TESTER, JON (a Senator from Montana)

Addresses

Joseph W. Novotny Medal Presentation: by, S186 [16JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4419, S4434, S4439, S4444, S4448 [26JN], S4653 [27JN], S4752, S4760, S4767 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3036, S3240, S3241, S3250 [6JN], S3311, S3312, S3327, S3352, S3383 [7JN], S3603, S3638, S3693 [11JN], S3767, S3847 [12JN], S3953 [14JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5697 [16AU], S5778, S5783 [21AU], S5850, S5854 [22AU], S5900, S5904 [23AU]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5310 [24JY], S5363, S5376 [25JY], S5425 [26JY]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1446, S1504, S1524 [7MR], S1545 [8MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4042, S4043, S4048, S4051, S4054 [19JN], S4265, S4282 [20JN], S4334, S4335, S4345, S4346, S4350 [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), S1089 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1730), S6059 [6SE]

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: 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), S2486 [26AP]

——— expand the work opportunity tax credit to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (see S. 2457), S1243 [27FE]

——— improve employment, educational, child care, and transition assistance opportunities for military spouses and families (see S. 2379), S2836 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see S. 2430), S3952 [14JN]

——— 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), S2342 [23AP]

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

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

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see S. 2076), S4875 [10JY]

Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize harmful impacts of violence against children, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see S. Res. 606), S7276 [4DE]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 574), S4951 [12JY]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see S. 2138), S652 [6FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see S. 2952), S2923 [24MY]

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]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3040), S4370 [25JN]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 722), S7431 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a farm and ranch stress assistance network (see S. 2712), S5932 [23AU]

——— increase interagency cooperation in enforcement of standards for importing organic agricultural products (see S. 2927), S2877 [23MY]

——— provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see S. 3140), S5456 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (see S. 2497), S2644 [14MY]

——— permit individuals eligible for tuition assistance to use such benefits for licensing, credentialing, and certification programs offered by entities other than institutions of higher education (see S. 2534), S1629 [12MR]

Dept. of Education: increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 2934), S2993 [5JN]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 3467), S6223 [18SE]

——— waive accrual of student loan interest and expand eligibility to volunteer first responders and first-time farmers under Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 3124), S4368 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 3460), S6223 [18SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), S253 [17JA]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see S. 1328), S4411 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: 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), S2219 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (see S. 2372), S612 [5FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 3051), S5131 [23JY]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 2938), S2877 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 112), S2391 [24AP]

——— develop a standard letter format for individuals who are indebted to the U.S. due to participation in departmental benefits programs and provide notice of such debt by electronic means (see S. 2884), S2773 [17MY]

——— disapprove courses for purposes of educational assistance programs unless the educational institution permits individuals to attend or participate in courses pending departmental payment (see S. 3130), S4369 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— extend authority to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent (see S. 3507), S6414 [1OC]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (see S. 3479), S6223 [18SE]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 1596), S2643 [14MY]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see S. 2105), S2836 [22MY]

——— protect veterans from predatory home lending (see S. 2304), S168 [11JA]

——— provide for the non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to the appointment of physicians in Veterans Health Administration (see S. 3302), S5517 [31JY]

——— 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), S2623 [10MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 910), S876 [12FE]

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

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see S. 2313), S5361 [25JY]

EPA: delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (see S. 1857), S2263 [18AP]

——— exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see S. 2421), S1845 [20MR]

FAA: provide for treatment of certain seasonal airports (see S. 3430), S6142 [12SE]

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

——— establish Task Force for Meeting the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the U.S. (see S. 2343), S520 [25JA]

——— 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), S3294 [7JN]

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

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 974), S2925 [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: 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), S1579 [8MR]

Forest Service: reauthorize Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund (see S. 2811), S2594 [9MY]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2652), S2343 [23AP]

Health: save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see S. 1112), S2013 [9AP]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 3036), S3983 [18JN]

