PERDUE, DAVID (a Senator from Georgia)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (S. 2848), S5506, S5511 [12SE], S5676 [13SE], S5742, S5853 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S3111, S3112, S3113, S3115 [24MY], S3194, S3201, S3211 [25MY], S3293, S3294, S3300 [26MY], S3452 [6JN], S3490, S3596 [7JN], S3795 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reform Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to provide training to first responders to improve homeland security, including domestic preparedness and response to terrorism (H.R. 3842), S7053, S7105 [9DE]

——— reform Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to provide training to first responders to improve homeland security, including domestic preparedness and response to terrorism (S. 2781), S7053, S7105 [9DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2883 [17MY], S2967 [18MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S2884 [17MY], S2990 [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), S2397, S2398 [21AP]

Israel: recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (S. Res. 383), S2498, S2500 [27AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (H.R. 757), S707, S708 [8FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S3870 [14JN], S4002 [15JN]

Taxation: permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), S2037, S2056 [13AP]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S6311 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 2464), S3101 [24MY]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 483), S3721 [9JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for burial of cremated remains of persons who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (see S. 2437), S1086 [29FE]

Armed Forces: recognize importance of land forces, revise end-strength levels for such forces, and specify new permanent active duty end-strength minimum levels (see S. 2563), S1440 [10MR]

Baton Rouge, LA: condemn shooting of law enforcement officers, honor officers who lost their lives, commend first responders, offer condolences to families and friends of victims, and hope for recovery of the wounded (see S. Res. 606), S6267 [29SE]

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]

Budget: provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see S. 3539), S7031 [9DE]

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

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

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

Cleland, Max: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2924), S2748 [12MY]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: call for revocation of security clearances, denial of access to classified information, and denial of access to classified information by certain colleagues (see S. 3135), S4828 [6JY]

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

Crime: establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 3184), S5281 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: detain individuals captured for supporting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) at detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. Res. 396), S1439 [10MR]

——— oppose transfer of foreign enemy combatants to the U.S. and proposal to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. Res. 391), S1594 [17MR]

——— permanently ban transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. and suspend release of detainees internationally (see S. 2746), S2199 [19AP]

——— prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 2740), S2558 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide option under Secure Mail Initiative under which a person to whom a document is sent may require the Postal Service to obtain a signature from that person to secure delivery (see S. 3490), S6664 [1DE]

——— require detention of any unlawfully present alien who has been charged with driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated and make habitual drunk drivers inadmissible and removable (see S. 3276), S5156 [14JY]

——— require State and local coordination on cybersecurity with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (see S. 2665), S1439 [10MR]

Dept. of Justice: report on recidivism rates of Federal prisoners who are released early (see S. 2514), S737 [9FE]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove final rule relative to interpretation of the ‘advice’ exemption in the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (see S.J. Res. 35), S5082 [13JY]

——— disapprove rule on definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ and conflict of interest rule relative to retirement investment advice (see S.J. Res. 33), S2128 [18AP]

——— disapprove rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities (see S.J. Res. 34), S3540 [7JN]

——— prevent finalization of rule reforming overtime and Federal wage and hour standards that limits employer and employee opportunities and assess economic impact of any proposed reforms (see S. 2707), S2025 [13AP]

Dept. of State: report on extent of corruption in foreign countries, assign tiered classifications based on governmental efforts to combat corruption, and assess U.S. assistance to most corrupt countries (see S. 3210), S5503 [12SE]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 2230), S4410 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit Judgment Fund payments to Iran until Iran returns certain amounts paid in conjunction with the release of detained U.S. citizens and pays U.S. victims of Iranian terrorism what they are owed (see S. 3285), S5279 [6SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see S. 3198), S6357 [15NO]

District of Columbia: approve location of a memorial to commemorate and honor Armed Forces members that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield (see S.J. Res. 40), S6842 [7DE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S32 [11JA]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 617), S6484 [17NO]

EEOC: disapprove rule relative to extent to which an employer may offer incentives for an employee’s spouse to provide information about his or her health as part of an employer-sponsored wellness program (see S.J. Res. 37), S5157 [14JY]

——— disapprove rule relative to extent to which an employer may offer incentives to participate in wellness programs that gather information through voluntary health risk assessments or screenings (see S.J. Res. 38), S5157 [14JY]

EPA: disapprove a rule relative to ‘‘National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S961 [23FE]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see S. 2659), S3055 [23MY]

European Union: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on it and its members (see S. Res. 482), S4411 [21JN]

