UDALL, TOM (a Senator from New Mexico)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1782, S1795, S1825 [24MR], S1877, S1893, S1894, S1908, S1937, S1941, S1942, S1953 [25MR], S1983, S2068 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S244 [16JA], S297 [20JA], S421 [22JA], S473 [26JA], S542 [27JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1529 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3717 [3JN], S3802, S3808, S3824 [4JN], S3882 [8JN], S3914, S3926, S3935, S3937 [9JN], S4056 [10JN], S4166 [15JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8107 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4675, S4690, S4780 [7JY], S4846, S4864 [8JY], S5069 [14JY], S5095 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6411 [5AU], S7336, S7365 [20OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2973, S2995, S3000 [18MY], S3061, S3062 [19MY], S3185 [20MY]

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, S5741, S5742, S5869, S5878 [26JY], S6138 [29JY]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3409 [1JN]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8796 [17DE]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S946 [11FE]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S7771 [4NO]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2032), S7006 [29SE]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S7346 [20OC]

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

Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 140), S2302 [21AP]

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]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1629 [18MR]

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

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: provide for hardship duty pay for border patrol agents and customs and border protection officers assigned to highly-trafficked rural areas (see S. 2367), S8548 [9DE]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 124), S2041 [26MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 158), S2568 [30AP]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see S. 1315), S8379 [3DE]

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

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

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see S. 255), S7160 [6OC]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP]

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children under the age of five from injury or illness (see S. 588), S1304 [4MR]

——— issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S1709 [23MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S201 [13JA]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1049), S2352 [22AP]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S653 [29JA]

Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4203 [16JN]

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

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

Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 182), S3060 [19MY]

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

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S698 [2FE]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 492), S1529 [16MR]

——— support the education of Indian children through recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools (see S. 1928), S8306 [2DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 600), S4299 [18JN]

——— increase maximum percentage of funds available for laboratory directed research and development (see S. 830), S1708 [23MR]

——— issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S4023 [10JN]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S542 [27JA]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 1033), S2301 [21AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S2273 [20AP]

——— 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), S4251 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S1709 [23MR]

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

——— 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]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 32), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S2042 [26MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see S. 500), S982 [12FE]

——— improve coal royalties by collecting royalties based on actual market value of the coal and increasing transparency and standardizing the royalty collection process (see S. 1891), S6136 [29JY]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 732), S1494 [12MR]

——— restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 517), S983 [12FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 1365), S2971 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: amend the Transportation Alternatives Program (see S. 705), S3926 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

——— reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]

——— revive and expand the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program (see S. 297), S590 [28JA]

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S6383 [5AU]

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

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S8439 [7DE]

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]

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), S834 [5FE]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S4346 [22JN]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S2301 [21AP]

EPA: require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see S. 700), S2302 [21AP]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S11 [6JA]

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), S8603 [10DE]

——— use enplanement numbers that preceded enactment of certain pilot regulations to calculate Airport Improvement Program apportionments (see S. 239), S984 [12FE]

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

——— strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see S. 622), S4202 [16JN]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1075 [24FE]

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

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]

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

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

Forests: provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 326), S5009 [13JY]

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: allow the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protection to servicemembers (see S. 1565), S7546 [27OC]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S4105 [11JN]

Highway Beautification Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 288), S7304 [19OC]

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

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]

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), S2041 [26MR]

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

Law enforcement: encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see S. 2168), S7272 [8OC]

——— 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), S2600 [4MY]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 512), S2569 [30AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1120 [25FE]

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S3776 [4JN]

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

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S4138 [15JN]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S4203 [16JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1709 [23MR]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S1248 [3MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 626), S3776 [4JN]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S2651 [5MY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S4138 [15JN]

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

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

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

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

Mount Denali: designate (see S. 319), S1629 [18MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Native Americans: enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities (see S. 1579), S4202 [16JN]

——— exempt the Indian Health Service, BIA, and certain other programs for Indians from budget sequestration (see S. 1497), S3678 [3JN]

