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Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S576–S580 [30JA], H726–H730 [30JA]

Trump Administration Goals and Accomplishments: Senator Alexander, S2614 [10MY]

Amendments

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (S. 3247), S7863 [19DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3794 [8MY]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 1153), consideration (H. Res. 725), H794 [6FE]

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 (H.R. 1865), S1795 [19MR], S1865 [21MR], H1301, H1302, H1304 [27FE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 645), S7621 [13DE]

Dept. of Energy: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (S. 97), S1419, S1482 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (S. 607), S1963 [22MR]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1381, S1382, S1383, S1384, S1386, S1387, S1388, S1389, S1390, S1394 [6MR], S1432, S1446, S1462, S1463, S1464, S1465, S1466, S1468, S1469, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1482, S1483, S1484, S1485, S1486, S1487, S1488, S1489, S1490, S1491, S1492, S1493, S1494, S1495, S1497, S1498, S1501, S1502, S1504, S1524 [7MR], S1545, S1584, S1585, S1586, S1588, S1590, S1592, S1593, S1594, S1600, S1601, S1610, S1614 [8MR], S1635, S1636, S1637, S1639, S1640 [12MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (H. Res. 905), H4300 [22MY]

Federal Acquisition Security Council: establish to provide executive agencies with authorities relative to mitigating supply chain risks in procurement of information technology (S. 3085), S7800, S7809, S7813 [18DE]

FERC: establish minimum monetary thresholds for public utility facility merger authorizations (H.R. 1109), S6031 [4SE], H8245 [13SE]

Financial institutions: ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (H.R. 4607), consideration (H. Res. 747), H1285 [27FE]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (H.R. 4545), H1633 [15MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (H.R. 4545), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1558 [14MR]

——— place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 4296), consideration (H. Res. 747), H1285 [27FE]

——— provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency (S. 3045), S5659 [15AU]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1558 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6076, H6082, H6086, H6087, H6088, H6089, H6090, H6092, H6093, H6094, H6095 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (H. Res. 965), H6062 [11JY]

FRS: provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3110 [11AP]

——— reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Stress Test process (H.R. 4293), consideration (H. Res. 780), H1623 [15MR]

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (H.R. 5645), H3855 [9MY]

——— exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (H.R. 5645), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3794 [8MY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H6187, H6188 [13JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6057 [11JY]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (S. 2896), S5936, S5938 [23AU]

Native Americans: provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities (S. 1116), S1966, S1970 [22MR]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), H7201 [25JY]

NOAA: coordinate development of unmanned maritime systems with universities, the private sector, and the Navy and use data collected to benefit commercial, academic, and national security interests (S. 2511), S5937 [23AU]

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]

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

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (S. 3561), S7333 [6DE]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (H.R. 6227), S7617 [13DE], H10298 [19DE]

Small business: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1558 [14MR]

Space policy: reduce regulatory burdens and streamline processes relative to commercial space activities (S. 3277), S7966, S7995 [20DE]

Taxation: modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), S6237, S6259 [18SE], H8822 [25SE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6485 [18JY]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

Telephones: require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly call 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digits or codes (H.R. 582), S615 [5FE], H992 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Bolster the U.S. Judiciary’s Defense Against Putin’s Kleptocracy, E907 [25JN]

Companies Go Green on Their Own Steam, S5896 [23AU]

Death of an Open Internet, S1866 [21MR]

Don’t Hurt Fisheries With Dangerous Legislation, H6086 [11JY]

501 Days in Swampland, H3360–H3364 [17AP]

Foreign Dark Money Is Threatening American Democracy, S7463 [12DE]

Front Line of Climate Change—Black Sea Bass Surge Off R.I., S5053 [18JY]

Millions of People Post Comments on Federal Regulations. Many Are Fake, S6 [3JA]

Mitch McConnell’s Big Gift to the Banks, S1710 [14MR]

New Nuclear Renaissance, S1422 [7MR]

One-Stop-Shop for Private Space Exploration, H3485 [24AP]

Protecting America, Protecting Americans, H108 [10JA]

Senate Democrats Move To Revive Net Neutrality Rules—The Wrong Way, S2699 [16MY]

Trump Picks Top Koch Recipient for Secretary of State, S2443 [25AP]

Verleger—PES Bankruptcy Judge Could Inflict Lehman-Like Moment, S692 [7FE]

Warrantless Surveillance Can Continue Even if Law Expires, Officials Say, S237 [17JA]

Well-Heeled Investors Reap the Republican Tax Cut Bonanza, H1330 [27FE]

Will the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal Grind the Internet to a Halt?, S2700 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: combat unfair trade practices affecting core seasonal industries by allowing producers to bring trade cases if they can prove illegal seasonal dumping of products by foreign producers (see S. 3510), S6341 [26SE] (see H.R. 7015), H9414 [2OC]

——— impose a moratorium on large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and establish a commission to review such mergers and antitrust oversight of farm and food sectors (see S. 3404), S5991 [28AU] (see H.R. 6800), H8724 [13SE]

——— prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 4879), H628 [25JA]

AID: establish Palestinian Partnership Fund to promote joint economic development and finance joint ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in the U.S., Israel, and the Middle East (see S. 3549), S6541 [4OC] (see H.R. 7060), H9430 [12OC]

——— improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (see S. 3247), S5107 [19JY] (see H.R. 5480), H3208 [12AP]

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (see S. 3060), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 5317), H1652 [15MR]

American Homebrewers Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 567), S4735 [28JN]

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (see H.R. 6720), H7919 [6SE]

Antitrust policy: clarify that acquisitions that tend to create a monopsony violate certain antitrust laws (see H.R. 5630), H3705 [26AP]

——— prohibit consideration of spurious economic efficiencies to justify anticompetitive mergers (see H.R. 5642), H3706 [26AP]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see S. 3782), S7925 [19DE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia (see H.R. 5294), H1651 [15MR]

Arctic regions: establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation (see S. 3740), S7431 [11DE]

Armed Forces: expand the work opportunity tax credit to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (see S. 2457), S1243 [27FE]

Arms sales: modify certification and reporting requirements for sales of major defense equipment relative to which nonrecurring costs of research, development, and production are waived or reduced (see H.R. 6296), H5975 [28JN]

Aviation: allow certain persons to own and control an air carrier providing air transportation or intrastate air transportation (see H.R. 5000), H1126 [13FE]

——— require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training, amend definition of service animal, and penalize misrepresentations about a service animal (see S. 2738), S2391 [24AP]

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see S. 3689), S7241 [29NO] (see H.R. 7190), H9742 [29NO]

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

——— modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2282), S67 [8JA]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to highly compensated employees and insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case (see H.R. 6912), H9089 [26SE]

Budget: exempt Public Accounting Oversight Board funding from sequester (see S. 2817), S2623 [10MY]

——— exempt Securities Investor Protection Corp., funding from sequester (see S. 2816), S2623 [10MY]

——— exempt standard setting body designated pursuant to the Securities Act from sequester (see S. 2818), S2623 [10MY]

Buy American Act: amend relative to certain waivers and domestic content percentage requirements and provide greater transparency regarding exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see H.R. 4812), H477 [17JA]

——— standardize and extend certain provisions (see H.R. 5137), H1340 [1MR]

——— strengthen requirements (see H.R. 6907), H9089 [26SE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 416), S1243 [27FE] (see H. Res. 730), H974 [7FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: compel manufacturers to correct inaccurate classification data reported to Medicaid rebate program (see H.R. 5712), H3833 [8MY]

CFTC: extend jurisdiction to include setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums (see S. 3569), S6770 [10OC] (see H.R. 6927), H9149 [27SE]

——— modernize authority to conduct research, development, demonstration, and information programs (see H.R. 6121), H5200 [14JN]

——— prohibit from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property without issuance of a subpoena (see S. 3732), S7385 [10DE]

China: direct the President to impose penalties pursuant to denial orders relative to certain Chinese telecommunications companies that are in violation of U.S. export control or sanctions laws (see H.R. 7255), H10102 [11DE]

——— prohibit alteration of penalties against Chinese telecommunications companies that violate U.S. export control or sanctions laws (see H.R. 6053), H5020 [8JN]

——— safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China and protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China (see S. 2826), S2623 [10MY] (see S. 3361), S5759 [21AU] (see H.R. 6001), H4775 [5JN]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see S. 2352), S549 [29JA] (see H.R. 4889), H676 [29JA]

——— express that climate change is real and human activity is the main cause, convey impact on frequency and severity of extreme weather, end misinformation campaigns, and provide NSF grants on climate change education (see S. Res. 573), S4951 [12JY]

Coal: establish a worker adjustment assistance program to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal-dependent industries (see H.R. 6819), H8725 [13SE]

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to coal royalties (see H.R. 6807), H8725 [13SE]

Coast Guard: establish Blue Technology center of expertise (see H.R. 6206), H5648 [25JN]

Colleges and universities: designate institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (see H.R. 5568), H3441 [18AP]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 3371), S5931 [23AU]

——— require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see S. 2903), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 6821), H8725 [13SE]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 2390), S703 [7FE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (see H.R. 5841), H4137 [16MY]

Community development: reauthorize certain regional economic and community development commissions (see S. 2508), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5325), H1697 [19MR]

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]

Construction industries: require lead contractors under Federal contracts to list proposed subcontractors as part of original bid and provide notification of changes to the list and costs after contract is awarded (see H.R. 7221), H9767 [6DE]

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

——— disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (see S.J. Res. 57), S1948 [22MR] (see H.J. Res. 132), H3095 [10AP]

——— disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), consideration (see H. Res. 872), H3781 [7MY]

——— replace Director with a 5-person commission and establish it as the Financial Product Safety Commission (see H.R. 5266), H1542 [13MR]

Contracts: allow State and local governments to purchase from the Federal supply schedule (see H.R. 5972), H4729 [24MY]

——— improve enactment of certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 6762), H8107 [10SE]

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to audio transmission of sound recordings in any format fixed before a certain date, establish uniform term of protection for such recordings, and permit digital preservation activities (see S. 2933), S2877 [23MY]

——— provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see S. 2393), S704 [7FE]

Corporations: prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless employees are paid above a certain amount and allowed to earn paid sick leave, and no executive earns more than 150 times median employee pay (see S. 3640), S7050 [15NO] (see H.R. 7145), H9567 [16NO]

——— require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures (see S. 3348), S5618 [15AU] (see H.R. 7294), H10209 [13DE]

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

——— increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions (see S. 2815), S2623 [10MY]

——— protect the ‘‘gig economy’’ and small businesses that operate in large part through contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation (see H.R. 5367), H1754 [21MR]

——— protect U.S. businesses from foreign companies claiming diplomatic immunity in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5116), H1333 [27FE]

Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force: establish (see S. 2363), S581 [30JA]

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

——— clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 3040), S3601 [11JN]

——— facilitate development of consumer credit services (see H.R. 6192), H5580 [22JN]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 1153), consideration (see H. Res. 725), H782 [5FE]

——— improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see S. 2417), S907 [13FE] (see H.R. 4999), H1125 [13FE]

——— modify definition of credit sale (see H.R. 6625), H7724 [26JY]

——— 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]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to obtain a consumer’s authorization to release certain personal information and prevent unauthorized access to consumer reports and personal information (see S. 2362), S581 [30JA]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to provide small business credit protections by informing them of data breaches and prohibiting charging for credit reports following such breaches (see S. 3633), S7050 [15NO]

——— require credit card companies to publish debt pay-down disclosures online to inform consumers about risks associated with minimum debt payment (see H.R. 6531), H7686 [25JY]

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), consideration (see H. Res. 748), H1265 [26FE]

——— increase damages available for victims of trade theft, extend statute of limitations, and expand scope of economic espionage laws to encompass a broader range of offenses occurring outside of the U.S. (see S. 3743), S7509 [12DE]

DEA: clarify process for denying, revoking, or suspending a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance (see H.R. 5267), H1542 [13MR]

——— establish a national clearinghouse for all orders of controlled substances and require such orders pass through a database to identify suspicious orders and notify suppliers before orders are filled (see S. 3282), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 6600), H7723 [26JY]

——— improve systems for identifying diversion of controlled substances (see S. 2837), S2643 [14MY]

——— report certain information on distribution of opioids to assist in identifying suspicious orders and hold manufacturers and distributors accountable who fail to report and stop suspicious orders (see S. 2838), S2678 [15MY] (see H.R. 6491), H7154 [24JY] (see H.R. 6779), H8169 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: address topsoil loss and protect drinking water from agricultural runoff (see H.R. 4892), H676 [29JA]

——— 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] (see H.R. 6457), H6588 [19JY]

——— award grants to support and encourage public-private partnerships in Appalachia that will improve regional infrastructure, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs (see S. 2569), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5350), H1727 [20MR]

——— clarify and expand food donation by increasing liability protections, creating new ways to donate, and eliminating food waste (see S. 2787), S2485 [26AP]

——— 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), S1316 [1MR]

——— establish Dairy Farm Sustainability Price Loss Coverage Program (see S. 2555), S1735 [14MR]

——— further plant cultivar research, development, and commercialization (see S. 2964), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 5208), H1476 [7MR]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see S. 3360), S5759 [21AU]

——— prioritize purchase of agricultural commodities from domestically owned enterprises (see H.R. 7379), H10510 [20DE]

——— promote dairy product innovation, including in specialty cheese, and value-added dairy product development for the economic benefit of U.S. dairy farmers and their communities (see S. 3113), S4343 [21JN]

——— provide for establishment of a trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock (see S. 3140), S4410 [26JN]

——— reauthorize appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program (see S. 2573), S1844 [20MR]

——— reauthorize energy programs (see S. 2619), S1947 [22MR]

——— reauthorize rural business investment program (see S. 3034), S3293 [7JN]

——— reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative (see S. 2404), S840 [8FE]

——— require producers to choose between receiving Federal crop insurance coverage or agriculture risk coverage/price loss coverage (see S. 2512), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5203), H1476 [7MR]

——— support a smart agriculture industry technology roadmap (see H.R. 5449), H3094 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see H.R. 5093), H1266 [26FE]

——— create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website (see H.R. 4970), H974 [7FE]

——— 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), S6222 [18SE]

——— establish a task force in the International Trade Administration to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (see S. 2427), S967 [14FE]

——— establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology (see H.R. 6913), H9089 [26SE]

——— establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see S. 2612), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 5387), H2040 [22MR]

——— establish Export Promotion Agency (see H.R. 5967), H4728 [24MY]

——— establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see S. 3346), S5582 [1AU]

——— establish Rural Export Center (see S. 2995), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 6150), H5284 [19JN]

——— establish SelectUSA program (see H.R. 6375), H6195 [13JY]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to certain firms adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see H.R. 6396), H6462 [17JY]

——— study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (see H.R. 6032), H4979 [7JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 6031), H4979 [7JN]

——— undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 3265), S5360 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow combat support agency personnel to terminate residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts while deployed (see H.R. 5851), H4138 [16MY]

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

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see H.R. 5177), H1441 [6MR]

——— recognize associations of procurement technical assistance centers under certain circumstances (see H.R. 6328), H6041 [10JY]

——— require consideration of the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts (see H.R. 6684), H7776 [28AU]

Dept. of Education: award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2775), S2484 [26AP]

——— establish a Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 2407), S840 [8FE]

——— improve accountability and protect students from bad actors in higher education, specifically in the for-profit college sector (see H.R. 7112), H9460 [30OC]

——— improve career and technical education (see S. 3129), S4369 [25JN]

——— improve career and technical education opportunities for adult learners (see S. 3083), S3982 [18JN]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 3762), S7656 [17DE] (see H.R. 7303), H10210 [13DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see H.R. 5042), H1211 [15FE]

——— 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 a small business voucher program to be used at national laboratories in any technology area (see S. 2858), S2724 [16MY] (see H.R. 5839), H4137 [16MY]

——— establish Federal Smart Building Program (see S. 2447), S1164 [15FE] (see H.R. 5069), H1217 [16FE]

——— establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (see S. 2449), S1164 [15FE]

——— improve process authorizing transfer of civilian nuclear commerce technology and assistance (see H.R. 6351), H6173 [12JY]

——— promote national security and jobs through use of natural gas to fuel heavy-duty trucks and fleet vehicles (see H.R. 5959), H4728 [24MY]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 3495), S6304 [25SE]

——— provide for consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process (see H.R. 7311), H10210 [13DE]

——— provide for study and evaluation of net metering, which allows consumers and businesses who generate their own electricity to be compensated for energy they provide to the electric grid (see S. 2747), S2439 [25AP] (see H.R. 5615), H3574 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: clarify intent, enhance integrity, and protect and expand 340B discount drug program to meet the needs of the opioid drug crisis (see H.R. 6071), H5093 [12JN]

——— develop a list of public health crises and require manufacturers of products contributing to such crises to develop, maintain, and update a plan to mitigate effects of such products on public health (see H.R. 6481), H7154 [24JY]

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

——— establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 6753), H7941 [7SE]

——— establish health insurance Federal invisible risk sharing program (see H.R. 7003), H9406 [28SE]

——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (see S. 3680), S7241 [29NO]

——— include additional covered recipients for transparency reports required of manufacturers of opioids (see S. 3565), S6770 [10OC]

——— prevent surprise medical billing practices (see S. 3592), S6815 [11OC]

——— prohibit price gouging in the sale of drugs by requiring pharmaceutical companies to provide justification for price increases and penalize such companies if increases are deemed unreasonable (see S. 3754), S7586 [13DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow issuance of binding operational directives to remove compromised software from Federal networks without providing prior notice to affected private entities (see S. 2743), S2391 [24AP]

——— conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (see S. 3706), S7318 [5DE] (see H.R. 6400), H6463 [17JY]

——— implement certain requirements for information relative to supply chain risk (see H.R. 6430), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide for responsibility of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems (see S. 3182), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 5733), H3885 [9MY]

——— streamline Federal contractor fitness determinations (see H.R. 6374), H6195 [13JY]

——— transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives on information produced and disseminated relative to cybersecurity threats posed by ZTE Corp., headquartered in China (see H. Res. 898), H4138 [16MY]

——— provide funding under Community Development Block Grant Program for local governments to digitize and make available online information on violations of housing construction, building, and safety codes (see H.R. 5704), H3833 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: assess usefulness of Bank Secrecy Act reporting (see H.R. 6851), H8738 [20SE]

——— convene an interagency working group to study enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act relative to restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (see H.R. 7370), H10510 [20DE]

Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see S. 3784), S7925 [19DE]

——— award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 4942), H901 [6FE]

——— clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 7029), H9414 [2OC]

——— establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (see H.R. 5892), H4284 [21MY]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 7141), H9567 [16NO]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H1501 [8MR]

——— prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of any requirement to enter into such covenants (see S. 2782), S2485 [26AP]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see S. 3802), S7989 [20DE]

——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 3061), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6099), H5152 [13JN]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors through certain partnerships (see S. 3082), S3982 [18JN]

——— provide grants to State-recognized or federally recognized apprenticeship programs to support expansion, awareness, and prestige of such programs (see H.R. 6425), H6557 [18JY]

——— provide protections for employees receving tips by ensuring that all tips are the property of the employee and not the employer (see H.R. 5180), H1441 [6MR]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to certain workers adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see S. 3289), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 6395), H6462 [17JY]

——— remove certain restrictions on advertising and public relations by allowing workforce development boards to use Federal resources to advertise their services (see H.R. 5880), H4242 [18MY]

——— support development of pre-apprenticeship programs in building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural areas (see H.R. 6820), H8725 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend moratorium on oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 5014), H1177 [14FE]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H3928 [10MY]

——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4770), H168 [11JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off the coast of Mid-Atlantic States (see H.R. 6008), H4776 [5JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see S. 2292), S138 [10JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see S. 2298), S168 [11JA] (see H.R. 4774), H168 [11JA]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H676 [29JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: conduct study to identify disparities between communities in auto insurance costs and payout amounts based on predominant racial makeup of such communities (see H.R. 4885), H629 [25JA]

——— establish the STEM Education and Training Account (see H.R. 7353), H10336 [19DE]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (see S. 2353), S549 [29JA]

——— report on tax compliance relative to non-employer business income (see S. 3097), S4281 [20JN]

——— streamline requirements for currency transaction and suspicious activity reports (see H.R. 6892), H8884 [25SE]

——— take more prominent role in coordinating U.S. anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing policy and examinations (see H.R. 6858), H8738 [20SE]

——— update dollar amount thresholds for certain currency transaction and suspicious activity reports (see H.R. 6850), H8738 [20SE]

——— update dollar amount thresholds for certain currency transaction and suspicious activity reports and improve sharing of suspicious activity reports to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism (see H.R. 6068), H5093 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance rail safety and provide for safe and covered transport of materials in railroad cars (see H.R. 6497), H7155 [24JY]

——— 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]

——— establish grant program for the relocation of certain liquified petroleum gas storage facilities away from homes, schools, and other sensitive locations (see H.R. 6489), H7154 [24JY]

——— improve consumer protections for customers of air ambulance operators (see S. 2812), S2623 [10MY]

——— improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports (see S. 3273), S5360 [25JY]

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

——— promulgate regulations to protect airline consumers in the case of cancelled flights (see S. 3156), S4733 [28JN]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement national employer notification service (see S. 3603), S6816 [11OC] (see H.R. 6518), H7686 [25JY]

——— require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards for purchase of airfares and related passenger air transportation services (see S. 3183), S4843 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program by using multiple regional prime vendors and medical professionals with relevant expertise to develop the medical-surgical formulary (see S. 3737), S7431 [11DE] (see H.R. 5418), H3052 [29MR]

——— improve procurement practices (see S. 3794), S7926 [19DE]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 5577), H3448 [19AP]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H1126 [13FE]

District of Columbia: authorize to enter into multi-year agreements to carry out certain public-private partnership projects and make payments for termination costs under such agreements in any fiscal year (see H.R. 7020), H9414 [2OC]

Drugs: encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see S. 3787), S7926 [19DE]

——— enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing ability of Dept. of Justice and FTC to enforce existing antitrust laws relative to biologic and biosimilar products (see H.R. 6478), H6649 [23JY]

——— impose a fee on opioid manufacturers to fund an increase in drug addiction treatment capacity (see S. 3711), S7319 [5DE]

——— improve oversight of new opioids and education of prescribers, limit availability of addictive painkillers, strengthen prescription drug monitoring, and establish drug disposal programs (see S. 2729), S2342 [23AP] (see H.R. 5865), H4209 [17MY]

——— increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 5634), H3705 [26AP]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (see H.R. 4779), H168 [11JA]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see H.R. 6576), H7722 [26JY]

——— require retail sellers of opioids to verify identity of prospective purchaser and enter certain information about purchase into respective State’s prescription drug monitoring system (see H.R. 5219), H1501 [8MR]

——— strengthen penalties on drug companies that fail to monitor and report suspicious opioid distribution practices and increase transparency of Federal oversight of opioid manufacturing and advertising (see S. 2440), S1164 [15FE]

——— study and report on policy and regulatory changes that may have contributed to the opioid epidemic (see H.R. 5914), H4583 [22MY]

——— urge action to increase equity within the legal cannabis marketplace (see H. Res. 943), H5200 [14JN]

Economic Development Administration: terminate (see H.R. 6023), H4848 [6JN]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (see H. Res. 905), H4283 [21MY]

Education: provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 5962), H4728 [24MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 136), H5816 [27JN]

——— expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see S. 2313), S187 [16JA] (see H.R. 4884), H629 [25JA]

——— prohibit establishment of a corporation to conceal election contributions and donations by foreign nationals (see S. 2939), S2877 [23MY]

——— require information sharing relative to ownership of election service providers (see S. 3572), S6815 [11OC]

——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see S. 3573), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 6449), H6588 [19JY]

Employment: advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 6623), H7724 [26JY]

——— allow employers to offer short-term savings accounts with automatic contribution arrangements for financial emergencies (see S. 3218), S5003 [17JY]

——— carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 5018), H1177 [14FE]

——— ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see H.R. 6189), H5506 [21JN]

——— extend age discrimination protections to additional employees (see H.R. 6811), H8725 [13SE]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6417), H6557 [18JY]

——— prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee (see S. 2480), S1316 [1MR] (see H.R. 5632), H3705 [26AP]

——— prohibit employers from requiring workers to enter into non-compete covenants and require employers to notify potential employees of illegality of such covenants (see H.R. 5631), H3705 [26AP]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 3615), S6964 [14NO] (see H.R. 7109), H9460 [30OC]

——— provide for a program that employs pay-for-performance financing for workforce development projects (see S. 3601), S6816 [11OC]

——— provide for E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation (see S. 3386), S5932 [23AU]

——— recognize importance of funding workforce development programs (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

——— require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (see H.R. 4972), H974 [7FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 2994), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 6406), H6463 [17JY]

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] (see H. Res. 834), H3441 [18AP]

——— ensure phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons manufacturing to support next-generation technologies (see S. 2448), S1164 [15FE]

——— establish a voluntary program to reduce emissions from wood heaters (see S. 3779), S7925 [19DE]

——— provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers, automobile manufacturers, and consumers to allow for fuel choice options (see S. 3761), S7656 [17DE]

——— reallocate renewable fuel obligation of certain exempted small refineries to other refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers (see H.R. 6731), H7941 [7SE]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see S. 2602), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 7347), H10336 [19DE]

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]

——— impose sanctions against individuals and companies working on Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe (see H.R. 6384), H6262 [16JY]

——— reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 3229), S5066 [18JY]

——— reject Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, support energy security and diversification, and impose sanctions against individuals and companies working on pipeline (see H. Res. 1035), H7724 [26JY]

European Union: reaffirm trade and investment partnership with the U.S. is critical to economic and national security, prioritize fair trade, and support and make permanent the exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs (see H. Res. 810), H3059 [5AP]

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program (see S. 2506), S1452 [7MR] (see H.R. 5701), H3833 [8MY]

——— modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools (see S. 2792), S2517 [7MY]

——— prioritize reduction in noise pollution in air commerce (see H.R. 6558), H7721 [26JY]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (see H.R. 5346), H1727 [20MR]

——— require air carriers to disclose date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance (see S. 3026), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 6028), H4979 [7JN]

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), S2440 [25AP] (see H.R. 4948), H901 [6FE]

Families and domestic relations: repeal certain limits on leave for a husband and wife employed by the same employer (see S. 3593), S6815 [11OC]

FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 6145), H5284 [19JN]

FCC: allow telecommunications carriers to use high cost universal service support to aid in restoration of telecommunications capabilities in areas which have been declared a major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4832), H552 [18JA]

——— clarify prohibitions on making robocalls (see S. 3078), S3982 [18JN] (see H.R. 6026), H4979 [7JN]

——— conduct an annual inquiry on availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts (see H.R. 4876), H624 [22JA]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (see S.J. Res. 52), S1243 [27FE] (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE] (see H.J. Res. 131), H3052 [29MR]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (see H. Res. 873), H3782 [7MY]

——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls (see S. 2705), S2261 [18AP] (see H.R. 5573), H3441 [18AP]

——— facilitate a spectrum pipeline for commercial use and require a portion of proceeds from spectrum auctions to go to wireless broadband infrastructure buildout in unserved and underserved rural areas (see H.R. 4953), H901 [6FE]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 3149), S4512 [27JN] (see S. 3655), S7051 [15NO] (see H.R. 7392), H10586 [21DE]

——— issue merger review decisions on transfer of control or assignment of any license or authorization expeditiously (see S. 2847), S2679 [15MY]

——— lengthen statute of limitations for enforcing robocall violations (see S. 2694), S2261 [18AP]

——— prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see H.R. 5633), H3705 [26AP]

——— promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 4814), H477 [17JA]

——— provide for a moratorium on telephone number reassignment after a disaster declaration (see H.R. 7131), H9525 [14NO]

——— provide for carriage of certain television broadcast stations (see H.R. 6954), H9150 [27SE]

——— reduce number of unlawful robocalls and unlawful spoofed calls received by consumers (see H.R. 7151), H9568 [16NO]

——— repeal certain television carriage, retransmission, and ownership regulations (see H.R. 6465), H6648 [23JY]

——— require approval or denial of a license transfer application within a certain number of days of submission (see H.R. 7365), H10510 [20DE]

——— require continued application of certain local broadcasting requirements to licensees even if such licensees change from a very high frequency station to an ultra high frequency station (see S. 3632), S7050 [15NO]

——— require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 2973), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 5983), H4732 [25MY]

FCC/FTC: establish a joint robocaller bounty pilot program (see H.R. 7343), H10336 [19DE]

FDA: ban use of ortho-phthalate chemicals as food contact substances (see S. 3155), S4733 [28JN]

——— encourage development of priority antimicrobial products through award of a transferable exclusivity extension period (see H.R. 6294), H5975 [28JN]

——— ensure valid generic drugs may enter the market by removing generic drug exclusivity period from any generic company that enters into pay-for-delay settlements with brand-name drug manufacturers (see S. 2476), S1286 [28FE]

——— establish Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board (see H.R. 5739), H3885 [9MY]

——— hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for illegal marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic (see S. 2691), S2218 [17AP] (see H.R. 5782), H3935 [11MY]

——— prevent inter partes review process for challenging patents from diminishing competition in the pharmaceutical industry and provide incentives for drug innovation (see S. 3738), S7431 [11DE] (see H.R. 7251), H10102 [11DE]

——— provide greater oversight over advertising and other promotion materials for opioid drugs to ensure that such materials do not mislead consumers and exacerbate existing crisis (see S. 3420), S6059 [6SE]

——— provide that labeling of certain single ingredient foods is not required to include the term ‘‘added sugar’’ (see H.R. 6634), H7724 [26JY]

——— require label of drugs with an increased risk of suicide or depression to prominently detail those side effects (see H.R. 6717), H7919 [6SE]

——— require manufacturers of drugs to post names of countries in which their drugs are manufactured on their Internet websites (see S. 3105), S4343 [21JN]

——— require risk evaluation and mitigation strategy communication plans provide information on State and Federal regulation of controlled substances including the option to partially fill a prescription (see S. 2608), S1947 [22MR]

——— shorten exclusivity period for brand name biological products (see H.R. 6577), H7722 [26JY]

FDIC: clarify exclusions from definition of a deposit broker (see H.R. 6866), H8742 [24SE]

——— exclude affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions in the definition of deposit broker (see H.R. 6158), H5362 [20JN]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 4875), H624 [22JA] (see H.R. 7346), H10336 [19DE]

——— improve approval process for applications to install communications technology on Federal property (see H.R. 4802), H403 [16JA] (see H.R. 4847), H581 [19JA]

——— prohibit any Federal payment for lodging, events, food, or other travel expenses incurred at a hotel owned or operated by the President, Vice President, or Cabinet members (see H.R. 5304), H1651 [15MR]

——— prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment (see S. 2391), S704 [7FE] (see H.R. 4747), H82 [9JA]

——— promote communications facilities deployment on Federal property (see H.R. 4795), H403 [16JA]

——— provide for appropriate use of bridge contracts in Federal procurement (see S. 2413), S840 [8FE]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 7215), H9763 [3DE]

——— require certain contractors to meet a requirement relative to registered apprenticeship programs (see H.R. 6693), H7781 [31AU]

——— require certain financial regulators to carry out independent study of regulated entities’ processes for allowing third parties to access consumer-authorized financial data (see H.R. 6789), H8170 [12SE]

——— require consideration of the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts (see H.R. 6686), H7776 [28AU]

——— require publication of annual reports required under ‘‘Buy American Hire American’’ Executive order (see S. 3006), S3034 [6JN]

Federal contracts: require sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors (see H.R. 5113), H1333 [27FE]

Federal employees: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see S. 3244), S5107 [19JY] (see H.R. 6452), H6588 [19JY]

——— provide for investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan that does not include investment in any fossil fuel companies (see S. 3424), S6059 [6SE]

Federal Maritime Commission: provide statutory authority for Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services and increase public awareness and understanding of ocean shipping services agreements and such Office (see H.R. 6303), H5986 [3JY]

FEMA: carry out a pilot program to enhance mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and availability of that data to stakeholders to help understand and mitigate flooding risks (see S. 2701), S2261 [18AP] (see H.R. 5569), H3441 [18AP]

——— establish a contractor review process for vendors seeking disaster response contracts (see H.R. 4995), H1074 [8FE]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.: establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against regulated brokers or brokerage firms (see S. 2499), S1378 [6MR]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks and financial service companies in order to prevent future Government bailouts (see S. 3542), S6495 [3OC] (see H.R. 7006), H9406 [28SE] (see H.R. 7383), H10510 [20DE]

——— amend laws relative to sharing of suspicious activity reports within a financial group (see H.R. 6853), H8738 [20SE]

——— clarify treatment of shareholder claims arising from appointment of a conservator or receiver for certain depository institutions (see H.R. 7323), H10269 [17DE]

——— ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (H.R. 4607), consideration (see H. Res. 747), H1265 [26FE]

——— establish exemption from credit valuation adjustment calculation for uncleared derivatives transactions with end-users so that U.S. companies are not disadvantaged (see H.R. 5323), H1697 [19MR]

——— exempt certain small entities dealing in foreign exchange that serve small- and medium-sized businesses from certain capital and margin requirements (see S. 2428), S967 [14FE] (see H.R. 6162), H5362 [20JN]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (H.R. 4545), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H1541 [13MR]

——— permit captive insurance companies that were members of a Federal Home Loan Bank prior to a certain date to continue to be eligible to be members of such a Bank (see S. 2361), S581 [30JA]

——— 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] (see H.R. 5783), H3935 [11MY]

——— provide national standard for data security and breach notification on behalf of all consumers (see H.R. 6743), H7941 [7SE]

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

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H1541 [13MR]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4746), H82 [9JA]

——— stop financial institution crime, conduct due diligence relative to criminal conduct or civil fraud, and create accountability in deferred prosecution agreements (see S. 2544), S1735 [14MR]

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

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

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and gun trafficking (see S. 2502), S1378 [6MR]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see S. 3211), S4951 [12JY] (see H.R. 6075), H5093 [12JN]

——— improve National Instant Criminal Background Check System procedures for firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers and report on default firearm transfers (see H.R. 7027), H9414 [2OC]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see S. 2627), S1948 [22MR] (see H.R. 5383), H2040 [22MR]

——— prohibit sale, acquisition, distribution, or import of certain firearms or ammunition parts, prohibit certain marketing or advertising of such parts, and require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 7115), H9462 [2NO]

——— require every firearms seller to conduct background checks before selling a gun and prove the purchase was approved by the National Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 7274), H10169 [12DE]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 6624), H7724 [26JY]

Fish and fishing: provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain tariffs imposed by other countries (see H.R. 6528), H7686 [25JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (see H. Res. 965), H5748 [26JN]

Flagstaff, AZ: remove Federal reversion interest in certain non-Federal land owned by Win Oil Co., Inc., to unencumber the title and allow for economic development (see H.R. 7244), H9820 [10DE]

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

Foreign countries: foster commercial relations with foreign countries and support American business interests abroad in the conduct of foreign policy (see H.R. 7153), H9568 [16NO]

——— prohibit boycotting of countries friendly to the U.S. (see H.R. 6095), H5152 [13JN]

Foreign Service: allow officers to terminate residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts while deployed (see H.R. 5167), H1372 [5MR]

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]

——— provide for congressional review of the imposition of duties and other trade measures by the executive branch (see H.R. 5281), H1608 [14MR] (see H.R. 5760), H3929 [10MY]

——— require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (see S. 3013), S3035 [6JN] (see H.R. 6337), H6111 [11JY]

——— require congressional approval of certain trade remedies including tariffs (see H.R. 6923), H9089 [26SE]

——— require that any trade agreement eligible for expedited consideration by Congress include requirements relative to paying adequate wages and maintaining sustainable production methods (see S. 2566), S1765 [15MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 2918), S2835 [22MY]

FRS: modify registration and supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies (see H.R. 5059), H1212 [15FE]

——— provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (see H.R. 4790), H172 [12JA]

——— provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (see H. Res. 811), H3094 [10AP]

——— provide relief from Volcker rule prohibiting the conduct of certain investment activities for community banks (see H.R. 5659), H3741 [27AP]

——— reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Stress Test process (H.R. 4293), consideration (see H. Res. 780), H1607 [14MR]

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] (see H.R. 7354), H10336 [19DE]

——— eliminate common carrier exemption for telecommunications companies in order to allow investigation of companies that enable illegal robocalling (see S. 3668), S7190 [28NO]

——— 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]

——— establish Office of Cybersecurity to provide oversight of data security at credit reporting agencies (see S. 2289), S138 [10JA]

——— exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (see S. 2847), S2679 [15MY] (see H.R. 5645), H3741 [27AP]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 2932), S2877 [23MY] (see H.R. 5930), H4692 [23MY]

——— implement and enforce Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act relative to certain common carriers (see H.R. 6943), H9150 [27SE]

——— permit voluntary economic activity by limiting enforcement of antitrust laws (see S. 2491), S1338 [5MR]

——— prohibit circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (see S. 3639), S7050 [15NO] (see H.R. 7160), H9568 [16NO]

——— prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 5464), H3095 [10AP]

——— prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 5502), H3209 [12AP]

——— prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and ensure compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan, but on sales to individuals who use products or services sold (see S. 3), S7256 [3DE]

——— promulgate regulations relative to sensitive personal information or behavioral data (see H.R. 6864), H8742 [24SE]

——— protect privacy of users of social media and other online platforms (see S. 2728), S2342 [23AP]

——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see H.R. 6548), H7721 [26JY]

——— require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see S. 2640), S2040 [10AP]

——— review and revise standards for safeguarding customer information to ensure that consumer reporting agencies and service providers maintain sufficient safeguards against cyber attacks and related threats (see H.R. 5166), H1372 [5MR]

GAO: conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (see S. 3179), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 6069), H5093 [12JN]

——— report on compliance of contracting agencies with subcontracting plans and subcontracting goals under the Small Business Act (see H.R. 5144), H1340 [1MR]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend and make technical changes to competitive need limitations provision (see H.R. 4979), H1074 [8FE]

Government regulations: provide a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services (see H.R. 6974), H9405 [28SE]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (see H. Res. 985), H6040 [10JY]

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

——— prohibit from awarding contracts to certain insured depository institutions that avoid doing business with certain companies that are engaged in lawful commerce based solely on social policy (see S. 3539), S6438 [2OC]

Guam: allow the Governor to determine need for temporary nonimmigrant workers (see H.R. 6480), H7154 [24JY]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: amend (see H.R. 6763), H8107 [10SE]

Health: promote transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4808), H403 [16JA]

Healthy Food Financing Initiative: reauthorize (see H.R. 5017), H1177 [14FE]

Hemp History Week: designate (see S. Res. 532), S2991 [5JN]

House Rules: prohibit, with limited exceptions, participation of any Member, officer, or employee of the House on the board of any publicly held or publicly regulated corporation, financial institution, or business entity (see H. Res. 1043), H7758 [21AU]

Human rights: require certain companies to disclose measures taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and child labor within the company’s supply chains (see H.R. 7089), H9443 [23OC]

Immigration: change first-time illegal entry into the U.S. from a misdemeanor to a felony and make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (see H.R. 6318), H6040 [10JY]

——— create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program (see H.R. 6536), H7687 [25JY]

——— expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (see S. 2466), S1286 [28FE]

——— increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see S. 2293), S167 [11JA] (see H.R. 4777), H168 [11JA]

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

——— prioritize the allocation of H-2B work visas for States with low unemployment rates (see S. 2972), S2924 [24MY]

Information technology: clarify regulation of electronic records, signatures, and contracts created, stored, or secured on or through a blockchain and provide standards on legality and enforceability of such documents (see H.R. 7002), H9406 [28SE]

——— create registry of Federal assets on which a communications facility or communications infrastructure could be constructed to address lack of broadband Internet access in rural areas (see H.R. 4798), H403 [16JA]

——— encourage edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include certain data protections in their policies (see H. Res. 1039), H7734 [31JY]

——— ensure Federal funds for construction or acquisition of broadband facilities are not spent in areas where sufficient broadband is already offered or where network deployment is already funded (see H. Res. 690), H169 [11JA]

——— preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for the interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 6044), H4980 [7JN]

——— prioritize development of and support for blockchain technology and digital currencies and prevent and condemn illicit use of such technology (see H. Res. 1102), H9406 [28SE]

——— support research and development of blockchain technology and provide for a thoughtful and innovation-friendly regulatory approach (see H. Res. 1108), H9406 [28SE]

Ingalls Shipbuilding (company): anniversary (see S. Res. 673), S6816 [11OC]

Insurance: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer to expressly exclude a captive insurance company (see H.R. 7133), H9525 [14NO]

——— expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 6292), H5975 [28JN]

——— improve affordability, undo sabotage, and increase access to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5155), H1372 [5MR]

——— increase accountability of insurance companies, strengthen consumer protections, and improve quality and affordability of health insurance (see S. 2582), S1875 [21MR]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 2303), S168 [11JA]

Internet: protect victims by providing for the expeditious removal of nonconsensual sexually intimate imagery and encourage responsible practices by online service providers (see H.R. 6917), H9089 [26SE]

Interstate commerce: regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce by prohibiting imposition of sales taxes on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing State (see S. 3180), S4734 [28JN]

Investments: reform the private retirement system by establishing USA Retirement Funds (see H.R. 7148), H9567 [16NO]

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see S. 3516), S6342 [26SE] (see H.R. 5132), H1340 [1MR]

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

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]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in the U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 4923), H782 [5FE]

Labor Management Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Labor unions: clarify term labor organization (see H.R. 5665), H3741 [27AP]

——— ensure labor organization transparency and accountability (see H.R. 5230), H1501 [8MR]

——— protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations and payment of dues or fees to such organizations for nonrepresentational activity (see H.R. 6544), H7720 [26JY]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: recognize accomplishments and economic contributions of LGBT entrepreneurs and small business owners (see H. Res. 969), H5749 [26JN]

Li Ka-shing: tribute (see S. Res. 520), S2878 [23MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Presidents, Vice Presidents, Members of Congress, and other executive branch officers from lobbying and prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts to former elected officials (see H.R. 5289), H1608 [14MR]

——— require disclosure of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering (see S. 2896), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 7104), H9459 [30OC]

Marketplace Fairness Act: declare enactment would harm the economy by creating an online sales tax that would create undue burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs and provide no benefit to States without sales taxes (see S. Res. 433), S1686 [13MR]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 3702), S7275 [4DE] (see H.R. 7223), H9767 [6DE]

Medicare: establish part E public health plans available to everyone (see S. 2708), S2262 [18AP] (see H.R. 6117), H5200 [14JN]

——— exempt from certain criminal penalties the offering and use of certain pharmaceutical manufacturer copayment coupons to waive or reduce cost-sharing otherwise applied under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 6488), H7154 [24JY]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 6431), H6557 [18JY]

——— require Dept. of HHS to determine covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6574), H7722 [26JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 5150), H1340 [1MR]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see H.R. 5958), H4728 [24MY]

——— suspend payments by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending investigation of credible allegations of fraud by pharmacies (see S. 3327), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 5676), H3749 [3MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit from buying or selling individual securities (see S. 3451), S6189 [17SE]

——— require disclosure of business ties with foreign entities (see H.R. 5469), H3146 [11AP]

——— require timely filing of reports on transactions in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities (see H.R. 5458), H3095 [10AP]

Minimum wage: provide consequences to States that reduce their State minimum wage and redirect Federal funding to those States to the neediest localities (see H.R. 7374), H10510 [20DE]

Money: define the dollar as a fixed weight of gold (see H.R. 5404), H2041 [22MR]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 3214), S4965 [16JY] (see H.R. 5904), H4582 [22MY]

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]

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board: increase transparency (see H.R. 5614), H3574 [25AP]

