BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Senator from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S79, S118, S119, S120 [5JA], S155, S157 [9JA], S206, S212, S215, S216, S217 [10JA], S250, S277, S279, S280, S284, S286, S287 [11JA]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6487 [17OC], S6519, S6543, S6555, S6556, S6579, S6585, S6586, S6588 [18OC], S6616, S6620, S6644, S6661, S6664, S6667, S6695, S6699 [19OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), S4321, S4330 [26JY], S4539, S4559, S4560 [27JY], S4622, S4626 [31JY], S4885 [3AU], S4942 [5SE], S5010 [6SE], S5068, S5073 [7SE], S5115, S5141, S5143 [11SE], S5234 [12SE], S5483, S5677, S5696, S5700 [13SE], S5745, S5766, S5767 [14SE], S5789, S5790, S5791, S5794, S5795, S5810 [18SE], S5878 [25SE]
Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (S. 1595), S6369 [5OC]
Iran: impose sanctions relative to ballistic missile program, support for acts of international terrorism, and violations of human rights and enforce arms embargo (S. 722), S3495 [14JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4330 [26JY], S4432, S4531 [27JY]
Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7568, S7569, S7571, S7576, S7591, S7595 [30NO], S7700, S7805 [1DE]
Appointments
National Council on the Arts, S1781 [13MR]
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. 510), S1577 [2MR]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1730), S7016 [6NO]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 236), S489 [30JA]
Alexandria, VA: commend first responders to shooting at congressional baseball game practice and express condolences to victims and their families and friends (see S. Res. 193), S3555 [15JN]
American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 45), S680 [3FE]
American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1182), S3042 [18MY]
Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 654), S3214 [25MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 820), S2214 [4AP]
Armed Forces: clarify treatment of orders to serve on active duty relative to eligibility for certain benefits and calculating deadlines for certain benefits (see S. 667), S2775 [4MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 957), S2615 [27AP]
——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 2141), S7296 [16NO]
——— require prompt reporting of any member convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Conduct to National Instant Criminal Background Check System for legal firearms purchases (see S. 2129), S7262 [15NO]
Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see S. 315), S745 [6FE]
Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see S. 1158), S3009 [17MY]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 1262), S3212 [25MY]
Birth control: repeal rules allowing employers to be exempt from requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control and contraceptives (see S. 1985), S6642 [19OC]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 69), S1448 [27FE]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 948), S2553 [26AP]
Bunning, Jim: tribute (see S. Res. 184), S3242 [5JN]
Burma: condemn acts of violence against Rohingya population and call on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy (see S. Res. 250), S5862 [19SE]
——— promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see S. 2060), S7001 [2NO]
Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 976), S2847 [9MY]
——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving information provided to antitrust enforcers (see S. 1811), S5743 [14SE]
——— provide incentives for businesses to keep jobs in America (see S. 234), S2531 [25AP]
Buy American Act: apply to Federal spending and grant programs, set domestic content standards for Dept. of Transportation grantees, and require Federal disclosure of waivers (see S. 908), S2450 [7AP]
Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. Res. 88), S1841 [15MR]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 66), S1397 [16FE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 834), S2362 [4AP]
China: express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemn practice of non-consenting organ harvesting (see S. Res. 220), S4669 [1AU]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 819), S2214 [4AP]
Collective bargaining: clarify requirements for meeting the definition of the term ‘‘employee’’ (see S. 2069), S7001 [2NO]
Commission To End Russian Interference in U.S. Elections: establish (see S. 27), S446 [24JA]
Congressional Office of Compliance: require discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training, institute discrimination surveys, and require disclosure of sexual misconduct settlements (see S. 2236), S8046 [14DE]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: allow greater protection to servicemembers from abusive financial practices (see S. 1389), S3686 [21JN]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2259), S8181 [20DE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of Americorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 86), S1743 [9MR]
Corps of Engineers: release interim report on aquatic nuisance species control in the Great Lakes (see S. 1398), S3686 [21JN]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses for claims rising under Federal or State statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a State constitution (see S. 550), S1639 [7MR]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 537), S1638 [7MR]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 635), S4056 [18JY]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1819), S5743 [14SE]
——— require consumer reporting agencies to place a security freeze on a consumer report without a fee if the consumer reporting agency is subject to a breach of data security and enhance fraud alert procedures (see S. 1816), S5802 [18SE]
Crime: protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 322), S3146 [24MY]
Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 275), S655 [2FE]
——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 1287), S3213 [25MY]
DEA: clarify definition of ‘‘imminent danger to the public health or safety’’ to restore authority to suspend a pharmaceutical distributor’s license under certain circumstances (see S. 1960), S6537 [18OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the National School Lunch Program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see S. 2064), S7001 [2NO]
——— reauthorize energy programs (see S. 1776), S5056 [7SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 891), S2449 [7AP]
