BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY related term(s) Corporations

Addresses

Employ Montana: Senator Tester, S391–S393 [23JA]

Joint Congressional Address: President Trump, S1495–S1498 [28FE], H1386–H1390 [28FE]

Longmont, CO, Area Chamber of Commerce Anniversary: Senator Gardner, S438 [24JA]

Agenda

Republican Attorneys General Association Summer National Meeting 2015, S422 [24JA]

Amendments

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (organization): permanently authorize the Business Travel Card Program (S. 504), S6140, S6144 [26SE]

BLM: disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 74), H892 [2FE]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 238), H414, H421, H422, H423, H424, H425, H426, H427 [12JA]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 238), consideration (H. Res. 40), H321 [11JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (H. Res. 468), H6231 [25JY]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (H.R. 1699), consideration (H. Res. 635), H9534 [30NO]

Dept. of Defense, GSA, and NASA: disapprove rule requiring contractors to disclose Federal labor law compliance information, paycheck transparency, and voluntary consent to arbitration of claims (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 74), H892 [2FE]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), S1896, S1897 [21MR], S2716, S2727 [3MY], H3090 [3MY]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 305), H3086 [3MY]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 67), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1144 [14FE]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 66), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1144 [14FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (H.R. 1638), H9875, H9876, H9877 [13DE]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (H.R. 1638), consideration (H. Res. 658), H9858 [13DE]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), H3038 [2MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), consideration (H. Res. 299), H3019 [2MY]

FCC: disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (S.J. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 230), H2485 [28MR]

FDA: revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar products (H.R. 2430), S4778 [2AU], S4884 [3AU]

FEMA: reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing flood insurance alternatives (H.R. 2874), consideration (H. Res. 616), H9197 [14NO]

Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), H4731, H4789, H4791, H4793, H4794, H4796, H4797 [8JN]

——— end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provisions, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 375), H4670 [7JN]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), H9913 [14DE]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), consideration (H. Res. 657), H9867 [13DE]

Information technology: ensure appropriate spectrum planning and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things (S. 88), S4888 [3AU]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 241), H2650 [4AP]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 372), consideration (H. Res. 209), H2258 [21MR]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), S5231 [12SE], S6233 [28SE]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3441), consideration (H. Res. 607), H8542 [7NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide temporary increase in transitional workers (H.R. 339), S4674, S4686 [1AU], H6601 [11AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4197, S4198, S4199, S4200, S4218, S4220, S4222 [25JY], S4256, S4263, S4313, S4314, S4315, S4316, S4317, S4318, S4321, S4322, S4325, S4326, S4327, S4329, S4330, S4331, S4332, S4333 [26JY], S4390, S4399, S4442, S4444, S4449, S4450, S4451, S4452, S4455, S4456, S4457, S4458, S4469, S4470, S4471, S4513, S4514, S4519, S4524, S4528, S4531, S4532, S4541, S4555, S4559, S4565, S4566, S4567, S4569, S4570, S4572, S4573, S4577, S4579, S4580, S4587, S4595, S4600, S4603, S4605 [27JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 254)—table (H. Res. 275), H2866 [26AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 308), H4136 [4MY]

Power resources: improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity (H.R. 2883), H6017, H6018, H6019 [19JY]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import/export of oil, natural gas, and electricity (H.R. 2883), consideration (H. Res. 454), H5996 [19JY]

SEC: clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (H.R. 79), H264, H265 [10JA]

——— clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (H.R. 79), consideration (H. Res. 33), H256 [10JA]

——— disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (H.J. Res. 41), consideration (H. Res. 71), H838 [1FE]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (H.R. 477), H9741 [7DE]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (H.R. 477), consideration (H. Res. 647), H9728 [7DE]

——— expand investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company (H.R. 1219), consideration (H. Res. 242), H2714 [5AP]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), H438, H439, H441, H442 [12JA]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), consideration (H. Res. 40), H321 [11JA]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 657), H9867 [13DE]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1343), H2675 [4AP]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1343), consideration (H. Res. 240), H2647 [4AP]

——— provide a safe harbor relative to certain investment fund research reports (S. 327), S5162, S5166, S5167 [11SE]

——— terminate Investment Company Act exemption for companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other U.S. possession (S. 484), S5169 [11SE]

Taxation: provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), S6205, S6232 [28SE], H7633 [28SE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), consideration (H. Res. 538), H7547 [27SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7408, S7409, S7410, S7411, S7412, S7413, S7414, S7415, S7416, S7468, S7469, S7470, S7471, S7472, S7473, S7474, S7475, S7477, S7478, S7479, S7481, S7484, S7486, S7487, S7489 [29NO], S7568, S7569, S7571, S7572, S7573, S7574, S7575, S7576, S7577, S7578, S7579, S7581, S7584, S7588, S7589, S7590, S7591, S7592, S7593, S7594, S7595, S7596, S7597, S7598, S7599, S7600, S7601, S7606, S7609, S7610, S7611, S7612, S7615, S7619, S7620, S7623, S7625, S7626, S7627, S7628, S7635, S7636, S7637, S7638, S7640, S7645, S7646, S7647, S7648, S7649 [30NO], S7700, S7701, S7704, S7707, S7711, S7721, S7722, S7723, S7724, S7725, S7726, S7727, S7729, S7730, S7731, S7743, S7755, S7756, S7757, S7758, S7805 [1DE], S8151 [19DE], H10261 [20DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 619), H9278 [15NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 667), H10198 [19DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 668), H10259 [20DE]

Telecommunications: provide opportunities for broadband investment (S. 19), S4810 [3AU]

Analyses

Require Multi-Line Telephone Systems To Have a Default Configuration That Permits Users To Directly Call 9-1-1 Without Dialing Any Additional Digits or Codes (H.R. 582), H589 [23JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, H10257 [20DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S7925 [7DE], H9613 [4DE], H9641 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Care for the Vulnerable vs. Cash for the Powerful—Trump’s Pick for HHS, S1026 [9FE]

Century of the Cotton Business—The Chassaniol Family, S4023 [17JY]

Congress Is About To Give Away Your Online Privacy, H2500 [28MR]

Disappearing Community Banks, H4726 [8JN]

Ex-Palantir Employees Are Struggling To Sell Their Shares, E488 [6AP]

Exxon Set for Early Victory as Congress To Rescind Payments Rule, H855 [1FE]

Exxon-Mobil Is Abusing the First Amendment, S332 [17JA]

FCC’s Lack of Respect for Due Process, Part II, H363 [11JA]

Fewer Americans Would Be Insured With G.O.P. Plan Than With Simple Repeal, H2262 [21MR]

Fixing Flood Insurance in Harvey’s Wake—Private Insurers Could Help in Matching Cost and Risk, H9230 [14NO]

GOP’s Foolish Decision, E1078 [28JY]

GOP’s Last-Ditch Obamacare Repeal Bill May Be the Worst One Yet, S5829 [19SE]

Gorsuch Would Move the Supreme Court in the Wrong Direction on Money in Politics, S2268 [4AP]

Government Gorsuch Wants To Undo, S2181, S2274, S2343 [4AP]

Health ‘Reform’ Will Make Sexual Assault Survivors Sick, H4117 [4MY]

How Not To Run the EPA, E1196 [11SE]

How Tax Reform Will Lift the Economy, S7323 [27NO]

How the Affordable Care Act Drove Down Personal Bankruptcy, H4154 [4MY]

How the Tax Plan Will Send Jobs Overseas—Companies Are Going To Be Able To Save a Ton of Money by Locating Factories Abroad, S8105 [19DE]

If the U.S. Adopts the G.O.P.’s HealthCare Bill, It Would Be an Act of Mass Suicide, S6099 [26SE]

Internet Is Dying, Repealing Net Neutrality Hastens That Death, S7840 [5DE]

ISPs Know All, H2491 [28MR]

Late G.O.P. Proposal Could Mean Plans That Cover Aromatherapy but Not Chemotherapy, H2359 [23MR], H2384 [24MR]

Little-Noted Provision of GOP Health Bill Could Alter Employer Plans, H4132 [4MY]

Message to Congress—Don’t Make the Same Mistake We Did in Kansas, H8247 [26OC]

Mobile-Home Trap—How a Warren Buffet Empire Preys on the Poor, H9574–H9576 [1DE]

Neil Gorsuch Understands Campaign Finance—And That’s the Problem, S2302 [4AP]

One of House GOP’s First Targets for Regulatory Rollback Is Tops on the Oil Industry’s Wish List, H856 [1FE]

Our Turn—Protecting Patients Must Be the First Goal of Health Care Legislation, S4031 [18JY]

Parker Beam, Master Distiller of Kentucky Bourbon, Dies, S387 [23JA]

Pay-for-Privacy Schemes Put the Most Vulnerable Americans at Risk, H2491 [28MR]

R.J. Corman Was ‘‘Larger Than Life’’—He’s Gone, but His Business Keeps Growing, S3912 [11JY]

Raise More Than a Quarter Trillion Dollars of Tax Revenue by Ending Tax Subsidies for Unauthorized Employment of Illegal Aliens, H8486 [3NO]

Real People, Real Lives—The Harm Caused by Judge Gorsuch, S2270–S2274 [4AP]

Republican Health Proposal Would Undermine Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions, H2709 [5AP]

Republican Tax Plan’s Five Worst Dangers, H9404 [16NO], H9460 [28NO]

Republican Tax Plans Put Corporations Over People, H9389 [16NO]

Russian State-Run Bank Financed Deal Involving Trump Hotel Partner, H4293 [17MY]

Settling a Bureaucratic Turf War in Online Privacy Rules, H2485 [28MR]

Small Cheese Makers Invest in a Stinky Science, S2043 [28MR]

This New Budget Points the Way Forward for Democrats, H3319 [3MY]

Tillerson Tried To Get This Rule Killed, Now Congress Is About To Do It for Him, H856 [1FE]

Tiny Satellites Will Track North Korea Missiles, H5740 [12JY]

Tom Price, Dr. Personal Enrichment, S1034 [9FE]

Trump Cutting the EPA WaterSense Program Makes No Sense at All, E817 [13JN]

Trump Sons, Planning Expansion of Family Business, Look to Leverage Campaign Experience, H1575 [7MR]

Trump’s ‘‘Made in America’’ Week—The President’s Hypocrisy Is on Display, H6028 [19JY]

Trump’s Potential Treasury Secretary Headed a ‘Foreclosure Machine’ (excerpt), S1119 [13FE]

White House Inc., H996 [6FE]

Why Americans Should Be Worried About Their Online, Broadband Privacy, H2484 [28MR]

Why Is Trump’s Pro-Business Administration Hurting Businesses in Thurston County?, H7357 [13SE]

World Is Not So Welcome Now, as Outdoor Retailer Exit Shows, S1460 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 346), H4389 [19MY]

——— prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 3599), H6575 [28JY]

Alaska Wild Salmon Month: observance (see S. Res. 261), S5800 [18SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 236), S489 [30JA] (see H.R. 747), H743 [30JA]

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1669), H2348 [22MR]

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 1406), H1593 [7MR]

Antitrust policy: 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]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 617), H681 [24JA]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 223), H44 [3JA]

Argentina: reaffirm bilateral partnership and recognize economic reforms (see S. Res. 18), S399 [23JA] (see H. Res. 54), H608 [23JA]

Armed Forces: allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed (see S. 624), S1805 [14MR] (see H.R. 2409), H4189 [11MY]

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (organization): permanently authorize the Business Travel Card Program (see S. 504), S1577 [2MR] (see H.R. 2805), H4700 [7JN]

——— support strengthened engagement (see S. Con. Res. 16), S3042 [18MY] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H4357 [18MY]

Aviation: create opportunities for women in the aviation industry (see S. 2244), S8070 [18DE] (see H.R. 4673), H10180 [18DE]

——— further develop unmanned aircraft system technology through investing in additional research, building a trained workforce, and establishing working groups to address near- and long-term challenges (see S. 1410), S3731 [22JN]

——— include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking (see H.R. 2602), H4503 [23MY]

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

——— prohibit airlines from forcibly removing passengers other than for safety or security, resolve overbooking issues prior to boarding, and require airlines to offer maximum compensation to those who give up their seat (see H.R. 2235), H2971 [28AP]

——— require an air carrier to provide information to the public on its policies for imposing baggage fees and assisting passengers during a widespread disruption of service (see H.R. 1420), H1947 [8MR]

——— require refunds for delayed or lost baggage (see H.R. 2715), H4605 [25MY]

Bankruptcy: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (see H.R. 1667), H2347 [22MR]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 138), H41 [3JA]

——— include claims for unfunded vested benefits in defined benefit pension plan as administrative expenses (see S. 1963), S6403 [16OC] (see H.R. 3969), H7887 [5OC]

——— increase amount of compensation paid to certain bankruptcy trustees for services rendered (see H.R. 3553), H6573 [28JY]

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] (see H.R. 4082), H8041 [19OC]

BLM: create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection (see H.R. 4246), H8495 [3NO]

——— direct a portion of revenues received under oil and gas leases on Federal lands to the counties where such lands are located (see H.R. 3846), H7587 [27SE]

——— disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (see S.J. Res. 11), S489 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 36), H743 [30JA]

——— disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production on onshore Federal and Indian leases (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 74), H817 [31JA]

——— streamline oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units (see S. 2151), S7297 [16NO]

BLS: require certain prevailing wage determinations be made using representative statistical sample techniques (see S. 1200), S3070 [22MY]

——— require determination of the prevailing wage utilized under the Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 1042), H1183 [14FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina-American Enterprise Fund (organization): establish (see S. 864), S2424 [4AP]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and domestic content percentage requirements and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see S. 2196), S7891 [6DE]

——— apply to Federal spending and grant programs, set domestic content standards for Dept. of Transportation grantees, and require Federal disclosure of waivers (see S. 908), S2450 [7AP] (see H.R. 904), H1079 [7FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (see H.R. 4469), H9467 [28NO]

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

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1531), H2081 [15MR]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (see H.R. 238), H93 [4JA]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 238), consideration (see H. Res. 40), H297 [10JA]

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 30), H194 [6JA]

——— impose duties on imported merchandise in an amount equivalent to estimated annual loss of revenue from violations of U.S. intellectual property rights (see H.R. 1048), H1184 [14FE]

——— impose sanctions and prohibit visas for those who participate in illegal operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea (see S. 659), S1840 [15MR]

——— review financial services industry requirements of China and implications of such requirements on national security interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 4235), H8443 [2NO]

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 2958), H4993 [20JN]

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. 728, 738), S1995 [27MR] (see H.R. 1731), H2463 [27MR]

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

Coastal zones: establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 1176), H1300 [16FE]

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

——— establish a procedure under which certain small employers may withdraw from a multi-employer plan in connection with establishment of a collectively bargained plan (see H.R. 3501), H6516 [27JY]

Colleges and universities: establish a mechanism to allow refinancing of Federal student loans and extend tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to interest payments on certain loans (see H.R. 4000), H7917 [10OC]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2301), H3067 [2MY]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 268), S594 [1FE] (see H.R. 3145), H5375 [29JN]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see H.R. 4658), H9940 [14DE]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 620), S1805 [14MR] (see H.R. 2207), H2940 [27AP]

Coltsville National Historical Park: facilitate addition of park administration (see H.R. 863), H976 [3FE]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2448), H4221 [16MY]

Commission To Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the ‘‘War on Drugs’’: establish (see H.R. 1055), H1184 [14FE]

Committee on Cybersecurity (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 23), S445 [24JA]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include the Secs. of Agriculture and HHS as members and consider agriculture and food-related security as factor in reviewing foreign investments (see S. 616), S1805 [14MR]

——— modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (see S. 2098), S7109 [8NO] (see H.R. 4311), H8661 [8NO]

——— provide for a net benefit review of any transaction between U.S. and foreign companies (see H.R. 2932), H4943 [16JN]

——— require national security reviews to take into account the potential effects of covered transactions on personally identifiable information (see H.R. 4337), H8695 [9NO]

Community development: reauthorize certain regional economic and community development commissions (see H.R. 3288), H5977 [18JY] (see H.R. 3454), H6514 [27JY]

Computers: protect cyber privacy by providing penalties for failure to comply with obligations to report security breaches of sensitive personally identifiable information (see H.R. 135), H41 [3JA]

Conflicts of interest: direct certain executive branch officials to provide information that will enable the House of Representatives to conduct oversight by investigating potential conflicts of interests of President Trump (see H. Res. 286), H2941 [27AP]

Conservation of energy: clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program (see H.R. 1682), H2348 [22MR]

Construction industries: improve manner of awarding Federal contracts, prohibit use of reverse auctions for service procurements, and improve payment protections to Federal contractors and suppliers (see S. 2113), S7156 [9NO] (see H.R. 679), H685 [24JA]

——— preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development (see H.R. 3808), H7434 [21SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: allow greater protection to servicemembers from abusive financial practices (see S. 1389), S3686 [21JN]

——— authorize private parties to compel the Bureau to seek sanctions by filing civil actions (see H.R. 1637), H2240 [20MR]

——— clarify authority relative to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator (see H.R. 3746), H7313 [12SE]

——— disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (see S.J. Res. 47), S4116 [20JY] (see H.J. Res. 111), H6145 [20JY]

——— disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H6212 [24JY]

——— eliminate (see S. 370), S1161 [14FE] (see H.R. 1031), H1183 [14FE]

——— establish qualified mortgage option for certain loans eligible for purchase by Federal Home Loan Banks (see S. 1315), S3362 [8JN]

——— increase threshold at which regulated depository institutions are subject to direct examination and reporting requirements (see S. 1499), S3858 [29JN] (see H.R. 3072), H5231 [27JN]

——— provide greater protection to servicemembers (see H.R. 3357), H6212 [24JY]

——— replace the Director with a 5-person commission (see H.R. 1018), H1125 [13FE]

——— transition to a 5-member Board of Directors (see S. 105), S276 [11JA]

Consumers: enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers (see S. 314), S745 [6FE]

——— increase protections relative to negative option agreements entered into on the Internet (see H.R. 1097), H1243 [15FE]

——— require covered entities to provide notification in the case of a breach of unsecured sensitive personally identifiable information in electronic or digital form (see H.R. 3975), H7887 [5OC]

——— require notification following a breach of security of a system containing personal information (see H.R. 3816), H7434 [21SE]

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 93), S205 [10JA] (see H.R. 421), H298 [10JA]

——— establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 2259), S8181 [20DE] (see H.R. 2567), H4388 [19MY]

Contracts: ensure the safety of workers of contractors that serve and supply the Armed Forces and the accountable use of taxpayer dollars (see S. 1440), S3765 [26JN] (see H.R. 4112), H8143 [24OC]

——— prevent enrichment of certain Government officers and employees or their families through Federal funds or contracting (see H.R. 839), H945 [2FE]

——— provide a Federal contracting preference for contractors that retain U.S. jobs and purchase domestic goods and services (see H.R. 1185), H1301 [16FE]

——— require executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts of a certain value (see H.R. 3365), H6212 [24JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3530), H6572 [28JY]

Cooperative business model: commend the cooperative business model and businesses, employees, and practitioners who use it for their contributions to the economy and social impacts they make on their communities (see H. Res. 561), H7892 [6OC]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see H.R. 3945), H7840 [4OC]

——— establish database of nondramatic musical works and sound recordings to help entities that wish to publicly perform such works and recordings to identify and compensate the rights owners (see H.R. 3350), H6145 [20JY]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings (see H.R. 1836), H2598 [30MR]

——— provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see H.R. 3301), H6041 [19JY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see S.J. Res. 20), S680 [3FE] (see H.J. Res. 88), H2052 [10MR]

——— constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 90), H2149 [16MR]

——— constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate political contributions and expenditures (see H.J. Res. 48), H745 [30JA]

——— require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 1454), S3829 [28JN] (see S. 1717), S4766 [2AU] (see H.R. 3089), H5294 [28JN]

Correctional institutions: eliminate private prisons, reinstate Federal parole system, increase oversight of companies providing inmate services, and end detention quotas and improve monitoring relative to immigrants (see H.R. 3227), H5831 [13JY]

——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 1728), S4767 [2AU] (see H.R. 1980), H2784 [6AP]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2790), H4646 [6JN]

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] (see H.R. 1396), H1593 [7MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 537), S1638 [7MR] (see H.R. 1374), H1592 [7MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see S. 2203), S7891 [6DE] (see H.R. 4570), H9708 [6DE] (see H.R. 4734), H10428 [26DE]

——— modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 259), S594 [1FE] (see H.R. 1450), H2017 [9MR]

——— prohibit enforcement by employers of pre-dispute arbitration agreements containing confidentiality clauses (see S. 647), S1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 4130), H8225 [25OC]

——— provide a safe harbor for employers who accurately report violent behavior of employees or past employees to their potential future employers (see H.R. 843), H975 [3FE]

——— provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case (see H.R. 3487), H6516 [27JY]

——— require that arbitration proceedings in certain disputes involving consumer financial products and services be open to the public (see H.R. 832), H944 [2FE]

——— restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see H.R. 1053), H1184 [14FE]

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

Credit: allow national security freezes for files and credit records of protected consumers, create a nationwide framework for credit freezes, and prohibit credit rating agency use of Social Security numbers (see S. 1982), S6536 [18OC]

——— clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 435), H390 [11JA]

——— 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 uniform cybersecurity standards for credit bureaus, create a framework for credit freezes to protect individuals from identity theft, and end credit bureau use of Social Security numbers (see H.R. 4028), H8029 [12OC]

——— improve consumer reporting system (see H.R. 3755), H7382 [13SE]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1153), H1299 [16FE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (see H.R. 1699), H2369 [23MR]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (H.R. 1699), consideration (see H. Res. 635), H9515 [29NO]

——— preserve competition among mortgage lenders and provide relief from unnecessary regulatory requirements on responsible community mortgage lenders (see H.R. 1964), H2753 [5AP]

——— prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1143), S3009 [17MY] (see H.R. 2498), H4310 [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] (see H.R. 3783), H7422 [14SE]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see S. 2013), S6853 [26OC] (see H.R. 2226), H2970 [28AP]

——— provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see S. 1753), S4828 [3AU] (see H.R. 2948), H4992 [20JN]

——— provide protections for consumers after a data breach at a consumer reporting agency (see S. 2188), S7820 [4DE] (see H.R. 4544), H9619 [4DE]

——— 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 (see S. 1810), S5743 [14SE] (see H.R. 3766), H7382 [13SE] (see H.R. 3878), H7635 [28SE]

——— 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]

——— require creditors of mortgage loans to provide advance notice of a sale, transfer, or assignment of such loans, increase mortgage payment grace periods, and protect homeowners from bank errors (see H.R. 3538), H6572 [28JY]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of member business loan (see H.R. 3866), H7634 [28SE]

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] (see H.R. 1865), H2629 [3AP]

——— create penalties for massage establishment owners and employees who fail to report knowledge or reasonable suspicion of sexual assault (see H.R. 1023), H1125 [13FE]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 275), S655 [2FE]

——— authorize U.S. companies to provide consumer communications devices and services to Cuba (see H.R. 498), H470 [12JA]

——— facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 572), H545 [13JA]

——— modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 525), H543 [13JA]

Cybersecurity: express that the U.S. should develop and adopt a comprehensive cybersecurity policy (see H. Res. 200), H2149 [16MR]

——— provide grants to assist States in developing and implementing plans to address cybersecurity threats or vulnerabilities (see S. 516), S1577 [2MR] (see H.R. 1344), H1529 [2MR]

——— repeal certain laws relative to threats information sharing, privacy and civil liberties protections, Federal network security improvement, and recruitment of information technology and cybersecurity personnel (see H.R. 923), H1080 [7FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 2654), H4602 [25MY]

——— repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 244), S489 [30JA] (see H.R. 743), H743 [30JA]

Day in Honor of Women Entrepreneurs: observance (see H. Res. 629), H9425 [16NO]

DEA: clarify definition of ‘‘imminent danger to the public health or safety’’ to restore authority to suspend a pharmaceutical distributor’s license under certain circumstances (see S. 1960), S6403 [16OC] (see H.R. 4073), H8036 [16OC] (see H.R. 4079, 4080), H8041 (see H.R. 4084), H8042 [19OC] (see H.R. 4095), H8075 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see H.R. 952), H1082 [7FE]

——— establish the voluntary Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) as a short-term conserving use program for participating farmers (see S. 499), S1577 [2MR]

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program (see S. 1839), S5860 [19SE]

——— extend and expand the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program (see H.R. 2321), H3322 [3MY]

——— improve and extend agricultural commodity programs (see S. 1259), S3212 [25MY]

——— increase number of acres on which producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a reduction in payment acres when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert (see H.R. 3433), H6465 [26JY]

——— limit overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement (see S. 1773), S5056 [7SE] (see H.R. 3698), H7181 [7SE]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (see H.R. 3104), H5373 [29JN]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 741), S2047 [28MR] (see H.R. 1753), H2515 [28MR]

——— prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation of producers in commodity check-off programs (see S. 740), S2047 [28MR] (see H.R. 1752), H2515 [28MR]

——— provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see H.R. 4058), H8030 [12OC]

——— reauthorize energy programs (see S. 1776), S5056 [7SE]

——— reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative (see H.R. 2436), H4221 [16MY]

——— redesignate program to increase participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math as the ‘‘Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program’’ (see H.R. 382), H235 [9JA]

Dept. of Commerce: address trade deficits between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 2734), H4606 [25MY]

——— assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see S. 645), S1840 [15MR]

——— enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 374), S1161 [14FE] (see H.R. 1046), H1183 [14FE]

——— establish a job-training grant program for workers displaced by automation and establish an Innovation Corps to enable recent college graduates to volunteer in such job-training programs (see H.R. 1576), H2148 [16MR]

——— establish a voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, and procedures (see S. 2020), S6853 [26OC] (see H.R. 4163), H8274 [27OC]

——— establish Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence (see S. 2217), S7974 [12DE] (see H.R. 4625), H9844 [12DE]

——— establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see H.R. 3994), H7892 [6OC]

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

——— ensure compliance of regulations with Federal consumer protection laws on the collection of debt (see S. 1471), S3830 [28JN] (see H.R. 3196), H5758 [12JY]

——— include stainless steel flatware under requirement to buy domestically-produced articles (see H.R. 3293), H5977 [18JY]

——— prohibit hiring freeze from affecting positions in facilities that perform depot maintenance or are designated as a center for industrial and technical excellence (see H.R. 990), H1099 [9FE]

——— reauthorize leasing authority at arsenals, depots, and plants for unused space to outside tenants (see H.R. 3080), H5231 [27JN]

——— revitalize arsenals (see H.R. 3069), H5231 [27JN]

——— streamline and improve transparency in acquisition system, invest early in acquisition programs, and improve acquisition workforce (see H.R. 2511), H4356 [18MY]

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 (see S.J. Res. 12), S489 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 37), H743 [30JA]

——— disapprove rule requiring Federal contractors to disclose labor law compliance, paycheck transparency, and voluntary consent to arbitration of employee claims (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (see H. Res. 74), H817 [31JA]

Dept. of Education: allow qualified entrepreneurs to temporarily defer Federal student loan payments after starting a new business (see H.R. 2848), H4817 [8JN]

——— award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 1245), S3211 [25MY]

——— 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]

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

——— encourage entrepreneurship by providing loan deferment and cancellation for founders and employees of small business startups (see S. 848), S2363 [4AP]

——— ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 877), S2424 [4AP]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1814), S5743 [14SE] (see H.R. 3785), H7422 [14SE]

——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 1050), H1184 [14FE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2300), H3067 [2MY]

——— improve structure of Federal Pell Grant Program by providing for mandatory funding and reinstating and expanding eligibility for certain students (see S. 1136), S2964 [16MY] (see H.R. 2451), H4221 [16MY]

——— increase participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations (see H.R. 3137), H5375 [29JN]

——— require Federal student loan service contractors to provide certain annual disclosures during a period of loan repayment relative to available repayment and forgiveness plans (see H.R. 3051), H5139 [23JN]

——— require proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education derive a certain percent of revenues from sources other than from Federal student assistance programs (see H.R. 2743), H4606 [25MY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2037), S6923 [31OC] (see H.R. 4181), H8293 [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] (see H.R. 4632), H9845 [12DE]

——— revise rule requiring proprietary or for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see H.R. 2744), H4606 [25MY]

——— support career and technical education high school programs to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 1004), S2680 [2MY]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a study on energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental entities (see S. 1367), S3554 [15JN]

——— consider effect that any natural gas export proposal would have on domestic prices and employment, regional impacts, and U.S. industrial competitiveness (see S. 1009), S2680 [2MY]

——— develop a national smart manufacturing plan and provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs (see S. 768), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 3240), H5831 [13JY]

——— disapprove rule on test procedures for compressors relative to energy conservation (see S.J. Res. 37), S1743 [9MR]

——— enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see S. 97), S276 [11JA] (see H.R. 431), H390 [11JA]

——— establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see S. 1687), S4667 [1AU]

——— establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by capturing, sequestering, or reducing carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4096), H8075 [23OC]

——— establish Energy Technology Maturation Program to facilitate commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at departmental facilities with promising commercial potential (see S. 1799), S5215 [12SE] (see H.R. 3750), H7313 [12SE]

——— establish pilot competitive grant program for development of a skilled energy workforce (see H.R. 1837), H2598 [30MR]

——— expand exports of natural gas (see S. 1404), S3686 [21JN]

——— increase accountability of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects (see H.R. 2296), H3067 [2MY]

——— initiate development of voluntary model pathways for modernizing the electric grid (see H.R. 3290), H5977 [18JY]

——— prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs to increase skilled workers for such jobs, with an emphasis on minorities and other underrepresented groups (see S. 895), S2449 [7AP] (see H.R. 338), H181 [5JA]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 385), S1218 [15FE] (see H.R. 1443), H2017 [9MR] (see H.R. 2361), H4176 [4MY]

——— provide funding to National Laboratories for the Federal share of cooperative research and development agreements that support maturing laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector (see H.R. 4596), H9756 [7DE]

——— repeal certain loan guarantee programs (see H.R. 4035), H8029 [12OC]

——— repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 1623), H2183 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 183), S360 [20JA]

——— carry out pilot project to evaluate psychological and social distress of patients in a clinical trial conducted by the sponsor of a product meant to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition (see H.R. 2244), H2971 [28AP]

——— conduct audits of medical loss ratio reports submitted by health insurance issuers (see H.R. 1610), H2182 [17MR]

——— limit orphan drug exclusion under the discount drug program requiring drug manufacturers to provide drugs to eligible health care organizations at reduced prices (see H.R. 2889), H4912 [13JN]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 1667), S4426 [27JY] (see H.R. 3450), H6514 [27JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (see S. 1348), S3456 [13JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1131), S2964 [16MY] (see H.R. 2439), H4221 [16MY]

——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see S. 1681), S4620 [31JY] (see H.R. 3536), H6572 [28JY]

——— require reporting by drug manufacturers to increase transparency in drug pricing (see H.R. 4116), H8224 [25OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: codify objectives of Presidential policy directive to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience (see H.R. 945), H1081 [7FE]

——— encourage engagement with technology innovators (see H.R. 240), H93 [4JA]

——— reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program (see H.R. 3551), H6573 [28JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 998), S2650 [1MY] (see H.R. 4403), H9376 [15NO]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program (see S. 1224), S3146 [24MY] (see H.R. 2583), H4423 [22MY]

——— develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 1344), S3456 [13JN] (see H.R. 4258), H8522 [6NO]

——— expand certain empowerment zone provisions to communities receiving a notice relative to major plant closings or mass layoffs (see S. 142), S314 [12JA] (see H.R. 2931), H4943 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 144), H41 [3JA]

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

——— prohibit Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds from being made available to States or local governments that contract with for-profit probation companies (see H.R. 1724), H2444 [24MR]

——— reauthorize grant programs to improve prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic, high technology, Internet, and other white collar crimes (see S. 1781), S5056 [7SE]

——— restrict authority to enter into contracts for Federal correctional facilities and community confinement facilities (see H.R. 3844), H7533 [26SE]

——— 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: assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work (see H.R. 1128), H1298 [16FE]

——— award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see S. 1599), S4115 [20JY]

——— carry out a grant program for employers to develop and carry out job training programs for veterans (see H.R. 4286), H8596 [7NO]

——— carry out grant programs for employers to develop and carry out job training programs (see H.R. 2041), H2786 [6AP]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see S. 438), S1396 [16FE] (see H.R. 244), H94 [4JA]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 305), H3066 [2MY]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3323 [3MY]

——— defend and enforce final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay (see S. Con. Res. 20), S3859 [29JN] (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5376 [29JN]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (see S.J. Res. 33), S1603 [6MR] (see H.J. Res. 67), H1083 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 67), consideration (see H. Res. 116), H1124 [13FE]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (see S.J. Res. 32), S1603 [6MR] (see H.J. Res. 66), H1083 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 116), H1124 [13FE]

——— ensure dislocated workers are provided consultation and advice for starting a small business as part of the rapid response activities for dislocated workers (see H.R. 280), H95 [4JA]

——— enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see S. 1518), S3885 [10JY] (see H.R. 3174), H5391 [10JY]

——— establish a competitive grant program for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 996), H1099 [9FE]

——— establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 2867), H4818 [8JN]

——— establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 2726), H4605 [25MY]

——— establish Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 1081), S2881 [10MY] (see H.R. 2387), H4177 [4MY]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 3963), H7886 [5OC]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1099 [9FE]

——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3825), H7485 [25SE]

——— include a voluntary option for businesses to provide flexible workplace arrangements relative to paid leave and scheduling options (see H.R. 4219), H8443 [2NO]

——— include individuals participating in pre-apprenticeship programs offered by employers and provide reimbursement to such employers under certain workforce innovation programs (see H.R. 2377), H4177 [4MY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 4505), H9569 [30NO]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 515), S1577 [2MR] (see H.R. 1300), H1526 [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] (see H.R. 3467), H6515 [27JY]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 2418), H4190 [11MY]

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

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 2933), H4943 [16JN]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (see H.R. 4115), H8224 [25OC]

——— provide a partial exemption to disabled veterans from Family and Medical Leave Act eligibility requirements (see H.R. 1827), H2597 [30MR]

——— provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 1091), H1243 [15FE]

——— provide for youth jobs (see S. 1590), S4082 [19JY] (see H.R. 3336), H6144 [20JY]

——— reimburse States for certain costs incurred in providing training to workers after a petition for certification of eligibility for trade adjustment assistance has been filed (see S. 687), S1890 [21MR] (see H.R. 1657), H2287 [21MR]

——— remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept for purposes of exemptions from Federal overtime rules (see H.R. 2515), H4356 [18MY]

——— require one-stop delivery systems to offer certain workforce investment services through Internet websites and develop standards and best practices for such websites (see H.R. 3088), H5232 [27JN]

——— urge labor unions and businesses to recruit, hire, and train unemployed young African-American men to rebuild infrastructure, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems (see H.R. 52), H38 [3JA]

Dept. of State: withhold certain assistance to Honduras until it is certified that Honduras has settled all known commercial disputes with U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3237), H5831 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 4252), H8495 [3NO]

——— conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1756), H2515 [28MR]

——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2469), H4222 [16MY]

——— establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by BLM (see S. 614), S1778 [13MR]

——— establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (see S. 607), S1778 [13MR]

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

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 999), S2650 [1MY] (see H.R. 2272), H3002 [1MY]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 731), H743 [30JA]

——— place a moratorium on oil and gas leasing-related activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 2252), H2971 [28AP]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2158), H2895 [26AP]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 31), S59 [4JA] (see H.R. 169), H42 [3JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New Jersey (see H.R. 728), H743 [30JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 2002), H2785 [6AP]

——— prohibit revision of approved oil and gas leasing program 5-year plan (see S. 985), S2616 [27AP] (see H.R. 2248), H2971 [28AP]

——— protect taxpayers from liability associated with reclamation of surface coal mining operations (see S. 800), S2152 [30MR] (see H.R. 1819), H2597 [30MR]

——— provide that an order imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted (see H.R. 1778), H2558 [29MR]

——— retire coal preference right lease applications for which an affirmative commercial quantities determination have been made (see S. 436), S1305 [16FE] (see H.R. 2402), H4185 [8MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: abolish Federal Insurance Office (see H.R. 4483), H9516 [29NO]

——— direct Community Development Financial Institution Fund to perform outreach program for the new markets tax credit to underserved communities (see H.R. 3129), H5374 [29JN]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2147), S7296 [16NO] (see H.R. 4444), H9425 [16NO]

——— establish additional fund to reimburse costs incurred by terrestrial radio stations as a result of reorganization of broadcast television spectrum (see H.R. 3685), H7088 [6SE]

——— establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 1082), S2881 [10MY]

——— include all funds when issuing certain geographic targeting orders to expand the ability of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to collect information in order to prevent money laundering (see H.R. 2622), H4568 [24MY]

——— place conditions on certain accounts at U.S. financial institutions relative to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3898), H7670 [2OC]

——— reform Federal Insurance Office (see H.R. 3861), H7634 [28SE]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (see H.R. 1638), H2240 [20MR]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (H.R. 1638), consideration (see H. Res. 658), H9844 [12DE]

——— require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to consider the reciprocity of foreign investment (see S. 1722), S4766 [2AU]

——— require transparency in the tax code by requiring federally funded tax credits to be disclosed on the USASpending.gov website (see S. 1974), S6453 [17OC]

Dept. of Transportation: allow food concessions at State-owned interstate rest areas (see H.R. 1990), H2784 [6AP]

——— authorize appropriations for the Essential Air Service program (see S. 1244), S3211 [25MY]

——— create National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers to enhance interstate commerce (see S. 1345), S3456 [13JN] (see H.R. 1568), H2148 [16MR]

——— establish a rail spill preparedness fund, increase certain rail track inspections, and hire additional track safety specialists (see H.R. 2223), H2970 [28AP]

——— establish database of exemptions for motor vehicles from Federal motor vehicle safety standards (see H.R. 3421), H6465 [26JY]

——— establish new exemptions for motor vehicle safety standards (see H.R. 3408), H6464 [26JY]

——— expand exemption from motor vehicle safety standards for testing or evaluation purposes to cover manufacturers of highly automated vehicles and automated driving system components (see H.R. 3405), H6464 [26JY]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 4319), H8695 [9NO]

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

——— increase maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relative to advertising costs of air transportation (see S. 1623), S4136 [24JY]

——— increase number of vehicles that may be exempted for development of new vehicle safety features (see H.R. 3406), H6464 [26JY]

——— issue regulations to ensure airfare fairness in the wake of a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3743), H7312 [12SE]

——— modify regulation relative to policies of air carriers on denied boarding (see S. 947), S2553 [26AP] (see H.R. 2124), H2846 [25AP] (see H.R. 2191), H2939 [27AP] (see H.R. 2349), H3323 [3MY]

——— 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]

——— provide passengers in air transportation with certain rights (see H.R. 3260), H5884 [14JY]

——— require air carriers disclose to consumers actual departure and arrival times for certain domestic flight segments (see H.R. 2928), H4937 [15JN]

——— require airlines to create and make available a document outlining air passenger rights (see H.R. 4445), H9425 [16NO]

——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 1634), S4299 [26JY] (see H.R. 3449), H6514 [27JY]

——— require regulated pipelines be made of steel produced in the U.S. and originating from iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the U.S. (see H.R. 683), H685 [24JA]

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

——— take actions to address issues affected by motorcoach and school bus operators (see H.R. 2120), H2845 [25AP]

——— terminate the Essential Air Service program (see H.R. 1713), H2369 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize veterans entitled to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to use such entitlement to participate in a career transition internship program (see H.R. 758), H818 [31JA]

——— designate State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of educational assistance programs (see S. 1936), S6359 [5OC] (see H.R. 3949), H7841 [4OC]

——— enhance treatment of small businesses owned by veterans after the death of disabled veteran owners for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (see H.R. 971), H1082 [7FE]

——— enter into partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 1993), H2784 [6AP] (see H.R. 2703), H4604 [25MY]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see S. 369), S1161 [14FE] (see H.R. 974), H1082 [7FE]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 2749), H4614 [26MY]

——— improve procurement practices (see H.R. 2006), H2785 [6AP]

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

——— permit approved appraisers to make appraisals for purposes of housing and small business loans based on inspections performed by third parties (see H.R. 3561), H6573 [28JY]

Depts. of Energy and Commerce: study feasibility of establishing an ethane storage and distribution hub in the U.S. (see S. 1075), S2846 [9MY] (see H.R. 2568), H4388 [19MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 1944), H2752 [5AP]

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

——— require all gas stations offering self-service to meet certain accessibility standards for disabled individuals (see H.R. 2965), H4993 [20JN]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see H.R. 3724), H7217 [8SE]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3520), H6517 [27JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1006), S2680 [2MY] (see H.R. 2282), H3066 [2MY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 136), H1302 [16FE]

Drugs: reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 780), S2152 [30MR] (see H.R. 1824), H2597 [30MR]

——— 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]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see S. 701), S1932 [22MR] (see H.R. 1672), H2348 [22MR] (see H.R. 2264), H3002 [1MY]

Economy: address slow economic growth and spur investment and development in underserved communities (see H.R. 1084), H1243 [15FE] (see H.R. 3839), H7532 [26SE]

——— address slow economic growth and spur investment and development in underserved communities (H.R. 1084), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H7182 [7SE]

——— eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (see H.R. 1670), H2348 [22MR]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 1877), S6187 [27SE]

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

——— report on the role of incubators and accelerators in commercialization of federally funded research and regional economic development (see H.R. 2541), H4357 [18MY]

Education: establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (see H.R. 56), H38 [3JA]

——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 2084), S7062 [7NO] (see H.R. 4272), H8596 [7NO]

——— support use of public-private partnerships to bring computer science education to elementary and secondary school classrooms (see H. Con. Res. 95), H9598 [1DE]

EEOC: require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, including verbal and physical sexual harassment (see H.R. 4729), H10419 [21DE]

Egypt: reaffirm U.S. commitment to alliance, express condolences to victims of terrorism, expand military, economic, and business assistance, and support greater academic cooperation (see H. Res. 113), H1099 [9FE]

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] (see H.R. 1516), H2058 [13MR]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 801), S2175 [3AP] (see H.R. 1180), H1301 [16FE]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), consideration (see H. Res. 299), H3002 [1MY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2942), H4992 [20JN]

——— clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2019), S6853 [26OC] (see H.R. 4152), H8270 [26OC]

——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 443), S1447 [27FE] (see H.R. 2650), H4602 [25MY]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent U.S. employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the U.S. workforce (see H.R. 357), H194 [6JA]

——— encourage companies to expand employee ownership (see S. 1788), S5114 [11SE]

——— 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] (see H. Res. 77), H820 [31JA]

——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 3629), H6576 [28JY]

——— expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 179), S360 [20JA]

——— expand use of E-verify program to hold employers accountable (see H.R. 2461), H4222 [16MY]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 1651), S4425 [27JY] (see H.R. 3468), H6515 [27JY]

——— increase cybersecurity education and job growth (see H.R. 3393), H6298 [25JY]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 3711), H7216 [8SE]

——— permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 997), S2650 [1MY] (see H.R. 2271), H3002 [1MY]

——— prohibit workplace wellness programs from sharing personally identifiable information with employers about their workers’ use of birth control (see H.R. 3443), H6514 [27JY]

——— provide certain workplace protections to interns relative to discriminatory practices (see H.R. 2538), H4357 [18MY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to keep jobs in America (see S. 234), S445 [24JA] (see H.R. 4139), H8269 [26OC]

——— provide pay stubs, codify Executive order on contracting, improve oversight of executive compensation and stock sales, clarify definition of supervisor, and enhance workplace safety violation penalties (see H.R. 2275), H3002 [1MY]

——— provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (see H.R. 1070), H1242 [15FE]

EPA: allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting State or Indian land (see S. 1288), S3213 [25MY]

——— delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (see S. 1857), S6134 [26SE] (see H.R. 453), H390 [11JA]

——— establish programs to encourage water efficiency (see H.R. 3248), H5884 [14JY]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 452), S1447 [27FE]

——— repeal emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (see H.R. 694), H685 [24JA]

Executive Office of the President: establish the U.S. Chief Manufacturing Officer (see S. 399), S1218 [15FE] (see H.R. 1092), H1243 [15FE]

Eximbank: abolish (see H.R. 3114), H5374 [29JN]

——— revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H7974 [11OC]

FAA: 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] (see H.R. 1467), H2018 [9MR]

——— provide for research and development to advance aviation safety, security, and economic competitiveness (see H.R. 3198), H5758 [12JY]

——— reform apportionments to general aviation airports under the airport improvement program, improve project delivery at certain airports, and designate certain airports as disaster relief airports (see S. 1320), S3362 [8JN] (see H.R. 2879), H4854 [12JN]

——— 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]

——— require disclosure of beneficial ownership by a foreign person of aircraft registration (see H.R. 3544), H6572 [28JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2886), H4854 [12JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 528), S1603 [6MR] (see H.R. 1560), H2147 [16MR]

——— allow leave to care for an adult child, grandchild, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1620), H2183 [17MR]

FCC: adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer Lifeline program assistance recipients mobile devices capable of receiving a WiFi signal and tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices (see H.R. 1591), H2149 [16MR]

——— clarify that the FCC may not take action against a broadcast licensee or any other person on the basis of viewpoint and that the President may not direct an agency to take such an action (see H.R. 1574), H2148 [16MR]

——— disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (see S.J. Res. 34), S1639 [7MR] (see H.J. Res. 86), H1948 [8MR]

——— disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (S.J. Res. 34), consideration (see H. Res. 230), H2463 [27MR]

——— eliminate discount for UHF television stations relative to national broadcast television ownership cap (see H.R. 3478), H6515 [27JY]

——— ensure the Chief Information Office has a significant role in decisions relative to information technology (see S. 2210), S7929 [7DE] (see H.R. 2546), H4357 [18MY]

——— facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see S. 1682), S4667 [1AU]

——— issue rules to secure communications networks against cyber risks (see H.R. 1335), H1528 [2MR]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 564), S1689 [8MR]

——— prohibit from relying on notice of proposed rulemaking relative to restoring Internet freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule (see H.R. 4585), H9756 [7DE]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service (see S. 993), S2650 [1MY]

——— prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 3546), H6572 [28JY]

——— protect low-income Lifeline subscribers by mandating a continuing role for States in designating eligible telecommunications carriers for participation in the Universal Service program (see S. 421), S1304 [16FE] (see H.R. 1139), H1299 [16FE]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 1888), H2696 [4AP]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1868), H2694 [4AP] (see H.R. 3175), H5432 [11JY]

——— require broadband Internet service providers to clearly notify users of privacy policies and give users approval rights relative to disclosure and use of collected user information (see H.R. 2520), H4356 [18MY]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H1948 [8MR]

——— revoke certain changes to ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 583), H552 [17JA]

——— take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry (see H.R. 1883), H2695 [4AP]

FDA: amend liability under State and local requirements relative to certain medical devices by allowing legal recourse by victims of unsafe devices (see H.R. 2164), H2895 [26AP]

——— ensure eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products to enable development and testing of new products (see H.R. 2051), H2787 [6AP]

——— establish a new regulatory framework for e-liquids and vapor products by considering use of such products as a tobacco harm reduction strategy (see H.R. 2194), H2940 [27AP]

——— establish a program to provide additional incentives for development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers (see S. 456), S1447 [27FE] (see H.R. 1231), H1355 [27FE]

——— establish a third-party quality system assessment program for medical devices (see S. 1183), S3042 [18MY] (see H.R. 2483), H4309 [17MY]

——— establish a working group of public and private entities to recommend voluntary frameworks and guidelines to increase the security and resilience of Internet of Medical Things devices (see H.R. 3985), H7887 [5OC]

——— establish new procedures and requirements for registration of cosmetic manufacturing establishments, submission of cosmetic and ingredient statements, and reporting of serious cosmetic adverse events (see H.R. 575), H545 [13JA]

——— exempt certain user fees from budget sequestration (see H.R. 2334), H3323 [3MY]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition (see S. 1509), S3858 [29JN] (see H.R. 1223), H1354 [27FE]

——— grant authority to modify predicate/grandfather date for regulation of certain newly deemed tobacco products and provide for regulation of vapor product batteries and vapor products (see H.R. 1136), H1299 [16FE]

——— improve process for inspections of device establishments for granting export certifications (see S. 404), S1218 [15FE] (see H.R. 1736), H2463 [27MR]

——— increase reporting transparency and accountability relative to user fees (see S. 1062), S2774 [4MY]

——— modernize regulation of cosmetics (see S. 2003), S6816 [25OC]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2212), H2940 [27AP]

——— provide alternative standard for substantial equivalence determinations for medical devices (see H.R. 2474), H4222 [16MY]

——— require medical device manufacturers to provide notification of design or cleaning instruction changes and safety warnings issued in foreign countries about design and cleaning (see H.R. 872), H1011 [6FE]

——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising (see H.R. 4385), H9254 [14NO]

——— revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar products (see S. 934), S2530 [25AP] (see H.R. 2430), H4221 [16MY]

FDIC: clarify definition of deposit broker (see H.R. 3070), H5231 [27JN]

FEC: expand ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations (see H.R. 2101), H2807 [17AP]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose details of, and tax treatment of payments under, settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies and require explanations of confidentiality of such settlements (see S. 1145), S3009 [17MY] (see H.R. 2675), H4603 [25MY]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2178), H2896 [26AP]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see S. 239), S489 [30JA] (see H.R. 723), H742 [30JA]

——— prohibit any Federal payment for lodging, events, food, or other travel expenses incurred at a hotel owned or operated by the President, Vice President, or Cabinet members (see S. 1832), S5860 [19SE]

——— prohibit awarding of contracts to inverted domestic corporations (see S. 1637), S4300 [26JY] (see H.R. 3424), H6465 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 1632), H2240 [20MR]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1905), H2750 [5AP]

——— provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see S. 686), S1890 [21MR]

——— require a notice and comment process for interpretative rules if there is a change to a previously issued rule (see S. 288), S655 [2FE]

——— require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 396), H297 [10JA]

——— require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see S. 506), S1577 [2MR] (see H.R. 1339), H1528 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve our nation’s social programs (see S. 963), S2615 [27AP] (see H.R. 576), H545 [13JA]

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] (see H.R. 859), H976 [3FE]

——— provide transit benefits to Federal employees who use the services of transportation network companies within the national capital region (see H.R. 336), H181 [5JA]

FEMA: clarify authority under the National Flood Insurance Program relative to post-storm assessments of wind versus water damage and claims (see S. 2093), S7062 [7NO]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and residences under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1401), H1593 [7MR]

——— prohibit any subsidy for flood insurance coverage for any property owned or operated by the President (see H.R. 2877), H4853 [12JN]

——— prohibit certain reimbursements to disaster relief contractors if the contracts prohibit Government audits and reviews (see H.R. 4462), H9467 [28NO]

——— protect flood insurance policyholders from unreasonable premium rates and require National Flood Insurance Program give consideration to unique characteristics of urban properties (see H.R. 2868), H4818 [8JN]

——— reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing alternative methods to insure against flood peril (see H.R. 2874), H4853 [12JN]

——— reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing flood insurance alternatives (H.R. 2874), consideration (see H. Res. 616), H9178 [13NO]

——— repeal mandatory flood insurance coverage requirement for certain commercial properties and provide greater transfer of risk under the National Flood Insurance Program to private capital and reinsurance markets (see H.R. 2246), H2971 [28AP]

——— require insurance agents who sell flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to take continuing educational courses to ensure accurate information about policies is provided to consumers (see S. 2092), S7062 [7NO]

