ERNST, JONI (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4414, S4415, S4426, S4439 [26JN], S4514 [27JN], S4767 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3225, S3226, S3231, S3257 [6JN], S3309, S3319, S3328 [7JN], S3716, S3720, S3724 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5760, S5773, S5774 [21AU], S5850 [22AU], S5902 [23AU]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S2799 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5273, S5302, S5303, S5304 [24JY], S5380, S5382, S5387 [25JY], S5500 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (S. 925), S24, S25 [3JA]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1475 [7MR], S1580 [8MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4044, S4045 [19JN], S4283 [20JN], S4335, S4345, S4351 [21JN]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), S7662 [17DE]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S981 [14FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1617 [12MR], S2953 [4JN], S5941 [27AU], S6009 [31AU], S6035 [5SE]

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select), S1254 [27FE]

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

——— H.R. 5515, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4869 [10JY]

Senate NATO Observer Group, S5059 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 220), S3294 [7JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 2311), S187 [16JA]

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]

Appropriations: create a point of order against any legislative provision containing an earmark to make moratorium on earmarks permanent (see S. 2330), S467 [23JA]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 3290), S5423 [26JY]

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see S. 2430), S967 [14FE]

——— reconsider decision to withdraw from Syria and urge any future decision to withdraw to be as a result of an interagency process and be conditions-based (see S. Res. 738), S7926 [19DE]

Budget: rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a certain special message transmitted to Congress by the President (see S. 2979), S2924 [24MY]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see S. 1084), S5424 [26JY]

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

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

CBO: make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see S. 1746), S652 [6FE]

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

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

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]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: clarify authority relative to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator (see S. 2702), S2322 [19AP]

——— disapprove rule on accessing short-term, small-dollar loans (see S.J. Res. 56), S2680 [15MY]

——— disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (see S.J. Res. 57), S2142 [16AP]

——— set rate of pay for employees in accordance with the General Schedule (see S. 2171), S7053 [15NO]

Credit: modify mortgage disclosure requirements (see S. 2490), S1380 [6MR]

Crime: reform and establish mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses to provide more flexibility, strengthen penalties for violent crimes, review criminal justice system, and reduce recidivism among Federal inmates (see S. 1917), S705 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a farm and ranch stress assistance network (see S. 2712), S2321 [19AP]

——— provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see S. 3140), S5760 [21AU]

——— provide for State and tribal regulation of hemp production (see S. 2667), S5067 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (see S. 2497), S4036 [19JN]

——— submit a plan to improve research and development on therapies for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder and document information on blast exposures in service records of military personnel (see S. 2883), S2773 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1121), S1578 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 998), S6059 [6SE]

——— support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (see S. Res. 572), S4916 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: curtail use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 3746), S7509 [12DE]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 2495), S1338 [5MR]

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

Dept. of State: extend President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (see S. 3476), S6926 [13NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: include State insurance commissioner as a voting member of Financial Stability Oversight Council (see S. 3177), S6542 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (see S. 3491), S6304 [25SE]

——— 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), S4876 [10JY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of veterans educational assistance for examinations to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning (see S. 3318), S5582 [1AU]

——— improve provision of health care (see S. 2184), S1165 [15FE]

——— increase number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans (see S. 2402), S840 [8FE]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2386), S651 [6FE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 802), S7191 [28NO]

EPA: exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see S. 2421), S907 [13FE]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 974), S3761 [12JN]

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]

——— increase access to agency guidance documents (see S. 2296), S652 [6FE]

——— provide with discretion in securing information technology and information systems (see S. 3208), S5620 [15AU]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 490), S2485 [26AP]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 593), S6189 [17SE]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 3135), S6190 [17SE]

Foreign trade: require Dept. of Defense to justify national security basis for certain tariffs and increase congressional oversight of process by which Presidents can apply such tariffs (see S. 3329), S5582 [1AU]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2554 [8MY]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as a fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 32), S187 [16JA]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2652), S2775 [17MY]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see S.J. Res. 53), S1287 [28FE]

Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 568), S4735 [28JN]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 898), S1287 [28FE]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: amend (see S. 3388), S5932 [23AU]

Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, house alien children with a parent, prioritize asylum process for families, and increase Federal immigration judges (see S. 3093), S4281 [20JN]

——— limit separation of families seeking asylum, expedite asylum process for individuals with children, increase Federal immigration judges, and authorize new family shelters (see S. 3091), S4035 [19JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 3369), S5931 [23AU]

Iran: 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]

Israel: celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see S. Res. 502), S2644 [14MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1774), S1949 [22MR]

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

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

Medicaid: delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see S. 2897), S4344 [21JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 1905), S1317 [1MR]

——— prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 3702), S7587 [13DE]

Medicare: prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see S. 413), S5583 [1AU]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 479), S6224 [18SE]

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

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 14), S348 [19JA]

Middle East: hold those responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s death and human rights and international law violations in Saudi Arabia accountable, and support peaceful resolution and end U.S. involvement in Yemen civil war (see S.J. Res. 69), S7586 [13DE]

