BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD (a Senator from Connecticut)
Amendments
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (S. 2848), S5419 [7SE], S5504, S5578, S5582 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S3116, S3117 [24MY], S3205, S3211 [25MY], S3302, S3310, S3311, S3316, S3320, S3321, S3323, S3328, S3339, S3348 [26MY], S3439, S3441, S3454, S3467 [6JN], S3488, S3541, S3543, S3558, S3559, S3563, S3588, S3589, S3593, S3594 [7JN], S3648, S3655 [8JN], S3742, S3746, S3757, S3770 [9JN], S3829 [13JN]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 524), S1090, S1093 [29FE], S1136, S1143, S1166 [1MR], S1316, S1319 [7MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to pursue independent study programs at certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher learning (S. 3021), S7075 [9DE]
——— furnish casket and urns for burial in State and tribal cemeteries of veterans without next of kin or sufficient resources (S. 3076), S5910, S5911 [20SE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2889 [17MY], S2993 [18MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S2902 [17MY], S2982, S2992 [18MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), S2398 [21AP], S7042 [9DE]
George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (S. 612), S7033 [9DE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), S4834 [6JY]
——— reauthorize and amend (S. 2328), S4653, S4669 [28JN], S4725 [29JN]
Naval Submarine Base New London, CT: commend Connecticut for initial contribution of land to establish and ongoing support, submariners, and contributions to industry, workforce, and defense of the U.S. (S. Res. 298), S880, S882 [11FE]
Power resources: modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S347, S367, S371, S374, S388 [28JA], S475, S484, S488 [2FE], S614 [3FE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S4003, S4010 [15JN], S4300, S4301, S4316 [16JN], S4361, S4364, S4370 [20JN], S4423 [21JN]
Taxation: permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), S1757, S1759, S1761 [6AP], S1786, S1788, S1811, S1816, S1822, S1828, S1829, S1830, S1832 [7AP], S1855, S1860, S1861, S1862 [11AP], S1919, S1920 [12AP], S2033, S2037, S2042, S2049, S2050, S2051, S2052, S2053 [13AP]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 2943, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S5099 [14JY]
Articles and editorials
One Week in April, Four Toddlers Shot and Killed Themselves, Jack Healy, Julie Bosman, Alan Blinder, Julie Turkewitz, New York (NY) Times, S2646 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1911), S6841 [7DE]
Apollo space program: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of first manned moon landing (see S. 2957), S6841 [7DE]
Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers and their families relative to loan interest rates, mortgages and leases, and cable and Internet contracts (see S. 2719), S1591 [17MR]
——— prohibit recoupment of certain bonuses and similar payments made to members of the California Army National Guard without proof of fraud or misrepresentation and repay bonuses that have already been returned (see S. 3476), S6484 [17NO]
Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see S. 2551), S875 [11FE]
Bankruptcy: analyze various proposals in order to determine whether those proposals would reduce systemic risk and moral hazard (see S. 3505), S6758 [6DE]
Bennett, Robert F.: tribute (see S. Res. 458), S2626 [9MY]
Bumpers, Dale: tribute (see S. Res. 343), S31 [11JA]
Burns, Conrad R.: tribute (see S. Res. 457), S2626 [9MY]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 367), S737 [9FE]
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), S5160 [14JY]
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), S6081 [26SE]
——— provide for overall health and well-being of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 2765), S1809 [7AP]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see S. Res. 623), S6550 [29NO]
Cleland, Max: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2924), S3292 [26MY]
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]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): anniversary (see S. Res. 641), S7032 [9DE]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2960), S3030 [19MY]
Cook, Marlow W.: tribute (see S. Res. 364), S670 [4FE]
Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 2489), S5907 [20SE]
Courts: clarify exception to foreign sovereign jurisdictional immunity as it applies to certain art exhibitions (see S. 3155), S5081 [13JY]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses for claims rising under Federal or State statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a State constitution (see S. 2506), S670 [4FE]
——— provide victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis (see S. 2763), S1809 [7AP]
CPSC: promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (see S. 3046), S3719 [9JN]
Credit: exclude from credit reports medical debt that is recently delinquent or has been paid, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see S. 2592), S1057 [25FE]
——— improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see S. 2760), S1809 [7AP]
Crime: extend civil statute of limitations for victims of Federal sex offenses and clarify the start of the timeframe for a victim to bring a claim (see S. 2895), S5887 [19SE]
——— provide sexual assault survivors with certain rights and services and establish a working group to more effectively implement best practices on the care and treatment of such survivors (see S. 2566), S959 [23FE]
——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see S. 3441), S6358 [15NO]
Cybersecurity: provide cybercrime protection through prosecuting sale of U.S. financial information overseas, shutting down botnets, and increasing penalties for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure (see S. 2931), S2824 [16MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 1539), S5080 [13JY]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S5080 [13JY]
——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S5080 [13JY]
——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 569), S5080 [13JY]
