ROUNDS, MIKE (a Senator from South Dakota)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4419 [26JN], S4515, S4653, S4654, S4659 [27JN], S4767 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S2996, S2997 [5JN], S3041 [6JN], S3337, S3364 [7JN], S3603, S3686 [11JN], S3777, S3857 [12JN], S3911 [13JN], S3936 [14JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5700 [16AU], S5767, S5786, S5787 [21AU], S5855 [22AU], S5900, S5934 [23AU]

Dept. of State: 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), S1956 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S2797 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5277, S5304 [24JY]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1453 [7MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4051 [19JN]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S972, S1088, S1118 [14FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1987 [29MR]

Conferee: 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: 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]

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), S1631 [12MR]

——— establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (see S. 2235), S168 [11JA]

——— 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), S1339 [5MR]

——— 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]

——— provide that activities relative to training and readiness of Reserve components during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the U.S. (see S. 2398), S908 [13FE]

——— 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), S8018 [21DE]

——— require servicemembers receive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (see S. 2748), S2439 [25AP]

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

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

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

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

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see S. 2076), S1687 [13MR]

China: condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit free expression and practice of faith by such minorities (see S. Res. 667), S6542 [4OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: clarify authority relative to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator (see S. 2702), S2261 [18AP]

——— disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (see S.J. Res. 57), S1948 [22MR]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3040), S4736 [28JN]

——— expand access to mortgages for self-employed and other creditworthy individuals with non-traditional forms of income by expanding types of documentation used to verify income (see S. 3401), S5991 [28AU]

Crime: allow State prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking, provide civil remedies for victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, and clarify interactive computer services’ role in sex trafficking (see S. 1693), S23 [3JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Rural Health Liaison (see S. 2894), S2835 [22MY]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see S. 2835), S3295 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (see S. 2497), S1380 [6MR]

——— provide for a program to commemorate 75th anniversary of World War II (see S. 3661), S7133 [27NO]

Dept. of HHS: make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants and expand use to include methamphetamine abuse (see S. 2270), S1579 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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: reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 2961), S2924 [24MY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 2495), S1949 [22MR]

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), S4037 [19JN]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 2938), S2926 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a registry to ensure Armed Forces members who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on military installations receive information on such exposure (see S. 2719), S2321 [19AP]

District of Columbia: recognize opening of Museum of the Bible (see S. Res. 747), S8059 [2JA]

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

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see S. 2593), S5005 [17JY]

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

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

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see S. 2506), S5424 [26JY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 2525), S1578 [8MR]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: reform to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see S. 3137), S7133 [27NO]

Financial institutions: require interest rate on certain loans remain unchanged after transfer of the loan (see S. 1642), S5004 [17JY]

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

Forest Service: transfer certain Black Hills National Forest lands to Custer County, SD, Airport (see S. 2297), S168 [11JA]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2652), S2992 [5JN]

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), S4370 [25JN]

——— fund southern border wall by requiring a work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines (see S. 3713), S7319 [5DE]

——— 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]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S4951 [12JY]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 3341), S5582 [1AU]

International trade: include in prohibitions on boycotts against U.S. allies boycotts fostered by international governmental organizations against Israel and direct Eximbank to oppose boycotts against Israel (see S. 720), S1339 [5MR]

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), S188 [16JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see S. 3516), S6342 [26SE]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see S. Res. 481), S6306 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure access to lifesaving equipment needed in defense of attacks by terrorists and violent criminals by allowing the sale or donation of Federal surplus defense equipment (see S. 1087), S5268 [24JY]

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

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

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

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

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 377), S582 [30JA]

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

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1503), S5719 [20AU]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 608), S5692 [16AU]

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 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 Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog (see S. 3172), S5067 [18JY]

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

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

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 632), S6306 [25SE]

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), S3293 [7JN]

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 reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 3063), S6965 [14NO]

——— exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities from the employer health coverage mandate during the time the employer health coverage mandate exists (see S. 2943), S2878 [23MY]

