BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S79, S118, S119, S120 [5JA], S155, S157, S160, S161 [9JA], S205, S206, S211, S212, S213, S215, S216, S217, S219 [10JA], S253, S277, S278, S279, S280, S282, S283, S284, S285, S286, S287, S292 [11JA]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6577, S6579, S6586, S6588 [18OC], S6620, S6644, S6664, S6668, S6669, S6670, S6685, S6687, S6688, S6696, S6699 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), S4200 [25JY], S4455, S4464, S4559, S4560, S4579 [27JY], S4622 [31JY], S4886 [3AU], S5066 [7SE], S5115, S5118, S5137, S5142, S5163 [11SE], S5230, S5232, S5233, S5235, S5240 [12SE], S5482, S5483, S5682, S5700, S5701 [13SE], S5788, S5794, S5802 [18SE]

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

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), S3368 [8JN], S3399, S3410 [12JN], S3429 [13JN], S3495 [14JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4315, S4330, S4331 [26JY], S4432, S4513, S4514, S4605 [27JY]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7475, S7477, S7478, S7479, S7481, S7489 [29NO], S7592, S7595 [30NO], S7700, S7757 [1DE]

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]

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: anniversary (see S. Res. 75), S1540 [1MR]

Air Force: anniversary (see S. Res. 262), S5800 [18SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 236), S2616 [27AP]

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 Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 322), S7062 [7NO]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1182), S4300 [26JY]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 654), S7001 [2NO]

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

Armed Forces: allow credit reporting agencies to notify active servicemembers when an adverse action is posted on their credit report (see S. 2181), S7563 [30NO]

——— 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), S4620 [31JY]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 2141), S7296 [16NO]

——— require prompt reporting of any member convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Conduct to National Instant Criminal Background Check System for legal firearms purchases (see S. 2129), S7262 [15NO]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see S. 315), S868 [6FE]

Ashland University: tribute to women’s basketball team (see S. Res. 132), S2450 [7AP]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (see S. 1158), S3009 [17MY]

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]

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), S7564 [30NO]

Bunning, Jim: tribute (see S. Res. 184), S3242 [5JN]

Burma: condemn acts of violence against Rohingya population and call on Aung San Suu Kyi to play an active role in ending this humanitarian tragedy (see S. Res. 250), S6455 [17OC]

Business and industry: provide incentives for businesses to keep jobs in America (see S. 234), S445 [24JA]

Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. Res. 88), S1841 [15MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of American POW/MIA Chair of Honor (see S. Con. Res. 26), S6404 [16OC]

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

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 834), S2362 [4AP]

China: express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemn practice of non-consenting organ harvesting (see S. Res. 220), S3997 [13JY]

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

Coal: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see S. 738), S1995 [27MR]

Colleges and universities: anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities (see S. Res. 366), S8260 [21DE]

——— 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]

Columbus, OH: designate Veterans Memorial and Museum as National Veterans Memorial and Museum (see S. 841), S2363 [4AP]

Commission To End Russian Interference in U.S. Elections: establish (see S. 27), S276 [11JA]

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), S8007 [13DE]

——— require discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training, institute discrimination surveys, and require disclosure of sexual misconduct settlements (see S. 2236), S8071 [18DE]

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]

Corps of Engineers: release interim report on aquatic nuisance species control in the Great Lakes (see S. 1398), S3686 [21JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses for claims rising under Federal or State statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a State constitution (see S. 550), S1639 [7MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 537), S1638 [7MR]

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

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see S. 1819), S5743 [14SE]

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]

——— 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), S7263 [15NO]

——— vacate certain convictions and expunge certain arrests of victims of human trafficking (see S. 104), S2616 [27AP]

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

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

——— reauthorize Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (see S. 1629), S4192 [25JY]

——— restrict use of funds for the long-range standoff weapon until a Nuclear Posture Review is completed that includes an assessment of the capabilities and effects of the use of such a weapon (see S. 574), S1689 [8MR]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1366), S3554 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 161), S2882 [10MY] (see S. Res. 170), S3010 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1162), S3009 [17MY]

——— allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (see S. 206), S1690 [8MR]

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 1135), S2964 [16MY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 856), S2493 [24AP]

——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see S. 601), S1743 [9MR]