NASA: designate Marshall Space Flight Center to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base (see H.R. 5345), H1727 [20MR]

——— extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (see S. 7), S7132 [27NO] (see H.R. 7265), H10168 [12DE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 657), S6356 [27SE] (see H. Res. 1065), H8726 [13SE]

National Business Traveler Day: designate (see H. Res. 836), H3452 [23AP]

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

National Fishing and Boating Week: designate (see H. Res. 871), H3782 [7MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: enhance reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers on accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries and make vehicle safety information publicly available (see S. 3344), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 7192), H9742 [29NO]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see S. 3064), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6080), H5151 [13JN]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see S. Res. 418), S1287 [28FE] (see H. Res. 756), H1334 [27FE]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish (see S. 2806), S2594 [9MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 498), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 840), H3506 [24AP] (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: carry out activities relative to development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map to assist rural broadband development (see H.R. 4810), H477 [17JA]

——— establish an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service (see H.R. 4839), H553 [18JA]

——— make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see H.R. 4817), H478 [17JA]

National Travel and Tourism Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 534), S2991 [5JN]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 558), S4734 [28JN] (see H. Res. 977), H5976 [28JN]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 632), S6223 [18SE]

——— observance (see H. Res. 1100), H9406 [28SE]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 4985), H1074 [8FE]

Natural resources: recognize that national parks, national forests, and public lands and waters contribute greatly to our economic and physical well being and can be further improved by public-private partnerships (see H. Res. 794), H1754 [21MR]

News media: provide a temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see H.R. 5190), H1475 [7MR]

NIST: allow State Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to award grants to small and medium sized manufacturers for purposes of training new workers to replace departing experienced workers (see S. 3126), S4369 [25JN] (see S. 3778), S7925 [19DE]

NLRB: establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations (see S. 2810), S2594 [9MY] (see H.R. 5728), H3884 [9MY]

——— permit employers to unilaterally cease to deduct from employees’ paychecks dues owed to a labor organization when the agreement establishing such a deduction expires and allow employees to cancel such deductions (see H.R. 6412), H6463 [17JY]

NSF: develop an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies (see S. 9), S7132 [27NO] (see H.R. 5086), H1265 [26FE]

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]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: permit the public to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the Internet (see S. 2310), S187 [16JA]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3757), S7586 [13DE]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely affect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (see S. Res. 395), S704 [7FE]

OMB: establish accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain small businesses (see H.R. 5337), H1727 [20MR]

——— establish accelerated payments applicable to Dept. of Defense contracts with certain small businesses (see S. 2893), S2835 [22MY]

OSHA: require immediate notification to an employer of a penalty, prohibit public notice of such citation for a certain period, and require public notice when an employer successfully contests any proposed penalty (see H.R. 5870), H4209 [17MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: support public awareness of importance of trademarks, including goals and ideals of National Trademark Exposition (see S. Res. 580), S5066 [18JY]

Patents: amend laws relative to actions for patent infringement (see H.R. 7036), H9419 [5OC]

——— include exclusive economic zone as part of U.S. for patent infringement (see H.R. 7201), H9743 [29NO]

——— prohibit avoidance of drug patent reviews regardless of sovereign immunity claims facilitated by the transfer of patents to Indian tribes (see S. 2514), S1452 [7MR]

——— provide that certain bad faith communications in connection with assertion of a patent are unfair or deceptive acts or practices (see H.R. 6370), H6195 [13JY]

——— restore patent rights to inventors (see H.R. 6557), H7721 [26JY]

——— strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 5340), H1727 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 3063), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 5963), H4728 [24MY]

——— ensure any replacement allows States to reform their individual health insurance markets provided that such reform includes certain features (see H. Res. 1089), H9151 [27SE]

——— ensure that pre-existing condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 6496), H7154 [24JY]

——— extend moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 4831), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4894), H677 [29JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), consideration (see H. Res. 1059), H8169 [12SE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 2670), S2141 [16AP]

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]

Pensions: authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design (see H.R. 4997), H1125 [13FE]

——— incentivize automatic enrollment and escalation of contributions to workplace retirement plans and facilitate participation in such plans by small businesses (see S. 3221), S5003 [17JY]

——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 3219), S5003 [17JY]

——— provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspapers (see H.R. 6377), H6262 [16JY]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 7324), H10269 [17DE]

——— prohibit biological product manufacurers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product companies to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products into the market (see S. 3792), S7926 [19DE]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 3792), S7926 [19DE]

Political campaigns: ban contributions by foreign-controlled corporations and foreign-affiliated nonprofit organizations, prohibit foreign involvement in election activities, and reform Foreign Agents Registration Act (see H.R. 6249), H5815 [27JN]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3150), S4512 [27JN] (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

——— require donor disclosure for certain organizations accepting donations from foreign nationals (see S. 2966), S2924 [24MY]

Political ethics: improve anti-corruption and public integrity laws by strengthening lobbying laws, disclosing conflicts of interest, improving judicial integrity, and requiring more financial disclosure by elected officials (see S. 3357), S5759 [21AU] (see H.R. 7140), H9567 [16NO]

——— strengthen ethical standards in the Federal Government to prevent Government corruption and ensure transparency and accountability (see H.R. 7167), H9573 [20NO]

Postal Service: establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers and review foreign practices relative to exchange of e-commerce goods with the U.S. (see H.R. 5524), H3342 [16AP]

——— improve operations, service, and transparency (see S. 2629), S1948 [22MR]

Power resources: establish Clean Energy Victory Bonds to increase investment in domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 5586), H3452 [23AP]

——— improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity (see S. 3056), S3760 [12JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: disclose use of Federal funds with any privately held company owned by the President (see H.R. 5873), H4209 [17MY]

——— prohibit corrupt foreign influence over the President, the Vice President, and their immediate family members (see H.R. 6466), H6648 [23JY]

——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 2321), S300 [18JA] (see H.R. 4826), H552 [18JA]

Privacy: encourage companies to apply privacy protections included in European Union General Data Protection Regulation to U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 523), S2924 [24MY]

——— give option to delete personal information collected by Internet operators resulting from Internet activity prior to age 13 (see S. 2965), S2924 [24MY]

——— prohibit entities from requiring individuals to submit to arbitration for disputes arising from a security breach (see H.R. 5165), H1372 [5MR]

——— prohibit requests for disclosure of a Social Security account number in commercial transactions (see H.R. 7239), H9819 [10DE]

——— require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice in the case of a breach of security involving such information (see H.R. 5388), H2040 [22MR]

Public buildings: reduce costs of Federal real estate and improve building security (see H.R. 6194), H5580 [22JN]

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] (see H.R. 6021), H4848 [6JN]

——— increase transparency (see H.R. 5614), H3574 [25AP]

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see S. 2865), S2724 [16MY]

Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council To End Human Trafficking: establish (see H.R. 7271), H10169 [12DE]

Puerto Rico: support businesses and extend child tax credits for families (see H.R. 5975), H4731 [25MY]

Real estate: clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 3726), S7356 [6DE]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H3750 [3MY]

——— recognize religious freedom of, and historic contributions by, the American Muslim community (see S. Res. 555), S4281 [20JN]

Reman Day: designate (see H. Res. 822), H3209 [12AP]

Renewable energy: provide support for production of algae (see H.R. 5373), H1754 [21MR]

SBA: increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (see S. 2527), S1578 [8MR]

——— modify method for prescribing size standards for business concerns (see S. 3562), S6732 [9OC] (see H.R. 6330), H6110 [11JY]

——— provide contracting assistance for small businesses in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 5178), H1441 [6MR]

——— specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (see H.R. 6367), H6195 [13JY]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see S. 3561), S6731 [9OC] (see H.R. 7199), H9743 [29NO]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (see S. 3143), S4410 [26JN] (see H.R. 6227), H5748 [26JN]

——— provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see S. 3296), S5455 [30JY]

SEC: allow for registration of venture exchanges (see S. 3723), S7356 [6DE] (see H.R. 5877), H4242 [18MY]

——— allow the owning of certain securities by, change capital structure requirements of, and revise certain rules relative to business development companies (see S. 2324), S300 [18JA]

——— carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (see S. 3578), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 6139), H5284 [19JN]

——— carry out study of direct and indirect underwriting fees, including gross spreads, for mid-sized initial public offerings (see H.R. 6324), H6041 [10JY]

——— change quarterly reporting requirement for certain registered securities to a semi-annual requirement (see H.R. 6918), H9089 [26SE]

——— clarify definition and regulation of digital tokens and tax treatment of virtual currency (see H.R. 7356), H10509 [20DE]

——— create a safe harbor for finders and private placement brokers (see H.R. 6127), H5224 [15JN]

——— exempt emerging growth companies and other smaller companies from requirements to use Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 5054), H1212 [15FE]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see S. 3518), S6355 [27SE]

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

——— expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions (see S. 2347), S520 [25JA]

——— extend certain exemptions and reduced disclosure requirements for companies that were emerging growth companies and would continue to be emerging growth companies if not for certain restrictions (see H.R. 6130), H5224 [15JN]

——— implement rules simplifying the quarterly financial reporting regime (see S. 3575), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 5970), H4729 [24MY]

——— issue regulations to require public corporations to disclose political expenditures (see H.R. 5670), H3746 [1MY]

——— prohibit consolidated audit trail from accepting personally identifying information (see H.R. 4785), H172 [12JA]

——— prohibit from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property without issuance of a subpoena (see S. 3733), S7385 [10DE]

——— provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty (see H.R. 4738), H18 [8JA]

——— remove limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company (see H.R. 6049), H5020 [8JN]

——— repeal rule making open market stock repurchases by public companies easier and require percentage of company boards to be picked by employees (see S. 2605), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 6096), H5152 [13JN]

——— require certain additional disclosure by pharmaceutical companies relative to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see S. 2885), S2773 [17MY]

——— require certain issuers to disclose information on foreign jurisdictions that prevent the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from performing inspections (see H.R. 7234), H9819 [10DE]

——— require disclosure of payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination (see S. 2454), S1243 [27FE] (see H.R. 5028), H1178 [14FE]

——— require investment advisers who advise a private fund that owns an emergency services company to disclose average response times of emergency vehicles deployed by such company in response to 9-1-1 calls (see H.R. 6155), H5285 [19JN]

——— require issuers to disclose certain activities relative to climate change (see S. 3481), S6277 [24SE]

——— require issuers to disclose in an annual report any substantial financial relationship with any manufacturer or dealer of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 5106), H1332 [27FE]

——— require issuers with a multi-class stock structure to make certain disclosures in any proxy or consent solicitation material (see H.R. 6322), H6041 [10JY]

——— 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 H.R. 6638), H7732 [27JY]

——— revise definitions of a qualifying portfolio company and a qualifying investment to include emerging growth companies and their equity securities to exempt venture capital fund advisers from registration (see S. 3576), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 6177), H5505 [21JN]

——— revise regulations relative to qualifications of natural persons as accredited investors (see S. 2756), S2440 [25AP]

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act (see H.R. 5051), H1212 [15FE]

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see S. 3650), S7051 [15NO] (see H.R. 6745), H7941 [7SE]

——— study rule 10b5-1 trading plans relative to the definition of insider trading (see H.R. 6320), H6040 [10JY]

——— study the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the definition of a diversified company (see H.R. 6319), H6040 [10JY]

Securities: establish certain procurement procedures relative to businesses wholly owned through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) (see H.R. 7206), H9757 [30NO]

——— provide for exclusive Federal jurisdiction over certain civil securities fraud actions (see S. 3421), S6059 [6SE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation of Richard Goldberg in Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Co., et al. v. John Doe, et al. (see S. Res. 457), S2075 [11AP]

Sexual harassment: establish a national commission to combat workplace sexual harassment (see H.R. 7345), H10336 [19DE]

Ships and vessels: expand domestic content requirements for certain shipboard components (see S. 2731), S2342 [23AP]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see S. 2916), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), H4284 [21MY]

Small business: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H1541 [13MR]

——— enact certain laws relating to small business as a new section of the U.S. Code (see H.R. 6389), H6263 [16JY]

——— establish small business development centers internationally and promote international commerce (see H.R. 6706), H7870 [5SE]

——— provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (see H.R. 4754), H131 [10JA]

——— reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 5669), H3746 [1MY]

Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 1110), H9414 [2OC]

Social Security: expand scope of transparency reporting requirements on ownership or investment interests of health care providers and others, and increase penalties for violating such requirements (see S. 3770), S7790 [18DE]

——— improve transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests (see S. 3000), S3034 [6JN]

——— 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]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for payment of performance royalties to certain producers, mixers, and sound engineers of sound recordings (see S. 2625), S1948 [22MR]

Space policy: reduce regulatory burdens and streamline processes relative to commercial space activities (see S. 3277), S5361 [25JY]

——— revise certain laws as necessary to keep them current and make technical amendments (see H.R. 6342), H6172 [12JY]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (H.R. 2193), consideration (see H. Res. 790), H1698 [19MR]

Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: rename in honor of Louise McIntosh Slaughter (see H.R. 6870), H8883 [25SE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 464), S2141 [16AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: repeal and use funds to cancel student loan debt and increase Pell grants (see H.R. 5928), H4692 [23MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns (see H.R. 5463), H3095 [10AP]

——— allow certain areas affected by certain federally declared disasters to be designated as opportunity zones (see H.R. 7242), H9820 [10DE]

——— allow for a credit against tax for placing in service qualified broadband property to expand the level of broadband service in a qualified rural census tract (see H.R. 6871), H8883 [25SE]

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see S. 2950), S2923 [24MY]

——— allow unreimbursed employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions (see H.R. 6812), H8725 [13SE]

——— allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see S. 2718), S2321 [19AP] (see H.R. 7086), H9443 [23OC]

——— ban retroactive taxation of Internet commerce (see H.R. 7184), H9690 [28NO]

——— ban retroactive taxation of Internet commerce and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see S. 3725), S7356 [6DE]

——— deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 7342), H10336 [19DE]

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 6658), H7747 [7AU]

——— deny deduction for executive compensation unless the employer maintains profit-sharing distributions for employees (see H.R. 6976), H9405 [28SE]

——— deny deduction for severance payments made in connection with sexual misconduct (see H.R. 4748), H82 [9JA]

——— eliminate certain tax breaks and benefits and use savings to invest in affordable housing for extremely low- and very low-income families (see H.R. 7375), H10510 [20DE]

——— eliminate tax breaks, deductions, and credits for corporations that lock out workers during a labor dispute and prohibit deductions and credits for wages and benefits paid to temporary workers during labor lockouts (see S. 3544), S6495 [3OC]

——— eliminate tax preferences for foreign profits by repealing reduced rate of tax on foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (see H.R. 5145), H1340 [1MR]

——— eliminate taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (see S. 2674), S2141 [16AP]

——— encourage employers to hire individuals working in dying industries or occupations made obsolete by technology (see S. 2648), S2075 [11AP]

——— encourage retirement savings (see S. 2526), S1578 [8MR] (see H.R. 5282), H1608 [14MR]

——— ensure workers and communities that are responsible for record corporate profits benefit from the wealth that those workers and communities help to create (see S. 2505), S1378 [6MR]

——— equalize charitable mileage rate with business travel rate (see H.R. 5662), H3741 [27AP]

——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see S. 6), S7088 [26NO] (see H.R. 7235), H9819 [10DE]

——— exclude employer contributions to student loan repayment from income (see S. 3595), S6815 [11OC]

——— exclude from definition of personal holding company income certain royalties and rents derived from active trade or business (see H.R. 5813), H3976 [15MY]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see S. 3086), S4035 [19JN]

——— exempt from foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by U.S. territory and possession insurers (see H.R. 5651), H3741 [27AP]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 3459), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 5536), H3396 [17AP]

——— extend credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 3412), S6058 [6SE]

——— extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 5579), H3451 [23AP]

——— extend refined coal production tax credit and modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see H.R. 5159), H1372 [5MR]

——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies (see S. 3791), S7926 [19DE] (see H.R. 7173), H9667 [27NO]

——— impose a tax on large employers whose employees receive certain Federal benefits because the employees’ income is below a living wage (see S. 3410), S6038 [5SE]

——— increase excise tax and special occupational tax relative to firearms and increase transfer tax on any other weapon (see H.R. 5103), H1332 [27FE]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and allow limited annual carryforward of unused dependent care flexible spending arrangement account balances (see H.R. 7057), H9425 [9OC]

——— increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (see S. 2320), S300 [18JA]

——— increase retirement savings, improve access to retirement plans by small businesses, remove barriers to lifetime income retirement options, and provide relief from minimum distribution rules (see S. 3781), S7925 [19DE]

——— increase tax on certain global intangible income by requiring taxes to be paid based on the country in which the profits are earned and not averaged (see H.R. 6015), H4848 [6JN]

——— index certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see S. 2688), S2218 [17AP] (see H.R. 6444), H6587 [19JY]

——— make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see S. 2540), S1686 [13MR]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see H.R. 6277), H5974 [28JN]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 48), S6304 [25SE]

——— modify global intangible low-taxed income by repealing tax-free deemed return on investments and determining net controlled foreign corporation tested income on a per-country basis (see S. 3674), S7190 [28NO]

——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see S. 3566), S6770 [10OC]

——— modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 2988), S2991 [5JN]

——— modify treatment of use of public infrastructure property for the private business use test for private activity bonds (see H.R. 6276), H5974 [28JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3706 [26AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 1001), H6462 [17JY]

——— permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see S. 2675), S2141 [16AP]

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (see S. 3771), S7790 [18DE]

——— prohibit deduction for prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses (see S. 2478), S1316 [1MR]

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see H.R. 6724), H7919 [6SE] (see H.R. 6824), H8725 [13SE]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 3581), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 7058), H9430 [12OC]

——— promote new business innovation (see H.R. 6756), H8106 [10SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (see H. Res. 1084), H9088 [26SE]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (see H.R. 5516), H3315 [13AP] (see H.R. 6694), H7781 [31AU]

——— provide a credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 7072), H9436 [16OC]

——— provide a tax credit to consumers to reimburse a portion of the cost of broadband infrastructure serving limited broadband districts (see H.R. 6442), H6587 [19JY]

——— provide an employer credit for increasing wages (see H.R. 6648), H7734 [31JY]

——— provide an enhanced research credit for the development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 6109), H5199 [14JN]

——— provide an exemption from Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies (see H.R. 7373), H10510 [20DE]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see S. 2459), S1243 [27FE] (see H.R. 5108), H1332 [27FE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 2368), S612 [5FE] (see H.R. 4926), H783 [5FE]

——— provide for increased economic opportunities for Native American tribes (see H.R. 7000), H9405 [28SE]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see H.R. 6627), H7724 [26JY]

——— provide for periodic designation of qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 6890), H8884 [25SE]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 5463), H3095 [10AP]

——— provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals (see S. 3636), S7050 [15NO]

——— provide tax incentives to promote economic development in economically distressed zones (see H.R. 6785), H8170 [12SE]

——— provide temporary safe harbor for the tax treatment of hard forks of convertible virtual currency in the absence of administrative guidance (see H.R. 6973), H9405 [28SE]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3358), S5759 [21AU]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 3563), S6770 [10OC] (see H.R. 6392), H6263 [16JY]

——— reestablish 15 percent corporate rate bracket (see H.R. 7176), H9667 [27NO]

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 6978), H9405 [28SE]

——— reinstate taxation of foreign oil related income (see S. 3804), S8017 [21DE]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 2600), S1947 [22MR]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3756), S7586 [13DE]

——— treat certain income with respect to partnership interests held in connection with the performance of services as ordinary income (see H.R. 5514), H3315 [13AP]

Technology: promote a 21st century artificial intelligence workforce (see H.R. 4829), H552 [18JA]

Telecommunications: ensure legislation to promote broadband access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner (see H. Res. 691), H169 [11JA]

——— prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress (see S. 3255), S5130 [23JY]

——— require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see H.R. 6987), H9405 [28SE]

——— streamline siting processes for small cell infrastructure deployment (see S. 3157), S4733 [28JN]

Texas: include areas in the Central Texas Corridor as part of the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 4823), H552 [18JA]

Trademarks: clarify that the licensing of a mark, and any control or exercise of control thereof for certain purposes, does not create an employment or principal-agent relationship (see H.R. 6695), H7781 [31AU]

Transportation Security Administration: improve program providing for private screening companies to conduct security screening at airports (see S. 3441), S6189 [17SE]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 5909), H4583 [22MY]

Trump, President: require annual reports on Federal expenditures made to personal business holdings and regulatory actions that financially benefit the President, his businesses, and those of his close family members (see H.R. 5182), H1441 [6MR]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 5660), H3741 [27AP]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: urge Senate to ratify (see S. Res. 598), S5455 [30JY]

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] (see H.R. 5447), H3094 [10AP]

Veterans: improve contracting opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns (see S. 3606), S6816 [11OC]

Voting: prohibit State agreements with election system vendors if they are owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents or do not meet cybersecurity best practices (see H.R. 6435), H6557 [18JY]

Water: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5609), H3574 [25AP]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 6922), H9089 [26SE]

Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 5194), H1475 [7MR]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 693), S7051 [15NO] (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 486), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 850), H3706 [26AP]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see S. 2500), S1378 [6MR] (see H.R. 4912), H736 [2FE]

Cloture motions

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

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

Cost Estimates

Fitness Information Transparency (FIT) Act (H.R. 6374): CBO, E1342 [28SE]

Essays

State of the Union: Oliver Minshall, S576 [30JA]

Factsheets

Tax Relief Pays American Workers: Senator Inhofe, S129 [10JA]

Letters

Allow local communities to prevent location of sober living homes in residential neighborhoods: Ada Thornton, E1369 [5OC]

——— Alan Osterhout, E1394 [12OC]

——— Albert Francis, E1383 [9OC]

——— Amy Santos, E1479 [30OC]

——— Anne DeBie, E1368 [5OC]

——— Bobby Taylor, E1479 [30OC]

——— Bridget Kaub, E1478 [30OC]

——— Bruce Wareh, E1488 [2NO]

——— Catherine Young, E1423 [19OC]

