, S2074, S2079 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S211 [13JA], S267, S292 [20JA]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (S. 2044), S8638, S8639 [14DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1496 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3667, S3689, S3690, S3696, S3717, S3727 [3JN], S3794, S3795, S3796, S3815 [4JN], S3873, S3874, S3876 [8JN], S3935, S3938 [9JN], S4023, S4056 [10JN], S4112 [11JN], S4139, S4143 [15JN], S4204 [16JN], S4265, S4269 [18JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8169 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4852, S4864, S4881, S4882 [8JY], S4965 [9JY], S5067, S5069 [14JY], S5102, S5104 [15JY]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (S. Res. 109), S3247, S3250 [21MY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6301 [4AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2995 [18MY], S3073 [19MY], S3185, S3195 [20MY], 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), S5736, S5738, S5741, S5891 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8400 [3DE]

Appointments

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]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S6939 [24SE]

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

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1794), S6850 [21SE]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S771 [4FE]

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4203 [16JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 185), S3238 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S1494 [12MR]

BIA: secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 1704), S4685 [7JY]

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

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), S3457 [2JN]

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

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

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see S. 593), S1161 [26FE]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1473), S3455 [2JN]

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), S3184 [20MY]

Colleges and universities: provide for higher education reform (see S. 1355), S2933 [14MY]

——— strengthen minority-serving institutions (see S. 2317), S8160 [19NO]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S420 [22JA]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S7655 [29OC]

Contraceptives: recognize anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision allowing use of contraceptives by married couples and the importance of affordable family planning services (see S. Res. 193), S3776 [4JN]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see S. 2044), S6699 [16SE]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean: implement (see S. 1335), S2850 [13MY]

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation: modify accreditation standards to prevent the standards from negatively impacting Alaska Native and American Indian teacher candidates (see S. Res. 301), S7675 [30OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S8306 [2DE]

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

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S2850 [13MY]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1981), S6380 [5AU]

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7047 [30SE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S5929 [27JY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2301 [21AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S832 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer of excess military equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1441), S3238 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1629 [18MR]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S2042 [26MR]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 796), S1710 [23MR]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 605), S1162 [26FE]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 706), S8603 [10DE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S2731 [7MY]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1872), S5928 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: 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 HHS: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1299), S2794 [12MY]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1588), S4202 [16JN]

Dept. of HUD: modernize and improve Family Unification Program (see S. 2289), S8020 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 551), S8241 [1DE]

——— establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt firearms transfer and possession policies to prevent domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms (see S. 2198), S7470 [22OC]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1304 [4MR]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 286), S673 [30JA]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2353 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries (see S. 1467), S3310 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S4841 [8JY]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S6187 [30JY]

——— 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), S6188 [30JY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S6187 [30JY]

——— increase number of graduate medical education positions and improve compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see S. 1676), S4650 [25JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S6187 [30JY]

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

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

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S4104 [11JN]

——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 84), S58 [7JA]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S3407 [1JN]

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

——— reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors and eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (see S. 1138), S2530 [29AP]

Education: improve early education (see S. 317), S653 [29JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1380), S3059 [19MY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S1119 [25FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S421 [22JA]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S3406 [1JN]

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: increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents (see S. Res. 292), S7470 [22OC]

FCC: consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see S. 253), S1119 [25FE]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 779), S5456 [22JY]

Federal employees: prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private sector employers, increase lobbying prohibitions, and address associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see S. 1779), S5129 [15JY]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 2035), S6940 [24SE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 283), S7472 [22OC]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2568 [30AP]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S2850 [13MY]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S1336 [9MR]

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

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

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1490), S5010 [13JY]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 570), S1118 [25FE]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S6939 [24SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S3239 [21MY]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1058), S2352 [22AP]

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

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 733), S1495 [12MR]

Information technology: develop strategy on development and deployment of the Internet of Things to maximize promise of connected technologies and promote economic growth and consumer empowerment (see S. Res. 110), S1781 [24MR]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 1886), S7914 [10NO]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S8686 [15DE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2474 [28AP]

——— provide for greater congressional oversight of Iran’s nuclear program (see S. 2119), S7102 [1OC]

——— reaffirm U.S. policy of not allowing development of nuclear weapons, support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, and allow reimposition of sanctions (see S. Res. 40), S860 [9FE]

——— require the President to report on Iran’s compliance with any nuclear program agreements and set up expedited processes for Congress to reinstate sanctions for violations or implement further responses (see S. 669), S1303 [4MR]

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), S7816 [5NO]

Japan: recognize importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship to safeguarding global security, prosperity, and human rights (see S. Res. 153), S2473 [28AP]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 174), S2761 [11MY]

Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 1547), S4021 [10JN]

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), S6467 [8SE]

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

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

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 1301), S2794 [12MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S2173 [14AP]

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

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S834 [5FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S4545 [23JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2246 [16AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S4545 [23JN]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S6699 [16SE]

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

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see S. 606), S1162 [26FE]

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

National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 187), S3238 [21MY]

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

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 64), S737 [3FE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 764), S1585 [17MR] (see S. 2328), S8160 [19NO]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: provide for certain requirements relative to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition (see S. 1551), S4103 [11JN]

National Travel and Tourism Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 170), S2688 [6MY]

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

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1419), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide tribal demonstration projects for integration of early childhood development and education, including Native language and culture (see S. 2304), S8079 [18NO]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 1163), S2568 [30AP]

Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see S. 464), S926 [11FE]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S4546 [23JN]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S7547 [27OC]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see S. 533), S1031 [23FE]

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

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

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S859 [9FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: correct inconsistencies in definitions relative to Native Americans (see S. 2114), S7102 [1OC]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage and ensure resulting revenue loss is offset (see S. 2075), S7471 [22OC]

Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1209), S2687 [6MY]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1208), S2687 [6MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S421 [22JA]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S5212 [21JY]

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]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S6296 [4AU]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 396), S1162 [26FE]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2245 [16AP] (see S. Res. 197), S3925 [9JN]

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

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: establish an energy storage portfolio standard (see S. 1434), S4300 [18JN]

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), S6894 [22SE]

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]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S4602 [24JN]

——— 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]

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see S. 978), S2244 [16AP]

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

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), S1119 [25FE]

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]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1585 [17MR]

——— establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 786), S1629 [18MR]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S4603 [24JN]

Tariff: increase the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see S. 489), S1247 [3MR]

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), S6381 [5AU]

——— end deferral of foreign source income of U.S. companies, close certain foreign tax credit loopholes, and prevent U.S. tax avoidance (see S. 922), S2353 [22AP]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity, and reduce market volatility (see S. 1371), S3059 [19MY]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 446), S926 [11FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S1032 [23FE]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S2689 [6MY]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S2272 [20AP]

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

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1736), S4953 [9JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1548), S4021 [10JN]

——— 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]

Transportation Security Administration: exempt certain flights in Hawaii and Alaska from increased aviation security service fees (see S. 712), S1438 [11MR]

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]

Tung, Vichai Sae: relief (see S. 955), S2220 [15AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 271), S5009 [13JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S7161 [6OC]

Weather: enhance commerce through improved seasonal forecasts (see S. 1331), S2850 [13MY]

Women: condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 16), S7048 [30SE]

——— 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 timely access to affordable birth control (see S. 1532), S3925 [9JN]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S7048 [30SE]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see S. Res. 233), S6073 [28JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S4103 [11JN]

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

——— commemorate anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, remember the victims, and honor the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 35), S467 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Asia: condemn construction of artificial land formations by China on the Spratly Islands and call for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in South China Sea (see S. Res. 183), S3238 [21MY]

Budget: provide relief from reductions in discretionary spending limits imposed by sequestration (see S. 515), S983 [12FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha (see S. Con. Res. 3), S833 [5FE]

Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2301 [21AP]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean: implement (see S. 1336), S2850 [13MY]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 1847), S5526 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations to establish public-private partnerships under the International Trade Administration Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 1570), S4104 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S5129 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities (see S. 1050), S2352 [22AP]

——— provide grants to States for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1505), S3776 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see S. 877), S2040 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (see S. 723), S1494 [12MR]

Federal employees: ensure that 6 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see S. 2033), S6651 [15SE]

——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 164), S201 [13JA]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (see S. Res. 109), S1781 [24MR]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see S. Con. Res. 23), S7219 [7OC]

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), S4202 [16JN]

Power resources: promote Federal-State partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems (see S. 888), S2041 [26MR]

Roads and highways: expand project eligibility to certain public infrastructure projects relative to financing (see S. 880), S2041 [26MR]

Social Security: strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see S. 1940), S6379 [5AU]

Taxation: extend the residential energy efficient property tax credit (see S. 1755), S5061 [14JY]

Telecommunications: promote availability of additional unlicensed spectrum for innovation and investment (see S. 2278), S7913 [10NO]

Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7005 [29SE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2200 [15AP]

Privilege of the floor

O’Dea, Jimmy, S155 [12JA]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, S1575 [17MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2005, S2006, S2012 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2200 [15AP]

China: proposal to implement economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S6998 [29SE]

Climate: express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities, S267 [20JA], S317, S331 [21JA], S848 [9FE]

——— global warming, S3663 [3JN], S6095 [29JY], S6274, S6275 [4AU]

——— impact of deforestation on global warming, S5916 [27JY]

——— impact of deforestration on global warming, S7810 [5NO]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S267 [20JA], S317, S331 [21JA], S848 [9FE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S137 [12JA]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 128), S849 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for climate change-related activities, S1575 [17MR]

Dept. of Education: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S7762, S7763 [4NO]

Dept. of Energy: advance the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, S3663 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S762 [4FE], S1129 [26FE]

Dept. of Labor: proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5033 [14JY]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, S6998 [29SE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S8004 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S8004 [17NO]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6095 [29JY], S6274, S6275 [4AU], S7810 [5NO]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3106 [20MY]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (S. Res. 109), S3305 [22MY]

——— tribute to efforts to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies, S7203 [7OC]

Homosexuality: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2005 [26MR], S2200 [15AP]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S762 [4FE], S1129 [26FE]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6495 [9SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3106 [20MY]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1575 [17MR]

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), S6495 [9SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S848 [9FE]

——— promote clean energy sources in order to combat effects of climate change, S7203 [7OC]

Taxation: provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S4234, S4235 [17JN], S6998 [29SE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit use of fast-track trade promotion authority for any free trade agreement or investment treaty if the agreement or treaty includes investor-state dispute settlement provisions, S3106 [20MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: support, S8578 [10DE]

Tributes

Leach, Gregory, S2757• [11MY]