BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD (a Senator from Connecticut)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S79, S118, S119, S120 [5JA], S158, S159 [9JA], S206, S212, S215, S216, S218, S219 [10JA], S278, S279, S280, S283, S286, S288, S294 [11JA]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6519, S6543, S6547, S6554, S6556, S6558, S6578, S6579, S6585, S6586, S6588 [18OC], S6621, S6643, S6644, S6645, S6662, S6663, S6668, S6669, S6672, S6673, S6688, S6689 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), S4453, S4458, S4459, S4462, S4525, S4559, S4588, S4589 [27JY], S4622 [31JY], S5005, S5009, S5010 [6SE], S5064 [7SE], S5120, S5121, S5136, S5143 [11SE], S5227, S5232, S5233 [12SE], S5745 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (H.R. 2288), S4674 [1AU]

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), S3339 [7JN], S3399 [12JN], S3493, S3495 [14JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4301, S4321, S4322, S4327, S4329, S4330, S4331 [26JY], S4458, S4514, S4531, S4587 [27JY]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7572, S7576, S7591, S7594 [30NO], S7700 [1DE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2810, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6424 [17OC]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S1935 [22MR]

Articles and editorials

Government Gorsuch Wants To Undo, Emily Bazelon and Eric Posner, New York (NY) Times, S2343 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see S. 1034), S5481 [13SE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1730), S4767 [2AU]

Airports: provide for private lactation areas in the terminals of large and medium hub airports (see S. 1110), S6288 [3OC]

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 Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1182), S3042 [18MY]

Animals: honor service to the Armed Forces provided by military working dogs and contract working dogs, also known as ‘‘war dogs’’ (see S. Res. 160), S4117 [20JY]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 654), S1840 [15MR]

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]

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1619), S4193 [25JY]

——— provide flexibility in housing treatment of families of members undergoing a permanent change of station by allowing them to leave early or remain at their current duty station for up to six months (see S. 1154), S3071 [22MY]

——— provide for issuance of Gold Star Installation Access Card to next of kin of members who die while serving and ensure that remarried surviving spouses with children remain eligible for benefits (see S. 2088), S8150 [19DE]

——— 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), S3009 [17MY]

Aviation: improve response to sexual assault or harassment on board a passenger aircraft (see S. 1605), S4116 [20JY]

——— preserve State, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights relative to unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 1272), S3212 [25MY]

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]

Business and industry: modify standards for unlawful acquisitions (see S. 1812), S5743 [14SE]

——— 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]

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]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 2250), S8149 [19DE]

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

Climate: provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 2176), S7563 [30NO]

Coast Guard: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1021), S2721 [3MY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 553), S1639 [7MR]

Commission To End Russian Interference in U.S. Elections: establish (see S. 27), S113 [5JA]

Committee on Cybersecurity (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 23), S1691 [8MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform investigations of claims of violations of rights and protections by employees, update sexual harassment prevention and response training, and institute discrimination surveys (see S. 2159), S7892 [6DE]

——— require discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training, institute discrimination surveys, and require disclosure of sexual misconduct settlements (see S. 2236), S8046 [14DE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see S. Res. 272), S6223 [28SE]

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]

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]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 643), S1840 [15MR]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 1786), S5114 [11SE]

——— establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 1659), S4426 [27JY]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1143), S3009 [17MY]

——— 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), S5743 [14SE]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (see S. 1693), S4667 [1AU]

——— extend civil statute of limitations for victims of Federal sex offenses and clarify the start of the timeframe for a victim to bring a claim (see S. 30), S154 [9JA]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 606), S1743 [9MR]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 322), S6360 [5OC]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1539), S7063 [7NO]

——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see S. 104), S276 [11JA]

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

Cybersecurity: provide grants to assist States in developing and implementing plans to address cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities (see S. 516), S3070 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make available certain records relative to the Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act and provide for an alternative tax depreciation system for taxpayers violating rules under such acts (see S. 503), S1577 [2MR]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 1767), S5115 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see S. 891), S2449 [7AP]

——— 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]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 856), S2363 [4AP]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see S. 806), S2175 [3AP]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see S. 1784), S5114 [11SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 954), S2615 [27AP]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2037), S6923 [31OC]

——— 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 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]

——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 1650), S4425 [27JY]

——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see S. 382), S1217 [15FE]

