BENNET, MICHAEL F. (a Senator from Colorado)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (S. 2848), S5509 [12SE]

Crime: reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (S. 2123), S2567 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S3118 [24MY], S3197, S3211 [25MY], S3311, S3328 [26MY], S3413, S3454, S3460 [6JN], S3503, S3558, S3563, S3584, S3588 [7JN], S3647, S3651, S3657 [8JN], S3805 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 524), S1223, S1232 [2MR], S1319 [7MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2869, S2887, S2892 [17MY], S2996 [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), S2399 [21AP], S2631 [9MY], S2681 [11MY], S7042 [9DE]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (S. 612), S7041 [9DE]

Medicare: extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (S. 607), S136, S138 [20JA]

Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S265, S267, S268, S281 [27JA], S347, S351, S353, S358, S362, S371, S385 [28JA], S503, S508 [2FE], S596, S607 [3FE], S2026 [13AP], S2146 [19AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S4010 [15JN], S4301 [16JN], S4474 [22JN]

Taxation: permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), S1758, S1759, S1772 [6AP], S1785, S1817, S1824, S1831 [7AP], S1865, S1870, S1874, S1878 [11AP], S1919 [12AP]

Articles and editorials

Bill Armstrong’s Conservatism Allowed Room for Bipartisanship, Denver (CO) Post, S5106 [14JY]

Former U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong Remembered for Approachability, Civility, Durango (CO) Herald, S5106 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see S. 2957), S4945 [11JY]

Armed Forces: restore amounts improperly withheld for tax purposes from severance payments to individuals who retired or separated from service for combat-related injuries (see S. 2712), S2129 [18AP]

Armstrong, William L.: tribute (see S. Res. 534), S5079 [13JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 481), S3291 [26MY]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see S. 2551), S1712 [6AP]

Bennett, Robert F.: tribute (see S. Res. 458), S2626 [9MY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 372), S994 [24FE] (see S. Res. 379), S1085 [29FE]

Bumpers, Dale: tribute (see S. Res. 343), S31 [11JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: direct revenue collected from existing Fryingpan-Arkansas project facilities to the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District for Arkansas Valley Conduit construction costs (see S. 2616), S1315 [7MR]

Burns, Conrad R.: tribute (see S. Res. 457), S2626 [9MY]

Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and increasing refugee processing of individuals seeking protection (see S. 3106), S4945 [11JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S1639 [4AP]

Cheyenne Mountain Day: designate (see S. Res. 430), S2099 [14AP]

Children and youth: fund family services to help keep children safe and supported at home and ensure children in foster care are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate settings (see S. 3065), S4299 [16JN]

Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see S. Res. 623), S6550 [29NO]

Colorado: anniversary of statehood (see S. Res. 532), S5079 [13JY]

——— ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, CO (see S. 2524), S737 [9FE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): terminate the Select Investigative Panel established to investigate matters relative to fetal tissue procurement and abortion practices (see S. Res. 530), S5079 [13JY]

Cook, Marlow W.: tribute (see S. Res. 364), S670 [4FE]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S911 [22FE]

Crime: prohibit exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking tribal cultural patrimony (see S. 3127), S6228 [28SE]

——— reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 2123), S2558 [28AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S5369 [7SE]

Denver Broncos (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 371), S910 [22FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt certain recipients of conservation assistance from certain reporting requirements (see S. 3288), S6229 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the U.S. (see S. 2219), S2459 [26AP]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1345 [8MR]

——— create grant program to identify and support innovative activities to improve career and technical education and align workforce skills with labor market needs (see S. 3344), S5842 [15SE]

——— improve professional development opportunities for teachers in high-needs school districts (see S. 2753), S1711 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S2974 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see S. 2685), S1503 [15MR]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S5158 [14JY]

——— improve plans of safe care for infants affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (see S. 2687), S1503 [15MR]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2748), S6356 [15NO]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see S. 453), S2328 [20AP]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see S. 2424), S3828 [13JN]

——— require adrenoleukodystrophy screening of newborns (see S. 2641), S2974 [18MY]

——— revise and extend program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer (see S. 1287), S2557 [28AP]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see S. 2645), S5503 [12SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Biomedical Innovation Fund (see S. 2624), S1277 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility leases (see S. 3367), S5956 [21SE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S1315 [7MR]

——— 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), S737 [9FE]