——— 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]

——— improve the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program (see S. 2268), S8260 [21DE]

——— increase financial support available for working students (see S. 1155), S3009 [17MY]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see S. 597), S3042 [18MY]

——— provide grants for repair, renovation, and construction of public elementary and secondary schools and establish a school infrastructure bond program (see S. 1674), S4620 [31JY]

——— provide greater support to college students with dependents by increasing access to on-campus child care (see S. 1690), S6643 [19OC]

——— 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]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Appalachian regional energy hub as an energy infrastructure project and make such project eligible for certain loan guarantees (see S. 1337), S3457 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see S. 469), S1500 [28FE]

——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 92), S1130 [13FE]

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

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and distribute maternity care health professionals to such areas (see S. 783), S7001 [2NO]

——— develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see S. 382), S1779 [13MR]

——— establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty (see S. 1630), S4192 [25JY]

——— establish the Military Trauma Team Placement Program and Military Trauma Care Provider Placement Program (see S. 1022), S6453 [17OC]

——— 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]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 657), S1840 [15MR]

——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (see S. 1829), S5860 [19SE]

——— reauthorize program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children (see S. 652), S2493 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), S1973 [23MR]

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), S2965 [16MY]

——— make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available (see S. 1882), S6223 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 855), S2363 [4AP]

——— establish Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 1081), S2881 [10MY]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 515), S1577 [2MR]

——— 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]

——— promote economic security and workplace accountability for workers of air carriers, and their subcontractors (see S. 2079), S7015 [6NO]

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 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]

——— apply Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to active duty servicemembers, Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients, and programs pursued on half-time basis or less (see S. 798), S2152 [30MR]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to veterans for education and training as physician assistants and establish payment structure for physician assistants (see S. 426), S1304 [16FE]

——— carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at departmental medical centers (see S. 1873), S7361 [28NO]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 422), S1806 [14MR]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see S. 319), S745 [6FE]

——— 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), S2493 [24AP]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 681), S1933 [22MR]

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

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

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 1014), S7002 [2NO]

——— 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), S1541 [1MR]

——— 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), S1806 [14MR]

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

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see S. 242), S3363 [8JN]

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

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see S. 283), S4767 [2AU]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims (see S. 712), S1974 [23MR] (see S. 1024), S3830 [28JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 339), S2933 [15MY]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 609), S1778 [13MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 700), S1932 [22MR]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1278), S3212 [25MY]

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

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

Drugs: increase State funding for response to opioid misuse crisis and research on addiction and pain relative to substance misuse crisis (see S. 2004), S6816 [25OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see S. 2157), S7297 [16NO]

Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 28), S490 [30JA]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1057), S3243 [5JN]

Elections: change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections (see S. 1828), S5800 [18SE]

——— 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]

——— encourage development of best business practices by corporate, academic, or social entities to increase consideration of underrepresented populations for managerial or leadership positions (see S. Res. 11), S205 [10JA]

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

EPA: establish a WaterSense Program (see S. 1700), S4766 [2AU]

——— provide for wastewater and stormwater integrated plan permits, establish an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman, promote green infrastructure for water projects, and revise financial capability guidance (see S. 692), S1891 [21MR]

——— require water treatment works projects funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funds to use domestic iron and steel products (see S. 880), S2425 [4AP]

Ethiopia: support respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance (see S. Res. 168), S3010 [17MY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see S. 897), S2449 [7AP]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 842), S2363 [4AP]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 959), S2615 [27AP]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 255), 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]

FEMA: reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1571), S4026 [17JY]

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

Financial Stability Oversight Council: modify term of independent member (see S. 1463), S3830 [28JN]

Firearms: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (see S. 2135), S8150 [19DE]

——— prohibit possession or transfer of certain firearm accessories that modify semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of automatic weapons (see S. 1916), S6361 [5OC]

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

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 2095), S7158 [9NO]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 2009), S6925 [31OC]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 793), S7157 [9NO]

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

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2451 [7AP]

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]

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: prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 640), S1840 [15MR]

——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see S. 2172), S7405 [29NO]

——— save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see S. 1112), S6971 [1NO]

Human rights: prioritize the fight against human trafficking in the U.S. (see S. 1312), S3831 [28JN]

