BOOZMAN, JOHN (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1735 [23MR], S1810 [24MR], S1836, S1883, S1901, S1943, S1953 [25MR], S1996, S2015, S2019, S2044, S2047 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S429 [22JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1550, S1551 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3800, S3801, S3815 [4JN], S3927, S3961 [9JN], S4023, S4024 [10JN], S4113 [11JN], S4207 [16JN], S4265, S4269 [18JN]

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S8708, S8726 [16DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5065 [14JY], S5103 [15JY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2984 [18MY], S3081 [19MY]

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), S6658 [15SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5456 [22JY], S5546 [23JY], S5885 [26JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2531 [29AP]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S739 [3FE]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S3251 [21MY]

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), S7656 [29OC]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S737 [3FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN]

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7547 [27OC]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1586 [17MR]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1782 [24MR]

Capital punishment: provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty relative to killing law enforcement officers or first responders (see S. 2034), S7006 [29SE]

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

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 94), S1247 [3MR]

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), S7006 [29SE]

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]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]

Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S11 [6JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 71), S4686 [7JY]

Corps of Engineers: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 263), S1075 [24FE]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S2972 [18MY]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S348 [21JA]

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

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 1543), S4300 [18JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1146), S2567 [30AP]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see S. 1110), S7861 [9NO]

Dept. of Defense: extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations relative to transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 165), S900 [10FE]

Dept. of Education: aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 363), S772 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S1529 [16MR]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S3776 [4JN]

——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S2110 [13AP]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 1426), S7861 [9NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 2431), S8883 [18DE]

Dept. of State: rename the Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and provide for an Assistant Sec., to head such Bureau (see S. 1876), S6073 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S7160 [6OC]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 901), S7160 [6OC]

——— establish voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to veterans (see S. 1797), S5170 [16JY]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA]

——— extend authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans (see S. 2048), S6809 [17SE]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 171), S2473 [28AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S7006 [29SE]

——— treat time spent by Armed Forces Reserve members receiving Dept. of Defense medical care as active duty for purposes of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 602), S1161 [26FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to assess feasibility and advisability of expanding use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine (see S. 714), S1438 [11MR]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (see S. 1252), S4546 [23JN]

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), S7005 [29SE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S7005 [29SE]

——— 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]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 678), S1336 [9MR]

EPA: 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]

——— establish a program to defer designation of nonattaiment areas by allowing State and local governments to develop early action compacts to achieve national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see S. 2072), S8022 [17NO]

——— 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), S4955 [9JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 226), S348 [21JA]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to look at a person’s legal residence when determining marital status and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 435), S900 [10FE]

FEMA: provide eligibility for public broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance (see S. 1090), S6240 [3AU]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 812), S2111 [13AP]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 774), S2111 [13AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S1304 [4MR]

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]

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]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see S. 1383), S4251 [17JN]

——— require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S541 [27JA] (see S. 2232), S7722 [3NO]

——— require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 510), S983 [12FE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1919), S6296 [4AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

Immigration: ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration detainers on aliens in custody (see S. 1842), S5930 [27JY]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 291), S773 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see S. 1640), S4546 [23JN]

International Year of Soils: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1585 [17MR]

Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2761 [11MY]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S3185 [20MY]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S698 [2FE]

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

IRS: improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications with taxpayers (see S. 186), S238 [16JA]

——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S589 [28JA]

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), S7772 [4NO]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 174), S2796 [12MY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S6380 [5AU]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S832 [5FE] (see S. 1874), S7103 [1OC]

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]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see S. 1867), S6811 [17SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1385 [10MR]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S1529 [16MR]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S737 [3FE]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S2851 [13MY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S2850 [13MY]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S7047 [30SE]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S6074 [28JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S6296 [4AU]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S7220 [7OC]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 1617), S5130 [15JY]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land (see S. 595), S1161 [26FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S5130 [15JY]

Motor vehicles: limit retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders (see S. 766), S4841 [8JY]

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 Guard: modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2934 [14MY]

National Pregnancy Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S7913 [10NO]

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 277), S7124 [5OC]

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

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 30), S283 [20JA]

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]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S8685 [15DE]

Nigeria: eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) and urge Government to conduct transparent, peaceful, and credible elections (see S. Res. 65), S772 [4FE]

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]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 801), S1660 [19MR]

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), S11 [6JA]

——— 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), S6533 [9SE]

——— repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S2794 [12MY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6073 [28JY]

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]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 333), S697 [2FE]

Recreational vehicles: study proposed vehicle handling requirements for recreational off-highway vehicles and prohibit adoption of such requirements prior to completion of the study (see S. 1040), S4346 [22JN]

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), S6976 [28SE]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]

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

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

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), S902 [10FE]

——— exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 1717), S4840 [8JY]

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

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 968), S6074 [28JY]

Taxation: clarify eligibility for the child tax credit (see S. 53), S737 [3FE]

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see S. 376), S772 [4FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S4687 [7JY]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S1246 [3MR]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]

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

——— prevent claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving Social Security numbers and work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (see S. 686), S1383 [10MR]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S2689 [6MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S1247 [3MR]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S2221 [15AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S4841 [8JY]

——— revise definition of municipal solid waste for purposes of the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 1246), S2730 [7MY]

Technology: improve coordination and use of geospatial data (see S. 740), S3407 [1JN]

Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 441), S7124 [5OC]

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

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

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), S8242 [1DE]

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), S201 [13JA]