FERC: establish minimum monetary thresholds for public utility facility merger authorizations (see S. 1860), S6134 [26SE] (see H.R. 1109), H1297 [16FE]

——— require certain natural gas companies that are holders of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to suspend activities authorized by the certificate until violations relating to air quality are remediated (see H.R. 4381), H9178 [13NO]

Financial institutions: allow mutual capital certificates to satisfy capital requirements for mutual depositories (see H.R. 1595), H2182 [17MR]

——— allow mutual holding companies to clarify requirements relative to waiver of dividends (see H.R. 4517), H9597 [1DE]

——— create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to industrial hemp legitimate businesses (see H.R. 4711), H10418 [21DE]

——— create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1152), S3009 [17MY] (see H.R. 2215), H2940 [27AP]

——— end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (see H.R. 10), H2894 [26AP]

——— end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provisions, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 375), H4645 [6JN]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see S. 1002), S2680 [2MY]

——— ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (see H.R. 4607), H9788 [11DE]

——— establish three-judge independent examination review panel (see H.R. 924), H1080 [7FE] (see H.R. 4205), H8384 [1NO]

——— expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 704), H701 [27JA]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 2237), S8046 [14DE] (see H.R. 4545), H9619 [4DE]

——— limit ability of banks to engage in certain risky activities and conflicts of interest and restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see S. 881), S2425 [4AP] (see H.R. 2585), H4423 [22MY]

——— make improvements relative to State banking agencies (see H.R. 3626), H6576 [28JY]

——— modify requirements of financial stability stress tests (see S. 1139), S2964 [16MY]

——— permit captive insurance companies that were members of a Federal Home Loan Bank prior to a certain date to continue to be eligible to be members of such a Bank (see H.R. 2890), H4912 [13JN]

——— permit certain investment advisers to share a similar name with a private equity fund, subject to certain restrictions (see H.R. 3093), H5295 [28JN]

——— place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (see H.R. 4296), H8660 [8NO]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1414), H1594 [7MR]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions (see H.R. 2133), H2846 [25AP]

——— provide specific credit risk retention requirements to certain qualifying collateralized loan obligations (see H.R. 3772), H7421 [14SE]

——— reform living will process (see H.R. 4292), H8597 [7NO]

——— require certain systemically important entities to account for financial benefits received due to the expectation that the Government will shield them from losses in the event of failure (see H.R. 493), H470 [12JA]

——— require Federal regulators to determine if certain institutions violate Federal banking and consumer protection laws and revoke banking charters and Federal deposit insurance for such institutions (see H.R. 3937), H7840 [4OC]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see S. 366), S1130 [13FE] (see H.R. 1116), H1297 [16FE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 790), H875 [1FE]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see S. 1893), S6223 [28SE]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (see H.R. 2396), H4178 [4MY]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), consideration (see H. Res. 657), H9844 [12DE]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 300), H3003 [1MY]

——— provide grants to promote (see H.R. 2525), H4356 [18MY]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (see H.R. 4240), H8495 [3NO]

——— establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 1612), H2183 [17MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1945), S6359 [5OC] (see H.R. 4052), H8030 [12OC]

——— provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (see H.R. 4268), H8596 [7NO]

——— provide for discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings (see H.R. 3984), H7887 [5OC]

——— 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] (see H.R. 163), H42 [3JA] (see H.R. 3984), H7887 [5OC]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3361), H6212 [24JY]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 4342), H8696 [9NO]

——— revise various laws that interfere with the right of people to obtain and use firearms for all lawful purposes (see H.R. 2620), H4567 [24MY]

——— terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see S. 159), S342 [17JA]

Fish and fishing: continue in effect for 2017–2018 fishing season certain fishing specifications for the summer flounder fishery (see H.R. 1411), H1593 [7MR]

——— establish requirements and restrictions for commercial, charter, and recreational red snapper fishing seasons in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 1382), H1592 [7MR]

——— make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (see S. 61), S154 [9JA] (see H.R. 374), H234 [9JA]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 200), H44 [3JA]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 3121), H5374 [29JN]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see S. 563), S1689 [8MR] (see H.R. 1422), H1947 [8MR]

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: repeal certain provisions relative to reporting on foreign assets and investments (see S. 869), S2424 [4AP] (see H.R. 2054), H2787 [6AP]

Foreign aid: establish interagency mechanism to coordinate U.S. development programs and private sector investment activities (see S. 1274), S3212 [25MY] (see H.R. 2747), H4606 [25MY]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: authorize certain private rights of action for violations of anti-bribery provisions that damage certain businesses (see H.R. 1549), H2082 [15MR]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 478), H469 [12JA]

——— provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (see H.R. 3364), H6212 [24JY]

Foreign trade: prioritize reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall U.S. trade deficit (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2349 [22MR]

——— promote fair trade, allow for greater participation in trade enforcement, and improve accountability and transparency in trade matters (see H.R. 3233), H5831 [13JY]

——— provide for congressional review of the imposition of duties and other trade measures by the executive branch (see S. 177), S360 [20JA]

——— require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (see H.R. 2766), H4618 [30MY]

——— strengthen trade enforcement, encourage domestic insourcing, and impose duties to offset currency manipulation (see H.R. 2756), H4614 [26MY]

Franchising: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and business relationships (see H.R. 470), H469 [12JA]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H5830 [13JY]

FRS: reform by limiting emergency lending authority and closing loopholes allowing megabanks to engage in unrestricted commodities activities (see H.R. 595), H560 [20JA]

——— reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Stress Test process (see H.R. 4293), H8597 [7NO]

FTC: clarify scope of exception from regulation for communications common carriers (see H.R. 1754), H2515 [28MR]

——— establish labels that may be used as a voluntary means of indicating to consumers the extent to which products are of U.S. origin (see H.R. 3850), H7587 [27SE]

——— establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 2187), S7819 [4DE] (see H.R. 4543), H9619 [4DE]

——— exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see H.R. 659), H683 [24JA]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2356), H4176 [4MY]

——— prescribe rules that require covered entities to secure sensitive personally identifiable information against a security breach (see H.R. 3904), H7671 [2OC]

——— prohibit price gouging after a major disaster (see H.R. 4196), H8294 [31OC]

——— prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and ensure compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan, but on sales to individuals who use products or services sold (see H.R. 3409), H6464 [26JY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 928), S2530 [25AP] (see H.R. 2119), H2845 [25AP]

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

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 740), H743 [30JA]

GAO: submit to Congress a report on the national security implications of the outsourcing of industrial and manufacturing capacities to locations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3065), H5231 [27JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: make necessary changes to competitive need limitations (see S. 2036), S6923 [31OC]

Georgia (country): impose sanctions if commitments or contractual agreements with U.S. persons engaging in business operations are being undermined (see H.R. 4563), H9708 [6DE]

——— reaffirm strategic partnership with the U.S., support NATO membership, peaceful resolution of dispute with Russia, institutional reforms, and increased trade, and protect intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H8075 [23OC]

Government regulations: ensure a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1559), S3997 [13JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (see S. 1523), S3885 [10JY] (see H.R. 50), H38 [3JA]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose policies on whether senior executives or shareholders bear the burden of paying company fines and penalties (see S. 1912), S6288 [3OC]

Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to engage in credit risk transfer transactions (see H.R. 3556), H6573 [28JY]

GSA: prescribe regulations for reimbursement for use of modern travel services by Federal employees travelling on official Government business (see S. 78), S204 [10JA] (see H.R. 274), H95 [4JA]

——— require disclosure of beneficial ownership by a foreign person of high-security space leased to accommodate a Federal agency (see H.R. 2426), H4220 [16MY]

Health: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer plans to individuals offered before Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enactment in satisfaction of minimum coverage requirements (see H.R. 633), H682 [24JA]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer plans to small businesses offered before Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enactment in satisfaction of minimum coverage requirements (see H.R. 661), H684 [24JA]

——— ensure coverage for pre-existing conditions and guarantee coverage in individual and group markets contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 628), H682 [24JA] (see H.R. 1121), H1297 [16FE]

——— improve access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying scope of health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decisionmakers (see H.R. 2026), H2786 [6AP]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 1606), H2182 [17MR]

——— promote transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 2569), H4388 [19MY]

——— provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 2578), H4389 [19MY]

——— reform private health insurance (see S. 222), S445 [24JA] (see H.R. 1072), H1242 [15FE]

——— repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act individual and employer health insurance mandates and expand choices in obtaining and financing affordable health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1275), H1462 [1MR]

——— 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] (see H.R. 4487), H9516 [29NO]

Hemp History Week: designate (see S. Res. 189), S3363 [8JN]

Hydroelectric power: extend eligibility for certain hydroelectric production and efficiency incentives (see H.R. 3256), H5884 [14JY]

——— promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1036), S2721 [3MY]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 2717), H4605 [25MY]

——— amend the H-2B nonimmigrant visa program (see H.R. 2004), H2785 [6AP]

——— authorize temporary entry of alien crewmen employed on longline fishing vessels originating in Hawaii, ensure reasonable wages and working conditions, and oversee fishing companies employing such aliens (see S. 2071), S7001 [2NO] (see H.R. 4224), H8443 [2NO]

——— ban Federal transportation grant funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law or who penalize local businesses for bidding to work on the border wall (see S. 1126), S2932 [15MY]

——— end Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and children, and make mandatory and permanent requirements to use electronic employment eligibility verification system (see H.R. 4340), H8696 [9NO]

——— establish an H-2B work visa program for temporary non-agricultural workers (see S. 792), S2152 [30MR]

——— establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 2577), H4389 [19MY]

——— expand H–2A worker program to include certain additional laborers (see H.R. 2087), H2801 [12AP]

——— implement certain employment visa reforms and reauthorize the EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 3471), H6515 [27JY]

——— improve the H–1B visa program and repeal the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see H.R. 2233), H2971 [28AP]

——— include U.S. nationals among eligible employees of an EB-5 commercial enterprise (see H.R. 3993), H7892 [6OC]

——— increase the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants and reauthorize the EB–5 regional center program (see S. 727), S1995 [27MR]

——— make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 1941), H2752 [5AP]

——— modify definition of ‘‘exempt H–1B nonimmigrant’’ (see H.R. 170), H42 [3JA]

——— permit certain E–2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (see H.R. 3265), H5920 [17JY]

——— prevent employers that are awarded temporary visas through the H–1B program from using them to train workers in the U.S. then move those jobs abroad (see H.R. 1705), H2369 [23MR]

——— provide for a State-sponsored nonimmigrant guest worker visa pilot program (see S. 1040), S2774 [4MY]

——— provide for electronic notification of H–2A and H–2B visa petitioners upon receipt of petitions (see H.R. 639), H683 [24JA]

——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see S. 180), S360 [20JA] (see H.R. 1303), H1527 [2MR]

——— reform H–2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 641), H683 [24JA]

——— reform the H–1B visa program (see H.R. 670), H684 [24JA]

——— reinstate returning worker exemption for H-2B visas (see H.R. 1627), H2240 [20MR] (see H.R. 4207), H8384 [1NO]

——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 281), H95 [4JA]

——— streamline application process for H–2A employers (see S. 1578), S4081 [19JY] (see H.R. 3297), H6040 [19JY]

——— terminate the EB–5 Visa Program (see H.R. 1502), H2051 [10MR]

——— terminate the EB–5 Visa Program and reallocate employment creation visas to other employment-based visa classifications (see S. 232), S445 [24JA]

IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see S. 2257), S8181 [20DE] (see H.R. 4700), H10345 [20DE]

Information technology: apply first sale doctrine to any computer program that enables a machine or other product to operate (see H.R. 905), H1079 [7FE]

——— ensure appropriate spectrum planning and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things (see S. 88), S205 [10JA] (see H.R. 686), H685 [24JA]

——— expand the cybersecurity education pipeline to meet our growing cybersecurity workforce needs (see S. 754), S2047 [28MR] (see H.R. 2184), H2939 [27AP]

——— identify and document best practices for cyber hygiene to improve computer network security (see S. 1475), S3857 [29JN] (see H.R. 3010), H5108 [22JN]

——— 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]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4606 [25MY]

——— require spending bills to include workforce development programs that recruit and train individuals from high unemployment communities and veterans and outreach to underrepresented contractors and businesses (see H. Res. 159), H1392 [28FE]

Infrastructure Week: designate (see H. Res. 326), H4222 [16MY]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: authorize grants to support use of public libraries for community economic development centers known as makerspaces (see H.R. 3496), H6516 [27JY]

Insurance: bring stability to the individual insurance market, make insurance coverage more affordable, lower prescription drug prices, and improve Medicaid (see S. 1511), S3858 [29JN]

——— clarify rules on nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs (see H.R. 1313), H1527 [2MR]

——— establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs (see S. 1354), S3487 [14JN] (see H.R. 3311), H6041 [19JY]

——— establish FRS Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues and study and report on international insurance activities and their impact (see S. 1360), S3487 [14JN]

——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 1304), H1527 [2MR]

——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (H.R. 1304), consideration (see H. Res. 241), H2628 [3AP]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 4575), H9708 [6DE]

——— preserve State-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight and transparency of international insurance standards setting processes (see H.R. 3762), H7382 [13SE] (see H.R. 4537), H9619 [4DE]

——— prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 143), H41 [3JA]

——— provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and tax relief from Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandates and expand health savings accounts (see S. 2052), S6970 [1NO] (see H.R. 4200), H8384 [1NO]

——— provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (see S. 1835), S5860 [19SE]

——— remove penalties for health insurers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 1592), H2149 [16MR]

——— require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 3338), H6144 [20JY]

——— require employees to be provided with information about availability of special enrollment periods to obtain marketplace coverage and Medicare coverage upon termination or separation (see H.R. 2342), H3323 [3MY]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 372), H234 [9JA]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 372), consideration (see H. Res. 209), H2239 [20MR]

——— support efforts to establish a public health insurance option to increase competition and accountability in the marketplace and extend accessible, quality, and affordable health care coverage (see H. Res. 130), H1244 [15FE]

Intelligence services: improve authorization of certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, extend authorities on searching certain communications, and ensure ability to share certain foreign intelligence (see S. 2158), S7297 [16NO]

——— improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications (see H.R. 4478), H9516 [29NO]

Interns: protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 651), H683 [24JA]

Interstate commerce: prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions against persons whose only role with regard to a product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 1118), H1297 [16FE]

——— provide an exception for a de minimus amount of fish or wildlife included in interstate commercial shipments (see H.R. 3041), H5139 [23JN]

——— regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce by prohibiting imposition of sales taxes on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing State (see H.R. 2887), H4854 [12JN]

Investments: protect investors in futures contracts (see H.R. 316), H180 [5JA]

Iran: secure authority of State and local governments to adopt and enforce measures restricting investment in business enterprises in Iran (see H.R. 3425), H6465 [26JY]

IRS: disapprove rule on documentation requirements for certain party-related interests in a corporation to be treated as indebtedness for tax purposes (see H.J. Res. 54), H819 [31JA]

——— enhance taxpayer rights through enhanced accountability, privacy protections, rights to appeal, tax system reform, and improved disclosure policies (see S. 1793), S5215 [12SE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1843), H2598 [30MR]

——— reform reporting requirements for foreign accounts of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 2136), H2846 [25AP]

Israel: affirm benefits of U.S.-Israel economic relationship, include science and technology innovation in continued cooperation, and encourage expansion of economic dialogue (see S. Res. 90), S1891 [21MR] (see H. Res. 218), H2287 [21MR]

——— allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see S. 170), S342 [17JA] (see H.R. 2856), H4818 [8JN]

ITC: protect domestic industries from abusive patent litigation (see H.R. 2189), H2939 [27AP]

Kake Tribal Corp.: repeal limits on export of timber harvested from conveyed land (see S. 1149), S3009 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: enhance sanctions relative to transactions (see H.R. 1644), H2286 [21MR]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in the U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 118), S313 [12JA]

Labor unions: allow question of representation affecting commerce when fewer than half of bargaining unit members had opportunity to vote in certification elections or no election was held (see H.R. 4327), H8695 [9NO]

——— clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 4422), H9424 [16NO]

——— deter labor slowdowns at U.S. ports (see S. 702), S1932 [22MR]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 545), S1639 [7MR] (see S. 1774), S5056 [7SE] (see H.R. 785), H875 [1FE] (see H.R. 2723), H4605 [25MY]

——— require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes if a collective bargaining agreement is not reached within a certain time period (see H.R. 156), H42 [3JA]

——— require employee consent before dues are used for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining or contract administration functions (see H.R. 2127), H2846 [25AP]

Law enforcement: require Internet service providers to provide law enforcement a limited window of time to investigate before notifying suspected child predators of the existence of lawfully-issued subpoenas (see S. 1709), S4766 [2AU] (see H.R. 883), H1011 [6FE]

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

——— require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (see H.R. 2819), H4701 [7JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see S. Con. Res. 6), S446 [24JA] (see H. Con. Res. 13), H686 [24JA]

Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 84), H7841 [4OC]

Maritime Administration: authorize appropriations for program to provide assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities (see S. 1100), S2915 [11MY]

Medicare: exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 1304), S3328 [7JN] (see H.R. 1920), H2751 [5AP]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see H.R. 1038), H1183 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— 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] (see H.R. 242), H94 [4JA]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see H.R. 1567), H2148 [16MR]

Military Resale Patron Benefits Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 2850), H4817 [8JN]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 1242), S3211 [25MY] (see H.R. 15), H4602 [25MY]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H41 [3JA]

——— stop a scheduled increase applicable to American Samoa and provide that any future increases shall be determined by the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 2964), H4993 [20JN] (see H.R. 3021), H5109 [22JN]

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] (see H.R. 1903), H2750 [5AP]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (see S. 176), S342 [17JA] (see H.R. 1613), H2183 [17MR]

——— transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 175), S342 [17JA] (see H.R. 179), H43 [3JA]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1105), S2915 [11MY] (see S. 1911), S6288 [3OC] (see H.R. 2713), H4605 [25MY] (see H.R. 3913), H7749 [3OC]

Monopolies: require the Dept. of Justice and the FTC to conduct regular merger retrospective reviews of the economic effects of certain mergers (see H.R. 4538), H9619 [4DE]

Motor vehicles: align National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards with EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards (see S. 1273), S3212 [25MY]

——— align National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards with EPA greenhouse gas emissions standards (see H.R. 4011), H7974 [11OC]

——— protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see S. 1159), S3009 [17MY] (see H.R. 2024), H2786 [6AP]

——— repeal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1593), H2182 [17MR]

——— require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 736), H743 [30JA]

——— require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles, motorcycles, and autocycles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 3568), H6573 [28JY]

NAFTA: require renegotiation of certain provisions and withdraw unless certain conditions are met (see H. Res. 132), H1302 [16FE]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study on workplace challenges (see H.R. 4480), H9516 [29NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 277), S6223 [28SE]

National Commission on Economic Concentration: establish (see H.R. 4686), H10246 [19DE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 1244), H1391 [28FE]

National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 640), H9598 [1DE]

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

National Franchising Day: designate (see H. Res. 519), H7382 [13SE]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 744), H743 [30JA]

National Park Service: establish a Federal register of historic vehicles to document and preserve records of U.S. automotive and motorcycle history (see S. 966), S2615 [27AP] (see H.R. 4066), H8031 [12OC]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see S. Res. 76), S1540 [1MR] (see H. Res. 162), H1463 [1MR]

National security: authorize access to certain records, make permanent certain authorities on roving surveillance, individual terrorists, and foreign surveillance, and modify access requirements for telecommunications records (see S. 1339), S3396 [12JN]

——— clarify and improve procedures and accountability for authorizing acquisitions and sharing of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching collections of communications (see H.R. 3989), H7891 [6OC]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 165), S2964 [16MY] (see H. Res. 288), H2941 [27AP] (see H. Res. 295), H2972 [28AP]

National Travel and Tourism Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 171), S3010 [17MY]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 313), S6875 [30OC]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 588), H8225 [25OC]

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 63), S154 [9JA] (see H.R. 986), H1099 [9FE]

——— provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity (see H.R. 4506), H9569 [30NO]

——— provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities (see S. 1116), S2916 [11MY]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 784), H875 [1FE]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see S. 2245), S8070 [18DE] (see H.R. 3324), H6144 [20JY]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (see S. 770), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 2105), H2811 [20AP]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see H.R. 3441), H6514 [27JY]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3441), consideration (see H. Res. 607), H8522 [6NO]

——— modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see S. 1594), S4115 [20JY] (see H.R. 1722), H2444 [24MR]

——— permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees who are working under a union contract (see S. 155), S342 [17JA] (see H.R. 987), H1099 [9FE]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 1217), S3145 [24MY] (see H.R. 2629), H4568 [24MY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3827), H7485 [25SE]

——— strengthen current protections by providing a private right of action for certain alleged unfair labor practices by an employer (see H.R. 933), H1081 [7FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees to organize and collectively bargain for improved wages and working conditions, sanction violations of such rights, and reform collective bargaining process (see H.R. 4548), H9664 [5DE]

——— 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: limit maritime liens on fishing licenses (see H.R. 234), H45 [3JA]

——— preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see S. 1323), S3362 [8JN] (see H.R. 2079), H2788 [6AP]

——— promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them (see S. 1748), S4828 [3AU]

——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 845), H975 [3FE]

North American Development Bank: authorize U.S. participation in a general capital increase (see S. 1385), S3650 [20JN] (see H.R. 882), H1011 [6FE]

North Dakota: exempt certain highways from vehicle weight limitations (see H.R. 738), H743 [30JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide temporary increase in transitional workers (see H.R. 339), H181 [5JA]

NRC: retain safety-related fines and distribute those amounts to counties to maintain radiological preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility from which the fines were collected (see H.R. 4440), H9425 [16NO]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1246), S3211 [25MY] (see H.R. 2709), H4605 [25MY]

——— support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professions (see S. 83), S205 [10JA] (see H.R. 255), H94 [4JA]

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] (see H.R. 914), H1080 [7FE]

Office of Government Ethics: determine if family members of the President have commercial relationships with foreign enterprises or financial institutions and, if so, whether they should be ineligible for a security clearance (see H.R. 2314), H3322 [3MY]

OSHA: amend laws relative to labor organization representation during physical inspections of workplaces (see H.R. 3586), H6574 [28JY]

——— authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see S. 1878), S6187 [27SE] (see H.R. 1444), H2017 [9MR]

——— 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] (see H.R. 2428), H4220 [16MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit authority of the President to withdraw areas from oil and gas leasing (see S. 956), S2615 [27AP] (see H.R. 2157), H2895 [26AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents (see S. 1948), S6359 [5OC]

——— allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 927), S2530 [25AP]

Patents: provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles (see S. 812), S2214 [4AP] (see H.R. 1879), H2695 [4AP]

——— strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see S. 1390), S3686 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3976), H7887 [5OC]

——— allow use of subsidies to buy State-approved health insurance plans outside of exchanges and waive individual mandate penalty in counties with zero options on the exchanges (see S. 761), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 1933), H2752 [5AP]

——— call for the President to faithfully carry out provisions and not use Executive actions to undermine the Act (see H. Res. 345), H4389 [19MY]

——— clarify that State exchanges are prohibited from imposing fees or assessments on issuers of excepted benefits and standalone dental plans not sold through an exchange (see S. 2241), S8046 [14DE] (see H.R. 4225), H8443 [2NO]

——— delay annual fee on health insurance providers and make such fee tax deductible (see S. 1978), S6536 [18OC]

——— exempt health insurance of residents of U.S. territories from annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 476), S1500 [28FE] (see H.R. 1246), H1391 [28FE]

——— extend moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 1859), S6134 [26SE] (see H.R. 4620), H9844 [12DE]

——— flatline penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 562), H545 [13JA]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 1462), S3830 [28JN] (see H.R. 3258), H5884 [14JY]

——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 561), H545 [13JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1782), S5056 [7SE] (see H.R. 3798), H7422 [14SE]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 147), S342 [17JA]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (see H.R. 521), H543 (see H.R. 537), H544 [13JA]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in locations with less than two exchange plans or who are subject to certain premium increases (see H.R. 563), H545 [13JA]

——— provide for stabilization in the individual health insurance market (see H.R. 4695), H10345 [20DE]

——— provide for temporary moratorium on employer health insurance mandate and delay in implementation of excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see H.R. 4616), H9844 [12DE]

——— provide greater flexibility in offering health insurance coverage across State lines (see S. 1546), S3961 [12JY]

——— provide temporary relief from annual fee on health insurance providers, to the extent that fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance (see H.R. 4619), H9844 [12DE]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 246), H94 [4JA]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 40), S113 [5JA] (see S. 58), S154 [9JA] (see H.R. 173), H42 [3JA]

——— repeal Multi-State Plan program (see S. 2221), S7974 [12DE] (see H.R. 4664), H10144 [15DE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1750), S4828 [3AU]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 285), H95 [4JA]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3725), H7217 [8SE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate and refund any past penalties (see S. 1898), S6223 [28SE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3956), H7841 [4OC]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see S. 1908), S6288 [3OC] (see H.R. 3919), H7749 [3OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (see H.R. 1628), H2239 [20MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (see H. Res. 228), H2444 [24MR] (see H. Res. 254), H2783 [6AP] (see H. Res. 308), H3321 [3MY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 254)—table (see H. Res. 275), H2845 [25AP]

——— waive essential health benefits requirements for individuals residing in States with localities with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (see H.R. 208), H44 [3JA]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums (see H.R. 3596), H6575 [28JY]

——— ensure State and local governments may continue to establish retirement savings programs for private sector employees (see S. 1035), S2721 [3MY] (see H.R. 2523), H4356 [18MY]

——— make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (see S. 489), S1576 [2MR]

——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 1076), S2846 [9MY] (see H.R. 2384), H4177 [4MY] (see H.R. 2412), H4189 [11MY]

——— permit multiemployer plans in critical status to modify plan rules relative to withdrawal liability (see H.R. 2117), H2845 [25AP]

Petroleum: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see S. 125), S314 [12JA] (see H.R. 468), H469 [12JA]