——— provide assistance in abolishing human trafficking in the U.S. (see S. 1311), S3328 [7JN]

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

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

Independent Payment Advisory Board: discontinue process of consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal to reduce growth rate of Medicare spending (see S.J. Res. 16), S1130 [13FE]

——— repeal (see S. 251), S1130 [13FE]

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

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 423), S1304 [16FE]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see S. 1194), S3457 [13JN]

International relations: recognize that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation (see S. Res. 357), S7975 [12DE]

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]

——— prohibit seizures relative to structuring transactions unless the property seized is derived from illegal sources or funds were structured to conceal criminal violations and require notice and post-seizure hearings (see S. 824), S2215 [4AP]

Israel: 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), S315 [12JA]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: impose sanctions (see S. 1591), S7214 [14NO]

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), S2554 [26AP]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1533), S3960 [12JY]

——— provide a standard definition of therapeutic family care services (see S. 1357), S3607 [19JN]

——— 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), S3010 [17MY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1879), S6971 [1NO]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1044), S2774 [4MY]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied to certain hospitals (see S. 397), S1218 [15FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 445), S2531 [25AP]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see S. 1291), S3294 [6JN]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 1304), S3328 [7JN]

——— expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services (see S. 431), S4116 [20JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 1533), S3960 [12JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 497), S1577 [2MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 109), S313 [12JA]

——— provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 464), S1892 [21MR]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 1742), S4827 [3AU]

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

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 486), S1540 [1MR]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (see S. 637), S1840 [15MR]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 253), S1130 [13FE]

——— 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. 348), S1070 [9FE] (see S. 1688), S4667 [1AU]

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

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 854), S2363 [4AP]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 175), S342 [17JA]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1105), S2915 [11MY] (see S. 1911), S6288 [3OC]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 77), S1540 [1MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 233), S4621 [31JY]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see S. 2029), S7214 [14NO]

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

National Employee Ownership Month: designate (see S. Res. 295), S6642 [19OC]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 230), S4136 [24JY]

National Family Service Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 259), S5743 [14SE]

National Former POW Recognition Day: observance (see S. Res. 138), S2530 [25AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 156), S2775 [4MY]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 43), S656 [2FE]

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

NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment (see S. 1838), S5860 [19SE]

——— 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]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1246), S3211 [25MY]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 314), S6875 [30OC]

——— prohibit the conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see S. 200), S3242 [5JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see S. 1000), S2650 [1MY]

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: establish a public health insurance option (see S. 194), S399 [23JA]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 1462), S4117 [20JY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 58), S6404 [16OC]

Pensions: modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1076), S2846 [9MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve access to affordable prescription drugs (see S. 771), S2099 [29MR]

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

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]

Postal Service: require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see S. 372), S2554 [26AP]

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]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 936), S2530 [25AP]

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

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]

——— provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit application of sanctions (see S. 341), S967 [6FE]

Saudi Arabia: limit transfers of air-to-ground munitions from the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 40), S3244 [5JN]

SBA: extend eligibility of redesignated areas as HUBZones (see S. 690), S3961 [12JY]

——— improve the HUBZone program (see S. 929), S3651 [20JN]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see S. 380), S1217 [15FE]

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), S4300 [26JY]

Ships and vessels: exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 89), S205 [10JA]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 273), S6223 [28SE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 379), S2933 [15MY]

——— extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1827), S5800 [18SE]

——— improve access to, and delivery of, children’s health services through school-based health centers under State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 356), S1129 [13FE]

——— 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]

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

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see S. 1051), S2774 [4MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for investments in qualified production facilities (see S. 1540), S3961 [12JY]

——— allow individuals to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn an income (see S. 818), S2365 [4AP]

——— allow rollovers between certain college savings accounts and ABLE accounts (see S. 816), S2365 [4AP]

——— create a tax credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see S. 262), S594 [1FE]

——— enhance the child and dependent care tax credit (see S. 470), S1500 [28FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1589), S4082 [19JY]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 82), S1841 [15MR]

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

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see S. 425), S3363 [8JN]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 817), S2365 [4AP]

——— 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]

——— increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1238), S4082 [19JY]