——— establish the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training pilot program to provide training to help identify and protect victims of human trafficking (see S. 256), S4668 [1AU]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 292), S3042 [18MY]

——— 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), S6187 [27SE]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 2100), S7109 [8NO]

——— 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 Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (see S. 1829), S6188 [27SE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (see S. 652), S2531 [25AP]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 2006), S6924 [31OC]

——— require States to adopt a centralized system to expedite placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and provide grants to States to develop such a system (see S. 1257), S3212 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at a port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 349), S1070 [9FE]

——— 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), S2801 [8MY]

——— prevent Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from using Mahan Air (company) for support of terrorist activities by addressing security of flights from airports where the airline has landed (see S. 1011), S2680 [2MY]

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]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers (see S. 583), S1689 [8MR]

——— establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison populations (see S. 1458), S3830 [28JN]

——— establish a national endangered missing advisory communications network (see S. 2211), S7929 [7DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (see S. 705), S4939 [5SE]

——— improve Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program through weekly online updates on pending claims, reporting on aggregate statistics on claims, and reducing wait times for receipt of compensation (see S. 419), S1743 [9MR]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2152), S7946 [11DE]

——— reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (see S. 782), S2152 [30MR]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see S. 1735), S4827 [3AU]

——— strengthen foreign agent registration requirements and impose civil financial penalties on lobbyists who fail to comply with such requirements (see S. 1679), S4620 [31JY]

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]

——— 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]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 1341), S3396 [12JN]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2122), S7213 [14NO]

——— provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2017), S6853 [26OC]

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), S3041 [18MY]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 630), S1839 [15MR]

——— 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. 853), S2363 [4AP]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— review termination characterization of former employees fired for sexual orientation (see S. 1420), S3731 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 999), S2650 [1MY]

——— prohibit oil-, gas- and methane hydrate-related seismic activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 1263), S3212 [25MY]

——— prohibit revision of approved oil and gas leasing program 5-year plan (see S. 985), S2616 [27AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish additional fund to ensure consumers do not lose access to over-the-air broadcast television as a result of reorganization of broadcast television spectrum (see S. 1632), S4299 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and expand the scope of activities under outreach and education programs to include human trafficking prevention activities (see S. 1536), S4431 [27JY]

——— disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking (see S. 1532), S4431 [27JY]

——— implement proposed rule mandating sleep apnea testing and treatment for rail operators and commercial truck drivers (see S. 1883), S6361 [5OC]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 1423), S3731 [22JN]

——— modify regulation relative to policies of air carriers on denied boarding (see S. 947), S2553 [26AP]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers for services provided (see S. 1037), S2774 [4MY]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see S. 2219), S8047 [14DE]

——— revise regulations relative to oversold flights to prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such flights (see S. 1733), S4827 [3AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow survivors of deceased servicemembers, who had Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits transferred to them, to reallocate those benefits to other designated survivors (see S. 1330), S3362 [8JN]

——— apply certain penalties to bad employees and ensure appropriate due process protections for whistleblowers (see S. 1094), S3215 [25MY]

——— apply requirements that Federal employees who are service-connected disabled veterans are provided leave to undergo treatment for such disabilities to Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 899), S3397 [12JN]

——— authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 112), S3363 [8JN]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1467), S3830 [28JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 422), S1996 [27MR]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relating to preventative health services (see S. 1161), S3009 [17MY]

——— establish processes to ensure non-departmental health care providers are using safe practices in prescribing opioids to veterans (see S. 2134), S7262 [15NO]

——— 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 health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 833), S2362 [4AP]

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

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 681), S1890 [21MR]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 1072), S7564 [30NO]

——— improve provision of health care (see S. 1526), S3920 [11JY]

——— improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 804), S3363 [8JN]

——— increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 1209), S3098 [23MY]

——— increase oversight and accountability of contractors (see S. 543), S3363 [8JN]

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to educational assistance (see S. 1598), S4115 [20JY]

——— 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), S1579 [2MR]

——— 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]

——— prohibit smoking in Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 2119), S7177 [13NO]

——— provide documents on oversight of Electronic Health Record Modernization Program to ensure medical records are available electronically and are easily transferrable between medical facilities (see S. 2063), S7001 [2NO]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see S. 2038), S6923 [31OC]

