BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1862, S1893, S1908, S1926, S1932, S1936, S1950, S1953 [25MR], S1976, S2015, S2017, S2077 [26MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S292 [20JA], S391, S421, S435, S442 [22JA], S473, S477, S478 [26JA], S512 [27JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1529 [16MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3708, S3714, S3715, S3716, S3717 [3JN], S3777 [4JN], S3855, S3863, S3866, S3877 [8JN], S3915, S3926 [9JN], S3987, S4023, S4024, S4056 [10JN], S4089 [11JN], S4166 [15JN], S4265, S4268 [18JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7865 [9NO], S7880, S7932 [10NO]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4828, S4847, S4851 [8JY], S4973, S4974 [9JY]
Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6312 [4AU]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2987, S2995, S3001, S3002 [18MY], S3077, S3078 [19MY]
Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2178 [14AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8400 [3DE]
Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2178 [14AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]
Articles and editorials
Anti-Human-Trafficking Bill Gets Caught Up in Abortion Politics in Senate, Mike DeBonis, Washington (DC) Post, S1460 [12MR]
There Are No Perfect Nuclear Deals, Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar, Politico (publication), S6480 [9SE]
Why Hawks Should Also Back the Iran Deal, Carl Levin and John Warner, Politico (publication), S6480 [9SE]
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]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2341), S8306 [2DE]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S771 [4FE]
Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (see S. Res. 140), S2272 [20AP]
ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1529), S3925 [9JN]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S1494 [12MR]
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: designate (see S. 393), S833 [5FE]
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), S3059 [19MY]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1528 [16MR]
Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]
California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (see S. 414), S858 [9FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1473), S3455 [2JN]
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), S2246 [16AP]
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), S2473 [28AP]
——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S3185 [20MY]
Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S420 [22JA]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S2731 [7MY]
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]
Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see S. 662), S2173 [14AP]
——— clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 23), S11 [6JA]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP]
CPSC: issue regulations requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine products (see S. 142), S100 [8JA]
Credit: establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 838), S1708 [23MR]
——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S2850 [13MY]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 178), S1336 [9MR]
——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 178), S1384 [10MR]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S4299 [18JN]
——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S834 [5FE]
Dalai Lama: tribute (see S. Res. 200), S4104 [11JN]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S11 [6JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S7861 [9NO]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S8021 [17NO]
——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see S. 1796), S8192 [30NO]
——— modify exception to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants (see S. 2420), S8794 [17DE]
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), S1629 [18MR]
——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1161 [26FE]
——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1609), S4298 [18JN]
——— 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), S4955 [9JY]
——— require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S3184 [20MY]
——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]
——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6938 [24SE]
Dept. of Energy: assess impact on the public interest prior to approval of additional permits to export natural gas (see S. 585), S1161 [26FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S7724 [3NO]
——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S2689 [6MY]
——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 2172), S7272 [8OC]
——— raise awareness of, and educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options (see S. 1192), S2650 [5MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1775), S6383 [5AU]
——— improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8241 [1DE]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 551), S1075 [24FE]
Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1495 [12MR]
Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S2794 [12MY]
——— 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]
Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see S. 1462), S3310 [22MY]
——— incentivize early adoption of positive train control (see S. 1006), S2245 [16AP]
——— increase limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents (see S. 1360), S2971 [18MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (see S. 833), S1708 [23MR] (see S. 2422), S8883 [18DE]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S4603 [24JN]
——— enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (see S. 2013), S6532 [9SE]
——— 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), S8725 [16DE]
——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S542 [27JA]
——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 1085), S4687 [7JY]
——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S2474 [28AP]
——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S2599 [4MY]
——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 1358), S6075 [28JY]
——— provide veterans affected by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see S. 2253), S7861 [9NO]
——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S698 [2FE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 469), S2569 [30AP]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S6381 [5AU]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY]
Diseases: commemorate discovery of polio vaccine and support Federal and international efforts to eradicate disease (see S. Res. 108), S1781 [24MR]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S4603 [24JN]
——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7595 [28OC]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1688), S4648 [25JN]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (see S. 1894), S6136 [29JY]
