LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)

Addresses

Election Night Speech: Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont, S7907 [19DE]

Kennedy Center Honors: John J. Sullivan, S7910 [19DE]

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4442, S4454 [26JN], S4515, S4677 [27JN], S4752 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3603, S3638, S3717 [11JN], S3762 [12JN], S4282 [20JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5761 [21AU], S5814, S5861 [22AU]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S2837 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5297 [24JY], S5533, S5585 [1AU]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1471 [7MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4350 [21JN]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), S190, S195, S196 [16JA]

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, S1118 [14FE], S1176 [15FE]

Appointments

Committee to escort French President Emmanuel Macron into the House Chamber, H3509 [25AP]

Conferee: H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act, S5547 [1AU]

——— H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, S4891 [11JY]

——— H.R. 6147, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies and financial services and general Government appropriations, S6101 [6SE]

——— H.R. 6157, Depts. of Defense, Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies and continuing appropriations, S6101 [6SE]

Articles and editorials

Bike Ferry Crew Recognized by Coast Guard for Heroic Rescue, Devin Bates, MyChamplainValley.com (Internet site), S5573 [1AU]

Daniel Akaka, Former Democratic Senator From Hawaii, Dies at 93, Adam Clymer, New York (NY) Times, S2475 [26AP]

Day in the Life of a Bagel Maker, Evan Weiss, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7908–S7910 [19DE]

For the Love of Carving—Jerry Williams and Chris Miller Earn Governor’s Honors, B. Amore, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S7104 [27NO]

He Had an Arts Spirit—Famed Barre Sculptor Frank Gaylord Has Died, Eric Blaisdell, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S2476 [26AP]

It’s on Republicans To Stop a Shutdown, Senator Sanders, Washington (DC) Post, S121 [10JA]

Jim Mattis Was Right—Who Will Protect America Now? New York (NY) Times, S8024 [22DE]

Legacy, Rutland (VT) Herald, S2314 [19AP]

Longtime OrganicAg Leader Enid Wonnacott Steps Down, Melissa Pasanen, Seven Days Vermont (publication), S7911 [19DE]

Mitch McConnell’s Big Gift to the Banks, Jennifer Taub, CNN.com (Internet site), S1710 [14MR]

NECI Founder Revered for Student Model, Stephen Mills, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S4365 [25JN]

Profile—Squier a Living Legend, Jasper Goodman, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S1158 [15FE]

Sears Ranked 6th in Productivity for U.S. State Senators, Christie Wisniewski, Bennington (VT) Banner, S5827 [22AU]

Separating Families at the Border Will Multiply Child Trauma, Wendy Smith, Chronicle of Social Change (publication), S1156 [15FE]

UVM Nursing Through the Decades—1940s, S1157 [15FE]

Vermont Mourns the Death of ‘‘A Gentle Soul’’ Bob Audette, Brattleboro (VT) Reformer, S499 [24JA]

Why Do Land Mines Still Kill So Many? New York (NY) Times, S136 [10JA]

Yes, We Are the Enemy, Steven Pappas, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S5909 [23AU]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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: exclude receipt of basic allowance for housing for members in determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits (see S. 2488), S3036 [6JN]

——— 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 from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see S.J. Res. 54), S1579 [8MR]

Barrett, Barbara M.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 60), S2391 [24AP]

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

Bureau of Prisons: improve compassionate release process (see S. 2471), S1286 [28FE]

——— reform use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 2724), S2321 [19AP]

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

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

Cambodia: support successful implementation of 1991 Paris Peace Agreement (see S. 2412), S840 [8FE]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 834), S1220 [26FE]

——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see S. 2076), S7386 [10DE]

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), S6438 [2OC]

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

Congressional Office of Compliance: require discrimination and harassment awareness and prevention training, institute discrimination surveys, and require disclosure of sexual misconduct settlements (see S. 2236), S67 [8JA]

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see S. 2393), S2014 [9AP]

——— secure rights of artists of works of visual art to receive resale royalties for sales of high-end art at auction houses (see S. 3488), S6304 [25SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2591), S1947 [22MR]