——— restrict use of funds for the long-range standoff weapon until a Nuclear Posture Review is completed that includes an assessment of the capabilities and effects of the use of such a weapon (see S. 574), S6224 [28SE]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1366), S3554 [15JN]
Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1162), S3009 [17MY]
——— provide greater support to college students with dependents by increasing access to on-campus child care (see S. 1690), S6361 [5OC]
——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (see S. 628), S1805 [14MR]
——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities (see S. 2255), S8181 [20DE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 954), S2615 [27AP]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 1801), S5215 [12SE]
——— 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. 2109), S7156 [9NO]
——— support career and technical education high school programs to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 1004), S2680 [2MY]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1421), S3731 [22JN]
Dept. of HHS: allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see S. 469), S1500 [28FE]
——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 92), S1501 [28FE]
——— coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see S. 477), S2450 [7AP]
——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see S. 382), S1690 [8MR]
——— establish a National Family Caregiving Strategy (see S. 1028), S2721 [3MY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1063), S7110 [8NO]
——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see S. 1630), S4192 [25JY]
——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see S. 1109), S2916 [11MY]
——— make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants and expand use to include methamphetamine abuse (see S. 2270), S8260 [21DE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1806), S5742 [14SE]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1653), S4426 [27JY]
——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see S. 1188), S3042 [18MY]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Serive Corps (see S. 1899), S6289 [3OC]
——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (see S. 1829), S6261 [2OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard faith-based community centers (see S. 461), S1579 [2MR]
——— improve ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, narcotics, and psychoactive substances illegally imported into the U.S. (see S. 708), S2617 [27AP]
Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see S. 1328), S3362 [8JN]
——— meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor assessments and priorities of local communities (see S. 611), S2531 [25AP]
Dept. of Justice: incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see S. 662), S1840 [15MR]
——— make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see S. 772), S3885 [10JY]
——— reauthorize Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program and promote initiatives to reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism (see S. 2070), S8182 [20DE]
——— repeal amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure legalizing widespread Government hacking under a single warrant (see S. 406), S1304 [16FE]
Dept. of Labor: defend and enforce final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see S. Con. Res. 20), S3859 [29JN]
——— increase the minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 2177), S7563 [30NO]
——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 515), S3214 [25MY]
——— 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. 1652), S4426 [27JY]
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. 1172), S3607 [19JN]
——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 630), S2364 [4AP]
——— review termination characterization of former employees fired for sexual orientation (see S. 1420), S3731 [22JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2147), S7296 [16NO]
——— establish Biomedical Innovation Fund (see S. 2212), S7929 [7DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply certain penalties to bad employees and ensure appropriate due process protections for whistleblowers (see S. 1094), S2915 [11MY]
——— 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. 426), S1304 [16FE]
——— carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at departmental medical centers (see S. 1873), S7334 [27NO]
——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 422), S1304 [16FE]
——— clarify role of podiatrists (see S. 1871), S7157 [9NO]
——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see S. 992), S2650 [1MY]
——— eliminate copayments for medicines relating to preventative health services (see S. 1161), S6817 [25OC]
——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see S. 319), S745 [6FE]
——— 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. 591), S1742 [9MR]
——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 1566), S3997 [13JY]
——— extend requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities (see S. 683), S4026 [17JY]
——— hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans (see S. 946), S7717 [1DE]
——— improve administration of State homes furnishing care to veterans (see S. 2097), S7109 [8NO]
——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 681), S1890 [21MR]
——— improve provision of health care (see S. 1526), S3920 [11JY]
——— increase oversight and accountability of contractors (see S. 543), S1743 [9MR]
——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 1179), S3041 [18MY]
——— make certain improvements in laws relative to educational assistance (see S. 1598), S4301 [26JY]
——— make qualification requirements for the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program more equitable and improve support of veterans receiving such educational assistance (see S. 473), S2846 [9MY]
——— modify termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, eliminate requirement to act as secondary payer for care, and disclose certain medical records to non-departmental health care providers (see S. 544), S1744 [9MR]
——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see S. 283), S2425 [4AP]
——— provide mental and behavioral health care to former combat veterans who received other than honorable discharges (see S. 699), S1932 [22MR]
——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (see S. 712), S1974 [23MR] (see S. 1024), S2721 [3MY]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 339), S1541 [1MR]