Dept. of Education: allow refinancing of student loans, strengthen Pell grants, waive community college tuition, and ensure colleges provide high-quality degrees by closing certain tax loopholes (see S. 2677), S1503 [15MR]
——— establish Stronger Together Program to promote diversity in schools (see S. 3168), S5002 [12JY]
——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S132 [20JA]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 3147), S4915 [7JY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 3360), S5907 [20SE]
——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see S. 2799), S2098 [14AP]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 1883), S1810 [7AP]
——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S1809 [7AP]
——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns (see S. 2424), S4410 [21JN]
——— require adrenoleukodystrophy screening of newborns (see S. 2641), S4642 [28JN]
——— require States to adopt a centralized system to expedite placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and provide grants to States to develop such a system (see S. 2574), S1058 [25FE]
Dept. of HUD: update definition of environmental intervention blood lead level relative to lead-based paint hazards (see S. 2631), S4829 [6JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for heroin and methamphetamine task forces (see S. 3359), S6551 [29NO]
——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 3526), S6923 [8DE]
——— require any person who is or has been under a terrorism investigation to be included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to notify the FBI of a prospective firearm purchase (see S. 3058), S4360 [20JN]
Dept. of Labor: prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2697), S1544 [16MR]
Dept. of State: anniversary of Fulbright Program (see S. Res. 504), S4725 [29JN]
——— 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), S1314 [7MR]
——— report on progress of certain European countries on the return of, or restitution for, wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holocaust-era assets (see S. 3142), S6228 [28SE]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers for services provided (see S. 2656), S1387 [9MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to pursue independent study programs at certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher learning (see S. 3021), S6268 [29SE]
——— furnish casket and urns for burial in State and tribal cemeteries of veterans without next of kin or sufficient resources (see S. 3076), S5503 [12SE]
——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see S. 2487), S575 [3FE]
——— improve ability to provide health care to veterans through non-departmental health care providers (see S. 2633), S1277 [3MR]
——— improve accountability of employees and improve health care and benefits for veterans (see S. 2921), S2708 [11MY]
——— improve the Veterans Crisis Line (see S. 3304), S6357 [15NO]
——— 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), S254 [27JA]
——— 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), S670 [4FE]
Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: provide access to counsel and legal information to immigrants in removal proceedings and unaccompanied alien children and other vulnerable populations (see S. 2540), S911 [22FE]
Digital Learning Day: observance (see S. Res. 369), S737 [9FE]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 2427), S5280 [6SE]
Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus (see S. 2843), S2460 [26AP]
——— 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), S4828 [6JY]
Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 1327), S4944 [11JY]
——— increase access to opioid addiction treatment by expanding ability of medical professionals to provide medication-assisted therapies (see S. 1455), S3171 [25MY]
——— making appropriations to address heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic (see S. 2423), S95 [19JA]
——— provide certain protections from civil liability for individuals prescribing or administering opioid overdose drugs (see S. 707), S1222 [2MR]
Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see S. 2526), S737 [9FE]
Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 3089), S4550 [23JN]
EPA: establish voluntary school and child care lead testing grant program (see S. 2830), S4916 [7JY]
——— improve drinking water quality and reduce lead exposure in homes (see S. 2821), S2328 [20AP]
FAA: issue regulations establishing minimum dimensions for seats in passenger aircraft and require airlines to post on their websites the amount of space available for each passenger on an aircraft (see S. 2769), S1809 [7AP]
Farm Credit System: anniversary (see S. Res. 349), S2750 [12MY]
FCC: expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls (see S. 3026), S6140 [27SE]
FDA: create a limited population pathway for approval of certain antibacterial drugs (see S. 185), S1809 [7AP]
——— establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients (see S. 2621), S1388 [9MR]
——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 3056), S5160 [14JY]
Filipino American History Month: designate (see S. Res. 598), S6267 [29SE]
Financial institutions: provide justice to victims of fraud by preventing use of forced arbitration clauses attached to real accounts to prevent lawsuits over fraudulent accounts (see S. 3491), S6665 [1DE]
Firearms: 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 (see S. 2934), S2824 [16MY]
——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see S. 3053), S3828 [13JN]
——— prohibit transfer, loan, or other disposition of a machinegun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual under 16 years of age (see S. 3171), S5002 [12JY]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 3095), S4551 [23JN]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2880), S2556 [28AP]
Glenn, John: tribute (see S. Res. 640), S7032 [9DE]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 394), S1674 [5AP]
Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see S. 3382), S6038 [22SE]
Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 2584), S7032 [9DE]
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]
Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see S. 2652), S3646 [8JN]
