BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1762, S1782, S1811 [24MR], S1875, S1880, S1892, S1893, S1894, S1901, S1905, S1908, S1916, S1927, S1928, S1931, S1932, S1933, S1935, S1936, S1942, S1952, S1954, S1955 [25MR], S1969, S1975, S1984, S1995, S1996, S2015, S2017, S2018, S2020, S2021, S2044, S2045, S2046, S2047, S2059, S2061, S2064, S2065, S2066, S2069, S2070, S2071, S2074, S2077, S2078, S2079, S2080 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), cosponsorship withdrawn, S2047 [26MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S215 [13JA], S284 [20JA], S421 [22JA], S473 [26JA]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1392 [10MR], S1498 [12MR], S1549, S1550 [16MR], S2331, S2335 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3667, S3690, S3696, S3698 [3JN], S3778, S3788, S3792, S3808, S3810, S3820, S3824 [4JN], S3870, S3871, S3872 [8JN], S3966, S3968 [9JN], S4023, S4024, S4056 [10JN], S4112 [11JN], S4139, S4142, S4143 [15JN], S4204 [16JN], S4251 [17JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7880, S7932 [10NO], S8889 [18DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8168 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780, S4783, S4790, S4792, S4795 [7JY], S4879, S4880 [8JY], S4912, S4955, S4973 [9JY], S5066 [14JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6406, S6411, S6421 [5AU], S7336 [20OC]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2926, S2943 [14MY], S2967, S2976, S2977, S2978, S2979, S2980, S2981, S2982, S2983, S2984, S2992, S2995, S2996, S2998, S3000 [18MY], S3062, S3073, S3079, S3080, S3084 [19MY], S3185, S3193 [20MY]

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

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8024 [17NO]

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, S5552 [23JY], S5690 [24JY], S5720, S5739, S5740, S5741, S5873, S5874, S5877, S5878, S5880 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8311, S8313 [2DE], S8400 [3DE]

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

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), S4349 [22JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S946 [11FE]

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]

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), S6606 [10SE] (see S. 2152), S8162 [19NO]

——— 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), S7221 [7OC]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S8547 [9DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S2041 [26MR]

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]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S771 [4FE]

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4103 [11JN]

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2357), S8439 [7DE] (see S. 2393), S8637 [14DE]

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), S2403 [23AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 185), S3238 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 1156), S2567 [30AP]

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

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S1661 [19MR]

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

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1896), S6136 [29JY]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. Res. 134), S3457 [2JN]

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), S1383 [10MR]

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

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

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

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S1891 [25MR]

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), S2475 [28AP]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S1528 [16MR]

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]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 26), S11 [6JA]

Corps of Engineers: control spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species (see S. 589), S1161 [26FE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S4138 [15JN]

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: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1981), S6380 [5AU]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S1336 [9MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2110 [13AP]

Daniel L. Kinnard Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Newark, OH: designate (see S. 1325), S2849 [13MY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: rename Aviation Center as National Museum (see S. 1007), S2272 [20AP]

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), S6380 [5AU]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S5526 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a benefit calculation methodology relative to currency undervaluation for purposes of countervailing duty investigations and reviews (see S. 433), S900 [10FE]

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]

——— award grants to States to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S283 [20JA]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S4138 [15JN]

——— establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities (see S. 1050), S2352 [22AP]

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program (see S. 514), S983 [12FE]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see S. 2064), S6893 [22SE]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see S. 2098), S7005 [29SE]

——— increase income allowance for working students receiving need-based Federal financial aid (see S. 2065), S6893 [22SE]

——— 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]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 37), S11 [6JA]

——— 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]

——— 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), S6188 [30JY]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6938 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Grant Program (see S. 480), S982 [12FE]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas (see S. 628), S1495 [12MR]

——— enhance and further research prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 1865), S8547 [9DE]

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

——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 864), S1891 [25MR]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see S. 2224), S7655 [29OC]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S6241 [3AU]

——— prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S2972 [18MY]

——— promulgate regulations on patient medication information to ensure patients receive consistent and high-quality information about prescription drugs (see S. 2214), S7594 [28OC]

——— 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]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1588), S4251 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8380 [3DE]

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), S8160 [19NO]

——— establish a pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see S. 877), S4203 [16JN]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 125), S927 [11FE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2096), S7005 [29SE]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S2244 [16AP]

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]

