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Articles and editorials

Republican Filibuster—Blowing Up the Senate’s 60-Vote Rule Would Gain No Policy Victory, S6827 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions

Federal agencies and departments: improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 1381), H1661 [16MR]

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

Recorded

Agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (H.J. Res. 61): cloture motion, S6581 [10SE], S6643 [15SE], S6781 [17SE]

——— cloture motion on McConnell amendment (suspend sanctions relief and condition sanctions relief on Iran’s affirming Israel’s right to exist and release of hostages), S6780 [17SE]

Authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (S. 1357): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3314 [23MY]

Bipartisan Budget Act (H.R. 1314): cloture motion on House amendment, S7668 [30OC]

——— Cornyn motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to Paul amendment (budget treatment of Social Security trust funds), S7674 [30OC]

——— House amendment, S7674 [30OC]

Budget 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11): Baldwin amendment (impose minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers to raise revenue to establish program to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students), S1987 [26MR]

——— Barrasso amendment (spending-neutral reserve fund to prevent finalization by EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected), S1869 [25MR]

——— Bennet amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to respond to economic and national security threats posed by human-induced climate change), S2001 [26MR]

——— Blunt amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect against any legislation that would create a tax or fee on carbon emissions), S1990 [26MR]

——— Brown motion to instruct conferees (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to end ‘‘too big to fail’’ bailouts for Wall Street mega-banks), S2208 [15AP]

——— Burr motion to instruct conferees (deficit-neutral reserve fund for a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan and reducing overlapping student loan repayment plans), S2209 [15AP]

——— Cardin amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund for a voter reenfranchisement initiative), S2013 [26MR]

——— Casey amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow for reasonable accomodations for pregnant workers), S2000 [26MR]

——— conference report, S2643 [5MY]

——— Coons amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to offset costs of combating threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization)), S1994 [26MR]

——— Cornyn amendment (substitute), S1768 [24MR]

——— Cotton amendment (deficit-neutral fund relative to support of Israel), S1872 [25MR]

——— Cotton amendment (spending-neutral reserve fund to require examination of economic impact of critical habitat designations), S2010 [26MR]

——— Cotton motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cotton amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow construction of new facilities and improvements to detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay), S2010 [26MR]

——— Durbin amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax benefits to employers that invest in U.S. jobs and provide fair pay and benefits and eliminate tax benefits for corporations that export jobs), S1990 [26MR]

——— Enzi motion to disagree with House amendment, S2198 [15AP]

——— Fischer amendment (improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex), S1766 [24MR]

——— Fischer motion to instruct conferees (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex), S2210 [15AP]

——— Flake amendment (spending-neutral reserve fund to prohibit award of Government construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations), S2004 [26MR]

——— Franken amendment (Dept. of Education Federal Pell Grant Program funding), S1988 [26MR]

——— Gardner amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect privately held water rights and permits), S2003 [26MR]

——— Hatch amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect and strengthen Social Security), S1767 [24MR]

——— Inhofe amendment (spending-neutral reserve fund to prohibit funding of international organizations implementing U.N. Arms Trade Treaty prior to Senate ratification), S1993 [26MR]

——— Kaine amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to revision or repeal of budget sequestration), S2014 [26MR]

——— Kirk amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow States to raise the minimum wage above the Federal level), S2006 [26MR]

——— Kirk amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to reimpose waived sanctions on Iran and impose new sanctions for violations of the Joint Plan of Action or a comprehensive nuclear agreement), S1994 [26MR]

——— Lee amendment (point of order against increasing the public debt ceiling under reconciliation), S2013 [26MR]

——— Lee amendment (spending-neutral reserve fund for Payments in Lieu of Taxes program at levels equivalent to property tax revenues lost due to the presence of Federal land), S2008 [26MR]

——— McCain amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to deter migration of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the U.S.), S2007 [26MR]

——— McConnell amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to funding for roads and bridges to States refusing to submit Clean Power Plan implementation plans), S2002 [26MR]

——— Merkley amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding as an independent agency), S2002 [26MR]

——— Mikulski amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex), S1767 [24MR]

——— Mikulski motion to instruct conferees (improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex), S2211 [15AP]

——— Moran amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide health care to veterans who have a geographic inaccessibility to care), S1987 [26MR]