Crime: make certain changes to reporting requirements of certain service providers relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (see S. 3170), S5955 [27AU]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1539), S1317 [1MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: grant priority for broadband deployment assistance to areas that are unserved (see S. 2970), S2924 [24MY]

——— reauthorize appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program (see S. 2573), S1844 [20MR]

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

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2483), S1316 [1MR]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 2423), S907 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters (see S. 382), S2040 [10AP]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 292), S1287 [28FE]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see S. 1109), S7386 [10DE]

——— 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), S7586 [13DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3225), S5003 [17JY]

——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 2144), S67 [8JA]

——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 3112), S4343 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) on the Beat grant program (see S. 2774), S2518 [7MY]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 2577), S1845 [20MR]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes (see S. 3649), S7051 [15NO]

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), S3293 [7JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: make permanent certain general provisions (see S. 3111), S4343 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see S. 2821), S4966 [16JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 339), S3760 [12JN]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1278), S1244 [27FE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 802), S4281 [20JN]

Elections: prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see S. 3279), S5423 [26JY]

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]

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

FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 130), S5130 [23JY]

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), S4736 [28JN]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1152), S6925 [13NO]

Firearms: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (see S. 2135), S1845 [20MR]

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

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3359), S5832 [22AU]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 2918), S2835 [22MY]

Freedom of the press: affirm that the press is not the enemy of the people, reaffirm important roles of a free media, condemn attacks on a free press, and require U.S. officials to defend and uphold the Constitution (see S. Res. 607), S5719 [20AU] (see S. Res. 607), S5760 [21AU]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2652), S2486 [26AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 2957), S6439 [2OC]

Human rights: recognize critical work of human rights defenders in promoting human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and good governance (see S. Res. 407), S2263 [18AP]

Immigration: expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (see S. 2466), S1286 [28FE]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 3036), S3293 [7JN]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2937), S2877 [23MY]

——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 2468), S5131 [23JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S5268 [24JY]

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]

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), S110 [9JA]

——— condemn terrorist funding, oppression of antigovernment demonstrators, and interference with social media and reaffirm U.S. support of freedoms of speech and assembly and establishment of a democratic system (see S. Res. 367), S46 [4JA]

——— limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see S. 3517), S6342 [26SE]

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]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 569), S6495 [3OC]

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

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

Marrakesh Treaty To Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled: implement (see S. 2559), S1765 [15MR]

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

Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 568), S7432 [11DE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1301), S7386 [10DE]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2690), S7587 [13DE]

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

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

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see S. 3470), S6926 [13NO]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 3214), S4965 [16JY]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1503), S5131 [23JY]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 449), S1948 [22MR]

National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 385), S549 [29JA]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 2863), S6817 [11OC]

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 Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 711), S7276 [4DE]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 385), S549 [29JA]

Nicaragua: report on, and impose sanctions against, those responsible for human rights violations and corruption and call for negotiations to end political crisis (see S. 3233), S5066 [18JY]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2810), S2594 [9MY]

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]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 58), S5455 [30JY]

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]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 936), S1765 [15MR]

——— protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 2354), S581 [30JA]

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

Russia: call for U.S. refusal to make available any current or former diplomat, Federal employee, political appointee, law enforcement official, or Armed Forces member for questioning by Russia (see S. Res. 584), S5108 [19JY]

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]

Saudi Arabia: call for release of detained peaceful human rights activists and request a Dept. of State report on observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom (see S. Res. 613), S5831 [22AU]

SBA: support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see S. 3561), S6731 [9OC]

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

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 3635), S7050 [15NO]

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]

Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund: establish (see S. 1719), S521 [25JA]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 1719), S521 [25JA]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1589), S2836 [22MY]

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. 2334), S1379 [6MR] (see S. 2823), S2623 [10MY]

Venezuela: call for postponement of elections until electoral process and voting is determined to be free and fair and condemn undemocratic activities and human rights violations of officials (see S. Res. 414), S1243 [27FE]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status and strengthen internal migration systems in surrounding countries (see S. 3759), S7586 [13DE]

——— provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see S. 3486), S6277 [24SE]

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), S7790 [18DE]

World Food Day: designate (see S. Res. 679), S6816 [11OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see S. 1050), S5518 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see S. 2462), S1243 [27FE]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (see S. 3162), S4734 [28JN]