——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 609), S1778 [13MR]
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. 700), S1932 [22MR]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 910), S2532 [25AP]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2186), S7819 [4DE]
——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1006), S2680 [2MY]
Diseases and disorders: provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see S. 689), S1890 [21MR]
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. 1), S491 [30JA]
——— statehood (see S. 1278), S3212 [25MY]
Dole, Bob: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1616), S4830 [3AU]
Domenici, Pete V.: tribute (see S. Res. 254), S5480 [13SE]
Drugs: exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of marijuana (see S. 1008), S2680 [2MY]
——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1933), S6359 [5OC]
——— increase State funding for response to opioid misuse crisis and research on addiction and pain relative to substance misuse crisis (see S. 2004), S6816 [25OC]
Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1057), S3214 [25MY]
Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see S. 701), S2216 [4AP]
Education: enhance transparency, improve coordination, and intensify impact of assistance to support access to primary and secondary education for displaced children and persons, including women and girls (see S. 1580), S4940 [5SE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 8), S445 [24JA]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see S. 636), S1892 [21MR]
——— 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. 1386), S3650 [20JN]
EPA: establish a WaterSense Program (see S. 1700), S4766 [2AU]
——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see S. 203), S2882 [10MY]
——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 517), S1577 [2MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 528), S1603 [6MR]
FCC: require broadband Internet access providers to be subject to rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (see S. 878), S2425 [4AP]
——— study feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (see S. 1015), S6224 [28SE]
FDA: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1706), S5005 [6SE]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 842), S2363 [4AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 424), S3732 [22JN]
——— extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices (see S. 576), S1689 [8MR]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 861), S2363 [4AP] (see S. 2274), S8260 [21DE]
Federal Task Force To Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: establish (see S. 1091), S7975 [12DE]
FEMA: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program (see S. 829), S3328 [7JN]
Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see S. 836), S2636 [28AP]
——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 881), S2722 [3MY]
——— require Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in unconsolidated financial institutions’ capital as qualifying capital instruments (see S. 1647), S4425 [27JY]
Firearms: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (see S. 2135), S7976 [12DE]
——— 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. 1324), S3362 [8JN]
——— prohibit possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories that modify semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of automatic weapons (see S. 1916), S6361 [5OC]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 2044), S6923 [31OC]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 2009), S6816 [25OC]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 793), S6876 [30OC]
Foreign aid: establish interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 1274), S6288 [3OC]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 210), S444 [24JA]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 7), S6643 [19OC]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 928), S2530 [25AP]
GAO: ensure adequate access to information (see S. 17), S60 [4JA]
Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 926), S3243 [5JN]
Hate groups: condemn violence in Charlottesville, VA, offer condolences to families of victims, and urge the President to denounce, disavow support from, and terminate administration employment of supporters of, such groups (see S.J. Res. 49), S5057 [7SE]
Health: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 640), S2048 [28MR]
——— 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. 2172), S7405 [29NO]
Human Rights Day: observance (see S. Res. 350), S7930 [7DE]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S7848 [5DE]
Insurance: ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage (see S. 2132), S7262 [15NO]
——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 423), S1304 [16FE]
——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see S. 1194), S7016 [6NO]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 84), S1690 [8MR]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 139), S5862 [19SE]
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. 1715), S4766 [2AU]
——— establish a free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see S. 912), S2490 [24AP]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Res. 176), S3146 [24MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 214), S3858 [29JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 569), S1689 [8MR]
Las Vegas, NV: condemn shooting at Route 91 Harvest Festival concert outside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, express condolences and support for victims and their families, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 292), S6403 [16OC]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 411), S1304 [16FE]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 212), S3858 [29JN]
Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see S. 655), S4768 [2AU]
Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 2001), S6769 [24OC]
——— extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see S. 2146), S7362 [28NO]
——— provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see S. 1545), S3961 [12JY]
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. 568), S5114 [11SE]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 445), S2531 [25AP]
——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see S. 1291), S3294 [6JN]
——— establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents (see S. 1804), S5480 [13SE]
——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see S. 431), S2882 [10MY]
