BENNET, MICHAEL F. (a Senator from Colorado)
Amendments
Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4416, S4418, S4427, S4438, S4442, S4443, S4444, S4454 [26JN], S4515, S4653, S4685, S4686 [27JN], S4714, S4748, S4767 [28JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3326, S3373, S3385 [7JN], S3625, S3627, S3629, S3635, S3636, S3711, S3722 [11JN], S3908, S3923 [13JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5767, S5781 [21AU], S5855 [22AU], S5900 [23AU]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5273, S5275, S5304, S5308 [24JY], S5386, S5388 [25JY], S5437 [26JY], S5461 [30JY], S5502, S5521 [31JY]
Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1482 [7MR]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4039, S4054, S4057 [19JN], S4325 [21JN]
GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), S351 [19JA]
Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S1076 [14FE]
Appointments
Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select), S1254 [27FE]
Articles and editorials
Companies Go Green on Their Own Steam, Cassandra Sweet, Wall Street Journal, S5896 [23AU]
Laura Bush—Separating Children From Their Parents at the Border ‘Breaks My Heart’, Laura Bush, Washington (DC) Post, S4250 [19JN]
Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands Will Remain Apart, Michael D. Shear, Abby Goodnough and Maggie Haberman, New York (NY) Times, S4300 [20JN]
U.S. Has More Climate Skeptics Than Anywhere Else on Earth—Blame the GOP, Amanda Erickson, Washington (DC) Post, S5896 [23AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1730), S6059 [6SE]
Akaka, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S2040 [10AP]
American Homebrewers Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 567), S4735 [28JN]
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: 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]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 530), S2925 [24MY] (see S. Res. 546), S3906 [13JN]
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]
Buffalo Soldiers: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S1165 [15FE]
Bureau of the Census: improve Federal data collection by requiring collection of information on sexual orientation and gender identity in decennial census and American Community Survey (see S. 3314), S5518 [31JY]
——— make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 2580), S1845 [20MR]
——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see S. 2578), S2969 [4JN]
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]
CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see S. 2164), S6143 [12SE]
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]
Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 441), S1948 [22MR]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 497), S2485 [26AP]
Climate: recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Fourth National Climate Assessment and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with such findings (see S. Res. 708), S7133 [27NO]
Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see S. 2138), S6732 [9OC]
Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of Americorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 434), S1735 [14MR]
Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1539), S1875 [21MR]
——— 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), S5066 [18JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: collect, integrate, and link data on impacts of covered conservation practices on enhancing crop yields, soil health, and otherwise reducing risk and improving farm and ranch profitability (see S. 2487), S3294 [7JN]
——— establish a farm and ranch stress assistance network (see S. 2712), S2321 [19AP]
——— provide for State and tribal regulation of hemp production (see S. 2667), S2322 [19AP]
——— provide grants for access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas (see S. 1676), S1317 [1MR]
Dept. of Commerce: 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]
Dept. of Defense: improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (see S. 2497), S2775 [17MY]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students in schools (see S. 2572), S1844 [20MR]
——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see S. 3408), S6038 [5SE]
——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 3427), S6142 [12SE]
——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 3467), S6223 [18SE]
——— provide for teacher, principal, and other school leader quality enhancement (see S. 3340), S5582 [1AU]
——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 2423), S907 [13FE]
——— support innovative, evidence-based approaches in postsecondary education, encourage open educational resources, allow pay for success initiatives, and provide additional evaluation authority (see S. 3294), S5423 [26JY]
Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to lease underused facilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 3618), S6964 [14NO]
——— establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy industry, including solar, wind, cybersecurity, and other low-carbon emissions sectors or zero-emissions sectors of the energy industry (see S. 3088), S4035 [19JN]
——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 3422), S7357 [6DE]
——— provide Federal financial assistance to States to implement State energy security plans (see S. 3676), S7241 [29NO]
——— provide physical and cyber security assistance to electric utilities in areas with fewer resources due to size or region and report on vulnerabilities in electricity distribution systems (see S. 3677), S7241 [29NO]
Dept. of HHS: conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (see S. 2516), S1452 [7MR]
——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 292), S1287 [28FE]
——— reauthorize Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 2597), S3952 [14JN]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 2358), S5584 [1AU]
Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see S. 1328), S2774 [17MY]
Dept. of Justice: reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes (see S. 3649), S7357 [6DE]
Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 1251), S4281 [20JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the site known as ‘‘Amache’’ in Colorado (see S. 2870), S2725 [16MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see S. 2501), S1378 [6MR]
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), S3760 [12JN]
——— require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects (see S. 2381), S1380 [6MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 112), S3035 [6JN]
——— 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), S2992 [5JN]
——— establish a tiger team to address difficulties in implementation of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program after enactment of certain changes to housing allowances (see S. 3777), S7927 [19DE]
——— 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), S4369 [25JN]
Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 2940), S2877 [23MY]
Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 802), S3906 [13JN]
Drugs: address the opioid crisis (see S. 2680), S6144 [12SE]
——— allow States, territories, and Indian tribes to control regulation of marijuana, remove industrial hemp from list of controlled substances, and maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana (see S. 3032), S3293 [7JN]
——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see S. 3174), S4734 [28JN]
Edmonds, Rodrick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 352), S7386 [10DE]
El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 496), S2485 [26AP]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 668), S6542 [4OC]
EPA: call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency (see S. Res. 473), S2262 [18AP]
——— ensure Inspector General continues investigations into former Administrator, E. Scott Pruitt’s conduct and suspend any proposed rulemaking signed by Pruitt until those investigations are completed (see S. 3312), S5585 [1AU]
——— exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see S. 2421), S907 [13FE]
——— reaffirm final determination relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (see S. 2643), S2040 [10AP]
——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5583 [1AU]
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: prohibit use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires (see S. 3132), S4410 [26JN]
FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see S.J. Res. 52), S1243 [27FE]
FDA: modify outdated drug labels to reflect new evidence relevant to the drug and its use (see S. 3519), S6355 [27SE]
——— provide for accelerated approval of non-opioid or non-addictive pain medications and treatments for substance use disorders (see S. 2669), S2141 [16AP]
FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see S. 1989), S2013 [9AP]
Federal agencies and departments: expand use and administration of data to facilitate transparency, effective governance, and innovation (see S. 760), S2836 [22MY]
Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 2274), S7790 [18DE]
FEMA: make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see S. 2996), S6190 [17SE]
Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 793), S6189 [17SE]
Forest Service: reauthorize Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund (see S. 2811), S2594 [9MY]
Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3359), S5992 [28AU]
——— 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]
GAO: study and report on State Medicaid agencies’ options relative to distribution of substance use disorder treatment medications (see S. 2909), S2835 [22MY]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 443), S1948 [22MR]
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), S1686 [13MR]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 428), S1578 [8MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 655), S6342 [26SE]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 2957), S6542 [4OC]
Immigration: eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase the per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 281), S7242 [29NO]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 3036), S3293 [7JN]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2937), S2877 [23MY]
——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see S. 3227), S5067 [18JY]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S3983 [18JN]
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), S6060 [6SE]
Iran: condemn human rights violations and violence or retribution targeting antigovernment demonstrators and support freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly (see S. Res. 368), S614 [5FE]
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]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 547), S3951 [14JN]
Laxalt, Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 609), S5692 [16AU]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 563), S4734 [28JN]
Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 579), S5066 [18JY]
Marrakesh Treaty To Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled: implement (see S. 2559), S2794 [21MY]
McCain, John: tribute (see S. Res. 619), S5954 [27AU]
Medicaid: streamline enrollment of certain providers and suppliers across State lines to facilitate access to out-of-State pediatric care for children and their families (see S. 2415), S875 [12FE]
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]
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), S6278 [24SE]
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 Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 514), S2725 [16MY]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 589), S5267 [24JY]
National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 525), S5694 [16AU]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 639), S6224 [18SE]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 2863), S6817 [11OC]
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), S5362 [25JY]
