JONES, DOUG (a Senator from Alabama)

Addresses

Tribute to Giles Perkins: by, S7647 [17DE]

Amendments

Civil rights: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (S. 3191), S7722, S7731 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4371, S4372, S4375 [25JN], S4419, S4435, S4439 [26JN], S4645, S4653, S4654, S4673 [27JN], S4767 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3237, S3256, S3257 [6JN], S3295, S3328, S3342, S3343, S3359, S3374 [7JN], S3603, S3604, S3628, S3630 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5720, S5726, S5730 [20AU], S5778 [21AU], S5832, S5860 [22AU], S5900 [23AU]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5273, S5279, S5280 [24JY], S5387 [25JY], S5425, S5430, S5432 [26JY], S5457 [30JY], S5499, S5500, S5501, S5519, S5520 [31JY], S5533 [1AU]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1473, S1474, S1475, S1495 [7MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4041, S4042, S4055 [19JN], S4265, S4283, S4287, S4290 [20JN], S4335, S4336, S4346 [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]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: exclude privately held, non-custody brokers and dealers that are in good standing from certain requirements (S. 3004), S6193 [17SE]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S1166 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see S. Res. 559), S4734 [28JN]

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]

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see S. 2971), S6144 [12SE]

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]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 3290), S5620 [15AU]

Armed Forces: exclude receipt of basic allowance for housing for members in determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits (see S. 2488), S1316 [1MR]

——— 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 for termination by a spouse of a lessee of certain leases when the lessee dies while in military service (see S. 3241), S5107 [19JY]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see S. 2430), S2041 [10AP]

——— 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), S5991 [28AU]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 413), S1165 [15FE]

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]

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), S4036 [19JN]

Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 3540), S6438 [2OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 819), S581 [30JA]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3040), S4514 [27JN]

——— modify mortgage disclosure requirements (see S. 2490), S1338 [5MR]

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), S1579 [8MR]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1539), S1875 [21MR]

——— reduce identity fraud (see S. 2498), S1453 [7MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Community Connect Grant Program to improve broadband in tribal, low-income, and remote rural areas (see S. 2654), S3036 [6JN]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 2762), S2484 [26AP]

——— modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (see S. 2772), S2484 [26AP]

——— offset retaliatory duties against the U.S. by directing tariffs collected on imported goods toward agricultural trade promotion programs to assist farmers and ranchers (see S. 3407), S6771 [10OC]

——— provide financial flexibility for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities by allowing carryover of funding from year to year (see S. 2384), S1221 [26FE]

——— provide grants for access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 1676), S2992 [5JN]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see S. 3258), S6771 [10OC]

——— reauthorize Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (see S. 2839), S2678 [15MY]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure ZTE Corp., compliance with all probationary conditions set forth in the settlement agreement entered into with Bureau of Industry and Security (see S. 3455), S6305 [25SE]

——— establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see S. 3346), S7276 [4DE]

——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3440), S6189 [17SE]

——— 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), S2643 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 888), S4843 [9JY]

——— address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students in schools (see S. 2572), S6190 [17SE]

——— automatically enroll severely delinquent student loan borrowers in income-driven repayment plans and automate the process to recertify borrowers’ income (see S. 1712), S5004 [17JY]

——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 1413), S5518 [31JY]

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 3427), S6191 [17SE]

——— improve the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program (see S. 2268), S1631 [12MR]

——— provide greater support to college students with dependents by increasing access to on-campus child care (see S. 1690), S4875 [10JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 3353), S5692 [16AU]

——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 3185), S5719 [20AU]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1121), S6038 [5SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a national assessment standard for evaluating prospective foster and adoptive parents and a national registry to improve matching of foster and adoptive children with families (see S. 684), S4916 [11JY]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 292), S1765 [15MR]

——— expand authority to permit nurses to practice in health care facilities with critical nursing shortages through programs for loan repayment and scholarships (see S. 3685), S7241 [29NO]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see S. 1109), S4875 [10JY]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 3521), S7657 [17DE]

——— 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 and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 1754), S582 [30JA]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see S. 2465), S2518 [7MY]

——— reauthorize State Offices of Rural Health grant program (see S. 2278), S582 [30JA]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 3363), S5831 [22AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assist in preventing emerging threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles (see S. 2836), S2726 [16MY]