——— establish procedures for processing of whistleblower complaints (see S. 2291), S2198 [19AP]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see S. 2487), S1345 [8MR]

——— improve ability to provide health care to veterans through non-departmental health care providers (see S. 2633), S1277 [3MR]

——— improve accountability of employees (see S. 290), S2198 [19AP]

——— improve accountability of employees and improve health care and benefits for veterans (see S. 2921), S2708 [11MY]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 453), S2557 [28AP]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 2427), S95 [19JA]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 10), S6664 [1DE]

Diseases: improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 598), S959 [23FE]

——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus (see S. 2843), S2460 [26AP]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S576 [3FE]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 2941), S2975 [18MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 1566), S1640 [4AP]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see S. 2932), S4916 [7JY]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 2180), S1854 [11AP]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see S. Res. 432), S2389 [21AP]

European Union: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on it and its members (see S. Res. 482), S4360 [20JN]

FAA: initiate a rulemaking relative to upgrading aircraft medical kits for children on airplanes (see S. 2536), S1810 [7AP]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see S. Res. 349), S346 [28JA]

FEMA: reauthorize National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see S. 2971), S4945 [11JY]

40 Years of Women Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy Day: designate (see S. Res. 611), S6267 [29SE]

Glenn, John: tribute (see S. Res. 640), S7032 [9DE]

Health: improve Federal requirements relative to development and use of electronic health records technology (see S. 2511), S702 [8FE]

Health care facilities: plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see S. 2948), S2973 [18MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 574), S6080 [26SE]

Housing: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (see S. 3083), S5160 [14JY]

Insurance: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 3244), S5155 [14JY]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (see S. 3060), S3984 [15JN]

——— support efforts to establish a public health insurance option to increase competition and accountability in the marketplace and extend accessible, quality, and affordable health care coverage (see S. Res. 561), S5843 [15SE]

Iran Sanctions Act: extend (see S. 3281), S5156 [14JY]

Israel: authorize State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see S. 2531), S1593 [17MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 500), S4300 [16JN]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see S. 1747), S94 [19JA]

Los Angeles, CA: support bid to host 2024 Olympic Summer Games (see S. Con. Res. 43), S4944 [11JY]

Medicare: establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see S. 3090), S5722 [14SE]

——— implement payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes (see S. 3504), S6842 [7DE]

——— improve affordability and enrollment procedures (see S. 3371), S5956 [21SE]

——— improve patient access to durable medical equipment (see S. 2736), S1592 [17MR]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 2071), S6039 [22SE]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 2864), S2492 [27AP]

——— promote cost savings and quality care through use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services (see S. 2484), S5280 [6SE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 2373), S671 [4FE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S1639 [4AP]

——— provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 3130), S4828 [6JY]

——— provide for a temporary exception to the application of long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (see S. 3107), S4723 [29JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see S. 2822), S2328 [20AP]

Mental health: provide comprehensive mental health reform (see S. 2680), S6228 [28SE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 622), S6550 [29NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 622), S6550 [29NO]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (see S. Res. 570), S6082 [26SE]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 572), S5907 [20SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 449), S2557 [28AP]

National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges: establish (see S. 2604), S1085 [29FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 466), S3102 [24MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 565), S5843 [15SE]

National Industrial Assessment Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 403), S1592 [17MR]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 638), S7032 [9DE]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 468), S2877 [17MY]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 490), S3795 [10JN]

——— tribute to U.S. participants in 2016 Olympic Summer Games (see S. Res. 543), S5157 [14JY]

Orlando, FL: condemn shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and their families and friends, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see S. Res. 496), S4299 [16JN]

OSHA: authorize Voluntary Protection Program to encourage workplaces to voluntarily incorporate certain health and safety initiatives at worksites (see S. 2881), S2556 [28AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see S. 1996), S2493 [27AP]

PFC James Dunn VA Clinic, Pueblo, CO: designate (see S. 3283), S5157 [14JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 590), S6267 [29SE]

Political campaigns: reform campaign finance system by implementing new disclosure and transparency requirements, limiting influence of outside money and special interests, and reducing certain conflicts of interest (see S. 6), S4299 [16JN]

——— require candidates of major parties for the office of President to disclose recent tax return information (see S. 2979), S3171 [25MY] (see S. 3348), S5843 [15SE]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 356), S2557 [28AP]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 1205), S1810 [7AP]