——— provide grants to States to assist active-duty military, reservists, and veterans trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (see S. 1393), S3860 [29JN]

——— 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. 1024), S2721 [3MY]

——— 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), S3363 [8JN]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 910), S4620 [31JY]

——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 1318), S3362 [8JN]

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

Diseases and disorders: recognize importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide (see S. Res. 310), S6854 [26OC]

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

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1933), S6359 [5OC]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 207), S444 [24JA]

——— increase State funding for response to opioid misuse crisis and research on addiction and pain relative to substance misuse crisis (see S. 2004), S6854 [26OC]

——— prevent regulatory oversight from disrupting ability of emergency medical personnel to administer certain controlled substances (see S. 916), S4026 [17JY]

——— require use of prescription drug monitoring programs and facilitate information sharing among States that receive Federal funding to combat opioid abuse (see S. 778), S6924 [31OC]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see S. 701), S1932 [22MR]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 2240), S8046 [14DE]

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), S1840 [15MR]

——— 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]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2019), S6853 [26OC]

EPA: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relative to restoration and stewardship of Long Island Sound (see S. 675), S1890 [21MR]

FAA: require airlines to disclose information on cyberattacks on aircraft and support systems and identify and address cybersecurity threats to the U.S. commercial aviation system (see S. 679), S1890 [21MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1303), S3328 [7JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 528), S1603 [6MR]

Farmington River and Salmon Brook: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 617), S3920 [11JY]

FCC: prohibit application of private land use restrictions to amateur service communications without reasonable accommodations (see S. 1534), S3960 [12JY]

——— 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]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 1113), S6404 [16OC]

——— prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1706), S6643 [19OC]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 974), S2615 [27AP]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see S. 1989), S7975 [12DE]

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]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 861), S2363 [4AP] (see S. 2274), S8260 [21DE]

——— recognize contributions and oppose efforts to reduce pay and benefits, eliminate employment protections, undermine collective bargaining, and increase use of contractors for inherently governmental activities (see S. Res. 51), S746 [6FE]

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act: include active financial conflicts of interest involving the President, Vice President, or certain family members on USASpending.gov (Internet site) (see S. 1026), S2721 [3MY]

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), S2426 [4AP]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 305), S6816 [25OC]

Financial institutions: grant State attorneys general ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws applicable to national banks (see S. 2272), S8260 [21DE]

——— provide justice to victims of fraud by preventing use of forced arbitration clauses attached to real accounts to prevent lawsuits over fraudulent accounts (see S. 552), S1639 [7MR]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 1212), S3145 [24MY]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (see S. 2135), S7262 [15NO]

——— 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), S6321 [4OC]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1945), S6359 [5OC]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see S. 533), S1603 [6MR]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 2095), S7109 [8NO]

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

——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see S. 1992), S6642 [19OC]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 793), S2152 [30MR]

Flag—U.S.: require U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of first responders who die in the line of duty (see S. 1108), S2916 [11MY]

Foreign aid: 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), S2934 [15MY]

Forrestal (U.S.S.): anniversary of fire onboard, tribute to those who lost their lives, and commemorate efforts of survivors (see S. Res. 234), S4426 [27JY]

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 38), S595 [1FE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 928), S2530 [25AP]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 1815), S5743 [14SE]

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

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see S. 1406), S3731 [22JN]

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), S5004 [6SE]

Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1554), S3997 [13JY]

Hezbollah (terrorist organization): impose additional sanctions (see S. 1595), S6224 [28SE]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see S. 1627), S4192 [25JY]

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

Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act: enhance (see S. 1517), S3858 [29JN]

Human rights: increase role of financial industry in combatting human trafficking (see S. 2080), S7064 [7NO]

——— prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the U.S. (see S. 1312), S3687 [21JN]

——— provide assistance in abolishing human trafficking in the U.S. (see S. 1311), S3687 [21JN]

Human Rights Day: observance (see S. Res. 350), S7930 [7DE]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see S. 2165), S7360 [28NO]

Immigration: reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see S. 180), S360 [20JA]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1168), S3010 [17MY]

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), S2492 [24AP]

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), S1997 [27MR]

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), S3215 [25MY]

——— 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]

Kennedy, John F.: mint commemorative coins (see S. 1568), S6536 [18OC]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: impose sanctions (see S. 1591), S7406 [29NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 569), S2801 [8MY]