——— making supplemental appropriations for migration and refugee assistance (see S. 2145), S8161 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to veterans for education and training as physician assistants and establish payment structure for physician assistants (see S. 2134), S7305 [19OC]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S2689 [6MY]

——— 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), S4022 [10JN]

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

——— 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), S2400 [23AP]

——— expand requirements for reissuance of veterans benefits in cases of misuse of benefits by certain fiduciaries to include misuse by all fiduciaries, and improve oversight of fiduciaries (see S. 2316), S8160 [19NO]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (see S. 1885), S6136 [29JY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S3861 [8JN]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S4346 [22JN]

——— increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see S. 2279), S7913 [10NO]

——— increase number of graduate medical education positions and improve compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see S. 1676), S5171 [16JY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see S. 1463), S3310 [22MY]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6379 [5AU]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 171), S2110 [13AP]

——— provide veterans affected by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see S. 2253), S7814 [5NO]

——— reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]

——— 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), S4687 [7JY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S833 [5FE]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S541 [27JA]

——— 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), S5526 [23JY]

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), S985 [12FE]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see S. 892), S2041 [26MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1170), S3777 [4JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1688), S4648 [25JN]

Drugs: increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S3309 [22MY]

Education: improve early education (see S. 317), S653 [29JA]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see S. 355), S4138 [15JN]

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

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), S982 [12FE]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 1772), S5129 [15JY]

EPA: provide for assessment and management of risk of algal toxins in drinking water (see S. 460), S926 [11FE]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see S. 1523), S6383 [5AU]

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]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 28), S100 [8JA]

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), S5170 [16JY]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: make technical corrections relative to rollover of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy (see S. 1646), S4544 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: 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), S6137 [29JY]

——— provide workplace protections relative to the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 2208), S7546 [27OC]

FDA: extend the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program (see S. 1878), S6468 [8SE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2387), S8602 [10DE]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 164), S1495 [12MR]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 2035), S7595 [28OC]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 136), S100 [8JA]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5130 [15JY]

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]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 430), S900 [10FE]

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]

Great Lakes: foster bilateral engagement and scientific analysis of storing nuclear waste in permanent repositories in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. 2026), S6700 [16SE]

——— protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 105), S1660 [19MR]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 570), S1118 [25FE]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S590 [28JA]

——— 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]

——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see S. 320), S653 [29JA]

Hinduism: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 113), S7816 [5NO]

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), S6534 [9SE]

Immigration: clarify definition of nonimmigrant under the Visa Waiver Program relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 2323), S8192 [30NO]

——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see S. 2266), S7912 [10NO]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S542 [27JA]

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]

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), S7914 [10NO]

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

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S7724 [3NO]

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: 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), S1303 [4MR]

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

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S3776 [4JN]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S4138 [15JN]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S900 [10FE]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see S. 1364), S2971 [18MY]

——— require States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while such individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 1409), S3237 [21MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S3060 [19MY]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S4299 [18JN]

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

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S8242 [1DE]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 1884), S6136 [29JY]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see S. 629), S1246 [3MR]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S2650 [5MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S2245 [16AP]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 506), S983 [12FE]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S1628 [18MR]

——— improve formulary requirements for prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans relative to certain categories or classes of drugs (see S. 648), S1302 [4MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 626), S3776 [4JN]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S2474 [28AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S653 [29JA]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S5009 [13JY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S834 [5FE]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S8439 [7DE]

——— provide programs to prevent prescription drug abuse (see S. 1913), S6187 [30JY]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 1131), S2530 [29AP]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1336 [9MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2400 [23AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S5929 [27JY]

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 (see S. 1832), S6137 [29JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S4686 [7JY]

Motor vehicles: establish tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards, improve tire registration, and help consumers identify recalled tires (see S. 1741), S4953 [9JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 98), S1303 [4MR]

NASA: report on requirements and risks in connection with use of radioisotopic power systems for space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit (see S. 1829), S5455 [22JY]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 176), S2759 [11MY]

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

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S6938 [24SE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 58), S653 [29JA]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 228), S5526 [23JY]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]

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 Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 133), S2110 [13AP]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 60), S673 [30JA]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S3407 [1JN]

NIH: prioritize funding to discover treatments and cures, maintain global leadership in medical innovation, and restore purchasing power (see S. 318), S2110 [13AP]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2142), S7160 [6OC]

——— 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), S6811 [17SE]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 403), S1120 [25FE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]

Pensions: modify certain provisions relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1631), S4298 [18JN]