Holocaust: ensure victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years and urge Germany to reaffirm commitment to address health and welfare needs of victims (see S. Con. Res. 36), S2826 [16MY] (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5082 [13JY]
Insurance: 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]
Internet: prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to event tickets (see S. 3183), S5079 [13JY]
Iran: call for release of Siamak Namazi and Baquer Namazi (see S. Res. 529), S5161 [14JY]
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), S995 [24FE]
——— support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see S. Res. 508), S4472 [22JN]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see S. Res. 511), S4551 [23JN]
Los Angeles, CA: support bid to host 2024 Olympic Summer Games (see S. Con. Res. 43), S4944 [11JY]
Maldives: express concern over prosecution and conviction of former President Mohamed Nasheed without due process, call for release of political prisoners, and ensure due process and freedom from political prosecution (see S. Res. 392), S1344 [8MR]
Mali: condemn terrorist attack at Radisson Blu Hotel and honor memory and express condolences to friends and family of Anita Ashok Datar who was killed in such attack (see S. Res. 347), S132 [20JA]
Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S93 [19JA]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1673 [5AP]
——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 2173), S1810 [7AP]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 2373), S4642 [28JN]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S6267 [29SE]
——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S2749 [12MY]
——— remove consideration of certain pain-related issues from calculations under the hospital value-based purchasing program to eliminate a potential penalty on physicians who refuse to overprescribe opioid drugs (see S. 2758), S1809 [7AP]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S5671 [13SE]
Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S671 [4FE]
——— provide comprehensive mental health reform (see S. 2680), S2749 [12MY]
——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 2647), S1314 [7MR]
Middle East: ensure Israeli-Palestinian peace process comes through direct negotiations and call for continued U.S. veto of U.N. Security Council resolutions making unilateral decisions on peace process (see S. Con. Res. 54), S6227 [28SE]
Military caregivers: honor service, encourage support for military families, and recognize the sunflower as the flower for military caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 44), S4944 [11JY]
Motor vehicles: deny corporate average fuel economy credits to manufacturers that circumvent emissions control requirements and establish an Air Quality Restoration Trust Fund (see S. 2603), S1057 [25FE]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2598), S3540 [7JN]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 525), S4944 [11JY]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see S. Res. 459), S2750 [12MY]
National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 559), S5721 [14SE]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 608), S6267 [29SE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 466), S2824 [16MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 478), S3171 [25MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 478), S3171 [25MY]
National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 513), S4641 [28JN]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 477), S3171 [25MY]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Res. 638), S7032 [9DE]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 468), S2877 [17MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 512), S4551 [23JN]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 512), S4551 [23JN]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 425), S2099 [14AP]
National security: improve surface transportation and maritime security (see S. 3379), S6040 [22SE]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2784), S1912 [12AP]
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]
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]
——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S1504 [15MR]
——— reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 1176), S2973 [18MY]
Power resources: establish a goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 and enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet this goal (see S. Res. 386), S1278 [3MR]
Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 2031), S2825 [16MY]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 441), S2459 [26AP]
Puerto Rico: provide for adjustment of debts (see S. 2675, 2676), S1463 [14MR]
Railroads: improve safety of hazardous materials rail transportation (see S. 1175), S2709 [11MY]
Scalia, Antonin: tribute (see S. Res. 374), S994 [24FE]
Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 587), S6227 [28SE]
——— require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S2973 [18MY]
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), S4724 [29JN]
Sports: reduce sports-related concussions in youth (see S. 2508), S670 [4FE]
States: limit redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see S. 2483), S2974 [18MY]
Taxation: allow individuals to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn an income (see S. 2702), S6081 [26SE]
——— allow rollovers between certain college savings accounts and ABLE accounts (see S. 2703), S6081 [26SE]
——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 609), S3540 [7JN]
——— improve college savings under section 529 programs (see S. 2869), S6081 [26SE]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 2704), S6081 [26SE]
——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S6227 [28SE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 2595), S1057 [25FE]
——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 2759), S5844 [15SE]
——— provide an exclusion from income for student loan forgiveness for students who have died or become disabled (see S. 2800), S3102 [24MY]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S5369 [7SE]
——— require certain plans providing for nonqualified deferred compensation to require repayment of benefits to the employer in the event of a Government bailout (see S. 2546), S875 [11FE]