——— 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]

——— protect Indian and Native Alaskan voters by improving tribal access to polling places and voter registration and remove barriers to exercising the right to vote (see S. 1912), S6187 [30JY]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2274), S7913 [10NO]

New Mexico: anniversary of White Sands Missile Range (see S. Res. 107), S1709 [23MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6975 [28SE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]

OMB: authorize additional uses of the Spectrum Relocation Fund (see S. 2211), S7546 [27OC]

OPM: provide complimentary, comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies (see S. 1746), S5062 [14JY]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of certain coordinated political action committee expenditures as contributions to candidates (see S. 1838), S5455 [22JY]

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

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 214), S347 [21JA]

Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba (see S. Res. 26), S201 [13JA]

——— support encyclical on global warming and climate change (see S. Res. 244), S6381 [5AU]

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

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: reform (see S. 1337), S2850 [13MY]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: establish an energy storage portfolio standard (see S. 1434), S5009 [13JY]

Refugees: recognize need for international assistance, commend resettlement efforts of foreign countries, and support increased admission into the U.S. relative to refugees seeking asylum from violence in Syria (see S. Res. 268), S6938 [24SE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1407), S4023 [10JN]

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), S7471 [22OC]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas (see S. 1240), S2730 [7MY]

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), S1031 [23FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S3776 [4JN]

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

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S8161 [19NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S983 [12FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU]

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

Senate Rules: limit debate on motions to proceed (see S. Res. 122), S2041 [26MR]

——— modify extended debate rules (see S. Res. 120), S2041 [26MR]

——— provide for consideration of a minimum number of amendments (see S. Res. 121), S2041 [26MR]

——— provide for timely establishment of conference committees (see S. Res. 119), S2041 [26MR]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 1000), S3861 [8JN]

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

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

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN]

——— revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 968), S6894 [22SE]

Space policy: improve transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles (see S. 592), S1161 [26FE]

——— promote competitiveness of U.S. commercial space sector (see S. 1297), S3407 [1JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S7655 [29OC]

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), S4545 [23JN]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S6605 [10SE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 931), S7047 [30SE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 379), S1529 [16MR]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 1127), S3777 [4JN]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S3406 [1JN]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see S. 1517), S3776 [4JN]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 996), S2432 [27AP]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S6382 [5AU]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S4545 [23JN]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4953 [9JY]

——— require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 367), S772 [4FE]

——— 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]

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

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 566), S1118 [25FE]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (see S. 2170), S7272 [8OC]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S7655 [29OC]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S3184 [20MY]

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

——— 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S4688 [7JY]

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

Children and youth: improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (see S. 473), S982 [12FE]

Cuba: authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see S. 1389), S3060 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see S. 1937), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Commerce: promote innovation, investment, and economic growth by accelerating spectrum efficiency through a challenge prize competition (see S. 2366), S8494 [8DE]

Dept. of Education: assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see S. 419), S858 [9FE]

——— make grants to promote the education of expectant and parenting students (see S. 416), S858 [9FE]

——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 418), S858 [9FE]

Dept. of Energy: improve technology transfer by reducing bureaucratic barriers to industry, entrepreneurs, and small businesses and increase public-private partnerships in research and development (see S. 2287), S8020 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats (see S. 1537), S4021 [10JN]

——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cavernous angioma (see S. 1391), S3183 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see S. 805), S1660 [19MR]

——— take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (see S. 986), S2244 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (see S. 2265), S7912 [10NO]

Drought: provide for drought preparedness in New Mexico (see S. 1936), S6296 [4AU]

Drugs: reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse (see S. 636), S1246 [3MR]

Drunken driving: designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking (see S. Res. 328), S8379 [3DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 896), S2110 [13AP]

——— provide compensation to injured persons relating to the Gold King Mine spill and amend CERCLA to address mining-related issues (see S. 2063), S6893 [22SE]

