WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON (a Senator from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), S4415, S4442 [26JN], S4645, S4653, S4685, S4686 [27JN], S4767 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), S3344, S3345, S3349, S3350 [7JN], S3595, S3603, S3627 [11JN], S3762 [12JN], S3908 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6157), S5700 [16AU], S5721, S5726 [20AU], S5767, S5772, S5773, S5774 [21AU], S5851 [22AU], S5902 [23AU]

Dept. of HHS: promote testing of incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records technology by behavioral health providers (S. 1732), S2527, S2528 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6147), S5202 [23JY], S5274, S5278, S5279, S5280, S5298, S5301, S5307 [24JY], S5363, S5381, S5384, S5386, S5388 [25JY], S5457 [30JY], S5499, S5500, S5519 [31JY]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections (S. 2155), S1473, S1475, S1502 [7MR], S1588, S1594 [8MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4040, S4044, S4045, S4047, S4249 [19JN], S4289 [20JN], S4334, S4336 [21JN]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), S351 [19JA]

National Estuaries Week: designate (S. Res. 642), S6545 [4OC]

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S1186 [15FE]

——— modify credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (H.R. 1551), S6237 [18SE]

Appointments

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select), S1254 [27FE]

Articles and editorials

CIA’s Pompeo Says Russia and Others Trying To Undermine U.S. Elections, Susan Cromwell, Reuters (news service), S97 [9JA]

FBI Ruled McCabe Had No Conflict of Interest in Clinton Probe—Docs, Julia Manchester, Hill (publication), S97 [9JA]

Foreign Dark Money Is Threatening American Democracy, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Michael Carpenter, Politico (publication), S7463 [12DE]

Front Line of Climate Change—Black Sea Bass Surge Off R.I., Alex Kuffner, Providence (RI) Journal, S5053 [18JY]

How a Coal Baron’s Wish List Became President Trump’s To-Do List, Lisa Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S243 [17JA]

I Was Wrong on Climate Change. Why Can’t Other Conservatives Admit It, Too? Max Boot, Washington (DC) Post, S7172 [28NO]

Is the Supreme Court Salvageable? Jennifer Rubin, Washington (DC) Post, S6613 [5OC]

New Nuclear Renaissance, by, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S1422 [7MR]

Republicans’ Fake Investigations, Glenn R. Simpson and Peter Fritsch, New York (NY) Times, S97 [9JA]

Secret Political Spending on Track To Reach $1 Billion Milestone, Victor Reklaitis, MarketWatch (Internet site), S7463 [12DE]

With Self-Serving Pruitt at EPA, Trump Is Building a Swamp, Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail, S2094 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (see S. 3196), S4916 [11JY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1730), S1453 [7MR]

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

Annapolis (MD) Capital Gazette: commemorate lives of victims and honor survivors and families of victims of shooting, commend bravery of staff, express gratitude to first responders, and respect role of journalism (see S. Res. 575), S4951 [12JY]

Armed Forces: making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during a Government shutdown (see S. 2328), S348 [19JA]

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

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

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

Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see S. Res. 746), S8059 [2JA]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 687), S6964 [14NO]

Buffalo Soldiers: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S1165 [15FE]

Bureau of Prisons: improve compassionate release process (see S. 2471), S3761 [12JN]

Bureau of the Census: make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 2580), S1949 [22MR]

Bush, Barbara Pierce: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S2440 [25AP]

Bush, George: tribute (see S. Res. 715), S7319 [5DE]

Captain Matthew J. August Post Office, Saunderstown, RI: designate (see S. 3414), S6058 [6SE]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see S. 2076), S4411 [26JN]

Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 3540), S6542 [4OC]

Climate: recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Fourth National Climate Assessment and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with such findings (see S. Res. 708), S7133 [27NO]

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act: reauthorize and expand (see S. 2456), S1243 [27FE]

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to the digital audio transmission of a sound recording fixed before a certain date (see S. 2393), S1287 [28FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of Americorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 434), S1735 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see S. 2800), S2794 [21MY]

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

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (see S. 2203), S501 [24JA]

Crime: clarify meaning of terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’ relative to liability for acts of terrorism (see S. 2946), S2923 [24MY]

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

Darwin Day: designate (see S. Res. 374), S300 [18JA]

