KLOBUCHAR, AMY (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3381, S3416, S3433, S3436, S3438, S3444, S3445 [12JN], S3480, S3496, S3509, S3539, S3603 [13JN], S3759 [18JN], S4458 [24JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6131, S6132 [23OC], S6158 [24OC], S6191 [28OC], S6248 [29OC], S6303 [30OC], S6313 [31OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S1998 [26MR], S2097 [28MR], S2120, S2136 [1AP], S2446 [11AP]

Appointments

Committee to escort NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg into the House Chamber, H2989 [3AP]

Committee to escort the President, H1356 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR]

——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 1645), S3105 [23MY]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1352), S2688 [7MY]

African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see S. Res. 261), S4456 [24JN] (see S. Res. 264), S4505 [25JN]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see S. 175), S1326 [13FE]

Air pollution: establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see S. 1745), S3251 [5JN]

——— support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see S. Res. 316), S5577 [18SE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S1438 [25FE]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 431), S6669 [19NO]

American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary (see S. Res. 39), S800 [31JA]

American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see S. 504), S1846 [13MR]

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S7114 [17DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2461), S5604 [19SE]

Armed Forces: enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see S. 1680), S3106 [23MY]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 2128), S4856 [16JY]

——— include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under military health system and TRICARE program (see S. 2944), S6755 [21NO]

——— provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see S. 1615), S5967 [22OC]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see S. 2673), S7158 [18DE]

——— reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1789), S3319 [11JN]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see S.J. Res. 7), S1494 [26FE]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see S. 164), S2044 [27MR]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see S. 1218), S2789 [13MY]

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see S. Res. 150), S4700 [8JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 218), S3060 [22MY]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2478), S5474 [12SE]

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see S. 1091), S2328 [9AP]

——— clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see S. 897), S2042 [27MR]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S1705 [6MR]

——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1540 [27FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP]

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. 27), S587 [24JA]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 3056), S7048 [16DE]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see S. 2134), S4856 [16JY] (see S. 2203), S5011 [23JY]

Budget: establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 284), S769 [30JA]

Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see S. 1337), S2687 [7MY]

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. 201), S832 [4FE]

——— prohibit use of citizenship information in data provided to States for legislative redistricting (see S. 2068), S5015 [23JY]

——— provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see S. 358), S919 [6FE]

——— recognize importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encourage individuals, families, and households to participate to ensure a complete and accurate count (see S. Con. Res. 31), S7157 [18DE]

Bush, George: authorize printing of commemorative document in memory (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1595 [28FE]

Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 79), S1493 [26FE]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S293 [17JA]

——— fully fund Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm importance of prevention in the U.S. health care system (see S. 1944), S4455 [24JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2788 [13MY]

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. 1445), S2815 [14MY]

Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 129), S2088 [28MR]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see S. 178), S3652 [18JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 187), S2614 [2MY]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 1554), S3004 [21MY]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S1382 [14FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA]

Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see S. Con. Res. 22), S4907 [17JY]

——— continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 404), S6334 [31OC]

——— express that climate change is real, it is impacted by human activity, and Congress should take immediate action to address the problem (see S.J. Res. 9), S1594 [28FE]

Colleges and universities: create consistent servicing and disclosure standards across private and Federal student loans (see S. 1354), S3653 [18JN]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see S. 1083), S3108 [23MY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR]

Committees of the Senate: authorize printing of rules (see S. Res. 87), S1594 [28FE]

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see S. 1095), S2329 [9AP]

Constitution—U.S.: authorize printing of pocket version (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1595 [28FE]

Consumers: provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement (see S. 2968), S6825 [3DE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1086), S5014 [23JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: commemorate anniversary of AmeriCorps and recognize contributions of members, alumni, and Senior Corps volunteers (see S. Res. 326), S5663 [24SE]

——— recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 127), S2044 [27MR]

——— recognize significant milestone of Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018 (see S. Res. 230), S3215 [4JN]

Corporations: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1630), S4506 [25JN]

Correctional institutions: provide that amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see S. 3035), S7026 [12DE]

——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 2773), S6391 [5NO]

Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 23), S293 [17JA]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 610), S1593 [28FE]