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

——— make permanent certain tax rate reductions on qualified timber gains (see S. 524), S1578 [2MR]

——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 1636), S4300 [26JY]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 384), S2554 [26AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 407), S3555 [15JN]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for returns outside the 3-year limitation (see S. 1564), S4137 [24JY]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 122), S3070 [22MY]

——— provide appropriate rules for application of deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities relative to certain contract manufacturing or production arrangements (see S. 638), S1840 [15MR]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1102), S2915 [11MY] (see S. 1672), S4619 [31JY]

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

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

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), S595 [1FE]

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), S3961 [12JY]

——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 415), S1541 [1MR]

——— rescind Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 240), S489 [30JA] (see S. 274), S595 [1FE] (see S. 608), S1778 [13MR]

——— take certain actions relative to personal business holdings to ensure compliance with emoluments clause of the Constitution while serving as President (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1578 [2MR]

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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Program (see S. 1332), S3362 [8JN]

——— establish Great Lakes Mass Marking Program (see S. 1331), S3362 [8JN]

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

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

Vietnamese Conflict: presume those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of Vietnam have been exposed to Agent Orange and should be eligible for all benefits under the Agent Orange Act (see S. Con. Res. 12), S2532 [25AP]

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

——— provide for voter registration through the Internet, require Election Assistance Commission to establish best practices for election cybersecurity and audits, and provide funding to implement such practices (see S. 1510), S3858 [29JN]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see S. 1783), S6404 [16OC]

——— 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]

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), S360 [20JA]

——— guarantee coverage of certain women’s preventive services under all health plans (see S. 1045), S2774 [4MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 5), S342 [17JA]

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

World War II: 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

Collective bargaining: clarify requirements for meeting the definition of the term ‘‘employee’’ (see S. 2069), S7001 [2NO]

Dakar, Maha: relief (see S. 388), S1218 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety, encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality in which produced, and reauthorize and expand support of these efforts (see S. 1947), S6359 [5OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a process to review foreign investment to determine economic effect of investment on the U.S. (see S. 1983), S6536 [18OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1063), S2774 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts (see S. 1236), S3211 [25MY]

Dept. of Labor: defend and enforce final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see S. Con. Res. 20), S3859 [29JN]

——— increase the minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 2177), S7563 [30NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2147), S7296 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a continuing medical education program for non-departmental medical professionals who treat veterans and their families (see S. 1319), S3362 [8JN]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see S. 764), S2099 [29MR]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 336), S867 [6FE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 802), S2175 [3AP]

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

IRS: make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program (see S. 797), S2152 [30MR]

Isaac M. Wise Temple Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5743 [14SE]

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

Medicaid: allow States to provide medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families (see S. 1148), S3009 [17MY]

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), S1689 [8MR]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see S. 284), S655 [2FE]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 448), S1447 [27FE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 479), S1540 [1MR]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see S. 857), S2363 [4AP]

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: repeal funding limitation (see S. 2238), S8046 [14DE]

Prematurity Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 319), S6970 [1NO]

Public works: ensure that certain Federal public works and infrastructure projects use materials produced in the U.S. (see S. 181), S360 [20JA]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 73), S1501 [28FE]

Social Security: establish a system to evaluate quality of care provided to Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries and provide incentives for voluntary quality improvement (see S. 1317), S3362 [8JN]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1227), S3146 [24MY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 915), S2490 [24AP]

Taxation: establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (see S. 1369), S3554 [15JN]

——— exempt aircraft management services from excise taxes imposed on transportation by air (see S. 321), S867 [6FE]

——— extend the threshold for medical expense deduction for people 65 or older (see S. 1977), S6536 [18OC]

——— facilitate nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-income and underserved populations (see S. 193), S399 [23JA]

——— impose an excise tax on employers with low-wage employees (see S. 1777), S5056 [7SE]

——— include unrepatriated earnings in income of groups that include an inverted corporation (see S. 1673), S4619 [31JY]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see S. 988), S2616 [27AP]

——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds (see S. 773), S2099 [29MR]

——— modify the earned income tax credit to account for the amount by which economic growth has outpaced income growth (see S. 1849), S5860 [19SE]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 1778), S5056 [7SE]

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

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]

Letters

International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband With Technology (INTERDICT) Act: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, S8210 [21DE]