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]

Law enforcement officers: provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental health and wellbeing of law enforcement officers (see S. 867), S2917 [11MY]

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

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 212), S3858 [29JN]

Medicaid: ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see S. 1797), S5215 [12SE]

——— provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities (see S. 1169), S6924 [31OC]

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), S3042 [18MY]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1879), S7892 [6DE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 445), S2554 [26AP]

——— 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), S4939 [5SE]

——— make premium and cost sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico (see S. 815), S2214 [4AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1001), S2680 [2MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 497), S2048 [28MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 109), S3396 [12JN]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 1742), S4940 [5SE]

——— provide for home infusion therapy services temporary transition payment (see S. 1738), S4827 [3AU]

——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see S. 2011), S6925 [31OC]

——— remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see S. 1132), S4026 [17JY]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 253), S2215 [4AP]

——— 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), S3363 [8JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see S. 2026), S6854 [26OC]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1242), S3211 [25MY]

Motor vehicles: develop standards to prevent hacking of vehicle control systems, make owners aware of vehicle data collection, and disclose vehicle performance relative to security and privacy (see S. 680), S1890 [21MR]

——— protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see S. 1159), S3009 [17MY]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1503), S3858 [29JN]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 233), S4300 [26JY]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see S. 2029), S6854 [26OC]

National Birthday of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force: designate (see S. Res. 121), S2425 [4AP]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S5743 [14SE]

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), S2966 [16MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 179), S3213 [25MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 179), S3213 [25MY]

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

National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 287), S6360 [5OC]

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 221), S4082 [19JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 270), S6223 [28SE]

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 Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 125), S2450 [7AP]

National security: improve surface transportation and maritime security (see S. 763), S2216 [4AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 163), S2964 [16MY]

National Teachers Hall of Fame: designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators (see S. 167), S4431 [27JY]

National Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 185), S3328 [7JN]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 267), S5886 [25SE]

Navy: state U.S. policy on minimum number of available battle force ships (see S. 1414), S3731 [22JN]

NLRB: strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and provide stronger remedies for interference with these rights (see S. 2143), S7296 [16NO]

NOAA: tribute to National Sea Grant College Program (see S. Res. 124), S2450 [7AP]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 1270), S3212 [25MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 172), S3042 [18MY]

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]

OSHA: clarify when the time period for issuance of certain citations begins and require an employer to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 1122), S2932 [15MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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), S2721 [3MY]

Pesticides: ban use of chlorpyrifos (see S. 1624), S4192 [25JY]

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 financing of Senate elections (see S. 1640), S4300 [26JY]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1726), S4767 [2AU]

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]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: disclose income, assets, and liabilities with countries in negotiations with U.S. on trade or investment agreement, subject to trade enforcement actions, or eligible for trade preference programs (see S. 408), S1304 [16FE]

Privacy: allow domestic violence victims who are participating in State Address Confidentiality Programs to use their confidential substitute address when creating new public records at the Federal level (see S. 1889), S6223 [28SE]

——— 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]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see S. 1654), S4426 [27JY]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 546), S1639 [7MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 153), S2721 [3MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S1578 [2MR]

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]

Russia: condemn violence and persecution of gay and perceived to be gay men in Chechnya (see S. Res. 211), S3858 [29JN]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see S. 94), S1161 [14FE]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to establish a joint cybersecurity unit and call for the President to accept Russian interference in the 2016 election and establish a commission to investigate such interference (see S. 1544), S3961 [12JY]

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

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1064), S6135 [26SE]

Science: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see S. 338), S867 [6FE]

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), S7334 [27NO]

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), S6224 [28SE]

Social Security: allow States to provide foster care maintenance payments for children of parents in a licensed residential family-based substance abuse treatment facility and reauthorize grants to improve family well-being (see S. 1268), S3556 [15JN]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 379), S1449 [27FE]

——— 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), S6453 [17OC]

——— require applicable manufacturers to include information on payments made to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other advance practice nurses in certain transparency reports (see S. 308), S745 [6FE]

Sports: expand purposes of U.S. Olympic Committee and designate U.S. Center for Safe Sport (see S. 1426), S3998 [13JY]

——— 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), S1603 [6MR]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 337), S867 [6FE]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 649), S1840 [15MR]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 835), S2362 [4AP]