——— Colleen Pilz, E1410 [16OC]

——— Diane Babcock, E1368 [5OC]

——— Donald Haddock, E1441 [23OC]

——— Donna Segeberg, E1442 [23OC]

——— Doug Daniels, E1479 [30OC]

——— Edward Skelton, E1383 [9OC]

——— Erin Blancett, E1384 [9OC]

——— Gina MacDonald, E1383 [9OC]

——— Gina O’Brien, E1442 [23OC]

——— Gina Walters, E1424 [19OC], E1442 [23OC]

——— Graham Shute, E1424 [19OC]

——— James Russell, E1368 [5OC]

——— Jan McAllister, E1442 [23OC]

——— Janet Cardenas, E1384 [9OC]

——— Jeanne Kulpinski, E1488 [2NO]

——— Jeffrey Frei, E1409 [16OC]

——— Jennifer Shields, E1369 [5OC]

——— John Sims, E1394 [12OC]

——— Josh Juroe, E1369 [5OC]

——— Joti Ghuman, E1383 [9OC]

——— Karen Pesko, E1423 [19OC]

——— Keith Frainie, E1409 [16OC]

——— Kristen Sandberg, E1409 [16OC]

——— Kristine Koch, E1424 [19OC]

——— Lauri McMillen, E1410 [16OC]

——— Leslie Wannall, E1395 [12OC]

——— Less Tait, E1487 [2NO]

——— Linda Hicks, E1423 [19OC]

——— Manuela Almeida, E1394 [12OC]

——— Marilyn Brooks, E1409 [16OC]

——— Monte Kay Yohr, E1394 [12OC]

——— Opjit Ghuman, E1384 [9OC]

——— Patricia Anne Quintana, E1368 [5OC]

——— Paul Stary, E1441 [23OC]

——— Preeti Ghuman, E1487 [2NO]

——— Roberta Lewis, E1442 [23OC]

——— Robin Grisham, E1369 [5OC]

——— Robin Rustan, E1442 [23OC]

——— Robyn Hubbard, E1442 [23OC]

——— Sean Croson, E1395 [12OC]

——— Sheila Cimini, E1368 [5OC]

——— Shelley, Buker, E1396 [12OC]

——— Sherrie Wolfe, E1395 [12OC]

——— Stephanie A. Larcome, E1368 [5OC]

——— Steve Treskes, E1424 [19OC]

——— Tony Kaz, E1395 [12OC]

——— Virginia McCoy, E1384 [9OC]

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, S1829 [20MR]

——— Faiz Shakir, ACLU, S1867 [21MR]

——— Gina A. DeBoni, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, S1851 [21MR]

——— several law enforcement organizations, S1829 [20MR]

——— Stephen E. Boyd, Dept. of Justice, S1869 [21MR], H1297 [27FE]

——— World Without Exploitation (organization), H1298 [27FE]

Allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S1910 [22MR]

——— several organizations, S1911 [22MR]

American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H3485 [24AP]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3485 [24AP]

Clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act: Anthony M. Perrone, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, H119 [10JA]

——— Corinne Vargha, International Labour Organization, H117 [10JA]

——— D. Taylor, Unite Here (organization), H120 [10JA]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H116 [10JA]

——— James T. Callahan, International Union of Operating Engineers, H119 [10JA]

——— Josh Nassar, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), H119 [10JA]

——— Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers (organization), H120 [10JA]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H117 [10JA]

——— Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America (organization), H121 [10JA]

——— Transport Workers Union of America, H122 [10JA]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H123 [10JA]

Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology (CENOTE) Act: Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9792 [10DE]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H9792 [10DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on indirect auto lending: Bill Himpler, American Financial Services Association, S2201 [17AP]

——— Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S2202 [17AP]

——— Jack Howard, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2202 [17AP]

——— James C. Ballentine, American Bankers Association, S2202 [17AP]

——— Peter K. Welch, National Automotive Dealers Association, S2201 [17AP]

——— several automotive organizations, S2203 [17AP]

——— several civil rights and consumer advocacy organizations, S2206 [17AP]

——— several organizations, S2206 [17AP]

Dept. of Agriculture Community Facilities Direct Loan and Guarantee Loan Program and Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program permission for rural hospitals to refinance existing debt: Alan Morgan, National Rural Health Association, H4126 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense acquisition of two Ford-class carriers in single contract to reduce cost and expedite fleet growth: several Senators, S5891 [23AU]

Dept. of Defense use of U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Mission Force to engage Russian cyber operators and disrupt their clandestine influence operations that could interfere in U.S. elections: Senators Nelson, Blumenthal, and Shaheen, S1399 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury Pension Rehabilitation Administration establishment to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund: Douglas Rumsey, E1193 [4SE]

Dept. of Transportation preemption of State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules: American Association for Justice, H3675 [26AP]

——— National Employment Law Project (organization), H3676 [26AP]

——— Samuel P. Loesche, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H3675 [26AP]

——— several organizations, H3676 [26AP]

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]

——— Phil Angelides, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, S1654 [13MR]

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

——— Sheila C. Bair, S1652 [13MR]

Financial CHOICE Act: several State Attorneys General, H1139 [14FE]

Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act: Anthony Cimino, Financial Services Roundtable (organization), H651 [29JA]

——— James C. Ballentine, American Bankers Association, H652 [29JA]

Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H1632 [15MR]

——— Gregg Gelzinis, Center for American Progress, H1631 [15MR]

——— Lauren K. Saunders, National Consumer Law Center, H1630 [15MR]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H1631 [15MR]

Financial services regulations reform: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H1160 [14FE]

——— Barbara Roper and Micah Hauptman, Consumer Federation of America, H1165 [14FE]

——— Bill Killmer, Mortgage Bankers Association, H1161 [14FE]

——— Public Citizen (organization), H1159 [14FE]

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5691 [26JN]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H5691 [26JN]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5691, H5692 [26JN]

——— Representative Walden, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5692 [26JN]

International Insurance Standards Act: Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H6009 [10JY]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6009 [10JY]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H6009 [10JY]

Mortgage Choice Act: several Representatives (2014), H909 [7FE]

Opioid drug abuse prevention legislation: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5252, H5256 [19JN]

——— Representative Walden, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5252, H5256 [19JN]

President Trump impeachment: Representative McCollum, E106 [29JA]

Restoring Community Oversight of Sober Living Homes Act: Catherine Orlando, E1441 [23OC]

——— Deborah Wilder, E1409 [16OC]

——— Deder Barnes, E1424 [19OC]

——— James Etheredge, E1441 [23OC]

Senior$afe Act: Jaye L. Martin, Legal Services for the Elderly (organization), S1712 [14MR]

——— Mike Rothman, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1712 [14MR]

Small Business Innovation Protection Act: Representative Chabot, Committee on Small Business (House), H8814 [25SE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8814 [25SE]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Christopher Brown, Seafood Harvesters of America (organization), H6085 [11JY]

——— Eric Brazer, Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance, H6084 [11JY]

——— Glen Brooks, Gulf Fishermen’s Association, H6084 [11JY]

——— several fishing industry organizations, H6085 [11JY]

Stress Test Improvement Act: Gregg Gelzinis, Center for American Progress, H1631 [15MR]

Support location of sober living homes in residential neighborhoods: Toni Stein, E1442 [23OC]

Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act: Gregg Gelzinis, Center for American Progress, H1631 [15MR]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Feeding America (organization), H9105 [27SE]

U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7813 [4SE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H7813 [4SE]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Juanita D. Duggan, National Federation of Independent Business, H6180 [13JY]

——— Neil L. Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6180 [13JY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6181 [13JY]

——— Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6180, H6181 [13JY]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H6181 [13JY]

——— Representative Womack, Committee on the Budget (House), H6181 [13JY]

——— several State and local government organizations, H6180 [13JY]

Lists

Companies increasing compensation as result of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S129 [10JA]

Congressional Review Act resolutions passed, S17 [3JA]

Cornerstones, Inc., and Greater Reston, VA, Chamber of Commerce Best of Reston Awards for Community Service recipients, E882 [21JN]

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]

Letters of support for H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6076 [11JY]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E431 [11AP]

Organizations and individuals supporting H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, H1295 [27FE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act, H9116 [27SE]

Organizations supporting S. 3404, Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act, S5994 [28AU]

President Trump Executive actions, S17 [3JA]

Seafood Harvesters of America (organization) members, H6086 [11JY]

Memorandums

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Congressional Research Service, S1856 [21MR]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2019: President Trump, S870 [12FE], H1080 [13FE]

Motions

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), S2200 [17AP]

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 (H.R. 1865), S1731 [14MR], S1773 [19MR], S1801 [20MR], S1871 [21MR]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1307 [1MR], S1708 [14MR]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S2698 [16MY]

——— place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 4296), H1314 [27FE]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), H1583 [14MR]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (H.R. 4240), consideration, H1287 [27FE]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6097 [11JY]

FRS: reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Stress Test process (H.R. 4293), H3118 [11AP]

FTC: exercise authority relative to mergers under certain antitrust legislation and only in the same procedural manner as the Dept. of Justice exercises such authority (H.R. 5645), H3856 [9MY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H6189 [13JY]

Small business: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), H1640 [15MR]

Press releases

DOE 2017 Wind Market Reports Indicate Strong Wind Power Installation Trends and Falling Prices—Texas, Oklahoma, and Iowa Lead the Nation: Dept. of Energy, S6128 [12SE]

Report—Individual Insurance Premiums Next Year 40% Lower Under Alexander-Murray, Collins-Nelson Than if Congress Doesn’t Act: Senator Collins, S1752 [15MR]

2018 Marks Vermont’s Wayside Restaurant’s 100th Anniversary: Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, S1785 [19MR]

Proclamations

Theresa Randleman Recipient of Greater Lansing, MI, Area Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., Business Excellence Award: Representative Mike Bishop, E490 [17AP]

Tribute to Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and Harlem Week: Representative Espaillat, E1725 [21DE]

Proposals

Action Plan for Reliable and Low Cost Electricity in America and To Assist in the Survival of Our Country’s Coal Industry: Robert E. Murray, Murray Energy Corp., S2093 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4240, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act and H.R. 3464, Background Check Completion Act, H1247 [26FE], H1286 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.: relocation of headquarters to Raleigh, NC, E1618 [10DE], E1638 [11DE]

African Americans: tribute to impact and legacy of Black women in America, H1688–H1694 [19MR], E349 [20MR], E356 [21MR]

Agrian, Inc.: Fresno, CA, Chamber of Commerce Baker Peterson Franklin Ag Business of the Year award recipient, E1505 [9NO]

Agriculture: impact of tariffs, H7709 [26JY]

——— prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce, H3577 [26AP]

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (H.R. 5480), H6333–H6337 [17JY], H8256 [13SE], E1030 [18JY]

——— improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (S. 3247), H10550–H10553 [21DE]

Akron Brass Co.: anniversary, E1559 [27NO]

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (H.R. 5317), H8159, H8160 [12SE]

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: impact, H6636 [23JY], H7165 [25JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: allow awarding of punitive damages in cases where business owners made no good faith effort to remove barriers to access to public accommodations, H1195 [15FE]

——— eliminate written notice and waiting period requirements for discrimination claims made due to barriers to access to public accommodations, H1194, H1195 [15FE]

——— reduce time businesses have to fix violations after notification, H1196 [15FE]

Anaheim, CA: tribute to Anaheim Union High School District efforts to install digital mapping system, establish Cybersecurity Pathway, and create Offensive Security Society, E832 [13JN]

Animals: prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption, E1075 [26JY]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (H.R. 1406), H4287 [22MY]

——— prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (H.R. 6720), H8117, H8118 [12SE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia, H9249 [28SE]

——— allow funding to be used to address impacts of opioid addiction on workforce development and economic growth in Appalachia (H.R. 5294), H5115–H5117 [13JN]

Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Joe’s Place Pizza and Pasta (business), E455 [13AP]

Armed Forces: allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed (H.R. 2409), H7130, H7131 [24JY]

Asian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.: tribute to Excellence Award recipients, E750 [29MY]

Auburn, NY: Derby & Miller publishing company historical marker recognition, E1015 [16JY]

Aviation: allow certain persons to own and control an air carrier providing air transportation or intrastate air transportation, H9040 [26SE]

——— create opportunities for women in the aviation industry, H3596 [26AP]

Backyard Beans Coffee Co.: Lansdale, PA, Council Business of the Month award recipient, H7092 [24JY]

Bakey, Kim: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1272 [20SE]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 138), H1645 [15MR]

BASF Corp.: Commerce City, CO, Business on the Move Award recipient, E248 [1MR]

Batayola, Teresita: Puget Sound Business Journal Woman of Influence award recipient, E1105 [27JY]

BB&P Feed & Grain, Inc.: anniversary, E1421 [16OC]

Bent Metal Customs (business): Lansdale, PA, Council Business of the Month award recipient, H7092 [24JY]

Biotechnology Innovation Organization: anniversary, E851 [15JN]

Biscayne Engineering Co., Inc.: anniversary, H5751 [27JN]

Blas, Josephine M.P.: SBA Guam Veterans Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E461 [13AP]

Braker, Veronica: Manufacturing Institute Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead Award recipient, E425 [10AP]

Brandt Consolidated, Inc.: anniversary, E1042 [23JY]

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, E183 [14FE]

Brookville Equipment Corp.: anniversary, H7692 [26JY]

Bryan, TX: anniversary of Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, E1005 [12JY]

Burlington, NC: anniversary of Cox Toyota, E1433 [19OC]

Buy American Act: standardize and extend certain provisions (H.R. 5137), H1496 [8MR]

Camacho, Beaudy M. Gogue: SBA Guam Home-Based Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E457 [13AP]

Capital One Financial Corp.: tribute to grant to fund Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota Project Learn, H3841 [9MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (H. Res. 730), H1105 [13FE]

——— observance, H788 [6FE]

Carlson, Teresa: Institute for Excellence in Sales Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E827 [12JN]

Carr & Duff, Inc.: anniversary, E1348 [28SE]

Carter-Lewis, Linda: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1276 [20SE]

Carthage, NY: anniversary of Farney’s Home and Building Center, E755 [1JN]

Caruthers, CA: tribute to Elder’s Mini Mart (business), E1355 [2OC]

Chambers, Carole: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1273 [20SE]

Chers Restaurant Group, LLC: anniversary of Mugshots Grill & Bar restaurants, H127 [10JA]

Chicago, IL: expansion plans for O’Hare International Airport, H1249 [26FE]

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, H3962 [15MY], E1078 [26JY], E1102 [27JY], E1128 [7AU], E1705 [20DE]

——— assessment of U.S. trade policy, H6246–H6252 [16JY]

——— impact of increasing influence in global affairs, H541–H547 [18JA]

——— prohibit alteration of penalties against Chinese telecommunications companies that violate U.S. export control or sanctions laws, H5347 [20JN]

Climate: effects of climate change, H31 [9JA]

Coal: promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining, H2018 [22MR]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (H.R. 1731), H1484 [8MR]

Coalition Against Insurance Fraud: anniversary, E1584 [30NO]

Coast Guard: establish Blue Technology center of expertise, H7643–H7645 [25JY]

Coffin, Mary: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1275 [20SE]

Collins, Mo: National Association of Women Business Owners Iowa Advocate of the Year award recipient, E108 [29JA]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments, H7704, H7705 [26JY], E1122 [3AU]

——— modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (H.R. 5841), H5674–H5696 [26JN], H9732–H9735 [29NO]

Congressional Black Caucus: tribute, E1747 [3JA]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China: hearing on ‘‘Surveillance, Suppression, and Mass Detention—Xinjiang’s Human Rights Crisis’’, E1101 [27JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), H3815–H3823 [8MY], E614 [9MY]

——— disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), consideration (H. Res. 872), H3790–H3797 [8MY]

——— importance, H3141–H3144 [11AP]

Copyrights: establish database of nondramatic musical works and sound recordings to help entities that wish to publicly perform such works and recordings to identify and compensate the rights owners (H.R. 3350), E553 [26AP]

——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for the use of sound recordings, H3537 [25AP]

——— provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date, H3536, H3538 [25AP]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies, H1307 [27FE], H6310 [17JY]

——— clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (H.R. 435), H5586, H5587 [25JN], E920 [26JN]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 1153), H906–H965 [7FE]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 1153), consideration (H. Res. 725), H790–H797 [6FE]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio, H4344 [22MY]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (H.R. 2226), H1389–H1393 [6MR]

——— provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities, H1157, H1158, H1162 [14FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 1865), H1290–H1305, H1319 [27FE], H3195 [12AP]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 748), H1277–H1280 [27FE]

Critz Farms (business): New York State Agricultural Society Business of the Year Award recipient, H766 [5FE]

Crosbie, Rowena: National Association of Women Business Owners Iowa Hall of Fame Legacy Award recipient, E110 [29JA]

Daikin Corp.: anniversary of North American ‘‘Konwakai’’ meeting, E1217 [6SE]

Danis, Marilyn: Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Athena Award recipient, E212 [23FE]

DEA: clarify definition of ‘‘imminent danger to the public health or safety’’ to restore authority to suspend a pharmaceutical distributor’s license under certain circumstances (H.R. 4079), E888 [21JN]

Del Rio, TX: Del Rio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recipient of Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce Small Chamber of the Year award, E1168 [21AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program, H4152, H4153 [17MY]

——— make grants to States to support establishment of grocery stores in underserved areas, H1274 [27FE]

——— modify Community Facilities Direct Loan and Guarantee Loan Program and Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program to permit rural hospitals to refinance existing debt, H4125, H4126 [16MY]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H10149 [12DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 3994), H6608–H6610 [23JY], H10122 [12DE]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to certain firms adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (H.R. 6396), H6272 [17JY]

——— study and report on the state of the Internet-connected devices industry (H.R. 6032), H9675, H9676 [28NO]

Dept. of Defense: foster innovation, provide for rapid transition of technologies, and support entrepreneurial education and sabbatical programs at defense laboratories, H4655 [23MY]

——— include dinnerware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H4661, H4662 [23MY]

——— include stainless steel flatware in items required to be purchased from domestic companies, H4662, H4663 [23MY]

——— increase flexibility for use of SBA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs funding for commercialization projects, H4656 [23MY]

——— prohibit funding for procurement or extension of a contract for goods or services from certain foreign telecommunications companies, H5805 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: discharge Federal loan debt of students enrolled at schools that closed, H7835 [5SE]

——— ensure Pell grants used at a school which has closed do not count toward Pell Grant lifetime caps, H7835 [5SE]

——— require student loan exit counseling include a warning about fraudulent third-party debt relief companies, H7860, H7861 [5SE]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Office funding, H4931 [7JN]

——— enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, H4933 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 6753), H9671–H9673 [28NO]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to reimburse community pharamacists at the same rate as high volume box stores, H9541 [16NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (H.R. 6400), H7811–H7813 [4SE]

——— implement certain requirements for information relative to supply chain risk (H.R. 6430), H7791–H7793 [4SE]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (H.R. 4403), H3359–H3364 [17AP]

——— streamline Federal contractor fitness determinations (H.R. 6374), H7799–H7801 [4SE]

Dept. of HUD: clarify applicability of the Fair Housing Act to recovery facilities to allow local communities to prevent location of sober living homes in residential neighborhoods (H.R. 5724), H3843 [9MY], H5182 [14JN], E1368 [5OC], E1383 [9OC], E1394 [12OC], E1409 [16OC], E1423 [19OC], E1441 [23OC], E1478 [30OC], E1487 [2NO]

——— develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (H.R. 4258), H178–H181 [16JA]

Dept. of Justice: call for investigation into Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. approval of the sale of Uranium One Inc., to Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corp., H1694 [19MR], H3310 [13AP], H3336 [16AP]

Dept. of Labor: allow small businesses, including self-employed workers, to form association health plans, by geography or industry, to obtain health care coverage as if they were a single large employer, H5369 [21JN]

——— establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (H.R. 5892), H5129–H5131 [13JN], H5156 [14JN]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 5223), H5163 [14JN]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (H.R. 2933), H3792 [8MY]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (H.R. 4115), H9529 [15NO]

——— proposed rule to expand access to health care through Small Business Health Plans, H9 [8JA]

——— provide for youth jobs (H.R. 3336), H3194 [12AP]

Dept. of State: decision to not impose certain sanctions on Russia, H693 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acquisition of aviation helmets, H6521 [18JY]

——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 4770), H491 [18JA], H3381 [17AP], H3561 [25AP]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (H.R. 2272), H485 [18JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off the coast of Mid-Atlantic States (H.R. 6008), H4763 [5JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (H.R. 2002), H29 [9JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (H.R. 4774), H485 [18JA]

——— proposal to allow offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, H27 [9JA], H127 [10JA], H484 [18JA]

——— proposal to charge a fee for States that oppose offshore drilling, H5162 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: designation of counties in Kansas as Qualified Opportunity Zones, H4780 [6JN]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 4444), H80 [9JA], H6051 [11JY], H7833 [5SE], E1192 [4SE]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (S. 2147), H80 [9JA]

——— establish additional fund to reimburse costs incurred by terrestrial radio stations as a result of reorganization of broadcast television spectrum, E272 [7MR]

——— expand reporting requirement on recommendations for economic sanctions relative to assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures to include human rights abuses, H53 [9JA]

——— reform Federal Insurance Office (H.R. 3861), E826 [12JN]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (H.R. 1638), H53 [9JA]

Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service program funding, H3593 [26AP], H3719, H3720 [27AP]

——— implement changes to improve air transportation relative to flight delays, cancellations, or misconnections, H3672, H3673 [26AP]

——— preempt State regulation of motor carrier meal and rest break rules, H3673–H3677 [26AP]

——— require airlines to create and make available a document outlining air passenger rights when flight diversions occur, H3656 [26AP]

——— improve Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program by using multiple regional prime vendors and medical professionals with relevant expertise to develop the medical-surgical formulary (H.R. 5418), H4257, H4258 [21MY]

——— report on delinquent payments to vendors and contractors, H4987, H4988 [8JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, H9698 [29NO]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 2282), H5348 [20JN], H5820 [28JN], E781 [6JN]

