HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD (a Senator from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4372 [25JN], S4431, S4444 [26JN], S4515, S4653, S4658 [27JN], S4752 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3333, S3337 [7JN], S3908, S3917 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5788 [21AU], S5833, S5851 [22AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a computer bug bounty pilot program (S. 1281), S2223, S2224 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5280, S5298 [24JY], S5363, S5376, S5385 [25JY], S5434 [26JY], S5501, S5519 [31JY]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), S6193 [17SE]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1580, S1585, S1594, S1600 [8MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4046 [19JN], S4336 [21JN]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), S351 [19JA]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S1116, S1117 [14FE], S1166 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Akaka, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S2040 [10AP]

American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 403), S875 [12FE]

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see S. 2971), S6278 [24SE]

Annapolis (MD) Capital Gazette: commemorate lives of victims and honor survivors and families of victims of shooting, commend bravery of staff, express gratitude to first responders, and respect role of journalism (see S. Res. 575), S4951 [12JY]

Armed Forces: ensure an order to serve on active duty for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands by selected Reserves is treated the same as other active duty orders for determining benefit eligibility (see S. 2416), S2774 [17MY]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see S. 2328), S348 [19JA]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see S. 1086), S2643 [14MY]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see S. 3523), S7386 [10DE]

Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see S. Res. 746), S8059 [2JA]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 687), S6964 [14NO]

Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 1524), S2643 [14MY]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see S. 2578), S2014 [9AP]

Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S2440 [25AP]

Bush, George: tribute (see S. Res. 715), S7319 [5DE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S1243 [27FE]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 834), S1949 [22MR]

——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see S. 2076), S2774 [17MY]

Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 3540), S6732 [9OC]

Climate: express that climate change is real and human activity is the main cause, convey impact on frequency and severity of extreme weather, end misinformation campaigns, and provide NSF grants on climate change education (see S. Res. 573), S4951 [12JY]

——— recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Fourth National Climate Assessment and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with such findings (see S. Res. 708), S7133 [27NO]

Committee To Investigate Sexual Abuse Within U.S. Olympic Gymnastics (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 396), S704 [7FE]

Community development: reauthorize certain regional economic and community development commissions (see S. 2508), S1452 [7MR]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (see S. 2456), S1243 [27FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of Americorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 434), S1735 [14MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2591), S2992 [5JN]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see S. 2203), S47 [4JA]

Credit: exclude from credit reports medical debt that is recently delinquent or has been paid, provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt, and increase efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information (see S. 3351), S5692 [16AU]

Crime: clarify that using drugs to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor (see S. 2429), S2624 [10MY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1539), S1949 [22MR]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 3178), S4734 [28JN]

DEA: allow home hospice providers to dispose of leftover prescription medications on behalf of their patients and establish written policies and documentation on such disposals (see S. 2659, 2661), S2120 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects (see S. 2574), S1949 [22MR]

——— reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative (see S. 2404), S2836 [22MY]

Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3440), S6189 [17SE]

——— study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see S. 2835), S4344 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (see S. 2497), S4411 [26JN]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 3181), S7587 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students in schools (see S. 2572), S1844 [20MR]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 2530), S1578 [8MR]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 3106), S4343 [21JN]

——— expand monthly payments that may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 2136), S1165 [15FE]

——— reform the experimental sites initiative to establish innovation zones at colleges and universities (see S. 3596), S6815 [11OC]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2037), S168 [11JA]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 3110), S4343 [21JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1121), S2262 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment employees (see S. 2524), S1578 [8MR]

——— authorize Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration development of best practices for recovery residences that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders (see S. 2678), S2141 [16AP]

——— designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and distribute maternity care health professionals to such areas (see S. 783), S7088 [26NO]

——— develop national milestones to measure success in curtailing the opioid epidemic (see S. 2931), S2877 [23MY]

——— ensure medications are affordable through increasing transparency, spurring innovation, and protecting competition (see S. 3411), S6038 [5SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 292), S1948 [22MR]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 693), S7432 [11DE]

——— reauthorize, improve, and make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants (see S. 2437), S1164 [15FE]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see S. 2278), S1244 [27FE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 3337), S6926 [13NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program (see S. 3464), S6223 [18SE]

——— establish a narcotic drug screening technology pilot program to combat illicit opioid importation (see S. 3047), S3907 [13JN]

——— establish a vulnerability disclosure policy for departmental Internet websites (see S. 3707), S7318 [5DE]

——— increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see S. 2314), S2925 [24MY]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (see S. 2945), S6278 [24SE]