Eximbank: prevent from directly or indirectly providing assistance to Iran (see S. 3138), S5161 [14JY]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see S. Res. 349), S703 [8FE]

FBI: clarify that the Government may obtain a specified set of electronic communication records and make permanent the authority for certain individual terrorists to be treated as agents of foreign powers (see S. 3369), S6357 [15NO]

——— use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (see S. 2348), S1440 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: amend law relative to judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see S. 2724), S1592 [17MR]

——— eliminate or modify Federal reporting requirements (see S. 2875), S3292 [26MY]

——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 1944), S487 [2FE]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 1378), S5158 [14JY]

Federal employees: revoke the security clearance of any employee or official who has exercised extreme carelessness in the handling of classified information (see S. 3135), S4828 [6JY]

Foreign aid: establish interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 3227), S5155 [14JY]

GAO: ensure adequate access to information (see S. 2849), S3102 [24MY]

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

Health: authorize use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law (see S. 2912), S2974 [18MY]

——— modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see S. 2777), S2389 [21AP]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see S. 2519), S737 [9FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 2519), S737 [9FE]

Insurance: give States the authority to provide temporary access to affordable private health insurance options outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges (see S. 3326), S5721 [14SE]

Iran: impose sanctions for ballistic missile activities (see S. 2725), S1713 [6AP]

——— impose sanctions for ballistic missile activities, support for terrorism, and undermining cybersecurity, enforce arms embargo, restrict financial transactions, and submit strategy to counter Iranian activities (see S. 3267), S5722 [14SE]

——— impose sanctions for human rights abuses and against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and Mahan Air (company) and codify prohibitions against access to U.S. financial system (see S. 2726), S1592 [17MR]

——— prohibit, and impose sanctions for, facilitation of certain financial transactions to prevent Iranian access to U.S. financial system and use of offshore U.S. dollar clearing (see S. 2752), S2100 [14AP]

——— prohibit funding to make payments relative to claims brought before Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to U.S. persons by U.S. courts (see S. 2452), S671 [4FE]

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns (see S. 3057), S5160 [14JY]

Israel: support expeditious consideration and finalization of long-term memorandum of understanding on U.S. military assistance to Israel (see S. Res. 508), S4472 [22JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 391), S487 [2FE]

Lebanon: call for international assistance, support Syrian refugees and efforts to end Syrian conflict, support U.N. resolution on disarmament of armed groups, and recognize Lebanese Armed Forces as defender of sovereignty (see S. Res. 553), S5671 [13SE]

Medicare: 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]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S5470 [8SE]

Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (see S. 493), S576 [3FE]

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

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: establish (see S. 3061), S3984 [15JN]

National Electronic Payments Week: designate (see S. Res. 603), S6267 [29SE]

National Hawaiian Food Week: designate (see S. Res. 416), S1809 [7AP]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 351), S346 [28JA]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 353), S487 [2FE]

NATO: commemorate anniversary of U.S. defense following September 11, 2011, terrorist attacks, commend members and those who have died in defense of a common cause, and urge recommitment of the U.S. and its allies (see S. Res. 552), S5845 [15SE]

Nemstov, Boris Y.: commend efforts to fight corruption and promote democracy in Russia, encourage release of surveillance tapes in area surrounding his murder, and urge cooperation in investigation of murder (see S. Res. 378), S1545 [16MR]

Nicaragua: oppose loans at international financial institutions unless effective steps are taken to hold free, fair, and transparent elections (see S. 3284), S6842 [7DE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2686), S1503 [15MR]

Nonprofit organizations: clarify that organizations such as Habitat for Humanity can accept donated mortgage appraisals (see S. 2085), S1593 [17MR]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (see S. 3296), S5471 [8SE]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate if premiums increase more than 10 percent, provide relief for payment of deductibles, and improve access to health savings accounts (see S. 3251), S5471 [8SE] (see S. 3297), S5504 [12SE]

——— repeal (see S. 2519), S737 [9FE]

Pensions: ensure retirement investors receive advice in their best interests (see S. 2502), S960 [23FE] (see S. 2505), S1912 [12AP]

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

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (see S. 2216), S4583 [27JN]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S32 [11JA]

Social Security: 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), S2388 [21AP]

Southeast Asia: call for respect of arbitral tribunal ruling on South China Sea maritime claims in dispute between the Philippines and China and support freedom of navigation and overflight in the East and South China Seas (see S. Res. 526), S5082 [13JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S32 [11JA]

Syria: call for international response, including robust funding, to address humanitarian crisis (see S. Res. 361), S576 [3FE]