——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2068), S576 [3FE]
Telecommunications: promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 240), S2419 [25AP]
Territories: provide bankruptcy protection (see S. 2682), S1503 [15MR]
Terrorism: defeat Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and enhance homeland security programs to protect the U.S. (see S. 2377), S1712 [6AP]
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), S6621 [30NO]
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: require continued reporting on anti-Semitic incidents, safety and security of Jewish communities, and U.S. partnerships to combat anti-Semitism in Europe (see S. 3478), S7033 [9DE]
U.S. Soccer Federation: eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 462), S2749 [12MY]
Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (see S. 2854), S4583 [27JN]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 3032), S3645 [8JN]
Voinovich, George: tribute (see S. Res. 493), S3860 [14JN]
Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 3309), S5502 [12SE]
——— provide for voter registration through the Internet (see S. 1088), S3031 [19MY]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 1139), S2973 [18MY]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 772), S3054 [23MY]
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]
World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 503), S4359 [20JN]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S1674 [5AP]
——— recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of Japanese Americans and oppose discriminatory policies based on race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin (see S. Res. 373), S994 [24FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: issue ‘‘Gold Star Families Forever Stamp’’ to honor sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one in combat (see S. 3423), S6226 [28SE]
Coltsville National Historical Park: facilitate addition of park administration (see S. 2620), S1222 [2MR]
Courts: make mandatory predispute arbitration clauses in telecommunications contracts invalid and unenforceable (see S. 2897), S2557 [28AP]
Death and dying: improve end-of-life care (see S. 2961), S3030 [19MY]
Dept. of Education: provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see S. 2463), S160 [21JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 2747), S1673 [5AP]
——— expand access to prescription drug monitoring programs (see S. 2479), S486 [2FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for release of certain blocked assets (see S. 3442), S6226 [28SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (see S. 3328), S5721 [14SE]
FAA: require air carriers to provide flight attendants with scheduled rest periods and to comply with approved fatigue management plans (see S. 3421), S6226 [28SE]
FCC: submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans (see S. 3501), S6708 [5DE]
Firearms: provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 2469), S254 [27JA]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent and allow gun trace evidence (see S. 2594), S1057 [25FE]
Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see S. 3108), S4723 [29JN]
——— establish a uniform national quality date and safety date food labeling system (see S. 2947), S2973 [18MY]
Immigration: impose penalties for countries that systematically and unreasonably refuse or delay repatriation of certain nationals (see S. 3277), S5156 [14JY]
——— increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see S. 2833), S2387 [21AP]
Italy: call for Italian Supreme Court of Cassation to recognize judgments of U.S. courts on behalf of victims of terrorism and European Court of Human Rights to overturn erroneous rulings in cases against Iran (see S. Con. Res. 48), S5157 [14JY]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 573), S6080 [26SE]
Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see S. 3259), S5156 [14JY]
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]
Taxation: deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see S. 2936), S2877 [17MY]
——— exclude Federal student aid from taxable gross income (see S. 2462), S160 [21JA]
——— limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters and other multi-State workers (see S. 2813), S2128 [18AP]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: anniversary of admission of first female cadets (see S. Res. 579), S6080 [26SE]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women’s basketball team (see S. Res. 421), S2024 [13AP]
Veterans: allow collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of Armed Forces members who died as a result of their service during a period of war (see S. 3419), S6226 [28SE]
——— clarify scope of procedural rights relative to employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 3042), S3719 [9JN]
——— improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services relative to States and private employers (see S. 3445), S6226 [28SE]
Wildlife: prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 2541), S874 [11FE]
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4300 [16JN]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S3534 [7JN], S3679 [9JN]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S4290 [16JN], S4351, S4352 [20JN]
Letters
Expedite FDA review of abuse-deterrent opioid formulations and remove current opioids with a high potential for abuse: by, S655 [4FE]
Lists
Local government officials in Connecticut who support S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, S1326 [8MR]
Remarks
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 (S. 217), S150 [21JA], S1213 [2MR]
Califf, Robert M.: hold on nomination to be FDA Commissioner pending FDA agreement to empanel expert advisory panels to review approval of new prescription opioid drugs, S902 [22FE]
——— nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S902 [22FE]
Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, S4905 [7JY]
Climate: disapprove of activities of certain corporations and allied organizations to mislead the public and undermine research on the dangers of their products and call for future cooperation on climate change activities, S4992 [12JY]
——— global warming, S4992 [12JY]