——— 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), S550 [29JA]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income or veterans status (see S. 3612), S7927 [19DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors to address DNA sample analysis backlogs (see S. 2345), S968 [14FE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 2961), S5719 [20AU]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 2577), S2644 [14MY]

——— require registration of tableting or encapsulating machines to assist law enforcement in identifying counterfeit pill makers (see S. 3281), S5423 [26JY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 3020), S6190 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: codify Outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and well control rule and Arctic drilling rule to protect employees and environment in oil and gas exploration and development (see S. 2720), S2321 [19AP]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see S. 2298), S168 [11JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2147), S968 [14FE]

——— establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see S. 2501), S2322 [19AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at departmental medical centers (see S. 1873), S468 [23JA]

——— establish a registry to ensure Armed Forces members who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on military installations receive information on such exposure (see S. 2719), S2392 [24AP]

——— establish a tiger team to address difficulties in implementation of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program after enactment of certain changes to housing allowances (see S. 3777), S7790 [18DE]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see S. 2768), S2484 [26AP]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 591), S1845 [20MR]

——— protect veterans from predatory home lending (see S. 2304), S652 [6FE]

——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see S. 2565), S1765 [15MR]

——— study effectiveness of Veterans Crisis Line in preventing veteran suicide (see S. 2174), S24 [3JA]

Depts. of Education and HHS: provide substance use prevention and treatment grants for institutions of higher education (see S. 2791), S2517 [7MY]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see S. 3656), S7386 [10DE]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 3679), S7241 [29NO]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 802), S5108 [19JY]

Drugs: address the opioid crisis (see S. 2680), S6144 [12SE]

——— provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see S. 2317), S253 [17JA]

Economy: strengthen and improve local and regional workforce and economic competitiveness and resilience (see S. 3557), S6630 [5OC]

Edmonds, Rodrick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 352), S6224 [18SE]

Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 3615), S6964 [14NO]

Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 668), S6542 [4OC]

EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see S. Res. 473), S2262 [18AP]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5583 [1AU]

Europe: commend European Parliament resolution calling for cancellation of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe and supporting energy security (see S. Res. 746), S8059 [2JA]

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see S. 2506), S2486 [26AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see S.J. Res. 52), S1243 [27FE]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 3149), S4512 [27JN]

——— lengthen statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations (see S. 2694), S2261 [18AP]

——— reform Mobility Phase II challenge process relative to mobile voice and wireless broadband coverage (see S. 2955), S2923 [24MY]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see S. 1989), S2013 [9AP]

Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see S. 3381), S5932 [23AU]

——— establish a civilian personnel rotation program for Federal cybersecurity professionals at non-military and non-intelligence agencies that confront cybersecurity challenges (see S. 3437), S6305 [25SE]

——— improve efficiency and speed of intragovernmental correspondence by requiring any written documents submitted to Congress to be transmitted electronically (see S. 3027), S3293 [7JN]

——— modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 2374), S1453 [7MR]

——— provide reports to Congress on the status of implementing recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and GAO as part of annual budget justifications (see S. 2276), S5067 [18JY]

——— require Federal evaluation activities and improve Federal data management (see S. 2046), S1687 [13MR]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see S. 3151), S4512 [27JN]

Federal Task Force To Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: establish (see S. 1091), S1165 [15FE]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see S. 3745), S7509 [12DE]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 1212), S1949 [22MR]

——— authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves (see S. 2521), S3602 [11JN]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see S. 3300), S5517 [31JY]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 3304), S5517 [31JY]

——— 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), S2013 [9AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see S. 533), S2075 [11AP]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 2095), S4513 [27JN]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (see S. 3013), S4411 [26JN]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3359), S5759 [21AU]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 615), S5831 [22AU]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 2918), S6190 [17SE]

Freedom of the press: condemn decision by President Trump to ban journalists from certain events and attacks on the media, and affirm role of the media to hold Government officials accountable without fear of reprisal (see S. Res. 601), S5583 [1AU]

FTC: establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 3744), S7509 [12DE]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see S. 3438), S6496 [3OC]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 428), S1578 [8MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 2957), S4411 [26JN]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 3036), S3907 [13JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S5067 [18JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2542), S1686 [13MR]

Insurance: cap prescription drug cost-sharing (see S. 3194), S4916 [11JY]

——— disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see S.J. Res. 63), S5991 [28AU]

——— ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see S. 2554), S5362 [25JY]

——— increase accountability of insurance companies, strengthen consumer protections, and improve quality and affordability of health insurance (see S. 2582), S1875 [21MR]

——— limit amount hospitals and physicians can charge uninsured patients and out-of-network patients who have individual market coverage (see S. 3541), S6495 [3OC]

——— provide standards for short-term limited duration health insurance policies (see S. 2494), S1338 [5MR]

