BENNET, MICHAEL F. (a Senator from Colorado)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S119 [5JA], S211, S212, S213, S216, S218, S219, S220 [10JA], S279, S287, S288 [11JA]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (see H. Con. Res. 71), S6537 [18OC]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6485 [17OC], S6518, S6519, S6543, S6554, S6555, S6558, S6586 [18OC], S6616, S6644, S6661, S6666, S6672, S6687, S6688, S6695 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), S4524, S4534, S4570, S4604 [27JY], S4621 [31JY], S5116, S5143, S5145 [11SE], S5225, S5239 [12SE], S5671, S5681, S5700 [13SE], S5746, S5760, S5766, S5768 [14SE], S5790, S5791, S5802, S5810 [18SE], S5878 [25SE]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (H.R. 304), S6771 [24OC]

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, S3499 [14JN]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7579, S7581, S7584, S7591, S7595, S7600, S7615, S7619 [30NO], S7700, S7704, S7726, S7729, S7755, S7756, S7757 [1DE]

Articles and editorials

Aligning Values, Grand Junction (CO) Daily Sentinel, S1620 [7MR]

With Latest Bashing, Lying Trump Gets Sinister Indeed, Denver (CO) Post, S953 [6FE]

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]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see S. 1034), S2721 [3MY]

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]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 654), S8070 [18DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 820), S2214 [4AP]

Armed Forces: 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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 183), S3213 [25MY]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see S. 1158), S3457 [13JN]

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]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 66), S1397 [16FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 104), S2152 [30MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 158), S2775 [4MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 819), S2214 [4AP]

Colorado: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties (see S. 280), S655 [2FE]

——— ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, CO (see S. 285), S655 [2FE]

——— require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest (see S. 286), S655 [2FE]

Commission To End Russian Interference in U.S. Elections: establish (see S. 27), S1305 [16FE]

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), S8150 [19DE]

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]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 275), S1448 [27FE]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 1286), S3213 [25MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 1287), S3213 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: disincentivize conversion of native sod to cropland by reducing crop insurance premium subsidy assistance and guaranteed yields of insured crops (see S. 1913), S6321 [4OC]

——— exempt certain recipients of conservation assistance from certain reporting requirements (see S. 364), S4668 [1AU]

——— reauthorize Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (see S. 2243), S8070 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

——— create grant program to identify and support innovative activities to improve career and technical education and align workforce skills with labor market needs (see S. 790), S2152 [30MR]

——— improve professional development opportunities for teachers in high-need school districts (see S. 1248), S3212 [25MY]

——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 660), S1840 [15MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish Energy Technology Maturation Program to facilitate commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at departmental facilities with promising commercial potential (see S. 1799), S5215 [12SE]

——— establish new goals and carry out certain demonstration projects relative to energy storage (see S. 1455), S5005 [6SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 385), S1218 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Strategy (see S. 1028), S2721 [3MY]

——— 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), S7263 [15NO]

——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (see S. 1829), S5887 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 197), S444 [24JA]

Dept. of State: require a report on, and authorize technical assistance for, accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria (see S. 905), S2494 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: maintain annual base funding for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins fish recovery programs and require a report on implementation of those programs (see S. 2166), S7360 [28NO]

——— modernize hardrock mining laws on public domain lands (see S. 1833), S5860 [19SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Biomedical Innovation Fund (see S. 2212), S7929 [7DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility leases (see S. 233), S445 [24JA]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 422), S1541 [1MR]

——— 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]

——— improve accountability of employees (see S. 12), S21 [3JA]

——— increase oversight and accountability of contractors (see S. 543), S1639 [7MR]

——— 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), S1639 [7MR]

——— provide mental and behavioral health care to former combat veterans who received other than honorable discharges (see S. 699), S1932 [22MR]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 1842), S5860 [19SE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 910), S4082 [19JY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1006), S2680 [2MY]

Dole, Bob: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1616), S4830 [3AU]

Domenici, Pete V.: tribute (see S. Res. 254), S5480 [13SE]

Drugs: prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see S. 916), S2490 [24AP]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (see S. 2155), S7297 [16NO]

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), S2048 [28MR]

Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 290), S6360 [5OC]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see S. Res. 168), S7263 [15NO]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 1113), S4026 [17JY]