Taxation: disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see S. 2115), S7156 [9NO]

——— ensure deductions for State and local taxes remain intact (see S. 2254), S8149 [19DE]

——— establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (see S. 1369), S4830 [3AU]

——— 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), S1605 [6MR]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 82), S204 [10JA]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 955), S2615 [27AP]

——— increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1238), S3211 [25MY]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 540), S1639 [7MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 407), S1304 [16FE]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for returns outside the 3-year limitation (see S. 1564), S3997 [13JY]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1151), S6454 [17OC]

——— provide an exclusion from income for student loan forgiveness for students who have died or become disabled (see S. 405), S1304 [16FE]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 1020), S2720 [3MY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 247), S489 [30JA]

——— provide incentives for increased investment in clean energy (see S. 1068), S3329 [7JN]

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 1837), S5860 [19SE]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 108), S6854 [26OC]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies and apply savings to deficit reduction (see S. 1710), S4766 [2AU]

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

Telecommunications: promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 742), S2047 [28MR]

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see S. 2148), S7296 [16NO]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see S. 272), S656 [2FE]

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]

——— prohibit funding to implement Executive order establishing Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (see S. 1547), S3961 [12JY]

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

——— 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), S489 [30JA] (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]

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), S444 [24JA]

Ukraine: condemn Russian aggression, call for immediate cessation of all activities, affirm sanctions should not be lifted until Russia complies with international agreements, and support sovereignty (see S. Res. 100), S1996 [27MR]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see S. Res. 350), S7930 [7DE]

Veterans: expand TRICARE program to include veterans entitled to certain Medicare benefits due to conditions or injuries incurred during service and waive Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for such veterans (see S. 2117), S7157 [9NO]

——— increase amounts payable for dependency and indemnity compensation and modify requirements for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death (see S. 1990), S6642 [19OC]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 784), S2152 [30MR]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 1437), S3765 [26JN]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 360), S1129 [13FE]

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

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1588), S4082 [19JY]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 807), S7002 [2NO]

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]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S2365 [4AP]

——— 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), S656 [2FE]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see S. 1256), S3212 [25MY]

——— 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

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]

Armed Forces: improve protections for survivors of a sexual assault regarding separation, or characterization of separation and change procedures of boards for correction of military records and discharge review boards (see S. 1543), S3961 [12JY]

——— issue ‘‘Gold Star Families Forever Stamp’’ to honor sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one in combat (see S. 342), S967 [6FE]

Barrios, Luis: relief (see S. 1019), S2720 [3MY]

Chavarria, Nury: relief (see S. 1625), S4192 [25JY]

Courts: prohibit enforcement by employers of pre-dispute arbitration agreements containing confidentiality clauses (see S. 647), S1840 [15MR]

CPSC: require imitation firearms to be manufactured in distinctive colors (see S. 2150), S7297 [16NO]

Darwin Day: designate (see S. Res. 59), S1091 [10FE]

Dept. of Education: provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see S. 1412), S3731 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to encourage States to adopt firearms transfer and possession policies to prevent domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms (see S. 2045), S6923 [31OC]

——— 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]

Dept. of Transportation: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 965), S2615 [27AP] (see S. 1502), S3858 [29JN]

——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see S. 1666), S4426 [27JY]

——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 1634), S4299 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans affected by school closures to continue receiving monthly stipends under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1489), S3857 [29JN]

——— carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at departmental medical centers (see S. 1873), S6186 [27SE]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (see S. 712), S1974 [23MR]

Emin, Adrian: relief (see S. 1826), S5800 [18SE]

FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers (see S. 1418), S3731 [22JN]

——— improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see S. 1626), S4192 [25JY]

——— issue regulations establishing minimum dimensions for seats in passenger aircraft and require airlines to post on their websites the amount of space available for each passenger on an aircraft (see S. 596), S1742 [9MR]

FCC: submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans (see S. 1950), S6359 [5OC]

FDA: provide cybersecurity protections for medical devices (see S. 1656), S4426 [27JY]

Firearms: prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (see S. 1923), S6358 [5OC]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 2044), S6923 [31OC]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 1939), S6359 [5OC]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see S. 1680), S4620 [31JY]