Pharmaceuticals: improve access to affordable prescription drugs (see S. 771), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 1776), H2558 [29MR]

——— improve access to generic prescription drugs (see S. 1115), S2916 [11MY] (see H.R. 2562), H4388 [19MY]

——— increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry (see S. 297), S656 [2FE] (see H.R. 749), H743 [30JA]

——— prevent conflicts of interest that raise concerns about the independence of pharmaceutical regulators (see S. 2057), S6970 [1NO]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 124), S314 [12JA] (see H.R. 4117), H8224 [25OC]

Pipelines: hold onshore facilities to same liability requirements as offshore facilities that could discharge oil into the Great Lakes and clarify Dept. of Transportation authority to shutdown unsafe pipelines (see S. 1226), S3146 [24MY]

Plastics Industry Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 64), S1397 [16FE] (see H. Res. 216), H2287 [21MR]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations (see H.R. 1615), H2183 [17MR]

——— constitutional amendments to overturn Citizens United v. FEC to reduce the influence of money and corporations and Buckley v. Valeo to limit expenditures by candidates and others in support of elections (see H. Res. 377), H4701 [7JN]

——— prohibit a candidate for election to Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate’s campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate (see H.R. 838), H945 [2FE]

——— prohibit criminal corporations from making disbursements of funds in connection with campaigns for Federal, State, or local office (see H.R. 658), H683 [24JA]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1585), S4081 [19JY] (see H.R. 1134), H1298 [16FE]

——— reduce the influence of money and corporations and promote the participation of the people in politics and government (see H. Res. 343), H4358 [18MY]

——— reduce the influence of money through congressional regulation of contributions and expenditures and public disclosure of all contributions (see H. Res. 389), H4938 [15JN]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (see H.R. 20), H681 [24JA]

——— require corporations to disclose to shareholders amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 4341), H8696 [9NO]

——— require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1726), S4767 [2AU] (see H.R. 376), H234 [9JA]

Political ethics: require the President, Vice President, and certain high-level officials to file a report with the Office of Government Ethics relative to the sale of real property (see H.R. 3295), H6040 [19JY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 371), H234 [9JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 15), H46 [3JA]

——— ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (see H. Res. 28), H181 [5JA]

Power resources: impose tax on greenhouse gas emissions, reduce corporate tax rate to mitigate high energy costs, assist displaced coal industry workers, and protect consumers from transition to new energy sources (see H.R. 2014), H2785 [6AP]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity (see H.R. 2883), H4854 [12JN]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import/export of oil, natural gas, and electricity (H.R. 2883), consideration (see H. Res. 454), H5977 [18JY]

——— reform fossil fuel leasing, promote renewable energy, prepare for climate change, increase industry accountability, improve returns for development of Federal energy resources, and protect special places (see H.R. 4426), H9424 [16NO]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2035 (see H.R. 3671), H6632 [1SE]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see S. 987), S2616 [27AP] (see H.R. 3314), H6041 [19JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: collect and assess intelligence on the efforts of foreign powers to gain influence through the financial interests of the President, close family members, and associates (see H.R. 3587), H6574 [28JY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit any Federal payment for lodging, events, food, or other travel expenses incurred at a hotel owned or operated by the President (see H.R. 1452), H2017 [9MR]

——— prohibit executive branch employees from participating personally and substantially in a particular Government matter that will impact financial interests of the President (see H.R. 2455), H4222 [16MY]

——— report to the Dept. of the Treasury and make publicly available past business transactions with foreign countries exceeding a certain amount (see H.R. 2440), H4221 [16MY]

——— require conversion of private businesses and investments in order to prevent conflict of interests under Federal law (see H.R. 3532), H6572 [28JY]

——— require placement of any financial conflicts of interest into a blind trust (see H.R. 2494), H4310 [17MY]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see S. 1997), S6768 [24OC] (see H.R. 4124), H8224 [25OC]

——— codify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (see H.R. 2588), H4423 [22MY]

——— permanently reauthorize authorities on searching of certain collections of communications (see S. 1297), S3294 [6JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 4081), H8041 [19OC]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3806), H7429 [18SE]

——— require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see H.R. 3896), H7670 [2OC]

Product safety: require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 142), H41 [3JA]

Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 138), H1302 [16FE]

Public buildings: establish a pilot program in certain agencies for the use of public-private agreements to enhance the efficiency of Federal real property (see H.R. 1087), H1243 [15FE]

——— lease or sell abandoned or unused Federal civilian real properties for use as makerspaces (see H.R. 2969), H4993 [20JN]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to the public (see S. 610), S1778 [13MR]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see S. 1633), S4299 [26JY] (see H.R. 3400), H6464 [26JY]

——— reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 546), S1639 [7MR] (see H.R. 1399), H1593 [7MR]

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

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking: establish (see S. 1392), S3686 [21JN]

Puerto Rico: facilitate hiring by employers and increase wages of workers (see S. 38), S113 [5JA]

——— provide for small businesses (see H.R. 2488), H4310 [17MY]

——— support businesses, improve health funding, and promote security (see H.R. 2429), H4221 [16MY]

Real estate: prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business to title insurance companies and improve judicial relief for certain violations (see H.R. 517), H543 [13JA]

Roads and highways: exempt certain highways from vehicle weight limitations (see H.R. 4421), H9424 [16NO]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 475), H469 [12JA]

Russia: request the President and direct Attorney General Sessions to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relative to communications with Russian officials (see H. Res. 184), H2019 [9MR]

SBA: clarify responsibilities of commercial market representatives (see H.R. 1597), H2182 [17MR]

——— codify the Entrepreneurial Education Initiative (see H.R. 2563), H4388 [19MY]

——— ensure small businesses affected by onset of transmissible diseases are eligible for disaster relief (see S. 154), S342 [17JA]

——— establish grant program for governmental and nonprofit small business accelerators and incubators to provide support and resources to startup businesses in formation and early growth stages (see S. 1969), S6453 [17OC] (see H.R. 2393), H4178 [4MY] (see H.R. 4071), H8036 [16OC]

——— establish minimum standards of disclosure by franchises to franchisees who use SBA guaranteed loans (see H.R. 471), H469 [12JA]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 121), S313 [12JA]

——— expand participation in the Microloan Program (see S. 526), S1578 [2MR] (see H.R. 2056), H2787 [6AP]

——— extend eligibility of redesignated areas as HUBZones (see S. 690), S1891 [21MR] (see H.R. 2013), H2785 [6AP]

——— improve number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States (see S. 1995), S6768 [24OC] (see H.R. 4111), H8143 [24OC]

——— improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, and clarify role of small business advocates (see H.R. 1773), H2558 [29MR]

——— increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (see H.R. 2333), H3323 [3MY]

——— increase amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business investment companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency (see H.R. 2364), H4176 [4MY]

——— increase percentage of loans guaranteed for small business concerns that are manufacturers (see S. 347), S1070 [9FE] (see H.R. 1186), H1301 [16FE]

——— increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (see S. 1061), S2774 [4MY] (see H.R. 2362), H4176 [4MY]

——— make information relative to lenders making covered loans publicly available (see H.R. 1590), H2149 [16MR]

——— provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women’s business center program, and the SCORE program (see H.R. 1774), H2558 [29MR]

——— submit to Congress a report on the utilization of certain small businesses relative to multiple award Federal contracts (see S. 1038), S2774 [4MY]

——— waive guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for the Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs (see S. 1056), S2774 [4MY] (see H.R. 2835), H4817 [8JN]

Science: recognize the impact of tribology on the economy and in providing solutions to technical problems in various fields and the need for increased research and development investments in tribology (see H. Res. 306), H3067 [2MY]

——— support innovation (see H.R. 4150), H8270 [26OC]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks (see H. Res. 471), H6213 [24JY]

SEC: allow certain issuers to be exempt from registration requirements (see H.R. 2864), H4818 [8JN]

——— allow the owning of certain securities by, change capital structure requirements of, and revise certain rules relative to business development companies (see H.R. 4267), H8596 [7NO]

——— amend certain regulations to increase transparency and strengthen oversight of activist hedge funds (see S. 1744), S4827 [3AU]

——— amend securities laws relative to crowdfunding to raise the dollar amount limit and to clarify certain requirements and exclusions for funding portals (see S. 1031), S2721 [3MY]

——— clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (see S. 588), S1742 [9MR] (see H.R. 79), H39 [3JA]

——— clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (H.R. 79), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H234 [9JA]

——— codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of securities laws (see H.R. 1585), H2148 [16MR]

——— disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (see S.J. Res. 9), S489 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 41), H744 [30JA]

——— disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (H.J. Res. 41), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H742 [30JA]

——— enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see S. 779), S2152 [30MR]

——— establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group (see H.R. 1611), H2183 [17MR]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see H.R. 477), H469 [12JA]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (H.R. 477), consideration (see H. Res. 647), H9707 [6DE]

——— expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions (see H.R. 3903), H7671 [2OC]

——— expand investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company (see S. 444), S1447 [27FE] (see H.R. 1219), H1354 [27FE]

——— expand investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company (H.R. 1219), consideration (see H. Res. 242), H2628 [3AP]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (see H.R. 78), H39 [3JA]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 40), H297 [10JA]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (see H.R. 4015), H7974 [11OC]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (H.R. 4015), consideration (see H. Res. 657), H9844 [12DE]

——— increase accountability and require implementation of a rigorous, fair, and public process for waiving bad actor disqualifications in the securities laws (see H.R. 3519), H6517 [27JY]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (see S. 488), S1540 [1MR] (see H.R. 1343), H1529 [2MR]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1343), consideration (see H. Res. 240), H2628 [3AP]

——— permit private persons to seek legal or equitable remedies in a civil action instead of an administrative proceeding (see H.R. 2128), H2846 [25AP]

——— prohibit from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property without issuance of a subpoena (see H.R. 3948), H7841 [4OC]

——— prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 585), H552 [17JA]

——— prohibit Members of Congress from receiving a discounted price in certain private offerings of securities (see S. 350), S1070 [9FE] (see H.R. 2277), H3003 [1MY]

——— provide a safe harbor relative to certain investment fund research reports (see S. 327), S867 [6FE] (see H.R. 910), H1080 [7FE]

——— provide smaller public companies with access to capital-raising advantages by eliminating excessive filing requirements and expediting stock registration (see H.R. 4529), H9598 [1DE]

——— provide that the definition of a facility of an exchange does not apply to a line of business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction on an exchange (see H.R. 3555), H6573 [28JY]

——— refund or credit excess payments made to the Commission (see H.R. 1257), H1392 [28FE]

——— repeal certain disclosure requirements relative to coal and mine safety (see H.R. 4289), H8596 [7NO]

——— repeal certain disclosure requirements relative to resource extraction (see H.R. 4519), H9597 [1DE]

——— report on improving access to capital in rural areas for small businesses and qualifying venture capital funds (see H.R. 2102), H2807 [17AP]

——— require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see S. 380), S1217 [15FE] (see H.R. 3216), H5830 [13JY]

——— require disclosure of total corporate tax paid by a corporation in each annual report (see H.R. 2057), H2787 [6AP]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see S. 536), S1638 [7MR]

——— require refund or credit for certain excess payments made (see S. 462), S1500 [28FE]

——— require review of annual Government-business forum on capital formation (see S. 416), S1304 [16FE] (see H.R. 1312), H1527 [2MR]

——— require that repurchase-to-maturity transactions be treated as secured borrowing (see H.R. 317), H180 [5JA]

——— revise any rules necessary to enable closed-end companies to use securities offering and proxy rules that are available to other issuers of securities (see H.R. 4279), H8596 [7NO]

——— specify when a nationally traded security is exempt from State regulation of security offerings (see H.R. 4546), H9664 [5DE]

——— terminate Investment Company Act exemption for companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other U.S. possession (see S. 484), S1540 [1MR] (see H.R. 1366), H1537 [6MR]

——— withdraw guidance regarding disclosure related to climate change (see H.R. 3502), H6516 [27JY]

Securities: provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from certain auditor attestation requirements (see S. 2126), S7262 [15NO] (see H.R. 1645), H2286 [21MR]

Securities and Derivatives Commission: establish (see H.R. 594), H560 [20JA]

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (see S. 223), S445 [24JA] (see H.R. 3758), H7382 [13SE]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 2034), S6923 [31OC]

Ships and vessels: improve cruise passenger security and safety (see H.R. 2173), H2896 [26AP]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see H.R. 1240), H1391 [28FE]

Silicon Valley Leadership Group (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 209), S3830 [28JN]

Small business: allow multiple small businesses to pool employees, across multiple States, for the purpose of purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees in a large group market (see S. 1818), S5743 [14SE]

——— amend laws relative to small company capital formation (see H.R. 4263), H8595 [7NO]

——— encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (see H.R. 1833), H2598 [30MR]

——— ensure uniformity in procurement terminology (see H.R. 1640), H2240 [20MR]

——— expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (see S. 791), S2152 [30MR] (see H.R. 2655), H4602 [25MY]

——— increase transparency in and establish standards for administration of construction contracts and provide contractors with information to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (see H.R. 2350), H4176 [4MY]

——— provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request an equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a Federal construction contract (see H.R. 2594), H4502 [23MY]

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 427), S1305 [16FE] (see H.R. 1114), H1297 [16FE] (see H.R. 2855), H4818 [8JN]

——— exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 3934), H7749 [3OC]

——— 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]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers (see H.R. 881), H1011 [6FE]

Space policy: improve safety of commercial space flight by authorizing operation of aircraft with experimental certificates carrying persons or property to support research and training for space flight participants and crew (see H.R. 2571), H4389 [19MY]

——— provide for authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities (see H.R. 2809), H4700 [7JN]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 337), S867 [6FE] (see H.R. 947), H1081 [7FE]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (see H.R. 2193), H2940 [27AP]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see S. 316), S745 [6FE]

Surface Transportation Board: expand competition, restore balance to regulatory environment, and improve efficiency and reliability of rail shipping and transportation (see S. 1233), S3211 [25MY]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 127), S2450 [7AP]

Tariff: address tariff inversions that create incentive for U.S. companies to move production out of the U.S. and eliminate tariff inversion on certain television components (see H.R. 2385), H4177 [4MY]

——— provide duty-free treatment for the sale of used yachts (see H.R. 3662), H6612 [18AU]

——— provide for a deferral of payment of duty upon the sale of certain used yachts (see H.R. 2369), H4177 [4MY]

Taxation: address comprehensive tax reform within a certain period of time (see H. Res. 272), H2796 [8AP]

——— adjust income tax rate of a publicly traded corporation based on ratio of compensation of the highest paid employee to median compensation of all employees (see H.R. 3633), H6584 [1AU]

——— allow a business credit for gain from the sale of real property for use as a manufactured home community to promote resident-owned cooperatives (see S. 1581), S4081 [19JY] (see H.R. 3296), H6040 [19JY]

——— allow a credit against tax for clinical testing expenses for qualified infectious disease drugs and rapid diagnostic tests to address the rising public health challenge of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 1840), H2598 [30MR]

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

——— allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs (see H.R. 340), H181 [5JA]

——— allow a credit for manufacturing job training expenses (see H.R. 419), H298 [10JA]

——— allow a deduction for interest and taxes relative to land owned or leased by residents of manufactured home communities as part of a resident-owned cooperative (see H.R. 3399), H6464 [26JY]

——— allow all employees of a firm to be counted as a single shareholder toward the shareholder limit of an S corporation (see H.R. 4166), H8274 [27OC]

——— allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 393), S1218 [15FE] (see H.R. 1190), H1301 [16FE] (see H.R. 2399), H4185 [8MY] (see H.R. 3061), H5179 [26JN] (see H.R. 3628), H6576 [28JY]

——— allow employers an income tax credit as an incentive to partner with community colleges or other educational institutions to improve workforce development and job training for students (see H.R. 2700), H4604 [25MY]

——— allow faster recovery of start-up and organizational expenses, simplify small business accounting methods, and expand expensing and accelerate cost recovery to encourage investment in new plants and equipment (see S. 1144), S3009 [17MY]

——— allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 2638), H4568 [24MY]

——— allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans (see H.R. 480), H469 [12JA]

——— allow small businesses to defer the payment of certain employment taxes (see H.R. 2265), H3002 [1MY]

——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (see H.R. 108), H40 [3JA]

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 4473), H9467 [28NO]

——— allow unpopulated census tracts that are contiguous to low-income communities to be treated as low-income communities under the new markets tax credit (see S. 1946), S6359 [5OC]

——— amend shareholder ownership and passive income rules of the personal holding company tax provisions (see H.R. 4045), H8030 [12OC]

——— authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see H.R. 1400), H1593 [7MR]

——— clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see S. 752), S2047 [28MR] (see H.R. 1755), H2515 [28MR]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 176), H43 [3JA]

——— clarify treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions (see H.R. 1262), H1392 [28FE]

——— constitutional amendment to limit congressional power to impose a tax on failure to purchase goods or services (see H.J. Res. 21), H194 [6JA]

——— create a tax credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see S. 262), S594 [1FE] (see H.R. 792), H875 [1FE]

——— deny a deduction for excessive compensation of any employee of an employer (see S. 1843), S5860 [19SE]

——— deny as a trade or business expense deduction amounts paid or incurred in connection with the settlement of a sexual harassment or sexual assault claim (see H.R. 4495), H9568 [30NO] (see H.R. 4514, 4516), H9597 [1DE]

——— deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations (see S. 803), S2175 [3AP]

——— deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to those not authorized to work in the U.S. and terminate use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the taxpayer ID number application process (see H.R. 1041), H1183 [14FE]

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

——— discourage corporate inversions and impose tax on unrepatriated earnings and unrecognized gains in connection with corporate expatriations (see H.R. 1931), H2751 [5AP]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 976), S2615 [27AP]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 685), H685 [24JA]

——— encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4637), H9900 [13DE]

——— end deferral of foreign source income of U.S. companies, close certain foreign tax credit loopholes, and prevent U.S. tax avoidance (see S. 586), S1742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1451), H2017 [9MR]

——— enhance manufacturing tax incentives for using component parts made in the U.S. (see S. 1407), S3731 [22JN]

——— enhance the research credit for domestic manufacturers (see S. 1293), S3294 [6JN] (see H.R. 3068), H5231 [27JN]

——— ensure pass-through businesses do not pay tax at a higher rate than corporations (see S. 707), S1973 [23MR] (see H.R. 116), H41 [3JA]

——— establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts (see S. 1724), S4767 [2AU] (see H.R. 4260), H8522 [6NO]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see S. 1352), S3487 [14JN] (see H.R. 3707), H7182 [7SE]

——— establish an excise tax on certain prescription drugs which have been subject to a price spike (see S. 1369), S3554 [15JN] (see H.R. 2974), H5047 [21JN]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 523), S1578 [2MR] (see H.R. 2038), H2786 [6AP] (see H.R. 3254), H5884 [14JY]

——— establish Promise Zones to revitalize high-poverty communities through Federal-local partnerships (see S. 144), S314 [12JA]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 2764), H4618 [30MY]

——— establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 929), H1080 [7FE]

——— exclude corporations operating prisons from the definition of taxable real estate investment trust subsidiary (see S. 2075), S7015 [6NO] (see H.R. 4255), H8522 [6NO]

——— exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 1792), H2558 [29MR]

——— exclude from gross income de minimus gains from certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency (see H.R. 3708), H7182 [7SE]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 296), H179 [5JA] (see H.R. 3830), H7532 [26SE]

——— exempt aircraft management services from excise taxes imposed on transportation by air (see S. 321), S867 [6FE] (see H.R. 896), H1012 [6FE]

——— exempt private foundations from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised (see H.R. 3035), H5138 [23JN]

——— exempt the aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits for purposes of capitalization of interest costs (see S. 429), S1305 [16FE] (see H.R. 1126), H1298 [16FE]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 432), H390 [11JA]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1589), S4082 [19JY] (see H.R. 2092), H2801 [12AP]

——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 20), S21 [3JA] (see S. 82), S204 [10JA] (see H.R. 399), H297 [10JA]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 1861), S6134 [26SE] (see H.R. 3499), H6516 [27JY]

——— expand the small employer health insurance credit (see S. 1254), S3212 [25MY]

——— extend and modify certain biodiesel, renewable diesel, and alternative fuel tax incentives (see H.R. 3264), H5920 [17JY]

——— extend and reform biodiesel tax incentives (see S. 944), S2553 [26AP] (see H.R. 2383), H4177 [4MY]

——— extend certain credits against tax related to empowerment zones (see H.R. 3584), H6574 [28JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 2256), S8181 [20DE]

——— extend exemptions on capital contributions from State and local governments to partnerships and LLCs taxed as partnerships (see H.R. 1416), H1594 [7MR]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2198), S7891 [6DE] (see H.R. 1524), H2059 [13MR]

——— extend limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 1686), H2348 [22MR]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 2005), S6816 [25OC] (see H.R. 4118), H8224 [25OC]

——— extend qualified zone academy bonds and reduce the private business contribution requirement relative to such bonds (see H.R. 3700), H7181 [7SE]

——— extend special expensing rules for certain film, television, and live theatrical productions (see S. 1469), S3830 [28JN] (see H.R. 2450), H4221 [16MY]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 796), S2152 [30MR] (see H.R. 795), H876 [1FE]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 1090), S2882 [10MY] (see H.R. 519), H543 [13JA]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions of stocks, bonds, or derivatives (see H.R. 2306), H3321 [3MY]

——— impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in families and communities, improve infrastructure and the environment, strengthen financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility (see S. 805), S2175 [3AP] (see H.R. 1144), H1299 [16FE]

——— impose a tax on large employers whose employees receive certain Federal benefits because the employees’ income is below a living wage (see H.R. 2814), H4701 [7JN]

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

——— improve the credit for increasing research activities (see S. 2197), S7891 [6DE] (see H.R. 2821), H4701 [7JN]

——— include apprentices as members of targeted groups for purposes of the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2927), H4937 [15JN]

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

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 25), S59 [4JA] (see H.R. 2140), H2846 [25AP]

——— increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 341), H181 [5JA]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 782), H875 [1FE] (see H.R. 1959), H2753 [5AP]

——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see S. 1984), S6642 [19OC] (see H.R. 111), H40 [3JA]

——— increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (see H.R. 1012), H1124 [13FE] (see H.R. 3037), H5138 [23JN]

——— index certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 2017), H2785 [6AP]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 540), S1639 [7MR] (see H.R. 1393), H1593 [7MR]

——— limit interest deduction for excessive interest of members of financial reporting groups (see H.R. 2057), H2787 [6AP]

——— lower corporate rate to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development average (see H.R. 533), H544 [13JA]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2318), H3322 [3MY]

——— make exception to S corporation shareholder limitation in the case of shareholders whose shares were acquired through certain crowdfunding or small public offerings (see H.R. 531), H543 [13JA]

——— make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 2671), H4603 [25MY]

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

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2091), H2801 [12AP]

——— make permanent the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1403), H1593 [7MR]

——— make permanent the Indian employment credit and depreciation rules for business property on Indian reservations (see S. 2012), S6816 [25OC]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see H.R. 3652), H6602 [11AU]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 1600), H2182 [17MR]

——— modernize tax treatment of derivatives and their underlying investments (see S. 1005), S2680 [2MY]

——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds (see S. 773), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 1115), H1297 [16FE]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small businesses to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (see S. 1383), S3650 [20JN]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (see S. 666), S1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 1551), H2082 [15MR]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3434), H6465 [26JY]

——— modify rules relative to loans made from a qualified employer retirement plan (see S. 940), S2530 [25AP]

——— modify S corporation shareholder and preferred stock rules relative to banks (see H.R. 2339), H3323 [3MY]

——— modify tax treatment of certain equity grants to encourage stock options for employees of startups and privately-held firms (see S. 1444), S3801 [27JN] (see H.R. 3084), H5231 [27JN]

——— modify the work opportunity credit for certain at-risk youth employees (see S. 983), S2616 [27AP] (see H.R. 2209), H2940 [27AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 407), S1304 [16FE] (see H.R. 721), H742 [30JA]

——— permanently increase limitations on deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures (see H.R. 420), H298 [10JA]

——— permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2181), H2896 [26AP]

——— prevent earnings stripping of corporations which are related to inverted corporations (see H.R. 3603), H6575 [28JY]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see S. 1080), S2846 [9MY] (see H.R. 3648), H6602 [11AU]

——— protect older, longer-service, and grandfathered participants in defined benefit plans (see S. 852), S2363 [4AP] (see H.R. 1962), H2753 [5AP]

——— provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 2253), H2971 [28AP]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see S. 1193), S3069 [22MY] (see S. 2048), S6923 [31OC] (see H.R. 2865), H4818 [8JN] (see H.R. 3204), H5758 [12JY] (see H.R. 4088), H8042 [19OC]

——— provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 344), S967 [6FE] (see S. 1716), S4766 [2AU] (see H.R. 3595), H6575 [28JY]

——— provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan (see H.R. 3902), H7671 [2OC]

——— provide a lower rate of tax on a portion of pass-through business income (see H.R. 1425), H1947 [8MR]

——— provide a payroll tax exemption for hiring long-term unemployed individuals (see H.R. 4470), H9467 [28NO]

——— provide a reduced excise tax rate for portable electronically-aerated bait containers (see S. 359), S1129 [13FE] (see H.R. 2183), H2939 [27AP]

——— provide a safe harbor for income and employment tax purposes for determinations of worker classifications as independent contractors versus employees and increase reporting under such safe harbor (see S. 1549), S3997 [13JY] (see H.R. 4165), H8274 [27OC]

——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 290), S655 [2FE] (see H.R. 836), H944 [2FE]

——— provide a standard deduction for the trade or business expenses of artists (see H.R. 3453), H6514 [27JY]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3925), H7749 [3OC]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 3349), H6145 [20JY]

——— provide additional new markets tax credits for distressed coal communities (see S. 76), S204 [10JA] (see H.R. 405), H298 [10JA]