——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2390), S5248 [31JY]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 770), S1844 [13MR]

——— require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (see S. 2632), S5896 [17OC]

CPSC: establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see S. 3065), S7113 [17DE]

——— promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (see S. 1902), S3843 [19JN]

Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see S. 1929), S4169 [20JN]

——— 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. 656), S1659 [5MR]

——— require creditors to request demographic information from applicants for certain types of credit in order to prevent discriminatory lending practices relative to those applicants (see S. 1205), S2435 [11AP]

Crime: clarify that using drugs to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act constitutes coercion and using drugs to provide or obtain the labor or services of a person constitutes forced labor (see S. 2197), S4966 [22JY]

——— make certain corrections relative to laws governing possession by a restricted person of biological agents or toxins (see S. 744), S1792 [12MR]

——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1721), S3250 [5JN]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6091 [23OC]

——— provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see S. 2111), S4821 [15JY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 488), S1382 [14FE]

Cuba: allow financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1447), S2815 [14MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 2303), S5141 [29JY]

Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]

Cummings, Elijah E.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services (see S. Con. Res. 27), S5922 [21OC]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see S. 949), S2088 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 677), S1940 [25MR]

Dept. of Commerce: prepare and submit reports to Congress on role of telecommunications in hate crimes (see S. 917), S2043 [27MR]

——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3102), S7156 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see S. 30), S67 [8JA]

——— provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 849), S2688 [7MY]

——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see S. 1761), S3284 [10JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1991), S4566 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 2548), S5706 [25SE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 768), S1844 [13MR]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP]

——— better align high school graduation requirements with entrance requirements for credit-bearing post-secondary coursework and provide resources to schools to strengthen remedial programs and improve outcomes (see S. 1516), S2924 [16MY]

——— collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity (see S. 2110), S4821 [15JY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 976), S3845 [19JN]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1204), S2435 [11AP]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 323), S831 [4FE]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 839), S1899 [14MR]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S2190 [2AP]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1203), S2435 [11AP]

——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see S. 1338), S2687 [7MY]

——— 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. 2250), S5363 [9SE]

——— provide capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see S. 943), S2087 [28MR]

——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 266), S742 [29JA]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see S. 1299), S2613 [2MY]

——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 759), S1792 [12MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see S. 1514), S3007 [21MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 1492), S2884 [15MY]

——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 888), S3254 [5JN]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 720), S1734 [7MR]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 800), S4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see S. 1602), S5707 [25SE]

——— obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository (see S. 649), S2517 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see S. 97), S142 [10JA]

——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 61), S103 [9JA]

——— approve cheaper generic versions of certain drugs if pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to lower drug prices down to the median price at which the drugs are available in other countries (see S. 102), S5013 [23JY]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S5540 [17SE]

——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 523), S1383 [14FE]

——— eliminate barriers to providing child welfare services for those in need and provide additional resources to provide services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see S. 1376), S2743 [8MY]

——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see S. 834), S2090 [28MR]

——— 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. 1012), S2240 [3AP]

——— ensure medications are affordable through increasing transparency, allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices and importation of certain drugs, spurring innovation, and protecting competition (see S. 1801), S3363 [12JN]

——— establish Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see S. 702), S1733 [7MR]

——— extend community health centers, National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, and special diabetes programs (see S. 192), S3216 [4JN]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see S. 377), S1131 [7FE]

——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see S. 402), S1132 [7FE]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6507 [12NO]

——— 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. 637), S1594 [28FE]

——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S5630 [23SE]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see S. 1735), S3251 [5JN]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 2879), S6625 [18NO]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S1735 [7MR]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see S. 2158), S5630 [23SE]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY]

——— require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (see S. 474), S1326 [13FE]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 467), S1325 [13FE]

——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S6476 [7NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency representative to Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee to strengthen voting system cybersecurity (see S. 1454), S2815 [14MY]

——— allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see S. 2797), S6447 [6NO]

——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR]

——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S1987 [26MR]

——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (see S. 2625), S5968 [22OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see S. 2482), S5539 [17SE]

——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 197), S327 [22JA]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR]