Firearms: require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale or other disposition of firearms (see S. 2974), S2924 [24MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2571), S1790 [19MR]

Tibetan Rights Day: observance (see S. Res. 408), S1165 [15FE] (see S. Res. 429), S1578 [8MR]

Citations

Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee Beth Kennett, S5826 [22AU]

Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee Clara Ayer, S5826 [22AU]

Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee Enid Wonnacott, S5827 [22AU]

Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame 2018 Inductee Robert Foster, S5826 [22AU]

Letters

Early childhood education programs funding: Council for a Strong America, S120 [10JA]

Election Assistance Commission election security grant program funding: several State attorneys general, S5246 [24JY]

Foreign diplomacy and development programs funding: several former military leaders, S121 [10JA]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act funding: several veterans and military organizations, S4362 [25JN]

Lists

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) members and staff who worked on H.R. 6147, consolidated appropriations, S5537 [1AU]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff, S7899 [19DE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 6157, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5906 [23AU]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5905 [23AU]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5536 [1AU]

Obituaries

Caldwell, Hester Goodenough (Hep): West Lebanon (NH) Valley News, S2476 [26AP]

Geiger, Maury D.: Conway (NH) Daily Sun, S1213 [26FE]

Press releases

2018 Marks Vermont’s Wayside Restaurant’s 100th Anniversary: Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, S1785 [19MR]

Privilege of the floor

Eyre, Ramsay, S5312 [24JY]

Harris, Olivia, S5312 [24JY]

Ross, Bob, S5312 [24JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S5230 [24JY], S5317 [25JY], S5537 [1AU], S6045 [6SE]

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction of consolidated appropriations, S5352 [25JY]

——— legislative process, S564 [30JA], S597 [5FE], S2660 [15MY], S4014 [19JN], S6045 [6SE]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S1929 [22MR]

——— making continuing, S290 [18JA], S363 [20JA], S403 [21JA], S597 [5FE], S806 [8FE], S6207 [18SE], S7898 [19DE], S8023 [22DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use in Syria, S2314 [19AP]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 54), S7218, S7229 [29NO], S7548 [13DE]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 54), motion to discharge, S1815 [20MR]

Ayer, Clara: Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, S5826 [22AU]

Benczkowski, Brian A.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, S4886 [11JY]

——— suitability to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division relative to representation of Alfa Bank JSC in defamation lawsuit concerning possible Russian interference in Presidential election, S4886 [11JY]

Bounds, Ryan W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2540 [8MY], S5043 [18JY]

Brennan, Michael B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2540 [8MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2659 [15MY]

——— provide parity for defense and nondefense spending, S120 [10JA]

——— rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (H.R. 3), S4258 [20JN]

Cohen, Michael: guilty plea in Federal court for tax fraud and campaign finance violations while serving as President Trump’s personal attorney, S5806 [22AU]

Colleges and universities: tribute to international students, S2477 [26AP]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to members and staff who worked on H.R. 6147, consolidated appropriations, S5537 [1AU]

——— tribute to members and staff who worked on H.R. 6157, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S5906 [23AU]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): release of memo on alleged misuse of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants in investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S598 [5FE]

Committee To Protect Journalists (organization): tribute to International Press Freedom Award recipients, S7219 [29NO]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7907 [19DE]

Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences, S7749 [18DE]

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), S1860 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative funding, S7425 [11DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4704 [28JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S7425 [11DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S4704 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3969 [18JN]

——— making appropriations, S565 [30JA], S806 [8FE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5708 [20AU], S5740 [21AU], S5796 [22AU], S5876, S5905, S5906 [23AU], S6046 [6SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, S6207 [18SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), unanimous-consent agreement, S5898 [23AU]

Dept. of Education: increase maximum discretionary Federal Pell Grants award, S5905 [23AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assist in preventing emerging threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, S6466 [3OC]

——— making appropriations, S7377–S7379 [10DE], S7475–S7477 [12DE]

——— place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (S. 2462), S1249 [27FE]

——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (S. 3162), S4738 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for employees and volunteers of organizations who serve children, the elderly, or the disabled (H.R. 695), House amendment, S565 [30JA], S7898 [19DE], S8023 [22DE]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes, S7749 [18DE]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (S. 2644), S5807, S5814 [22AU]

