BOOKER, CORY A. (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1828 [24MR], S1906, S1918, S1919, S1926, S1944 [25MR], S1982, S1983, S2018, S2019, S2020, S2021, S2043, S2045, S2047, S2069, S2080, S2081 [26MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (S. Con. Res. 21), S7163 [6OC], S7279, S7281 [8OC]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S215 [13JA], S434, S442 [22JA], S475 [26JA], S525 [27JA]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3723 [3JN], S3795, S3820, S3824 [4JN], S3874 [8JN], S3926, S3966 [9JN], S4023 [10JN], S4265 [18JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8889 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8106 [18NO], S8162, S8170 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4884, S4886 [8JY], S4955, S4972, S4979 [9JY], S5015 [13JY], S5033, S5066, S5068, S5069 [14JY], S5096, S5097 [15JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6243 [3AU], S7418 [21OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2999, S3002 [18MY], S3240 [21MY]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2178, S2180 [14AP]

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), S5540 [23JY], S5699 [24JY], S5711, S5736, S5742, S5871, S5872, S5875, S5877 [26JY], S5931 [27JY]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2178, S2180 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S7914 [10NO]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S7304 [19OC]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S5062 [14JY]

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

Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see S. 1249), S2730 [7MY]

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

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1375), S7345 [20OC]

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

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

CERCLA: modify provisions relative to brownfield remediation grants (see S. 1479), S3456 [2JN]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]

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

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2111 [13AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1611), S4298 [18JN]

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 1122), S7471 [22OC]

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

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S6850 [21SE]

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

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S7914 [10NO]

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

Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S7594 [28OC]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S7102 [1OC]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see S. 675), S1335 [9MR]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S239 [16JA]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6811 [17SE]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S6699 [16SE]

——— permit renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see S. 1442), S3238 [21MY]

Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 1935), S8306 [2DE]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1661 [19MR]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S2245 [16AP]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S7912 [10NO]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 773), S1628 [18MR]

——— simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (see S. 108), S59 [7JA]

——— use amounts provided for the Fund for the Improvement of Education to establish a pilot program that supports year-round public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 325), S673 [30JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish comprehensive program to improve education and training to increase number of skilled workers in energy and manufacturing fields (see S. 1422), S3237 [21MY]

——— require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs (see S. 939), S2173 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States that extend or eliminate unexpired statutes of limitation applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse (see S. 2397), S8602 [10DE]

——— establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to emergency response providers (see S. 1915), S6239 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (see S. 1897), S6136 [29JY]

——— require State and local law enforcement to report certain information on shooting incidents involving officers and provide grant funds to protect officers from violence and use of force training (see S. 1476), S3456 [2JN]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1337 [9MR]

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

——— offer rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of suspects in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see S. 2207), S7546 [27OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 921), S2172 [14AP]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 762), S1585 [17MR]

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

——— improve condition and performance of the national multimodal freight network (see S. 1680), S4648 [25JN]

——— improve highway safety (see S. 1433), S3238 [21MY]

——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2163), S8307 [2DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), S7861 [9NO]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 164), S2568 [30AP]

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), S8637 [14DE]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 2171), S7272 [8OC]

——— statehood (see S. 1688), S4648 [25JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 502), S983 [12FE]

——— promote development of safe drugs for neonates (see S. 2041), S7414 [21OC]

Education: establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 1958), S6380 [5AU]

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

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S982 [12FE]

Endangered Species Act: extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see S. 1918), S6239 [3AU]

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]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see S. 824), S2111 [13AP]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 911), S4687 [7JY]

FCC: promote certain unlicensed spectrum use and maximize the use of such spectrum for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and economic development (see S. 424), S899 [10FE]

——— reform and modernize Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program (see S. 1472), S3406 [1JN]

FDA: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of animal diseases in order to minimize development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 621), S5129 [15JY]

——— require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 511), S983 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1073), S2400 [23AP]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 1089), S6075 [28JY]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7967 [16NO]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1163 [26FE]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 546), S1120 [25FE]

——— prohibit recouping of certain assistance (see S. 406), S833 [5FE]

Firearms: prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see S. 2213), S7656 [29OC]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S7546 [27OC]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S7005 [29SE]

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]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S3239 [21MY]

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

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

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8160 [19NO]

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

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC]

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

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

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7816 [5NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S2530 [29AP] (see S. Res. 179), S2933 [14MY]

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), S4545 [23JN]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S2245 [16AP]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured, killed, missing, or threatened in connection with official duties (see S. 665), S1496 [12MR]

Libraries: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see S. 558), S1202 [27FE]

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

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

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7492 [26OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S5526 [23JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S7273 [8OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see S. 1961), S7471 [22OC]

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

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S7771 [4NO]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2041 [26MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S2688 [6MY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S6381 [5AU]

National Entrepreneurs’ Day: designate (see S. Res. 314), S8021 [17NO]

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

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

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6381 [5AU]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 151), S2401 [23AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 175), S2730 [7MY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 286), S7272 [8OC]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2172 [14AP]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2042), S7967 [16NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1980), S6380 [5AU]

Pipelines: provide enhanced safety in pipeline transportation (see S. 2276), S7913 [10NO]

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

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (see S. 2089), S6975 [28SE]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S985 [12FE]

——— 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 (see S. 1123), S3061 [19MY]

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

Puerto Rico: treat as a State relative to authorizing certain government-owned corporations to restructure their debt obligations under certain bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 1774), S5129 [15JY]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery (see S. 1626), S4298 [18JN]

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), S541 [27JA]

Rutgers University: anniversary (see S. Res. 311), S7860 [9NO]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 1811), S5210 [21JY]

——— improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2116), S7161 [6OC]