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]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 811), S5268 [24JY]

Russia: condemn provocative actions in Kerch Strait against Ukrainian navy, call for release of Ukrainian crew and vessels, and call for international opposition to destabilizing actions (see S. Res. 709), S7243 [29NO]

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]

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), S1631 [12MR]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (see S. Res. 355), S3953 [14JN]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 379), S6059 [6SE]

Taxation: extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 796), S7052 [15NO]

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), S5584 [1AU]

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), S5693 [16AU]

U.S. Geological Survey: perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds (see S. 3382), S5932 [23AU]

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]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 3166), S5425 [26JY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 2127), S1165 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve oversight of Transition Assistance Program (see S. 2799), S2552 [8MY]

——— require a proposal for a pay table for commissioned officers using steps in grade based on time in grade rather than time in service (see S. 2798), S2552 [8MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 2814), S2623 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish National Defense Accelerator Network pilot program (see S. 3044), S3601 [11JN]

——— require a strategic plan to improve capabilities of training ranges and installations (see S. 2840), S2678 [15MY]

——— require U.S. Cyber Command to conduct tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber incident (see S. 2999), S3034 [6JN]

——— require U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) assessments of transportation infrastructure (see S. 3043), S3601 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see S. 3577), S6815 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide information about whether educational institutions allow individuals to stay enrolled pending receipt of departmental educational assistance (see S. 3447), S6189 [17SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits for recreation services on lands managed by Federal agencies (see S. 2335), S500 [24JA]

Financial institutions: reform living will process (see S. 3070), S3951 [14JN]

——— require appropriate Federal banking agencies to increase risk-sensitivity of capital treatment of certain centrally cleared options (see S. 3283), S5423 [26JY]

FRS: provide relief to nonbanks from certain stress test requirements (see S. 3574), S6815 [11OC]

Immigration: modify H-2B nonimmigrant returning worker exemption (see S. 3125), S4368 [25JN]

National Credit Union Administration: delay effective date of rule titled ‘‘Risk-Based Capital’’ (see S. 3750), S7586 [13DE]

SEC: carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (see S. 3578), S6815 [11OC]

——— implement rules simplifying the quarterly financial reporting regime (see S. 3575), S6815 [11OC]

——— revise definitions of a qualifying portfolio company and a qualifying investment to include emerging growth companies and their equity securities to exempt venture capital fund advisers from registration (see S. 3576), S6815 [11OC]

——— revise definitions of ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (see S. 3579), S6815 [11OC]

Taxation: provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see S. 2378), S651 [6FE]

Cloture motions

Albright, Alan D.: nomination to be district judge, S5821 [22AU]

American Legion: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (S. 1182), S5411 [26JY]

Ashe, Barry W.: nomination to be district judge, S5819 [22AU]

Baiocco, Dana: nomination to the CPSC, S2761 [17MY], S2787 [21MY]

Baker, R. Stan: nomination to be district judge, S5819 [22AU]

Baxter, Susan Paradise: nomination to be district judge, S5820 [22AU]

Bennett, Mark J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4720 [28JN], S4836 [9JY]

Boom, Claria Horn: nomination to be district judge, S1980 [22MR], S1999 [9AP]

Bounds, Ryan W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4934 [12JY], S5044 [18JY]

Bowman, Michelle: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S6803 [11OC], S6940 [14NO]

Brennan, Michael B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2465 [26AP], S2565 [9MY]

Bridenstine, Representative: nomination to be NASA Administrator, S2138 [16AP], S2241 [18AP]

Broomes, John W.: nomination to be district judge, S1981 [22MR], S2110 [12AP]

Brown, Michael L.: nomination to be district judge, S20 [3JA], S124 [10JA]

Campbell, William L., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S20 [3JA], S60 [8JA]

Carson, Joel M., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S2465 [26AP], S2607 [10MY]

Clark, Jeffrey B.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, S6698 [5OC], S6748 [10OC]