——— motion to proceed to conference report, S2613 [5MY]

——— Murkowski amendment (spending-neutral reserve fund to allow sale, transfer, or exchange of certain Federal land to State or local governments), S1992 [26MR]

——— Murray amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation to allow Americans to earn paid sick time), S1986 [26MR]

——— Murray amendment (expand pre-school programs for children of low- and moderate-income families), S2003 [26MR]

——— Murray amendment (extend sequestration relief), S1871 [25MR]

——— Nelson amendment (point of order against any legislation that would use tax dollars to censor publicly-funded climate science), S2007 [26MR]

——— Paul motion to waive Budget Act relative to Paul amendment (Dept. of Defense funding through reductions in discretionary spending), S1986 [26MR]

——— Portman amendment (Committee on Taxation (Joint) provision of macroeconomic analysis or dynamic scoring of the impact of major revenue legislation), S2000 [26MR]

——— Portman amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health outcomes and lower the costs of caring for medically complex children), S1751 [24MR]

——— Reed amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration), S2009 [26MR]

——— Rubio motion to waive Budget Act relative to Rubio amendment (Dept. of Defense funding), S1985 [26MR]

——— Sanders amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund for promoting a substantial increase in the minimum wage), S1984 [26MR]

——— Sanders amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicaid beneficiaries from benefit cuts), S1750 [24MR]

——— Sanders amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to recognize that climate change is real and caused by human activity and that Congress needs to take action to cut carbon pollution), S1870 [25MR]

——— Sanders amendment (infrastructure improvement funding through closing certain tax loopholes for offshore corporations), S1750 [24MR]

——— Sanders motion to instruct conferees (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Social Security beneficiaries from benefit cuts), S2210 [15AP]

——— Sanders motion to instruct conferees (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reform Postal Service), S2208 [15AP]

——— Schatz amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs), S2006 [26MR]

——— Scott amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to increased transparency of taxes included in health premium billing), S1989 [26MR]

——— setting forth, S2022 [26MR]

——— Stabenow amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to keep the Federal Water Pollution Control Act focused on the protection of water quality), S1869 [25MR]

——— Stabenow amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S.), S1984 [26MR]

——— Stabenow amendment (Medicare funding), S1999 [26MR]

——— Stabenow motion to instruct conferees (prohibit privatizing Medicare, cutting benefits, increasing out-of-pocket spending, or turning Medicare into a premium support plan), S2212 [15AP]

——— Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bennet amendment (point of order against legislation to privatize Medicare, cut benefits, increase costs, or turn into a premium support plan), S1871 [25MR]

——— Thune amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to permanently repeal estate tax), S2001 [26MR]

——— Vitter amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to coverage of certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch), S2011 [26MR]

——— Vitter amendment (spending-neutral reserve fund to allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards), S1991 [26MR]

——— Warren amendment (allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans), S1842 [25MR]

——— Warren amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to expand and protect Social Security benefits), S2012 [26MR]

——— Warren motion to instruct conferees (allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans), S2209 [15AP]

——— Whitehouse amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to disclosure of campaign contributions by corporations), S1992 [26MR]

——— Wyden amendment (deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend and expand middle class tax relief), S2008 [26MR]

——— Wyden amendment (protect Medicaid beneficiaries from benefit cuts), S1985 [26MR]

——— Wyden motion to waive Budget Act relative to Wyden amendment (point of order against legislation cutting benefits, raising retirement age, or privatizing Social Security), S1768 [24MR]

Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act (S. 295): enact, S920 [11FE]

Consolidated appropriations (H.R. 2029): cloture motion on House amendment, S8858 [18DE]

——— House amendment, S8859 [18DE]

——— McConnell motion to table House amendment, S8858 [18DE]

——— Wyden motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to House amendment, S8859 [18DE]

Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 61): cloture motion, S6916 [24SE]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 719): cloture motion, S6966 [28SE]

——— House amendment, S7014 [30SE]

Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22): disapprove, S7743 [4NO]

——— motion to proceed, S7703 [3NO]

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (S. 754): cloture motion on Burr amendment (substitute), S7434 [22OC]

——— Coons amendment (review all cyber threat indicators and countermeasures in order to remove certain personal information), S7520 [27OC]

——— Cotton amendment (provide liability protection to businesses that share cybersecurity threats with FBI or the Secret Service rather than just Dept. of Homeland Security), S7521 [27OC]