——— provide for a smart energy and water efficiency pilot program (see S. 886), S2041 [26MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: limit penalties to a State that does not meet its maintenance of effort level of funding to a one-time penalty (see S. 415), S858 [9FE]

Indonesia: condemn mass murders in 1965–66, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents (see S. Res. 273), S7102 [1OC]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 2254), S7814 [5NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: carry out a collaborative research effort to prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 1703), S4648 [25JN]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 133), S2110 [13AP]

Native Americans: improve education (see S. 410), S858 [9FE]

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

New Mexico: make technical corrections to Navajo water rights settlement (see S. 501), S982 [12FE]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 1176), S2568 [30AP]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 1160), S2568 [30AP]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1264), S2759 [11MY]

SBA: increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (see S. 1859), S5526 [23JY]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 20), S12 [6JA]

Sports: deregulate interstate commerce relative to parimutuel wagering on horseracing (see S. 1174), S2568 [30AP]

Syria: restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see S. 2239), S7771 [4NO]

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see S. 536), S1074 [24FE]

——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 1281), S2759 [11MY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S1384 [10MR]

Certificates of election

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [6JA]

Privilege of the floor

Paulopol, Andreea, S6195 [30JY]

Wertheim, Bianca O., S2733 [7MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, S6930 [24SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1839 [25MR]

Children and youth: improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (S. 473), S1839 [25MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S225 [16JA], S336 [21JA], S454 [26JA], S569, S575 [28JA], S620, S624 [29JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S726 [3FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 331), S5146 [16JY]

Drunken driving: designate a national day of remembrance for victims of drunken and drugged driving and for victims of consequences of underage drinking (S. Res. 328), S8382 [3DE]

Education: improve early education (S. 317), S1839 [25MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4929 [9JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4929 [9JY]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S8002 [17NO]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S8002 [17NO]

——— provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), unanimous-consent request, S6176, S6177 [30JY]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (S. 1523), unanimous-consent request, S6176, S6177 [30JY]

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, S8002 [17NO]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S726 [3FE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6435 [6AU], S7407 [21OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent request, S7407 [21OC]

Iran: agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6177 [30JY]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2715 [7MY]

Jacobson, Roberta S.: nomination to be Ambassador to Mexico, S8656 [15DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S7406, S7407 [21OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), S7026 [30SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 2165), S7561, S7562, S7563, S7566 [28OC]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (S. 2254), S7817 [5NO]

New Mexico: anniversary of atomic bomb Trinity Test and health impacts of local citizens, S5146 [16JY]

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), S6930 [24SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2715 [7MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6930 [24SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of diplomatic nominees, S8656 [15DE]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S2901 [14MY]

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: reform (S. 1337), S2901 [14MY]

Refugees: provide assistance to increasing number seeking asylum from violence in Syria and Iraq, S8002 [17NO]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard, S225 [16JA], S336–S338 [21JA], S620, S624 [29JA]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037 [30SE]

——— legislative process, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037 [30SE]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S7034, S7035, S7036, S7037 [30SE]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (S. Res. 20), S23 [6JA]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8781 [17DE], S8872–S8874 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S2317 [22AP], S2712 [7MY], S6929, S6930 [24SE], S7140, S7141, S7143, S7144 [6OC], S7407 [21OC], S7562, S7563, S7566 [28OC]

——— reauthorize and improve (S. 697), unanimous-consent request, S7405, S7406 [21OC], S7563 [28OC]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: support, S8576 [10DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, S569 [28JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2713 [7MY]

Tributes

Lautenberg, Bonnie, S7142 [6OC]

Lautenberg, Frank R., S7141 [6OC]

Lockhart, Rebecca D., S339 [21JA]

Mendez, Robert, S8382 [3DE]

Mendez-Aguirre, Sergio, S8382 [3DE]

Scott, Hanson, S1199• [27FE]

Sinfield, Grace, S8382 [3DE]