——— reauthorize and expand the National Threat Assessment Center (see S. 2759), S5362 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Children’s Advocacy Centers (see S. 2961), S4966 [16JY]

——— 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), S7089 [26NO]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see S. 2492), S1875 [21MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish Jobs Plus Recovery programs to give individuals impacted by opioid addiction or substance use disorders access to job training and support services (see S. 2642), S2040 [10AP]

——— 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), S5455 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (see S. 2372), S2794 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2147), S582 [30JA]

——— improve transparency of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and improve the systemically important financial institution (SIFI) designation process (see S. 3577), S7587 [13DE]

——— include State insurance commissioner as a voting member of Financial Stability Oversight Council (see S. 3177), S4734 [28JN]

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), S5693 [16AU]

——— improve Essential Air Service program (see S. 2983), S3295 [7JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 422), S1630 [12MR]

——— establish a permanent community care program, improve recruitment of health care providers, and improve construction (see S. 2906), S2835 [22MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 339), S704 [7FE]

——— require payment of individuals who are owed assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program amounts that they are entitled to by law (see S. 5), S7275 [4DE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 910), S5583 [1AU]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1006), S2041 [10AP]

Diseases and disorders: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 2208), S5361 [25JY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 802), S3035 [6JN]

Drugs: address the opioid crisis (see S. 2680), S2263 [18AP]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1933), S3601 [11JN]

——— withhold assistance from countries that do not monitor or prosecute production or distribution of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic drugs or do not require registration of tableting and encapsulating machines (see S. 3463), S6223 [18SE]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (see S. 2155), S1165 [15FE]

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

EPA: exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see S. 2421), S1631 [12MR]

——— provide grants for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household decentralized wastewater systems to individuals with low or moderate income (see S. 2771), S2484 [26AP]

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), S5760 [21AU]

——— modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools (see S. 2792), S5693 [16AU]

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

——— establish national standard to determine comparability of mobile and broadband services provided in rural versus urban areas (see S. 2418), S7510 [12DE]

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]

——— improve management of Federal personal property (see S. 3031), S3293 [7JN]

FEMA: prohibit taking administrative action to recover certain payments for disaster or emergency assistance (see S. 709), S3601 [11JN]

Financial institutions: clarify capital requirements for high value commercial real estate acquisition, development, or construction loans (see S. 2405), S840 [8FE]

——— provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency (see S. 3045), S3601 [11JN]

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

Firearms: improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (see S. 2135), S1631 [12MR]

Fish and fishing: expand recreational fishing opportunities through enhanced marine fishery conservation and management (see S. 1520), S2013 [9AP]

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]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3359), S5759 [21AU]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 615), S5831 [22AU]

FTC: establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 3744), S7509 [12DE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2652), S2625 [10MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish procedures for considering certain credit scores when determining whether to purchase a residential mortgage (see S. 1685), S876 [12FE]

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), S2486 [26AP]

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

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S1339 [5MR]

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]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S.J. Res. 64), S6771 [10OC]

——— establish a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft (see S. 3186), S4843 [9JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 547), S3951 [14JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 569), S1578 [8MR]

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

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

Manchester (U.S.S.): commissioning (see S. Res. 533), S2991 [5JN]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 579), S5066 [18JY]

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

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see S. 2889), S2793 [21MY]

Medicaid: provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see S. 1545), S3761 [12JN]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1879), S2774 [17MY]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied to certain hospitals (see S. 397), S2486 [26AP]

——— extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 243), S549 [29JA]

——— improve process whereby administrative contractors issue local coverage determinations (see S. 794), S4875 [10JY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 497), S840 [8FE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 109), S5361 [25JY]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 980), S2774 [17MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 486), S4875 [10JY]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see S. 2121), S4951 [12JY]

——— restructure payment adjustment for non-emergency end-stage renal disease ambulance transports (see S. 3619), S6964 [14NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 479), S2773 [17MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect (see S. 3330), S5582 [1AU]

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

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see S. Res. 404), S907 [13FE]

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 377), S1221 [26FE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1911), S1379 [6MR]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2271), S5693 [16AU] (see S. 3530), S6388 [28SE]

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), S5582 [1AU]

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 Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 695), S7051 [15NO]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see S. Res. 453), S2040 [10AP]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 45), S6059 [6SE]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 625), S6143 [12SE]