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), S1587 [17MR]
——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 36), S11 [6JA]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S348 [21JA]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 497), S3060 [19MY]
EPA: award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see S. 741), S1528 [16MR]
——— require manufacturers or importers of asbestos-containing products to report such products and establish a public database of such products (see S. 700), S5062 [14JY]
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]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S11 [6JA]
FAA: protect the safety of the national airspace system from the hazardous operation of consumer drones (see S. 1608), S5527 [23JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability of high-quality child care for working parents (see S. Res. 292), S7470 [22OC]
——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1382), S3239 [21MY]
FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 1014), S2432 [27AP]
Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 554), S1075 [24FE]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5930 [27JY]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 283), S7272 [8OC]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see S. 2028), S6700 [16SE]
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), S7594 [28OC]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 407), S833 [5FE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 1834), S5455 [22JY]
——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see S. 1735), S4953 [9JY]
Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see S. 1143), S6240 [3AU]
Flowers: express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day (see S. Res. 166), S2599 [4MY]
Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]
Foreign trade: require the President to make the text of trade agreements available to the public in order for those agreements to receive expedited consideration from Congress (see S. 1381), S3239 [21MY]
France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and reaffirm fundamental freedom of expression (see S. Res. 29), S283 [20JA]
——— condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]
——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]
Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 131), S2041 [26MR]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]
Griest, Kristen: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Haver, Shaye: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S3680 [3JN]
——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S590 [28JA]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 254), S6651 [15SE]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 693), S1383 [10MR]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S3679 [3JN]
Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8495 [8DE]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 733), S1495 [12MR]
Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S239 [16JA]
——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 97), S1303 [4MR]
Iran: call for release of detained U.S. citizens (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]
——— 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), S2935 [14MY]
Iraq: authorize direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to Kurdish Regional Government (see S. 1188), S2650 [5MY]
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]
——— issue prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 2252), S7967 [16NO]
Israel: promote trade and commercial enhancement with the U.S. and discourage other U.S. trading partners from engaging in economic discrimination against Israel (see S. 619), S2301 [21AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]
Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production (see S. 133), S100 [8JA]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S7772 [4NO]
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]
Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 1724), S4952 [9JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2475 [28AP]
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]
——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2352 [22AP]
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), S1303 [4MR]
Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR]
Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S2474 [28AP]
——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]
——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S2432 [27AP]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S3060 [19MY]
——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7346 [20OC]
——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2760 [11MY]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S4602 [24JN]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S7471 [22OC]
——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S3060 [19MY]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1661 [19MR]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2400 [23AP]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S2221 [15AP]
Members of Congress: suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see S. 2074), S6938 [24SE]
Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S3238 [21MY]
Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (see S. 1150), S2567 [30AP]
Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 1173), S2568 [30AP]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2041 [26MR]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S6938 [24SE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2732 [7MY]
National Guard: authorize and provide flexibility for support of civilian firefighting activities (see S. 1437), S3238 [21MY]
——— modify and extend the State Partnership Program (see S. 1126), S2972 [18MY]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S6651 [15SE]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 228), S5526 [23JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S6381 [5AU]
National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer: establish (see S. 216), S347 [21JA]
National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 186), S3238 [21MY]
National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]
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]
Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see S. Res. 163), S2568 [30AP]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6810 [17SE]
NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6468 [8SE]
——— prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see S. 318), S5009 [13JY]
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), S7724 [3NO]
NRC: ensure State and local communities participate in development of nuclear plant decommissioning plans and require public approval or rejection of such proposed plans (see S. 964), S2220 [15AP]