——— Dominick Stokes, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S8210 [21DE]

——— Frederick Ryan, Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (organization), S8210 [21DE]

Nomination of Jeff Sessions to be district judge: Coretta Scott King (1986), S913 [6FE]

SEC rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers: several investors, S651, S652, S653 [2FE]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S265 [11JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4376 [27JY]

Taxation: use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7514 [30NO], S7702 [1DE]

Privilege of the floor

Ahart, Dave, S5889 [25SE]

Burdick, Chris, S3459 [13JN]

Gharpure, Radhika, S6820 [25OC]

Glenn, Cathy, S5889 [25SE]

King, Victoria, S3459 [13JN]

Rubenstein, Melissa, S2156 [30MR]

Wagner, Christa, S1071 [9FE]

Remarks

Branstad, Terry: confirmation as Ambassador to China, S3073 [22MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1882 [21MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2017–2026 (S. Con. Res. 3), S220 [10JA], S264, S265, S266 [11JA]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2018–2027 (H. Con. Res. 71), S6620 [19OC]

Bush, John K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4064 [19JY]

Business and industry: impact of stock market values and corporate profits on workers’ wages, S8013–S8016 [13DE]

Carson, Benjamin S., Sr.: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S1515 [1MR]

Clayton, Jay: nomination to the SEC, S2666, S2676 [2MY]

——— suitability to be SEC Chairman relative to employment as an attorney representing large financial institutions, S2666, S2676 [2MY]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): rules relative to access of news media in Capitol complex, S3442 [13JN]

Compton, J. Paul, Jr.: nomination to be Dept. of HUD General Counsel, S8063 [18DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (H.J. Res. 111), S4630 [31JY], S6106 [26SE], S6738, S6751, S6760 [24OC]

——— eliminate, S1631 [7MR]

——— maintain independence and ensure continued consumer protections, S1631 [7MR], S7327 [27NO]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to notify servicemembers of unauthorized access of their personally identifiable information and provide free credit monitoring and identity theft protection, S5730 [14SE]

——— succession process for acting Director, S7328 [27NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2810), S5730 [14SE]

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), S1599 [6MR]

Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (S. 597), S3037 [18MY]

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), S2128 [30MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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. (H.R. 2142), S8209, S8210, S8211 [21DE]

——— 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. (S. 708), S6390 [16OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers (S. 583), S3037 [18MY]

——— 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 (S. 419), S3037 [18MY]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses (H.J. Res. 83), S1908 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: apply certain penalties to bad employees and ensure appropriate due process protections for whistleblowers (S. 1094), S3484 [14JN]

DeVos, Elisabeth Prince (Betsy): nomination to be Sec. of Education, S812 [6FE]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, S651 [2FE], S2829 [9MY], S6390 [16OC]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S7821–S7823 [4DE]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, S1882 [21MR]

Equifax, Inc.: condemn handling of data breach that exposed consumers’ personally identifiable information, S5730 [14SE], S6336 [5OC]

Financial institutions: use of forced arbitration clauses in contracts with consumers, S4629 [31JY]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), S4387 [27JY]

Gorsuch, Neil M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S2347 [4AP]

Gottlieb, Scott: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S2829 [9MY]

——— suitability to be FDA Commissioner relative to previous opposition to FDA risk evaluation and mitigation strategies to combat substance abuse, S2829 [9MY]

Hassett, Kevin A.: nomination to be Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, S5197 [12SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S1660 [8MR]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, S6089 [25SE]

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), S7969 [12DE]

Insurance: create a point of order against legislation that would undermine access to comprehensive, affordable health care coverage for children, S265 [11JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to strengthen Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S264 [11JA]

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), S3441 [13JN], S3472 [14JN], S3512 [15JN]

Kaplan, Marvin: nomination to the NLRB, S4704 [2AU]

Labor unions: importance, S6957 [1NO]

——— protection of workers’ wages and pensions, S7009 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental health and wellbeing of law enforcement officers (S. 867), S3037 [18MY]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of integration of Central High School, S6089 [25SE]

Marino, Representative: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director, S6390 [16OC]

Medicaid: funding, S1086 [10FE], S4173 [25JY]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 41), S220 [10JA]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, S44 [4JA]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 175), S2327 [4AP]

