BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4444 [26JN], S4641, S4672 [27JN], S4715, S4716, S4751, S4759 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3233 [6JN], S3370, S3383, S3385 [7JN], S3603, S3604, S3722 [11JN], S3774, S3846, S3847 [12JN], S3919 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5720, S5723, S5726 [20AU], S5761, S5772, S5777, S5785 [21AU], S5837, S5850, S5851, S5859, S5860 [22AU], S5900, S5902, S5904 [23AU]

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), S7936 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5202 [23JY], S5240, S5307, S5310 [24JY], S5380, S5385, S5388 [25JY], S5430, S5433, S5434, S5436 [26JY], S5457, S5462 [30JY], S5500, S5501, S5519, S5521 [31JY]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1465, S1466, S1468, S1475, S1493 [7MR], S1585, S1594, S1601, S1610 [8MR], S1635, S1636 [12MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4042, S4043, S4056 [19JN], S4265, S4283 [20JN], S4334, S4335, S4345 [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]

Appointments

Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Joint, Select), S1254 [27FE]

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

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1730), S7510 [12DE]

Akaka, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S2040 [10AP]

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories (see S. 2971), S7587 [13DE]

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]

——— provide for termination by a spouse of a lessee of certain leases when the lessee dies while in military service (see S. 3241), S5362 [25JY]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see S.J. Res. 54), S7192 [28NO]

——— 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), S2925 [24MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 530), S2925 [24MY] (see S. Res. 546), S3906 [13JN]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2518), S1452 [7MR]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 459), S2219 [17AP]

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]

Burma: condemn violence and abuses against Rohingya refugees and journalists, commend Bangladesh for acceptance of Rohingya refugees and assistance agencies for relief efforts, and support safe repatriation efforts (see S. Res. 376), S467 [23JA]

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), S7089 [26NO]

——— reauthorize and expand a program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with injection drug use (see S. 2579), S4411 [26JN]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see S. 3622), S6964 [14NO]

Colleges and universities: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 3205), S4950 [12JY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 2467), S1286 [28FE]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (see S. 2456), S1288 [28FE]

Congress: prohibit Members and senior staff from buying or selling individual stocks and other investments while in office and prohibit Members from serving on corporate boards while in office (see S. 3718), S7356 [6DE]

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]

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see S. 2393), S2014 [9AP]

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]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2591), S1947 [22MR]

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

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

——— provide financial flexibility for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities by allowing carryover of funding from year to year (see S. 2384), S651 [6FE]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 1767), S1453 [7MR]

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), S4966 [16JY]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 3181), S5694 [16AU]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students in schools (see S. 2572), S1844 [20MR]

——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources designed to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (see S. 3783), S7925 [19DE]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see S. 2598), S1947 [22MR]

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

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2483), S1316 [1MR]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2037), S168 [11JA]

Dept. of HHS: coordinate Federal research efforts for, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see S. 477), S4410 [26JN]

——— ensure medications are affordable through increasing transparency, spurring innovation, and protecting competition (see S. 3411), S6038 [5SE]

——— expand and improve childhood cancer treatments, research, surveillance, and quality of life for survivors (see S. 292), S67 [8JA]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see S. 1109), S4369 [25JN]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see S. 3338), S6771 [10OC]

——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 3521), S6356 [27SE]

——— 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]

——— provide grants to develop, enhance, or evaluate kinship navigator programs (see S. 2543), S2836 [22MY]

——— reauthorize, improve, and make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants (see S. 2437), S1164 [15FE]

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

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see S. 2465), S4513 [27JN]

——— 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 Justice: provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors to address DNA sample analysis backlogs (see S. 2345), S520 [25JA]

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

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 3020), S3293 [7JN]

——— require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (see S. 3163), S4734 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation: require State safety oversight agencies to inspect public rail transit systems and develop risk-based inspection guidance for such agencies (see S. 3139), S4410 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address staffing and other issues at health care facilities, including underserved facilities (see S. 2356), S614 [5FE]