Dept. of State: anniversary of Fulbright Program, S6218 [18SE]

——— include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (H.R. 1625), House amendment, S1929 [22MR]

——— International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala funding, S2963 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), House amendment, S2808 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5230, S5245 [24JY], S5317, S5352 [25JY], S5399 [26JY], S5469, S5497, S5503 [31JY], S5534, S5536, S5537 [1AU], S6045 [6SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6147), unanimous-consent agreement, S5503 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, S2808 [22MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4014 [19JN], S4361 [25JN], S6045 [6SE], S6133 [12SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S5708 [20AU], S5740 [21AU], S5796 [22AU], S5876, S5905, S5906 [23AU], S6046 [6SE], S6207 [18SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S5230 [24JY], S5317 [25JY], S5537 [1AU], S6045 [6SE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, S7377 [10DE]

District of Columbia: prohibit funding to implement individual health insurance mandate, S5536 [1AU]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1709 [14MR]

Election Assistance Commission: election security grant program funding, S5245 [24JY], S5399 [26JY], S5469 [31JY], S5534 [1AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4014 [19JN], S4329 [21JN], S4361 [25JN], S6045 [6SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conferernce report, S6133 [12SE]

FAA: reauthorize programs, S6466 [3OC]

Farr, Thomas A.: nomination to be district judge, S7157 [28NO]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to legal defense of discriminatory voting laws and redistricting plans, S7157 [28NO]

FBI: use Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, solve and prevent crime, exonerate the innocent, and prevent DNA analysis backlog (S. 139), House amendment, S175 [16JA]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S2703 [16MY]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (S. 974), S807 [8FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S5230, S5245 [24JY], S5317 [25JY], S5399 [26JY], S5469 [31JY], S5534, S5536, S5537 [1AU], S6045 [6SE]

Firearms: gun control, S1702 [14MR], S2104 [12AP]

——— require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale or other disposition of firearms (S. 2974), S2935 [24MY]

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, S806 [8FE]

Foster, Robert: Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, S5826 [22AU]

Freedom of the press: affirm that the press is not the enemy of the people, reaffirm important roles of a free media, condemn attacks on a free press, and require U.S. officials to defend and uphold the Constitution (S. Res. 607), S5909 [23AU]

Goldman Environmental Foundation: tribute to Goldman Environmental Prize recipients, S2640 [14MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S119 [10JA], S7475–S7477 [12DE], S8023 [22DE]

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), House amendment, S290 [18JA], S363 [20JA], S403 [21JA]

Guatemala: condemn removal of International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala officials and other law enforcement officials who have attempted to uphold the rule of law, S8011 [21DE]

——— decision by President Morales to not renew International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, S6051 [6SE]

Haspel, Gina: nomination to be CIA Director, S2759 [17MY]

——— suitability to be CIA Director relative to role in CIA detention and interrogation program, S2759 [17MY]

Health care professionals: protect sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (H.R. 302), House amendment, S6466 [3OC]

Human rights: express concern over use of the expression ‘‘fake news’’ by foreign leaders relative to human rights abuses in their countries, S7218 [29NO]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (S. 1615), S119, S120 [10JA], S363 [20JA], S403 [21JA]

——— expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (S. 2466), S1289 [28FE]

——— improve border security, reallocate Diversity Visa Program visas, provide a path to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program participants, and reform family-based immigration, S807 [8FE], S938 [14FE]

——— 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, S1156 [15FE], S2982 [5JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S7475–S7477 [12DE], S7898 [19DE], S8023 [22DE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S7377–S7379 [10DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations, S5469 [31JY]

——— improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, S175 [16JA]

IRS: prohibit from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) organizations be included in annual tax returns, S6131 [12SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 6964), S7426 [11DE]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5548 [1AU], S5796, S5814 [22AU], S6518 [4OC], S6688 [5OC]

——— request for complete records relative to nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5548 [1AU], S5796, S5814 [22AU]

——— suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, S6518 [4OC], S6688 [5OC]

Kennett, Beth: Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, S5826 [22AU]