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

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), S5620 [15AU]

National Day of Prayer: anniversary (see S. Res. 744), S8059 [2JA]

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

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 498), S2485 [26AP]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 558), S4734 [28JN]

National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 448), S1948 [22MR]

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]

Patents: prohibit avoidance of drug patent reviews regardless of sovereign immunity claims facilitated by the transfer of patents to Indian tribes (see S. 2514), S1452 [7MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 58), S1244 [27FE]

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]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 811), S2013 [9AP]

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

SBA: prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see S. 3148), S4876 [10JY]

SEC: revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see S. 3650), S7051 [15NO]

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

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 3231), S7319 [5DE]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 3332), S6305 [25SE]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see S. 2687), S4736 [28JN]

——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms (see S. 2420), S907 [13FE]

——— provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers (see S. 3600), S7134 [27NO]

——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 3638), S7927 [19DE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 2600), S5067 [18JY]

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

Terrorism: impose sanctions on foreign members of terrorist organizations responsible for human rights violations by reason of the use of civilians as human shields (see S. 3257), S6145 [12SE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 294), S2595 [9MY]

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), S5424 [26JY]

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), S5620 [15AU]

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.: establish (see S. 2463), S5619 [15AU]

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2329), S1166 [15FE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see S. 1050), S4735 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: provide that Congress may not recess, adjourn, or consider other matters after August 1 of any year if it has not approved a budget resolution and passed regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year (see S. 2930), S2877 [23MY]

DEA: provide grants to certain States to increase participation in drug take-back programs (see S. 2645), S2075 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve conservation programs (see S. 2557), S1765 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: 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 Veterans Affairs: review health care providers whose licenses were terminated for care or services provided at non-departmental facilities and notify patients who received inadequate care from such providers (see S. 3501), S6341 [26SE]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see S. 3656), S7088 [26NO]

Families and domestic relations: repeal certain limits on leave for a husband and wife employed by the same employer (see S. 3593), S6815 [11OC]

Federal agencies and departments: establish competitive bidding process for relocation of headquarters of Executive agencies (see S. 2592), S1947 [22MR]

Federal employees: provide a temporary prohibition on employment of political appointees in career civil service positions (see S. 2581), S1875 [21MR]

Medicare: require Medicare Advantage and part D prescription drug plans to provide information on safe disposal of prescription drugs that are controlled substances to certain enrolled individuals (see S. 3489), S6304 [25SE]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish (see S. 2806), S2594 [9MY]

Taxation: exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see S. 3086), S4035 [19JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 3166), S4734 [28JN]

Cloture motions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 2311), motion to proceed, S498 [24JA], S545 [29JA]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (H.R. 1865), motion to proceed, S1731 [14MR], S1780 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4491 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), motion to proceed, S3005 [6JN], S3282 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S2761 [17MY], S2815 [22MY]

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), S305 [18JA], S351, S354 [19JA], S431 [22JA]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6506 [3OC], S6564 [5OC]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), S7567 [13DE], S7650 [17DE]

Rettig, Charles P.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S6051 [6SE], S6132 [12SE]

Rodriguez, Fernando, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2911 [24MY], S2978 [5JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S1617 [12MR], S2953 [4JN], S5941 [27AU], S6035 [5SE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S273 [18JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 2311), S273 [18JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 2311), motion to proceed, S528 [29JA]

Altoona, IA: anniversary, S2547• [8MY]

Anfinson Farm Store, Inc.: tribute, S2433• [25AP]

Appropriations: making continuing, S430 [22JA], S6213 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4702 [28JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S4702 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3731, S3747 [12JN], S3902 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), unanimous-consent request, S3747 [12JN]

——— making appropriations, S430 [22JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, S6213 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule on compliance with title X requirements by family planning project recipients in selecting subrecipients to provide services (H.J. Res. 43), S273 [18JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: support officers and employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and denounce efforts to abolish agency (S. Res. 572), S5096 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), House amendment, S2807 [22MY]

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, S2807 [22MY]

——— expand eligibility for certain health care benefits to include certain veterans seeking mental health care, S2807 [22MY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S2807 [22MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S6213 [18SE]

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, S430 [22JA]

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), S430 [22JA]

——— 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, S862 [12FE], S1143 [15FE]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5333 [25JY]

Medicare: prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (S. 2553), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 49), S6375 [28SE]

Northey, William: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, S690 [7FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 241), S273 [18JA]

Pompeo, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of State, S2457 [26AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify monetary allowance payable to a former President, S3731, S3747 [12JN]

Senate: legislative program, S3925 [13JN]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S430 [22JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S123 [10JA]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S1143 [15FE]

——— allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), motion to proceed, S862 [12FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, S6213 [18SE]

Tributes

Arnett, Arthur, S4727• [28JN]

McCain, John, S6011–S6013 [4SE]

Treptow, Martin A., S2872 [23MY]