——— develop a standard letter format for individuals who are indebted to the U.S. due to participation in departmental benefits programs and provide notice of such debt by electronic means (see S. 2884), S2773 [17MY]

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

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery (see S. 2341), S520 [25JA]

——— increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see S. 3417), S6058 [6SE]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries (see S. 2280), S46 [4JA]

——— provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see S. 2821), S2623 [10MY]

——— review processes and requirements for scheduling health care appointments and conducting consultations (see S. 2357), S614 [5FE]

Drugs: provide for additional flexibility relative to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (see S. 2317), S614 [5FE]

Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 3615), S6964 [14NO]

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]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 2752), S6630 [5OC]

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

FDA: impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 3319), S6818 [11OC]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 974), S2121 [12AP]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 2295), S168 [11JA]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see S. 3151), S4512 [27JN]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 2845), S6060 [6SE]

Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see S. 2340), S520 [25JA]

Federal Task Force To Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: establish (see S. 1091), S1220 [26FE]

Financial institutions: limit overdraft fees and establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see S. 3343), S5582 [1AU]

Firearms: prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 3304), S5517 [31JY]

Franklin, Aretha L.: tribute (see S. Res. 615), S5831 [22AU]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 2918), S6225 [18SE]

Freedom of the press: condemn decision by President Trump to ban journalists from certain events and attacks on the media, and affirm role of the media to hold Government officials accountable without fear of reprisal (see S. Res. 601), S5583 [1AU]

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]

——— prohibit marketing of bogus opioid treatment programs or products (see S. 2842), S2879 [23MY]

Generalized System of Preferences: require countries to comply with certain labor standards to be eligible (see S. 2307), S187 [16JA]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2652), S3036 [6JN]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 443), S2014 [9AP]

GSA: establish BuyAmerican.gov website to collect and display information on Federal agencies’ requests for Buy American Act waivers (see S. 2284), S110 [9JA]

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: 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), S5108 [19JY]

Insurance: cap prescription drug cost-sharing (see S. 3194), S4967 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees (see S. 2554), S6144 [12SE]

——— provide standards for short-term limited duration health insurance policies (see S. 2494), S1338 [5MR]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 3369), S6225 [18SE]

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), S7386 [10DE]

——— repeal authority to contract with private debt collection agencies to collect unpaid taxes (see S. 2425), S967 [14FE]

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

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 569), S2013 [9AP]

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

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

Medicaid: delay reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (see S. 2897), S2835 [22MY]

——— improve access to care for pregnant and postpartum women receiving substance use disorder treatment in mental institutions (see S. 2922), S2835 [22MY]

——— prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 3702), S7358 [6DE]

——— provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between ages of 21 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities (see S. 3462), S6223 [18SE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 2227), S582 [30JA]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see S. 3776), S7790 [18DE]

——— 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), S2679 [15MY]

Medicare: allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 1361), S521 [25JA]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals (see S. 2553), S1792 [19MR]

——— provide educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management as part of the ‘‘Medicare & You’’ handbook (see S. 2707), S2322 [19AP]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 980), S1220 [26FE]

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

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

Members of Congress: suspend salary during a Government shutdown (see S. 2327), S348 [19JA]

Mental health: address psychological, developmental, social, and emotional needs of children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma (see S. 774), S67 [8JA]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 2301), S168 [11JA]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 3660), S7133 [27NO]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 439), S1790 [19MR]

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome International Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 508), S2775 [17MY]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1503), S7386 [10DE]

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), S6496 [3OC]

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 Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 605), S5583 [1AU]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 612), S5933 [23AU]

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

National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 385), S614 [5FE]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 524), S2924 [24MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see S. Res. 524), S2924 [24MY]

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

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 2863), S6926 [13NO]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 394), S651 [6FE]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 529), S2925 [24MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 659), S6356 [27SE]

