ROBERTS, PAT (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4519 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S2970 [4JN], S2996 [5JN], S3036 [6JN], S3327, S3362 [7JN], S3763 [12JN], S3911 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5273, S5302 [24JY], S5363, S5388 [25JY], S5425, S5437 [26JY], S5502 [31JY]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1736 [14MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4350 [21JN], S4370 [25JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1985 [26MR], S6885 [12OC], S8045 [24DE], S8047 [27DE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: modify and improve environmental regulations and requirements for agriculture and agricultural producers (see S. 2663), S2120 [12AP]

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]

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]

Bureau of Prisons: provide secure storage areas on institution grounds outside the secure perimeter for employees authorized to carry firearms (see S. 1084), S2774 [17MY]

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), S6029 [4SE]

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: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (see S.J. Res. 57), S2076 [11AP]

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]

——— provide enhanced protections for taxpayers from fraud and other illegal activities (see S. 3246), S5107 [19JY]

——— 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: expand availability of programs to veteran farmers and ranchers (see S. 2822), S2623 [10MY]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 1413), S5424 [26JY]

——— support coding education (see S. 3122), S4514 [27JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1121), S4916 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide guidance to States regarding Federal reimbursement for services and treatment for substance use disorders under Medicaid using telehealth services (see S. 2904), S2835 [22MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 2852), S6225 [18SE]

——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 2597), S1947 [22MR]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (see S. 2830), S2623 [10MY]

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), S4952 [12JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 2495), S1631 [12MR]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes (see S. 3649), S7089 [26NO]

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

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 802), S7052 [15NO]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1906), S7926 [19DE]

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), S2595 [9MY]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2784), S6817 [11OC]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee (see S. 1854), S6029 [4SE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2652), S2518 [7MY]

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

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]

——— establish an H-2B work visa program for temporary non-agricultural workers (see S. 792), S348 [19JA]

——— 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), S4916 [11JY]

Information technology: streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way (see S. 1988), S1845 [20MR]

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

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

Medicare: provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 2156), S652 [6FE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 2214), S705 [7FE]

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

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 670), S6732 [9OC]

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

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1503), S7432 [11DE]

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

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

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

National Day on Writing: designate (see S. Res. 653), S6342 [26SE]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 525), S5109 [19JY]

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

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 637), S6224 [18SE]

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

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), S7242 [29NO]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 682), S6816 [11OC]

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), S5361 [25JY]

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]

Postal Service: improve operations, service, and transparency (see S. 2629), S5362 [25JY]

——— require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see S. 372), S875 [12FE]

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: improve school safety and mental health services (see S. 2513), S1452 [7MR]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1906), S7926 [19DE]

Society of the First Infantry Division: authorize addition of names of First Infantry Division members killed in action to First Division Monument on White House Grounds (see S. 2672), S2141 [16AP]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1906), S7926 [19DE]

Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund: establish (see S. 1719), S348 [19JA]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see S. 1719), S348 [19JA]

Taxation: extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 796), S4281 [20JN]

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

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 817), S3761 [12JN]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see S. 2689), S2218 [17AP]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 2568), S6225 [18SE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 2600), S2343 [23AP]

——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 3559), S6927 [13NO]

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), S6631 [5OC]

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), S2879 [23MY]

Weichhand, Rebecca T.: tribute (see S. Res. 717), S7357 [6DE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1906), S7926 [19DE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see S. 1050), S1845 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (see S. 3042), S3601 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see S. 2278), S46 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior: designate Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, KS, as a National Historic Landmark (see S. 2895), S2835 [22MY]

FCC: require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 2973), S2924 [24MY]

Medicaid: evaluate access to services and treatment for substance use disorders, telehealth services, and remote patient monitoring for pediatric populations (see S. 2910), S2835 [22MY]

Medicare: provide for electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (see S. 2908), S2835 [22MY]

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

Cloture motions

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

Axon, Annemarie Carney: nomination to be district judge, S2911 [24MY], S2981 [5JN]

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

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

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

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

Branch, Elizabeth L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1149 [15FE], S1208 [26FE]

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]

Clarida, Richard: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S5818 [22AU], S5965 [28AU]

——— nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S5818 [22AU]

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

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: making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5755 [21AU], S5875 [23AU]

——— 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), S2111 [12AP], S2137 [16AP], S2240 [18AP], S6803 [11OC], S6908 [13NO]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), S6697 [5OC], S6714 [9OC]

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

Duncan, Stuart K. (Kyle): nomination to be circuit judge, S2304 [19AP], S2338 [23AP]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1307 [1MR], S1347 [6MR]

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

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

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]

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]

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), S354 [19JA], S431 [22JA]

Grenell, Richard A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Germany, S2372 [24AP]

Haspel, Gina: nomination to be CIA Director, S2735, S2760 [17MY]

Hunt, Joseph H.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, S5818 [22AU]

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

Johnson, Lynn A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Family Support, S5818 [22AU], S5948 [27AU]

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

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]

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]

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

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

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

Quattlebaum, A. Marvin, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S1150 [15FE], S1274 [28FE]

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]

Scholer, Karen Gren: nomination to be district judge, S1150 [15FE], S1304 [1MR]

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]

Stras, David R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S498 [24JA], S545 [29JA]

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]

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

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4709 [28JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S8047 [27DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, S2451, S2452 [26AP]

Bowman, Michelle: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S7029 [15NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow haying and grazing on a certain portion of acerage enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program on a rotating basis and offset with reduction in rental payment, S4489 [27JN]

——— modify work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, require State agencies to operate a work activation program, and update photo ID requirements under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4708 [28JN]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs, S4713 [28JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4461, S4462, S4484, S4485, S4489 [27JN], S4692, S4693, S4708, S4709, S4713, S4717 [28JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S7411 [11DE], S7567 [13DE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), motion to proceed, S4381, S4384, S4385, S4398 [26JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S4708 [28JN]

Doud, Gregory: nomination to be Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator, S1762 [15MR]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1762 [15MR]

Pompeo, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of State, S2452 [26AP]

Senate: legislative program, S8048 [27DE]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 355), S2452 [26AP]

Reports filed

Agriculture Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3042), S3982 [18JN]

Nomination of Dan M. Berkovitz to the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5516 [31JY]

Nomination of James E. Hubbard To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5516 [31JY]

Nomination of Mindy Brashears To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Food Safety: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7318 [5DE]

Nomination of Naomi C. Earp To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7318 [5DE]

Nomination of Scott Hutchins To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7318 [5DE]

Tributes

Carpenter, Barry, S6810 [11OC]

Donnelly, Senator, S7410 [11DE]

Eisenhower, Dwight D., S6629 [5OC]

Hatch, Senator, S7964 [20DE]

Heitkamp, Senator, S7402 [11DE]

Nelson, Senator, S7964 [20DE]

Siciliano, Rocco, S5001 [17JY]