DEA: regulate selective androgen receptor modulators in the same manner as anabolic steroids (see S. 2742), S2391 [24AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow emerging carbon utilization technologies to access loan guarantees, research programs, and rural development loans and encourage advancement of such technologies (see S. 2997), S2991 [5JN]

——— provide for State and tribal regulation of hemp production (see S. 2667), S2595 [9MY]

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

——— 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), S2879 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: improve certain defense and security assistance policies and authorize appropriation of funds to Israel (see S. 2497), S4344 [21JN]

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

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

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 2423), S907 [13FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 3422), S6059 [6SE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see S. 1850), S1220 [26FE]

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

——— establish single, front-of-package labeling system for all foods required to bear nutrition labeling, eliminate deceptive claims, and update existing nutrition labels (see S. 2647), S2075 [11AP]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see S. 1109), S5932 [23AU]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 693), S7432 [11DE]

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

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 3337), S5582 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (see S. 3311), S5518 [31JY]

——— improve tracking of data on, and benefits paid to, public safety officers who are killed or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2878), S2773 [17MY]

——— provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison (see S. 2795), S2517 [7MY]

——— provide needed legal authorities to combat cybercrime, including state-sponsored cybercrime (see S. 3288), S5423 [26JY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 2495), S1579 [8MR]

——— reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes (see S. 3649), S7051 [15NO]

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

Dept. of the Interior: codify Outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and well control rule and Arctic drilling rule to protect employees and environment in oil and gas exploration and development (see S. 2720), S2321 [19AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2147), S7242 [29NO]

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

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

Education: enhance transparency, improve coordination, and intensify impact of assistance to support access to primary and secondary education for displaced children and persons, including women and girls (see S. 1580), S2517 [7MY]

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

Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 668), S6542 [4OC]

EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see S. 1401), S3952 [14JN]

——— 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]

——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (see S. 3664), S7190 [28NO]

——— ensure phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons manufacturing to support next-generation technologies (see S. 2448), S2014 [9AP]

——— improve transparency under the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper (see S. 2000), S3952 [14JN]

——— provide to State infrastructure financing authorities additional opportunities to receive loans to support drinking water and clean water State revolving funds to deliver water infrastructure to communities (see S. 2364), S2794 [21MY]

——— reaffirm final determination relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (see S. 2643), S2040 [10AP]

——— 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]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5583 [1AU]

——— update and modernize reporting requirements for contaminants in drinking water and provide assistance to disadvantaged communities to improve water quality testing and compliance with standards (see S. 3192), S4916 [11JY]

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]

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

——— make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from FCC Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (see S. 2958), S6038 [5SE]

FEC: require additional disclosures relative to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee (see S. 2695), S2261 [18AP]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 2274), S7510 [12DE]

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

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 490), S2485 [26AP]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see S. 3211), S4951 [12JY]

——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting the manufacture or possession of 3-D printed guns made of plastic (see S. 3300), S5517 [31JY]

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

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

First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna, Jr., Post Office, Bristol, RI: designate (see S. 2376), S613 [5FE]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 2764), S7319 [5DE]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see S. 3333), S5582 [1AU]

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

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

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 387), S581 [30JA]

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]

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

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 443), S1948 [22MR]

Health: save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see S. 1112), S2391 [24AP]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 428), S1578 [8MR]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 2957), S6439 [2OC]

Human rights: recognize critical work of human rights defenders in promoting human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and good governance (see S. Res. 407), S1631 [12MR]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 3036), S3602 [11JN]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2937), S2877 [23MY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Congressional Gold Medal to the crew (see S. 2101), S3294 [7JN]

Insurance: cap prescription drug cost-sharing (see S. 3194), S4916 [11JY]

——— disapprove rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage (see S.J. Res. 63), S5991 [28AU]

——— provide standards for short-term limited duration health insurance policies (see S. 2494), S1631 [12MR]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 3369), S7386 [10DE]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 3742), S7990 [20DE]

International Whaling Commission: authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling pursuant to certain regulations (see S. 2369), S612 [5FE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 426), S1632 [12MR]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and violence or retribution targeting antigovernment demonstrators and support freedoms of speech, press, religion, association, and assembly (see S. Res. 368), S110 [9JA]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S.J. Res. 64), S6542 [4OC]

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

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

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

Law enforcement: improve access to data stored across borders by encouraging governments to develop a framework for technology companies to comply with investigative demands (see S. 2383), S651 [6FE]