Interstate commerce: regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce by prohibiting imposition of sales taxes on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing State (see S. 3180), S4734 [28JN]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and violence or retribution targeting antigovernment demonstrators and support freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly (see S. Res. 368), S139 [10JA]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S.J. Res. 64), S6771 [10OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 547), S3951 [14JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (see S. 896), S5361 [25JY]

Laxalt, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 609), S5692 [16AU]

Legislative branch of the Government: establish Office of Disability Policy (see S. 3261), S5267 [24JY]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 563), S4734 [28JN]

Manchester (U.S.S.): commissioning (see S. Res. 533), S2991 [5JN]

Marketplace Fairness Act: declare enactment would harm the economy by creating an online sales tax that would create undue burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs and provide no benefit to States without sales taxes (see S. Res. 433), S1686 [13MR]

McCain, John: tribute (see S. Res. 619), S5954 [27AU]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 3702), S7358 [6DE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 2227), S6926 [13NO]

Medicare: provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 109), S2040 [10AP]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 980), S2013 [9AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 479), S5932 [23AU]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect (see S. 3330), S5582 [1AU]

Melcher, John: tribute (see S. Res. 474), S2262 [18AP]

Members of Congress: suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see S. 2327), S348 [19JA]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see S. Res. 404), S1288 [28FE]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 2301), S168 [11JA]

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 377), S1317 [1MR]

Miller, Zell: tribute (see S. Res. 454), S2040 [10AP]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2271), S1379 [6MR] (see S. 3530), S6388 [28SE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see S. 3321), S5582 [1AU]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 704), S7088 [26NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 704), S7088 [26NO]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 695), S7051 [15NO]

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 446), S1948 [22MR]

National Community Policing Week: designate (see S. Res. 658), S6356 [27SE]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 45), S6059 [6SE]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 625), S6143 [12SE]

National Employee Ownership Month: designate (see S. Res. 665), S6438 [2OC]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 642), S6224 [18SE]

National GIS Day: designate (see S. Res. 701), S7052 [15NO]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 2863), S2724 [16MY]

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 599), S5455 [30JY]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see S. 751), S840 [8FE]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 512), S2725 [16MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 554), S4281 [20JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 554), S4281 [20JN]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 462), S2120 [12AP]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 528), S2924 [24MY]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 654), S6342 [26SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 397), S704 [7FE]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see S. Res. 483), S2440 [25AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 505), S2623 [10MY]

National Wear Red Day: designate (see S. Res. 403), S875 [12FE]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 632), S6278 [24SE]

NIH: advance cutting-edge research initiatives (see S. 2406), S840 [8FE]

Office for Locating and Reuniting Children With Parents: establish (see S. Res. 566), S4735 [28JN]

Office of Government Ethics: reform (see S. 2919), S2835 [22MY]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3757), S7586 [13DE]

Orlando, FL: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and survivors, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see S. Res. 545), S3760 [12JN]

Parkland, FL: condemn shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 421), S1316 [1MR]

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 3436), S6142 [12SE]

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 694), S7051 [15NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3150), S4512 [27JN]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see S. Res. 633), S6223 [18SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 2321), S300 [18JA]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 59), S7385 [10DE]

Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 1106), S1765 [15MR]

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), S2262 [18AP] (see S. 1633), S2321 [19AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 495), S2485 [26AP]

Public welfare programs: extend State court funding for child welfare (see S. 2173), S613 [5FE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 2360), S1245 [27FE]

Read Across America Day: observance (see S. Res. 422), S1316 [1MR]

Rivers: designate segments of Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3468), S6223 [18SE]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 266), S5831 [22AU]

Santa Fe, TX: condemn shooting at Sante Fe High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 521), S2878 [23MY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 2584), S1875 [21MR]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see S. Res. 581), S5108 [19JY] (see S. Res. 734), S7926 [19DE]

Ships and vessels: extend period during which fishing and certain other vessels are not required to have permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel (see S. 2194), S301 [18JA]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 692), S7051 [15NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 915), S968 [14FE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 337), S613 [5FE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 3231), S6278 [24SE]

Taxation: allow for a credit against tax for rent paid on the personal residence of the taxpayer (see S. 3250), S5108 [19JY]

——— ban retroactive taxation of Internet commerce and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see S. 3725), S7356 [6DE]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 3459), S6223 [18SE]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 796), S6925 [13NO]

——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see S. 3611), S7432 [11DE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 817), S7275 [4DE]

——— increase work opportunity credit for certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, and expand benefits relative to access for the disabled (see S. 3260), S5267 [24JY]

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 1042), S6925 [13NO]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3756), S7586 [13DE]