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 Urban Wildlife Refuge Day: designate (see S. Res. 671), S6770 [10OC]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 626), S6143 [12SE]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 448), S1948 [22MR]
New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 3591), S6815 [11OC]
NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 3286), S5423 [26JY]
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): anniversary (see S. Res. 475), S2262 [18AP]
Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely affect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 395), S704 [7FE]
——— tribute to U.S. participants in 2018 Olympic Winter Games (see S. Res. 392), S651 [6FE]
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]
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]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: revise and extend (see S. 3029), S3293 [7JN]
Public Health Service: designate the Chief Nurse Officer as the National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 1106), S468 [23JA]
Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 2354), S581 [30JA]
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]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 2584), S1875 [21MR]
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), S1244 [27FE]
——— require issuers to disclose certain activities relative to climate change (see S. 3481), S6818 [11OC]
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]
Smithsonian Institution: establish the National Museum of the American Latino (see S. 1364), S254 [17JA]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 337), S6224 [18SE]
Taxation: provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals (see S. 3636), S7050 [15NO]
——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S. 3284), S5423 [26JY]
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), S6771 [10OC]
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), S2518 [7MY] (see S. 2823), S2644 [14MY]
Venezuela: call for postponement of elections until electoral process and voting is determined to be free and fair and condemn undemocratic activities and human rights violations of officials (see S. Res. 414), S1243 [27FE]
——— provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see S. 3486), S6277 [24SE]
Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 626), S6143 [12SE]
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), S5361 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colorado: designate certain land in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties as wilderness and designate certain special management areas (see S. 2721), S2321 [19AP]
Congress: eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see S. 3123), S4368 [25JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow emerging carbon utilization technologies to access loan guarantees, research programs, and rural development loans and encourage advancement of such technologies (see S. 2997), S2991 [5JN]
——— establish Soil Health Initiative and Cover Crop Pilot Program (see S. 2989), S2991 [5JN]
——— include energy storage as renewable energy under Rural Energy for America Program (see S. 2993), S2991 [5JN]
——— provide that cybersecurity and electric grid security improvements are eligible for Rural Utility Service financing (see S. 2991), S2991 [5JN]
Dept. of Labor: award grants to organizations for provision of transition assistance to Armed Forces members who are separated, retired, or discharged and spouses of such members (see S. 3310), S5518 [31JY]
Foreign trade: limit increases in duties on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico, and European Union and improve congressional oversight of tariffs imposed to protect national security (see S. 3230), S5066 [18JY]
Forest Service: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas in White River National Forest along the Continental Divide in Colorado (see S. 2337), S500 [24JA]
Lobbyists: strengthen registration process, require strategic advisors in support of lobbying to register, regulate solicitation or provision of campaign contributions, and prevent foreign agents from lobbying (see S. 3274), S5360 [25JY]
Medicare: require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see S. 2460), S1243 [27FE]
Pike National Historic Trail: provide for a study (see S. 2876), S2773 [17MY]
SEC: provide jurisdiction over crowdfunding vehicles (see S. 3213), S4965 [16JY]
Veterans: modify requirements for applications for construction of State home facilities to increase maximum percentage of nonveterans allowed to be treated at such facilities (see S. 3184), S4843 [9JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing, S263 [17JA]
Climate: impact of rollback of regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired powerplants on climate change, S5895 [23AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4494 [27JN]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S7423 [11DE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence industries, S4328 [21JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4328 [21JN]
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Trump administration, S6130 [12SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4328 [21JN]
EPA: proposed regulations allowing States more authority in creating plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired powerplants, S5895 [23AU]
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), S262 [17JA]
——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, S4249–S4251 [19JN], S4300 [20JN]
Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6553 [4OC]
——— suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, S6553 [4OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (S. 896), S5895 [23AU]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, S4328 [21JN]
Sessions, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S5896 [23AU]
Trump, President: Executive order ending policy that forced family separation for parents with children attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, S4300 [20JN]
Tributes
Hogan, Kathleen, S7921 [19DE]
Webb, Wilma and Wellington, S1218• [26FE]