Colleges and universities: support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education, S151 [21JA]
Corps of Engineers: clarify Federal water quality standard for disposal of dredged material, S5739, S5740 [15SE]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (S. 2848), S5739, S5740 [15SE]
Crime: provide sexual assault survivors with certain rights and services and establish a working group to more effectively implement best practices on the care and treatment of such survivors, S3051 [23MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, S1511–S1513 [15MR], S4861, S4905 [7JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S3714 [9JN]
——— require contractors to disclose any safety, health or labor violations, S3714 [9JN]
Dept. of Education: provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (S. 2463), S151 [21JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (S. 1503), S1650 [5AP], S6210 [28SE]
——— expand access to prescription drug monitoring programs, S1262 [3MR]
——— expand access to prescription drug monitoring programs (S. 2479), S5026 [13JY]
——— provide for enhanced Federal efforts on prevention, education, treatment, and research relative to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (S. 1503), S1650 [5AP], S6210 [28SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program implementation, S6616 [30NO]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, S3900, S3903, S3904, S3905, S3906, S3910, S3960, S3975 [15JN], S4339 [20JN]
——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 524), S1252, S1261 [3MR], S1326–S1328 [8MR]
——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 524), conference report, S5026 [13JY]
——— reauthorize Sex Offender Management Assistance Program and U.S. Marshals Service program providing Federal assistance for violations of sex offender registration requirements (S. 2613), S3051 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate copayment requirement for veterans receiving opioid antagonists (naxalone kits) or education from providers as to how to use them, S1262 [3MR]
——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, S2955, S2958 [18MY]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 5985), S5877 [19SE]
——— improve accountability of employees and improve health care and benefits for veterans (S. 2921), S2955 [18MY], S4464 [22JN]
——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health, S1262 [3MR]
——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (S. 1641), S5026 [13JY]
——— make certain improvements in laws (H.R. 6416), S6748 [6DE]
——— provide veterans affected by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (S. 2253), S5877 [19SE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2848 [17MY], S2955, S2958 [18MY], S3280 [26MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S2848 [17MY], S3014 [19MY], S3280• [26MY]
Diseases: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address threat of Zika virus, S2848 [17MY]
Drugs: address prescription opioid abuse, S2315 [20AP]
——— eliminate naloxone copays for veterans, S1327 [8MR]
Firearms: address gun violence and study causes of mass shootings, improve record availability to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in criminal justice system, S4340 [20JN]
——— 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, S3960, S3975 [15JN], S4340 [20JN]
——— gun control, S2646–S2648 [9MY], S3899, S3900, S3903, S3904, S3905, S3906, S3910, S3916, S3923, S3924, S3946, S3960, S3975 [15JN]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (S. 1834), S3899 [15JN]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (S. 2469), S3899 [15JN]
——— reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S3899, S3946 [15JN]
——— tribute to Team 26 cyclists riding from Newtown, CT, to Washington, DC, to call for gun control, S1998 [13AP]
Garland, Merrick B.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S1650 [5AP], S2857 [17MY], S6117 [27SE]
Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education, S1262 [3MR], S1327 [8MR]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S6616 [30NO]
Iran: anniversary of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S5133 [14JY]
——— assessment of activities since the signing of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2014 [13AP], S5133 [14JY]
——— provide for greater congressional oversight of Iran’s nuclear program (S. 2119), S5134 [14JY]
Iran Sanctions Act: extend sunset to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities, S5133 [14JY]
——— reauthorize (H.R. 6297), S6641 [1DE]
Israel: support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel, S5133 [14JY]
Mahan Air (company): impose sanctions on Iranian airline for providing support to Syrian Government and terrorist organizations, S1261 [3MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), House amendment, S1511–S1513 [15MR], S4861, S4905 [7JY]
——— reauthorize and amend (S. 2328), House amendment, S4604 [28JN]
Orlando, FL: express condolences for victims of shooting at Pulse nightclub, S3899 [15JN]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6117 [27SE]
——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S2411 [25AP]
Puerto Rico: establish an oversight board to assist Puerto Rico in managing its public finances, S4604 [28JN]
Rosenworcel, Jessica: nomination to the FCC, S2411 [25AP]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S4339 [20JN]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, decision relative to segregated schools, S2857 [17MY]
——— anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S150 [21JA]
——— hearing of arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt relative to Texas law restricting access to abortion services, S150 [21JA], S1213 [2MR]
——— nominee selection process, S982 [24FE], S1252 [3MR], S1650 [5AP], S2857 [17MY]
Taxation: exclude Federal student aid from taxable gross income (S. 2462), S151 [21JA]
Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (S. 2040), veto, S6166 [28SE]
Transportation Security Administration: address efficiency and security issues in order to decrease passenger wait times, S3014 [19MY]
Trucking industry: prohibit preemption of State meal and rest break and pay rate regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, S3280• [26MY]
Tributes