——— enact, S7522 [27OC]

——— Franken amendment (clarify definitions of ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ and ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’), S7509 [27OC]

——— Heller amendment (ensure personally identifiable information is stripped out of shared cybersecurity information if entities reasonably believe information is not related to cyber threat), S7505 [27OC]

——— Leahy amendment (prohibit Freedom of Information Act exemption relative to enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats), S7508 [27OC]

——— Paul amendment (prohibit liability immunity from applying to private entities that break user or privacy agreements with customers), S7435 [22OC]

——— Wyden amendment (strip personally identifiable information out of shared cybersecurity information if the entities reasonably believe the information is not related to a cyber threat), S7504 [27OC]

Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act (H.R. 2146): cloture motion on House amendment (congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for negotiations and consideration of trade agreements), S4529 [23JN]

——— House amendment (congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for negotiations and consideration of trade agreements), S4582 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735): authorizing, S4275 [18JN]

——— cloture motion, S4247 [17JN]

——— cloture motion on Burr amendment (enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats), S4088 [11JN]

——— cloture motion on conference report, S7136 [6OC]

——— cloture motion on McCain amendment (substitute), S4187 [16JN]

——— cloture motion on motion to go to conference, S4919 [9JY]

——— conference report, S7195 [7OC]

——— Ernst amendment (military support to Kurdish Peshmerga in fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), S4186 [16JN]

——— Gillibrand amendment (reform certain procedures for court-martial under Uniform Code of Military Justice), S4187 [16JN]

——— McCain amendment (use U.S. Army Field Manual as standard for interrogation and prohibit torture), S4182 [16JN]

——— McCain motion to waive Budget Act relative to Reid point of order on conference report, S7195 [7OC]

——— Portman amendment (Stryker Lethality Upgrades procurement, research, development, test, evaluation funding), S3738 [4JN]

——— Reed amendment (overseas contingency operations funding), S3910 [9JN]

——— Reed motion to instruct conferees (overseas contingency operations funding), S4920 [9JY]

——— Shaheen amendment (revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits), S3754 [4JN]

——— Shelby motion to table Kirk amendment (Eximbank reauthorization), S4016 [10JN]

——— Tillis amendment (relocate C–130 aircraft from Little Rock AFB, AR, to Pope Field, NC), S3755 [4JN]

——— Vitter amendment (limit the retirement of combat units), S4194 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1356): House amendment, S7878 [10NO]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 2685): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4276 [18JN], S6867 [22SE], S7779 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 240): cloture motion, S1190 [27FE], S1214 [2MR]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S722 [3FE], S759 [4FE], S809 [5FE], S1028 [23FE], S1105 [25FE]

——— Cochran motion to table House message, S1214 [2MR]

——— Lee motion to table McConnell amendment (perfecting), S1191 [27FE]

——— making, S1192 [27FE]

——— McConnell amendment (substitute), S1191 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date (H.R. 26): extend, S85 [8JA]

——— Warren amendment (substitute), S85 [8JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029): making, S7881 [10NO]

——— motion to proceed, S7786 [5NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for military construction and veterans’ services appropriations (H.R. 2029): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7074 [1OC]

Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act (H.R. 22): cloture motion, S6092 [29JY]

——— cloture motion on House amendment, S7886 [10NO]

——— cloture motion on Kirk amendment (Eximbank reauthorization), S5709 [26JY]

——— cloture motion on McConnell amendment (repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act), S5709 [26JY]

——— cloture motion on McConnell amendment (substitute), S5922 [27JY]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

——— enact, S6160 [30JY]

——— Kirk amendment (Eximbank reauthorization), S5922 [27JY]

——— McConnell amendment (substitute), S6092 [29JY]

——— motion to proceed, S5565 [24JY]

——— Wicker motion to instruct conferees (require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations), S7886 [10NO]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2028): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7244 [8OC]

EPA rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24): disapprove, S8012 [17NO]

EPA rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23): disapprove, S8012 [17NO]

Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177): Alexander amendment (allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to State-approved schools or programs), S4831 [8JY]

——— Booker amendment (require State report cards to include information on graduation rates of homeless children and children in foster care), S5034 [14JY]

——— Brown amendment (allow Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds to be used for a site resource coordinator), S4914 [9JY]

——— Brown amendment (award Dept. of Education grants for support of full-service community schools), S5142 [16JY]