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S. 3284), S5423 [26JY]

Technology: improve coordination and use of geospatial data (see S. 2128), S5424 [26JY]

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 S. 2823), S5456 [30JY]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (see S. 3057), S3760 [12JN]

Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (see S. Res. 435), S3295 [7JN]

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), S7386 [10DE]

——— oppose efforts to interfere with personal health care decisions or to prevent health care providers from offering their full medical recommendations to patients (see S. Res. 526), S2993 [5JN]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 693), S7051 [15NO]

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S521 [25JA]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 486), S2485 [26AP]

World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 501), S3762 [12JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 2127), S7275 [4DE]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps (see S. 3729), S7587 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

DEA: improve systems for identifying diversion of controlled substances (see S. 2837), S2643 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 2407), S840 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide for study and evaluation of net metering, which allows consumers and businesses who generate their own electricity to be compensated for energy they provide to the electric grid (see S. 2747), S2439 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers (see S. 2589), S1947 [22MR]

——— prevent surprise medical billing practices (see S. 3592), S6815 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (see S. 3309), S5518 [31JY]

——— establish a data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel to law enforcement and other departmental information (see S. 2397), S704 [7FE]

Drugs: improve medical student training on addiction treatment and facilitate certain registration waivers for physicians dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment (see S. 2711), S2321 [19AP]

FCC: establish national standard to determine comparability of mobile and broadband services provided in rural versus urban areas (see S. 2418), S907 [13FE]

Public Health Service: report on health effects of using new psychoactive substances, including synthetic drugs (see S. 3356), S5759 [21AU]

Cloture motions

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S965 [14FE], S1146 [15FE]

Privilege of the floor

Dhalimi, Abir, S553 [29JA]

Remarks

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (S. 510), S4488 [27JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 2311), motion to proceed, S546 [29JA]

Appropriations: making continuing, S887 [12FE]

Climate: effects of climate change, S1715 [14MR]

——— impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1715 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers, S6164 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to join lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, S6591 [5OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4275 [20JN]

Drugs: improve medical student training on addiction treatment and facilitate certain registration waivers for physicians dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment, S6164 [17SE]

——— making appropriations to address heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic, S887 [12FE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), S6163 [17SE]

Duncan, Stuart K. (Kyle): nomination to be circuit judge, S2369 [24AP]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to views on sexual orientation or gender identity, S2369 [24AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4275 [20JN]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S2584 [9MY], S2694 [16MY]

Feldblum, Chai R.: nomination to the EEOC, S7863 [19DE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales, S1279 [28FE]

——— gun control, S1278 [28FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (H.R. 1892), House amendment, S887 [12FE]

Immigration: oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, S4301 [20JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6330 [26SE], S6590, S6618 [5OC]

——— suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, S6330 [26SE], S6590, S6618 [5OC]

Kennedy, Anthony M.: announcement of retirement from Supreme Court, S4488 [27JN]

Medicaid: anniversary, S5490, S5491 [31JY]

Medicare: anniversary, S5490, S5491 [31JY]

Parkland, FL: condemn shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders, S1278 [28FE]

Positive Street Art (organization): tribute, S5912• [23AU]

Rochester, NH: tribute to Spaulding High School students fundraising efforts to support students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, S1715 [14MR]

Schilling Beer Co.: Granite Staters of the Month award recipients, S7656• [17DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt relative to Texas law restricting access to abortion services, S4488 [27JN]

——— nominee selection process, S4488 [27JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, S5490 [31JY]

——— Executive order ending policy that forced family separation for parents with children attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, S4301 [20JN]

Tributes

Bertone, Lorence M., S3597• [11JN]

Boyle, Joseph, S2677 [15MY]

Campbell, Dorothy P., S1944• [22MR]

Clough, Irma, S1337• [5MR]

Cournoyer, Mark, S249 [17JA]

Drake, Jonathon, S4399• [26JN]

Guillemette, Hannah, S6960• [14NO]

Hammill, Juliette C., S4872• [10JY]

Heitkamp, Senator, S7402 [11DE]

Hirtle, Lee, S4488 [27JN]

Lachance, Gerard, S2259• [18AP]

Landerman-Garber, Laura, S6275• [24SE]

Levesque, Cassandra, S888 [12FE]

Paquette, Dianne, S5263• [24JY]

Potter, Thomas E., III, S7236• [29NO]

Quinn, David H., S2546 [8MY]

Rivard, Carol, S1786• [19MR]

Sheehan, MaKenzie, S2828• [22MY]

Tilley, Ethel E. (Edna), S6411 [1OC]

Wilson, Kittie Moore, S3949• [14JN]