Lake Champlain: tribute to Colchester Causeway Bike Ferry crew for water rescue of stranded boaters, S5573 [1AU]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, S4014 [19JN], S4361 [25JN], S6045 [6SE], S6133 [12SE]

Manafort, Paul J., Jr.: guilty verdict in tax and bank fraud trial, S5807 [22AU]

March for Our Lives: tribute, S2104 [12AP]

Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, S1785 [19MR]

——— placement of new statue of Ceres on top of Vermont State House dome, S7104 [27NO]

Niger: human rights violations, S5000 [17JY]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), House amendment, S7749 [18DE]

Olympic Games: tribute to Vermont participants, S1732 [14MR]

Philippines: designation of certain peaceful activists as terrorists, S2962 [4JN]

Pompeo, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of State, S2454 [26AP]

Presidential appointments: use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S2539 [8MY], S5043 [18JY]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, S175 [16JA]

Rettig, Charles P.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S6131 [12SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S7426 [11DE]

——— reauthorize and amend (S. 2571), S1792 [19MR], S1860 [21MR]

Saudi Arabia: call for release of detained peaceful human rights activists and request a Dept. of State report on observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom (S. Res. 613), S5834 [22AU]

——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable, S7218, S7229 [29NO], S7549 [13DE]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize, S7749 [18DE]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S119 [10JA]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S4258 [20JN]

South Sudan: call for release of Peter B. Ajak, S5825 [22AU]

——— human rights violations, S5825 [22AU]

Squier, Ken: NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, S1158 [15FE]

Syria: U.S. response to alleged use of chemical weapons against Syrian population, S2313 [19AP]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S807 [8FE], S938 [14FE]

Tibet: promote access for U.S. officials, journalists, and citizens to Tibetan areas of China (H.R. 1872), S7427 [11DE]

Tibetan Rights Day: observance (S. Res. 408), S1167 [15FE]

Trump, President: summit meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, S5042 [18JY]

U.N.: anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, S7382 [10DE]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: funding, S4015 [19JN], S4362 [25JN]

Vermont: passage of State gun control legislation, S2103–S2105 [12AP]

Vermont State Housing Authority: anniversary, S1784 [19MR]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S4361 [25JN]

Weapons: increase global effort to clear, and eliminate use of, landmines, S135 [10JA]

Wonnacott, Enid: Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, S5827 [22AU]

Statements

Tribute to Suvash Darnal: Carl Gershman, National Endowment for Democracy (organization), S6135 [12SE]

Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action Anniversary: Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, S2962 [4JN]

Tributes

Akaka, Daniel K., S2475 [26AP]

al-Hussein, Zeid Ra’ad, S2961• [4JN]

Caldwell, Hester Goodenough (Hep), S2475 [26AP]

Carpenter, Sarah, S6959 [14NO]

Cochran, Senator, S1894 [22MR]

Corker, Senator, S7980 [20DE]

Darnal, Suvash, S6135 [12SE]

Donnelly, Senator, S7981 [20DE]

Flake, Senator, S7980 [20DE]

Gaylord, Frank, S2476 [26AP]

Geiger, Maury D., S1212 [26FE]

Hatch, Senator, S7979 [20DE]

Heitkamp, Senator, S7981 [20DE]

Heller, Senator, S7980 [20DE]

Kyl, Senator, S7748 [18DE]

Mattis, Sec. of Defense, S8025 [22DE]

McCaskill, Senator, S7980 [20DE]

Moats, David, S2314 [19AP]

Murphy, Barbara Tennien, S1157 [15FE]

Nelson, Senator, S7218 [29NO], S7979 [20DE]

O’Connor, Timothy J., Jr., S498 [24JA]

Reid, Harry, S2660 [15MY]

Richards, Cecile, S1158 [15FE]

Scott, Phil, S7907 [19DE]

Sears, Dick, S5827 [22AU]

Shelby, Senator, S5537 [1AU]

Squires, Lloyd, S7908 [19DE]

Sullivan, John J., S7910 [19DE]

Telara, Luigi, S7230 [29NO]

Trump, Melania, S2660 [15MY]

Voigt, Francis G.W., S4364 [25JN]

Wonnacott, Enid, S7911 [19DE]