Dowd Insurance Agency Inc.: anniversary, E963 [3JY]

Drugs: protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (H.R. 4779), H421 [17JA]

——— provide for additional residency positions to help combat opioid crisis, increase funding for opioid abuse crisis, and prohibit delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H5570 [22JN], E905 [25JN]

Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce: tribute to ‘‘Stars Over Dulles’’ Award recipients, E752 [29MY], E1719 [20DE]

E. Dillon & Co.: anniversary, E1089 [26JY]

East Ellijay, GA: anniversary of Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce, E1201 [5SE]

Ecolab, Inc.: World Environment Center (organization) Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development recipient, E657 [16MY]

Economy: eliminate incentives for corporations to hold accumulated earnings offshore, invest in domestic infrastructure, and provide international tax reform (H.R. 1670), H7816 [4SE]

——— impact of government policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, H767–H774 [5FE], E144 [6FE], E151 [7FE]

——— impact of Government regulations, H6178 [13JY]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H3131–H3137 [11AP], H4682–H4688 [23MY]

——— importance of job creation, H6051 [11JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H3496, H3497 [24AP]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), H984 [8FE], H3117 [11AP], H3161 [12AP], H4270 [21MY], H4320–H4349 [22MY], H9064, H9065 [26SE], H9732, H9734 [29NO], E792 [7JN], E1586 [30NO]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), consideration (H. Res. 905), H4292–H4301 [22MY]

——— revitalize the middle class, H1172–H1174 [14FE], H6563 [19JY]

——— status, H5002, H5003 [8JN], H7167 [25JY], H8164–H8168 [12SE], H9141–H9143 [27SE]

Education: importance of workforce development and role of skills-based training programs in sustaining viability of U.S. workforce, H3964–H3967 [15MY]

——— tribute to career and technical education programs, H1105 [13FE]

Edw. C. Levy Co.: anniversary, E1221 [7SE]

Effingham, IL: anniversary of New Kingery Printing Co., E435 [11AP]

Elections: condemn efforts to undermine or distract from investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections and enhance protections from interference in future elections, H672–H674 [29JA], H1450, H1451, H1472–H1475 [7MR], H1701 [20MR], H2030 [22MR]

——— constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations and other business organizations intended to affect elections (H.J. Res. 136), E938 [27JN]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H3067 [10AP], H9753 [30NO]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H399–H401 [16JA], H3498 [24AP], H7146–H7148 [24JY]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 3711), H96 [10JA]

——— make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent and mandatory (H.R. 6417), H8159 [12SE]

——— prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee (H.R. 5632), H3870 [9MY]

——— provide pay stubs, codify Executive order on contracting, improve oversight of executive compensation and stock sales, clarify definition of supervisor, and enhance workplace safety violation penalties (H.R. 2275), H100 [10JA]

——— require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (H.R. 4972), E153 [7FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (S. 2994), H6562 [19JY]

EPA: delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces, H1459–H1464 [7MR]

——— proposed rule to revise vehicle emissions standards, H3382 [17AP]

Europe: reject Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, support energy security and diversification, and impose sanctions against individuals and companies working on pipeline (H. Res. 1035), H10073–H10075 [11DE]

FAA: engage and cooperate with air carriers to identify and facilitate opportunities for air carriers to retrofit aircraft with devices that mitigate noise, including vortex generators, H3681 [26AP]

——— ensure that airports participating in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program comply with prompt payment requirements relative to Passenger Facility Charge funded projects, H3669 [26AP]

——— issue regulations establishing minimum dimensions for seats in passenger aircraft and require airlines to post on their websites the amount of space available for each passenger on an aircraft, H9037 [26SE]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles, H3598 [26AP]

——— provide for licenses and experimental permits for space support vehicles (H.R. 5346), H5770, H5771 [27JN]

——— provide for research and development to advance aviation safety, security, and economic competitiveness, H3596, H3597 [26AP]

——— require report on commercial airline and passenger safety, including plane age, over-all use, flight hours, metal fatigue, contractor maintenance, and aging airplane inspection rules, H3669 [26AP]

——— require study on economic harm caused by excessive aircraft noise on communities and businesses near major airports, H3650 [26AP]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Tysons Corner Center, E1321 [27SE]

——— tribute to Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce incoming board members, E965 [3JY]

Fall River, MA: economic impact of relocation of Philips Lighting Holding B.V., factory to Mexico, H3582 [26AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, H780 [5FE]

——— reform, H1479 [8MR]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality, H4985 [8JN]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, H1231 [26FE], H10275 [19DE]

FDA: approval of domestic production of Moly99 by NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, E327 [15MR]

——— hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for illegal marketing and distribution of opioid products and for their role in creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic (S. 2691), H3588 [26AP]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 4875), E88 [22JA]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (H.R. 7346), E1686 [19DE]

——— prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment, H7697 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding for State or local governments to buy from or contract with certain Chinese telecommunications companies, H4655 [23MY]

——— prohibit purchase of certain Chinese-made video surveillance equipment or services, H4656 [23MY]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 7215), E1595 [3DE]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve social programs, H892 [6FE]

FEMA: clarify ability of private insurance companies that service National Flood Insurance Program policies to sell private policies, H10568, H10569 [21DE]

FERC: allow transfer of ownership of Woodland Pulp LLC Forest City dam to Maine, H906 [7FE]

——— establish minimum monetary thresholds for public utility facility merger authorizations (H.R. 1109), Senate amendment, H8245 [13SE]

Fetzer Vineyards (company): anniversary, E299 [13MR]

Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth, H6382 [17JY]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (H.R. 4545), H1489, H1490 [8MR], H1624–H1634 [15MR]

——— improve examination of depository institutions (H.R. 4545), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1554–H1559 [14MR]

——— place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 4296), H1308–H1317 [27FE], E371 [26MR]

——— place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency (H.R. 4296), motion to recommit, H1315 [27FE]

——— prohibit regulatory agencies from tailoring regulatory actions at request, or personal gain, of the President, the President’s family members, or senior Executive Branch officials, H1583, H1584 [14MR]

——— provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency, H6309 [17JY]

——— provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency (H.R. 5783), H5585, H5586 [25JN]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions, H4341 [22MY]

——— reform living will process (H.R. 4292), H650–H652 [29JA]

——— require Federal financial regulators to disclose if a change to a regulation would benefit the President, his or her family members, or senior Executive Branch officials prior to issuing such a change, H1389 [6MR]

——— require Federal regulators to determine if certain institutions violate Federal banking and consumer protection laws and revoke banking charters and Federal deposit insurance for such institutions, H3118, H3119 [11AP]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), H1489, H1490 [8MR], H1576–H1585 [14MR]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1554–H1559 [14MR]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), motion to recommit, H1583, H1584 [14MR]

——— revoke banking charters and Federal deposit insurance for institutions that violate Federal banking and consumer protection laws, H1315 [27FE]

Findlay, OH: Site Selection Magazine Top Micropolitan Community in the U.S. honoree, E306 [13MR]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales, H4720 [24MY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (H.R. 4240), H1256 [26FE], H1283–H1285 [27FE], H1621 [15MR], H1707 [20MR], H3354 [17AP], E256 [5MR], E287 [8MR], E704 [22MY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (H.R. 4240), consideration, H1286 [27FE]

——— impact of requiring a universal criminal and mental health background check for every firearm sale on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, H1497 [8MR]

——— provide for a waiting period before a semiautomatic firearm, a silencer, armor piercing ammunition, or a large capacity ammunition magazine may be transferred (H.R. 4268), E256 [5MR], E287 [8MR], E704 [22MY]

——— tribute to companies for decision to change policies relative to minimum age requirements to purchase firearms, H1355 [5MR]

Fish and fishing: create a fishing industry-based pilot research trawl survey for New England Fishery Management Council and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, H6086, H6087 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6051, H6069–H6098 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (H. Res. 965), H6057–H6064 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), motion to recommit, H6097 [11JY]

Five Star Entertainment (business): Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Mayor’s Small Business of the Year Award recipient, E210 [23FE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (H.R. 3121), H9716, H9717 [29NO]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (H.R. 1422), H9712 [29NO]

FONA International, Inc.: National Association of Business Resources National Best and Brightest Company To Work For award recipient, E319 [15MR], E335 [19MR]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), H9734, H9736 [29NO], E397 [5AP]

Foreign trade: provide for congressional review of the imposition of duties and other trade measures by the executive branch (H.R. 5281), H6247, H6249, H6251 [16JY]

Fox Factory Holding Corp.: relocation of headquarters to Hall County, GA, E1628 [10DE]

Franke, Deniz: Business Record (publication) UNI College of Business Administration Woman Business Owner of the Year honoree, E1268 [20SE]

FRS: modify registration and supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies (H.R. 5059), H8124–H8127 [12SE], E194 [15FE]

——— provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements, E1586 [30NO]

——— reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Stress Test process (H.R. 4293), H3112–H3119 [11AP]

——— reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Stress Test process (H.R. 4293), motion to recommit, H3118, H3119 [11AP]

FTC: ensure mergers involving pharmaceutical companies do not lead to increases in prescription drug prices, H3856, H3857 [9MY]

Gainesville, GA: anniversary of Scott’s Downtown restaurant, H488 [18JA]

Gallery on the Go, Inc.: Commerce City, CO, Entrepreneurial Spirit Award recipient, E248 [1MR]

GAO: conduct study on damages awarded to victims and restitution amounts imposed against defendants in cases of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, H1291, H1304, H1305 [27FE]

——— conduct study on economic impact of proposed reforms to Dept. of Transportation Essential Air Service program on local communities, H3657 [26AP]

——— conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking, H6310, H6311 [17JY]

——— conduct study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking (H.R. 6069), H5589, H5590 [25JN]

——— study how changes in navigation industry workforce with which Corps of Engineers collaborates may affect safety and operations of the navigation industry, H4819 [6JN]

Garton Tractor, Inc.: National Ag Science Center Legend of Agriculture Ag Hall of Fame inductee, E1502 [9NO]

General Motors Co.: impact of announced closures of auto plants, H9658 [27NO], H9670 [28NO], H9731 [29NO], H9753 [30NO]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend and make technical changes to competitive need limitations provision (H.R. 4979), H1100–H1105 [13FE]

George T. Sanders Co.: Commerce City, CO, Business on the Move Award recipient, E246 [1MR]

Georgia (country): reaffirm strategic partnership with the U.S., and address alleged mistreatment and harassment of U.S. companies doing business in Georgia, E906 [25JN]

——— reaffirm strategic partnership with the U.S., and promote U.S. companies doing business in Georgia, H6274 [17JY]

Global Organization of People of Indian Origin: tribute to Virginia chapter Awards of Excellence recipients, E985 [10JY]

Gott, Dennis: Missouri Grocers Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1046 [23JY]

Government regulations: establish a sunset on additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates if certain economic growth rates are not attained, H6188, H6189 [13JY]

——— exclude independent agencies from additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates, H6187 [13JY]

——— exempt from additional safeguards any mandate that protects children from sexual predators, prevents domestic violence, rape, or sexual assault, or requires a background check for school and other employees, H6189, H6190 [13JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H6179–H6191 [13JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6053–H6057 [11JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), motion to recommit, H6189, H6190 [13JY]

——— require online posting of any consultation with or comments by any non-Federal party during the development of regulatory proposals with unfunded mandates, H6188 [13JY]

Greenwalt, Anne and Tyson: Corning, IA, Adams Community Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipients, E474 [16AP]

Guam: allow the Governor to determine need for temporary nonimmigrant workers (H.R. 6480), H7090 [24JY]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H3430 [18AP]

Healy, Mac: Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Realtor Cup Award recipient, E210 [23FE]

Hensarling, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10096–H10098 [11DE]

Hodge, Hailey: SBA Syracuse, NY, District Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E229 [27FE]

Hougen, Kevin: Denver Business Journal Most Admired Chief/Executive Officer award recipient, E1555 [27NO]

Hunter Truck Sales, Inc.: anniversary, H6048 [11JY]

Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Irma, H3160 [12AP]

Immigration: modify definition of ‘‘exempt H–1B nonimmigrant’’ (H.R. 170), H10557 [21DE]

——— reform, H76–H78 [9JA], H480 [18JA]

In Our Backyard (organization): tribute to Convenience Stores Against Trafficking program, E809 [8JN]

Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame inductees, E575 [1MY]

——— tribute to 6th Congressional District Manufacturing Advisory Committee members, E1566 [28NO]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (H. Con. Res. 63), H4789, H4790 [6JN]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H3958, H3962 [15MY], H3990 [16MY], H4146 [17MY], H4235 [18MY]

Insurance: preserve State-based system of insurance regulation and provide greater oversight and transparency of international insurance standards setting processes (H.R. 4537), H6007–H6010 [10JY]

Intel Corp.: anniversary, E1033 [18JY]

Intelligence services: improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, H78 [9JA], H101, H103–H112 [10JA], H136, H137–H160 [11JA], E73, E80 [19JA]

Internal Revenue Code: make technical corrections, H2026 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, E1033 [18JY]

Ironwood Forest National Monument: prohibit funding, H6520, H6521 [18JY]

Jones-Gould, Lana: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1275 [20SE]

JWF Industries, Inc.: Environmental Tank & Container (division) recipient of Oil & Gas Awards (organization) Manufacturer of the Year Award, H1646 [15MR]

KCF Technologies, Inc.: tribute, H5819 [28JN]

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.: anniversary, E1445 [23OC]

Kernersville, NC: anniversary of Kernersville Chamber of Commerce, H7783 [4SE]

Koester’s Body and Frame Shop (business): Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration Award recipient, E1632 [10DE]

Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp.: anniversary, E743 [25MY]

L.G. Everist, Inc.: Commerce City, CO, Business of the Year Award recipient, E247 [1MR]

Labor unions: importance, H661–H671 [29JA], H4682–H4688 [23MY], H7814 [4SE], E124, E126, E130 [2FE]

——— tribute to New York labor union members, H767 [5FE]

Lake Placid, NY: anniverary of Ruthie’s Run (business), E1397 [12OC]

Lakewood, CO: Denver West (business) recipient of Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Chairman’s Choice Award, E468 [16AP]

Leadership North Carolina (organization): tribute, E903 [22JN]

Lehigh Northeast Cement Co.: anniversary of Glens Falls, NY, plant, E1214 [6SE]

Libbey, Inc.: anniversary, E551 [26AP]

Liberty Safe and Security Products, Inc.: Made in America Product Showcase selectee, E1042 [23JY]

Lopez, Humberto: Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association Hotelier of the Year Award recipient, H5106 [13JN]

Loudoun County, VA: anniversary of Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, E109 [29JA]

Lujan, Kristine: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E460 [13AP]

Lundberg Family Farms (business): anniversary, E674 [17MY]

ManTech International Corp.: anniversary, E752 [29MY]

Mather, CA: anniversary of Mather Field, E1245 [13SE]

McAllen, TX: anniversary of Trevino’s Auto Mart (business), E1482 [30OC]

McLane Company, Inc.: Commerce City, CO, Business on the Move Award recipient, E245 [1MR]

McReynolds, Mandi: Business Record (publication) Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence honoree, E1269 [20SE]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program, H10050, H10051 [11DE]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, H1647 [15MR]

——— suspend payments by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending investigation of credible allegations of fraud by pharmacies (H.R. 5676), H5261–H5264 [19JN], E904 [22JN]

Mendiola, Melanie: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E464 [13AP]

Metropolitan Economic Development Association: Dept. of Commerce Top Minority Business Developer award recipient, E179 [13FE]

Mexico: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (H.R. 1567), H9591–H9593 [27NO]

Micronova Manufacturing, Inc.: President’s E Star Award recipient, E701 [21MY]

Milburn, Steve and Debbie: Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Business of the Year Award recipients, E211 [23FE]

MillerCoors, LLC: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Pioneer Award recipient, E470 [16AP]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 15), E916 [26JN]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (H.R. 3913), H418 [17JA]

MITRE Corp.: anniversary, E1703 [20DE]

Miyashita, Jocelyn B.: SBA Guam Financial Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E462 [13AP]

Mondelez International, Inc.: decision to withdraw from employee pension plan, H5370 [21JN], H5752 [27JN]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 5904), H5188 [14JN]

NAFTA: impact on U.S. wages and workforce, H9531 [15NO], H9731 [29NO]

——— renegotiation of certain provisions, H5756 [27JN], H7091 [24JY], H9531 [15NO], H9731 [29NO], E924 [26JN]

Nambo Guam Ltd.: Guam Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Business Laureate honoree, E728 [24MY]

Napa Valley College: anniversary, E466 [16AP]

NASA: designate Marshall Space Flight Center to provide leadership for the U.S. rocket propulsion industrial base (H.R. 5345), H5769, H5770 [27JN]

——— extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (S. 7), H10419 [20DE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E431 [11AP]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: tribute to annual RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill, E251 [5MR]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, H9139 [27SE]

National Dairy Month: observance, H5369 [21JN]

National security: clarify and improve procedures and accountability for authorizing acquisitions and sharing of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching collections of communications (H.R. 3989), H109 [10JA]

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: establish, H4373 [22MY], H4677 [23MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (H. Res. 840), H3587 [26AP]

——— observance, H3496 [24AP], H3585 [26AP], H3710 [27AP], H3841 [9MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, H3765 [7MY], E602 [8MY]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, H96–H103, H114–H125 [10JA]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (S. 2245), H6620, H6621 [23JY]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), H7201 [25JY]

——— importance of Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, H1449 [7MR]

NOAA: conduct a study on all fees charged to the lobster industry, H6092, H6093 [11JY]

——— coordinate development of unmanned maritime systems with universities, the private sector, and the Navy and use data collected to benefit commercial, academic, and national security interests (S. 2511), H9790–H9792 [10DE]

——— provide authority to declare a fishery disaster if fishermen suffer negative impacts from tariffs, H6097 [11JY]

Northern Indiana Area Labor Federation: tribute to Community Labor Awards recipients, E1410 [16OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: condemn replacement of U.S. workers at Imperial Pacific International casino construction site with H-2B visa workers, E1147 [14AU]

——— provide temporary increase in transitional workers (H.R. 339), E1148 [14AU]

Novato, CA: anniversary of Pini Ace Hardware (business), E923 [26JN]

NSF: develop an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies (H.R. 5086), H3489–H3491 [24AP], E532 [25AP]

Nucor Corp.: anniversary of Vulcraft Steel Plant in Grapeland, TX, E545 [26AP]

OPM: prohibit funding to administer Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Multi-State Plan program, H6538 [18JY]

Otherwise Gifts (business): Lansdale, PA, Economic Development Committee Business of the Month award recipient, H9097 [27SE]

Pakistan: placement on Financial Action Task Force grey list of countries that have failed to combat terrorist financing, H3590 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers, H7661 [25JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), H7937 [7SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), consideration (H. Res. 1059), H8181–H8184 [13SE]

Pekin, IL: anniversary of Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce, E1446 [23OC]

Pennsylvania: importance of agriculture, H6049 [11JY]

——— tribute to 5th Congressional District manufacturing companies, H6266 [17JY]

Pensions: adjust single-employer benefit plan premiums, H10472 [20DE]

——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (H.R. 2412), H80 [9JA], E1192 [4SE]

——— protect multiemployer pension plan benefits, H3890 [10MY], H6273 [17JY]

——— secure multiemployer pension benefits, H78 [9JA], H1616 [15MR], H8891 [26SE]

Pharmaceuticals: impact of pharmaceutical industry lobbyists and political contributions on prescription drug prices, H4592 [23MY]

——— implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, H3867, H3868 [9MY], H3889 [10MY]

——— reform the pharmaceutical industry, H3988 [16MY]

Picocyl, LLC: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E485 [17AP]

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E486 [17AP]

Plano, TX: Plano Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, H7093 [24JY]

——— impact of Supreme Court decision on Citizens United v. FEC relative to the influence of money and corporations in elections, H6055 [11JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 6239), H6060, H6061 [11JY]

——— reform the financing of congressional elections by broadening participation by small dollar donors (H.R. 20), H4297 [22MY]

Pratt & Whitney Co.: Columbus, GA, facility recipient of Georgia Dept. of Economic Development and Technical College System of Georgia Large Manufacturer of the Year award, E539 [25AP]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H101, H106, H108 [10JA], H136, H143–H158 [11JA], H6045 [11JY], E73, E80 [19JA]

——— codify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, H9738 [29NO]

Pruitt, E. Scott: assessment of tenure as EPA Administrator, H3307 [13AP], H4780 [6JN], H5008, H5009 [8JN], H5139 [13JN]

Red Rocks Community College: tribute to NSF Community College Innovation Challenge finalists, E928 [27JN]

Reston, VA: tribute to Cornerstones, Inc., and Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Best of Reston Awards for Community Service recipients, E882 [21JN]

——— tribute to Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Chamber Excellence Award recipients, E976 [6JY]

Roanoke, TX: anniversary of Northwest Metroport Chamber of Commerce, E143 [6FE]

Roby, Representative: meetings in 2d Congressional District of Alabama, H7830 [5SE]

Round Rock, TX: Round Rock Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, E1063 [25JY]

Rouses Point, NY: opening of Proud Patriot restaurant, E959 [3JY]

Russia: address efforts to undermine U.S. judicial system, E907 [25JN]

S. Martinelli and Co.: anniversary, E1028 [18JY]

San Luis Obispo County, CA: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant closure, H1358 [5MR]

——— implement renewable energy incentives to offset loss of jobs and revenue resulting from closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, H1359 [5MR]

Sandusky, OH: Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on Corso’s Flower and Garden Center, H5196 [14JN]

Saratoga Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E523 [24AP]

SAS Manufacturing (company): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E488 [17AP]

SBA: employee-ownership loan guarantee program technical assistance, training, and education funding, H6535 [18JY]

——— improve number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States (H.R. 4111), H3808–H3810 [8MY]

——— modify method for prescribing size standards for business concerns (H.R. 6330), H8805, H8806 [25SE]

——— specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (H.R. 6367), H8806–H8808 [25SE]

——— Women’s Business Centers and Veterans Outreach programs funding through reductions in Entrepreneurial Development Programs funding, H6534 [18JY]