Counts, Walter D., III: nomination to be district judge, S21 [3JA], S150 [11JA]

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]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to proceed, S4337 [21JN], S4364 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3757 [12JN], S3934, S3943 [14JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, S5412 [26JY]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), conference report, S6181 [17SE], S6208 [18SE]

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), S627 [6FE], S798 [8FE]

Dept. of State: 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), S1919, S1979 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S6803 [11OC], S6908 [13NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5411 [26JY], S5469 [31JY]

Doughty, Terry A.: nomination to be district judge, S1150 [15FE], S1307 [1MR]

Dreiband, Eric S.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S6698 [5OC], S6789 [11OC]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1565 [8MR], S1623 [12MR], S1729 [14MR]

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conferernce report, S6116 [12SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), motion to proceed, S3930 [14JN], S3973 [18JN]

Engelhardt, Kurt D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2464 [26AP], S2510 [7MY]

Evans, James R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, S2762 [17MY], S2897 [24MY]

Farr, Thomas A.: nomination to be district judge, S7036 [15NO], S7155 [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), S154 [11JA], S180 [16JA]

Feldman, Peter A.: nomination to the CPSC, S6209 [18SE], S6270 [24SE], S6292 [25SE]

Goodwin, Charles B.: nomination to be district judge, S5819 [22AU]

Grant, Britt Cagle: nomination to be circuit judge, S5411 [26JY], S5446 [30JY]

Horan, Marilyn J.: nomination to be district judge, S5820 [22AU]

Jennings, Rebecca Grady: nomination to be district judge, S1981 [22MR], S2111 [12AP]

Jung, William F.: nomination to be district judge, S5820 [22AU]

Kelley, Karen Dunn: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Commerce, S7035 [15NO], S7112 [27NO]

Kobes, Jonathan A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7036 [15NO], S7210 [29NO]

Kraninger, Kathleen L.: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S7036 [15NO], S7213 [29NO]

Lanza, Dominic W.: nomination to be district judge, S5820 [22AU]

Maguire, Joseph: nomination to be National Counterterrorism Center Director, S7648 [17DE], S7832 [19DE]

McNamee, Bernard L.: nomination to FERC, S7222 [29NO], S7304 [5DE]

McWilliams, Jelena: nomination to be FDIC Board of Directors Chairperson, S2762 [17MY], S2866 [23MY]

——— nomination to the FDIC Board of Directors, S2762 [17MY], S2866 [23MY]

Moorer, Terry F.: nomination to be district judge, S5819 [22AU]

Nalbandian, John B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2465 [26AP], S2611 [10MY]

Ney, Paul C., Jr.: nomination to be Dept. of Defense General Counsel, S4720 [28JN], S4896 [11JY]

Oldham, Andrew S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4933 [12JY], S4983 [17JY]

Parker, Thomas L.R.: nomination to be district judge, S20 [3JA], S89 [9JA]

Patelunas, Isabel M. Keenan: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, S5819 [22AU]

Pizzella, Patrick: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Labor, S1980 [22MR], S2058 [11AP]

Pompeo, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of State, S2372 [24AP], S2460 [26AP]

Quarles, Randal: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S4933 [12JY], S4981 [17JY]

Quattlebaum, A. Marvin, Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5559 [1AU], S5611 [15AU]

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

Richardson, Julius N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5559 [1AU], S5682 [16AU]

Ring, John F.: nomination to the NLRB, S1980 [22MR], S2028 [10AP]

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

Roisman, Elad L.: nomination to the SEC, S6005 [28AU], S6021 [4SE]

Scudder, Michael Y.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2465 [26AP]

Self, Tilman E., III: nomination to be district judge, S1150 [15FE], S1305 [1MR]

St. Eve, Amy J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2465 [26AP]

Stewart, James N.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, S6699 [5OC]

Summerhays, Robert R.: nomination to be district judge, S5821 [22AU]

Sweeney, James R., II: nomination to be district judge, S5820 [22AU]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), motion to proceed, S850 [9FE], S867 [12FE]