Taiwan: affirm that the Taiwan Relations Act and Six Assurances are the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations (see S. Con. Res. 38), S4411 [21JN]

——— develop a strategy to obtain observer status at the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (see S. 2426), S487 [2FE]

Taxation: limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 386), S2198 [19AP]

——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds (see S. 3416), S6225 [28SE]

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

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S3171 [25MY]

TVA: anniversary of unified development of Tennessee River system (see S. Res. 528), S5002 [12JY]

U.N.: express that the U.S. should continue to exercise its veto in the Security Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see S. Con. Res. 35), S4411 [21JN]

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), S6666 [1DE]

Venezuela: express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, urge release of political prisoners, and call for respect of constitutional and democratic processes (see S. Res. 537), S6358 [15NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2268), S5887 [19SE]

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

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

Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings (see S. 2892), S3720 [9JN]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2407), S32 [11JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S2099 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: include Social Security outlays and revenue totals, reexamine and justify each Federal agency’s needs and priorities, and require a GAO report on programs with spending authority or permanent appropriations (see S. 2513), S702 [8FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reform Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to provide training to first responders to improve homeland security, including domestic preparedness and response to terrorism (see S. 2781), S1912 [12AP]

Dept. of State: require employees to use departmental information systems for all work-related communications, report on security violations, and provide training and reform processes on handling classified information (see S. 3160), S5002 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to veterans (see S. 3540), S7031 [9DE]

Federal agencies and departments: issue appropriate identification for the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired officers (see S. 3415), S6225 [28SE]

Foreign countries: prohibit cash payments to State sponsors of terrorism (see S. 3443), S6226 [28SE]

FRS: bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau into the regular appropriations process (see S. 3318), S5671 [13SE]

Iran: ensure transparent enforcement of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 3329), S5721 [14SE]

Israel: recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (see S. Res. 383), S1135 [1MR]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 429), S2099 [14AP]

Russia: condemn intercepts of U.S.-flagged aircraft and vessels and other provocative military maneuvers and reaffirm U.S. right to operate military aircraft and vessels in international airspace and waters (see S. Res. 501), S4359 [20JN]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S5099 [14JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5293), motion to proceed, S5117 [14JY], S5239 [6SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (S. 2232), motion to proceed, S54 [12JA]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (S. 3100), motion to proceed, S4702 [29JN], S4799 [6JY]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter the U.S. after being removed (S. 2193), motion to proceed, S4703 [29JN], S4799 [6JY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), S4704 [29JN], S4800 [6JY]

Taxation: permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (H.R. 644), conference report, S730 [9FE], S840 [11FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, S2482 [27AP], S6185, S6186, S6187, S6189, S6191 [28SE]

Budget: deficit, S326 [28JA], S2482 [27AP]

——— reform process, S6185, S6186, S6187, S6189, S6191 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2943), S3686 [9JN]

——— funding, S2481 [27AP]

——— Joint Surveillance Targeting and Attack Radar System (JSTARS) fleet funding, S2481 [27AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5293), S5709 [14SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5293), motion to proceed, S5109 [14JY]

Foreign policy: importance of U.S. leadership in the world relative to increasing global threats, S5709 [14SE]

Health: provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), S5364 [7SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), S5364 [7SE]

Iran: assessment of activities since the signing of agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S1997 [13AP]

——— implement sanctions for development of ballistic missiles, sponsorship of terrorism, and human rights abuses, S1998 [13AP]

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty, S1998 [13AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (H.R. 757), S774 [10FE]

Nuclear weapons: require semiannual report on Iran and North Korea nuclear and ballistic missile cooperation, S774 [10FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S62 [12JA]

——— evaluation of foreign policy, S63 [12JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S5364 [7SE]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (S. 3296), S5420 [7SE]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate if premiums increase more than 10 percent, provide relief for payment of deductibles, and improve access to health savings accounts (S. 3297), S5420 [7SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), S5364 [7SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6646 [1DE]

Public debt: impact on national defense, S2482 [27AP], S3686 [9JN]

Rivers: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river systems water use conflict resolution, S3842 [14JN], S3879 [15JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), motion to proceed, S3842 [14JN], S3879 [15JN]

Senate: legislative program, S5420 [7SE]

Supreme Court: nominee selection process, S1202 [2MR], S1577 [17MR], S5363 [7SE]

Taxation: permanently extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets (H.R. 636), S2026 [13AP]

Tributes

Duvall, Vincent (Zippy), S149 [21JA]

Scheible, David W., S342• [28JA]

Tate, Benny, S3231 [26MY]