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), S201 [13JA]

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), S1336 [9MR]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many U.S. postal facilities and other Federal agencies for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2245 [16AP] (see S. Res. 197), S3925 [9JN]

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

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Res. 299), S7725 [3NO]

Railroads: improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation (see S. 1175), S2568 [30AP]

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), S7220 [7OC]

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), S1031 [23FE]

Russia: call for release of Ukrainian fighter pilot, Nadiya V. Savchenko (see S. Res. 52), S737 [3FE]

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

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1513), S4139 [15JN]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]

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), S100 [8JA]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S985 [12FE]

——— invest child welfare funds to help keep children safe and supported at home with their families to reduce the prevalence and length of foster care (see S. 1964), S6380 [5AU]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2010), S6532 [9SE]

——— 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), S590 [28JA]

Specialist Joseph W. Riley Post Office Building, Grove City, OH: designate (see S. 1596), S4250 [17JN]

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: enhance the dependent care credit to make child care more affordable (see S. 661), S1303 [4MR]

——— establish a deduction for married couples who are both employed and have young children (see S. 660), S1303 [4MR]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 699), S1384 [10MR]

——— extend the health coverage tax credit (see S. 505), S983 [12FE]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S832 [5FE]

——— permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 394), S833 [5FE]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 1486), S3456 [2JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S736 [3FE]

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

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 450), S926 [11FE]

——— raise limitation on the election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax credit in lieu of bonus depreciation (see S. 1666), S4602 [24JN]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S8546 [9DE]

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]

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2042 [26MR]

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

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (see S. Res. 195), S3925 [9JN] (see S. Res. 209), S4545 [23JN]

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), S6652 [15SE]

——— 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]

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S2689 [6MY]

——— 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: 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 reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S3862 [8JN]

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

——— expand health programs (see S. 674), S1440 [11MR]

——— 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]

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 Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]

——— 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

Bankruptcy: require creditors to inform consumer reporting agencies that certain debts have been discharged in bankruptcy (see S. 1773), S5129 [15JY]

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]

Civil rights: issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1303 [4MR]

Colleges and universities: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 1908), S6186 [30JY]

Dakar, Maha: relief (see S. 680), S1336 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: create a partnership with the Corp. for National and Community Service to place individuals in low-performing schools to implement school turnaround strategies and provide additional support (see S. 1710), S4686 [7JY]

——— establish a full-service community schools grant program (see S. 1787), S5170 [16JY]

——— strengthen charter school accountability and transparency, prevent fraud, and increase community involvement (see S. 1708), S4685 [7JY]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1118 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see S. 541), S1074 [24FE]

Dept. of Transportation: reduce highway and surface transportation funding available for a State if it issues a license plate that contains an image of a Confederate flag (see S. 1689), S4648 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see S. 2106), S7046 [30SE]

——— establish a continuing medical education program for non-departmental medical professionals who treat veterans and their families (see S. 2049), S6809 [17SE]

——— extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship (see S. 1460), S3309 [22MY]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see S. 1303), S2794 [12MY]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1257), S2730 [7MY]

EPA: carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see S. 2358), S8379 [3DE]

——— publish a health advisory and submit reports relative to microcystins in drinking water (see S. 462), S926 [11FE]

Financial institutions: provide sensible relief to community financial institutions and protect consumers (see S. 1491), S3678 [3JN]

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 891), S2041 [26MR]

Insurance: expand eligibility for reimbursement for smoking cessation services to include copayments for such services by covered beneficiaries under TRICARE who are eligible for Medicare (see S. 1313), S2849 [13MY]

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

IRS: issue prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 2252), S7814 [5NO]

Medicaid: extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR]

Medicare: 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), S1780 [24MR]

——— enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see S. 2392), S8602 [10DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S1246 [3MR]

National Park Service: establish the U.S. Civil Rights Network (see S. 2309), S8159 [19NO]

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: repeal funding limitation (see S. 936), S2173 [14AP]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 50), S590 [28JA]

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), S6938 [24SE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1202 [27FE]

Ships and vessels: 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]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 428), S900 [10FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S3060 [19MY]

Stokes, Louis: tribute (see S. Res. 265), S6894 [22SE]

Taxation: exempt aircraft management services from excise taxes imposed on transportation by air (see S. 2092), S7005 [29SE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 996), S2245 [16AP]