——— require nuclear reactor operators to expand emergency planning zones and develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 945), S2220 [15AP]
NSF: support afterschool science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs (see S. 444), S900 [10FE]
Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL (see S. Res. 322), S8191 [30NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage and ensure resulting revenue loss is offset (see S. 2075), S7048 [30SE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1980), S6380 [5AU]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA]
——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]
Pope Francis: commend efforts in securing release of Alan P. Gross from Cuba as a political prisoner and encouraging improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba (see S. Res. 26), S927 [11FE]
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]
——— stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see S. 2238), S7771 [4NO]
Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S3061 [19MY]
Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 294), S590 [28JA]
Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 396), S1629 [18MR]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7594 [28OC]
Refugees: recognize need for international assistance, commend resettlement efforts of foreign countries, and support increased admission into the U.S. relative to refugees seeking asylum from violence in Syria (see S. Res. 268), S6938 [24SE]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (see S. 1350), S2933 [14MY] (see S. 1647), S4544 [23JN]
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), S1217 [2MR]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 630), S1246 [3MR]
San Diego, CA: anniversary of 1915 Panama-California Exposition and establishment of Balboa Park (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2599 [4MY]
San Francisco Bay: establish a grant program to support restoration (see S. 596), S1161 [26FE]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S4841 [8JY]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S3060 [19MY]
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]
Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S6380 [5AU]
Ships and vessels: remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 371), S772 [4FE]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]
——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S201 [13JA]
——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE]
——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]
——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S926 [11FE]
——— 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), S7103 [1OC]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S5130 [15JY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 210), S542 [27JA]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S8021 [17NO]
——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2400), S8636 [14DE]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]
——— incentivize companies to repatriate foreign earnings held overseas and dedicate tax revenues from such repatriation to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 981), S2244 [16AP]
——— 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), S5929 [27JY]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 198), S283 [20JA]
——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 950), S3184 [20MY]
——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 450), S2530 [29AP]
——— reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products (see S. 1129), S2529 [29AP]
——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 1907), S6186 [30JY]
——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 162), S201 [13JA]
——— require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 367), S772 [4FE]
——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 1012), S2272 [20AP]
Telecommunications: make it illegal to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile electronic device (see S. 1949), S6379 [5AU]
Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]
Tobacco products: prohibit the sale or distribution to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7005 [29SE]
Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]
$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S984 [12FE]
Ukraine: condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (see S. Res. 72), S900 [10FE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 271), S984 [12FE]
Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2041 [26MR]
Women: condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY]
——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see S. 1532), S3925 [9JN]
——— expand health programs (see S. 674), S1303 [4MR]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2730 [7MY]
——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 370), S772 [4FE]
——— support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S8725 [16DE]
World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 165), S2568 [30AP]
World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 204), S4299 [18JN]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S7124 [5OC]
——— 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
Armed Forces: improve procedures for legal justice for members (see S. 1130), S2530 [29AP]
California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 1423), S3237 [21MY]
California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 1971), S6380 [5AU]
Coast Guard: convey certain property to Marin County, CA (see S. 1191), S2650 [5MY]
CPSC: improve requirements for imitation firearms (see S. 213), S347 [21JA]
Crime: provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations (see S. 2157), S7219 [7OC]
Dept. of Education: clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2037), S6699 [16SE]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 706), S1438 [11MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 864), S1891 [25MR]
——— require children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start programs be vaccinated (see S. 486), S982 [12FE]
Dept. of Justice: 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 the Interior: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion in John Muir National Historic Site (see S. 651), S1302 [4MR]
——— authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see S. 1983), S6380 [5AU]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2155), S7219 [7OC]
——— take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria (see S. 1761), S5061 [14JY]
——— take certain Federal lands located in Tuolumne County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians (see S. 1822), S5210 [21JY]
——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California (see S. 175), S201 [13JA]
Dept. of Transportation: modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 1612), S4298 [18JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see S. 223), S347 [21JA]
Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, other Western States, and the nation (see S. 1837), S5455 [22JY]
Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S653 [29JA]
FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (see S. 511), S983 [12FE]
Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 1977), S6380 [5AU]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 677), S1336 [9MR]
FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 430), S900 [10FE]
Golden State Warriors (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 206), S4299 [18JN]
Health: recognize right of individuals to have personal control over medical assistance and treatment necessary to alleviate intolerable physical suffering (see S. 2204), S7470 [22OC]
Iran: require the President to report on Iran’s compliance with any nuclear program agreements and set up expedited processes for Congress to reinstate sanctions for violations or implement further responses (see S. 669), S1303 [4MR]
National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer: establish (see S. 222), S347 [21JA]
NRC: prohibit certain waivers and exemptions from emergency preparedness and response and security regulations for spent fuel stored at closed nuclear reactors (see S. 944), S2220 [15AP]
SSA: prohibit seizing of tax refunds to repay overpayments, restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset, and prevent recovery of overpayments to children (see S. 204), S347 [21JA]
Taxation: increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 446), S926 [11FE]
Toxic Substances Control Act: amend to protect vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals (see S. 725), S1494 [12MR]
Tule Lake National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2412), S8793 [17DE]
Voting: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 212), S347 [21JA]
Water: reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see S. 176), S201 [13JA]
Women: codify U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see S. 224), S348 [21JA]
——— combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 713), S1438 [11MR]
——— 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]
Factsheets
Powering America With More Than 50 Percent Clean Energy by 2030: NextGen Climate (organization), S6096 [29JY]
Letters
Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, S6159 [30JY]
——— several transportation-related organizations, S7183 [7OC]
——— Terry O’Sullivan, Laborers’ International Union of North America, S6159 [30JY]
——— Transportation Construction Coalition, S6160 [30JY]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding prohibition: Andie Martinez Patterson, California Primary Care Association, S6226 [3AU]
Lists
State examples of deficient highway bridges in need of repair, S5897 [27JY]
Press releases
Construction Employment Declines in Half of the States Between May and June as Congress Seeks New Way To Pay for Needed Transportation Upgrades: Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., S5898 [27JY]
Reed Opposes Fundamentally Flawed NDAA: Senator Reed, S7182 [7OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1460 [12MR]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 36), S6674 [16SE]
Air pollution: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect against any legislation that would create a tax or fee on carbon emissions, S1990 [26MR]
Alexander, Rebecca: Foundation Fighting Blindness Hope and Spirit Award recipient, S2036• [26MR]
American Medical Women’s Association: anniversary, S8238 [1DE]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8789–S8791 [17DE]
——— making continuing, S6673 [16SE]
Armed Forces: tribute to members from California killed in military action, S831• [5FE]
Armenia: observe anniversary, support an equitable relationship with Turkey based on acknowledgment of facts, and ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding relative to the Armenian Genocide (S. Res. 140), S2393 [23AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1742, S1743 [24MR], S1990, S1993, S2010, S2011 [26MR]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), conference report, S2617 [5MY]
California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (S. 1971), S6388 [5AU]
Climate: express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities, S330 [21JA]
——— global warming, S2966 [18MY], S6095, S6096 [29JY], S6272, S6275 [4AU]
——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S6273 [4AU]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S330 [21JA], S391 [22JA], S450, S451, S452, S453, S454 [26JA], S512 [27JA], S636 [29JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S155–S158 [12JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1274 [4MR]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1460 [12MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4018 [10JN], S4186 [16JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7182 [7OC]
Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S7408 [21OC]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response, S4929 [9JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish Women’s Health Care and Clinic Security and Safety Fund, S8255, S8260, S8263 [2DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S883 [10FE], S1040 [24FE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (S. 1983), S6390 [5AU]
——— limit designation of new federally protected land, S392 [22JA]
Dept. of Transportation: adequately fund bridges, S6049, S6050 [28JY]
——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, S7574, S7576 [28OC]
——— require study before promulgating rulemaking to increase minimum length limitation for tractor trailer truck combinations, S5896 [27JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8789–S8791 [17DE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep concealed firearms, S8353 [3DE]
Drozd, Dale A.: nomination to be district judge, S7116 [5OC]
Economy: importance of job creation, S155 [12JA], S2769 [12MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4929 [9JY]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), S7981, S7982 [17NO]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7981 [17NO]
——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (S. 1324), S6275 [4AU]
——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6096 [29JY], S6272, S6275 [4AU]
Eximbank: reauthorize, S4018 [10JN], S5704 [26JY]
——— reauthorize and reform (S. 819), S6674 [16SE]
FDA: grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products, S2510 [29AP]
Feinberg, Sarah E.: nomination to be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator, S7576 [28OC]
Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (S. 1977), S7116 [5OC]
——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale, S8328 [3DE]
——— establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7116 [5OC]
——— gun control, S8328 [3DE]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2769 [12MY], S3042 [19MY], S3212, S3213 [21MY]
——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S2769 [12MY]