——— provide an exception for certain spun-off voluntary employees’ beneficiary associations to limitation on exemptions on unrelated business taxable income of amounts set aside for qualified benefits (see H.R. 3892), H7635 [28SE]

——— provide an exception to percentage of completion method of accounting for certain residential construction contracts (see H.R. 3659), H6611 [18AU]

——— 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] (see H.R. 1296), H1463 [1MR]

——— provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities (see S. 1980), S6536 [18OC] (see H.R. 3149), H5376 [29JN]

——— provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by severe storms and flooding in Louisiana (see H.R. 2849), H4817 [8JN]

——— provide for deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in opportunity zones (see S. 293), S655 [2FE] (see H.R. 828), H944 [2FE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1639), S4300 [26JY] (see H.R. 3420), H6465 [26JY]

——— provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increase penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 3217), H5830 [13JY]

——— provide for International Regulated Investment Companies (see H.R. 4204), H8384 [1NO]

——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (see S. 1229), S3211 [25MY] (see H.R. 3912), H7671 [2OC]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 1020), S2720 [3MY] (see H.R. 2295), H3067 [2MY]

——— provide for S corporation reform (see S. 711), S1974 [23MR] (see H.R. 1696), H2369 [23MR]

——— provide for small partnership exception from certain requirements (see H.R. 3508), H6516 [27JY]

——— provide for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities (see S. 843), S2363 [4AP] (see H.R. 2011), H2785 [6AP]

——— provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts (see H.R. 2576), H4389 [19MY]

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

——— provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 764), H818 [31JA]

——— provide incentives for employers to establish student loan repayment programs and make contributions to qualified tuition programs on behalf of children of employees (see H.R. 1656), H2287 [21MR]

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

——— provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 2289), H3066 [2MY]

——— provide incentives for the expansion of U.S. manufacturing (see H.R. 3702), H7181 [7SE]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1868), S6134 [26SE] (see H.R. 4649), H9939 [14DE]

——— provide tax benefits for investments in gigabit opportunity zones (see S. 1013), S2720 [3MY] (see H.R. 2870), H4853 [12JN]

——— provide tax credits to encourage small businesses to hire unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2313), H3322 [3MY]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 3679), H6654 [5SE] (see H.R. 4172), H8293 [31OC]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (see S. 1892), S6223 [28SE] (see H.R. 3823), H7485 [25SE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), consideration (see H. Res. 538), H7532 [26SE]

——— provide tax relief for disaster areas (see S. 1907), S6288 [3OC]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1183 [14FE]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3009), H5108 [22JN]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 328), H180 [5JA]

——— reduce penalties for self-corrections by taxpayers under certain laws affecting individual retirement arrangements relative to employer-sponsored retirement plans (see H.R. 4189), H8293 [31OC]

——— reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses qualify as certain assets (see H.R. 1805), H2597 [30MR]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 2534), H4357 [18MY]

——— reform and enforce taxation of tobacco products (see H.R. 729), H743 [30JA]

——— reform the Federal tax code (see H.R. 4383), H9254 [14NO]

——— repeal cover-over of rum excise tax revenue (see H.R. 3476), H6515 [27JY]

——— repeal deduction for local lobbying expenses (see S. 2170), S7405 [29NO]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see H.R. 1150), H1299 [16FE]

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

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 18), S21 [3JA] (see H.R. 25), H37 [3JA]

——— repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see S. 863), S2424 [4AP] (see H.R. 2005), H2785 [6AP]

——— require Internet-based, real-time responses to requests to verify taxpayer income for legitimate business purposes (see S. 1958), S6403 [16OC] (see H.R. 3860), H7634 [28SE]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see S. 851), S2363 [4AP] (see H.R. 1932), H2752 [5AP]

——— simplify rates, reform capital gains rate, make permanent certain foreign earnings dividends deduction, reduce payroll and self-employment rates, make bonus depreciation permanent, and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 2078), H2788 [6AP]

——— support relief through simplification, increased deductions, credits, and lower rates, and other reforms (see H. Res. 530), H7434 [21SE]

——— temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (see S. 71), S154 [9JA] (see H.R. 112), H40 [3JA]

——— terminate deferral of active income of controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 2057), H2787 [6AP]

——— treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans under the tax on private foundation excess business holdings (see S. 1618), S4136 [24JY] (see H.R. 2293), H3067 [2MY]

——— treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 602), S1743 [9MR] (see H.R. 1481), H2018 [9MR]

——— treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1422), S3731 [22JN] (see H.R. 3455), H6514 [27JY]

——— treat obligations financing professional sports stadiums as private activity bonds if such obligations meet the private business use test (see S. 1342), S3396 [12JN] (see H.R. 811), H876 [1FE]

——— treat rents received by a real estate investment trust from a parking facility leased to a taxable subsidiary in the same manner as rents from lodging and health care facilities leased to such a subsidiary (see H.R. 4531), H9619 [4DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (see S. 1), S7360 [28NO] (see H.R. 1), H8443 [2NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 619), H9254 [14NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 667), H10179 [18DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 668), H10344 [20DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 97), H10180 [18DE]

Technology: establish a grant program that encourages States to establish subgrant programs that encourage recipients to create, maintain, and improve digital fabrication laboratories (see H.R. 4386), H9254 [14NO]

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

——— provide opportunities for broadband investment (see S. 19), S21 [3JA]

——— support deployment of fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation (see S. Res. 242), S4767 [2AU] (see H. Res. 521), H7423 [14SE]

——— support growth through deregulation, additional broadband deployment, commercial use of spectrum, high-speed data transmission, and intellectual property protection (see H. Res. 53), H546 [13JA]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (see S. 123), S314 [12JA] (see H.R. 582), H552 [17JA]

Television: require satellite carriers to carry analog and digital signals of local broadcast stations licensed in U.S. territories (see H.R. 192), H43 [3JA]

Territories: extend the production certificate program that allows refunds of duties on certain articles produced in U.S. insular areas (see H.R. 188), H43 [3JA]

Terrorism: establish a designation for jurisdictions permissive to terrorism financing, facilitate international prosecution of such financiers, and restrict financial institutions that provide services to terrorists (see S. 358), S1129 [13FE]

——— establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance (see H.R. 3100), H5295 [28JN] (see H.R. 3321), H6144 [20JY]

——— facilitate better information sharing to assist in the fight against the funding of terrorist activities (see H.R. 3439), H6466 [26JY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 294), S655 [2FE] (see H.R. 564), H545 [13JA]

Trucking industry: establish a task force on truck leasing to audit port companies to ensure fair treatment of truck drivers (see H.R. 4144), H8270 [26OC]

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] (see H. Con. Res. 5), H96 [4JA]

Trump, President: direct Dept. of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives documents relative to departmental policies and activities on businesses owned or controlled by the President (see H. Res. 447), H5885 [14JY]

——— express no confidence in executing Presidential duties, disclose Federal tax returns, call for addressing of conflicts of interest, and disapprove unacceptable behavior and policies (see H. Res. 456), H6041 [19JY]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 621), H9376 [15NO]

——— request transmittal of documents to the House of Representatives relative to lease agreement between Trump Old Post Office LLC and the Federal Government (see H. Res. 437), H5759 [12JY]

——— require Dept. of Justice to transmit to the House of Representatives any information on inquiry into President Trump and his associates’ conflicts of interest, ethical violations, and foreign investments (see H. Res. 111), H1099 [9FE]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives tax returns and financial documentation on foreign debts and investments and efforts to reduce or eliminate tax liability (see H. Res. 186), H2019 [9MR]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives tax returns and tax returns for business entities disclosed on his Office of Government Ethics form (see H. Res. 479), H6517 [27JY]

——— require Dept. of the Treasury transmittal of documents to the House of Representatives relative to financial connections between Russia and President Trump, his family and associates, or his businesses (see H. Res. 442), H5831 [13JY]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 767), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 1812), H2597 [30MR]

——— 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]

——— 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.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: urge Senate to ratify (see H. Res. 339), H4357 [18MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 342), S7297 [16NO]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see H.R. 4706), H10418 [21DE]

U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see H.R. 2357), H4176 [4MY]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H2895 [26AP]

Utility Scam Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 618), H9178 [13NO]

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]

——— make certain improvements relative to hiring and employment of Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses (see H.R. 4380), H9178 [13NO]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 63), H39 [3JA]

Voting: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3038), H5138 [23JN]

Vulnerability Equities Review Board: establish (see S. 1157), S3009 [17MY] (see H.R. 2481), H4309 [17MY]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 1673), H2348 [22MR]

Weapons: allow certain domestic knife manufacturers to ship and sell their products to buyers located in other States and permit the importation of certain knife parts (see S. 1779), S5056 [7SE]

Whistleblowing: extend protections for defense contractor employees to employees of contractors of elements of the intelligence community (see S. 2002), S6769 [24OC]

——— provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 807), S2214 [4AP]

——— provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 4304), H8661 [8NO]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1101), S2915 [11MY] (see H.R. 2417), H4189 [11MY]

——— recognize growth and importance of minority women-owned businesses (see S. Res. 304), S6816 [25OC] (see H. Res. 586), H8225 [25OC]

Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings (see S. 538), S1638 [7MR] (see H.R. 1380), H1592 [7MR]

Workforce Regulatory Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 978), H1083 [7FE]

World Post Day: observance (see H. Res. 565), H7918 [10OC]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), S2716 [3MY]

FDA: revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar products (H.R. 2430), motion to proceed, S4663 [1AU], S4787 [3AU]

Conference reports

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), H9943–H10143 [15DE]

——— (excerpt), H10145 [15DE]

Cost Estimates

American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628): CBO, H2387 [24MR]

Essays

State of the Union: Emma Carlson, S438 [24JA]

——— Mason Charlebois, S439 [24JA]

Excerpts

‘‘Demystifying ObamaCare—How To Achieve Healthcare Reform,’’ David G. Brown, S4050, S4051 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: penalties for violations, H3045 [2MY]

Explanations

Require Multi-Line Telephone Systems To Have a Default Configuration That Permits Users To Directly Call 9-1-1 Without Dialing Any Additional Digits or Codes (H.R. 582), H589 [23JA]

Responses to Actions and Allegations Made Against Representative Tom Price Relative to Nomination To Be Sec. of HHS, S1010 [9FE]

Factsheets

SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 78), H433 [12JA]

Letters

American Health Care Act: AARP, H4156 [4MY]

——— American Academy of Family Physicians, H4119 [4MY]

——— Bennington, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Brattleboro, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H4124, H4159 [4MY]

——— Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts, H2427 [24MR]

——— Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, H4123, H4162 [4MY]

——— Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H4124, H4151 [4MY]

——— Daniel F. Hayes, American Society of Clinical Oncology, H4123 [4MY]

——— Danny Weiss, Common Sense Kids Action (organization), H4152, H4170 [4MY]

——— David Gozal, American Thoracic Society, H4130 [4MY]

——— Deborah Burger and Jean Ross, National Nurses United (organization), H2295 [22MR]

——— Douglas Katz, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, H4123 [4MY]

——— Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H4134 [4MY]

——— Jack Ende, American College of Physicians, H2950 [28AP], H4122 [4MY]

——— James L. Madara, AMA, S3744 [26JN], H2379 [24MR], H2953 [28AP]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H4162 [4MY]

——— Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, H2377 [24MR]

——— Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H4161 [4MY]

——— Lincoln, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H4126 [4MY]

——— Mark Wietecha, Children’s Hospital Association, H4146 [4MY]

——— Mary Giliberti, National Alliance on Mental Illness, H2383 [24MR]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H4153, H4158 [4MY]

——— Mental Health Liaison Group, H2383 [24MR]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H2952 [28AP], H4120 [4MY]

——— National Rural Health Association, H2378 [24MR]

——— R. Jeffrey Goldsmith, American Society of Addiction Medicine, H2379 [24MR]

——— Randi Schmidt, Children’s Leadership Council, H4124 [4MY]

——— Readesboro, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, H2430 [24MR]

——— Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union, H4125 [4MY]

——— Save Medicaid in the Schools Coalition, H4159–H4160 [4MY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H4125, H4157 [4MY]

——— several Governors, S4408 [27JY], H2434 [24MR]

——— several health care professionals organizations, H4127 [4MY]

——— several Native American organizations, S4042–S4044 [18JY]

——— several public health organizations, H2389 [24MR]

——— Simone Campbell, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), H2382 [24MR]

——— Stacey D. Stewart, March of Dimes (organization), H4125 [4MY]

——— Tom Price, Sec. of HHS, H2433 [24MR]

——— Waterbury, VT, resident, S6111 [26SE]

——— William C. Daroff, Jewish Federations of North America, H4131 [4MY]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H4161 [4MY]

BLM rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases: several environmental organizations, H956 [3FE]

——— several health organizations, H957 [3FE]

Clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement: Chad Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., H7466 [25SE]

——— J. Robert Hunter, Consumer Federation of America, H7467 [25SE]

——— several housing and insurance organizations, H7565 [27SE]

Commodity End-User Relief Act: Andy Blocker, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), H414 [12JA]

——— Barbara A. Boigegrain, Church Alliance, H407 [12JA]

——— George Lowe, American Gas Association, H406 [12JA]

——— Gregory Doud, Commodity Markets Council, H407 [12JA]

——— Jack Howard, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H407 [12JA]

——— Jim Matheson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, H413 [12JA]

——— Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H405, H406 [12JA]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H406 [12JA]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H405 [12JA]

——— Scott O’Malia, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., H413 [12JA]

——— several agricultural organizations, H318 [11JA], H406 [12JA]

——— Susan N. Kelly, American Public Power Association, H407 [12JA]

——— Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, H408 [12JA]

——— Walt Lukken, FIA (organization), H413 [12JA]

——— William C. Daroff, Jewish Federations of North America, H413 [12JA]

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act: George P. Slover, Consumer Reports (organization), J. Robert Hunter, Consumer Federation of America and Linda Sherry, Consumer Action (organization), H2273 [21MR]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H2272 [21MR]

——— Organized Dentistry Coalition, H2273 [21MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau protection of buyers of manufactured homes from high-cost financing: David R. Anderson, National Manufactured Home Owners Association, H7347 [13SE]

——— Manufactured Housing Action (organization), H7347 [13SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services: Americans for Financial Reform (organization) and Public Citizen (organization), E1078 [28JY]

——— Lee F. Lange, S6756 [24OC]

——— Military Coalition, S6758 [24OC]

——— Ric Davidge, Alaska Veterans Foundation, S6757 [24OC]

——— Robert Mitchell, S6757 [24OC]

——— several organizations, S6758 [24OC], H6227–H6229 [25JY]

Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H10326 [20DE]

——— Anne Sheehan, California State Teachers’ Retirement System, H10324 [20DE]

——— Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, H10319 [20DE]

——— Council of Institutional Investors, H10326–H10328 [20DE]

——— Hank Kim, National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, H10325 [20DE]

——— Jeffrey P. Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H10319, H10328 [20DE]

——— Karen Carraher and Patti Brammer, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, H10325 [20DE]

——— Katherine H. Rabin, Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, H10320 [20DE]

——— Marcie Frost, California Public Employees’ Retirement System, H10324 [20DE]

——— Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, H10318 [20DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H10319 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense, GSA, and NASA rule requiring Federal contractors to disclose Federal labor law compliance information, paycheck transparency, and consent to arbitration of claims: Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America, H912 [2FE]

——— Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H912 [2FE]

——— Lawrence Sloan, American Industrial Hygiene Association, H914 [2FE]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H914 [2FE]

——— several organizations, H914 [2FE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H911 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense Hacking 4 Defense (H4D) program funding: Garrett Pagon, OGSystems (business), H5743 [12JY]

——— Gerry Decker, Alion Science and Technology Corp., H5742 [12JY]

——— Matthew Thunell, Zoic Labs (business), H5742 [12JY]

——— Robert D. Braun, University of Colorado Boulder, H5743 [12JY]

——— Thomas H. Byers, Stanford University, H5741 [12JY]

——— Yvonne R. Harris, James Madison University, H5742 [12JY]

Dept. of Education regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education: several State Attorneys General, S2594 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program reauthorization: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8055 [23OC]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8055 [23OC]

Dept. of Labor rule on employers’ obligation to make and maintain records on occupational injuries and illnesses: Coalition for Workplace Safety, H1425 [1MR]

——— several organizations, H1428 [1MR]

Dept. of Labor rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees: Daniel T. Blue and Deb Peters, National Conference of State Legislatures, H1208 [15FE]

——— Eric Rodriguez, National Council of La Raza, H1209 [15FE]

——— John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority (organization), H1213 [15FE]

——— Kevin Lembo, Connecticut State Comptroller, H1215 [15FE]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H1213 [15FE]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H1207 [15FE]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H1208 [15FE]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H1208 [15FE]

——— several business organizations, H1215 [15FE]

——— several State treasurers, H1207, H1214 [15FE]

——— Tim Burgess, Scott M. Stringer, and Alan L. Butkovitz, H1214 [15FE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H1207 [15FE]

——— Young Invincibles (organization), H1214 [15FE]

Economic impact of NAFTA: Mark A. Milko, Workers Union (labor union), H7837 [4OC]

EEOC equal pay data collection, Dept. of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs transfer into EEOC, and treatment of Federal contractors who repeatedly violate Fair Labor Standards Act: Faiz Shakir and Vania Leveille, ACLU, H7308 [12SE]

FCC proposal to repeal net neutrality regulations: several Northern New England businesses, S7985 [13DE]

FCC rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services: Electronic Frontier Foundation, H2499 [28MR]

——— Laura MacCleery, Jonathan Schwantes, and Katie McInnis, Consumer Reports (organization), H2484, H2499 [28MR]

——— several media justice, consumer protection, civil liberties, and privacy organizations, H2483, H2499 [28MR]

FDA generic drug user-fee program reauthorization: Sylvia Burwell, Dept. of HHS, S4721, S4722, S4723 [2AU]

Financial CHOICE Act: Candace A. Franks, Arkansas State Bank Dept., H4726 [8JN]

Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act: J Street (organization), H9874 [13DE]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9869 [13DE]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H9868 [13DE]

Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Goverment Reform (House), H3031 [2MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3032 [2MY]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3032 [2MY]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3032 [2MY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3032, H3033 [2MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3033 [2MY]

Main Street Fairness Act: Juanita D. Duggan, National Federation of Independent Business, S2173 [3AP]

Modify tax credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities: several environmental organizations, H4960 [20JN]

Nomination of E. Scott Pruitt to be EPA Administrator: several African American environmental justice organizations, S1325 [16FE]

——— several former EPA employees, S1327, S1371 [16FE]

——— several Latino civic organizations, S1326 [16FE]

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

Nomination of Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., to be Sec. of Commerce: Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), S1434 [27FE]

Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act: Alexander A. Sablan, CNMI Strategic Economic Development Council, H711 [30JA]

——— Esther L. Muna, Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., H711 [30JA]

——— Gloria Cavanagh, Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands, H711 [30JA]

——— Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres, Governor of Northern Mariana Islands, H711 [30JA]

——— Velma M. Palacios, Saipan Chamber of Commerce, H711 [30JA]

100 Years of Women in Congress Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2209 [20MR]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2209 [20MR]

Pass-through business income tax rates: Senator Hatch, Committee on Finance (Senate), S8056 [18DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Nevada resident, S3582 [19JN]

——— Randy Greaves, H5986 [19JY]

Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), E1672 [7DE]

——— David Lipsetz, Housing Assistance Council, E1671 [7DE]

Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act: Bill Himpler, American Financial Services Association, H9907 [14DE]

——— Consumer Bankers Association, H9908 [14DE]

——— Damon Lester, National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, H9908 [14DE]

——— Michael A. Grant, National Bankers Association, H9908 [14DE]

——— several credit companies, H9909 [14DE]

Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act: Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters, H6014 [19JY]

——— Harry N. Pefanis, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., H6013 [19JY]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, H6012 [19JY]

——— Marco A. Giamberardino, National Electrical Contractors Association, H6005 [19JY]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H6005 [19JY]

——— Patricia Nelson, In Situ Oil Sands Alliance, H6013 [19JY]

——— several environmental organizations, H6014 [19JY]

——— Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, H6013 [19JY]

Proposal for initiative to challenge and critique climate change science: several science organizations, S4660 [1AU]

Save Local Business Act: Celine McNicholas and Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute, H8568 [7NO]

——— Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, H8573 [7NO]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H8568 [7NO]

——— Josh Nassar, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), H8575 [7NO]

——— Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H8539 [7NO]

——— Sean McGarvey, North America’s Building Trades Unions, H8573 [7NO]

——— several labor unions, H8574 [7NO]

——— several organizations, H8571 [7NO]

——— Timothy J. Wies, Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance, H8539, H8577 [7NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H8576 [7NO]

SEC regulation relative to disclosure of companies’ use of conflict materials: several Congolese leaders and regional experts, H7353–H7355 [13SE]

SEC Regulatory Accountability Act: Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, H431 [12JA]

——— Jack Ehnes, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (organization), H432 [12JA]

——— Jeffrey P. Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H433 [12JA]

——— Marcus Stanley, Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H432 [12JA]

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

——— several Representatives, H850 [1FE]

Senior$afe Act: Jaye L. Martin, Legal Services for the Elderly (organization), S450 [24JA]

——— Mike Rothman, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S451 [24JA]

State and local tax deductions: Brian Sandoval and Steve Bullock, National Governors Association, H8160 [25OC]

——— Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H9389 [16NO]

Strengthen investor protections and certain disclosure requirements for employees issued stocks or securities as a part of their benefits plan: Bartlett Naylor, Public Citizen (organization), H2672 [4AP]

Suitability of Representative Tom Price to be Sec. of HHS relative to investments in medical device company: Senator Wyden, S1056 [9FE]

Supporting America’s Innovators Act: Kevin Laws, AngelList (business), H2764 [6AP]

——— Linda Moore, TechNet (organization), H2763 [6AP]

——— Marianne Hudson, Angel Capital Association, H2763 [6AP]

——— Michael Beckerman, Internet Association, H2763 [6AP]

——— Robert E. Litan, Center for American Entrepreneurship, H2762 [6AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Americans for Prosperity (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Brian Sandoval and Steve Bullock, National Governors Association, S7662 [1DE]

——— Child Care/Early Learning Coalition, S7671 [1DE]

——— Diane Hebenstreit, H9384 [16NO]

——— Dow Chemical Co., E1733 [20DE]

——— Faith & Freedom Coalition, E1731 [20DE]

——— Ford Motor Co., E1737 [20DE]

——— Frank J. Dewane, George V. Murry, and Oscar Cantu, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H9410 [16NO]

——— Information Technology Industry Council, E1733 [20DE]

——— Jeff Allred, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, H9417 [16NO]

——— John Chiang, California State Treasurer, H9417 [16NO]

——— John Gray, Service Employees International Union, H9400 [16NO]

——— Juanita D. Duggan, National Federation of Independent Business, H9273 [15NO]

——— Kevin B. Sullivan, Connecticut Commissioner of Revenue Services, H9384 [16NO], H9458 [28NO]

——— League of California Cities, H9416 [16NO]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H9390 [16NO]

——— Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., E1737 [20DE]

——— Michael Cohen, California Dept. of Finance, H9416 [16NO]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP (organization), H9385 [16NO]

——— National Association of Home Builders, E1741 [20DE]

——— National Association of Manufacturers, E1739 [20DE]

——— National Federation of Independent Business, E1739 [20DE]

——— Retail Industry Leaders Association, E1733 [20DE]

——— Senator Sanders, S7373 [29NO]

——— several environmental organizations, H9386 [16NO]

——— several organizations, E1737 [20DE]

——— Taxpayers Protection Alliance, E1731 [20DE]

——— Ted Mitchell, American Council on Education, H9391 [16NO]

——— Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H9278 [15NO]

——— U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E1738 [20DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9401 [16NO]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act trigger of pay-as-you-go requirement leading to Medicare cuts: Jo Ann C. Jenkins, AARP, S8234 [21DE]

——— Senator Collins, S8060 [18DE], S8234 [21DE]

——— Senator McConnell, S8060 [18DE], S8234 [21DE]

Treat automatic fire sprinkler system retrofits under certain tax deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation: John D. Sinclair, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S1748 [9MR]

21st Century Flood Reform Act: George N. Cretekos, Mayor of Clearwater, FL, H9232 [14NO]

——— Janet C. Long, Pinellas County, FL, Board of County Commissioners, H9232 [14NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement implementation: several businesses, S230–S232 [11JA], S2730–S2732 [3MY]

Working Families Flexibility Act: Lawrence J. Hanley, Amalgamated Transit Union, H3047 [2MY]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H3046 [2MY]

——— Richard Eidlin, American Sustainable Business Council, H3043 [2MY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3046 [2MY]

——— several organizations, H3039 [2MY]

Lists

Congressional Review Act resolutions passed by Senate, S2896 [11MY]

Cornerstones, Inc., and Greater Reston, VA, Chamber of Commerce Best of Reston Awards for Community Service recipients, E1484 [1NO]

Organizations opposed to Senate amendment to H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, S3760 [26JN]

Organizations opposing H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, H2418 [24MR]

Organizations supporting H.J. Res. 37, disapprove Dept. of Defense, GSA, and NASA rule requiring Federal contractors to disclose labor law compliance information, paycheck transparency, and voluntary consent to arbitration of claims, H913 [2FE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act, H406 [12JA]

Organizations supporting H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, H2434 [24MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act, H9234 [14NO]

President Trump’s Executive actions, S2896 [11MY]

Quotes from economists on impact of proposed legislation to reform the Federal tax code on U.S. corporations that have multinational operations relative to incentives to move operations and jobs overseas, S7503 [29NO]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Trump, S7014 [6NO], H8502 [6NO]

Motions

BLM: disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (H.J. Res. 36), S2851 [10MY]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 238), H449 [12JA]

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

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (H.R. 1699), H9583 [1DE]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), S2715, S2716 [3MY], H3090 [3MY]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 67), S2055 [29MR]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 66), S2692 [3MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), H3048 [2MY]

FCC: disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (S.J. Res. 34), S1925 [22MR]

FEMA: reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing alternative methods to insure against flood peril (H.R. 2874), H9236 [14NO]