——— provide resources and assistance to local governments wanting to adopt .gov web addresses in order to increase resilience to cyber crimes that frequently target local government systems (see S. 2749), S6300 [30OC]

——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see S. 388), S1132 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Seurity: provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see S. 1744), S3251 [5JN]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas (see S. 291), S799 [31JA]

——— establish grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing (see S. 3090), S7156 [18DE]

——— extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1246), S2515 [30AP]

——— improve transitional housing services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families (see S. 1624), S3059 [22MY]

——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see S. 2007), S4628 [27JN]

——— provide for additional lead-based paint poisoning prevention procedures for families with children under a certain age (see S. 1583), S6393 [5NO]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 506), S1763 [11MR]

——— call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 94), S1660 [5MR]

——— clarify status and enhance effectiveness of immigration courts by ensuring independent decisionmaking (see S. 663), S1660 [5MR]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see S. 2774), S7028 [12DE]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2239 [3AP]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1437 [25FE]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see S. 1208), S2744 [8MY]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 134), S2189 [2AP]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 1231), S2515 [30AP]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 820), S1898 [14MR]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see S. 875), S3285 [10JN]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S2787 [13MY]

Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1786), S3319 [11JN]

——— 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 S. 851), S2615 [2MY]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2101), S4807 [11JY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 385), S1132 [7FE]

Dept. of State: authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime (see S. 1590), S7049 [16DE]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 861), S1939 [25MR]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR]

——— require report on intercountry adoptions from countries that have enacted or continued policies which have halted or significantly reduced adoption rates (see S. 938), S2087 [28MR]

——— review termination characterization of former employees fired for their sexual orientation (see S. 1252), S2515 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 1458), S2815 [14MY]

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. 2254), S5062 [24JY]

——— modernize and strengthen criminal laws against money laundering, update counterfeiting statutes, and enhance tools to crack down on smugglers and tax evaders to combat terrorism and organized crime (see S. 1883), S3651 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation: repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6670 [19NO]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 1979), S4566 [26JN]

——— require owners and operators of pipelines to use advanced leak detection technology and best available technology to capture natural gas when making repairs (see S. 2469), S5474 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 791), S1845 [13MR]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see S. 555), S1492 [26FE]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 374), S1131 [7FE]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (see S. Res. 420), S6672 [19NO]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see S. 2027), S4628 [27JN]

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see S. 2216), S6393 [5NO]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S4857 [16JY]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S1845 [13MR]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 980), S2295 [8AP]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2434 [11AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 622), S1594 [28FE]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 554), S1793 [12MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 319), S1166 [11FE]

Dingell, John D.: tribute (see S. Res. 75), S1384 [14FE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S1493 [26FE]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1755), S3322 [11JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 788), S1845 [13MR]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S4967 [22JY]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S2814 [14MY]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 631), S1594 [28FE]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see S. 1028), S2269 [4AP]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see S. 1365), S4808 [11JY]

——— streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (see S. 2032), S4628 [27JN]

Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 26), S587 [24JA]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 328), S832 [4FE]

El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: observance (see S. Res. 186), S2614 [2MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY]

——— 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. 1060), S2488 [29AP]

——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see S. 1834), S3475 [13JN]

——— prohibit interfering in elections with agents of foreign governments, ban foreign nationals from buying digital ads or issue ads, and make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible into the U.S. (see S. 1469), S2815 [14MY]

——— require information sharing relative to ownership of election service providers (see S. 823), S1898 [14MR]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 840), S1899 [14MR]

——— establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see S. 2112), S4821 [15JY]

——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 1082), S2328 [9AP]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 1491), S2884 [15MY]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see S. 1306), S2613 [2MY]

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see S. 2491), S5631 [23SE]

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S4170 [20JN]

——— disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (see S.J. Res. 53), S5899 [17OC]

——— establish certain requirements for small refineries exemption of renewable fuels provisions under Clean Air Act (see S. 1840), S4700 [8JY]

——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 717), S1734 [7MR]

——— reaffirm final determination relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (see S. 1022), S2240 [3AP]

——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see S. 2295), S5107 [25JY]

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. 27), S587 [24JA]

Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Critical Technologies and Security (see S. 29), S2436 [11AP]

FAA: require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without additional charge to air carriers (see S. 1178), S2434 [11AP]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 1969), S4700 [8JY]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see S. 1791), S3319 [11JN]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: make improvements (see S. 2259), S7049 [16DE]

——— reauthorize (see S. 85), S142 [10JA]

FCC: carry out a pilot program under which voice service providers could block certain automated calls (see S. 2204), S5011 [23JY]

——— establish Office of Rural Broadband (see S. 454), S1275 [12FE]

——— expand private right of action for telephone consumers to petition for statutory damages for unwanted, illegal robocalls (see S. 1241), S2515 [30AP]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S1734 [7MR] (see S. 1826), S3475 [13JN]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S3363 [12JN]

——— make grants to States to inform Medicaid enrollees and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants of potential eligibility for Lifeline program (see S. 2545), S5706 [25SE]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see S. 682), S1705 [6MR]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 726), S1763 [11MR]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S5841 [16OC]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 340), S867 [5FE]

——— shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are subjects of sudden price hikes (see S. 366), S919 [6FE]

FEC: require additional disclosures relative to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee (see S. 484), S1326 [13FE]

Federal agencies and departments: engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (see S. 461), S1276 [12FE]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see S. 162), S274 [16JA]

——— nullify effect of Executive order requiring the sharing of citizenship data (see S. 2233), S5012 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change (see S. 729), S1734 [7MR]

——— prohibit use of funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives (see S. 2485), S5539 [17SE]

——— require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment (see S. 1294), S2613 [2MY]

Federal employees: ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements (see S. 3146), S7208 [19DE]

——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 72), S143 [10JA]

——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see S. 262), S832 [4FE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 24), S19 [3JA]

——— require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (see S. 222), S586 [24JA]

——— require treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations for security clearances (see S. 464), S1276 [12FE]

——— waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 204), S586 [24JA]

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act: include active financial conflicts of interest involving the President, Vice President, or certain family members on USASpending.gov (Internet site) (see S. 1686), S3106 [23MY]

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. 1970), S4504 [25JN]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 1394), S2770 [9MY]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (see S. Res. 291), S5196 [30JY]

FEMA: make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see S. 1605), S3059 [22MY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 401), S6334 [31OC]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1200), S2519 [30AP]

——— modify exemptions from certain home mortgage disclosure requirements to enhance protections from discriminatory lending practices (see S. 331), S5013 [23JY]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 66), S103 [9JA]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see S. 1795), S3362 [12JN]

——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see S. 1462), S2815 [14MY]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 1831), S3475 [13JN]

——— prohibit purchase of an assault weapon by a person under 21 years of age (see S. 1395), S5362 [9SE]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 447), S1275 [12FE]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 1779), S3319 [11JN]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 42), S67 [8JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 368), S1131 [7FE]

Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (see S. 727), S5312 [1AU]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 409), S1133 [7FE]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 9), S2044 [27MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE]

FRS: establish Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to develop financial risk analyses relative to climate change (see S. 2903), S6717 [20NO]

FTC: eliminate common carrier exemption for telecommunications companies in order to allow investigation of companies that enable illegal robocalling (see S. 2349), S5247 [31JY]

——— establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 2961), S6788 [2DE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2008), S4628 [27JN]

——— protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites, simplify complaint reporting system, and study impact of fraud on consumers (see S. 2229), S5012 [23JY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see S. 1392), S6904 [9DE]

Gold Star families: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, in recognition of sacrifice and service to the U.S. (see S. 1715), S3215 [4JN]

Government: express that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur (see S. Res. 66), S1166 [11FE]

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see S. 195), S315 [19JA]

Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 239), S3253 [5JN]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S. Res. 59), S1133 [7FE]

Hagan, Kay R.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S6300 [30OC]

Health: ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage by providing tax credits to purchase insurance on exchanges for families not covered by employer-provided insurance (see S. 1935), S4169 [20JN]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 1250), S2515 [30AP]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1531), S3217 [4JN]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see S. Res. 165), S2435 [11AP]