——— Burr amendment (Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I funding formula reform), S5141 [16JY]

——— Casey amendment (improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children), S5143 [16JY]

——— cloture motion, S5149 [16JY]

——— cloture motion on Alexander amendment (substitute), S5098 [15JY]

——— cloture motion on motion to go to conference, S8033 [18NO]

——— Coons amendment (authorize Dept. of Education American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students), S5140 [16JY]

——— Cruz amendment (provide for State-determined assessment and accountability systems for testing), S5139 [16JY]

——— Daines amendment (allow States to opt out of certain Dept. of Education programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement), S4913 [9JY]

——— enact, S5150 [16JY]

——— Franken amendment (end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools), S5047 [14JY]

——— Hatch amendment (establish commission to develop procedures to regulate use of, and ensure protection of student personal data), S4998 [13JY]

——— Heitkamp amendment (Dept. of Education grants to integrate behavior and mental health programs into schools), S5116 [15JY]

——— Hirono amendment (provide for additional data disaggregation for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students), S4830 [8JY]

——— Isakson amendment (require local educational agencies inform parents of any State or local agency policy, procedure, or parental right regarding student participation in school mandated assessments), S5045 [14JY]

——— Kirk amendment (State education accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning), S5116 [15JY]

——— Lee amendment (reform parental notification and opt-out of certain required educational assessments), S5046 [14JY]

——— Markey amendment (Dept. of Education competitive grant program for States to develop and improve educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions), S5115 [15JY]

——— Murphy amendment (State accountability systems requirement to provide additional resources to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement), S5117 [15JY]

——— Reed amendment (reauthorize and strengthen the Dept. of Education Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program), S4816 [8JY]

——— Sanders amendment (Dept. of Labor grants to States and local governments for summer and year-round jobs for economically disadvantaged youth and for academic and occupational learning programs), S5140 [16JY]

——— Scott amendment (allow for portability of Dept. of Education funds for programs improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged), S5034 [14JY]

——— Tester amendment (restore certain Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education programs), S4830 [8JY]

——— Toomey amendment (require criminal background checks for school employees), S4914 [9JY]

Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177): cloture motion on conference report, S8453 [8DE]

——— conference report, S8513 [9DE]

Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S. 1140): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7697 [3NO]

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22): conference report, S8364 [3DE]

——— Inhofe motion to waive budget rule relative to Flake point of order on conference report (Federal crop insurance funding), S8364 [3DE]

Immigration Rule of Law Act (S. 534): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S1192 [27FE]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (H.R. 1191): Barrasso amendment (certify that Iran has not directly supported or carried out any act of terrorism against the U.S. or a U.S. person anywhere in the world), S2512 [29AP]

——— cloture motion on Corker amendment (substitute), S2725 [7MY]

——— enact, S2725 [7MY]

——— Johnson amendment (ensure any agreement is deemed a treaty and is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate), S2468 [28AP]

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

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178): Brown amendment (make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape), S2332 [22AP]

——— Burr amendment (require Dept. of Defense to inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders), S2332 [22AP]

——— cloture motion, S1564 [17MR], S1642 [19MR]

——— cloture motion on substitute amendment, S1564 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], S1641 [19MR]

——— Cornyn amendment (Runaway and Homeless Youth Act reauthorization and amendment), S2330 [22AP]

——— Cornyn amendment (substitute), S2320 [22AP]

——— enact, S2338 [22AP]

——— Kirk amendment (provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts), S2333 [22AP]

——— Leahy amendment (Runaway and Homeless Youth Act reauthorization and amendment), S2331 [22AP]

——— Leahy amendment (substitute), S2319 [22AP]

Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S. 1): Blunt amendment (prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China implements similar reductions), S396 [22JA]

——— Booker amendment (require Federal agencies to supplement Keystone XL Pipeline environmental impact statement if significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns occurs), S636 [29JA]

——— Boxer amendment (acknowledge the economic benefits provided local and regional communities of preserving federally protected lands as national parks), S392 [22JA]

——— Burr amendment (Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization), S623 [29JA]

——— Cardin amendment (provide communities with an analysis of potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline), S567 [28JA]

——— cloture motion, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S146 [12JA]

——— cloture motion on Murkowski amendment (substitute), S454 [26JA]

——— Coons amendment (express agreement that climate change is real and prepare to mitigate future impact on infrastructure), S571 [28JA]