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. 751), S840 [8FE] (see S. 3172), S4952 [12JY]

National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 478), S2321 [19AP]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 512), S2725 [16MY]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 462), S2120 [12AP]

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

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 385), S614 [5FE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 626), S6143 [12SE]

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

NATO: reaffirm U.S. commitment, accept recommendations of allies to combat Russian cyber warfare, and support efforts to counter Russian aggression (see S. Res. 535), S3035 [6JN]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2810), S2594 [9MY]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 363), S1338 [5MR]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see S. 2621), S1948 [22MR]

Orlando, FL: commemorate anniversary of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences and support for victims and survivors, commend law enforcement and first responders, and stand united against terrorism and hatred (see S. Res. 545), S3760 [12JN]

Parkland, FL: condemn shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 421), S1316 [1MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: require payment of user fees by qualified professional asset managers seeking an individual exemption from certain requirements to enhance pension protection (see S. 2318), S254 [17JA]

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), S6306 [25SE]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 59), S7385 [10DE]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 495), S2485 [26AP]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 2360), S581 [30JA]

Refugees: recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees (see S. Res. 388), S581 [30JA]

Russia: condemn ongoing occupation of, and human rights violations in, Crimea and call for continued sanctions against those engaged in such illegal occupation (see S. Res. 571), S4875 [10JY]

——— examine intelligence on election interference, impose sanctions against those undermining cybersecurity or Ukrainian democratic processes, and enforce Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (see S. Res. 402), S875 [12FE]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 266), S5693 [16AU]

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), S1950 [22MR]

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]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 661), S6388 [28SE]

Social Security: improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 2637), S2040 [10AP]

——— require applicable manufacturers to include information on payments made to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other advance practice nurses in certain transparency reports (see S. 308), S2679 [15MY]

——— require drug and medical device companies to include information on payments made to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other advance practice nurses in certain transparency reports (see S. 2891), S2834 [22MY]

SSI: create poverty relief benefit for certain senior citizens and disabled individuals (see S. 2653), S2120 [12AP]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that the taxpayer’s basis in a building be reduced by the amount of the rehabilitation credit determined relative to such building (see S. 3058), S3953 [14JN]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 3459), S6278 [24SE]

——— impose a mileage-based user fee for mobile mounted concrete boom pumps in lieu of the tax on taxable fuels (see S. 2683), S2218 [17AP]

——— increase work opportunity credit for certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, and expand benefits relative to access for the disabled (see S. 3260), S6060 [6SE]

——— prohibit deduction for prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses (see S. 2478), S1340 [5MR]

——— reform the low-income housing credit (see S. 548), S1949 [22MR]

——— 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]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 2015), S1317 [1MR]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT): observe anniversary and urge compliance or ratification by certain countries to this and other nuclear weapon treaties (see S. Res. 562), S4734 [28JN]

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), S2644 [14MY]

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), S3760 [12JN]

Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (see S. Res. 435), S1735 [14MR]

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]

Voting: clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see S. 3090), S4035 [19JN]

——— 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]

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

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1101), S7509 [12DE]

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 383), S521 [25JA]

World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 605), S5583 [1AU]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 489), S2485 [26AP]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 552), S4281 [20JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see S. 1050), S1452 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

CDC: establish Emergency Response Fund (see S. 3161), S4734 [28JN]

Credit: allow consumers to prohibit certain consumer reporting agencies from releasing any information in the files of those consumers (see S. 2375), S613 [5FE]

Crime: clarify that using drugs to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor (see S. 2429), S967 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agriculture risk coverage program (see S. 2749), S2439 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to communities affected by substance use disorder to enable those communities to plan for and implement full-service community schools (see S. 3362), S5831 [22AU]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 3762), S7656 [17DE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance efforts to address antibiotic resistance (see S. 2469), S1286 [28FE]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see S. 2567), S1790 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see S. 2763), S2484 [26AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings (see S. 2279), S46 [4JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent (see S. 3507), S6341 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to counties and tribal entities to administer combined workforce training and drug addiction treatment and recovery programs (see S. 2646), S2075 [11AP]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see S. 3212), S4951 [12JY]