——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see S. 1825), S5800 [18SE]
——— make permanent the extension of Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 872), S2424 [4AP]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 497), S1842 [15MR]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 109), S6817 [25OC]
——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1334), S3395 [12JN]
——— provide for an option for individuals age 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 1742), S4827 [3AU]
——— provide for home infusion therapy services temporary transition payment (see S. 1738), S4827 [3AU]
——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 486), S1975 [23MR]
——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 253), S6875 [30OC]
——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 252), S594 [1FE]
——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 41), S113 [5JA] (see S. 1688), S4667 [1AU]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 479), S2492 [24AP]
Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see S. 238), S489 [30JA]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1242), S3211 [25MY]
Motor vehicles: promote awareness of, and encourage collaboration and communication to engage in efforts to end, motorcycle profiling (see S. Res. 154), S4940 [5SE]
National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 341), S7297 [16NO]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 315), S7002 [2NO]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 573), S1689 [8MR]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 230), S4136 [24JY]
National Former POW Recognition Day: observance (see S. Res. 138), S2530 [25AP]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 156), S2917 [11MY]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 117), S2363 [4AP]
National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful—National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 355), S7016 [6NO]
National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 358), S7975 [12DE]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 173), S3042 [18MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 203), S3765 [26JN]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 203), S3765 [26JN]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 241), S4668 [1AU]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 44), S680 [3FE]
National Senior Corps Week: designate (see S. Res. 164), S2964 [16MY]
National Teachers Hall of Fame: designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators (see S. 167), S4026 [17JY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 346), S7717 [1DE]
National Trauma-Informed Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 346), S7717 [1DE]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 40), S595 [1FE]
National Wear Red Day: designate (see S. Res. 45), S680 [3FE]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S4192 [25JY]
National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 267), S5886 [25SE]
Native Americans: facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (see S. 91), S6360 [5OC]
Navy: state U.S. policy on minimum number of available battle force ships (see S. 1414), S3766 [26JN]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment (see S. 1838), S5860 [19SE]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 363), S1130 [13FE]
NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1246), S3211 [25MY]
Orlando, FL: anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and survivors, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see S. Res. 190), S3396 [12JN]
Pakistan: call for release of Asia Bibi and protection of her and her family and urge legal reforms relative to blasphemy and tolerance of religious minorities (see S. Res. 109), S2847 [9MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow individuals residing in locations with no exchange plans to have similar access to health insurance as Members of Congress and congressional staff (see S. 1201), S4829 [3AU]
——— establish a public health insurance option (see S. 194), S6817 [25OC]
——— expand eligibility to receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 1307), S3328 [7JN]
——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 1462), S3830 [28JN]
Pensions: ensure State and local governments may continue to establish retirement savings programs for private sector employees (see S. 1035), S2802 [8MY]
——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1076), S2846 [9MY]
Pharmaceuticals: improve access to affordable prescription drugs (see S. 771), S2099 [29MR]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1585), S4081 [19JY]
——— reform campaign finance system, establish nonpartisan redistricting commissions to draw congressional districts, establish automatic voter registration, and reduce certain conflicts of interest (see S. 1880), S6187 [27SE]
——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1640), S4300 [26JY]
Political ethics: require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest potential financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 65), S154 [9JA]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 336), S7297 [16NO]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 26), S59 [4JA]
Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see S. 1997), S6768 [24OC]
——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 2124), S7214 [14NO]
——— protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 2179), S7563 [30NO]
Russia: condemn violence and persecution of gay and perceived to be gay men in Chechnya (see S. Res. 211), S3858 [29JN]
——— provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit application of sanctions (see S. 341), S2775 [4MY]
Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 266), S3801 [27JN]
Saudi Arabia: limit transfers of air-to-ground munitions from the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 40), S2681 [2MY]
SBA: enhance ability of the Office of the National Ombudsman to assist small businesses in meeting regulatory requirements and develop outreach initiatives to promote awareness of services provided (see S. 1146), S3488 [14JN]
——— improve number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States (see S. 1995), S7334 [27NO]
Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (see S. 641), S1840 [15MR]
——— protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 338), S867 [6FE]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1027), S5801 [18SE]