FTC: grant authority to establish safeguards to protect privacy and data security of broadband Internet users from unfair or deceptive practices (see S. 964), S2615 [27AP]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 1737), S4827 [3AU]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see S. 325), S867 [6FE]

Immigration: limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 845), S2363 [4AP]

Information technology: require all persons who acquire, maintain, or use personal information in commerce to have in effect reasonable cybersecurity protections and practices (see S. 1900), S6223 [28SE]

Kolami, Valent: relief (see S. 1120), S2932 [15MY]

NATO: reaffirm commitment (see S. Res. 54), S868 [6FE]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see S. 1999), S6768 [24OC]

Reyes, Marco A.: relief (see S. 1760), S4828 [3AU]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services and improve certain protections from civil court proceedings for members of the uniformed services (see S. 646), S1840 [15MR]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 194), S3555 [15JN]

World War II: recognize crew and commemorate anniversary of loss of San Antonio Rose B–17F during bombing raid of Japanese shipping (see S. Res. 326), S7157 [9NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Letters

Medicaid funding: several Connecticut residents, S3768, S3769 [26JN]

Nomination of Elisabeth Prince (Betsy) DeVos to be Sec. of Education: Connecticut teacher, S800 [6FE]

SSA rule on improving National Instant Criminal Background Check System by including certain recipients of disability benefits: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S1151 [14FE]

——— Daniel B. Fisher, National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, S1153 [14FE]

——— Tom Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1151 [14FE]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4290 [26JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

Read, Margaret, S5706 [13SE]

Rhodes, Julia, S4348 [26JY]

Wesson, Kyle, S4348 [26JY]

Remarks

Acosta, R. Alexander: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S2543 [26AP]

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: anniversary, S1300• [16FE]

Brand, Rachel L.: nomination to be Associate Attorney General, S2984 [17MY]

Bridgeport, CT: anniversary of L’Ambiance Plaza construction site collapse, S2487• [24AP], S2543 [26AP]

Budget: deficit, S7685 [1DE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S134, S149 [9JA], S267 [11JA]

Bush, John K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4071 [19JY]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to political views, S4071 [19JY]

Comey, James B., Jr.: termination as FBI Director, S2906–S2908 [11MY], S2984–S2986 [17MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): investigation into relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S3165–S3167 [25MY]

Connecticut: anniversary of Connecticut State Labor Council AFL–CIO, S6258• [2OC]

Connecticut State Medical Society: anniversary, S5882• [25SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (H.J. Res. 111), S6752, S6753, S6754 [24OC]

Courts: authorize appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (H.R. 2266), House amendment, S6728 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), S5721 [14SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1519), S7685 [1DE]

——— provide for additional base realignment and closure rounds, S5722 [14SE]

——— report individuals convicted of disqualifying offenses in military court to National Instant Criminal Background Check System to prevent access to firearms, S7052 [7NO]

Dept. of Defense, GSA, and NASA: disapprove rule requiring Federal contractors to disclose Federal labor law compliance information, paycheck transparency, and voluntary consent to arbitration of employee claims (H.J. Res. 37), S1591 [6MR]

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), S2123 [30MR]

——— disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (S.J. Res. 13), S1527 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (S. 782), S3548 [15JN]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (S. 1735), S6941 [1NO]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (H.J. Res. 83), S1912 [22MR]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 67), S2094 [29MR]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 66), S2094 [29MR], S2712 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance protections by non-departmental providers under the Veterans Choice Program to prevent opioid abuse and addiction, S4714 [2AU]

——— improve accountability of employees (S. 12), S2599 [27AP]

——— make certain improvements in laws (H.R. 3218), S4714 [2AU]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (H.R. 2288), S4713 [2AU]

——— submit an annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees (S. 114), House amendments, S4713 [2AU]

——— Veterans Choice Program funding, S4713 [2AU]

DeVos, Elisabeth Prince (Betsy): nomination to be Sec. of Education, S797 [6FE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, S6728 [24OC]

DuPont, WA: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, Amtrak train derailment, S8078 [19DE]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, S7549 [30NO]

FCC: decision to repeal net neutrality regulations, S8020 [14DE]

——— disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (S.J. Res. 34), S1951 [23MR]

——— proposal to repeal net neutrality regulations, S2994 [17MY], S3946 [12JY], S7993 [13DE]