——— improve process for inspections of device establishments for granting export certifications (see S. 404), S1218 [15FE]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 963), S2615 [27AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2185), S7819 [4DE]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1152), S3009 [17MY]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1002), S4768 [2AU]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 593), S1742 [9MR]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (see S. 2135), S7406 [29NO]

——— 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]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 2009), S6816 [25OC]

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: modify acreage limit in order to allow donation of private lands (see S. 287), S655 [2FE]

Foreign aid: establish a review of U.S. aid to multilateral entities (see S. 1928), S6359 [5OC]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 210), S444 [24JA]

Foreign policy: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 155), S2847 [9MY]

Forests: provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 485), S1540 [1MR]

George, Joseph L.: call for the Navy to decorate and honor heroism for efforts in saving lives of sailors on the U.S.S. Arizona following the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II (see S. Res. 243), S4767 [2AU]

George Sakato Post Office, Denver, CO: designate (see S. 931), S2530 [25AP]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 81), S1604 [6MR]

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: expand patient access to experimental treatments in clinical trials (see S. 1048), S2774 [4MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 256), S5743 [14SE]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (see S. 1615), S4940 [5SE]

Insurance: ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage (see S. 2132), S7262 [15NO]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see S. 720), S3961 [12JY]

Iran: impose sanctions relative to ballistic missile program, support for acts of international terrorism, and violations of human rights and enforce arms embargo (see S. 722), S1974 [23MR]

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]

Israel: allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see S. 170), S342 [17JA]

——— anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Res. 176), S3215 [25MY]

——— support bilateral peace talks with Palestinians and oppose U.N. Security Council resolution on settlements and U.S. failure to veto such resolution (see S. Res. 6), S59 [4JA]

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]

——— reauthorize (see S. 896), S2449 [7AP]

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]

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. 196), S3686 [21JN]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S3765 [26JN]

Medicare: encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 1530), S3920 [11JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 445), S5216 [12SE]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (see S. 2065), S7001 [2NO]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 1016), S2933 [15MY]

——— implement payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes (see S. 870), S2424 [4AP]

——— 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]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1001), S2722 [3MY]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see S. 2051), S6970 [1NO]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 1347), S3456 [13JN]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 497), S2216 [4AP]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 109), S2964 [16MY]

——— provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 464), S1500 [28FE]

——— 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), S3686 [21JN]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 253), S5004 [6SE]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see S. 2121), S7213 [14NO]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 1688), S4667 [1AU]

——— strengthen intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs (see S. 46), S113 [5JA]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 479), S5114 [11SE]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1503), S7975 [12DE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 331), S7214 [14NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 331), S7214 [14NO]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 315), S6923 [31OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 148), S2650 [1MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 253), S5480 [13SE]

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]

Nonprofit organizations: clarify that organizations can accept donated mortgage appraisals (see S. 310), S745 [6FE] (see S. 639), S1840 [15MR]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for individuals who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure (see S. Res. 25), S445 [24JA]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see S. 1878), S6187 [27SE]

Paralympic and Adaptive Sport Day: designate (see S. Res. 247), S4828 [3AU]

Pensions: ensure State and local governments may continue to establish retirement savings programs for private sector employees (see S. 1035), S2721 [3MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1585), S4081 [19JY]

——— 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]

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]

Public debt: repeal the public debt ceiling (see S. 1846), S5860 [19SE]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 546), S2492 [24AP]

Refugees: express the U.S. should lead in welcoming refugees and asylum seekers and that no one should be banned from entering due to nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender (see S. Res. 56), S868 [6FE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 282), S655 [2FE]

Russia: provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit application of sanctions (see S. 341), S1449 [27FE]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 266), S2425 [4AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1027), S2721 [3MY]

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: prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the justice system’s response to victims in elder abuse and exploitation cases (see S. 178), S360 [20JA]

Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1766), S5004 [6SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see S. 1498), S5801 [18SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 379), S1501 [28FE]

——— extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1827), S6261 [2OC]

——— provide States with 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. 428), S1305 [16FE]

Sports: require amateur sports organizations recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee to report sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes to law enforcement authorities (see S. 534), S3650 [20JN]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see S. 777), S2152 [30MR]