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

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 2275), S23 [3JA]

Lobbyists: 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), S5932 [23AU]

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

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see S. 3038), S4514 [27JN]

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

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

——— facilitate access to State prescription drug monitoring programs (see S. 2902), S2835 [22MY]

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

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 1905), S1317 [1MR]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (see S. 3599), S6816 [11OC]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see S. 309), S1165 [15FE]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 1016), S7586 [13DE]

——— expand use of telehealth services for treatment of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders (see S. 2901), S2835 [22MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 448), S2391 [24AP]

——— require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of prescription drugs that are controlled substances (see S. 2460), S2879 [23MY]

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

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

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

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see S. 3470), S6818 [11OC]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2271), S254 [17JA] (see S. 3530), S6388 [28SE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see S. 3321), S5582 [1AU]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 449), S1948 [22MR]

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

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

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 525), S5694 [16AU]

National Family Service Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 688), S7051 [15NO]

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

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 599), S5455 [30JY]

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

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

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

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1537), S908 [13FE]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 3591), S6815 [11OC]

NIH: establish and fund Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative to expand, intensify, and coordinate fundamental, translational, and clinical research of opioid abuse and the understanding and treatment of pain (see S. 2260), S2342 [23AP]

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

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (see S. 3508), S6341 [26SE]

Office of Government Ethics: reform (see S. 2919), S2835 [22MY]

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

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

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

Pittsburgh, PA: condemn shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 694), S7051 [15NO]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see S. Res. 633), S6223 [18SE]

——— require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see S. 372), S2040 [10AP]

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

Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see S. 2865), S2879 [23MY]

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

Read Across America Day: observance (see S. Res. 422), S1316 [1MR]

Rivers: designate certain river segments within the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3533), S6413 [1OC]

Russia: accept U.S. intelligence on interference in U.S. elections, protect future elections from interference, implement sanctions, and oppose interference in special counsel investigation (see S. Res. 582), S5108 [19JY]

——— call for U.S. refusal to make available any current or former diplomat, Federal employee, political appointee, law enforcement official, or Armed Forces member for questioning by Russia (see S. Res. 584), S5108 [19JY]

——— condemn provocative actions in Kerch Strait against Ukrainian navy, call for release of Ukrainian crew and vessels, and call for international opposition to destabilizing actions (see S. Res. 709), S7243 [29NO]

Sadat, Anwar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 266), S1338 [5MR]

Santa Fe, TX: condemn shooting at Sante Fe High School, express condolences to friends and family of victims, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 521), S2878 [23MY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 2584), S1875 [21MR]

Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see S. 3240), S5066 [18JY]

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

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S., No. 4—18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) (see S. Res. 581), S5108 [19JY] (see S. Res. 734), S7926 [19DE]

Ships and vessels: extend period during which fishing and certain other vessels are not required to have permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel (see S. 2194), S652 [6FE]

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

Social Security: provide States with option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 428), S1165 [15FE]

SSA: permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see S. 3147), S4512 [27JN]

Tariff: repeal increases in duty and a tariff-rate quota on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (see S. 3022), S3602 [11JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn an income (see S. 818), S1219 [26FE]

——— 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]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see S. 3449), S6225 [18SE]

——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see S. 3611), S6924 [13NO]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 817), S6305 [25SE]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see S. 2018), S7927 [19DE]

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

——— 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), S7927 [19DE]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1868), S7089 [26NO]

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

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

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S. 3284), S5423 [26JY]

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

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force: anniversary (see S. Res. 544), S3760 [12JN]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments (see S. 3057), S3760 [12JN]

Venezuela: call for postponement of elections until electoral process and voting is determined to be free and fair and condemn undemocratic activities and human rights violations of officials (see S. Res. 414), S2343 [23AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Climate: 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]

Dept. of Energy: establish a natural gas demand response pilot program (see S. 2649), S2075 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see S. 2298), S168 [11JA]

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

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

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 3341), S5582 [1AU]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 642), S6224 [18SE]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see S. Res. 483), S2440 [25AP]

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]

Oliver Hazard Perry (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 3096), S4281 [20JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 3150), S4512 [27JN]

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

Portugal: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Portugal (see S. 3007), S3034 [6JN]

Sports: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (see S. 3790), S7926 [19DE]

Taxation: 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]

——— 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]