Firearms: gun control, S6265 [2OC], S7051 [7NO], S8020 [14DE]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (S. 2135), S7273 [16NO], S8021 [14DE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (H.R. 38), S6266 [2OC], S8021 [14DE]

——— provide that silencers would be treated the same as long guns relative to registration and transfer laws (H.R. 367), S6266 [2OC]

Gorsuch, Neil M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S2342, S2344, S2399 [4AP]

Hurricanes: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by, Hurricane Irma, S5868 [19SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, S6120 [26SE], S6175 [27SE], S6205 [28SE]

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 (S. 1615), S4991 [6SE], S7971 [12DE]

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), motion to proceed, S3315, S3316 [7JN]

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, S6265 [2OC]

Medicaid: create a point of order against legislation that would convert to a block grant, impose spending caps, or decrease coverage, S134 [9JA]

——— funding, S3715 [22JN], S3768 [26JN], S3819 [28JN], S3926 [11JY]

Medicare: create a point of order against legislation that would increase eligibility age, privatize, or convert to a voucher system, S134 [9JA]

Mueller, Robert S., III: appointment as special counsel to investigate relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S3165–S3167 [25MY]

——— special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S8207 [21DE]

Mulvaney, Representative: nomination to be OMB Director, S1177 [15FE]

NAACP: anniversary of Danbury, CT, branch, S6448• [17OC]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals, S3680 [21JN]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S8020 [14DE]

Pai, Ajit V.: nomination to the FCC, S6176 [27SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S134, S149 [9JA], S1043 [9FE], S3588 [19JN], S3680 [21JN]

——— impact of Prevention and Public Health Fund, S149 [9JA]

——— repeal, S134, S149 [9JA], S267 [11JA], S1043 [9FE]

——— repeal mandates and replace Medicaid expansion, tax credits, and cost-sharing premium subsidies with block grants to States, S5868 [19SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S3588 [19JN], S3670, S3680, S3693 [21JN], S3715 [22JN], S3768 [26JN], S3818 [28JN], S3926 [11JY], S4234, S4248 [26JY], S4375, S4395 [27JY], S5868 [19SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: women’s health care services funding, S2123 [30MR]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2342, S2344, S2399 [4AP]

Price, Representative Tom: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S1043 [9FE]

Pruitt, E. Scott: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1262 [16FE]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and opposition to EPA regulations as Attorney General of Oklahoma, S1262 [16FE]

Puerto Rico: establish an oversight board to assist Puerto Rico in managing its public finances, S6121 [26SE]

Rosenstein, Rod J.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2516 [25AP]

Rush-Kittle, Regina: Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, S7843• [5DE]

Russia: call for special counsel to investigate relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1150 [14FE], S1262 [16FE], S1562 [2MR], S1660 [8MR], S2095 [29MR], S2516–S2518 [25AP], S2906–S2908 [11MY], S2984–S2986 [17MY]

——— criminal charges resulting from investigation into relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S6940 [1NO]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities, S3316 [7JN]

——— investigation into relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S7251 [15NO]

——— provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit application of sanctions, S3316 [7JN]

Senate Rules: provide for cloture on nominations to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority, S2399 [4AP]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of judicial nominees, S2342, S2344 [4AP]

Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, S299–S301 [12JA], S839 [6FE]

——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, S299–S301 [12JA]

SSA: disapprove rule on implementation of legislation improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by including certain recipients of disability benefits (H.J. Res. 40), S1150, S1151 [14FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S411 [24JA]

——— decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt relative to Texas law restricting access to abortion services, S411 [24JA]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7400 [29NO], S7549 [30NO], S7685 [1DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S8078 [19DE]

Tillerson, Rex W.: nomination to be Sec. of State, S530 [31JA]

——— suitability to be Sec. of State relative to position as CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp., S530 [31JA]

Trump, President: decision relative to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S4991 [6SE], S5272 [13SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, S7274 [16NO]

——— Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, S473 [30JA], S531 [31JA]

——— Executive order to improve accountabillity and whistleblower protection at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2599 [27AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule on non-subsistence taking of wildlife and public participation and closure procedures for national wildlife refuges in Alaska (H.J. Res. 69), S1876 [21MR]

Wray, Christopher A.: nomination to be FBI Director, S4645 [1AU]

Tributes

Kaliko, Joe, S3990• [13JY]