Schenck Foods Co.: anniversary, E1023 [17JY]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (H.R. 6227), H8229–H8234 [13SE]

——— provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (H.R. 6227), Senate amendment, H10297–H10302 [19DE]

SEC: allow for registration of venture exchanges (H.R. 5877), H6003–H6005 [10JY]

——— carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers, H6307 [17JY]

——— carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (H.R. 6139), H5997, H5998 [10JY]

——— carry out study of direct and indirect underwriting fees, including gross spreads, for mid-sized initial public offerings, H6307, H6308 [17JY]

——— clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days, H6306, H6308, H6310 [17JY]

——— codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of securities laws, H6311 [17JY]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies, H6307 [17JY]

——— exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (S. 2765), H10416 [20DE]

——— expand ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, H6312 [17JY], H9736 [29NO]

——— expand investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company, H4343 [22MY]

——— implement rules simplifying the quarterly financial reporting regime, H6308 [17JY]

——— implement rules simplifying the quarterly financial reporting regime (H.R. 5970), H6013–H6015 [10JY], H6046 [11JY]

——— increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (S. 488), H6295–H6312 [17JY], H9695, H9733, H9735–H9738 [29NO], E1052 [24JY]

——— prohibit from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading proprietary source code or similar intellectual property without issuance of a subpoena, H1165, H1166 [14FE]

——— prohibit from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property without issuance of a subpoena, H1143, H1156–H1162 [14FE]

——— provide a safe harbor relative to certain investment fund research reports (H.R. 910), E1586 [30NO]

——— provide that the definition of a facility of an exchange does not apply to a line of business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction on an exchange, H6308 [17JY]

——— require disclosure of corporate political spending, H6535, H6536 [18JY]

——— require review of annual Government-business forum on capital formation, H4347 [22MY]

——— review and revise bad actor disqualificiation regulations prior to future increases in offering threshold, H1640 [15MR]

——— revise any rules necessary to enable closed-end companies to use securities offering and proxy rules that are available to other issuers of securities (H.R. 4279), H183–H185 [16JA]

——— revise regulations relative to qualifications of natural persons as accredited investors, H6307 [17JY]

——— specify when a nationally traded security is exempt from State regulation of security offerings, H1141, H1143, H1156, H1157, H1161 [14FE]

——— study rule 10b5-1 trading plans relative to the definition of insider trading, H6307 [17JY]

——— study the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the definition of a diversified company, H6309 [17JY]

Securities: provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from certain auditor attestation requirements, H1156, H1157, H1162, H1163 [14FE], H6310 [17JY]

——— require certain low-revenue issuers to have a policy in place to claw back executive incentive-based pay if it is materially noncompliant with financial reporting requirements, H1166, H1167 [14FE]

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples, H648–H650 [29JA], H4347 [22MY]

Sexual harassment: establish a national commission to combat workplace sexual harassment (H.R. 7345), E1697 [20DE]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 1240), H3497 [24AP]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 5893), H4580 [22MY], H4586 [23MY], H7147 [24JY], H7889 [6SE]

Shull, Keri: Institute for Excellence in Sales Women in Sales Executive Leadership Award recipient, E827 [12JN]

Silgan Closures (company): Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Illinois Sustainable Award recipient, E70 [19JA]

Simonton, TX: reopening of Roper’s Country Store and Cafe after Hurricane Harvey, H1107 [13FE]

Simplex Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E825 [12JN]

Small business: allow multiple small businesses to pool employees, across multiple States, for the purpose of purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees in a large group market, H1173 [14FE]

——— amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), H1489, H1490 [8MR], H1634–H1642 [15MR]

——— amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1554–H1559 [14MR]

——— amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), motion to recommit, H1640 [15MR]

——— expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (H.R. 2655), H6030–H6032 [10JY]

——— expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (S. 791), H8813–H8815 [25SE]

——— provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (H.R. 4754), H3800, H3801 [8MY]

Sonoma County, CA: Petaluma Gap named as an American Viticultural Area, E749 [29MY]

Sonoma State University: opening of School of Business and Economics Wine Business Institute Wine Spectator Learning Center, E750 [29MY]

Soros, George: impact of contributions on efforts to influence policy in Hungary, E1157 [17AU]

SOS International, LLC: tribute to Challenge Award recipients, E991 [10JY]

Sound recording and reproducing: provide for direct payment of statutory sound recording performance royalties to record producers, H3537, H3541 [25AP]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX): launch of Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, H968 [7FE]

Space policy: provide for authorization and supervision of nongovernmental space activities (H.R. 2809), H3476–H3489 [24AP], E538 [25AP]

——— reduce regulatory burdens and streamline processes relative to commercial space activities (S. 3277), H10560–H10567 [21DE]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 947), H5156 [14JN]

Steinway & Sons (company): anniversary, E257 [5MR]

Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: rename in honor of Louise McIntosh Slaughter (H.R. 6870), H9357, H9395 [28SE]

Stracuzzi, Gina: Institute for Excellence in Sales Sales Member of the Year Award recipient, E827 [12JN]

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.: anniversary, E1210 [5SE]

Superior National Forest: prohibit funding to withdraw certain lands from mineral and geothermal leasing, H6513, H6514 [18JY]

Sutrak USA Co.: Commerce City, CO, Business on the Move Award recipient, E245 [1MR]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Biscotti Cafe, E347 [20MR]

——— anniversary of Provisions Bakery & Restaurant, E348 [20MR]

Taco Palenque (business): anniversary, E1608 [6DE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, H3578, H3588 [26AP]

Tariff: impact, H9395 [28SE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H8 [8JA], H22, H29, H72–H75 [9JA], H85, H91, H93, H94, H128, H129 [10JA], H177, H399–H401 [16JA], H422, H455, H469–H471 [17JA], H489, H539 [18JA], H573 [19JA], H585 [20JA], H656, H671 [29JA], H684, H688, H689 [30JA], H829 [6FE], H979 [8FE], H1173 [14FE], H1201 [15FE], H1257–H1262 [26FE], H1272, H1329 [27FE], H1355 [5MR], H1422, H1425–H1431 [6MR], H1449 [7MR], H1616 [15MR], H1684–H1688 [19MR], H1702 [20MR], H3085–H3089 [10AP], H3104, H3108 [11AP], H3230, H3307 [13AP], H3331 [16AP], H3351, H3352, H3353, H3367, H3382, H3393 [17AP], H3404, H3405, H3436 [18AP], H3456, H3457, H3460, H3497–H3501 [24AP], H3581 [26AP], H3710 [27AP], H3768, H3770, H3773, H3774 [7MY], H3839, H3841, H3842 [9MY], H3915 [10MY], H3960–H3962 [15MY], H3990 [16MY], H4742, H4763–H4768 [5JN], H4780 [6JN], H4858 [7JN], H5001–H5003 [8JN], H5029, H5083–H5088 [12JN], H5278 [19JN], H5347, H5348 [20JN], H5510, H5576 [22JN], H5642–H5646 [25JN], H5655 [26JN], H5756, H5757 [27JN], H6047 [11JY], H6163 [12JY], H6245 [16JY], H6273 [17JY], H6474, H6554 [18JY], H6577, H6585 [19JY], H6634 [23JY], H7171, H7648, H7649 [25JY], H7814 [4SE], H7829 [5SE], H8164–H8168 [12SE], H8178 [13SE], H9094, H9103–H9111, H9114 [27SE], H9745 [30NO], E231 [27FE], E1084 [26JY]

——— impact on stock market, H177 [16JA]

——— impact on women, H65 [9JA]

——— repeal and use funds to cancel student loan debt and increase Pell grants (H.R. 5928), H4592 [23MY]

Taxation: establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (H.R. 3254), H5140 [13JN]

——— extend biodiesel and renewable diesel tax incentives, H3383 [17AP]

——— extend expiring provisions, modify tax treatment of disaster relief and retirement and savings, stimulate innovation, clarify and correct certain existing provisions, and modernize and improve the IRS, H9703–H9710 [29NO], H10341–H10343, H10445–H10477 [20DE], E1723 [21DE]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (H.R. 519), H7110–H7112 [24JY]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), E1319 [27SE]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 48), H8838 [25SE]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), Senate amendment, H8822 [25SE], E1433 [19OC]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), H6562–H6569 [19JY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6478–H6486 [18JY]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), H8891 [26SE], H9094, H9113–H9118 [27SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9101–H9113 [27SE]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training (H.R. 5516), H3330 [16AP]

——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (H.R. 5108), H7816 [4SE]

——— rates, H93 [10JA]

——— reform, H7876 [6SE]

——— repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H3436–H3438 [18AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, H30 [9JA], H86, H93 [10JA]

Taylor, Amanda: Manufacturing Institute Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead Award recipient, E422 [10AP]

Taylor’s Candy Co.: tribute, E370 [26MR]

Tenney, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10095 [11DE]

Terrorism: establish a national strategy to combat the financing of terrorism and related illicit finance, H9736 [29NO]

Tidewater Boats, LLC: tribute, E27 [10JA]

Toccoa, GA: tribute to Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E1205 [5SE]

Treaties and agreements: impact of NAFTA and CAFTA on U.S. wages and workforce, H5195–H5198 [14JN], H5756 [27JN]

Trimble, Inc.: Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Innovative Technology Award recipient, E472 [16AP]

Triple J Enterprises, Inc.: tribute, E684 [18MY]

TriYoung, Inc.: tribute, H8178 [13SE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H31 [9JA], H7159 [25JY], H7827 [5SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, H4270 [21MY], H4725 [24MY], H6032 [10JY], H6192 [13JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, H1381 [6MR], H3962 [15MY], H3986 [16MY], H4853, H4854, H4858 [7JN], H6246–H6252 [16JY], H7091 [24JY], H7785 [4SE], H7833 [5SE], H7880 [6SE], H8895 [26SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the economy, H9695 [29NO]

——— evaluation of climate change policies, H9660–H9663 [27NO]

——— impeachment, H10033 [11DE]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 621), H1135 [14FE], E106 [29JA]

——— require disclosure of Federal income tax returns, H3360 [17AP], H3407, H3408 [18AP], H4129 [16MY]

21st Century Bean (company): tribute, H3455 [24AP]

Tyson, Henry: Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Young Professional of the Year Award recipient, E213 [23FE]

U.N.: U.S. opposition to WHO resolution promoting breastfeeding, H6119 [12JY]

——— provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (H.R. 5447), H3522–H3542 [25AP], E553 [26AP]

Unemployment: rates, H3915, H3916 [10MY]

Vela, Lee: Public Relations Society of America Houston Legacy Award recipient, E1132 [7AU]

Wahlig, Teri: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1277 [20SE]

Watertown, NY: opening of Thousand Islands Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore, E1140 [10AU]

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.: anniversary, E1604 [6DE]

Whalen, Jane: National Association of Women Business Owners Iowa Business Owner of the Year award recipient, E109 [29JA]

Wichita, KS: tribute to business and education partnerships to train workers for aerospace industry jobs, H3965 [15MY]

Wilson, Representative Joe: bus tour of 2d Congressional District of South Carolina, H7813 [4SE]

Wintersteen, Wendy: Business Record (publication) Women of Influence honoree, E1270 [20SE]

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day: observance, E1538 [16NO]

World Bank Group: modify Dept. of the Treasury reporting requirement to ensure promotion of a reduction in government barriers to entrepreneurship as an important component of poverty reduction, H449, H450 [17JA]

Yard House (company): West Chamber (organization) Large Business of the Year Award recipient, E180 [13FE]

Yazoo City, MS: tribute to Exclusive Kutz Barber Shop, E372 [26MR]

——— tribute to Scott Memorial Funeral Home, E370 [26MR]

Z. Brown Distillery (business): tribute to producing 500th barrel of bourbon, H488 [18JA]

Zimmer Biomet Spine (company): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E491 [17AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: impact of tariffs, S5355 [25JY], S5399 [26JY]

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (S. 3247), S7233 [29NO], S7863–S7865 [19DE]

Alcoholic beverages: remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands (H.R. 5317), S7141 [27NO]

American Homebrewers Association: anniversary (S. Res. 567), S4746, S4808 [28JN]

AndyMark, Inc.: tribute, S2482 [26AP]

Antitrust policy: modify standards for unlawful acquisitions (S. 1812), S2856 [23MY]

——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving information provided to antitrust enforcers (S. 1811), S2855 [23MY]

Arctic regions: establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation (S. 3740), S7435 [11DE]

Arizona: ensure continued support for military installations, defense industries, and surrounding communities, S7852 [19DE]

——— expand the work opportunity tax credit to incentivize businesses to hire military spouses and make flexible savings accounts available for childcare expenses for military families (S. 2457), S1247 [27FE]

Azar, Alex M., II: suitability to be Sec. of HHS relative to history of raising prescription drug prices while serving as drug company executive, S458, S461 [23JA], S483–S485, S492 [24JA]

Bangladesh: anniversary of Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, S2382 [24AP]

——— call for improvement of labor rights and worker safety, S2382 [24AP]

Batesville Tool & Die, Inc.: anniversary, S6220 [18SE]

Bear Knuckles (company): tribute, S6337 [26SE]

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.: anniversary, S6628 [5OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2659 [15MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (S. Res. 416), S1253, S1254 [27FE], S6796 [11OC]

Caxton Printers, Ltd.: tribute, S7236 [29NO]

Central America: encourage partnerships with Mexico and Central American governments to improve their economies and combat cartels, gangs, and traffickers, S7105–S7107 [27NO], S7199–S7201 [29NO], S7374 [10DE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Chicago HEAL (Hospital Engagement, Action, and Leadership) Initiative, S6436 [2OC]

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, S1887 [22MR], S2057 [11AP], S2637 [14MY], S2673–S2675 [15MY], S2784 [21MY], S2850–S2853 [23MY], S3285 [7JN], S5483, S5484 [31JY], S5539–S5541 [1AU], S7149 [28NO], S7533 [13DE], S7828 [19DE], S7975 [20DE]

——— assessment of U.S. trade policy, S2052 [11AP], S2230 [18AP], S3280 [7JN], S4979 [17JY], S5048 [18JY]

——— impact of increasing influence in global affairs, S2056–S2058 [11AP]

——— prohibit alteration of penalties against Chinese telecommunications companies that violate U.S. export control or sanctions laws, S4013 [19JN], S5574 [1AU]

——— safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China and protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China (S. 2826), S2625–S2627 [10MY]

——— U.S. policy, S2423 [25AP]

Clear Springs Foods, Inc.: tribute, S2432 [25AP]

Climate: American Petroleum Institute actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S1234–S1236 [27FE]

——— cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (S. 2352), S551 [29JA]

——— effects of climate change, S13–S16 [3JA], S242 [17JA], S494 [24JA], S1429–S1431 [7MR], S2030–S2032 [10AP], S5822–S5824 [22AU], S5888–S5890 [23AU], S6014–S6018 [4SE], S6127–S6130 [12SE], S6485–S6488 [3OC], S6706–S6708 [9OC], S6758–S6761 [10OC], S6778, S6787, S6788 [11OC], S6950 [14NO], S7214–S7216 [29NO]

——— efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S1234 [27FE], S1430 [7MR], S1680 [13MR], S2030–S2032 [10AP], S2356–S2358 [23AP], S2378 [24AP], S2426 [25AP], S2462 [26AP], S2839–S2841 [22MY], S2988 [5JN], S4031 [19JN], S4904–S4906 [11JY], S5261 [24JY], S5481–S5483 [31JY], S5823 [22AU], S6129 [12SE], S6211 [18SE], S6375–S6378 [28SE], S7305–S7308 [5DE]

——— impact of climate change on agriculture, S4473 [27JN]

——— impact of climate change on fishing industry, S1675 [13MR], S5052–S5056 [18JY]

——— impact of climate change on national security, S5055 [18JY]

——— impact of climate change on potential risk of a ‘‘carbon bubble’’ and subsequent instability of financial markets, S4904–S4906 [11JY]

——— impact of climate change on the economy, S3748–S3750 [12JN], S5823 [22AU]

——— impact of rollback of regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired powerplants on climate change, S5895 [23AU]

——— National Association of Manufacturers actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S899 [13FE]

——— U.S. Chamber of Commerce actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S800 [8FE], S1234 [27FE]

Climate Leadership Council: release of ‘‘Exceeding Paris—How the Baker-Schultz Carbon Dividends Plan Would Significantly Exceed the U.S. Paris Commitment’’ report, S6211 [18SE]

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, S2070 [11AP]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments, S2955 [4JN], S2998 [5JN], S3020–S3022 [6JN], S3271, S3286 [7JN], S3872, S3883, S3892–S3894 [13JN], S3932, S3933 [14JN], S4466 [27JN], S4695 [28JN], S4868 [10JY], S5238 [24JY], S5508 [31JY], S5541 [1AU]

——— modernize and strengthen to more effectively guard against national security risks posed by certain foreign investments (S. 2098), S859 [12FE], S1533 [8MR], S2300 [19AP], S2846, S2853 [23MY]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): call for investigation of drug companies’ knowledge about addictive qualities of drugs they manufacture, S629 [6FE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): release of documents on investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections, S2715 [16MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S232–S234 [17JA], S2975–S2978 [5JN]

Congressional Review Act: use as a tool to overrule certain Government regulations, S16 [3JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), S2191, S2193, S2200–S2212 [17AP], S2227–S2230, S2235, S2239 [18AP], S2570 [9MY], S2782 [21MY]

——— disapprove rule on indirect auto lending (S.J. Res. 57), motion to proceed, S2200 [17AP]

——— importance, S5949 [27AU]

——— reform, S2208 [17AP]

——— transition to a 5-member Board of Directors, S1417 [7MR]

——— provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (S. 2393), S2880 [23MY]

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

——— require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (S. 1454), S1270 [28FE]

Credit: require consumer reporting agencies to obtain a consumer’s authorization to release certain personal information and prevent unauthorized access to consumer reports and personal information (S. 2362), S582 [30JA]

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 (H.R. 1865), S85–S87 [9JA], S1293 [28FE], S1295 [1MR], S1401 [6MR], S1660–S1662 [13MR], S1849–S1861, S1864–S1872 [21MR], S2053, S2079–S2081 [11AP]

——— 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 (S. 1693), S53 [8JA], S85–S87 [9JA], S145 [11JA], S278 [18JA], S5100 [19JY]

——— clarify that efforts of interactive computer service providers or users to identify, restrict access to, or remove objectionable online material shall not be considered in determining liability of the provider or user, S1829 [20MR], S1869, S1871 [21MR]

DEA: report certain information on distribution of opioids to assist in identifying suspicious orders and hold manufacturers and distributors accountable who fail to report and stop suspicious orders, S6471 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the voluntary Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) as a short-term conserving use program for participating farmers, S4393 [26JN]

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program, S4484 [27JN]

——— Market Access Program funding, S4698 [28JN]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs, S4474 [27JN], S4704, S4713 [28JN]

——— prohibit retaliation against contract farmers by large integrated corporate farms, S4474 [27JN]

——— promote American agriculture in Cuba, S4484, S4485 [27JN]

——— promote dairy product innovation, including in specialty cheese, and value-added dairy product development for the economic benefit of U.S. dairy farmers and their communities, S5535 [1AU]

——— redirect subsidies provided to large farms to small and medium-sized farms, S7414 [11DE]

——— require transparency in how large integrated corporate farms calculate payments made to contract farmers, S4475 [27JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S7918–S7921 [19DE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (S. 645), S7621, S7622 [13DE]

——— establish a task force in the International Trade Administration to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (S. 2427), S1914 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow acquisition of two Ford-class carriers in single contract to reduce cost and expedite fleet growth, S5890, S5891 [23AU]

——— establish a website listing defense contractors convicted of defrauding the Federal Government, S3965 [18JN]

——— importance of having multiple companies with capability to produce solid rocket motors for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, S3939 [14JN]

——— prohibit contracts with companies compensating any employee at a rate higher than the Sec. of Defense, S3965 [18JN]

Dept. of Education: improve career and technical education opportunities for adult learners (S. 3083), S3984 [18JN]

——— prohibit use of funds to pay Federal student loan service contractors who contest certain student undue hardship claims in bankruptcy court, S5736 [21AU]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S1935 [22MR], S2803, S2804 [22MY], S5736 [21AU]

——— establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence industries, S4328 [21JN]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 385), S6758–S6761 [10OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct a study on the changes in prices of prescription drugs, S5879 [23AU]

——— prohibit Healthy Lifestyles Initiative funding for construction of fast food franchises, S5886 [23AU]

——— require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (S. 1348), S5880, S5881 [23AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (H.R. 6400), S7896 [19DE]

——— conduct a threat and operational analysis of ports of entry (S. 3706), S7374 [10DE]

Dept. of HUD: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, S1415 [7MR]

Dept. of Justice: congressional oversight of decisions to review, modify, or terminate American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) or Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) consent decree, S6335 [26SE]

——— investigation and prosecution of website operators that criminally facilitate sex trafficking or sexual exploitation of children funding, S1807, S1829 [20MR], S1851, S1869, S1871 [21MR]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (S. 438), S2860 [23MY]

——— promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment, S5879 [23AU]

——— proposed rule to expand access to health care through Small Business Health Plans, S2545 [8MY]

——— 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 State: decision to not impose certain sanctions on Russia, S559 [30JA], S808 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (S. 607), S1969 [22MR]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, S231 [17JA]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (S. 999), S1677 [13MR]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida, S5602 [15AU]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (S. 2292), S139–S141 [10JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (S. 2298), S494 [24JA]

——— proposal to allow offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S8 [3JA], S36 [4JA], S151 [11JA], S231 [17JA], S494 [24JA], S627, S631–S638, S646 [6FE], S700 [7FE], S1672 [13MR]

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–S185 [16JA], S341 [19JA], S435 [22JA], S2667–S2672 [15MY]

——— report on estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders and other figures (S. 2353), S2634 [14MY]

Dept. of Transportation: modify regulation relative to policies of air carriers on denied boarding, S6538 [4OC]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers for services provided, S6297 [25SE], S6429 [2OC], S6490 [3OC], S6538 [4OC]