Vaden, Stephen A.: nomination to be Dept. of Agriculture General Counsel, S7035 [15NO], S7078 [26NO]

Vought, Russell: nomination to be OMB Deputy Director, S1149 [15FE], S1233 [27FE]

Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Deputy Administrator, S1980 [22MR], S2084 [12AP]

Wier, Robert E.: nomination to be district judge, S2911 [24MY], S2957 [4JN]

Williams, Charles J.: nomination to be district judge, S5821 [22AU]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1907 [22MR]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 2311), S212 [16JA]

American Dairy Queen Corp.: tribute to Dairy Queen of Madison, SD, S2435• [25AP]

Appropriations: making continuing, S805 [8FE]

Country Music Association Day: designate (S. Res. 644), S6280 [24SE]

DEA: commemorate anniversary, honor employees killed or injured in service, and thank all past and present employees (S. Res. 578), S5312 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4701 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3742 [12JN], S3884 [13JN]

——— making appropriations, S626 [6FE], S805 [8FE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (S. 2278), S5312 [24JY]

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, S626 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 2850), S5074 [18JY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), House amendment, S2825 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow entrance into agreements with non-departmental health care providers if unable to provide health care in departmental facilities or through contracts or sharing agreements, S2825 [22MY]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, S2825 [22MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4324 [21JN]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1413 [7MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4324 [21JN]

Financial institutions: provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital, S1413 [7MR]

——— specify which depository institutions are subject to certain maintenance of records and disclosure requirements, S1413 [7MR]

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, S805 [8FE]

——— 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), unanimous-consent agreement, S849 [9FE]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security, S3742 [12JN]

Homendy, Jennifer L.: nomination to the NTSB, S5262 [24JY]

Immigration: 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, S1147, S1148 [15FE]

Insurance: allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies, S1907 [22MR]

Kaplan, Gilbert B.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S1684 [13MR]

Landsberg, Bruce: nomination to the NTSB, S5262 [24JY]

Las Vegas, NV: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Route 91 Harvest Festival concert outside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, express condolences and support for victims and their families, and commend first responders (S. Res. 643), S6280 [24SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, S4324 [21JN]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 589), S5312 [24JY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 645), S6281 [24SE]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 591), S5312 [24JY]

National Small Business Week: observance, S2435• [25AP]

Patent and Trademark Office: support public awareness of importance of trademarks, including goals and ideals of National Trademark Exposition (S. Res. 580), S5312 [24JY]

Peace Corps: improve health care standards and access for current and returned volunteers, assist and protect sexual assault victims, increase disability payments, and improve oversight and management (H.R. 2259), S6280 [24SE]

——— provide greater protection and services for volunteers through improved access to medical care, accountability and oversight, and crime risk reduction (S. 2286), S1688, S1691 [13MR]

Pioneer Day: observe anniversary of arrival of early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah (S. Res. 590), S5312 [24JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed, S5072 [18JY]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (S. 526), S5072, S5073 [18JY]

Senate: legislative program, S212 [16JA], S1693 [13MR], S5074 [18JY], S6281 [24SE]

——— reaffirm importance of civility, S625 [6FE]

Small business: expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (S. 791), S5073, S5074 [18JY]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S1147, S1148 [15FE]

Votes: explanation, S297 [18JA]

Tributes

Arndt, Lennis (Red), S7048• [15NO]

Ceschini, John, S5420• [26JY]

Fischer, David, S6195 [17SE]

Foth, Erin, S5419• [26JY]

Fowler, Steven, S7783 [18DE]

Hardcastle, Thomas, S5419• [26JY]

Hedlund, Darren, S7581 [13DE]

Khokhar, Muhammad Babar, S2678• [15MY]

Lewis, Maria, S5419• [26JY]

Mansell, Skyler, S7183• [28NO]

Morford, Kellie, S2547• [8MY]

Reeves, Matthew, S7183• [28NO]

Sisel, Stephen, S5419• [26JY]

Ward, Dezmond, S2317• [19AP]