Indian Child Welfare Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 707), S7133 [27NO]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S652 [6FE]

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

Insurance: 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]

Law enforcement: develop a national strategy to combat financial networks of transnational organized criminals (see S. 2715), S2321 [19AP]

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

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

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

Medicare: expand access to telehealth services (see S. 1016), S1578 [8MR]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 448), S2040 [10AP]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see S. 1299), S5759 [21AU]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 3014), S4876 [10JY]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 3768), S7790 [18DE]

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

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

Montana: designate a mountain ridge as ‘‘B–47 Ridge’’ in honor of servicemen killed in an Air Force training mission crash on such ridge (see S. 3035), S3293 [7JN]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2271), S67 [8JA] (see S. 3530), S6732 [9OC]

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), S6305 [25SE]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 698), S7051 [15NO]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 401), S875 [12FE]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 589), S5267 [24JY]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (see S. Res. 551), S4035 [19JN]

National Guard: anniversary of National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. Res. 424), S1736 [14MR]

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

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 702), S7052 [15NO]

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 Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 591), S5267 [24JY]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 400), S851 [9FE]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 702), S7052 [15NO]

Native Americans: allow tribal grant school employees to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program (see S. 3030), S6038 [5SE]

——— authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians (see S. 2545), S1735 [14MR]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 3543), S6495 [3OC]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 444), S1948 [22MR]

NIH: advance cutting-edge research initiatives (see S. 2406), S4917 [11JY]

——— establish and fund Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of opioid abuse and the understanding and treatment of pain (see S. 2260), S2075 [11AP]

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: delay annual fee on health insurance providers and make such fee tax deductible (see S. 1978), S23 [3JA]

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]

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

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 266), S1948 [22MR]

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), S2041 [10AP]

SEC: allow the owning of certain securities by, change capital structure requirements of, and revise certain rules relative to business development companies (see S. 2324), S1339 [5MR]

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 696), S7051 [15NO]

——— require Senators sponsoring ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions to reimburse GPO for printing costs (see S. 2917), S2835 [22MY]

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]

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

Surplus Government property: provide access to and manage distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 2679), S2837 [22MY]

Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund: establish (see S. 1719), S2219 [17AP]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 1719), S2219 [17AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 732), S652 [6FE]

——— allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see S. 2860), S2724 [16MY]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 1090), S6817 [11OC]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see S. 2436), S2343 [23AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 384), S6816 [11OC]

——— require Internet-based, real-time responses to requests to verify taxpayer income for legitimate business purposes (see S. 1958), S3601 [11JN]

Technology: improve coordination and use of geospatial data (see S. 2128), S2878 [23MY]

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), S6144 [12SE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 3089), S4035 [19JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.: extend authority to establish Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center (see S. 3298), S6060 [6SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see S. 1050), S907 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: establish a Federal cost share percentage for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana (see S. 3570), S6770 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand substantially underserved trust area authority to all rural development programs (see S. 3104), S4343 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: clarify treatment of technical errors in applications for Federal TRIO programs (see S. 3535), S6413 [1OC]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 3391), S5991 [28AU]

——— make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public schools (see S. 2532), S1629 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: clarify that National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities (see S. 2732), S2391 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reform manner in which Border Patrol agents are compensated (see S. 2338), S520 [25JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address staffing and other issues at health care facilities, including underserved facilities (see S. 2356), S581 [30JA]

——— carry out a pilot program on providing intensive community care coordination and supportive services to veteran families who lack adequate access to services (see S. 2336), S500 [24JA]

——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see S. 2796), S2517 [7MY]

——— establish Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (see S. 3269), S5360 [25JY]

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery (see S. 2341), S520 [25JA]

——— review processes and requirements for scheduling health care appointments and conducting consultations (see S. 2357), S581 [30JA]

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

Federal Home Loan Banks: provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development (see S. 3285), S5423 [26JY]

FEMA: establish Operation Stonegarden to award grants for border security enhancement to eligible law enforcement agencies (see S. 2709), S2262 [18AP]