Education Recoupment Trust Fund: establish to recover misused elementary and secondary education funds for the benefit of the affected students (see S. 3390), S5954 [27AU]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see S. 3068), S3951 [14JN]

FTC: codify ban on confessions of judgment in law in consumer loan contracts and expand such ban to provide protections to small businesses (see S. 3717), S7356 [6DE]

Human rights: require a study and report on housing and service needs of victims of trafficking and individuals at risk for trafficking (see S. 2305), S168 [11JA]

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

Medicaid: allow States to provide medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families (see S. 2899), S2835 [22MY]

Medicare: include screening for potential substance use disorders and a review of any current opioid prescriptions as part of the initial preventive physical examination and the annual wellness visit (see S. 2900), S2835 [22MY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 3067), S3951 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (see S. 3324), S5582 [1AU]

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

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 423), S1316 [1MR]

Taxation: provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 2568), S1790 [19MR]

Ukraine: encourage U.S.-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation and require a report on such cooperation (see S. 2455), S1243 [27FE]

Walter H. Rice Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see S. 2377), S651 [6FE]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see S. Res. 437), S1790 [19MR]

Excerpts

Text messages between Christine Blasey Ford and Washington (DC) Post tip line relative to allegations of sexual misconduct by Brett M. Kavanaugh, S6678 [5OC]

Letters

Account of alleged sexual assault by Brett M. Kavanaugh: Christine Blasey Ford, S6678 [5OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on indirect auto lending: several civil rights and consumer advocacy organizations, S2206 [17AP]

——— several organizations, S2206 [17AP]

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Daniel K. Tarullo, Harvard Law School, S1725 [14MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S1652 [13MR]

——— Paul A. Volcker, Volcker Alliance (organization), S1724 [14MR]

——— several housing and civil rights organizations, S1653 [13MR]

——— Sheila C. Bair, S1652 [13MR]

Lists

Current and former regulatory officials and experts opposed to S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1724 [14MR]

Labor, consumer, and civil rights organizations opposed to S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1724 [14MR]

Privilege of the floor

Achman, Lori, S4376 [25JN]

Hartford, Rachel, S2554 [8MY]

Steel, Reilly, S1398 [6MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, S5241 [24JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, S422, S423, S424 [21JA], S435 [22JA]

Blankenstein, Eric: suitability to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Policy Director for Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending relative to comments on race relations and hate crimes, S6410 [1OC]

Bowman, Michelle: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S7035 [15NO]

Brennan, Michael B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2555 [8MY]

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, S2853 [23MY], S3285 [7JN]

Cincinnati, OH: condemn shooting at Fifth Third Center, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders, S6410 [1OC]

Clarida, Richard: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S5978 [28AU]

——— nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S5978 [28AU]

Climate: effects of climate change, S1672 [13MR]

——— impact of climate change on occurrence of algal blooms in the Great Lakes, S1673 [13MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations, S2251 [18AP]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments, S2998 [5JN], S3286 [7JN], S5508 [31JY]

——— modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (S. 2098), S2853 [23MY]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): release of report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1649 [13MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), S2204, S2207 [17AP]

——— importance, S1209–S1211 [26FE], S5554 [1AU], S5949 [27AU]

Corporations: impact of employee layoffs on profits and stock prices, S1830 [20MR]

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, S1830 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4470, S4472 [27JN]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent request, S4470 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S2998 [5JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), conference report, S5508 [31JY], S5554 [1AU]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), motion to proceed, S3286 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 1301), S375 [20JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 1301), unanimous-consent request, S422 [21JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5884 [23AU]