——— reauthorize women’s business center program (see S. 2126), S7161 [6OC]

School Bus Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6651 [15SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S2934 [14MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 316), S1336 [9MR]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S927 [11FE]

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see S. 811), S1660 [19MR]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S4688 [7JY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S1709 [23MR]

Ships and vessels: remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 371), S1162 [26FE]

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]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]

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

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 574), S1118 [25FE]

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

——— make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1792), S5930 [27JY]

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

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S8438 [7DE]

——— make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and provide equitable treatment relative to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 2203), S7470 [22OC]

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

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see S. 1795), S5170 [16JY]

——— 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]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2731 [7MY]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 946), S5456 [22JY]

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

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S2431 [27AP]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4601 [24JN]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 772), S1628 [18MR]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S2795 [12MY]

——— 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]

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

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2760 [11MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]

Children and youth: ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see S. 1965), S6380 [5AU]

Consumers: restrict debt collection practices of certain debt collectors (see S. 2255), S7814 [5NO]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish university labs for student-developed technology-based solutions for countering online recruitment of violent extremists (see S. 2418), S8793 [17DE]

Dept. of Justice: allow additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases (see S. 2330), S8160 [19NO]

Dept. of Transportation: increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transporting property (see S. 1739), S4953 [9JY]

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), S1383 [10MR]

FAA: establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes and their safe integration into the national airspace system (see S. 1314), S2849 [13MY]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (see S. 797), S1659 [19MR]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see S. 1090), S2431 [27AP]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 2021), S6604 [10SE]

Health: provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see S. 1903), S6186 [30JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. 1081), 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]

National Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 129), S2041 [26MR]

Postal Service: conduct a pilot program to conduct nonpostal services at certain post offices, allow shipping of alcoholic beverages, and upgrade the postal vehicle fleet (see S. 1854), S5526 [23JY]

SBA: establish an incubator and accelerator grant program for veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 2273), S7913 [10NO]

——— establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see S. 1934), S6296 [4AU]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see S. 994), S2245 [16AP]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2400), S8636 [14DE]

——— regulate tax return preparers and refund anticipation payment arrangements (see S. 935), S2173 [14AP]

Telecommunications: promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 240), S420 [22JA]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [6JA]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [6JA]

Poems

‘‘Harlem,’’ Langston Hughes, S4668 [7JY]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance (S. Res. 88), S1134, S1135 [26FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1841 [25MR], S1983 [26MR]

Capitol Pages: tribute, S4632 [25JN]

Children and youth: ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (S. 1965), S6387 [5AU]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S453 [26JA], S525 [27JA], S635 [29JA]

Crime: seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders, S991 [12FE]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 675), S2034 [26MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, S1841 [25MR]

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

——— support State and local accountability for public education, S4668 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S711 [3FE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to purchase body-worn cameras for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (S. 1897), S6183 [30JY]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, S7587 [28OC]

——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (S. 650), S1889 [25MR]

——— increase minimum levels of financial responsibility for transporting property (S. 1739), S5167 [16JY]

——— maintain regulation changing the hours-of-service rule for commercial truck drivers, S8074 [18NO]

——— require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase minimum length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations, S8074 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8074 [18NO]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 502), S990–S992 [12FE], S1577, S1578, S1579 [17MR]

Edgewater, NJ: commend first responders for efforts in response to apartment fire, S2213• [15AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend accountability provisions, S5107, S5108 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), S4668 [7JY], S5034 [14JY], S5107, S5108 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8596 [10DE]

EPA: grant waiver for States to regulate hazardous chemicals while EPA assesses a chemical for safety under certain conditions, S8878 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: supplement Keystone XL Pipeline environmental impact statement if significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns occurs, S525 [27JA], S635 [29JA]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: prohibit requirement to complete additional studies prior to issuing new rule on minimum trucking insurance requirements, S8074 [18NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (S. 797), S1662 [19MR]

Hart, Christopher A.: nomination to be NTSB Chairman, S1155 [26FE]

HERO Campaign (organization): anniversary, S5060 [14JY]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S711 [3FE]

India: importance of U.S.-India Strategic Partnership, S6373• [5AU]

Iran: status of nuclear weapons program, S4631 [25JN]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disproportionate incarceration levels of the poor, mentally ill or drug addicted, and minorities, S6878–S6880 [22SE]

——— assessment of criminal justice system relative to disproportionate incareration levels of the poor, mentally ill or drug addicted, and minorities, S991 [12FE]

——— 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 (S. 993), S2266 [20AP]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1613 [18MR]

National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) (organization): anniversary, S7542 [27OC]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (S. 928), S8073 [18NO]

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), conference report, S8758, S8759 [17DE]

Philadelphia, PA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, S2837 [13MY], S4642 [25JN]

Pope Francis: U.S. visit, S6878 [22SE]

Railroads: reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, S2837 [13MY]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery, S8758, S8759 [17DE]

——— reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve safety, and streamline rail project delivery (S. 1626), S4642 [25JN]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S8758, S8759 [17DE]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7587 [28OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 439), S1029 [23FE]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, S2098 [13AP]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S8878 [18DE]

Transportation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to encourage freight planning and investment that incorporates all modes of transportation, including rail, waterways, ports, and highways to promote national connectivity, S1983 [26MR]

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

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (S. 1088), S2598 [4MY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 1659), S4641 [25JN]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (S. 772), S1625 [18MR]

Tributes

Cook, Kevin S., S2846• [13MY]

Howard, M. William, Jr., S7543• [27OC]

Kher, Anupam, S6934• [24SE]

Perdue, Senator, S1613 [18MR]

Spann, Calvin, S6647 [15SE]