——— provide snow removal assistance to Indian tribes under a Federal emergency declaration (see S. 2706), S2262 [18AP]

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]

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), S6277 [24SE]

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]

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

Military Spouse Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 504), S2623 [10MY]

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

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: permit the public to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the Internet (see S. 2310), S187 [16JA]

Taxation: eliminate tax breaks, deductions, and credits for corporations that lock out workers during a labor dispute and prohibit deductions and credits for wages and benefits paid to temporary workers during labor lockouts (see S. 3544), S6495 [3OC]

——— 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]

World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 3136), S4410 [26JN]

Letters

Health insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions: several Montana residents, S5999 [28AU]

Motions

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 (S.J. Res. 64), S7412 [11DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: impact of tariffs, S5035 [18JY], S5399 [26JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S565 [30JA]

——— making continuing, S329, S354 [19JA], S370, S372, S373 [20JA], S401 [21JA], S565 [30JA], S680 [7FE], S7891 [19DE]

Custer Gallatin National Forest: permanently withdraw Federal mineral rights in the Emigrant Crevice area near Yellowstone National Park, S7891 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4479 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 1301), unanimous-consent request, S354 [19JA]

Dept. of HHS: extend funding for certain public health programs, S401 [21JA]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps, S401 [21JA], S680 [7FE]

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, S5999 [28AU]

——— 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, S7891 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S5120 [23JY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), House amendment, S2808, S2819 [22MY], S2864 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), S7381 [10DE]

——— ensure access of the Office of the Inspector General to information or documents deemed necessary to investigate and provide oversight, S4272 [20JN]

——— 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], S2864 [23MY], S5120 [23JY]

——— provide for presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (S. 2038), S5262 [24JY]

——— study effectiveness of Veterans Crisis Line in preventing veteran suicide, S4272 [20JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4272 [20JN]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1777 [19MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1356 [6MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4272 [20JN]

Federal employees: support pay increase for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees, S5334 [25JY]

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, S680 [7FE]

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, S329 [19JA], S370, S372, S373 [20JA], S401 [21JA]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: amend (S. 3388), S5999 [28AU]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (S.J. Res. 63), S6713 [9OC]

Iron and steel industry: impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, S5035 [18JY]

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 (S.J. Res. 64), S7412 [11DE], S7473 [12DE]

KRTV–TV (Great Falls, MT): anniversary, S5756 [21AU]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S7891 [19DE]

Montana: tribute to Korean War veterans, S5262 [24JY]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S2640 [14MY]

National Police Week: observance, S2640 [14MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S5998 [28AU]

Public lands: reform land management policies, S7891 [19DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (S. Res. 581), S5999 [28AU]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S329 [19JA], S401 [21JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S5399 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, S64• [8JA], S2788• [21MY]

Wilkie, Robert L.: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5120 [23JY]

Statements

Public Schools Week: Several Education Organizations, S1685 [13MR]

Tributes

Augustine, Garry J., S6961• [14NO]

Blattie, Harold, S1836• [20MR]

Borman, Frank, S8016• [21DE]

Brown, Dick, S6138• [12SE]

Earley, Eugene, S5512 [31JY]

Ell, George, S5264• [24JY]

Fullon, Elizabeth, S6338• [26SE]

Hatch, Senator, S7473 [12DE]

Heitkamp, Senator, S7401 [11DE]

Hunthausen, Raymond G., S5718• [20AU]

Jones, Janet, S1576• [8MR]

MacIntyre, Bruce, S6300• [25SE]

McCaskill, Senator, S7558 [13DE]

McClain, Anthony, S6730 [9OC]

Murphy, Aaron, S7496 [12DE]

Nelson, Delores, S5515• [31JY]

Novotny, Joseph W., S186 [16JA]

Reeder, Paul J., S966• [14FE]

Swanson, Dayna, S7497 [12DE]