——— Cornyn amendment (ensure use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell is consistent with the Constitution), S397 [22JA]

——— Cruz amendment (Dept. of Energy expediting and approving permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries), S569 [28JA]

——— Daines amendment (Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization), S623 [29JA]

——— Daines amendment (provide for State and local approval of national monuments), S570 [28JA]

——— Durbin amendment (EPA consultation with Dept. of Transportation to promulgate rules to regulate transportation and storage of petroleum coke), S329 [21JA]

——— enact, S637 [29JA]

——— Fischer amendment (limit Dept. of the Interior designation of new federally protected land), S392 [22JA]

——— Gillibrand amendment (amend Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify definition of ‘‘underground injection’’ relative to natural gas for purposes of storage), S573 [28JA]

——— Heitkamp amendment (extend production tax credit for wind power), S573 [28JA]

——— Hoeven amendment (express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities), S330 [21JA]

——— Lee amendment (place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under the Endangered Species Act), S328 [21JA]

——— Lee amendment (streamline and reform BLM drilling permit application process), S394 [22JA]

——— Markey amendment (clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax), S637 [29JA]

——— Markey amendment (delay construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline until potential negative impacts have been determined), S636 [29JA]

——— McConnell motion to table Carper amendment (impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel on oil transported through the pipeline with fee revenues going to the Land and Water Conservation Fund), S406 [22JA]

——— McConnell motion to table Leahy amendment (ensure property owners appealing eminent domain rulings can do so in a court within their jurisdiction), S407 [22JA]

——— McConnell motion to table Markey amendment (clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax), S406 [22JA]

——— McConnell motion to table Reed amendment (LIHEAP funding), S407 [22JA]

——— McConnell motion to table Whitehouse amendment (require campaign finance disclosures for certain persons benefiting from tar sands development), S407 [22JA]

——— Menendez amendment (prohibit use of eminent domain to acquire land for Keystone XL Pipeline project from landowners unwilling to sell), S397 [22JA]

——— Moran amendment (reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species), S569 [28JA]

——— Murkowski amendment (ensure that all forms of bitumen or synthetic crude oil from bitumen are subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax), S395 [22JA]

——— Murkowski amendment (release certain wilderness study areas for preservation as wilderness), S572 [28JA]

——— Murkowski motion to table Franken amendment (require all iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities be produced in the U.S.), S266 [20JA]

——— Murkowski motion to table Manchin amendment (express agreement that climate change is real and caused by human activities and encourage research and development in clean fossil fuel technology), S393 [22JA]

——— Murkowski motion to table Markey amendment (prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline), S266 [20JA]

——— Murkowski motion to table Sanders amendment (express agreement that climate change is real and caused by human activities and shift away from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and sustainability), S394 [22JA]

——— Peters amendment (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration adequate inspection and availability of resources to maintain safety of pipelines in the Great Lakes), S568 [28JA]

——— Portman amendment (promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry), S266 [20JA]

——— Sanders amendment (Dept. of Energy rebates for the purchase and installation of new solar energy systems), S568 [28JA]

——— Schatz amendment (express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities), S331 [21JA]

——— Toomey amendment (exempt electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy from EPA emission limits), S329 [21JA]

——— Udall amendment (establish a Federal renewable electricity standard), S624 [29JA]

——— Whitehouse amendment (express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax), S330 [21JA]

——— Whitehouse amendment (require campaign finance disclosures for certain individuals benefiting from tar sands development), S570 [28JA]

——— Wyden amendment (clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax), S396 [22JA]

Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (S. 1): override veto, S1284 [4MR]

Medicare sustainable growth rate and payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2): Cardin motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to Cardin amendment (repeal therapy cap and provide medical review), S2160 [14AP]

——— Cornyn amendment (repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act individual health insurance mandate), S2157 [14AP]

——— Cotton amendment (provide steady updates of payment rates under the Medicare physician fee schedule), S2159 [14AP]

——— Hatch motion to waive Budget Act, S2161 [14AP]

——— Lee amendment (comply with pay-as-you-go requirement), S2158 [14AP]

——— Murray motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to Murray amendment (improve women’s access to quality health care), S2159 [14AP]

——— repeal and improve, S2161 [14AP]

NLRB rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8): disapprove, S1274 [4MR]