——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see S. 389), S1974 [23MR]

——— expand exclusion for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities to include subsidies for water conservation and storm water management (see S. 1464), S3830 [28JN]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 2005), S6816 [25OC]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 1090), S2882 [10MY]

——— improve, expand, and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 1535), S3960 [12JY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 407), S2882 [10MY]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1151), S3009 [17MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 487), S1540 [1MR]

——— provide for an energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas for purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate (see S. 505), S1577 [2MR]

——— provide for deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in opportunity zones (see S. 293), S655 [2FE]

——— provide for the tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see S. 326), S867 [6FE]

——— provide incentives for increased investment in clean energy (see S. 1068), S2801 [8MY]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1868), S6188 [27SE]

——— provide uniform standards for use of electronic signatures for third-party disclosure authorizations (see S. 1074), S2846 [9MY]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see S. 548), S1639 [7MR]

——— strengthen the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1371), S3554 [15JN]

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. 1979), S6536 [18OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement Executive order establishing Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (see S. 1547), S4057 [18JY]

——— 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 prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 415), S1304 [16FE]

——— rescind Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 240), S596 (see S. 274), S595 [1FE] (see S. 608), S1778 [13MR]

——— rescind Executive order to construct a border wall, allow local enforcement of Federal immigration laws, hire additional border patrol agents, and increase removal and detention of undocumented immigrants (see S. 668), S1841 [15MR]

——— 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]

21st Century Conservation Service Corps: establish (see S. 1403), S3686 [21JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1419), S3731 [22JN]

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]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 195), S3650 [20JN]

World War II: mint coins in honor of anniversary of end of war (see S. 1718), S6924 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see S. 1930), S6359 [5OC]

Andazola-Morales, Melecio: relief (see S. 2118), S7177 [13NO]

Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (see S. 289), S655 [2FE]

Boskoff Peak: designate (see S. 1271), S3212 [25MY]

Coal: provide tax incentives for coal community zones and education and training opportunities for individuals living and working in coal communities (see S. 1743), S4827 [3AU]

Courts: authorize additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado (see S. 1924), S6358 [5OC]

Dept. of Education: authorize pay-for-success projects designed to incentivize and reward successful efforts to increase postsecondary education retention and completion rates for low-income and first-generation students (see S. 1043), S2774 [4MY]

——— establish an alternative, outcomes-based process for authorizing innovative higher education providers to receive Federal education funding (see S. 615), S1778 [13MR]

——— strengthen and expand dual and concurrent enrollment and early college high school options under career and technical education programs (see S. 795), S2152 [30MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to increase participation in community solar and the receipt of associated benefits (see S. 1670), S4426 [27JY]

——— establish a program to provide grants to States, local governments, and electric utilities to make electric infrastructure more resilient to hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major weather-related events (see S. 2041), S6923 [31OC]

Dept. of the Interior: withdraw lands in the Thompson Divide area of Colorado from future oil and gas development and preserve existing private property rights (see S. 481), S1540 [1MR]

Ecology and environment: support inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts (see S. Res. 232), S4300 [26JY]

FDA: establish a program to provide additional incentives for development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers (see S. 456), S1447 [27FE]

FEMA: provide for certain wildfire mitigation assistance (see S. 1932), S6359 [5OC]

Forest Service: allow entrance into lease agreements for administrative sites on National Forest System land to address local needs in rural communities (see S. 1705), S4766 [2AU]

——— convey a site in Dolores County, CO, to be used as a fire station (see S. 2218), S7974 [12DE]

Fowler Peak: designate (see S. 1271), S3212 [25MY]

Hernandez-Garcia, Arturo: relief (see S. 979), S2616 [27AP]

Insurance: establish a public health plan (see S. 1970), S6453 [17OC]

Lobbyists: prohibit current Members of Congress, and increase restrictions on congressional staff, from becoming lobbyists, ban lobbyists from joining congressional staff, and improve disclosure requirements (see S. 1189), S3042 [18MY]

National forests: establish a vegetation management pilot program on National Forest System land to better protect utility infrastructure from passing wildfire (see S. 2073), S7001 [2NO]

Senate Rules: require Senate to be in session during a Government shutdown and compel presence of Senators (see S. Res. 110), S2215 [4AP]