——— modify and permanently extend qualified zone academy bonds to facilitate school renovation and construction and treat such bonds as specified tax credit bonds (see S. 1753), S5008 [13JY]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 1012), S2272 [20AP]

$2.13 Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S984 [12FE]

Cloture motions

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), S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY]

Letters

Nomination of Adam J. Szubin to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes: Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League, S8142 [19NO]

Prohibit sale of federally-owned preferred shares of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac without congressional approval: Anne E. Wall, Dept. of the Treasury, S8857 [18DE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S2200 [15AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8343 [3DE]

Privilege of the floor

Locke, Aaron, S2541 [29AP]

Remarks

Adeyemo, Adewale: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Markets and Development, unanimous-consent request, S8518 [9DE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, S2841 [13MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8775 [17DE], S8856, S8857 [18DE]

——— oppose attachment of policy riders to appropriations legislation, S8335 [3DE]

Black History Month: observance, S1044 [24FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1993, S2011, S2012 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2200 [15AP]

Children and youth: create a pilot program that would allow retired FBI agents to assist local law enforcement in locating runaway children and teens, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR]

——— prohibit use of child labor in harvesting of cocoa beans, S2835 [13MY]

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 (S. 527), S1044 [24FE]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to cultural and arts community, S2095 [13AP]

——— tribute to Hospice of the Western Reserve, S7293 [19OC]

Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S7888 [10NO]

——— impact of climate change on Ohio, S7888 [10NO]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1403 [11MR], S1572 [17MR], S2332 [22AP]

Dayton, OH: tribute to My Brother’s Keeper, S7294 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to Summer Food Service Program, S4131 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools, S5142 [16JY]

——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S4817 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, S2835, S2841 [13MY], S2901 [14MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape, S1404 [11MR], S1572 [17MR], S2332 [22AP]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, S2926 [14MY], S2962 [18MY], S4526, S4529 [23JN]

——— extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (S. 1268), S2841 [13MY]

——— proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5000 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S51 [7JA], S74, S77, S84 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), S872 [9FE], S7901 [10NO]

——— extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship (S. 1460), S7901 [10NO]

——— funding, S8141 [19NO]

——— grant priority college registration to educational assistance program recipients, S871 [9FE]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (S. 1885), S7901 [10NO], S8594 [10DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8775 [17DE], S8856, S8857 [18DE]

Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: observance, S662 [29JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4817 [8JY], S5142 [16JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, S2201 [15AP]

——— allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (S. 497), S5000 [13JY]

EPA: provide for assessment and management of risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water (H.R. 212), S6229 [3AU]

Eximbank: reauthorize, S3395 [1JN]

FDA: allow for regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems and e-liquids like tobacco cigarettes and establish labeling, packaging, and dosage limits for such products, S2541 [29AP]

Federal employees: expand training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in persons, S1572 [17MR]

——— tribute, S6985 [29SE]

Financial institutions: allow more small insured depository institutions to qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle, S8335 [3DE]

——— allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system, S8335 [3DE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to end ‘‘too big to fail’’ bailouts for Wall Street mega-banks, S2011 [26MR], S2200 [15AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, S8335 [3DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S5448 [22JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency, S3041 [19MY]

——— establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2785, S2786 [12MY], S2841 [13MY], S2926 [14MY], S2954, S2962, S2967 [18MY], S3024, S3041, S3049 [19MY], S3204, S3206 [21MY], S3293 [22MY], S4526, S4529 [23JN], S4574 [24JN]

——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, S2901 [14MY]

——— impact of tobacco industry in developing countries, S4575 [24JN]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1142, S1144 [26FE]

——— impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, S1486 [12MR], S2096–S2098 [13AP], S2261 [20AP], S2764 [11MY], S4528 [23JN]

Freedom of Information Act: improve (S. 337), S3304 [22MY]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend, S2841 [13MY]

Gerety, Amias: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Financial Institutions, unanimous-consent request, S8519 [9DE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit sale of federally-owned preferred shares of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac without congressional approval, S8856, S8857 [18DE]

Gross, Alan P.: release from Cuba as a political prisoner, S79 [8JA]

Haiti: extend preferential duty treatment program, S2841 [13MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), S732 [3FE]

Honor Flight of Ohio (organization): tribute, S7902 [10NO]

International law: use of investor-state dispute settlement by corporations to challenge foreign countries health and safety measures, S1141 [26FE]

Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6557 [10SE], S6784 [17SE]

——— 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]