——— McConnell motion to table veto message, S2644 [5MY]

——— motion to proceed, S1229 [3MR]

Nomination of Alfred H. Bennett to be district judge: confirmed, S2103 [13AP]

Nomination of Alissa M. Starzak to be Dept. of the Army General Counsel: confirmed, S8629 [14DE]

Nomination of Ann Donnelly to be district judge: confirmed, S7314 [20OC]

Nomination of Ashton B. Carter to be Sec. of Defense: confirmed, S967 [12FE]

Nomination of Carlos A. Monje, Jr., to be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Transportation Policy: confirmed, S1523 [16MR]

Nomination of Christopher A. Hart to be NTSB Chairman: confirmed, S1474 [12MR]

Nomination of Dale A. Drozd to be district judge: confirmed, S7117 [5OC]

Nomination of Daniel H. Marti to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator: confirmed, S1331 [9MR]

Nomination of Dava J. Newman to be NASA Deputy Administrator: confirmed, S2428 [27AP]

Nomination of Gayle E. Smith to be AID Administrator: confirmed, S8195 [30NO]

Nomination of George C. Hanks, Jr., to be district judge: confirmed, S2265 [20AP]

Nomination of Jose R. Olvera, Jr., to be district judge: confirmed, S3224 [21MY]

Nomination of Julie Furuta-Toy to be Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea: confirmed, S7439 [22OC]

Nomination of Kara Farnandez Stoll to be circuit judge: confirmed, S4678 [7JY]

Nomination of LaShann M. DeArcy Hall to be district judge: confirmed, S7961 [16NO]

Nomination of Lawrence J. Vilardo to be district judge: confirmed, S7488 [26OC]

Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch to be Attorney General: cloture motion, S2371 [23AP]

——— confirmed, S2378 [23AP]

Nomination of Matthew T. McGuire to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Executive Director: confirmed, S4129 [15JN]

Nomination of Michael P. Botticelli to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S853 [9FE]

Nomination of Peter V. Neffenger to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration: confirmed, S4341 [22JN]

Nomination of Peter W. Bodde to be Ambassador to Libya: confirmed, S8135 [19NO]

Nomination of Roseann A. Ketchmark to be district judge: confirmed, S6457 [8SE]

Nomination of Russell C. Deyo to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Management: confirmed, S2234 [16AP]

Nomination of Sally Quillian Yates to be Deputy Attorney General: confirmed, S2834 [13MY]

Nomination of Scott Allen to be European Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Director: confirmed, S7852 [9NO]

Nomination of Travis R. McDonough to be district judge: confirmed, S8443 [7DE]

Nomination of Wille E. May to be Under Sec. of Commerce for Standards and Technology: confirmed, S2597 [4MY]

Nomination of William P. Doyle to the Federal Maritime Commission: confirmed, S1704 [23MR]

Nominaton of Jill N. Parrish to be district judge: confirmed, S3224 [21MY]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S6864 [22SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding (S. 1881): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3762): Baldwin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Baldwin amendment (ensure that individuals can keep health insurance coverage), S8355 [3DE]

——— Bennet motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bennet amendment (Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding through imposition of tax for high-income taxpayers), S8349 [3DE]

——— Brown motion to waive Budget Act relative to Brown amendment (make Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursement permanent), S8343 [3DE]

——— Casey motion to waive Budget Act relative to Casey amendment (family tax deductions and credits), S8344 [3DE]

——— Coats amendment (extend special rule for seniors relative to the income level for deduction of medical care expenses), S8352 [3DE]

——— Collins amendment (Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services), S8343 [3DE]

——— Cornyn motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to Cornyn amendment (deny transfer of firearms and prohibit assistance to sanctuary cities), S8346 [3DE]

——— enact, S8356 [3DE]

——— Enzi motion to table Murray amendment (Dept. of HHS Women’s Health Care and Clinic Security and Safety Fund), S8341 [3DE]

——— Feinstein motion to waive Budget Act relative to Feinstein amendment (denial of transfer of firearms or licenses to terrorists), S8347 [3DE]

——— Grassley motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to Grassley amendment (address gun violence), S8348 [3DE]

——— Heller amendment (repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage), S8344 [3DE]

——— Johnson amendment (allow individuals to maintain health insurance coverage that existed prior to 2014), S8342 [3DE]