Cloture motions

Taxation: allow premium tax credit relative to unsubsidized Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage (H.R. 2579), S965 [14FE], S1146 [15FE]

Hymns

‘‘Now the Laborer’s Task Is O’er,’’ John Ellerton (excerpt), S2721 [16MY]

Letters

Corroborative witnesses to Christine Blasey Ford allegations of sexual misconduct by Brett M. Kavanaugh: Debra S. Katz, Lisa J. Banks, and Michael R. Bromwich, Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, S6613 [5OC]

Corroborative witnesses to Deborah Ramirez allegations of sexual misconduct by Brett M. Kavanaugh: William Pittard, Kaiser Dillon PLLC, S6614 [5OC]

Response to Wall Street Journal editorial on the impact of climate change on rising sea levels: Andrea L. Dutton, University of Florida and Michael E. Mann, Pennsylvania State University, S5261 [24JY]

——— by, S5261 [24JY]

——— David Darlow, S5262 [24JY]

——— Kristina Dahl, Union of Concerned Scientists, S5261 [24JY]

——— Wendy Fleischer, S5262 [24JY]

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]

Privilege of the floor

Binsted, Kim, S6773 [10OC]

Edwards, Ryan, S6773 [10OC]

Flowers, Mary Miller, S1398 [6MR]

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]

Action Plan for the Administration of President Donald J. Trump Relative to Energy and Environmental Policy: Robert E. Murray, Murray Energy Corp., S244 [17JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, S366 [20JA]

Benczkowski, Brian A.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, S4869 [10JY]

——— suitability to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division relative to representation of Alfa Bank JSC in defamation lawsuit concerning possible Russian interference in Presidential election, S4870 [10JY]

Bounds, Ryan W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5012 [17JY]

Brennan, Michael B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2602 [10MY]

Business and industry: tribute to efforts of companies to expand use of renewable energy and combat climate change, S1832 [20MR], S6210 [18SE]

Climate: American Petroleum Institute actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S1234–S1236 [27FE]

——— effects of climate change, S13 [3JA], S242 [17JA], S494 [24JA], S1429–S1431 [7MR], S1679, S1680 [13MR], S1832 [20MR], S2030–S2032 [10AP], S5823 [22AU], S6014, S6015 [4SE], S6127 [12SE], S6485, S6488 [3OC], S6758 [10OC], S6950 [14NO], S7170 [28NO], S7307 [5DE], S7344, S7345, S7347 [6DE], S7860 [19DE]

——— 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], 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, S7307, S7308 [5DE]

——— impact of climate change on Antarctic ice sheet, S2987 [5JN]

——— impact of climate change on Arctic sea ice levels, S1832 [20MR]

——— impact of climate change on fishing industry, S5052, S5054, S5056 [18JY]

——— impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S13 [3JA], S6485, S6488 [3OC], S6950 [14NO]

——— impact of climate change on frequency of wildfires, S5678 [16AU], S7345 [6DE]

——— impact of climate change on Great Barrier Reef, S2542 [8MY]

——— impact of climate change on military installations, S125 [10JA]

——— impact of climate change on oxygen levels in oceans, S494 [24JA]

——— 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 public health, S2252 [18AP], S7346 [6DE]

——— impact of climate change on rising sea levels, S2988 [5JN], S5260 [24JY], S7344 [6DE]

——— impact of climate change on the economy, S3748–S3750 [12JN], S5823 [22AU]

——— impact of climate change on warming ocean waters, S6950 [14NO]

——— impact of climate change on wildlife, S6014, S6015 [4SE], S6488 [3OC]

——— National Association of Manufacturers actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S899 [13FE]

——— recognize and accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Fourth National Climate Assessment and call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with such findings (S. Res. 708), S7170, S7172 [28NO]

——— release of National Climate Assessment, S7170, S7172 [28NO], S7418 [11DE]

——— U.S. Chamber of Commerce actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S800 [8FE], S1234 [27FE]

——— Wall Street Journal editorials denying existence and effects of climate change, S5260 [24JY]

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]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): release of memo on alleged misuse of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants in investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S572, S573 [30JA], S1369 [6MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, S6807 [11OC]

Courts: importance of an independent judiciary, S5012 [17JY]

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, S1422, S1423, S1431 [7MR], S1833 [20MR]