Financial institutions: update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), H9914 [14DE]

Insurance: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 372), H2274 [21MR]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3441), H8579 [7NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), S4168, S4183 [25JY], S4252, S4262, S4269, S4270, S4271, S4272, S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4278, S4279, S4280, S4281, S4282, S4283, S4284, S4285, S4286, S4287, S4288, S4289, S4290, S4291, S4292, S4293, S4294, S4295, S4296 [26JY], S4375, S4376, S4377, S4378, S4379, S4380, S4381, S4386, S4398, S4400 [27JY]

Power resources: improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity (H.R. 2883), H6021 [19JY]

SEC: disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (H.J. Res. 41), S634 [2FE]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), H446 [12JA]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (H.R. 4015), H10328 [20DE]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1343), H2675 [4AP]

Taxation: provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), H7603 [28SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S7393, S7394, S7398 [29NO], S7514, S7519, S7527, S7536, S7548, S7554, S7555, S7556, S7557 [30NO], S7656, S7698, S7699, S7702, S7703, S7706, S7711 [1DE], S7867, S7878, S7879, S7880 [6DE], S8088, S8101 [19DE], H9602, H9603 [4DE], H10213 [19DE], H10308 [20DE]

Trump, President: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns, H1339 [27FE], H1573 [7MR], H2070 [15MR], H2310 [22MR], H2502 [28MR], H2730 [5AP], H4293 [17MY], H4524, H4525 [24MY], H4686 [7JN], H5015 [21JN], H5998 [19JY]

Papers

Agriculture Mergers: Summit Agricultural Group (company), S1776 [13MR]

Poems

‘‘How the Grinch Stole Middle Class Tax Cuts’’, H10184 [19DE]

Press releases

AARP Maintains Opposition to Amended Health Bill—Age Tax, Weakening Medicare, Backdoor Cuts to Preexisting Population Would Harm American Families: AARP, H2952 [28AP]

AMA Warns That Proposed Changes to the American Health Care Act Do Not Remedy Bill’s Shortcomings: AMA, H4119, H4157 [4MY]

America’s Front Line Physicians Express Serious Concerns With the American Health Care Act: Several Physicians’ Organizations, H2436 [24MR]

Eight Organizations Issue Statement Criticizing Upton Agreement: several patient advocacy groups, H4119 [4MY]

Statement on the American Health Care Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H2951 [28AP], H4163 [4MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Alliance for Competitive Taxation, E1739 [20DE]

——— American Action Network (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Americans for Prosperity (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Americans for Tax Reform (organization), E1737 [20DE]

——— AT&T Inc., E1733 [20DE]

——— Business Roundtable (organization), E1739 [20DE]

——— Club for Growth (organization), E1732 [20DE]

——— Coalition for American Insurance, E1733 [20DE]

——— Financial Services Roundtable (organization), E1741 [20DE]

——— FreedomWorks (organization), E1732 [20DE]

——— Heritage Action for America (organization), E1735 [20DE]

——— Jim Mulhern, National Milk Producers Federation, E1742 [20DE]

——— National Association of Home Builders, E1741 [20DE]

——— National Association of Manufacturers, E1739 [20DE]

——— National Farmers Union, H9395 [16NO]

——— National Federation of Independent Business, E1739 [20DE]

——— National Roofing Contractors Association, E1733 [20DE]

——— National Taxpayers Union, E1737 [20DE]

——— Real Estate Roundtable (organization), E1741 [20DE]

——— Semiconductor Industry Association, E1733 [20DE]

——— Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, E1735 [20DE]

Proclamations

KES, Inc., Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E1659 [5DE]

Proposals

Require disclosure of President Trump’s Federal income tax returns, H1337 [27FE], H1572 [7MR], H2068 [15MR], H2222 [20MR], H2308 [22MR], H2453 [27MR], H2501 [28MR], H2615 [3AP], H2729 [5AP], H4213 [16MY], H4291 [17MY], H4484 [23MY], H4523 [24MY], H4672, H4684 [7JN], H4898 [13JN], H5013 [21JN], H5941 [18JY], H5997 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Accuweather, Inc.: anniversary, H7413 [14SE]

Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee, Inc.: tribute, E1026 [20JY]

Agriculture: contribution to U.S. economy and importance of safe food sources, H4654, H4655 [7JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7039, H7040 [6SE]

Air Force: review process for awarding contracts, H2523 [29MR]

Albrecht, Tim: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E209 [16FE]

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: anniversary, E244 [28FE]

American Chinese Commerce Association, Inc.: anniversary, E1055 [26JY]

American Woodmark Corp.: decision to build corporate headquarters in Frederick County, VA, E423 [3AP]

AMRO Fabricating Corp.: anniversary, H8153 [25OC], E1429 [25OC]

Anderson, Larry: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E211 [16FE]

Andeweg, Robert: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E336 [16MR]

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (H.R. 1406), E280 [7MR], E428 [3AP]

Anita, IA: tribute to Rolling Hills Bank and Trust, E1742 [20DE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 617), H616 [24JA]

Apprenticeship grants: funding, H5990 [19JY]

Ardent Mills Corp.: Commerce City, CO, Business of the Year Award recipient, E347 [20MR]

Argentina: reaffirm bilateral partnership and recognize economic reforms (H. Res. 54), H2609–H2611 [3AP], H2691 [4AP]

Arlington County, VA: tribute to Booz Allen Hamilton Toastmasters Potomac Club, E1249 [21SE]

Arnold, Richie: inclusion in Cablefax (publication) ‘‘Regional 50’’ list, H4625 [6JN]

Asahi Food, Inc.: Commerce City, CO, Business on the Move Award recipient, E348 [20MR]

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (organization): permanently authorize the Business Travel Card Program (S. 504), H8056, H8057 [23OC]

Auburn, NY: anniversary of Liberty Store, E924 [29JN]

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, H5057 [22JN]

Bank of America Corp.: tribute to Bank of America Merrill Lynch Veteran’s Associate Program, E887 [23JN]

Bankruptcy: facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy (H.R. 1667), H2715–H2720 [5AP], E479 [6AP]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 138), E5–E9 [3JA]

Baranczyk, Jennie: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1534 [8NO]

Becker, Tracy: Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals Keystone Award recipient, H9190 [14NO]

Benavente, Kathleen Thomas: SBA Guam Home-Based Business Champion award recipient, E457 [5AP]

Bergmann’s Cleaning, Inc.: anniversary, E547 [26AP]

Berry Global, Inc.: anniversary, H7186 [8SE]

Bertolini, Phil: IDG Communications, Inc., Chief Information Officer Hall of Fame inductee, E889 [23JN]

Bird’s Nest (business): Bondurant, IA, Chamber of Commerce Bondurant Large Business of the Year award recipient, E1449 [27OC]

Birko Corp.: Commerce City, CO, Business on the Move Award recipient, E348 [20MR]

Birth control: repeal rules allowing employers to be exempt from requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control and contraceptives, H9631 [5DE]

BLM: disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (H.J. Res. 36), H918 [2FE], H951–H958 [3FE], H1063 [7FE], H1290 [16FE], E149 [6FE]

——— disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 74), H888–H894 [2FE]

——— prohibit funding for construction of sand and gravel mine in Santa Clarita, CA, H7202 [8SE]

——— prohibit funding for onshore oil and gas operations, Federal and Indian oil and gas leases, and measurement of oil regulations, H7157 [7SE]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases, H7175, H7176 [7SE]

BlueInk Technologies (business): tribute, E706 [24MY]

Blumenthal, Don: inclusion in dsm Magazine ‘‘Sages Over 70’’ list, E1706 [14DE]

BMW of North America, LLC: anniversary of Greer, SC, manufacturing plant, H5189 [27JN]

——— Greer, SC, assembly plant record-breaking production and export figures, E377 [23MR]

Boeing Co.: tribute to Boeing Leaders for the Second Century program, H7497 [26SE]

Boulton, Nate: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E243 [28FE]

Bristol Borough, PA: Small Business Revolution—Main Street finalist, H1132 [14FE]

Broderick, Alex: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E241 [27FE]

B3CG Interconnect, Inc.: opening of Plattsburgh, NY, plant, E1250 [21SE]

Bucks County Community College: tribute to NSF Community College Innovation Challenge finalists, E823 [14JN]

Budget: create a point of order against any legislation that would modify or eliminate State and local tax deductions, H8160, H8161 [25OC]

Buffalo, NY: Home Depot Store 1234 None Like You/We Care Community Outreach (organization) honoree, E189 [14FE]

Bunney, Jesse: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E240 [27FE]

Buy American Act: apply to Federal spending and grant programs, set domestic content standards for Dept. of Transportation grantees, and require Federal disclosure of waivers (H.R. 904), H4306 [17MY]

California: tribute to wine industry, H7496 [26SE]

Capital Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Center: Des Moines, IA, East and South Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award recipient, E1483 [1NO]

Capital One Financial Corp.: tribute to grant to fund Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Project Learn, H9626 [5DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol Grounds (H.R. 4469), E1605 [28NO]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H1115, H1116 [13FE]

Catawaba Valley Community College: tribute to Alexander Furniture Academy, H7091 [7SE]

CERCLA: provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (H.R. 1531), E329 [15MR]

CFTC: allow imposition and implementation of position limits as necessary under certain conditions, H423, H424 [12JA]

——— eliminate certain leasing authority and designate other agencies to manage its leases, H421, H422 [12JA]

——— ensure certain interaffiliate transactions are not regulated as swaps, H411, H426 [12JA]

——— prohibit from compelling production of algorithmic trading source code and similar intellectual property unless a subpoena has been issued, H424, H425 [12JA]

——— provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps, H411 [12JA]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 238), H404–H428 [12JA]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 238), consideration (H. Res. 40), H316–H322 [11JA]

——— reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (H.R. 238), motion to recommit, H449 [12JA]

——— reform Consumer Protection Fund, H422 [12JA]

Chandi, Sonu: California 5th Congressional District American Dream Award recipient, E946 [6JY]

China: address foreign influence operations targeting political, business, and academic institutions, E1702 [14DE]

——— condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (H. Res. 30), E428 [3AP]

——— impact of increasing U.S. debt to China, H9513 [29NO], H9713 [7DE]

Christensen, Azure: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E213 [16FE]

Christmas Day: tribute to organizations that support Armed Forces members that serve overseas, honor fallen heroes, and provide community service during holiday season, H10249 [20DE]

Church Ranch Cos., Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Pioneer Award recipient, E371 [23MR]

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.: anniversary, E698 [23MY]

Climate: effects of climate change, H313 [11JA], H2633 [4AP], H2732 [5AP], H8374–H8381 [1NO], H9184 [14NO], E1490 [2NO]

Climate Solutions Caucus: tribute to founders and co-chairs, H9184 [14NO]

CNA (organization): anniversary, E1230 [14SE]

Co, Monito S.: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E462 [5AP]

Coal: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (H.R. 1731), H2467 [28MR]

Coborn, Chris: Minnesota Business Hall of Fame inductee, H5925 [18JY]

Cockerham, Mary Beth: Institute for Excellence in Sales & Business Development Woman in Sales Leadership Award recipient, E1417 [24OC], E1468 [31OC]

Colleges and universities: provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (H.R. 3145), H6219 [25JY]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (H.R. 2207), H5983 [19JY]

Colombia: filing of criminal charges against Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., petro-chemical refinery executives over commercial dispute, H7130 [7SE]

Coltsville National Historical Park: facilitate addition of park administration (H.R. 863), H1332–H1334 [27FE]

Community development: reauthorize certain regional economic and community development commissions (H.R. 3454), E1076 [27JY]

Computers: protect cyber privacy by providing penalties for failure to comply with obligations to report security breaches of sensitive personally identifiable information (H.R. 135), E12 [3JA]

Concurrent Technologies Corp.: anniversary, E1138 [18AU]

Conflicts of interest: direct certain executive branch officials to provide information that will enable the House of Representatives to conduct oversight by investigating potential conflicts of interests of President Trump (H. Res. 286), H2913–H2915 [27AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H5362 [29JN], H5996 [19JY]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H3316–H3320 [3MY], H4555–H4561 [24MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: authorize private parties to compel the Bureau to seek sanctions by filing civil actions, H4724 [8JN]

——— disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (H.J. Res. 111), H6132 [20JY], H6268–H6278 [25JY], E1054 [26JY], E1077 [28JY]

——— disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (H.J. Res. 111), consideration (H. Res. 468), H6225–H6233 [25JY]

——— protect buyers of manufactured homes from high-cost financing, H7347–H7349 [13SE]

——— replace the Director with a 5-person commission, H6848 [6SE]

——— require congressional review of rulemaking, H4725 [8JN]

Consumers: require covered entities to provide notification in the case of a breach of unsecured sensitive personally identifiable information in electronic or digital form (H.R. 3975), E1336 [5OC]

——— support companies promoting inclusiveness and opposing Executive order suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, H1015 [7FE]

Conval, Inc.: anniversary, E1523 [7NO]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (H.J. Res. 88), H2025 [10MR]

Corps of Engineers: require purchase of certain welded shipboard anchor and mooring chains from a manufacturer that is part of the national technology and industrial base, H6457, H6458 [26JY]

Courts: exempt civil actions alleging fraud from proposed rules on class action litigation, H1987, H1988 [9MR]

CPS Energy Corp.: anniversary, E1679 [11DE]

Crane, Ryan: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E240 [27FE]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (H.R. 435), H4794 [8JN]

——— exempt lenders that committed or engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices under Federal law from modified definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator, H9583, H9584 [1DE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (H.R. 1699), H9573–H9585 [1DE], E1671 [7DE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (H.R. 1699), consideration (H. Res. 635), H9529–H9535 [30NO]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, high-cost mortgage, and loan originator (H.R. 1699), motion to recommit, H9583, H9584 [1DE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing, H1956 [9MR]

——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (H.R. 3783), E1222 [14SE]

——— regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, H4729 [8JN]

——— require consumer reporting agencies implement stronger authentication procedures when providing access to personal information contained in credit files to prevent identity theft, H4793, H4794 [8JN]

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 (H.R. 1865), H5440 [12JY], H7731 [3OC]

——— create penalties for massage establishment owners and employees who fail to report knowledge or reasonable suspicion of sexual assault (H.R. 1023), H4577 [25MY]

Cumberland Telephone Co.: anniversary, E1740 [20DE]

Cypress, CA: anniversary of Earth Friendly Products (business), E540 [26AP]

Dahlonega, GA: tribute to Picnic Café and Dessertery, E640 [16MY]

Dale City, VA, Civic Association: tribute to community award recipients, E233 [27FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: importance, H1227, H1228 [15FE], H4307 [17MY]

Day in Honor of Women Entrepreneurs: observance (H. Res. 629), E1586 [16NO]

Dayton, OR: anniversary of Domaine Drouhin Oregon (business), E1013 [18JY]

Deibler, Diana: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1533 [8NO]

DeJear, Deidre: Iowa SBA Minority Business Champion of the Year Award recipient, E1481 [1NO]

DeJong, Joe: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E388 [24MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H668 [24JA], H6224 [25JY], H6311, H6312 [26JY], H6524 [28JY], H8646 [8NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and expand the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program (H.R. 2321), E599 [3MY]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas (H.R. 3104), E928 [29JN]

——— redesignate program to increase participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math as the ‘‘Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program’’ (H.R. 382), H2208–H2210 [20MR], H2739 [5AP]

——— rural energy programs funding, H6847, H6848 [6SE]

Dept. of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency funding, H4592 [25MY], H7255 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: encourage partnerships with Dept. of Energy and the private sector to facilitate the licensure, transfer, and commercialization of innovative technologies, H5820 [13JY]

——— establish a cooperative program to educate and assist small and medium-sized businesses with achieving compliance with updated cybersecurity standards, H5743 [12JY]

——— Hacking 4 Defense (H4D) program funding, H5740 [12JY], E982 [13JY]

——— include stainless steel flatware under requirement to buy domestically-produced articles, H5861 [14JY]

——— prohibit contracts with telecommunications companies that provide material support for North Korean cyber attacks, H5843, H5844 [14JY]

——— prohibit transfer of surplus firearms to Civilian Marksmanship Program for sale to the public, H8004–H8008 [12OC]

——— require report on Iran’s use of commercial aircraft for illicit activities, H5844, H5845, H5850 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense, GSA, and NASA: disapprove rule requiring contractors to disclose Federal labor law compliance information, paycheck transparency, and voluntary consent to arbitration of claims (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 74), H888–H894 [2FE]

——— 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), H907–H916 [2FE], H1064 [7FE], H1290 [16FE], E343 [17MR]

Dept. of Education: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (H.R. 4181), E1463 [31OC]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Office funding, H6438, H6439 [26JY]

——— Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program funding, H6838 [6SE]

——— approval of licenses for liquefied natural gas terminals and overseas shipping, H4900 [13JN]

——— enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, H656 [24JA], H6370 [26JY]

——— establish prize challenges in the private sector to solve complex climate problems, H8375 [1NO]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships, H655 [24JA]

——— prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs to increase skilled workers for such jobs, with an emphasis on minorities and other underrepresented groups (H.R. 338), H4831–H4834 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: address rising cost of prescription drugs, H5480 [12JY]

——— carry out pilot project to evaluate psychological and social distress of patients in a clinical trial conducted by the sponsor of a product meant to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition, H5480 [12JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices, H1450 [1MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: encourage engagement with technology innovators (H.R. 240), H277–H279 [10JA]

——— explore partnerships with van and truck rental companies to conduct background checks, H7073 [6SE]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7082, H7083 [6SE]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for expansion or building of new immigration detention facilities, H7084, H7085 [6SE]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for privatized immigration detention facilities, H7083, H7084 [6SE]

——— reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program (H.R. 3551), H8052–H8056 [23OC], E1443 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: agreement with StarKist Co., to require upgrades to reduce pollution, improve safety measures, and comply with Federal environmental laws at tuna processing facility in American Samoa, H8086 [24OC]

——— call for investigation into Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. approval of the sale of Uranium One Inc., to Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corp., H8584–H8590 [7NO], H8686 [9NO], H9589 [1DE], H9833 [12DE]

——— prohibit funding for Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section employee performance awards until decisions are made on backlog of IRS-referred petitions of remission or mitigation in civil asset forfeiture cases, H7273 [12SE]

——— prohibit funding to construct or operate private, for-profit prisons, H7268, H7269 [12SE]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), H1109–H1111 [13FE], H1192 [15FE], E197 [15FE]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 305), H3080–H3089 [3MY]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 53), H3309 [3MY]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 244), Senate amendments, H3071, H3073, H3089–H3307, H3310, H3311 [3MY], E645 [16MY]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 67), H1216, H1218–H1221 [15FE]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 67), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1139–H1145 [14FE]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 66), H1206–H1217 [15FE], H1290 [16FE]

——— disapprove rule on savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees (H.J. Res. 66), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1139–H1145 [14FE]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (H.R. 2418), E627 [11MY]

——— prohibit funding to enter into Federal contracts with willful or repeated violators of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H7307–H7309 [12SE]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment, H7323 [13SE]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (H.R. 2933), H5777–H5779 [13JY], H6231 [25JY]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (H.R. 4115), H8151 [25OC]

Dept. of State: retain permitting authority for cross-border pipelines for import and export of oil and natural gas, H6018 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: oppose oil and gas-related seismic testing or drilling off the west coast of Florida, H8684 [9NO]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (H.R. 731), H2960 [28AP]

——— prohibit funding for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to issue permits authorizing hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation in Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, H7172, H7173 [7SE]

——— prohibit funding to prepare a five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program that would schedule any Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease before 2022, H7176, H7177 [7SE]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida, H9747 [7DE]

——— prohibit streamlining of Federal and State permitting processes relative to construction of new surface water storage projects on Federal lands that would harm commercial fisheries, H5089–H5091 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: add head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran to report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures, H9873 [13DE]

——— expand reporting requirement on recommendations for economic sanctions relative to assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures to include human rights abuses, H9876, H9877 [13DE]

——— Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions against Venezuelan officials for role in international drug trafficking, H1130 [14FE]

——— place conditions on certain accounts at U.S. financial institutions relative to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (H.R. 3898), H8099–H8104 [24OC], H8177 [25OC], E1440 [26OC]

——— prohibit issuance of certain licenses relative to export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to Iran and report on U.S. financial institutions involved with sale or lease of such aircraft, H9885 [13DE]

——— report on efforts to ensure that legitimate financial transactions along the U.S.-Mexico border move freely, H4797 [8JN]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (H.R. 1638), H9868–H9880, H9889 [13DE]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (H.R. 1638), consideration (H. Res. 658), H9854–H9860 [13DE]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service program funding, H2842 [25AP]

——— expand exemption from motor vehicle safety standards for testing or evaluation purposes to cover manufacturers of highly automated vehicles and automated driving system components, H6673, H6676 [6SE]

——— modify regulation relative to policies of air carriers on denied boarding (H.R. 2349), H3073 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize veterans entitled to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to use such entitlement to participate in a career transition internship program (H.R. 758), H950 [3FE], H2991 [1MY]

——— designate State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of educational assistance programs (H.R. 3949), H8562, H8563 [7NO], E1559 [13NO]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (H.R. 974), H1111, H1112 [13FE], E189 [14FE], E203 [15FE]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 2749), H6175, H6176, H6199 [24JY]

——— improve procurement practices (H.R. 2006), H6174, H6175, H6199 [24JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H6424, H6425 [26JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H7055, H7056 [6SE]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Metro Detroit Youth Day organizers and participants, E964 [12JY]

——— tribute to North American International Auto Show, H246 [10JA]

Diana Food (company): tribute to new Banks County, GA, facility, E122 [1FE]

Dillard, GA: anniversary of Dillard House Restaurant and Inn, E568 [28AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 2282), H3010, H3012 [2MY], H5294 [28JN], E747 [2JN]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H. Res. 136), E213 [16FE]

DLA & Co.: Wheat Ridge, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award recipient, E1285 [28SE]

Down River Equipment (business): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E371 [23MR]

——— Wheat Ridge, CO, Special Recognition Award—A ‘‘Colorado Company To Watch’’ Award recipient, E1286 [28SE]

Earth Friendly Products, Inc.: anniversary, E518 [20AP]

Ecology and environment: provide tax credits for reduced emissions, H1283 [16FE]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (H.R. 1672), H2706 [5AP]

Economy: address slow economic growth and spur investment and development in underserved communities (H.R. 1084), consideration (H. Res. 508), H7882 [5OC]

——— impact of Government regulations, H6033 [19JY], H7835 [4OC]

——— impact of tax cuts, H7731, H7732, H7734 [3OC], H7761, H7778–H7785, H7787–H7804 [4OC], H7860, H7880 [5OC], H7905–H7907 [10OC], H8017–H8019, H8024 [12OC], H8132–H8136 [24OC], H8158, H8161–H8164 [25OC], H8424–H8429, H8435–H8438 [2NO], H8590–H8594 [7NO], H9181, H9183, H9184 [14NO], H9270–H9278, H9346–H9373 [15NO], H9381, H9388 [16NO], H9604–H9606 [4DE], H9836–H9840 [12DE], H9921 [14DE], H10242–H10244 [19DE]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H5239 [28JN], H8685 [9NO], H9512–H9514 [29NO]

——— importance of job creation, H2505 [28MR], H2618 [3AP], H2680–H2686 [4AP], H3072 [3MY], H4659 [7JN], H8477 [3NO]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H1238–H1240 [15FE], H5989 [19JY]

Education: importance of career skills training, H4945 [20JN]

——— support use of public-private partnerships to bring computer science education to elementary and secondary school classrooms (H. Con. Res. 95), H10152–H10154 [18DE]

EEOC: require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, including verbal and physical sexual harassment (H.R. 4729), E1750 [21DE]

Effingham, IL: anniversary of Effingham County Chamber of Commerce, E49 [11JA]

Ellucian Company L.P.: opening of headquarters in Reston, VA, E1482 [1NO]

Ellwood City, PA: Ellwood National Crankshaft recipient of OSHA Voluntary Protection Program STAR certification, H2471 [28MR]

Elm, Jacinta: SBA Guam Financial Services Champion award recipient, E465 [5AP]

Employee Appreciation Day: observance, H1468 [2MR]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (H.R. 1516), H3041, H3048 [2MY], H4522 [24MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), H2919 [27AP], H2958 [28AP], H2990, H2992–H2995 [1MY], H3038–H3050 [2MY], E593 [3MY], E603 [4MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), consideration (H. Res. 299), H3013–H3019 [2MY]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (H.R. 1180), motion to recommit, H3048 [2MY]

——— 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, H3041 [2MY]

——— expand use of E-verify program to hold employers accountable (H.R. 2461), H6524 [28JY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H2842–H2844 [25AP], H4217 [16MY], H6140 [20JY], H7732–H7736 [3OC], H9839, H9840 [12DE]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 3711), H7962 [11OC], H8229 [26OC]

——— provide pay stubs, codify Executive order on contracting, improve oversight of executive compensation and stock sales, clarify definition of supervisor, and enhance workplace safety violation penalties (H.R. 2275), H7932 [11OC]

——— require employees subjected to compensatory time for overtime hours worked to have at least 7 paid sick days per year, H3048 [2MY]

Energy and water development: prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act by related agencies, H6461 [26JY]

EPA: prohibit basing technological feasibility as sole criteria for determining national ambient air quality standards, H5956, H5957 [18JY]

——— prohibit Scientific Advisory Board members from being employed by any corporate or other entity which has interests before the Board, H2574 [30MR]

Eriez Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, H7537 [27SE]

Eximbank: reauthorize, H435 [12JA]

——— reform, H6480 [27JY]

——— revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors, H7035 [6SE]

F. Gaviña & Sons, Inc.: anniversary, E1088 [28JY]

FAA: 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 (H.R. 1467), E300 [9MR]

——— proposal to privatize air traffic control functions, H7321 [13SE], H7489 [26SE], H7562 [27SE]