Senate: ensure that all fast-tracked reconciliation bills are subject to a committee hearing (see S. 1376), S3555 [15JN]
——— require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 298), S679 [3FE]
Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see S. 2089), S7062 [7NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see S. 1498), S3858 [29JN]
Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1227), S3215 [25MY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 915), S2490 [24AP]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 337), S867 [6FE]
Taxation: establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 523), S1578 [2MR]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1589), S4082 [19JY]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 82), S595 [1FE]
——— expand the small employer health insurance credit (see S. 1254), S3212 [25MY]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 955), S2615 [27AP]
——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see S. 425), S1974 [23MR]
——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 1480), S6971 [1NO]
——— increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1238), S3296 [6JN]
——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 540), S2933 [15MY]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 1636), S4769 [2AU]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 407), S1933 [22MR]
——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account (see S. 1822), S5743 [14SE]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for returns outside the 3-year limitation (see S. 1564), S3997 [13JY]
——— prevent wealthy individuals from receiving tax windfalls for entering Federal service (see S. 13), S21 [3JA]
——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1151), S3215 [25MY]
——— provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities (see S. 1980), S6536 [18OC]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 487), S1540 [1MR]
——— provide for S corporation reform (see S. 711), S4300 [26JY]
——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 247), S489 [30JA]
——— reduce mileage threshold allowing military reservists’ to deduct from adjusted gross income mileage, meal, and lodging expenses incurred while traveling to and from their duty location (see S. 697), S3802 [27JN]
——— strengthen the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1371), S3554 [15JN]
——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 482), S2492 [24AP]
Tibet: make treatment of Tibetan people an important factor in U.S. relations with China, call for release of political and religious prisoners, ensure access of U.S. citizens, and promote religious freedom (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7297 [16NO]
——— promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (see S. 821), S2215 [4AP]
Trump, Donald J.: 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. 4), S60 [4JA]
Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 248), S489 [30JA] (see S. 549), S1639 [7MR] (see S. 1979), S6536 [18OC]
——— rescind Executive order on religious freedom relative to effects on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, women, religious minorities and others (see S. 1114), S2916 [11MY]
——— rescind Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 240), S489 [30JA] (see S. 274), S595 [1FE] (see S. 608), S1778 [13MR]
——— 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. 8), S1578 [2MR]
Tunisia: welcome Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, commend democratic efforts, condemn terrorism, encourage economic reforms, and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. (see S. Res. 217), S3920 [11JY]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 342), S7297 [16NO]
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. 198), S5861 [19SE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 164), S342 [17JA]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see S. Res. 350), S7930 [7DE]
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. 66), S1218 [15FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 1338), S3396 [12JN]
——— presume those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of Vietnam have been exposed to Agent Orange and should be eligible for all benefits under the Agent Orange Act (see S. Con. Res. 12), S5115 [11SE]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 1231), S3211 [25MY]
——— provide for voter registration through the Internet, require Election Assistance Commission to establish best practices for election cybersecurity and audits, and provide funding to implement such practices (see S. 1510), S6361 [5OC]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1419), S3731 [22JN]
Wildlife: increase protections (see S. 1514), S3858 [29JN]
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. 201), S3732 [22JN]
——— guarantee coverage of certain women’s preventive services under all health plans (see S. 1045), S2774 [4MY]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 2043), S6923 [31OC]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 5), S342 [17JA]
World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 195), S3650 [20JN]
World War I: anniversary (see S. Res. 130), S2450 [7AP]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see S. 1050), S5005 [6SE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 2114), S7820 [4DE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 2127), S7262 [15NO]
——— commemorate anniversary of the fall of Bataan and appreciate efforts of Japan toward an apology for maltreatment of U.S. POWs (see S. Res. 138), S2530 [25AP]
——— 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. 70), S1448 [27FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: provide credit toward computation of years of service for nonregular service retired pay for completion of remotely delivered military education or training (see S. 1813), S5743 [14SE]
Business and industry: encourage companies to expand employee ownership (see S. 1788), S5114 [11SE]
Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. 1808), S5743 [14SE]
——— increase financial support available for working students (see S. 1155), S3009 [17MY]
Dept. of HHS: designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and distribute maternity care health professionals to such areas (see S. 783), S2152 [30MR]
——— 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. 693), S1932 [22MR]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1131), S2964 [16MY]