Iron and steel industry: impact of foreign countries dumping steel produced from oil country tubular goods on domestic steel industry, S2901 [14MY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2926 [14MY], S2954, S2962, S2967 [18MY], S3024, S3041, S3049 [19MY], S3204, S3206 [21MY], S3293 [22MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2785, S2786 [12MY], S2841 [13MY]

——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), unanimous-consent request, S3048 [19MY]

Labor Day: observance, S6458 [8SE]

Lerner, Jay N.: nomination to be FDIC Inspector General, unanimous-consent request, S8519 [9DE]

Loui-Schmicker, Patricia M.: nomination to Eximbank Board of Directors, unanimous-consent request, S8518 [9DE]

McMillan, Therese: nomination to be Federal Transit Administration Administrator, unanimous-consent request, S8519 [9DE]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6103 [29JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S50 [7JA]

——— make enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursement permanent, S8275 [2DE], S8342 [3DE]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S733 [3FE]

Medicare: anniversary, S6103 [29JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S50 [7JA]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 1884), S7119 [5OC]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system, S50 [7JA]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 2297), S8077 [18NO]

Minimum wage: increase, and index future increases to the median wage (S. 1150), S5000 [13JY]

NAFTA: economic impact, S2096 [13AP]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, S871 [9FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (S. 248), unanimous-consent request, S8776 [17DE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (S.J. Res. 8), S1340 [9MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of strategy to combat threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S8594 [10DE]

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), S6557 [10SE], S6784 [17SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6122 [29JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8335, S8361 [3DE]

——— allow individuals to maintain health insurance coverage that existed prior to 2014, S8275 [2DE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S732 [3FE], S4341 [22JN], S6986 [29SE], S8275 [2DE], S8342 [3DE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), S732 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8275 [2DE], S8342 [3DE]

Pharmaceuticals: condemn and call for investigation of pharmaceutical companies purchasing rights of existing drugs and drastically increasing the price of such drugs, S7118 [5OC]

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, S79 [8JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S8141–S8143 [19NO], S8519 [9DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6122 [29JY], S8335, S8361 [3DE]

Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, S74, S77, S84 [8JA]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 522), S997 [12FE], S1341 [9MR], S1555 [16MR]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 1651), S4547 [23JN]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S635 [29JA], S686 [2FE]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4341 [22JN]

——— 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, S2100 [13AP]

Szubin, Adam J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, S8141–S8143 [19NO], S8518 [9DE]

——— nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, unanimous-consent request, S8517 [9DE]

Taxation: allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after a certain age (H.R. 2146), House amendment, S4526, S4529 [23JN], S4574 [24JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8775 [17DE]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (S. 996), S2297 [21AP]

——— improve process for determining whether organizations are 501(c)4 tax-exempt (H.R. 1295), S2841 [13MY]

——— make improvements to the earned income tax credit and child tax credit permanent, S8775 [17DE]

——— modify and permanently extend qualified zone academy bonds to facilitate school renovation and construction and treat such bonds as specified tax credit bonds (S. 1753), S5010 [13JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), S2835, S2841 [13MY], S2901 [14MY]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S663 [29JA]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S1141, S1144 [26FE], S1486 [12MR], S2097 [13AP], S2261 [20AP], S2764 [11MY], S2954 [18MY], S3204, S3206 [21MY], S4527 [23JN], S4574 [24JN]

——— require approval of Congress before additional countries may join, S2967 [18MY], S3024 [19MY], S3293 [22MY]

Veterans Day: observance, S7901 [10NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: anniversary, S5058 [14JY], S5448 [22JY]

Statements

Nomination of Adam J. Szubin To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes: Jason Isaacson, American Jewish Committee, S8142 [19NO]

——— Mark D. Wallace and Joseph I. Lieberman, United Against Nuclear Iran (organization), S8143 [19NO]

Tributes

Albee, Luke, S662 [29JA]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau), S3395 [1JN]

Brennan, Tom, S7303• [19OC]

Dubyak, Megan, S8595 [10DE]

Kelsey, Frances Oldham, S6985 [29SE]

Lehman, Rob, S662 [29JA]

Moran, Senator, S1486 [12MR]

Park, Robert, S7769• [4NO]

Pechaitis, Laura, S3452 [2JN]

Powden, Mark, S662 [29JA]

Stokes, Louis, S1140 [26FE], S6787 [17SE]

Zulauf, Carl, S8598• [10DE]