——— Manchin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Manchin amendment (ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System), S8348 [3DE]

——— Murphy motion to waive Budget Act relative to Murphy amendment (protect vulnerable populations from repeal of the advance premium tax credit), S8356 [3DE]

——— Paul amendment (prevent entry of extremists into U.S. under the refugee program), S8350 [3DE]

——— Paul amendment (restore right to keep concealed firearms in the District of Columbia), S8353 [3DE]

——— Rubio motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to McConnell amendment (substitute), S8354 [3DE]

——— Shaheen motion to waive Budget Act relative to Shaheen amendment (mental health and substance use disorders programs), S8345 [3DE]

Senate: motion to request attendance of absent Senators, S405 [22JA], S5921 [27JY]

State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2): Bennet motion to waive Budget Act and budget rules relative to Bennet amendment (extend for four years), S2158 [14AP]

——— extend, S2161 [14AP]

——— Lee amendment (comply with pay-as-you-go requirement), S2158 [14AP]

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act (S. 2146): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7323 [20OC]

Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act (H.R. 203): enact, S720 [3FE]

Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act (H.R. 3236): enact, S6165 [30JY]

Trade Act (H.R. 1314): Brown amendment (require approval of Congress before additional countries may join Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement), S3294 [22MY]

——— Brown amendment (Trade Adjustment Assistance program extension), S2963 [18MY]

——— cloture motion, S3295 [22MY]

——— cloture motion on Hatch amendment (substitute), S3207 [21MY]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S2786 [12MY], S2913 [14MY]

——— enact, S3298 [22MY]

——— Flake amendment (prohibit Trade Adjustment Assistance program extension), S3294 [22MY]

——— Hatch amendment (clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency), S3292 [22MY]

——— Hatch amendment (substitute), S3295 [22MY]

——— Lankford amendment (ensure conditions relating to religious freedoms are considered as part of negotiations for trade agreements), S2963 [18MY]

——— Portman amendment (Dept. of the Treasury identification of misaligned currency and requirement of action to correct the misalignment), S3292 [22MY]

——— Warren amendment (prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaties with foreign countries if the agreements or treaties include investor-state dispute settlement provisions), S3293 [22MY]

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (H.R. 644): enact, S2907 [14MY]

Trade Preferences Extension Act (H.R. 1295): cloture motion, S4583 [24JN]

——— enact, S2907 [14MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act (H.R. 2048): cloture motion, S3427 [2JN]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3314 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

——— enact, S3444 [2JN]

——— McConnell amendment (business record collection reform enactment date), S3442 [2JN]

——— McConnell amendment (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court amicus curiae provision reform), S3442 [2JN]

——— McConnell amendment (substitute), S3443 [2JN]

Remarks in House

Senate Rules: impact of reforming filibuster rules, H5985 [16SE]

Remarks in Senate

Collins, Senator: tribute to casting 6000th consecutive vote, S6780, S6781 [17SE]

Correction: Cornyn, S3295 [22MY]

——— Johnson, S1986 [26MR]

——— Toomey, S1986 [26MR]

Grassley, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S7680 [3NO]

——— tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S7678–S7680, S7704 [3NO]

Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 15,000th vote, S7505–S7507 [27OC]

Position on missed: Boxer, S1196 [27FE], S2753 [11MY], S6933 [24SE]

——— Durbin, S2963 [18MY], S3755 [4JN]

——— Klobuchar, S2471 [28AP]

——— Menendez, S2647 [5MY], S3452 [2JN], S4341 [22JN], S4529 [23JN], S5710 [26JY]

——— Murray, S3054 [19MY]

——— Nelson, S1245 [3MR], S5059 [14JY], S5206 [21JY]

——— Portman, S3007 [18MY]

——— Rubio, S4262 [18JN], S7342 [20OC], S7811 [5NO], S8513 [9DE], S8876 [18DE]

——— Sanders, S2792 [12MY]

——— Stabenow, S8629 [14DE]

——— Thune, S2792 [12MY]

——— Vitter, S6166 [30JY]

——— Warner, S6864 [22SE], S8372 [3DE]

Senate Rules: impact of reforming filibuster rules, S6827 [21SE], S6964 [28SE], S7175–S7178 [7OC]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S7034–S7037 [30SE], S7153–S7155 [6OC]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (S. Res. 20), S23–S26 [6JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 20, reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S22 [6JA]