Dept. of State: report on progress of certain European countries on the return of, or restitution for, wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holocaust-era assets (see S. 447), S1447 [27FE]
Dept. of Transportation: designate certain entities as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education (see S. 1186), S3042 [18MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish processes to ensure non-departmental health care providers are using safe practices in prescribing opioids to veterans (see S. 2134), S7262 [15NO]
——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see S. 369), S1161 [14FE]
——— prohibit or suspend former departmental health care providers who were suspended or fired from providing non-departmental services to veterans (see S. 1153), S3009 [17MY]
Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 1318), S3362 [8JN]
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 28), S490 [30JA]
Economy: establish policy framework that offers and rewards work, strengthens incentives to work, reduces poverty, and creates new jobs (see S. 1938), S6359 [5OC]
Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2019), S6853 [26OC]
EPA: require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see S. 880), S2425 [4AP]
FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 130), S314 [12JA]
Federal employees: prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting bonuses from former private employers, increasing lobbying prohibitions, and addressing associations between financial regulators and former clients or employers (see S. 265), S594 [1FE]
Forest Service: clarify forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services under good neighbor agreements (see S. 2223), S8006 [13DE]
LGBT Equality Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S3765 [26JN]
Maritime Administration: authorize appropriations for program to provide assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities (see S. 1100), S2915 [11MY]
Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic family care services (see S. 1357), S3487 [14JN]
National Ectodermal Dysplasias Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4116 [20JY]
National Employee Ownership Month: designate (see S. Res. 295), S6642 [19OC]
NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 110), S313 [12JA]
Pharmaceuticals: prevent conflicts of interest that raise concerns about the independence of pharmaceutical regulators (see S. 2057), S6970 [1NO]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see S. 1570), S4026 [17JY]
SEC: amend certain regulations to increase transparency and strengthen oversight of activist hedge funds (see S. 1744), S4827 [3AU]
Surface Transportation Board: expand competition, restore balance to regulatory environment, and improve efficiency and reliability of rail shipping and transportation (see S. 1233), S3211 [25MY]
Taxation: improve the credit for increasing research activities (see S. 2197), S7891 [6DE]
——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see S. 1984), S6642 [19OC]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 1020), S2720 [3MY]
Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 2015), S6853 [26OC]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: require the President to withdraw and make ineligible for expedited consideration (see S. 172), S342 [17JA]
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission: establish (see S. 847), S2363 [4AP]
Motions
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S255 [11JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4276 [26JY]
Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7548, S7555 [30NO]
Remarks
Armed Forces: anniversary of Army Reserve 88th Regional Support Command, S4823 [3AU]
Budget: create a point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus, S6618 [19OC]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S170 [9JA], S255, S266 [11JA]
——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6618 [19OC]
Case IH Agriculture and Farm Equipment (company): anniversary, S3208 [25MY]
Decade of Vision: observance, S4022 [17JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), S5271 [13SE], S5731 [14SE]
——— prohibit elimination of Buy American Act protections for U.S. companies, S5271 [13SE], S5731 [14SE]
Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 1808), S6197, S6198 [28SE]
——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. 1808), unanimous-consent request, S6198 [28SE]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (H.J. Res. 43), S2136 [30MR]
DeVos, Elisabeth Prince (Betsy): nomination to be Sec. of Education, S716 [6FE]
Dry Eye Awareness Month: observance, S4022 [17JY]
Insurance: establish deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to strengthening Social Security and repealing and replacing Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S255 [11JA]
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.: anniversary, S4759 [2AU]
Medicaid: funding, S4154 [24JY]
Orlando, FL: anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and survivors, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred, S3384 [12JN]
Oshkosh Corp.: anniversary, S3915• [11JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: create a point of order against legislation that weakens dependent coverage of children up to the age of 26, S255 [11JA]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S170 [9JA]
——— repeal, S170 [9JA], S266 [11JA]
——— repeal mandates and replace Medicaid expansion, tax credits, and cost-sharing premium subsidies with block grants to States, S5812 [18SE]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S3608 [19JN], S4154 [24JY], S5812 [18SE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: women’s health care services funding, S2136 [30MR]
Price, Representative Tom: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S993 [9FE]
Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, S925 [6FE]
——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, S925 [6FE]
Taxation: eliminate carried interest loophole, S7654 [1DE]
——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to commit, S7654 [1DE]
Tillerson, Rex W.: nomination to be Sec. of State, S527 [31JA]
——— suitability to be Sec. of State relative to position as CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp., S527 [31JA]
Trump, President: Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, S527 [31JA]
——— prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (S. 248), S527 [31JA]
Tributes
Garvey, Edward, S1575• [2MR]
Medinger, John, S1687 [8MR]
Shannon, Ted, S3914• [11JY]
Zárate-Laun, Cecilia, S3207 [25MY]