WICKER, ROGER F. (a Senator from Mississippi)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1735 [23MR], S1782 [24MR], S1836, S1892, S1902, S1903, S1904, S1953 [25MR], S1998, S2017, S2018, S2021, S2061, S2071, S2080, S2081 [26MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S474, S475 [26JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1442 [11MR], S2308 [21AP], S2334 [22AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3658, S3690, S3696, S3701, S3713 [3JN], S3815 [4JN], S3862, S3863, S3881 [8JN], S3913, S3944 [9JN], S4113 [11JN], S4146 [15JN], S4269 [18JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8064, S8106 [18NO]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4863 [8JY], S4955 [9JY], S5102 [15JY]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), 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), S5472 [22JY], S5538, S5540 [23JY], S5671 [24JY], S5711 [26JY]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S739 [3FE]
Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]
Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]
Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]
Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]
Committee to escort the President, H419 [20JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4920 [9JY]
——— S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S3251 [21MY]
Articles and editorials
Bigger’s Not Better—Longer Tractor-Trailers Spell Trouble on the Road, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, S5895 [27JY]
Vicksburg’s Butler Rises Up as Mississippi’s Latest NFL Hero, Rick Cleveland, Tupelo (MS) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, S914 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 2066), S7471 [22OC]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S773 [4FE]
Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S4603 [24JN]
Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 194), S1781 [24MR]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund (organization): establish (see S. 2307), S8159 [19NO]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S985 [12FE]
Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 688), S1383 [10MR]
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]
——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2200), S8637 [14DE]
Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1750), S5008 [13JY]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1611), S4546 [23JN]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 720), S1439 [11MR]
Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S8603 [10DE]
Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S2651 [5MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 404), S985 [12FE]
——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S1247 [3MR]
——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S348 [21JA]
Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S654 [29JA]
Dept. of Education: establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S2688 [6MY]
——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S6074 [28JY]
Dept. of HHS: provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S1781 [24MR]
——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 1426), S3237 [21MY]
——— publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 1793), S5170 [16JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see S. 1915), S7595 [28OC]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (see S. 2177), S7272 [8OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 627), S8021 [17NO]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see S. 715), S1438 [11MR]
Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see S. 802), S3310 [22MY]
Economy: provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment (see S. 1624), S4298 [18JN]
Education: improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S654 [29JA]
1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S420 [22JA]
——— expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 1032), S2301 [21AP]
Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA]
EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S8021 [17NO]
——— disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 24), S7491 [26OC]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 23), S7491 [26OC]
——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 640), S1246 [3MR]
——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1324), S2849 [13MY]
——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 751), S1585 [17MR]
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]
FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S1118 [25FE]
Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN]
FCC: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 417), S7913 [10NO]
——— exempt application of joint sales agreement (JSA) attribution rule in case of existing agreements in order to protect local television broadcasting (see S. 1182), S4104 [11JN]
Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 168), S201 [13JA]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 498), S982 [12FE]
Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: repeal certain provisions relative to reporting on foreign assets and investments (see S. 663), S1303 [4MR]
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]
Freedom of religion: call for protection of religious minority rights and freedoms worldwide (see S. Res. 69), S833 [5FE]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]
Health: preserve freedom and choice in health care (see S. 1016), S2272 [20AP]
——— reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see S. 1531), S3925 [9JN]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]
Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see S. 2178), S8547 [9DE]
Human rights: impose sanctions relative to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights (see S. 284), S589 [28JA]
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S7656 [29OC]
Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see S. 1842), S6383 [5AU]
——— ensure that certain aliens receive thorough background investigations before being admitted to the U.S. as refugees (see S. 2435), S8883 [18DE]
——— hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S., and provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (see S. 2146), S7274 [8OC]
Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1589), S4202 [16JN]
Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S591 [28JA]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S2173 [14AP]
——— require report on military dimensions of nuclear program and prohibit sanctions relief until Iran has verifiably ended all military dimensions of its nuclear program (see S. 2429), S8883 [18DE]
IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S589 [28JA]
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): express that ISIS is committing genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, protect targets, create a criminal tribunal, and destroy and disrupt support (see S. Res. 340), S8883 [18DE]
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), S7914 [10NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]
Labor unions: address slowdowns, strikes, and lock-outs occurring at U.S. ports (see S. 1519), S4251 [17JN]
——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE] (see S. 1874), S6073 [28JY]
Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S7414 [21OC]
Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S5211 [21JY]
——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S6533 [9SE]
——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S4346 [22JN]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S2760 [11MY]
——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 1849), S8794 [17DE]
——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S2246 [16AP]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S737 [3FE]
——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S2432 [27AP]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S4649 [25JN]
——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 1135), S5130 [15JY]
——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S8162 [19NO]
——— provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (see S. 1211), S2687 [6MY]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S541 [27JA]
——— treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful electronic health records use (see S. 1347), S3310 [22MY]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S1246 [3MR]
Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S6136 [29JY]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S4954 [9JY]
Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S1247 [3MR]
Motor vehicles: establish tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards, improve tire registration, and help consumers identify recalled tires (see S. 1741), S4953 [9JY]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 315), S8079 [18NO]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S7594 [28OC]
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 144), S2352 [22AP]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]
National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S7913 [10NO]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: permit authorization of Federal agencies to accept certain payments relative to spectrum efficiency and reallocation (see S. 2227), S7722 [3NO]
——— provide for certain requirements relative to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition (see S. 1551), S4103 [11JN]
——— reallocate Federal Government spectrum for commercial use and provide transparency on use of the Federal spectrum (see S. 1618), S4298 [18JN]
Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 248), S7273 [8OC]
Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 93), S1217 [2MR]
Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (see S. Res. 76), S984 [12FE]
NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S6533 [9SE]
——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE]
NOAA: reduce incidence of sexual harassment and assault (see S. 2206), S7656 [29OC]
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S7656 [29OC]
Outer Continental Shelf: increase energy exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1276), S2759 [11MY]
Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL (see S. Res. 322), S8242 [1DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 12), S100 [8JA]
——— ensure long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate (see S. 38), S100 [8JA]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S59 [7JA]
——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6382 [5AU]
——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 347), S736 [3FE]
——— repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]
——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see S. 836), S1708 [23MR]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S238 [16JA]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S8161 [19NO]
——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S347 [21JA]
——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]
——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 305), S653 [29JA]
Pilgrims: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of arrival (see S. 1715), S7771 [4NO]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6138 [29JY]
Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1660 [19MR]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 294), S590 [28JA]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1202 [27FE]
Regulatory Improvement Commission: establish (see S. 708), S1438 [11MR]
Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 667), S4603 [24JN]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]
Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see S. Res. 52), S590 [28JA]
Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S1202 [27FE]
Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]
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]
Social Security: disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S2110 [13AP]
——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S2731 [7MY]
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S3679 [3JN]
——— extend the health coverage tax credit (see S. 505), S1384 [10MR]
——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S1586 [17MR]
——— incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2569 [30AP]
——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S6939 [24SE]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S1163 [26FE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S2795 [12MY]
——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S2173 [14AP]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 591), S1385 [10MR]
——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1002), S2760 [11MY]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S2221 [15AP]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S200 [13JA]
Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S4954 [9JY]
Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]
U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 1238), S2729 [7MY]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S8160 [19NO]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment (see S. 722), S1439 [11MR]
Ukraine: provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]
Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (see S. Res. 195), S3925 [9JN] (see S. Res. 209), S4545 [23JN]
Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S.J. Res. 22), S6809 [17SE]
——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2760 [11MY]
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
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE]
Appalachian Regional Commission: reauthorize and establish a High-Speed Broadband Development Initiative (see S. 863), S1891 [25MR]
Charles Clark U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see S. 1034), S2301 [21AP]
Courts: ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal actions by amending prohibition on exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts (see S. 1353), S2933 [14MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 762), S1585 [17MR]
FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see S. 1685), S4648 [25JN]
Health: enhance patient engagement in medical product development process (see S. 1597), S4250 [17JN]
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 1886), S6136 [29JY]
National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 132), S2041 [26MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 764), S1585 [17MR] (see S. 2328), S8160 [19NO]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery (see S. 1626), S4298 [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]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 611), S1201 [27FE]
States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1045), S2352 [22AP]
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see S. 143), S131 [9JA]
World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 165), S2568 [30AP]
Cloture motions
Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), motion to proceed, S6798 [17SE], S6864 [22SE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1475 [12MR], S1563, S1564 [17MR], S1614 [18MR], S2162 [14AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4087 [11JN], S4187 [16JN], S4247 [17JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to go to conference, S4915, S4919 [9JY]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to proceed, S3341 [31MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S4171 [16JN], S4276 [18JN], S6867 [22SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1151 [26FE], S1190 [27FE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S667 [30JA], S722, S733 [3FE], S759 [4FE], S809 [5FE], S968 [12FE], S1027 [23FE], S1104 [25FE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7129 [6OC], S7244 [8OC]
Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1152 [26FE], S1192 [27FE]
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU]
Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (S. 625), motion to proceed, S1295 [4MR]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S7585 [28OC], S7668 [30OC]
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), S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5672 [24JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2644 [5MY], S2725 [7MY]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6161 [30JY], S6227 [3AU]
Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4290 [18JN], S4528 [23JN]
——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S4291 [18JN], S4583 [24JN]
——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), motion to go to conference, S4523 [23JN]
Discharge petitions signed
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7965 [16NO]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1072 [24FE]
Motions
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO]
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), S7886 [10NO]
Privilege of the floor
Green, Rongalett, S117 [8JA]
Reeder, Matthew T., S3974 [9JN]
Sarnecky, Jane, S117 [8JA]
Remarks
Bosnia and Herzegovina: recognize anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica and support European Union accession aspirations, S4998, S4999 [13JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund (organization): establish (S. 2307), S8162, S8163, S8164 [19NO]
Congress: goals of the 114th Congress, S92–S94 [8JA]
——— National Prayer Breakfast, S2514 [29AP]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S2336 [22AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish, S3021 [19MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3915 [9JN], S4226 [17JN]
Dept. of Justice: create publicly accessible database for sex trafficking victim advocates that contains information about services for sex trafficking survivors, S2336 [22AP]
Dept. of Transportation: require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase minimum length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations, S5488 [23JY], S5895, S5896 [27JY], S7884, S7886 [10NO], S8064 [18NO]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8064 [18NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S8055 [18NO]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3021 [19MY]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6623 [15SE]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1478 [12MR]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3021 [19MY]
Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, S1478 [12MR]
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), S6623 [15SE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5895, S5896 [27JY]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8758, S8759 [17DE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), House amendment, S7884 [10NO]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to instruct conferees, S7884, S7886 [10NO]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5488 [23JY]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S8232 [1DE]
Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery, S8758, S8759 [17DE]
Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (S. 2067), S6895 [22SE]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5488 [23JY], S5895, S5896 [27JY], S7884, S7886 [10NO], S8758, S8759 [17DE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that any related protocol or other negotiated agreement dealing with targets and timetables is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 25), S8230 [1DE]
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