National FFA Organization: amend charter (see S. 2432), S1164 [15FE]

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

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

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see S. 1446), S7357 [6DE]

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 Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 654), S6342 [26SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 505), S2623 [10MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 517), S2793 [21MY]

Pakistan: call for release of Asia Bibi and protection of her and her family and urge legal reforms relative to blasphemy and tolerance of religious minorities (see S. Res. 109), S7927 [19DE]

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), S7275 [4DE]

Pensions: provide for the electronic delivery of pension plan information (see S. 3795), S7926 [19DE]

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]

Printing: limit printing of Congressional Record and Senate Calendars (see S. 2673), S2141 [16AP] (see S. 2944), S2878 [23MY]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: exclude privately held, non-custody brokers and dealers that are in good standing from certain requirements (see S. 3004), S3034 [6JN]

Public Health Service: report on health effects of using new psychoactive substances, including synthetic drugs (see S. 3356), S5759 [21AU]

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), S1875 [21MR]

SEC: exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (see S. 2765), S2484 [26AP]

——— require proxy advisory firms registration as investment advisers (see S. 3614), S6924 [13NO]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see S. 536), S6925 [13NO]

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]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 379), S4843 [9JY]

——— extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1827), S168 [11JA]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for payment of performance royalties to certain producers, mixers, and sound engineers of sound recordings (see S. 2625), S2441 [25AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 733), S6029 [4SE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 3231), S5066 [18JY]

Taxation: extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 796), S2595 [9MY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 2540), S4369 [25JN]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see S. 548), S6964 [14NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 108), S5583 [1AU]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (see S. 2334), S500 [24JA] (see S. 2823), S2623 [10MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see S. 1613), S7357 [6DE]

University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 375), S300 [18JA]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1419), S1630 [12MR]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see S. 3644), S7050 [15NO]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see S. 1050), S2486 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cancer Screen Week: designate (see S. Res. 742), S8028 [22DE]

Civil rights: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (see S. 3191), S4875 [10JY]

Credit: prohibit distribution of checks or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see S. 3734), S7385 [10DE]

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

——— grant farm numbers to individuals with certain documentation, include qualified intermediaries as recipients of farm ownership loans, and provide for a study of farmland tenure (see S. 3117), S4344 [21JN]

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

Financial institutions: update exception for certain annual notices (see S. 3164), S4734 [28JN]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see S. 3745), S7509 [12DE]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (see S. 3266), S5360 [25JY]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: publish reports on estimated impact on States of Medicaid expansion, including impact of such expansion on States that have not expanded their Medicaid coverage (see S. 3059), S3906 [13JN]

SEC: expand access to capital for rural small businesses (see S. 2953), S2923 [24MY]

Certificates of appointment

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Remarks

Civil rights: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (S. 3191), S4877 [10JY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7646 [17DE]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (S. 1539), S1863 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Rural Health Liaison (S. 2894), S2813 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3876 [13JN]

——— littoral combat ship funding, S3877 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (S. 3467), S6226 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence, S1863 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes, S7646 [17DE]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (S. 2492), S1863 [21MR]

Firearms: gun control, S1861–S1863 [21MR]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System by increasing Federal and State reporting requirements (S. 2135), S1863 [21MR]

——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with the sale of a weapon if a background check on the buyer is not returned by the FBI within 3 days (S. 1923), S1863 [21MR]

Health: promote health care in rural communities, S2812, S2813 [22MY]

Iron and steel industry: impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, S5029 [18JY], S5366 [25JY]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (S. 3266), S5366 [25JY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6601 [5OC]

——— suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, S6601 [5OC]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), House amendment, S7646 [17DE]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1861 [21MR]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S8009 [21DE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2 [3JA], S1155 [15FE], S1865 [21MR]

Tributes

Allen, Maryon, S5512 [31JY]

Head, Albert B., S7047• [15NO]

Heflin, Howell, S1861 [21MR]

Lee, Helen Shores, S5514• [31JY]

Manasco, James D., S2383• [24AP]

Newton, Charles M. (C.M.), S4727• [28JN]

Perkins, Giles, S7646 [17DE]

Powell, Jack, S5263• [24JY]

Torbert, Clement C., Jr. (Bo), S3597• [11JN]