Ukraine: provide lethal weapons to defend against Russian-backed rebel separatists (see S. 452), S926 [11FE]

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

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S3678 [3JN]

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), S2652 [5MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 653), S1302 [4MR]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 165), S2568 [30AP]

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

Africa: condemn Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for crimes against humanity and mass atrocities and support efforts to end threat and remove the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield (see S. Res. 237), S6187 [30JY]

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), S6380 [5AU]

Dept. of Energy: require State approval before exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire property for electric transmission projects in such State (see S. 485), S982 [12FE]

Dept. of Transportation: recognize hair as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers (see S. 806), S1660 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S1528 [16MR]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]

EPA: provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation (see S. 543), S1074 [24FE]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see S. 573), S1118 [25FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1910), S6187 [30JY]

Harold George Bennett Post Office, Perryville, AR: designate (see S. 1678), S4648 [25JN]

Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see S. 2178), S7272 [8OC]

Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR: designate (see S. 1707), S4685 [7JY]

Medicaid: require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 459), S926 [11FE]

National Case Management Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6894 [22SE]

Smithsonian Institution: provide for additional space for protection and preservation of national collections (see S. 2057), S6809 [17SE]

Veterans: extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (see S. 425), S900 [10FE]

Water: reduce Federal, State, and local costs of providing high-quality drinking water to those residing in rural communities by facilitating greater use of cost-effective well water and alternative systems (see S. 1642), S4346 [22JN]

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]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S2162 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2685), motion to proceed, S7697 [3NO], S7779 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1209, S1214 [2MR]

——— 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 Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S8030, S8033 [18NO]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S8875 [18DE]

Immigration: hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable, increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S., and provide protection for local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement (S. 2146), motion to proceed, S7249 [8OC], S7323 [20OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3051, S3052 [19MY], S3206 [21MY], S3295 [22MY]

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), S6869 [22SE], S6916 [24SE]

——— 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]

Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7675 [30OC], S7697 [3NO]

Discharge petitions signed 

EPA: disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7965 [16NO]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1072 [24FE]

Remarks

Ables, Meghan: Arkansas Dept. of Education Arkansas Teacher of the Year award recipient, S8682• [15DE]

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1647 [19MR]

Arkansas: anniversary of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, S1437• [11MR]

——— tribute to electric cooperative employees for efforts in rural electrification project in Guatemala, S4543• [23JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S952 [12FE]

——— improve security at recruitment centers by allowing officers to carry weapons or improving structural security, S5506 [23JY]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House chamber: authority to appoint, S2489 [28AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S163 [13JA]

Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc.: anniversary, S8791• [17DE]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1647 [19MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S953 [12FE]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking without increasing the size of the Federal Government, S1647 [19MR]

——— treatment of certain countries on special watch list relative to compliance with minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, S1647 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: provide incentives to States to use private sector engineering companies for highway and bridge projects, S6154 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), S681 [2FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7059 [1OC]

EPA: impact of finalization of guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act on Arkansas, S4235 [17JN]

Hoxie, AR: anniversary of integration of Hoxie School, S4197• [16JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S953 [12FE]

International Day of the Girl Child: observance, S7263 [8OC]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6518 [9SE]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6519 [9SE]

Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR: designate (S. 1707), S4688 [7JY], S6363 [5AU]

Japan: recognize importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship to safeguarding global security, prosperity, and human rights (S. Res. 153), S2488 [28AP]

Little Rock AFB, AR: anniversary, S7121• [5OC]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (S. 304), S2487, S2488 [28AP]

National Forest Products Week: observance, S7458 [22OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S3176 [20MY]

National Rice Month: anniversary, S7208 [7OC]

National School Choice Week: designate (S. Res. 30), S650 [29JA]

Neffenger, Peter V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, S2489 [28AP]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel, S1208 [2MR]

Northwest Arkansas Council: anniversary, S4948• [9JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S952 [12FE]

——— State of the Union Message, S254 [20JA]

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), S6518 [9SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6154 [30JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S6519 [9SE]

Patten, Robin T.: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S7096• [1OC]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6154 [30JY]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S4093 [11JN]

——— legislative program, S2489 [28AP]

Siloam Springs, AR: anniversary of Levi Douthit VFW Post 1674, S7543• [27OC]

Van Buren, AR: anniversary of VFW Robert W. Jack Post 1322, S1115• [25FE]

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 (S.J. Res. 22), S7754 [4NO]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), S4236 [17JN]

Wildy family: Arkansas Farm Bureau Arkansas Farm Family of the Year award recipient, S8723• [16DE]

Texts of

S. 1707, Jacob Trieber Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and U.S. Court House, Helena, AR, S4688 [7JY]

Tributes

Allen, James, S540• [27JA]

Bolden, C.G., S980• [12FE]

Crenchaw, Milton P., S8239• [1DE]

Gaston, James A., S5125• [15JY]

Gray, Steve, S617 [29JA]

Hammerschmidt, John Paul, S2469 [28AP]

Harper, Jeff T., S7910• [10NO]

Hayes, Tracy Onassis, S3176 [20MY]

Holt, James W., S767• [4FE]

Howard, Naomi, S3176 [20MY]

McKay, Eugene, S8437• [7DE]

Rankin, David, S2430• [27AP]

Smith, Sonny, S3771• [4JN]

Thomen, Wanda, S3176 [20MY]

Vickers, Roger, S6131• [29JY]

Wyatt, David A., S5506 [23JY]