——— reform apportionments to general aviation airports under the airport improvement program, improve project delivery at certain airports, and designate certain airports as disaster relief airports (H.R. 2879), H6479 [27JY]

Fairfax, VA: anniversary of Residence Inn Fair Lakes, E1390 [19OC]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce incoming board members, E236 [27FE]

Fanello Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1753 [21DE]

FBI: tribute to public-private partnership with digital billboards, E1619 [29NO]

FCC: decision to repeal net neutrality regulations, H10406 [21DE]

——— decision to revoke participation of certain service providers in Lifeline Program for Low-Income Consumers to provide telephone and Internet services, H1062, H1063 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (S.J. Res. 34), H2489–H2501 [28MR], H2649 [4AP], H2758 [6AP], H5450 [12JY]

——— disapprove rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (S.J. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 230), H2478–H2489 [28MR]

——— prohibit from relying on notice of proposed rulemaking relative to restoring Internet freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule (H.R. 4585), H9864 [13DE]

——— proposal to repeal net neutrality regulations, H5443 [12JY], H6142 [20JY], H6479 [27JY], H9477 [29NO], H9560 [30NO], H9572 [1DE], H9720 [7DE], H9760, H9780 [11DE], H9794 [12DE], H9863, H9864, H9866 [13DE]

——— require broadband Internet access providers to be subject to rule on protecting privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (H.R. 1868), H2649 [4AP], H3017 [2MY], H5450, H5451 [12JY]

——— reversal of rule on requirement for Internet service providers to provide broadband service in a competitive manner, H2702 [5AP]

FDA: establish a program to provide additional incentives for development of new drugs to treat pediatric cancers, H5478–H5482 [12JY]

——— extend market exclusivity periods for drugs approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition, H1256 [16FE]

——— improve process for inspections of device establishments for granting export certifications, H5480 [12JY]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market, H8418 [2NO]

——— revise and extend user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar products (H.R. 2430), H5454–H5483 [12JY]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt agreements to remediate indirect harm caused by manipulation of automobile emission standards from limitations on donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the U.S. is a party, H8120, H8121 [24OC]

——— exempt major rules that improve employment retention and wages of workforce participants with significant barriers to employment from regulation reform process, H357, H358 [11JA]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 2178), E548 [26AP]

——— preservation of discrimination ban on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, H757 [31JA]

——— require agencies to assess economic impacts of major rules at certain intervals, H352–H354 [11JA]

——— require regulations with negative impact on jobs and wages be subject to heightened review and additional transparency requirements as well as statement from agency head acknowledging such impact, H331 [11JA]

FedEx Corp.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E372 [23MR]

Feinberg, Stephen: condition appointment to lead review of U.S. intelligence agencies on complete disclosure and divestiture of financial holdings, H1280 [16FE]

Fejeran, Gyongi Pilar (Pika): SBA Guam Women in Business Champion award recipient, E461 [5AP]

FEMA: certify that claims for losses resulting from Hurricane Sandy have been resolved prior to implementation of National Flood Insurance Program reforms, H9236 [14NO]

——— prohibit any subsidy for flood insurance coverage for any property owned or operated by the President (H.R. 2877), E808 [12JN]

——— protect flood insurance policyholders from unreasonable premium rates and require National Flood Insurance Program give consideration to unique characteristics of urban properties, H9232 [14NO]

——— reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing alternative methods to insure against flood peril (H.R. 2874), H9209–H9238 [14NO], H9258, H9266 [15NO], H9464 [28NO], E1597 [24NO]

——— reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing flood insurance alternatives (H.R. 2874), consideration (H. Res. 616), H9191–H9199 [14NO]

——— reform National Flood Insurance Program by improving financial stability and risk estimates, increasing role of private markets in risk management, and providing flood insurance alternatives (H.R. 2874), motion to recommit, H9236 [14NO]

——— repeal mandatory flood insurance coverage requirement for certain commercial properties and provide greater transfer of risk under the National Flood Insurance Program to private capital and reinsurance markets, H9227 [14NO]

FERC: establish minimum monetary thresholds for public utility facility merger authorizations (H.R. 1109), H4827, H4828 [12JN]

——— prohibit issuance of certificate for international border-crossing facility project for import and export of oil or natural gas that seeks to cross protected conservation and recreation lands, H6019 [19JY]

Financial institutions: allow mutual holding companies to waive receipt of dividends, H4794–H4796 [8JN]

——— clarify process which allows consumers to opt out of having their personal information shared with unaffiliated third parties by vehicle financial companies, H9913, H9914 [14DE]

——— end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth, H4346 [18MY]

——— end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), H3011 [2MY], H3079 [3MY], H4296 [17MY], H4626 [6JN], H4658, H4659, H4660, H4689 [7JN], H4705, H4706, H4711, H4712, H4713, H4715, H4716–H4802, H4803, H4804 [8JN], H4901, H4903 [13JN], H5043 [21JN], H6282 [25JY], H7792 [4OC], H8432–H8434 [2NO], E821 [13JN]

——— end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provisions, and provide economic growth (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 375), H4664–H4671 [7JN]

——— exempt small community mortgage lenders from certain data collection, maintenance of records, and disclosure requirements, H4727 [8JN]

——— permit certain investment advisers to share a similar name with a private equity fund, subject to certain restrictions (H.R. 3093), H9773 [11DE]

——— require Federal regulators to determine if certain institutions violate Federal banking and consumer protection laws and revoke banking charters and Federal deposit insurance for such institutions, H9914, H9915 [14DE]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 790), H4659 [7JN], H4715 [8JN], E139 [3FE]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), H9905–H9916 [14DE], E1708 [14DE]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), consideration (H. Res. 657), H9860–H9868 [13DE]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), corrections in engrossment, H9918 [14DE]

——— update exception for certain annual notices (H.R. 2396), motion to recommit, H9914, H9915 [14DE]

Findlay, OH: Site Selection Magazine Top Micropolitan Community in the U.S. honoree, E286 [7MR]

Firearms: provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (H.R. 4268), H8582 [7NO]

——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (H.R. 3361), H6280 [25JY], H7680 [3OC], H8645 [8NO]

Fish and fishing: make authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage Dungeness crab fisheries permanent (H.R. 374), H713, H714 [30JA]

Flack, Trina: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E214 [16FE]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement, H7465–H7467 [25SE], H7541, H7542, H7544, H7545, H7564–H7567 [27SE]

Forage Soaps (company): tribute, H2621 [3AP]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), H6241–H6268, H6280 [25JY], H6307, H6309, H6371 [26JY], H6478 [27JY], H7493 [26SE], E1054 [26JY]

Foreign trade: require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit, H4555 [24MY]

——— require the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with countries where the trade deficit has exceeded a certain limit (H.R. 2766), H5289 [28JN], E742 [30MY]

——— strengthen trade enforcement, encourage domestic insourcing, and impose duties to offset currency manipulation (H.R. 2756), H5994 [19JY]

——— U.S. deficit, H314 [11JA], H2093 [16MR]

Forests: strike ‘‘produce timber’’ from list of categorical exclusions to expedite certain forest management activities on public lands, H8350 [1NO]

Fort Smith, AR: Mars Petcare recipient of Arkansas Dept. of Labor Two Million Man Hour Safety Award, H2023 [10MR]

Frost, Randall: Northeast Georgia Business Hall of Fame inductee, E145 [6FE]

FTC: clarify scope of exception from regulation for communications common carriers (H.R. 1754), H2495 [28MR]

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (H.R. 740), H802 [31JA]

Fulton County, IL: Illinois Governor’s Hometown Award recipient for natural gas explosion recovery efforts, E1715 [15DE]

GAO: require report on employee ownership, H2675 [4AP]

General Electric Co.: economic impact in North Carolina, H2840 [25AP]

Giant Food of Maryland, LLC: reopening of Fairfax, VA, University Mall location, E231 [27FE]

Gohmert, Representative: characterization of remarks relative to impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H8688 [9NO]

Golden, CO: Sound Relief Hearing Center recipient of Rotary Club of Golden Ethics in Business Award, E1012 [18JY]

Golden, Virginia: None Like You/We Care Community Outreach (organization) honoree, E185 [14FE]

Government regulations: impact on medical innovation, H6034 [19JY]

Grand Rapids, MI: dedication of John G. Russell Leadership Center, E524 [25AP]

Greater St. Cloud Development Corp.: tribute to Innovation Award recipients, H9625 [5DE]

Greenfield, LaVerne: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E387 [24MR]

GSA: prescribe regulations for reimbursement for use of modern travel services by Federal employees traveling on official Government business (H.R. 274), H279, H280 [10JA]

——— study Consumer Financial Protection Bureau real estate needs and sell the current building if those real estate needs have changed, H4798 [8JN]

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.: anniversary, H2909 [27AP]

Harrisburg, PA: anniversary of Harrisburg High School School of Business and Industry Honors Prep program, E637 [16MY]

Hartzell Propeller, Inc.: anniversary, E962 [11JY]

Hatten, Susan: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1517 [6NO]

Health: create a Federal risk-sharing program to lower health insurance premiums and guarantee coverage for individuals with chronic or pre-existing conditions, H3311–H3316 [3MY]

——— prohibit insurance companies from charging women higher premiums than men for health coverage, H646 [24JA]

——— repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act individual and employer health insurance mandates and expand choices in obtaining and financing affordable health insurance coverage, H597–H599 [23JA]

Hemp History Week: observance, H4713 [8JN]

Hill-Nichols, Julia: West Chamber (organization) Celebrate Women Award recipient, E1614 [29NO]

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.: anniversary of Monroe, GA, manufacturing facility, E840 [16JN]

Holtec International (company): tribute to opening of Camden, NJ, facility, E1168 [6SE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H2527 [29MR], H2668 [4AP]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation reforming the Federal tax code until a CBO estimate and comparison are available electronically, H8408 [2NO]

Hreshchyshyn, Yuri: None Like You/We Care Community Outreach (organization) honoree, E186 [14FE]

Hubin, Randall and Sheryl: Pizza Ranch, Inc., Franchisee of the Year award recipients, H7226 [12SE]

Hurricanes: tribute to Falcon Steel, LLC, for Hurricane Harvey recovery and relief efforts, E1742 [20DE]

Hypsie Salon Suites (business): Bondurant, IA, Chamber of Commerce Bondurant Small Business of the Year award recipient, E1450 [27OC]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (H.R. 2717), H4836 [12JN]

——— issue H–2B visas for construction work relative to military realignment in Guam, H9207 [14NO]

——— reform, H667 [24JA], H1003, H1006 [6FE]

Income: require publicly traded companies disclose ratio between pay of chief executive officer and median employee, H4729 [8JN]

Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame inductees, E635 [16MY]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H4217–H4220 [16MY], H4236, H4237, H4303–H4308 [17MY], H4318, H4322, H4324, H4325, H4343 [18MY], H4657 [7JN], E660 [18MY], E684 [19MY]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (H.R. 1304), H2276 [21MR], H2726–H2729 [5AP]

——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 241), H2647–H2651 [4AP]

——— impact of pharmacy benefits managers on prescription drug pricing, H5911–H5917 [17JY]

——— prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (H.R. 143), E10 [3JA]

——— require employees to be provided with information about availability of special enrollment periods to obtain marketplace coverage and Medicare coverage upon termination or separation (H.R. 2342), H4379 [19MY]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 372), H1583 [7MR], H2169 [17MR], H2267–H2275 [21MR], H2965 [28AP], H8434 [2NO]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 372), consideration (H. Res. 209), H2252–H2259 [21MR]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 372), motion to recommit, H2274 [21MR]

——— retain application of Federal antitrust laws to health insurers that vary health insurance premiums on certain individuals according to age, H2274 [21MR]

IRS: 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 (H.R. 1843), H6634–H6637 [5SE], H7273 [12SE]

——— reform reporting requirements for foreign accounts of U.S. citizens living abroad (H.R. 2136), E532 [25AP]

Israel: affirm benefits of U.S.-Israel economic relationship, include science and technology innovation in continued cooperation, and encourage expansion of economic dialogue (H. Res. 218), H2525 [29MR]

Jackson County, GA: economic growth, E319 [13MR]

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.: anniversary, E1083 [28JY]

Johnson & Johnson (company): tribute to military support initiatives, E669 [18MY]

Jutila, Stephanie: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E254 [1MR]

Kansas: importance of trade to manufacturing industry, H8046 [23OC]

Karr, Karen: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E254 [1MR]

KeyBank: West Chamber (organization) Large Business of the Year award recipient, E256 [1MR]

King’s Hawaiian Holding Co., Inc.: Georgia Manufacturer of the Year award recipient, E565 [28AP]

Kirker, Gerald: Iowa Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1742 [20DE]

Knox, Jenna: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E241 [27FE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: enhance sanctions relative to transactions (H.R. 1644), H2447 [27MR], H2958 [28AP], H3026–H3038 [2MY], H3308 [3MY], H5125 [23JN]

Krantz, Michael: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E215 [16FE]

La Patisserie Francaise (business): Arvada, CO, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E118 [1FE]

Labor unions: allow question of representation affecting commerce when fewer than half of bargaining unit members had opportunity to vote in certification elections or no election was held (H.R. 4327), E1544 [9NO]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 785), E132 [2FE]

——— require employee consent before dues are used for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining or contract administration functions (H.R. 2127), H2907 [27AP]

Lauridsen, Nix: Iowa Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1732 [20DE]

Law enforcement: require Internet service providers to provide law enforcement a limited window of time to investigate before notifying suspected child predators of the existence of lawfully-issued subpoenas (H.R. 883), H4406–H4409 [22MY], E693 [22MY]

Leder, John: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E256 [1MR]

LEDVANCE, LLC: tribute to St. Marys, PA, facility, H5444 [12JY]

Lexmark International, Inc.: tribute to Veterans Association of Lexmark—Organized To Recognize and Respect (VALORR) Lexmark Printer Service Training Partnership, H5191 [27JN]

Little Rock, AR: tribute to Little Rock Regional Chamber ‘‘Love Little Rock’’ initiative, H9524 [30NO]

Lobar, Inc.: anniversary, E20 [4JA]

Luu, Newton: California 5th Congressional District American Dream Award recipient, E946 [6JY]

M.J. Neill, Inc.: anniversary, H3072 [3MY]

Made in America Week: observance, H5982, H6028 [19JY], H6046, H6134 [20JY]

Mandelbaum, Joshua: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E257 [1MR]

Maney, Paul: Northeast Georgia Business Hall of Fame inductee, E145 [6FE]

Manufacturing Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 84), H7762 [4OC]

——— observance, H7679 [3OC], H7762 [4OC]

Mathis, Jim: Northeast Georgia Business Hall of Fame inductee, E145 [6FE]

Mayberry-Mayes, Skylar: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E258 [1MR]

Medicare: ensure pharmaceutical companies comply with requirement to submit average sales price data on drugs, H6238 [25JY]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (H.R. 1038), H5914, H5916 [17JY], E306 [9MR]

——— protect access to affordable prescription drugs for senior citizens, H370 [11JA]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, H2251 [21MR]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 242), H8229 [26OC]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 41), H5106 [22JN]

Menke, Tiffany: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1514 [6NO]

Merchants Grocery Co.: anniversary, E1527 [7NO]

Mexican-American Vintners Association: tribute, E651 [17MY]

Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations, H7678 [3OC]

Michael Kinder & Sons, Inc.: anniversary, E779 [7JN]

Michigan: tribute to automotive and technological innovations, H887 [2FE]

Miller, Dot: KMGH–TV (Denver, CO) ‘‘7Everyday Hero’’ honoree, E1736 [20DE]

Mineola, TX: anniversary of Mineola Wisener Field Airport, E921 [29JN]

Minimum wage: increase, H4592 [25MY]

——— increase (H.R. 15), H5252, H5259 [28JN], E1062 [26JY]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (H.R. 179), H58 [4JA], H1952 [9MR], H2700 [5AP]

Moore County, NC: anniversary of Moore County Chamber of Commerce, E341 [17MR]

Mopar, Inc.: opening of Winchester, VA, distribution center, E517 [20AP]

Moreau, NY: grand opening of Southern Adirondack Habitat for Humanity ReStore, E1300 [2OC]

Morgan, Jennifer B.: Delaware County, PA, Women’s Commission Woman of Achievement Award recipient, E325 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: reform corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2073 [15MR]

——— repeal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2527 [29MR]

Moultrie, GA: anniversary of Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, H8155 [25OC]

Mullenix, Dylan: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E216 [16FE]

NAFTA: economic impact, H2680–H2686 [4AP], H3051 [2MY], H5289 [28JN], H6304 [26JY], H7518–H7520 [26SE], H7729 [3OC], H7836, H7837 [4OC], H8287 [31OC], H9259 [15NO], H9671 [6DE], E1745 [21DE]

——— require renegotiation of certain provisions, H7187 [8SE], H7960 [11OC]

——— require renegotiation of certain provisions and withdraw unless certain conditions are met, H3051 [2MY]

Napa, CA: anniversary of Mi Sueno Winery, E1132 [15AU]

——— anniversary of New Technology High School, E103 [30JA]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E448 [4AP]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: tribute to annual RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill, E305 [9MR]

National Association of Home Builders: anniversary, H4380 [19MY], E648 [17MY]

National Association of Surety Bond Producers: anniversary, E464 [5AP]

National Bakery Day: observance, E1286 [28SE]

National Co-Op Month: observance, H8046 [23OC]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: observance, H8209 [25OC]

National Dairy Month: observance, H4627 [6JN], H4654 [7JN], H4866 [13JN]

National Forest Products Week: observance, H7896 [10OC], H7921 [11OC], H8155 [25OC], H8260 [26OC]

National Franchising Day: designate (H. Res. 519), H7378 [13SE]

National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month: observance, H4654 [7JN]

National Frozen Food Month: observance, H2564 [30MR]

National objectives: embrace principles of government decentralization, economic inclusion, foreign policy realism, and social conservation as means to restore promise of the nation, H3058–H3061 [2MY]

National Roofing Contractors Association: tribute, E626 [11MY]

National Roofing Week: observance, E626 [11MY]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (H. Res. 162), E356 [21MR]

——— observance, H2250 [21MR]

National security: clarify and improve procedures and accountability for authorizing acquisitions and sharing of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching collections of communications (H.R. 3989), H8687 [9NO]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3009, H3010, H3052 [2MY], H3079, H3310 [3MY], H4114 [4MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, H3079 [3MY]

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: observance, H7378 [13SE]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance, H8279 [31OC]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 588), H8390 [2NO]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance, H7982 [12OC], H8287 [31OC]

Navmar Applied Sciences Corp.: tribute, H8390 [2NO]

New Jersey Broadcasters Association: anniversary, E1496 [2NO]

New Terrain Brewing Co.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E369 [23MR]

Niemann Foods, Inc.: anniversary, E624 [11MY]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (H.R. 2105), H7936–H7939 [11OC]

——— Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding, H4557 [24MY], H7256, H7257 [12SE]

Niswander, Jill: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E218 [16FE]

NLRB: clarify liability relative to treatment as joint employer for franchisor that exercises control over franchisee labor and employment relations, H8579 [7NO]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3441), H8475 [3NO], H8566–H8581 [7NO], H9531 [30NO]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3441), consideration (H. Res. 607), H8535–H8544 [7NO]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (H.R. 3441), motion to recommit, H8579 [7NO]

——— funding, H7298, H7299 [12SE]

Nolan, Jeff: Madison County, IA, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year Award recipient, E1514 [6NO]

North Carolina: Forbes (publication) best State for business, H9713 [7DE]

——— tribute to 2d Congressional District economic growth, H5241 [28JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide temporary increase in transitional workers (H.R. 339), H710–H712 [30JA]

——— provide temporary increase in transitional workers (H.R. 339), Senate amendment, H6601 [11AU], E1132 [15AU]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, E735 [26MY]

——— support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professions (H.R. 255), H273–H275 [10JA]

Nvizion, Inc.: tribute to quick production of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men’s basketball team championship merchandise, H2779 [6AP]

Oak Lawn, IL: anniversary of Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce, E1292 [28SE]

Obama, Barack: evaluation of administration, H2936 [27AP], H4694 [7JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H90–H93 [4JA]

Paducah, KY: Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, H6027 [19JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, H500 [13JA]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (H.R. 3258), H6046 [20JY]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an exchange (H.R. 537), H2733 [5AP]

——— repeal mandates and replace Medicaid expansion, tax credits, and cost-sharing premium subsidies with block grants to States, H7437, H7474, H7475, H7481, H7482 [25SE], H7493, H7494, H7498 [26SE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate, H9246 [14NO], H9262, H9264, H9265, H9267, H9268, H9269, H9347 [15NO], H9418–H9420 [16NO], H9607–H9613, H9615 [4DE], H9631 [5DE], H9837 [12DE], H10176 [18DE], H10231 [19DE], H10257, H10258, H10333 [20DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), H2187, H2225, H2226–H2238 [20MR], H2244, H2245, H2246, H2247, H2248, H2249, H2250, H2251, H2252, H2253–H2258, H2261–H2266, H2271, H2276, H2277, H2278, H2279, H2280–H2286 [21MR], H2292, H2293, H2294, H2295, H2296, H2297, H2298, H2299, H2300, H2301, H2302, H2332, H2333, H2334–H2340, H2345 [22MR], H2352, H2353–H2360, H2362, H2363–H2367 [23MR], H2373, H2374, H2393–H2441 [24MR], H2447, H2455, H2456 [27MR], H2511–H2514 [28MR], H2527, H2549 [29MR], H2585–H2587 [30MR], H2639 [4AP], H2703, H2709–H2711, H2713 [5AP], H2768 [6AP], H2851, H2854, H2889–H2892 [26AP], H2908, H2909, H2912, H2915, H2916 [27AP], H2947, H2949–H2954, H2959, H2961, H2964–H2966 [28AP], H2976, H2990 [1MY], H3006, H3051, H3052 [2MY], H3078, H3080, H3084, H3297, H3308, H3311–H3316, H3318 [3MY], H4113, H4114, H4139–H4171, H4173 [4MY], H4344, H4345 [18MY], H4376–H4378, H4379 [19MY], H4417 [22MY], H4432, H4435 [23MY], H4521, H4523 [24MY], H4574, H4598 [25MY], H4707 [8JN], H4836 [12JN], H4863, H4867, H4901–H4904 [13JN], H4925–H4930 [15JN], H4984, H4985 [20JN], H4998, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005, H5009, H5010, H5043 [21JN], H5053, H5054, H5057, H5095, H5097, H5098, H5101–H5107 [22JN], H5113, H5126 [23JN], H5167, H5168, H5169–H5177 [26JN], H5183, H5185, H5187, H5190, H5191, H5192, H5194, H5219 [27JN], H5235, H5236, H5239, H5240, H5241, H5242, H5243, H5288, H5289 [28JN], H5299, H5300, H5303, H5305, H5309, H5358, H5361 [29JN], H5395, H5421, H5422–H5428 [11JY], H5442 [12JY], H5766, H5771, H5772, H5773 [13JY], H5836, H5870, H5871 [14JY], H5904 [17JY], H5925, H5969–H5974 [18JY], H5985, H5988, H6036, H6038 [19JY], H6135, H6137–H6140 [20JY], H6200, H6201 [24JY], H6220, H6223, H6287–H6292 [25JY], H6305, H6311, H6312 [26JY], H6470, H6475, H6510 [27JY], H6526–H6530, H6568–H6570 [28JY], H7418–H7420 [14SE], H7437, H7474, H7475, H7481, H7482 [25SE], H7493, H7494, H7498, H7522 [26SE], H7617, H7628 [28SE], H7961, H7963 [11OC], H8020 [12OC], H9481 [29NO], E358 [21MR], E370 [23MR], E389, E391, E393 [27MR], E431 [3AP], E607 [4MY], E615, E616 [8MY], E621 [11MY], E638 [16MY], E714 [24MY], E839 [16JN], E878, E880 [22JN], E922 [29JN], E1049–E1052 [25JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 228), H2374–H2392 [24MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 254)—table (H. Res. 275), H2860–H2868 [26AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal and reform health care and insurance procedures (H.R. 1628), consideration (H. Res. 308), H4114–H4139 [4MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Innovative Manufacturers’ Center, H1282 [16FE]

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau: tribute to interns, H4933 [15JN]

Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College: tribute to Innovation Commons idea lab, H8389 [2NO]

Pensions: modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (H.R. 2412), E626 [11MY]

Petersen, Janet: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1516 [6NO]

Pharmaceuticals: increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry (H.R. 749), H1401 [1MR], H5481 [12JY]

Pipelines: deny right of private companies to claim eminent domain in construction of natural gas pipelines unless such construction is in the public interest and not solely for profit, H6002, H6003, H6025 [19JY]

Pittston, PA: anniversary of Duchess Outlet (business), E198 [15FE]

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.: anniversary, E1267 [26SE]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendments to overturn Citizens United v. FEC to reduce the influence of money and corporations and Buckley v. Valeo to limit expenditures by candidates and others in support of elections, H112 [5JA]

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 (H.R. 371), H319, H320 [11JA]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers (H. Res. 28), E10 [3JA]

Power resources: clarify applicability of National Environmental Policy Act to projects for international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity, H6019, H6020 [19JY]

——— ensure iron and steel products used in international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity are produced in the U.S., H6022 [19JY]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity (H.R. 2883), H5867, H5868 [14JY], H6010–H6023 [19JY]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import/export of oil, natural gas, and electricity (H.R. 2883), consideration (H. Res. 454), H5991–H5997 [19JY]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import/export of oil, natural gas, and electricity (H.R. 2883), motion to recommit, H6022 [19JY]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 3314), H6134 [20JY]

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.: anniversary of FUSE program employee business resource group for members of LGBT community, E1301 [2OC]

——— inclusion in Human Rights Campaign Foundation Best Places To Work for LGBT Equality list, E1301 [2OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit any Federal payment for lodging, events, food, or other travel expenses incurred at a hotel owned or operated by the President (H.R. 1452), E300 [9MR]

——— prohibit executive branch employees from participating personally and substantially in a particular Government matter that will impact financial interests of the President (H.R. 2455), H4351 [18MY]