Senior citizens: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see S. 2089), S7062 [7NO]

Taxation: increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see S. 2018), S6853 [26OC]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 1042), S2774 [4MY]

——— provide for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities (see S. 843), S2363 [4AP]

Trump, President: rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 767), S2099 [29MR]

Vizguerra-Ramirez, Jeanette: relief (see S. 603), S1743 [9MR]

Water: provide that water right owners may use the water for cultivation of industrial hemp in States where it is legal (see S. 1576), S4056 [18JY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Hearings

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act treatment of wind production tax credit and investment tax credit for solar energy projects: Committee on Finance (Senate) (excerpt), S7554 [30NO]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4295 [26JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks

Antiquities Act: alleged misuse of Presidential power to extend or establish national monuments, S2579 [27AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: allow oil and natural gas development, S8178 [20DE]

——— preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 820), S8178 [20DE]

BLM: disapprove rule on resource management planning (H.J. Res. 44), S1620 [7MR]

——— disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (H.J. Res. 36), S2866 [10MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3200 [25MY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S169 [9JA], S267 [11JA]

Comey, James B., Jr.: termination as FBI Director, S2875 [10MY]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule on accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (H.J. Res. 57), S1709 [9MR]

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), S2137 [30MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 1842), S6833 [26OC]

DeVos, Elisabeth Prince (Betsy): nomination to be Sec. of Education, S724, S769 [6FE]

FDA: establish a program to provide additional incentives for development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers, S4793 [3AU]

——— revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar products (H.R. 2430), motion to proceed, S4793 [3AU]

Firearms: gun control, S6333 [5OC]

Foreign policy: commemorate anniversary of Marshall Plan in fostering peace and prosperity, S3318 [7JN]

Forests: reduce risk posed by wildfires to communities and the most at-risk federally owned forests, S6833 [26OC]

Gorsuch, Neil M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S2346 [4AP]

Hurricanes: express condolences for victims of Hurricane Harvey, S4956 [5SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, S6124 [26SE]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S2707 [3MY]

Medicaid: funding, S3200 [25MY]

NAFTA: economic impact, S2579 [27AP], S4128 [24JY]

NATO: U.S. policy, S2707 [3MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S169 [9JA], S6124 [26SE]

——— repeal, S169 [9JA], S267 [11JA]

——— repeal mandates and replace Medicaid expansion, tax credits, and cost-sharing premium subsidies with block grants to States, S6124, S6125 [26SE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate, S7231 [15NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S2707 [3MY], S3200 [25MY], S3776 [26JN], S3898 [11JY], S4366, S4397 [27JY], S6124, S6125 [26SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: women’s health care services funding, S2137 [30MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2346 [4AP], S8216 [21DE]

Pruitt, E. Scott: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1269 [16FE]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and opposition to EPA regulations as Attorney General of Oklahoma, S1269 [16FE]

Russia: call for special counsel to investigate relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2866, S2875 [10MY]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 355), S8216 [21DE]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of judicial nominees, S2346 [4AP]

Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, S951 [6FE]

——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, S951 [6FE]

Taxation: increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (S. 2018), S7233 [15NO]

——— preserve investment tax credit for solar energy projects, S7554 [30NO]

——— preserve wind production tax credit, S7554 [30NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7231 [15NO], S7387 [29NO], S7554 [30NO], S7666, S7668, S7689 [1DE], S7866 [6DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S8064 [18DE], S8178 [20DE]

Trump, President: comparison with former President Obama’s golf playing and personal travel costs, S2707 [3MY]

——— decision relative to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S4956 [5SE]

——— evaluation of administration, S2706 [3MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S3318 [7JN]

——— evaluation of recent remarks on the judiciary and the press, S952, S953 [6FE]

——— Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, S472 [30JA]

——— Executive order to review national monument designations, S2579 [27AP]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (S. 767), S2101 [29MR]

Votes: position on missed, S3680 [21JN]

Tributes

Bobicki, Charlotte, S7889 [6DE]

Flake, Senator, S2579 [27AP]

Gallegos, Joseph C., S1837• [15MR]

Ratner, Albert, S8251 [21DE]

Rodriguez, Rosemary E., S3914 [11JY]

Tanner, Gloria, S6764• [24OC]