Mnuchin, Steven T.: nomination to be Sec. of the Treasury, S504 [31JA], S980 [9FE], S1083 [10FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury relative to home mortgage foreclosures while CEO of OneWest Bank, S504 [31JA], S980 [9FE], S1083 [10FE]

Mueller, Robert S., III: special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S8209 [21DE]

National Consumer Protection Week: observance, S1631 [7MR]

National Police Week: observance, S3037 [18MY]

NATO: anniversary, S2212 [4AP]

——— reaffirm commitment to Article 5 relative to an armed attack against a member state, S3512 [15JN]

Otting, Joseph: nomination to be Comptroller of the Currency, S7248 [15NO]

——— suitability to be Comptroller of the Currency relative to foreclosure record while serving as CEO of OneWest Bank (company), S7248 [15NO]

Patenaude, Pamela Hughes: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of HUD, S5729 [14SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S220 [10JA], S1086 [10FE], S1631 [7MR], S1660 [8MR]

——— repeal, S220 [10JA], S264, S265, S266 [11JA], S1086 [10FE], S1631 [7MR], S1660 [8MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S3239 [5JN], S4173 [25JY], S4376 [27JY]

Point of order, S264 [11JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S1367 [16FE]

Price, Representative Tom: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S504 [31JA], S980 [9FE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of HHS relative to investments in medical device company, S504 [31JA], S980 [9FE]

Price, Sec. of HHS: confirmation, S1086 [10FE]

Pruitt, E. Scott: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1367 [16FE]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and opposition to EPA regulations as Attorney General of Oklahoma, S1367 [16FE]

Quarles, Randal: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6307 [4OC]

Robb, Peter B.: nomination to be NLRB General Counsel, S7009–S7011 [6NO]

Russia: condemn human rights abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Chechnya, S2930 [15MY]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities, S3441 [13JN], S3472 [14JN], S3512 [15JN]

——— provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit application of sanctions, S3441 [13JN], S3472 [14JN]

SEC: disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (H.J. Res. 41), S635, S651, S653 [2FE]

Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, S904, S913 [6FE]

——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, S904 [6FE]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 1827), S6806 [25OC], S7326 [27NO], S7511, S7512 [30NO], S8013 [13DE], S8211 [21DE]

Supreme Court: hearing of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 relative to mandatory payment of union fees by public sector employees, S6957 [1NO]

Taxation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide tax benefits to patriot employers that invest in U.S. jobs and provide fair pay and benefits to workers, S6620 [19OC]

——— increase and make permanent the child tax credit, S7702 [1DE]

——— modify and make child tax credit fully refundable to amount paid in payroll tax, S7511 [30NO]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce, S7513, S7516, S7517 [30NO]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1778), S8116 [19DE]

——— strengthen the earned income and child tax credits, S7513 [30NO]

——— strengthen the earned income and child tax credits (S. 1371), S8116 [19DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7010 [6NO], S7326 [27NO], S7511, S7513 [30NO], S7696, S7702 [1DE], S8013 [13DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S8115 [19DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to commit, S7516, S7517 [30NO]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S1599 [6MR]

Warren, Senator: call to order during debate on nomination of Senator Sessions to be Attorney General, S913 [6FE]

Tributes

Ahart, Dave, S6089 [25SE]

Alvarez, Scott, S4186 [25JY]

Christian, Aaron, S3037 [18MY]

Corbin, Joseph C., S3828• [28JN]

Cottrell, Thomas, Jr., S3037 [18MY]

DiAngelis, Dawna, S6872• [30OC]

Dilly, Dave, S7260• [15NO]

DiSario, Steven, S3037 [18MY]

Fahey, David, S537 [31JA]

Gillan, Jacqueline S., S7943• [11DE]

Glenn, Cathy, S6089 [25SE]

Heddles, Willard P., S1300 [16FE]

Johnson, Sean, S3037 [18MY]

Likover, Belle, S4761• [2AU]

Lorentzen, Ronald K., S6398• [16OC]

Smith, Steven, S3037 [18MY]

Stivers, Representative, S2549 [26AP]

Velez, Kenneth, S3037 [18MY]

Wenstrup, Representative, S2549 [26AP]