——— report to the Dept. of the Treasury and make publicly available past business transactions with foreign countries exceeding a certain amount (H.R. 2440), H4351 [18MY]

——— restrict public statements in support of personal business interests, H1482 [2MR]

Primus Aerospace, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E368 [23MR]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H2177 [17MR], H8277, H8278 [31OC], H9795 [12DE]

——— codify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H4695 [7JN], H4999 [21JN]

——— codify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons (H.R. 2588), H4323 [18MY]

Pruitt, E. Scott: suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change, E1196 [11SE]

Public welfare programs: direct beneficiaries to in-demand jobs and report efforts to ensure nondisplacement of workers and address grievance claims under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program subsidized employment program, H5118, H5119 [23JN]

Puerto Rico: economic recovery, H10233 [19DE]

Purcellville, VA: anniversary of Breaux Vineyards, E534 [25AP]

Purdue Pharma L.P.: investigation into manufacturing and sale practices of OxyContin, H5773 [13JY]

Quinata, Derrick M.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E459 [5AP]

RDG Planning and Design (company): Des Moines, IA, East and South Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E1475 [1NO]

Red Rocks Community College: tribute to NSF Community College Innovation Challenge finalists, E833 [15JN]

Renard Group Advertising Consultants LTD: anniversary, E499 [12AP]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, H1240 [15FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H455–H460 [12JA], H1615 [8MR], E487 [6AP]

Reston, VA: tribute to Cornerstones, Inc., and Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Best of Reston Awards for Community Service recipients, E1484 [1NO]

Richards, Stan: American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame inductee, E643 [16MY]

Roberts, Stephen: inclusion in dsm Magazine ‘‘Sages Over 70’’ list, E1708 [14DE]

Robinson Fans, Inc.: anniversary, E987 [14JY]

Ross, Mary: None Like You/We Care Community Outreach (organization) honoree, E187 [14FE]

Roth, Alisa: Iowa Small Business Development Centers Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneurial Award recipient, E343 [17MR]

Russell, Tina and Jeff: Adams, IA, Community Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year award recipients, E462 [5AP]

Saipan Shipping Co., Inc.: anniversary, E25 [5JA]

Sanchez, Brianne: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E244 [28FE], E517 [20AP]

Sandager, Philip: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E258 [1MR]

Saroki, Victor: Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce Chaldean American Business Person of the Year award recipient, E568 [28AP]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (H.R. 2056), H6179–H6181 [24JY]

——— increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (H.R. 2333), H6178, H6179 [24JY]

——— increase amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business investment companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 2364), H6181–H6183 [24JY]

——— ScaleUp America Initiative funding, H7357, H7358 [13SE]

Scales, William: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E210 [16FE]

Schlafly, Phyllis: tribute to advocacy for inventors and the patent system, E665 [18MY]

Schwan’s Co.: anniversary of Stilwell, OK, food production facility, E1399 [23OC]

Sconiers-Chapman, Mary: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1532 [8NO]

SEC: allow certain issuers to be exempt from registration requirements (H.R. 2864), H6641–H6643 [5SE]

——— clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (H.R. 79), H259–H266 [10JA], H431 [12JA]

——— clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days (H.R. 79), consideration (H. Res. 33), H249–H258 [10JA]

——— codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of securities laws (H.R. 1585), H8320–H8323 [1NO]

——— consider potential outsourcing of jobs in determination of costs and benefits of proposed regulations, H446 [12JA]

——— disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (H.J. Res. 41), H848–H859 [1FE], H1063 [7FE], H1290 [16FE]

——— disapprove rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (H.J. Res. 41), consideration (H. Res. 71), H831–H840 [1FE]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (H.R. 477), H9739–H9742 [7DE]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (H.R. 477), consideration (H. Res. 647), H9722–H9730 [7DE]

——— expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions (H.R. 3903), H8318–H8320 [1NO]

——— expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions (H.R. 3903), corrections in engrossment, H8362 [1NO]

——— expand investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company (H.R. 1219), H2575, H2576 [30MR], H2759–H2767 [6AP]

——— expand investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company (H.R. 1219), consideration (H. Res. 242), H2708–H2715 [5AP]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), H428–H448 [12JA]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), consideration (H. Res. 40), H316–H322 [11JA]

——— improve consideration of the costs and benefits of regulations and orders (H.R. 78), motion to recommit, H446 [12JA]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (H.R. 4015), H10313–H10330 [20DE]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (H.R. 4015), consideration (H. Res. 657), H9860–H9868 [13DE]

——— improve quality of proxy advisory firms to protect investors and the economy and to foster accountability, transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the industry (H.R. 4015), motion to recommit, H10328, H10329 [20DE]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1343), H2575, H2576 [30MR], H2667–H2678 [4AP], E487 [6AP]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1343), consideration (H. Res. 240), H2641–H2647 [4AP]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (H.R. 1343), motion to recommit, H2676 [4AP]

——— limit types of fees demo day sponsors can collect and require an issuer to be a real business, H265, H266 [10JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce rule relative to disclosure of certain companies’ use of conflict materials, H7353–H7356 [13SE]

——— provide a safe harbor relative to certain investment fund research reports (H.R. 910), H2978–H2980 [1MY]

——— provide a safe harbor relative to certain investment fund research reports (S. 327), H7547–H7549 [27SE]

——— provide certain exclusions when a mergers and acquisitions broker is not exempt from registration with the SEC, H9740–H9742 [7DE]

——— require Chairman and commissioners to undergo ethics training to avoid conflicts of interest in enacting regulations, H442, H443 [12JA]

——— require Chairman and immediate family members to divest all securities in any financial institution regulated by the SEC, H441 [12JA]

——— require cooperation with investigation of collusion between President Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian Government to benefit from increase of threshold amount relative to employee stock compensatory plans, H2676 [4AP]

——— require demo day event sponsor to provide attendees with a written disclosure outlining the nature of the event and the risks of investing in the securities for sale, H264, H265 [10JA]

——— require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (H.R. 3216), H5770 [13JY]

——— require review of annual Government-business forum on capital formation (H.R. 1312), H2980, H2981 [1MY]

——— restore ability of proxy advisory firms to provide research and vote recommendations relative to public company spending on political campaign contributions, H10328, H10329 [20DE]

——— terminate Investment Company Act exemption for companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other U.S. possession (H.R. 1366), H2981–H2983 [1MY]

Shade Tree Auto (business): Grimes, IA, Chamber and Economic Development (organization) Business of the Year award recipient, E1450 [27OC]

Shaw, Courtney: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E244 [28FE]

Shelton, Beth: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E245 [28FE]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 1240), H2843 [25AP], H4218 [16MY]

Siemens Co.: tribute to technology grant to University of South Carolina, E919 [28JN]

Silicon Valley Leadership Group (organization): anniversary, E828 [15JN]

Small business: encourage initiatives for appropriate and accessible financial products for entities that do not have access to the financial mainstream (H.R. 1833), E418 [30MR]

SMC Manufacturing Services (business): tribute, H1250 [16FE]

Smith, Carrie: Iowa Wine Growers Association Winemaker of the Year award recipient, E1492 [2NO]

Smith, Paul: Institute for Excellence in Sales & Business Development Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1417 [24OC], E1468 [31OC]

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency, H829 [1FE]

South Carolina: tribute to business-friendly and job creation environment, H6478 [27JY]

——— tribute to recipients of NSF Established Program To Stimulate Competitive Research grants that established the Materials, Assembly, and Design Excellence (MADE) in South Carolina initiative, H8280 [31OC], E1466 [31OC]

——— tribute to 2d Congressional District, H6645 [5SE]

Sparks, Kelly: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E246 [28FE]

Sports: remove tax-exempt status of professional sports leagues, H7495 [26SE]

Springfield, IL: anniversary of White Oaks Mall, E1154 [1SE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 947), H3041 [2MY]

St. Cloud, MN: St. Cloud Federal Credit Union inclusion in Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota list, H5989 [19JY]

St. Petersburg, FL: tribute to 2020 Plan to reduce poverty, H1341 [27FE], E240 [27FE]

Steel Warehouse Co.: anniversary, E1146 [25AU]

Sullivan, Christie: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E250 [28FE]

Sullivan County, IN: economic recovery, H5989 [19JY]

Superior Boiler Works, Inc.: anniversary, H7762 [4OC]

Superior National Forest: prohibit funding to withdraw certain lands from mineral and geothermal leasing, H7139, H7140 [7SE]

Swerdfeger, Keith: Colorado State University-Pueblo Lifetime Business Achievement Award recipient, E1357 [11OC], E1379 [16OC]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, H2908 [27AP]

Taxation: address issue of double taxation of Native-American tribes, H9903 [14DE]

——— clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 176), H8485–H8487 [3NO]

——— delay effective date of tax reform revenue-reducing provisions until Dept. of Homeland Security certifies that natural disaster areas for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have fully recovered economically, H9277 [15NO]

——— eliminate carried interest loophole, H8529 [7NO]

——— eliminate State and local tax deductions, H8015 [12OC], H8159 [25OC], H8424 [2NO], H8592–H8593 [7NO], H8645 [8NO], H9241–H9247 [14NO], H9347 [15NO], H9390, H9393, H9394, H9416 [16NO], H9586, H9588 [1DE], H9607–H9613 [4DE], H9727 [7DE], H10258 [20DE]

——— eliminate territorial accounting for international corporations loophole, H8590 [7NO]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (H.R. 685), H5010, H5011 [21JN], H5312 [29JN], H5994, H5995 [19JY]

——— exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (H.R. 1792), H2893 [26AP], H5044 [21JN]

——— exempt aircraft management services from excise taxes imposed on transportation by air, E1757 [22DE]

——— impact of corporate tax rate on manufacturing jobs, H2890 [26AP]

——— impose a tax on large employers whose employees receive certain Federal benefits because the employees’ income is below a living wage (H.R. 2814), H4709 [8JN]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (H.R. 1393), H4947–H4951 [20JN]

——— lower the corporate income tax rate, H6570 [28JY], H9465 [28NO]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), H4958–H4963 [20JN], E866 [21JN], E891 [23JN]

——— modify tax treatment of certain equity grants to encourage stock options for employees of startups and privately-held firms, H9348 [15NO]

——— modify the work opportunity credit for certain at-risk youth employees (H.R. 2209), H5983 [19JY]

——— proposal to repeal tax-exempt private activity bonds, H8608 [8NO]

——— provide a payroll tax exemption for hiring long-term unemployed individuals (H.R. 4470), E1607 [28NO]

——— 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 (H.R. 3925), H7732, H7734 [3OC], H8583 [7NO]

——— provide for deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in opportunity zones, H10204 [19DE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (H.R. 3420), E1057 [26JY]

——— provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increase penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (H.R. 3217), H5770 [13JY]

——— provide incentives for increased investment in clean energy, H8448 [3NO]

——— provide tax credits to encourage small businesses to hire unemployed individuals (H.R. 2313), H4114 [4MY]

——— provide tax relief for certain major disasters and make certain tax relief provisions permanent (H.R. 3679), H7561 [27SE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), H7457–H7469 [25SE], H7553–H7567 [27SE], H7602–H7614, H7616 [28SE], E1283 [28SE], E1317 [3OC]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), consideration (H. Res. 538), H7540–H7547 [27SE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), motion to recommit, H7610, H7611 [28SE]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (H.R. 3823), Senate amendment, H7633 [28SE]

——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H9272 [15NO]

——— provide work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans, H8645 [8NO]

——— rates, H2334 [22MR], H5011 [21JN], H5097 [22JN]

——— reform the Federal tax code, H55 [4JA], H2504 [28MR], H2527 [29MR], H2907, H2926, H2930–H2935 [27AP], H4345 [18MY], H4379 [19MY], H4626 [6JN], H4907 [13JN], H5926 [18JY], H6046, H6140 [20JY], H6570 [28JY], H7323 [13SE], H7499 [26SE], H7624–H7628, H7629–H7632 [28SE], H7681, H7686, H7731, H7732, H7734 [3OC], H7761, H7762, H7763, H7766–H7770, H7774, H7778, H7779, H7781–H7785, H7788–H7804 [4OC], H7845, H7859, H7861, H7873–H7881 [5OC], H7896, H7905–H7907 [10OC], H7927, H7928, H7961–H7965 [11OC], H8014, H8015, H8017–H8019, H8021 [12OC], H8066 [23OC], H8082, H8085, H8132–H8136 [24OC], H8151, H8152, H8156, H8157–H8167, H8210, H8211, H8212 [25OC], H8230, H8243–H8254, H8258, H8260 [26OC], E566 [28AP]

——— repeal alternative minimum tax, H9513 [29NO]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H9261 [15NO]

——— treat obligations financing professional sports stadiums as private activity bonds if such obligations meet the private business use test (H.R. 811), H2686 [4AP]

——— treatment of employer-provided education benefits, H9353 [15NO]

——— unrepatriated corporate earnings, H9245 [14NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code, H8279, H8286 [31OC], H8299, H8302, H8304, H8307, H8308, H8368 [1NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), H8390, H8392, H8393, H8394, H8395, H8422, H8423, H8424–H8429, H8435–H8438 [2NO], H8447, H8448, H8449, H8475–H8479, H8480, H8485 [3NO], H8499, H8501, H8512, H8519 [6NO], H8525, H8526, H8527, H8529, H8531, H8533, H8534, H8582, H8583, H8590–H8594 [7NO], H8603, H8604, H8606, H8607, H8608, H8609, H8645, H8646, H8647, H8659 [8NO], H8666, H8679–H8682, H8683, H8684, H8685, H8690–H8694 [9NO], H9159, H9160–H9168 [13NO], H9181, H9183, H9184, H9189, H9190, H9239, H9240, H9241–H9247 [14NO], H9257, H9258, H9259, H9260, H9261, H9262, H9263, H9264, H9265, H9266, H9267, H9268, H9269, H9302–H9373 [15NO], H9380, H9381–H9414, H9415, H9416, H9418–H9420, H9422 [16NO], H9440, H9456, H9457–H9462, H9465 [28NO], H9472, H9475, H9476, H9477, H9478, H9481–H9484, H9512–H9514 [29NO], H9519, H9525, H9526, H9527, H9529, H9531, H9536, H9560, H9562, H9563–H9567 [30NO], H9572, H9586, H9587, H9588, H9592 [1DE], H9602, H9613, H9614 [4DE], H9623, H9628, H9632 [5DE], H9671, H9672 [6DE], H9713, H9715–H9717, H9718, H9719, H9720, H9721, H9722, H9724–H9728, H9743, H9748–H9753 [7DE], H9780 [11DE], H9792, H9794, H9797, H9798, H9799, H9836–H9840 [12DE], H9849, H9850, H9852, H9858, H9864, H9891 [13DE], H9903, H9904, H9918–H9922, H9926, H9933, H9934 [14DE], E1558 [13NO], E1597 [24NO], E1604 [28NO], E1637 [1DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, H10147, H10167, H10168, H10175, H10176 [18DE], H10183, H10185, H10187, H10188, H10189, H10201–H10215, H10231, H10232, H10233, H10234–H10240, H10242–H10244 [19DE], H10251, H10252 [20DE], E1723 [19DE], E1745, E1749, E1752, E1756 [21DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 619), H9269–H9280 [15NO]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 667), H10189–H10200 [19DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 668), H10252–H10261 [20DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9603–H9613 [4DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), Senate amendment, H10261–H10312, H10323, H10324, H10332, H10333, H10335 [20DE], H10347, H10351, H10406, H10407, H10414 [21DE], E1734 [20DE], E1750 [21DE], E1757 [22DE]

Taylor, MI: anniversary of Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber, E94 [27JA]

TechNet (organization): anniversary, E553 [27AP]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (H.R. 582), H588–H591 [23JA], E85 [24JA], E149 [6FE]

Terrorism: establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance, H6264, H6266 [25JY]

Thompson, Robert: East Union High School, Afton, IA, Military Recognition Award recipient, E1536 [8NO]

3M Co.: anniversary of Springfield, MO, plant, E759 [6JN]

3D Systems, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E367 [23MR]

Transportation: ensure that infrastructure projects use materials produced in the U.S., H2843 [25AP]

Triggs, Peggy: Grimes, IA, Chamber and Economic Development (organization) Ambassador of the Year award recipient, E1449 [27OC]

Trinidad Benham Corp.: anniversary, E969 [12JY]

Trucking industry: prohibit preemption of State meal and rest break and pay rate regulations for motor-carrier industry operators engaging in commerce, H6849 [6SE]

Trump, Donald J.: characterization of Presidential transition, H308 [11JA], H460–H465 [12JA]

Trump, President: allegations of efforts to sabotage effectiveness of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6222 [25JY]

——— alleged conflict of interests relative to personal business holdings, H666 [24JA], H803 [31JA], H883 [2FE], H996 [6FE], H1291 [16FE]

——— alleged conflict of interests relative to personal business holdings of members of administration, H2635 [4AP]

——— ensure compliance with emoluments clause of the Constitution while serving as President in regard to the Trump International Hotel in the District of Columbia, H1600 [8MR]

——— evaluation of administration, H922 [2FE], H1613 [8MR], H2818 [25AP], H2852, H2854, H2857, H2878 [26AP], H2905, H2909, H2926 [27AP], H2947, H2961 [28AP], H4230 [17MY], H5971 [18JY], H6028, H6029 [19JY], H6202–H6207 [24JY], H6220 [25JY], H6473 [27JY], E564 [28AP]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H5141 [26JN], H8690 [9NO], H9257 [15NO]

——— evaluation of economic policies, H8047 [23OC]

——— Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth, H2469, H2505 [28MR], E454 [5AP]

——— Executive order requiring use of biometric entry-exit tracking systems on all U.S. borders, H1137 [14FE]

——— Executive order to halt Federal health care subsidy payments to health insurance companies, H8017 [12OC]

——— impeachment, H9626 [5DE]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 621), H9474 [29NO], H9523 [30NO]

——— Joint Congressional Address, H1396 [1MR]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns, H1338 [27FE], H1573 [7MR], H2068–H2071 [15MR], H2223 [20MR], H2309, H2310 [22MR], H2502 [28MR], H2730 [5AP], H2817 [25AP], H4212 [16MY], H4292 [17MY], H4524 [24MY], H4672, H4684–H4686 [7JN], H4898 [13JN], H5013–H5016 [21JN], H5998 [19JY], H8425 [2NO], E514 [20AP], E1021 [19JY]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (H.R. 1812), H2578 [30MR]

——— take certain actions relative to personal business holdings to ensure compliance with emoluments clause of the Constitution while serving as President, H617 [24JA], H922 [2FE], H1575 [7MR], E514 [20AP]

Truong, Jackie: California 5th Congressional District American Dream Award recipient, E946 [6JY]

Tsehaye, Ruth: Commerce City, CO, Entrepreneurial Spirit award recipient, E345 [20MR]

U.S. Bancorp: Fortune (publication) World’s Most Admired Superregional Bank award recipient, H2188 [20MR]

Udoema, Corliss: SBA Virginia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E748 [2JN]

Unalam (company): anniversary, H7651 [2OC]

Unanet Technologies, Inc.: opening of new headquarters in Loudoun County, VA, E909 [27JN]

Unemployment: rates, H8484 [3NO]

University of Florida: Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Institute International Business Innovation Association Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year award recipient, H2770 [6AP]

Urban, Toni: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1513 [6NO]

Valley Screen Process (business): Indiana Governor’s Half Century Business Award recipient, E1438 [26OC]

Vartega Carbon Fiber Recycling, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E429 [3AP]

Volkswagen AG (company): use of software to deceive motor vehicle emissions tests, H9257 [15NO]

VT Halter Marine, Inc.: accusations of workplace safety violations, E343 [17MR]

Walker Co.: Gateway Area Development District Regional Outstanding Business Award recipient, E106 [31JA]

Wall, Kim: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E249 [28FE]

Waller, Brian: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E259 [1MR]

Wawa, Inc.: tribute to efforts to fight hunger, E1694 [13DE]

Wayne Farms LLC: tribute, E1548 [10NO]

White, Maggie: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E248 [28FE]

Whiting, Kelly: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E260 [1MR]

Williamson, Keith: Bondurant, IA, Chamber of Commerce Bondurant Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1448 [27OC]

Winchester, VA: anniversary of Top of Virginia Regional Chamber, E1764 [29DE]

——— tribute to Navy Federal Credit Union planned expansion of operations center, E87 [24JA]

WinTech, Inc.: Missouri Enterprise (organization) Missouri impact! Award for Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing Excellence recipient, E655 [17MY]

Wolle, Hanna: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E247 [28FE]

Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc.: anniversary, E814 [13JN]

Wonderful Co., LLC.: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Award for Best Community Improvement Program recipient, E176 [13FE]

Wong, China: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E261 [1MR]

Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings (H.R. 1380), H2153 [17MR]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, H2859, H2873 [26AP]

Wyoming: tribute to Wyoming Business Hall of Fame inductees, E1517 [6NO]

Yanger, Albert: SBA Guam Veteran Small Business Champion award recipient, E454 [5AP]

York Township, MI: opening of Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Supplier Center and Prototype Development Facility, E609 [4MY], E624 [11MY]

Young, Alyssa: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E246 [28FE]

Young, Chase: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E262 [1MR]

Young, Oakes, Brown & Co., P.C.: anniversary, E969 [12JY]

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (company): anniversary of Gainesville, GA, production facility, E1368 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Accuweather, Inc.: anniversary, S6130 [26SE]

Agriculture: proposed mergers between several agricultural and chemical corporations, S1775 [13MR]

——— stimulate growth in U.S. agriculture through negotiating free trade agreements, S2667 [2MY]

Alaska Wild Salmon Month: observance (S. Res. 261), S5810 [18SE]

Alchemist Brewery (company): tribute, S3916 [11JY]

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

Allen Chorman & Son, Inc.: anniversary, S6846 [26OC]

AMRO Fabricating Corp.: anniversary, S6967 [1NO]

Asher’s Chocolates (company): anniversary, S6398 [16OC]

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (organization): permanently authorize the Business Travel Card Program (S. 504), S6144 [26SE]

Aviation: address customer service and passenger mistreatment incidents to ensure passengers are treated with respect, S2842 [9MY]

——— create opportunities for women in the aviation industry (S. 2244), S8071 [18DE]

——— preserve State, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights relative to unmanned aircraft systems (S. 1272), S3219 [25MY]

BLM: disapprove rule on waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian leases (H.J. Res. 36), S2841, S2848 [9MY], S2853–S2858, S2866, S2867, S2872, S2876 [10MY]

Bloomington, IN: tribute to Hoosier Crossfit (business), S2649 [1MY]

BMW of North America, LLC: anniversary of Greer, SC, manufacturing plant, S3883 [10JY]

Brand USA (organization): reauthorize, S3355 [8JN]

Budget: create a point of order against any legislation that would modify or eliminate State and local tax deductions, S6596, S6603, S6604 [19OC]

——— strike reconciliation instructions to Committee on Finance (Senate) relative to tax reform, S6594, S6602, S6629 [19OC]

Business Council of Douglas County, NV: anniversary, S5884 [25SE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (S. Res. 66), S1416 [16FE]

——— observance, S926–S928 [6FE]

Case IH Agriculture and Farm Equipment (company): anniversary, S3208 [25MY]

CBO: online availability of cost estimate on H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act, S3797 [27JN]

——— online availability of cost estimate on H.R. 2430, revise and extend FDA user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar products, S4721 [2AU]

Chassaniol and Co.: anniversary, S4022 [17JY]

China: relocation of U.S. businesses, S6707 [23OC]

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.: anniversary, S3094 [23MY]

Climate: effects of climate change, S97–S99 [5JA], S229 [11JA], S605–S607 [1FE], S1107–S1109 [13FE], S1332–S1342 [16FE], S1529 [1MR], S1629–S1631 [7MR], S1796, S1800–S1803 [14MR], S1921–S1923 [22MR], S2052–S2054 [28MR], S2344–S2346 [4AP], S2729–S2733 [3MY], S2884–S2886 [10MY], S3392 [12JN], S3446 [13JN], S3543 [15JN], S3675 [21JN], S3888 [10JY], S3951 [12JY], S4019 [17JY], S4107 [20JY], S4663 [1AU], S4980 [6SE], S5079–S5083 [7SE], S5268 [13SE], S5849 [19SE], S6126, S6128 [26SE], S6169–S6171 [27SE], S6282 [3OC], S6391 [16OC], S6801 [25OC], S6828 [26OC], S6947 [1NO], S7050, S7054 [7NO], S7242 [15NO], S7352–S7354 [28NO], S7863 [6DE], S8039, S8040 [14DE]

——— effects of climate change on national security, S5472–S5474 [13SE]

——— efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S331 [17JA], S2269 [4AP], S2970 [16MY], S3446 [13JN], S3675 [21JN], S6169–S6171 [27SE], S7242 [15NO]

——— impact of climate change on agriculture, S2584 [27AP]

——— social costs of climate change, S5849 [19SE], S6391 [16OC]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships (S. 620), S8161 [20DE]

Coltsville National Historical Park: facilitate addition of park administration (H.R. 863), S8268, S8269 [21DE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: grant authority to investigate foreign investment deals which may pose a threat to national security, S5827 [19SE], S6256 [2OC]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate): hearings on actions Congress should take to bring stability to the individual insurance market and make insurance coverage more affordable, S4659 [1AU], S5026 [7SE]

Congressional Review Act: use as a tool to overrule certain Government regulations, S2539 [26AP], S2576, S2577, S2590 [27AP], S2663 [2MY], S2688–S2690 [3MY], S2891, S2893–S2896 [11MY], S3878 [10JY], S6182 [27SE], S7867 [6DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: allow greater protection to servicemembers from abusive financial practices (S. 1389), S3688 [21JN], S6812 [25OC]

——— disapprove rule on arbitration agreements in contracts for specified consumer financial products and services (H.J. Res. 111), S4630 [31JY], S6090 [25SE], S6106 [26SE], S6727–S6730, S6738–S6760 [24OC], S6812 [25OC], S6937 [1NO]