——— prohibit fast-track trade agreements with countries that do not have a minimum wage of at least $2 per hour, S3042 [19MY], S3212, S3213 [21MY]
FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, S4929 [9JY], S7587 [28OC]
Galen, Helene: Desert AIDS Project (organization) 100 Women Award recipient, S854• [9FE]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S883 [10FE], S1040 [24FE]
——— 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, S7319 [20OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S883 [10FE], S1040 [24FE]
Infrastructure: improvement funding through closing certain tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S1742 [24MR]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6478, S6481, S6482 [9SE], S6673, S6675 [16SE]
——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reimpose waived sanctions and impose new sanctions for violations of the Joint Plan of Action or a comprehensive nuclear agreement, S1993 [26MR]
Iraq: provide military support to the Kurdish Peshmerga in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S4186 [16JN]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3042 [19MY], S3212, S3213 [21MY]
——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2769 [12MY]
McConnell, Senator: correlation made between recent elections and economy, S155 [12JA]
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): reauthorization, S1747 [24MR]
National parks and recreation areas: acknowledge the economic benefits provided local and regional communities of preserving federally protected lands as national parks, S391 [22JA]
NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1272 [4MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, S328 [21JA], S1992 [26MR], S6227 [3AU]
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), S6478, S6481, S6482 [9SE], S6673, S6675 [16SE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5703, S5704 [26JY], S5896, S5897, S5898, S5899 [27JY], S6049, S6050, S6051 [28JY], S6106 [29JY], S6159, S6160, S6161 [30JY], S7183, S7185 [7OC]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8364, S8365, S8369 [3DE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), House amendment, S7885 [10NO]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5187, S5189 [21JY], S5498, S5499 [23JY], S5675 [24JY]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), unanimous-consent agreement, S8353 [3DE]
——— allow individuals to maintain health insurance coverage that existed prior to 2014, S8255 [2DE]
——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to coverage of certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch, S2011 [26MR]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8255, S8259 [2DE]
——— repeal, S5705 [26JY]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8255, S8259, S8260, S8263 [2DE], S8353 [3DE]
Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (S. 1500), S6275 [4AU]
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: study resources required to ensure safe transportation of petroleum or natural gas by pipeline and rail, S453 [26JA]
Pipelines: provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill with analysis of potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline, S452 [26JA]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6106, S6112 [29JY]
——— prohibit funding (S. 1881), motion to proceed, S6226 [3AU]
——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S8255, S8259, S8260 [2DE]
Point of order, S8363 [3DE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S7116 [5OC]
Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3440 [2JN]
——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), unanimous-consent request, S3314 [23MY]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S2769 [12MY], S4000–S4004 [10JN], S4929 [9JY], S5187, S5189 [21JY], S5498, S5499 [23JY], S5675 [24JY], S5703, S5704 [26JY], S5896, S5897, S5898, S5899 [27JY], S6049, S6050, S6051 [28JY], S6106 [29JY], S6159, S6160, S6161 [30JY], S7183, S7185 [7OC], S7885 [10NO], S8364, S8365, S8369 [3DE]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), S7576 [28OC]
——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (H.R. 3819), unanimous-consent request, S7574 [28OC]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shooting at Umpqua Community College, S7116 [5OC]
San Bernardino, CA: express condolences for victims of shooting at Inland Regional Center, S8328 [3DE]
Sausalito, CA: anniversary of Marine Mammal Center, S7044• [30SE]
Schools: ensure that smoking bans include electronic cigarettes, S4929 [9JY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S389 [22JA]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S453 [26JA]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8789–S8791 [17DE]
——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S4235 [17JN]
Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8791 [17DE]
——— reauthorize and improve (S. 697), S2770 [12MY]
TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: preserve existing Keystone XL Pipeline permits and the authority of agencies issuing permits to modify the permits if necessary, S512 [27JA], S636 [29JA]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S3212 [21MY]
U.N.: anniversary, S4542 [23JN]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to require examination of economic impact of critical habitat designations, S2010 [26MR]
University of California, Santa Cruz: anniversary, S8154• [19NO]
Votes: position on missed, S1196• [27FE], S2753 [11MY], S6933 [24SE]
Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), motion to proceed, S7682, S7696 [3NO]
Waters, Alice: National Endowment for the Humanities National Humanities Medal recipient, S8238 [1DE]
World War II: U.S. POW delegation trip to Japan, S2521 [29AP]
Yosemite National Park: anniversary, S7715 [3NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H113 [8JA]
Reports
Executive Grants of Temporary Immigration Relief, 1956–Present: American Immigration Council, S885 [10FE]
Statements
Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act: Highway Materials Group, S6160 [30JY]
——— Raymond J. Poupore, National Infrastructure Alliance, S6159 [30JY]
Tables
Federal share of State capital outlays for highway & bridge projects, S5703 [26JY]
Federal share of State capital outlays for highway and bridge projects, S7184 [7OC]
Tributes
Anderson, Aaron, S1381• [10MR]
Anderson, Sarah, S6374• [5AU]
Arkatov, Alan, S1072• [24FE]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S3341 [31MY]
Chapman, Sam, S274• [20JA]
Gonzalez, Nohemi, S8152 [19NO]
Grader, William F., Jr. (Zeke), S2035• [26MR]
Hammer, Dan, S1245 [3MR]
Hoeven, Senator, S7185 [7OC]
Horvitz, Lois, S6289• [4AU]
Johnson, Michael, S2268• [20AP]
Kozlen, Paula Ekonomos, S6694• [16SE]
Lankford, Senator, S155 [12JA]
Lunger, Scott, S6289• [4AU]
Mendoza, Joseph, Jr., S6289• [4AU]
Morales, Bob, S650• [29JA]
Nelson, David J., S6290• [4AU]
Shorenstein, Douglas, S8542• [9DE]
Whitehouse, Senator, S2966 [18MY]
Zimmerman, William J., S7263 [8OC]