Dept. of Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers, S2753 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (S. 1899), S516 [25JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, narcotics, and psychoactive substances illegally imported into the U.S., S6436 [2OC]

——— improve ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, narcotics, and psychoactive substances illegally imported into the U.S. (S. 708), S2753 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (S. 1328), S2061 [11AP]

——— implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, S2060 [11AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership, S2753 [17MY]

——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (S. 2763), S2554 [8MY], S2753 [17MY]

Dept. of Labor: provide protections for employees receving tips by ensuring that all tips are the property of the employee and not the employer, S1274 [28FE]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), House amendment, S2134 [16AP], S2251 [18AP]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5241 [24JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (S. 2147), S181 [16JA], S435 [22JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), S7381 [10DE]

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery, S4274 [20JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4274 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S5884 [23AU]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to counties and tribal entities to administer combined workforce training and drug addiction treatment and recovery programs (S. 2646), S2555 [8MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S5241 [24JY]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 6), House amendment, S6435 [2OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug, S5884 [23AU]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4396–S4398 [26JN]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1542 [8MR], S1624 [12MR], S1649 [13MR], S1723, S1724, S1726, S1727 [14MR], S2854 [23MY], S2895 [24MY]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1347, S1350 [6MR], S1424 [7MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4274 [20JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), motion to instruct conferees, S4890, S4891 [11JY]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, S1673 [13MR]

Eximbank: call for confirmation of nominees in order to ensure continued operation, S2253, S2255 [18AP]

——— nominations considered en bloc, unanimous-consent request, S2254 [18AP]

Fair Housing Act: anniversary, S2060 [11AP]

Farr, Thomas A.: nomination to be district judge, S7124 [27NO]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to legal defense of discriminatory voting laws and redistricting plans, S7124 [27NO]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S2587 [9MY]

FDIC: assessment of banking industry, S5884 [23AU]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 4887), unanimous-consent request, S7888 [19DE]

——— prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment, S3286 [7JN]

Federal employees: support pay increase for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees, S5345 [25JY]

Financial institutions: ensure foreign banks are subject to the same regulations as domestic banks, S1624 [12MR]

——— preserve access to data relative to loan and housing discrimination, S1651 [13MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S5241 [24JY]

Firearms: gun control, S1900 [22MR], S6410 [1OC]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security, S4470, S4472 [27JN], S4890, S4891 [11JY]

——— U.S. deficit, S2853 [23MY]

Freedom of the press: affirm that the press is not the enemy of the people, reaffirm important roles of a free media, and condemn attacks on a free press, S6762 [10OC]

——— condemn decision by President Trump to ban journalists from certain events and attacks on the media, and affirm role of the media to hold Government officials accountable without fear of reprisal (S. Res. 601), S5554 [1AU]

——— importance, S5609 [15AU], S5815 [22AU], S5949 [27AU], S6024 [4SE], S6410 [1OC]

FRS: impact of financial industry deregulation, S5978 [28AU]

——— proposed rule change for financial institutions relative to the Volcker rule prohibiting the conduct of certain investment activities, S2958 [4JN]

——— results of annual bank stress tests, S4836 [9JY]

Garrett, Scott: nomination to be Eximbank President, S2255 [18AP]

General Motors Co.: impact of announced closures of auto plants, S7125 [27NO]

——— layoff of employees at Lordstown, OH, plant and relocation of jobs to Mexico, S4376 [25JN]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), House amendment, S422, S423, S424 [21JA], S435 [22JA]

Greenblatt, Mark L.: nomination to be Eximbank Inspector General, unanimous-consent request, S2255 [18AP]

Immigration: 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, S4273 [20JN]

Insurance: disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (S.J. Res. 63), S6762 [10OC]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions, S6762 [10OC]

Iron and steel industry: imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, S4470, S4472 [27JN]

IRS: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program funding, S5241 [24JY]

Jackson, Ronny L.: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S2135 [16AP]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6675 [5OC]

——— suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, S6675 [5OC]

Kraninger, Kathleen L.: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S7211 [29NO]

Labor Day: observance, S6024 [4SE]

Labor unions: importance, S6024 [4SE]

——— protection of workers’ wages and pensions, S5553 [1AU]

Mansfield, OH: tribute to Mansfield Spanish Immersion School, S6798 [11OC]

March for Our Lives: tribute, S1900 [22MR]

McWilliams, Jelena: nomination to be FDIC Board of Directors Chairperson, S2896 [24MY]

——— nomination to the FDIC Board of Directors, S2896 [24MY]

Medicaid: allow States to provide medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families, S6436 [2OC]

Montgomery, Brian D.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, S2853 [23MY]

Motor vehicles: encourage consumers to purchase or lease new automobiles made in the U.S. through rebates and eliminate tax incentives for automakers to move production to foreign countries (S. 3324), S5610 [15AU], S7125 [27NO]

Mulvaney, Mick: assessment of tenure as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director, S3265 [6JN], S5949 [27AU], S6410 [1OC]

——— characterization of American Bankers Association address relative to lobbyists, S2404 [25AP]

National Police Week: observance, S2752 [17MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, S2134 [16AP]

News media: tribute, S2752 [17MY]

North Charleston, SC: decision of Boeing Co., factory employees to unionize, S2959 [4JN]

Ohio: tribute to Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award recipients, S6798 [11OC]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S2752 [17MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for stabilization in the individual health insurance market, S435 [22JA]

Pizzella, Patrick: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Labor, S2029 [10AP]

Postal Service: 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, S6436 [2OC]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman, S449 [23JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of NLRB nominees, S2029 [10AP]

Quarles, Randal: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S4970 [16JY], S4982 [17JY]

Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6762 [10OC]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in Dept. of Justice lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, S6762 [10OC]

Ring, John F.: nomination to the NLRB, S2029 [10AP]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S., S2251 [18AP]

Social Security: extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S375 [20JA], S424 [21JA], S515 [25JA]

——— extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 1827), S100 [9JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S100 [9JA], S2060 [11AP], S2587 [9MY], S5686 [16AU], S7885 [19DE]

Taxation: provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1778), S7125 [27NO]

Trump, President: characterization of remarks relative to investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections during news conference with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, S4971 [16JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Federal employees, S5345 [25JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S3285 [7JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to news media, S4971 [16JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, S7125 [27NO]

——— Executive order ending policy that forced family separation for parents with children attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, S4274 [20JN]

——— Executive orders relative to rights and protections of Federal employees, S5345 [25JY]

——— summit meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, S4971 [16JY]

Whitehouse, Senator: tribute to ongoing floor speeches on climate change, S1672 [13MR], S2253 [18AP]

Reports

Polygraph Examination of Christine Blasey Ford on Allegations of Sexual Misconduct of Brett M. Kavanaugh: Jeremiah P. Hanafin, S6679 [5OC]

Statements

Corroboration of Christine Blasey Ford Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Brett M. Kavanaugh: Debra S. Katz, Lisa J. Banks, and Michael R. Bromwich, Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, S6677 [5OC]

Tributes

Fudge, Representative, S7885 [19DE]

Joering, Eric, S1208 [26FE]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, S7885 [19DE]

Kaptur, Representative, S1756 [15MR]

Klobuchar, Senator, S1756 [15MR]

McCain, John, S5949 [27AU], S5978 [28AU]

McCain, Senator, S5554 [1AU]

Miller, Jonathan, S515 [25JA]

Molnar, Margaret, S7886 [19DE]

Morelli, Anthony, S1208 [26FE]

Petri, Rachel, S1757 [15MR]

Rogala, Patricia, S7885 [19DE]

Thames, Elizabeth, S7886 [19DE]

Young, Elsie Steward, S4944• [12JY]

Zummo, Maija, S5815 [22AU]