——— support the right to affordable, quality health care (see S. Res. 273), S4729 [9JY]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 111), S1899 [14MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 352), S5749 [26SE]

Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see S. 2613), S5841 [16OC]

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S6626 [18NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S3845 [19JN]

Hungary: condemn efforts to undermine judicial independence, restrict civil society groups, infringe on freedom of the press, and violate rights of asylum seekers (see S. Res. 30), S868 [5FE]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy (see S. Res. 260), S4456 [24JN]

Immigrant Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 255), S4169 [20JN]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S1988 [26MR]

——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY]

——— limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (see S. 1733), S3251 [5JN]

——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2256), S5062 [24JY]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY]

——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]

——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 2936), S6755 [21NO]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see S. 557), S1492 [26FE]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see S. 1088), S2328 [9AP]

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see S. 1123), S2386 [10AP]

——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1172), S2433 [11AP]

Infrastructure: establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see S. 2404), S5249 [31JY]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1535), S2925 [16MY]

Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S.J. Res. 52), S5249 [31JY]

——— establish a public health plan (see S. 981), S2188 [2AP]

——— increase accountability of insurance companies, strengthen consumer protections, and improve quality and affordability of health insurance (see S. 1213), S2435 [11AP]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 1481), S2884 [15MY]

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see S. 1556), S3004 [21MY]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S1661 [5MR]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1847), S3476 [13JN]

——— 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. 741), S2044 [27MR]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: prohibit funding to take any action that would constitute a violation for the duration of withdrawal period (see S. 705), S1733 [7MR]

Investments: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see S. 469), S1325 [13FE]

——— establish universal personal savings program with a minimum employer contribution (see S. 1053), S2270 [4AP]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see S. 1039), S2963 [20MY]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 515), S1383 [14FE]

Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see S. Res. 120), S4700 [8JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S3844 [19JN]

Koch, Christina H.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S2488 [29AP]

Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 2355), S5247 [31JY]

——— reform benefits for public service officers (see S. 465), S1276 [12FE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S5924 [21OC]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see S. Res. 270), S4629 [27JN]

——— promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see S. 3004), S6949 [10DE]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 247), S3363 [12JN]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 456), S1276 [12FE]

Lugar, Richard G.: tribute (see S. Res. 173), S2485 [29AP]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see S. 239), S3320 [11JN]

Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 489), S1382 [14FE]

——— extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see S. 1180), S2434 [11AP]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S1898 [14MR]

——— permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (see S. 2000), S4627 [27JN]

——— prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 205), S680 [25JA]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see S. 916), S2330 [9AP]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: publish reports on estimated impact on States of Medicaid expansion, including impact of such expansion on States that have not expanded their Medicaid coverage (see S. 68), S103 [9JA]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S1593 [28FE]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 753), S1792 [12MR]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 348), S4730 [9JY]

——— ensure hospitals receive adequate payments for acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells (see S. 1268), S6508 [12NO]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S7048 [16DE]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2842), S6566 [13NO]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S5664 [24SE]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S1326 [13FE]

——— promote access to opioid treatments and require coverage of medication assisted treatment, overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements (see S. 1424), S2786 [13MY]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see S. 1936), S4169 [20JN]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 562), S1492 [26FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 470), S1325 [13FE]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see S. 2428), S5311 [1AU]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S2518 [30AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (see S. 1773), S5014 [23JY]

——— revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see S. 2943), S6755 [21NO]

Meir, Jessica U.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 1576), S3005 [21MY] (see S. 1737), S5014 [23JY]

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S2045 [27MR]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 150), S273 [16JA]

Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (see S. Res. 219), S3106 [23MY]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 370), S1131 [7FE]

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. 590), S1540 [27FE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S6756 [21NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S6756 [21NO]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 355), S5749 [26SE]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see S. 994), S2189 [2AP]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 25), S5493 [16SE]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S4858 [16JY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S5474 [12SE]

National Family Service Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 412), S6475 [7NO]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 77), S1384 [14FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3107 [23MY]

National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 319), S5603 [19SE]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5629 [23SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S2613 [2MY]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (see S. 500), S1382 [14FE]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 209), S2816 [14MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 300), S5249 [31JY]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2042), S4629 [27JN]