Scalia, Antonin: tribute (see S. Res. 374), S994 [24FE]

Senate: prohibit adjournments and pro forma sessions unless the Senate has acted upon the nomination of Merrick B. Garland to be Supreme Court Justice (see S. Res. 581), S6139 [27SE]

Senior citizens: prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the justice system’s response to victims in elder abuse and exploitation cases (see S. 3270), S5156 [14JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 2904), S3055 [23MY]

——— improve access to, and delivery of, children’s health services through school-based health centers under State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 2590), S4724 [29JN]

Taxation: encourage small businesses to enroll employees in retirement savings plans by increasing plan start-up credits, creating credit for new plans with automatic enrollment, and eliminating contribution limits (see S. 3338), S5842 [15SE]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 2759), S1809 [7AP]

——— provide for the deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in economically distressed zones (see S. 2868), S2492 [27AP]

——— provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see S. 3177), S6228 [28SE]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 1737), S4944 [11JY]

——— provide uniform standards for use of electronic signatures for third-party disclosure authorizations (see S. 3440), S6226 [28SE]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see S. 3237), S7033 [9DE]

Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S911 [22FE]

Trump, Donald: take certain actions relative to personal business holdings to ensure compliance with emoluments clause of the Constitution while serving as President (see S. Con. Res. 56), S6550 [29NO]

Voinovich, George: tribute (see S. Res. 493), S3860 [14JN]

Voting: provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S5158 [14JY]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 1139), S5158 [14JY]

Wiesel, Elie: tribute (see S. Res. 523), S4915 [7JY]

Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 510), S4551 [23JN]

——— 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), S1440 [10MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S94 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 455), S2557 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: strengthen and expand dual and concurrent enrollment and early college high school options under career and technical education programs (see S. 3271), S5156 [14JY]

Ecology and environment: support inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts (see S. Res. 602), S6267 [29SE]

FDA: establish a program to provide additional incentives for development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers (see S. 3239), S5155 [14JY]

FEMA: provide for certain wildfire mitigation assistance (see S. 3172), S5002 [12JY]

Health: establish health insurance premium reduction program to ensure lower premiums for families (see S. 2500), S669 [4FE]

Medicare: establish a program to improve care for the most costly fee-for-service beneficiaries through use of comprehensive and effective care management while reducing Government costs for these beneficiaries (see S. 2498), S669 [4FE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S3534 [7JN], S3679 [9JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2733 [12MY], S2851 [17MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S2733 [12MY], S2851 [17MY]

Obituaries

Wolf, Sonia and Martin J.: Denver (CO) Post, S4942 [11JY]

Privilege of the floor

Wittmann, Marion, S2201 [19AP]

Remarks

Casey Family Programs (organization): anniversary, S1502• [15MR]

Children and youth: fund family services to help keep children safe and supported at home and ensure children in foster care are placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate settings (H.R. 5456), S6819 [7DE]

Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, S306 [28JA], S2164 [19AP], S2450, S2451 [26AP]

Denver Broncos (football team): tribute, S847 [11FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (S. 2337), S119 [20JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, S3936 [15JN]

FAA: allow a parent or guardian to accompany a minor child flying alone throughout the screening process, allow pregnant women to preboard, and require airlines to seat parents with minor children, S1848 [11AP]

——— authorizing appropriations, S1848 [11AP]

Firearms: gun control, S3936, S3937 [15JN]

Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S2434 [26AP], S6162–S6164 [27SE]

Greeley, CO: tribute to Holocaust Memorial Observances of Greeley and Northern Colorado, S2822• [16MY]

Immigration: require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees (H.R. 4038), motion to proceed, S118 [20JA]

Manufacturing Day: observance, S6262 [29SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), House amendment, S2704 [11MY]

——— reform funding formula to ensure proper funding for States with growing senior populations, S2704 [11MY]

Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S306 [28JA], S2164 [19AP], S2450, S2451 [26AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6162–S6164 [27SE]

Supreme Court: nominee selection process, S1239 [2MR], S2434 [26AP]

Taxation: permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), S1848 [11AP]

Tributes

Armstrong, William L., S5105, S5106 [14JY]

Biden, Vice President, S6807 [7DE]

McCormack, Dennis X., S3825• [13JN]

Morlan, Edwin P., S7025• [9DE]

Van Tine, Mark, S2822• [16MY]

Wolf, Sonia and Martin J., S4942 [11JY]