Detroit Diesel Corp.: anniversary, S6137 [12SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1006), S6793 [11OC]

Diseases and disorders: cancer research funding, S6705 [9OC]

Drugs: require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug, S5406–S5409 [26JY], S5736 [21AU], S5809–S5811 [22AU], S5882–S5884 [23AU], S7221 [29NO]

——— Senate investigation of Kaléo, Inc., pricing of naloxone auto-injector to reverse effects of overdoses, S7574 [13DE]

Ecology and environment: efforts of fossil fuel industry representatives to influence U.S. environmental policy, S242 [17JA], S2092, S2096, S2103 [12AP], S4393–S4395 [26JN]

——— tribute to efforts of companies to expand use of renewable energy and combat climate change, S1832 [20MR], S6210 [18SE], S6707 [9OC]

Economy: address low labor force participation rates by increasing efforts to provide skills training, reduce dependency on Federal aid programs, integrate previously incarcerated individuals into workforce, and address opioid crisis, S2571–S2574 [9MY]

——— corporate profits versus economic well-being of the populace, S1759 [15MR]

——— enforce antitrust regulations, S2854–S2856 [23MY]

——— impact of Government regulations, S2062 [11AP], S2570 [9MY], S3395 [11JN]

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

——— importance of job creation, S2802 [22MY], S7228 [29NO]

——— monitor housing market to ensure issues that contributed to 2008 housing crisis such as easy credit, no-documentation loans, and relaxed underwriting standards do not cause another collapse, S7412 [11DE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S3004 [6JN]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S146 [11JA], S1432 [7MR], S1529, S1531, S1532, S1535–S1567, S1569–S1574 [8MR], S1617, S1619–S1626 [12MR], S1646, S1649–S1660 [13MR], S1695, S1696, S1699–S1702, S1706–S1720, S1723–S1730 [14MR], S1741, S1746, S1761, S1762 [15MR], S1777 [19MR], S1939 [22MR], S2782 [21MY], S2844, S2854 [23MY], S2893, S2895 [24MY]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), motion to proceed, S1307 [1MR], S1329 [5MR], S1343, S1346–S1364, S1399 [6MR], S1405, S1408–S1410, S1413–S1419, S1423–S1429 [7MR]

——— promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), unanimous-consent request, S1708 [14MR]

——— status, S3875 [13JN], S4924 [12JY], S5394 [26JY], S5441 [30JY], S5706 [20AU], S5745 [21AU], S5886 [23AU], S6116 [12SE], S6210 [18SE], S6794–S6798 [11OC]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers, S1536 [8MR], S1622 [12MR]

Elections: condemn efforts to undermine or distract from investigation of Russian interference in U.S. elections and enhance protections from interference in future elections, S95–S100 [9JA], S544 [29JA], S572–S574 [30JA], S639–S646 [6FE], S667 [7FE], S1258 [28FE], S1368–S1374, S1398, S1399 [6MR], S1619 [12MR], S1743 [15MR], S2691 [16MY], S2784 [21MY]

——— expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (S. 2313), S496 [24JA], S673 [7FE], S4992, S4999, S5009 [17JY], S5484, S5495 [31JY]

Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary, S2921 [24MY]

Employment: importance of investment in workforce, S2372 [24AP]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, S5227 [24JY]

EPA: address price of renewable identification number credits (RINs) paid by oil refineries to show compliance with Renewable Fuel Standard, S688–S694 [7FE]

——— establish a voluntary program to reduce emissions from wood heaters (S. 3779), S7927 [19DE]

——— prohibit hardship waivers to renewable fuel standard, S4358 [25JN]

——— proposed regulations allowing States more authority in creating plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired powerplants, S5733 [21AU], S5888–S5890, S5895–S5899 [23AU]

——— proposed rule to revise vehicle emissions standards, S2084 [12AP]

Europe: reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (S. 3229), S5067–S5069 [18JY]

Eximbank: call for confirmation of nominees in order to ensure continued operation, S2253–S2256 [18AP]

FAA: establish an aviation maintenance workforce development pilot program, S6538 [4OC]

——— modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, S6538 [4OC]

Facebook, Inc.: concerns over online privacy and abuse of data obtained by social media platforms, S3013 [6JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, S674–S677, S681 [7FE], S966 [14FE]

FCC: decision to repeal net neutrality regulations, S5–S8 [3JA], S174 [16JA], S1204 [26FE]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S1224, S1231 [27FE], S1346 [6MR], S2559, S2560, S2564, S2568, S2581–S2589 [9MY], S2672 [15MY], S2688–S2710 [16MY], S2741 [17MY], S3397 [11JN], S3744 [12JN]

——— expand broadband Internet access service to rural areas, S900 [13FE]

FDA: ban use of ortho-phthalate chemicals as food contact substances (S. 3155), S4737 [28JN]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (S. 974), S807 [8FE], S5881 [23AU], S7221 [29NO]

——— prohibit funding for regulations to require the term ‘‘added sugar’’ be included on food labels for honey and maple syrup, S5533 [1AU]

——— proposed regulations to require the term ‘‘added sugar’’ be included on food labels for honey and maple syrup, S3883 [13JN]

——— establish to provide executive agencies with authorities relative to mitigating supply chain risks in procurement of information technology (S. 3085), S7809–S7817 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment, S3286 [7JN], S3396 [11JN], S3896–S3899 [13JN], S3931, S3938 [14JN], S4013 [19JN], S5574 [1AU]

——— prohibit funding for State or local governments to buy from or contract with certain Chinese telecommunications companies, S5541 [1AU]

——— prohibit request for criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (S. 842), S2572 [9MY]

Federal aid programs: encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors to improve social programs, S796, S800 [8FE]

FEMA: clarify authority under the National Flood Insurance Program relative to post-storm assessments of wind versus water damage and claims (S. 2093), S5443 [30JY]

FERC: establish minimum monetary thresholds for public utility facility merger authorizations (H.R. 1109), S6031 [4SE]

——— final rule on participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs), S1833 [20MR], S6129 [12SE]

Financial institutions: address the concept of ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts, S1706 [14MR]

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

——— impact of rules and regulations on community financial institutions, S145 [11JA]

——— implementation of corporate policies that restrict banking services to clients who conduct certain firearm-related business, S2985 [5JN]

——— permit captive insurance companies that were members of a Federal Home Loan Bank prior to a certain date to continue to be eligible to be members of such a Bank (S. 2361), S1785, S1786 [19MR]

——— stop financial institution crime, conduct due diligence relative to criminal conduct or civil fraud, and create accountability in deferred prosecution agreements (S. 2544), S1709 [14MR]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales, S1276, S1277, S1279 [28FE], S1575 [8MR], S6944 [14NO], S7031 [15NO]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale, S1719 [14MR]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (S. 1945), S1277 [28FE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (S. 2009), S1296 [1MR]

Flint, MI: tribute to small business startup companies, S5095 [19JY]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (S. 563), S5415 [26JY]

Foreign policy: assessment of U.S. trade policy, S5565–S5567 [1AU]

——— provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), S639 [6FE], S808 [8FE], S4338 [21JN]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry, S7374 [10DE]

——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, S5565 [1AU]

——— importance of bilateral trade agreements, S2055 [11AP], S6466 [3OC]

——— prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders, S5565 [1AU]

——— require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security, S3402, S3596 [11JN], S3740–S3743 [12JN], S3892 [13JN], S4018 [19JN], S4469–S4472 [27JN], S4886–S4891 [11JY], S4979 [17JY]

——— require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (S. 3013), S3274 [7JN]

——— U.S. deficit, S1406 [7MR], S1648 [13MR], S2850–S2853 [23MY]

Fort Wayne, IN: anniversary of STAR Financial Bank, S6054 [6SE]

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]

FTC: require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information, S1573 [8MR]

General Motors Co.: impact of announced closures of auto plants, S7107, S7125 [27NO]

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

Gorham, ME: anniversary of Gorham Savings Bank, S4278 [20JN]

Hampton, Ted: Knox County, KY, Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year award recipient, S2003 [9AP]

Harley-Davidson, Inc.: anniversary, S5952 [27AU]

Health: health insurance premium rates, S3887 [13JN], S4357 [25JN]

Hemp History Week: designate (S. Res. 532), S2997 [5JN]

Hinton Mills (company): anniversary, S5714 [20AU]

Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Irma, S685–S688 [7FE]

Immigration: expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (S. 2466), S1289 [28FE]

——— impact of legal immigrants on U.S. economy, S564 [30JA]

——— potential impact of loss of legal status for certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children on U.S. economic growth, S694 [7FE]

——— terminate the EB-5 regional center program, S1778 [19MR]

Insurance: allow States to establish reinsurance programs, give States flexibility to provide affordable health insurance options outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, and continue cost-sharing premium subsidies, S1751–S1753 [15MR], S1905–S1913, S1918, S1919, S1920–S1922 [22MR], S2544 [8MY], S3284 [7JN], S3891, S3892 [13JN], S3962 [18JN], S5409 [26JY], S6767 [10OC], S7889 [19DE]

Intelligence services: improve authorization of certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, extend authorities on searching certain communications, and ensure ability to share certain foreign intelligence (S. 2158), S225 [17JA]

——— improve foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence and extend authorities on searching certain communications, S173–S180 [16JA], S213, S224–S227, S235–S242 [17JA], S265, S270 [18JA], S439 [22JA], S7830–S7832 [19DE]

Iron and steel industry: impact of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, S5029–S5031, S5048 [18JY], S5366–S5369 [25JY], S5566 [1AU], S5602 [15AU]

——— imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, S3276 [7JN], S4470–S4472 [27JN]

Kagame, Paul: tribute to leadership and efforts by Rwandan President to rebuild economy and infrastructure, S454–S458 [23JA]

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.: anniversary, S6805 [11OC]

Kentwool (company): anniversary, S3980 [18JN]

Koch, Charles: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S2354–S2358 [23AP], S2374, S2376–S2379 [24AP]

Koch, David H.: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S2354–S2358 [23AP], S2374, S2376–S2379 [24AP]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in the U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (S. 118), S5044 [18JY]

——— make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in the U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (S. 118), unanimous-consent request, S5043, S5044 [18JY]

Labor unions: importance, S6024 [4SE]

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

Maine: anniversary of Biddeford Savings Bank, S1450 [7MR]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (S. 3702), S7339 [6DE]

Medicare: establish part E public health plans available to everyone (S. 2708), S2265 [18AP]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 41), S5880 [23AU]

Micron Technology, Inc.: anniversary, S6435 [2OC]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 1105), S2667 [15MY]

Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, S1785 [19MR]

——— reform corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S2611 [10MY]

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

NAFTA: renegotiation of certain provisions, S2782 [21MY], S6406 [1OC], S6421, S6432 [2OC], S6465, S6490 [3OC], S7975 [20DE]

NASA: extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (S. 7), S7371, S7372 [6DE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 657), S6365 [27SE]

National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (S. Res. 418), S1293 [28FE]

National Small Business Week: designate (S. Res. 498), S2498 [26AP]

——— observance, S2435 [25AP]

National Travel and Tourism Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 534), S2998 [5JN]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 558), S4955 [12JY]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance, S6813 [11OC]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (S. Res. 632), S6232 [18SE], S6397 [28SE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, S927 [13FE], S2131–S2138 [16AP], S2192 [17AP], S2315 [19AP]

——— provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities (S. 1116), S1969–S1972 [22MR]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, S6121 [12SE]

News media: use of propaganda and misinformation to create polarization, S6375–S6378 [28SE]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), S5561 [1AU]

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

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

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

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate, S220 [17JA]

Pensions: provide alternative minimum funding rules for certain single-employer benefit plans maintained by community newspaper, unanimous-consent request, S2466 [26AP]

——— provide for salary reductions for certain employees of pension plans in critical or declining status that reduces participant benefits, S182 [16JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S2638 [14MY], S2845 [23MY], S2914 [24MY]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S2601 [10MY], S2691 [16MY]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 124), S7220 [29NO], S7889 [19DE]

Political campaigns: impact and influence of money and corporations in elections, S2354–S2358 [23AP], S2374–S2379 [24AP], S2424–S2428, S2443, S2444 [25AP], S2461–S2463 [26AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 1585), S2376 [24AP], S3748 [12JN], S4031 [19JN], S7309 [5DE], S7390 [11DE]

Postal Service: improve operations, service, and transparency (S. 2629), S1931 [22MR], S1994 [9AP]

——— prohibit privatization, S5342 [25JY]

Power resources: impact of efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S2377 [24AP], S6128–S6130 [12SE], S6758–S6761 [10OC], S6787 [11OC]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (S. 987), S1683 [13MR]

Privacy: clarify prohibition on warrantless searching of collections of communications for U.S. persons, S175–S180 [16JA], S224–S227, S235–S242 [17JA], S265, S270 [18JA], S439 [22JA], S7830–S7832 [19DE]

Pruitt, E. Scott: assessment of tenure as EPA Administrator, S531 [29JA], S1995 [9AP], S2088–S2090, S2092, S2097–S2103, S2106, S2109, S2117 [12AP], S2356 [23AP], S2445 [25AP], S2713–S2715 [16MY], S4393–S4395 [26JN]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (S. 1633), S5676 [16AU]

Purdue University: urge commitment to end certain practices, such as, predispute mandatory arbitration clauses and class action bans in student enrollment, after acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University, S6806 [11OC]

Religion: recognize religious freedom of, and historic contributions by, the American Muslim community (S. Res. 555), S4293 [20JN]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, S7346, S7347 [6DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S2570, S2571 [9MY], S2811 [22MY], S2953 [4JN], S2975 [5JN]

Rood, John C.: suitability to be Under Sec. of Defense for Policy relative to prior position at Lockheed Martin Corp., S18 [3JA]

Roundup, MT: tribute to Busy Bee Cafe, S2615 [10MY]

Russia: develop strategy to counter illicit Russian financial activities, S1268–S1271 [28FE]

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

——— improve number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States (H.R. 4111), S7334, S7335 [6DE]

——— increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (H.R. 2333), S2998 [5JN], S3027 [6JN]

——— increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (S. 2527), S1580 [8MR]

——— modify method for prescribing size standards for business concerns (H.R. 6330), S7333 [6DE]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (S. 3561), S7333 [6DE]

Science: provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for economic and national security (H.R. 6227), S7625 [13DE]

Scranton, PA: anniversary of Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, S4033 [19JN]

SEC: exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (S. 2765), S6881, S6882 [11OC]

——— grant authority to reject certain corporate stock buyback offers, S1531 [8MR]

——— require disclosure of corporate political spending, S5573 [1AU]

——— require proxy advisory firms registration as investment advisers (S. 3614), S6927 [13NO]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation of Richard Goldberg in Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Co., et al. v. John Doe, et al. (S. Res. 457), S2079 [11AP]

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

Social Security: improve transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests (S. 3000), S6172 [17SE]

Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries (nonprofit organization): tribute, S464 [23JA]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX): launch of Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, S633, S634 [6FE]

Space policy: reduce regulatory burdens and streamline processes relative to commercial space activities (S. 3277), S7966–S7971 [20DE]

Sports: implement regulations on legalized sports gambling, S5907 [23AU]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (S. 337), S674–S677, S682 [7FE]

Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act: rename in honor of Louise McIntosh Slaughter (H.R. 6870), S6879, S6880 [11OC]

Sunrise County Economic Council: anniversary, S6337 [26SE]

Supreme Court: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech relative to bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S7347 [6DE]

——— impact of decisions on corporate interests, S6610 [5OC]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 464), S2498 [26AP]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S10 [3JA], S81, S84, S100 [9JA], S113, S122–S124, S128 [10JA], S143, S157–S159 [11JA], S173 [16JA], S213, S227, S230, S234, S236 [17JA], S265, S281 [18JA], S448 [23JA], S544 [29JA], S566, S567 [30JA], S596, S601 [5FE], S618, S630 [6FE], S677–S680, S684 [7FE], S810–S812 [8FE], S889, S894 [13FE], S930, S932, S945 [14FE], S1132 [15FE], S1211 [26FE], S1224, S1229 [27FE], S1261, S1262, S1267, S1271 [28FE], S1295, S1298 [1MR], S1325, S1328–S1330 [5MR], S1344, S1346, S1349, S1400 [6MR], S1406, S1407 [7MR], S1530–S1533 [8MR], S1618 [12MR], S1645, S1655 [13MR], S1696, S1716, S1717 [14MR], S1742 [15MR], S1773 [19MR], S1801 [20MR], S1858 [21MR], S1886 [22MR], S1994 [9AP], S2021 [10AP], S2048, S2061, S2063–S2066 [11AP], S2085, S2087 [12AP], S2132 [16AP], S2191, S2193, S2195, S2196, S2198, S2199, S2207–S2214 [17AP], S2228, S2242 [18AP], S2290 [19AP], S2334 [23AP], S2360, S2372 [24AP], S2418 [25AP], S2505, S2507 [7MY], S2533 [8MY], S2560, S2570, S2571, S2587 [9MY], S2599 [10MY], S2658, S2672 [15MY], S2689 [16MY], S2736 [17MY], S2823 [22MY], S2890, S2919 [24MY], S3013–S3016 [6JN], S3289 [7JN], S3395 [11JN], S3730, S3745 [12JN], S3864, S3877 [13JN], S3930 [14JN], S4012, S4017 [19JN], S4254, S4256, S4259, S4263–S4265, S4276 [20JN], S4313, S4315–S4318 [21JN], S4354, S4365 [25JN], S4380, S4381 [26JN], S4460, S4468, S4489–S4491 [27JN], S4690 [28JN], S4882 [11JY], S4960, S4963 [16JY], S4974 [17JY], S5027, S5050–S5052 [18JY], S5080 [19JY], S5227 [24JY], S5403 [26JY], S5464, S5465, S5467 [31JY], S5528 [1AU], S5614 [15AU], S5672, S5679, S5686 [16AU], S5734 [21AU], S5791 [22AU], S5962 [28AU], S6122–S6124 [12SE], S6273 [24SE], S6284, S6290 [25SE], S6418 [2OC], S6736, S6758 [10OC], S6778, S6807 [11OC], S7474 [12DE], S7885 [19DE]

Taxation: encourage employers to hire individuals working in dying industries or occupations made obsolete by technology (S. 2648), S7228 [29NO]

——— encourage retirement savings (S. 2526), S1580 [8MR]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (S. 523), S6473 [3OC]

——— increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (S. 2320), S571 [30JA]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), S615 [5FE], S618 [6FE], S6259–S6261 [18SE], S6292–S6296 [25SE], S6334 [26SE]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 48), S6311 [25SE]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), unanimous-consent request, S1365, S1366 [6MR], S1662 [13MR], S2198 [17AP], S2604, S2605 [10MY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), S5482 [31JY]

——— 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]

——— provide for deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in opportunity zones, S230 [17JA], S674, S678 [7FE], S1656 [13MR], S2022 [10AP]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1639), S899 [13FE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 2368), S5482 [31JY], S6211 [18SE], S7419 [11DE]

——— provide matching payments for retirement savings contributions by certain individuals (S. 3636), S7053 [15NO]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (S. 1892), S5803 [22AU], S5888 [23AU]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S837 [8FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S16 [3JA], S31, S36 [4JA], S49, S75 [8JA], S342 [19JA], S374 [20JA], S6966 [14NO]

Terrorism: establish a designation for jurisdictions permissive to terrorism financing, facilitate international prosecution of such financiers, and restrict financial institutions that provide services to terrorists (S. 358), S1335 [5MR]

Tobacco industry: past and current efforts to oppose regulation of tobacco products, S2354–S2356 [23AP]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars, S5409–S5411 [26JY]

Trump, President: assessment of views on climate change, S14 [3JA]

——— evaluation of administration, S269 [18JA], S558, S570–S572 [30JA], S5014 [17JY], S5749 [21AU], S6040 [5SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S3881 [13JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S215 [17JA], S2637 [14MY], S2673–S2675 [15MY], S2760 [17MY], S2784 [21MY], S2804 [22MY], S3002 [6JN], S3271, S3285 [7JN], S3752, S3753 [12JN], S4256, S4260 [20JN], S4315 [21JN], S4357 [25JN], S4465 [27JN], S5355 [25JY], S5399 [26JY], S5566 [1AU], S7149 [28NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to health care, S458, S461–S462 [23JA], S482–S485 [24JA]

——— evaluation of climate change policies, S1832 [20MR], S6130 [12SE], S6210 [18SE], S6707 [9OC], S6788 [11OC], S7108 [27NO], S7170–S7175 [28NO], S7208 [29NO], S7338 [6DE], S7418–S7421 [11DE], S7879–S7881 [19DE]

——— evaluation of coal industry policies, S7324 [6DE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S125 [10JA]

——— take certain actions relative to personal business holdings to ensure compliance with emoluments clause of the Constitution while serving as President (S. Con. Res. 4), S3271 [7JN]

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, S6259–S6261 [18SE], S6292–S6296 [25SE], S6334 [26SE]

——— provide clarity and modernize the licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers (S. 2334), S501–S505 [24JA]

Unemployment: rates, S2571 [9MY]

Walsh Engineering Services, PC: tribute, S6813 [11OC]

Wheeler, Andrew: suitability to be EPA Deputy Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S2108–S2110 [12AP]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (S. Res. 693), S7062 [15NO]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, S2918 [24MY]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S2478 [26AP]

Zuckerberg, Mark: congressional testimony relative to online privacy and abuse of data obtained by social media platforms, S2025 [10AP]

Reports

Financial Oversight Management Board Recommendations Relative to Labor Reform in Private Sector: Puerto Rico Federal, Political, and Economy Relations Commission, S5917–S5928 [23AU]

Proposal To Lower ACA Premiums by More Than 40% and Cover 3.2 Million More: Tammy Tomczyk and Kurt Giesa, Oliver Wyman (organization), S1752 [15MR], S1912 [22MR]

Reports filed

Accelerating Access to Capital Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4529) (H. Rept. 115–576), H1226 [23FE]

Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports (ACCESS) Rural America Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6745) (H. Rept. 115–1077), H10168 [12DE]

Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3994) (H. Rept. 115–841), H6556 [18JY]

All-American Flag Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3121) (H. Rept. 115–1044), H9666 [27NO]

Allow Servicemembers To Terminate Their Cable, Satellite Television, and Internet Access Service Contracts While Deployed: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2409) (H. Rept. 115–866), H7153 [24JY]

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1865) (H. Rept. 115–572), H1220 [20FE]

American Customer Information Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4785) (H. Rept. 115–663), H3781 [7MY]

American Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6756) (H. Rept. 115–957), H8742 [24SE]

American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2809) (H. Rept. 115–649), H3505 [24AP]

Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3626) (H. Rept. 115–1007), H9462 [2NO]

Bridge Contract Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2413) (S. Rept. 115–232), S2261 [18AP]

Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6158) (H. Rept. 115–1096), H10586 [21DE]

Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3746) (H. Rept. 115–668), H3928 [10MY]

Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6206) (H. Rept. 115–1020), H9509 [13NO]

Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology (CENOTE) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2511) (S. Rept. 115–291), S4843 [9JY]

Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 5346) (H. Rept. 115–789), H5814 [27JN]

Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4607) (H. Rept. 115–573), H1226 [23FE]

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 374) (S. Rept. 115–218), S1946 [22MR]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 119, Oppose Federal Efforts To Establish a Carbon Tax on Fuels for Electricity and Transportation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1001) (H. Rept. 115–834), H6462 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 985) (H. Rept. 115–812), H6040 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 965) (H. Rept. 115–786), H5748 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 772, Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act, and H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 725) (H. Rept. 115–546), H782 [5FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 115–595), H1541 [13MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 748) (H. Rept. 115–583), H1265 [26FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1059) (H. Rept. 115–949), H8169 [12SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 115–595), H1541 [13MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4296, Place Requirements on Operational Risk Capital Requirements for Banking Organizations Established by an Appropriate Federal Banking Agency: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 115–582), H1265 [26FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 115–595), H1541 [13MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 747) (H. Rept. 115–582), H1265 [26FE]

Consideration of H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act and H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 811) (H. Rept. 115–629), H3094 [10AP]

Consideration of H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 872) (H. Rept. 115–664), H3781 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1084) (H. Rept. 115–985), H9088 [26SE]

Consideration of S. 139, Foreign Intelligence Collection and Safeguards, Accountability, and Acquisition Oversight Improvements and Extension of Communications Search Authority: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 682) (H. Rept. 115–504), H82 [9JA]

Consideration of S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 905) (H. Rept. 115–698), H4283 [21MY]

Consideration of S.J. Res. 57, Disapprove Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rule on Indirect Auto Lending: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 872) (H. Rept. 115–664), H3781 [7MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 88, Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief and IRS Modernization and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1160) (H. Rept. 115–1054), H9690 [28NO]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1180) (H. Rept. 115–1084), H10335 [19DE]

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2113) (S. Rept. 115–231), S2261 [18AP]

Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6743) (H. Rept. 115–1097), H10586 [21DE]

Cooperate With Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5783) (H. Rept. 115–780), H5647 [25JN]

Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act: Committee on the Judicary (Senate) (S. 974), S4343 [21JN]

Credit Access and Inclusion Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 435) (H. Rept. 115–568), H1217 [16FE]

Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 754) (S. Rept. 115–263), S2991 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Transmittal of Documents on Information Produced and Disseminated Relative to Cybersecurity Threats Posed by ZTE Corp., in China: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 898) (H. Rept. 115–714), H5020 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior Order Imposing a Moratorium on Federal Coal Leasing Shall Not Take Effect Unless a Joint Resolution of Approval Is Enacted: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1778) (H. Rept. 115–545), H782 [5FE]

Derivatives Fairness Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5323) (H. Rept. 115–893), H7747 [7AU]

Developing and Empowering Our Aspiring Leaders Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6177) (H. Rept. 115–889), H7742 [3AU]

DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5733) (H. Rept. 115–777), H5580 [22JN]

Due Process Restoration Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2128) (H. Rept. 115–1118), H10609 [2JA]

Employer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4616) (H. Rept. 115–906), H7775 [28AU]

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 723) (H. Rept. 115–575), H1226 [23FE]

Energy Technology Maturation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1799) (S. Rept. 115–252), S2793 [21MY]

Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6322) (H. Rept. 115–879), H7734 [31JY]

EPA Delay of Implementation of Emission Standards for New Residential Wood and Pellet Stoves, Hydronic Heaters, and Forced-Air Furnaces: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1857), S6221 [18SE]

EPA Emission Standards for New Residential Wood and Pellet Stoves, Hydronic Heaters, and Forced-Air Furnaces Implementation Delay: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1857) (S. Rept. 115–422), S7356 [6DE]

Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3555) (H. Rept. 115–883), H7742 [3AU]

Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6319) (H. Rept. 115–878), H7734 [31JY]

Expanding Investment Opportunities Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4279) (H. Rept. 115–517), H403 [16JA]

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3085), S7088 [26NO]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3085) (S. Rept. 115–408), S7274 [4DE]

Federal Insurance Office Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3861) (H. Rept. 115–1008), H9462 [2NO]

FERC Minimum Monetary Thresholds for Public Utility Facility Merger Authorizations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1109) (S. Rept. 115–253), S2793 [21MY]

Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6069) (H. Rept. 115–781), H5647 [25JN]

Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4545) (H. Rept. 115–589), H1440 [6MR]

Fitness Information Transparency (FIT) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6374) (H. Rept. 115–913), H7823 [4SE]

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2098), S2834 [22MY]

——— Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5841) (H. Rept. 115–784), H5747 [26JN]

Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6130) (H. Rept. 115–1076), H10168 [12DE]

Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6139) (H. Rept. 115–808), H6040 [10JY]

Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6367) (H. Rept. 115–942), H8169 [12SE]

International Insurance Standards Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4537) (H. Rept. 115–804), H5986 [3JY]

Jobs for Tribes Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4506) (H. Rept. 115–1064), H9762 [3DE]

Justice Against Corruption on K Street (JACK) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2896) (S. Rept. 115–317), S5618 [15AU]

Kake Tribal Corp., Export of Timber Harvested From Conveyed Land Limit Repeal: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 115–393), S7189 [28NO]

Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 701) (S. Rept. 115–204), S612 [5FE]

Main Street Growth Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5877) (H. Rept. 115–807), H6040 [10JY]

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 645) (S. Rept. 115–341), S6438 [2OC]

Microloan Modernization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 526), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 115–452), S7989 [20DE]

Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6324) (H. Rept. 115–887), H7742 [3AU]

Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5970) (H. Rept. 115–811), H6040 [10JY]

Mortgage Choice Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1153) (H. Rept. 115–522), H624 [22JA]

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4403) (H. Rept. 115–639), H3342 [16AP]

Music Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5447) (H. Rept. 115–651), H3574 [25AP]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2823), S6141 [12SE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2823) (S. Rept. 115–339), S6188 [17SE]

Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4738) (H. Rept. 115–662), H3781 [7MY]

National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3561), S6815 [11OC]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3561) (S. Rept. 115–448), S7989 [20DE]

National Quantum Initiative Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3143) (S. Rept. 115–389), S7132 [27NO]

——— Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 6227) (H. Rept. 115–950), H8724 [13SE]

National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4546) (H. Rept. 115–525), H628 [25JA]

Native American Business Incubators Program Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 607) (H. Rept. 115–1037), H9573 [20NO]

Place Requirements on Operational Risk Capital Requirements for Banking Organizations Established by an Appropriate Federal Banking Agency: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4296) (H. Rept. 115–574), H1226 [23FE]

Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3273) (S. Rept. 115–324), S5719 [20AU]

Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2226) (H. Rept. 115–578), H1226 [23FE]

Preventing Drug Diversion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2837), S4035 [19JN]

Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6320) (H. Rept. 115–891), H7742 [3AU]

Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4673) (H. Rept. 115–1018), H9509 [13NO]

Protection of Source Code Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3948) (H. Rept. 115–549), H1074 [8FE]

Public Company Registration Threshold Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5051) (H. Rept. 115–888), H7742 [3AU]

Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5178) (H. Rept. 115–628), H3094 [10AP]

Recreation Not Red-Tape Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3400) (H. Rept. 115–1063), H9762 [3DE]

Regional Economic and Community Development Commissions Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3288) (H. Rept. 115–1027), H9525 [14NO]

Regulation A+ Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4263) (H. Rept. 115–544), H736 [2FE]

Reinforcing American-Made Products Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 118) (S. Rept. 115–203), S612 [5FE]

Relief From New Source Performance Standards Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 453) (H. Rept. 115–508), H131 [10JA]

Remove Prohibition on Certain Alcohol Manufacturing on Indian Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5317) (S. Rept. 115–363), S6963 [14NO]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5317) (H. Rept. 115–703), H4728 [24MY]

Repeal Certain SEC Disclosure Requirements Relative to Coal and Mine Safety: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4289) (H. Rept. 115–571), H1220 [20FE]

Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program (RIP MSP) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2221) (S. Rept. 115–277), S3982 [18JN]

San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 436), S5455 [30JY]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 436) (S. Rept. 115–318), S5618 [15AU]

Save Community Newspaper Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6377) (H. Rept. 115–1011), H9467 [6NO]

SEC Disclosure Requirements Relative to Resource Extraction Repeal: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4519) (H. Rept. 115–500), H82 [9JA]

Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6430) (H. Rept. 115–907), H7775 [28AU]

Small Business Audit Correction Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6021) (H. Rept. 115–1075), H10168 [12DE]

Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4267) (H. Rept. 115–646), H3505 [24AP]

Small Business Innovation Protection Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 791), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 791) (S. Rept. 115–435), S7925 [19DE]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2655) (H. Rept. 115–660), H3746 [1MY]

Small Business Investment Opportunity Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2527), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2527) (S. Rept. 115–272), S3292 [7JN]

Small Business Runway Extension Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3562), S6815 [11OC]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3562) (S. Rept. 115–431), S7431 [11DE]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6330) (H. Rept. 115–939), H8169 [12SE]

Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5054) (H. Rept. 115–1094), H10586 [21DE]

Space Frontier Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3277) (S. Rept. 115–397), S7240 [29NO]

Spurring Business in Communities Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1995), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1995) (S. Rept. 115–449), S7989 [20DE]

State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5059) (H. Rept. 115–937), H8168 [12SE]

State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT (SMART IoT) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 6032) (H. Rept. 115–1003), H9462 [2NO]

Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1693) (S. Rept. 115–199), S138 [10JA]

Stop Excessive Narcotics in Our Retirement (SENIOR) Communities Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5676) (H. Rept. 115–759), H5283 [19JN]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 115–758), H5283 [19JN]

Stress Test Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4293) (H. Rept. 115–593), H1541 [13MR]

Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1116) (H. Rept. 115–588), H1440 [6MR]

Temporary License for Certain Mortgage Loan Originators Transitioning Between Bank and Nonbank Entities: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2948) (H. Rept. 115–552), H1125 [13FE]

Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5294) (H. Rept. 115–749), H5092 [12JN]

U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 115–7), S6142 [12SE]

——— ratify, S8052 [2JA]

U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6400) (H. Rept. 115–914), H7823 [4SE]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 50) (S. Rept. 115–447), S7925 [19DE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 50) (H. Rept. 115–798), H5980 [29JN]

Using Data To Prevent Opioid Diversion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2838), S4035 [19JN]

Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2602), S2923 [24MY]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2602) (S. Rept. 115–328), S6028 [4SE]

Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5418) (H. Rept. 115–693), H4283 [21MY]

Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4790) (H. Rept. 115–621), H3058 [5AP]

Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 519) (H. Rept. 115–857), H6648 [23JY]

Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3265) (S. Rept. 115–348), S6924 [13NO]

Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 5480) (H. Rept. 115–718), H5020 [8JN]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3247), S7189 [28NO]

Resolutions of ratification

U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade, S6142 [12SE], S8052 [2JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require background checks for commercial sales (H.R. 4240), consideration, H1286 [27FE]

Statements

Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act: John F. Clark, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, H1298 [27FE]

——— Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook, Inc., H1295 [27FE]

Congress Must Act Now To Prevent Premium Spikes and Coverage Losses for Millions of Americans, Say 20 Patient and Consumer Groups: Several Patient and Consumer Organizations, S1911 [22MR]

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, S4696 [28JN]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Raid on Corso’s Flower and Garden Center, Sandusky, OH: Several Employees and Family Members, H5197, H5198 [14JN]

24 Rules for Success in Finance and Life: Richard H. Jenrette, H9751 [30NO]

Why I Am a Republican: Hunt Wasden, E645 [15MY]

Summaries

Allow States To Establish Reinsurance Programs, Give States Flexibility To Provide Affordable Health Insurance Options Outside of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Exchanges, and Continue Cost-Sharing Premium Subsidies, S1912 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 98, correct enrollment of S. 139, foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and acquisition oversight improvements and extension of communications search authority, H162 [11JA]

H. Con. Res. 119, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, H6563 [19JY]

H. Res. 682, consideration of S. 139, foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and acquisition oversight improvements and extension of communications search authority, H103 [10JA]

H. Res. 725, consideration of H.R. 772, Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act, and H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act, H790 [6FE]

H. Res. 747, consideration of H.R. 4296, place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency and H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, H1280 [27FE]

H. Res. 748, consideration of H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, H1277 [27FE]

H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, and H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act, H1554 [14MR]

H. Res. 811, consideration of H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act and H.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H3105 [11AP]

H. Res. 872, consideration of H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act, H.R. 2152, Citizens’ Right To Know Act, S.J. Res. 57, disapprove Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on indirect auto lending, H3790 [8MY]

H. Res. 905, consideration of S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, H4292 [22MY]

H. Res. 965, consideration of H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6057 [11JY]

H. Res. 985, consideration of H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act and H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act, H6053 [11JY]

H. Res. 1001, consideration of H. Con. Res. 119, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, H6478 [18JY]

H. Res. 1035, reject Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, support energy security and diversification, and impose sanctions against individuals and companies working on pipeline, H10073 [11DE]

H. Res. 1059, consideration of H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act, H8181 [13SE]

H. Res. 1084, consideration of H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act, H9101 [27SE]

H. Res. 1160, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 88, retirement, savings, and other tax relief and IRS modernization and improvement, H9703 [29NO]

H. Res. 1180, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 88, retirement, savings, and other tax relief and IRS modernization and improvement, H10340 [20DE]

H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H6185–H6187 [13JY]

H.R. 88, retirement, savings, and other tax relief and IRS modernization and improvement, H10445–H10469 [20DE]

H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6076–H6082 [11JY]

H.R. 435, Credit Access and Inclusion Act, H5586 [25JN]

H.R. 519, Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act, H7110 [24JY]

H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, H1576 [14MR]

H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act, H907 [7FE]

H.R. 1567, U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership Act, H9591 [27NO]

H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims To Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, H1301 [27FE]

H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H1389 [6MR]

H.R. 2409, allow Armed Forces servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed, H7130 [24JY]

H.R. 2655, Small Business Innovation Protection Act, H6030 [10JY]

H.R. 2809, American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act, H3476–H3484 [24AP]

H.R. 3121, All-American Flag Act, H9716 [29NO]

H.R. 3994, Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act, H6608 [23JY]

H.R. 4111, Spurring Business in Communities Act, H3808 [8MY]

H.R. 4258, Family Self-Sufficiency Act, H178–H180 [16JA]

H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act, H1634 [15MR]

H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act, H183 [16JA]

H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act, H650 [29JA]

H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act, H3112 [11AP]

H.R. 4296, place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency, H1308 [27FE]

H.R. 4403, Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act, H3359 [17AP]

H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act, H6007 [10JY]

H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, H1624 [15MR]

H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, H1382 [6MR]

H.R. 4754, Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H3800 [8MY]

H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act, H3214 [13AP]

H.R. 4979, Generalized System of Preferences extension and technical changes to competitive need limitations provision, H1100 [13FE]

H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act, H8124 [12SE]

H.R. 5086, Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act, H3489 [24AP]

H.R. 5294, Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act, H5115 [13JN]

H.R. 5317, remove prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands, H8159 [12SE]

H.R. 5345, American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry (ALSTAR) Act, H5769 [27JN]

H.R. 5346, Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act, H5770 [27JN]

H.R. 5418, Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act, H4257 [21MY]

H.R. 5447, Music Modernization Act, H3522–H3536 [25AP]

H.R. 5480, Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act, H6333–H6335 [17JY]

H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act, H3851 [9MY]

H.R. 5676, Stop Excessive Narcotics in Our Retirement (SENIOR) Communities Protection Act, H5261 [19JN]

H.R. 5733, DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act, H5630 [25JN]

H.R. 5783, Cooperate With Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, H5585 [25JN]

H.R. 5841, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, H5674–H5690 [26JN]

H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act, H6003 [10JY]

H.R. 5892, Dept. of Labor Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace establishment, H5129 [13JN]

H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act, H6013 [10JY]

H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT (SMART IoT) Act, H9675 [28NO]

H.R. 6069, Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act, H5589 [25JN]

H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act, H5997 [10JY]

H.R. 6227, National Quantum Initiative Act, H8229–H8231 [13SE], H10298–H10300 [19DE]

H.R. 6330, Small Business Runway Extension Act, H8805 [25SE]

H.R. 6367, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act, H8806 [25SE]

H.R. 6374, Fitness Information Transparency (FIT) Act, H7799 [4SE]

H.R. 6400, U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act, H7811 [4SE]

H.R. 6430, Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act, H7791 [4SE]

H.R. 6720, Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act, H8117 [12SE]

H.R. 6753, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act, H9671 [28NO]

H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act, H9113 [27SE]

H.R. 6870, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowlege (STOCK) Act renaming in honor of Louise McIntosh Slaughter, H9357 [28SE]

H.R. 7327, Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-Capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure (SECURE) Technology Act, H10291–H10296 [19DE]

S. 7, NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act, S7372 [6DE], H10419 [20DE]

S. 97, Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, S1419–S1421 [7MR], H8235–H8237 [13SE]

S. 139, foreign intelligence collection and safeguards, accountability, and acquisition oversight improvements and extension of communications search authority, H137–H142 [11JA]

S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, H6295–H6306 [17JY]

S. 526, Microloan Modernization Act, S5073 [18JY]

S. 770, Making Available Information Now To Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Cybersecurity Act, H7201 [25JY]

S. 791, Small Business Innovation Protection Act, S5073 [18JY], H8813 [25SE]

S. 1116, Indian Economic Enhancement Act, S1970 [22MR]

S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1432–S1446 [7MR], H4320–H4340 [22MY]

S. 2245, Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act, S4700 [28JN], H6620 [23JY]

S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act, S68 [8JA]

S. 2320, Building U.S. Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act, S302 [18JA]

S. 2511, Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology (CENOTE) Act, H9790 [10DE]

S. 2518, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S1456–S1460 [7MR]

S. 2701, Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act, S2263 [18AP]

S. 2729, Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act, S2343–S2346 [23AP]

S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act, S6882 [11OC], H10416 [20DE]

S. 2815, Litigation Funding Transparency Act, S2625 [10MY]

S. 2896, Justice Against Corruption on K Street (JACK) Act, H10396 [20DE]

S. 2965, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act, S2935 [24MY]

S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, S7813–S7817 [18DE]

S. 3247, Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act, H10550–H10552 [21DE]

S. 3277, Space Frontier Act, H10560–H10566 [21DE]

S. 3360, Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act, S5761 [21AU]

S. 3561, National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act, S7333 [6DE]

S. 3706, U.S. Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act, S7320 [5DE]

S. 3784, Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S7928–S7930 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 48, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1551, Music Modernization Act, S6310 [25SE], H8838 [25SE]

S. Res. 395, discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely affect the ability of Olympic Team USA to attract sponsorships, S706 [7FE]

S. Res. 416, Career and Technical Education Month, S1252 [27FE]

S. Res. 418, National Rosie the Riveter Day, S1290 [28FE]

S. Res. 433, declare enactment of Marketplace Fairness Act would harm the economy by creating an online sales tax that would create undue burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs and provide no benefit to States without sales taxes, S1688 [13MR]

S. Res. 457, Senate Legal Counsel representation and testimony of Richard Goldberg in Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Co., et al. v. John Doe, et al., S2076 [11AP]

S. Res. 464, support goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, S2143 [16AP]

S. Res. 473, call for resignation of E. Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator and appointment of an Administrator committed to fulfillment of the mission of the Agency, S2266 [18AP]

S. Res. 486, support goals and ideals of Workers’ Memorial Day, S2490 [26AP]

S. Res. 498, National Small Business Week, S2496 [26AP]

S. Res. 520, tribute to Li Ka-shing, S2880 [23MY]

S. Res. 523, encourage companies to apply privacy protections included in European Union General Data Protection Regulation to U.S. citizens, S2937 [24MY]

S. Res. 532, Hemp History Week, S2993 [5JN]

S. Res. 534, support goals and ideals of National Travel and Tourism Week, S2994 [5JN]

S. Res. 555, recognize religious freedom of, and historic contributions by, the American Muslim community, S4286 [20JN]

S. Res. 558, National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, S4741 [28JN]

S. Res. 567, American Homebrewers Association anniversary, S4745 [28JN]

S. Res. 573, express that climate change is real and human activity is the main cause, convey impact on frequency and severity of extreme weather, end misinformation campaigns, and provide NSF grants on climate change education, S4953 [12JY]

S. Res. 580, support public awareness of importance of trademarks, including goals and ideals of Patent and Trademark Office National Trademark Exposition, S5071 [18JY]

S. Res. 598, urge Senate to ratify U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, S5458 [30JY]

S. Res. 632, National Workforce Development Month, S6231 [18SE]

S. Res. 657, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S6357 [27SE]

S. Res. 665, National Employee Ownership Month, S6451 [2OC]

S. Res. 673, Ingalls Shipbuilding (company) anniversary, S6821 [11OC]

S. Res. 693, Women’s Business Ownership Act anniversary, S7057 [15NO]

S. Res. 746, commend European Parliament resolution calling for cancellation of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe and supporting energy security, S8061 [2JA]

S.J. Res. 52, disapprove FCC rule on net neutrality, S2709 [16MY]

S.J. Res. 57, disapprove Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on indirect auto lending, S2240 [18AP], H3815 [8MY]