——— implement a pilot project to develop a process to reuse spent naval fuel in advance nuclear reactors, S4030 [19JN], S4255 [20JN]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 385), S6758 [10OC]

Dept. of Justice: reduce prisoner recidivism, promote public safety, and improve fairness in sentencing of Federal crimes (S. 3649), S7418 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: disapprove Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rule known as the ‘‘Stream Protection Rule’’ that imposes certain environmental regulations on coal mining operations (H.J. Res. 38), S899 [13FE]

——— 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, S494 [24JA], S635 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (S. 1179), S2721 [16MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4030 [19JN]

Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 3021), House amendments, S6807 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: efforts of fossil fuel industry representatives to influence U.S. environmental policy, S242 [17JA], S2092 [12AP], S4393–S4395 [26JN]

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 [9JA], S572, S573 [30JA], S639, S645 [6FE], S1368 [6MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4030 [19JN], S4255 [20JN]

EPA: proposed regulations allowing States more authority in creating plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired powerplants, S5898, S5899 [23AU]

——— repeal of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants, S6210 [18SE]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 7187), S7222 [29NO]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3628), S7222 [29NO]

——— reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 1368), S7860 [19DE]

FERC: 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]

Fogarty family: tribute, S6054• [6SE]

GPO: restrict distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the U.S. (H.R. 195), House amendment, S366 [20JA]

Immigration: oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children, S4030 [19JN]

IRS: disapprove rule ending requirement of tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (S.J. Res. 64), S7462 [12DE]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S4995 [17JY], S6375 [28SE], S6610 [5OC]

——— request for complete records relative to nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S6612 [5OC]

——— suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, S6375 [28SE], S6611 [5OC]

Koch, Charles: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S2356 [23AP]

Koch, David H.: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S2356 [23AP]

Lanza, Dominic W.: nomination to be district judge, S6050 [6SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, S4030 [19JN]

McCabe, Andrew G.: resignation as FBI Deputy Director, S572 [30JA]

McNamee, Bernard L.: nomination to FERC, S7305, S7308 [5DE]

Medicaid: anniversary, S5487 [31JY]

Medicare: anniversary, S5487 [31JY]

National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund: funding, S2030 [10AP]

National Police Week: observance, S2721 [16MY]

News media: use of propaganda and misinformation to create polarization, S6375–S6378 [28SE]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 3508), S6330, S6331, S6334 [26SE]

Oldham, Andrew S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5013 [17JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S5487 [31JY]

Political campaigns: impact and influence of money and corporations in elections, S2356 [23AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 1585), S4031 [19JN]

Power resources: impact of efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S6128 [12SE], S6758 [10OC]

Presidential appointments: use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S2602 [10MY], S5012, S5013 [17JY]

Pruitt, E. Scott: assessment of tenure as EPA Administrator, S531 [29JA], S2092 [12AP], S2356 [23AP], S2713–S2715 [16MY], S4393–S4395 [26JN]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, S7346 [6DE]

Rhode Island: observance of Gaspee Days, S2956 [4JN]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S366 [20JA]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (S. 379), S7650, S7651, S7652 [17DE]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (S. 379), unanimous-consent request, S7651 [17DE]

——— extend funding, gradually adjust Federal matching rates, and provide State flexibility for State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S800 [8FE]

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]

Taxation: improve, expand, and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration, S1833 [20MR]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), S5482 [31JY]

——— 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]

Treaties and agreements: assessment of U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement annual Conference of the Parties meeting, S7418 [11DE]

Trump, President: assessment of views on climate change, S14 [3JA]

——— evaluation of climate change policies, S1679, S1680 [13MR], S1832 [20MR], S6210 [18SE], S7170, S7172 [28NO], S7418 [11DE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S125 [10JA]

Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Deputy Administrator, S2092 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Climate: tribute to ongoing floor speeches on climate change, S1668–S1679, S1682, S1683 [13MR], S2253 [18AP], S2354 [23AP]

Reports

Dark Money Illuminated: Issue One (organization), S7464 [12DE]

Tributes

McCain, John, S5950 [27AU]

McCarthy, Marlene, S5104• [19JY]

Murkowski, Senator, S1431 [7MR]

Nelson, Senator, S7308 [5DE]

Nixon, Dennis, S4505• [27JN]

Pell, Claiborne, S6948 [14NO]

Rubin, Michael, S1162• [15FE]