National Purple Heart Honor Commission: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2815), S6475 [7NO]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 38), S800 [31JA]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 191), S2646 [6MY]

National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 76), S1384 [14FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (see S. 1167), S2433 [11AP]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S800 [31JA]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S5631 [23SE]

National Wear Red Day: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]

National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2043 [27MR]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 400), S6334 [31OC]

National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5312 [1AU]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR]

——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see S. 229), S6189 [28OC]

——— transfer certain Federal land in Minnesota for the benefit of Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (see S. 199), S586 [24JA]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1734 [7MR]

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 S. 1700), S3164 [3JN]

NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (see S. 570), S1493 [26FE]

NIST: end funding limit for Manufacturing USA institutes, promote new institutes in innovative sectors, increase interagency collaboration, and advance certifications and training for advanced manufacturing workforce (see S. 1427), S3845 [19JN]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE]

NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 2578), S5748 [26SE]

——— promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (see S. 153), S273 [16JA]

Office of Government Ethics: reform (see S. 896), S2042 [27MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2579), S5748 [26SE]

——— provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see S. 999), S2239 [3AP]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see S. 1015), S2240 [3AP]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2001), S5314 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see S. 1905), S3844 [19JN]

——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 964), S2118 [1AP]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 466), S3006 [21MY]

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 975), S2118 [1AP]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see S. 2242), S5198 [30JY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2257), S5062 [24JY]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see S. 1247), S4457 [24JN]

Political ethics: require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 882), S1987 [26MR]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see S. 1980), S4566 [26JN]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see S. Res. 99), S2789 [13MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S4169 [20JN]

——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 338), S867 [5FE]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 367), S1131 [7FE]

Public Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 126), S2043 [27MR]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 88), S1595 [28FE]

Refugees: recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees (see S. Res. 32), S698 [28JA]

Renewable energy: provide labor standards, develop infrastructure, and provide workforce training and development relative to clean energy sector (see S. 2185), S5015 [23JY]

SBA: enhance ability of the Office of the National Ombudsman to assist small businesses in meeting regulatory requirements and develop outreach initiatives to promote awareness of services provided (see S. 1409), S2818 [14MY]

——— establish pilot program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 1077), S3217 [4JN]

SEC: require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on a country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (see S. 1609), S3059 [22MY]

——— require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see S. 2075), S4773 [10JY]

Second Chance Month: designate (see S. Res. 102), S1762 [11MR]

Senate: anniversary of Gay, Lesbian, Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus (see S. Res. 207), S2816 [14MY]

——— authorize the taking of an official photograph in the Senate Chamber (see S. Res. 200), S2771 [9MY]

——— authorize the taking of pictures and filming in the Senate Chamber for use by the Capitol Visitor Center (see S. Res. 428), S6625 [18NO]

——— establish John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission (see S. Res. 80), S3322 [11JN]

——— make technical corrections to computation of average pay for certain Senate restaurant employees (see S. 1436), S2787 [13MY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 18), S220 [15JA]

Senior citizens: issue Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp (see S. 1784), S3319 [11JN]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S2294 [8AP]

Small business: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see S. 959), S5540 [17SE]

——— establish National Museum of the American Latino (see S. 1267), S5842 [16OC]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE]

——— increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses (see S. 345), S919 [6FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S1988 [26MR]

Southeast Asia: call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (see S. Res. 34), S742 [29JA]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4808 [11JY]

——— improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see S. 1820), S7209 [19DE]

——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see S. 2253), S5062 [24JY]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 463), S1276 [12FE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]

Stevens, John Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 282), S5013 [23JY]

Sudan: encourage transfer of power by military to civilian-led political authority, pursue accountability for crimes and human rights abuses, and support aspirations for democracy, justice, and peace (see S. Res. 188), S2614 [2MY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 822), S1898 [14MR]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 393), S1132 [7FE]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN]

Taxation: 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. 1026), S2269 [4AP]

——— clarify retirement income account rules relative to church controlled organizations (see S. 836), S1899 [14MR]

——— encourage charitable giving and simplify ways for charities to conduct their mission (see S. 1475), S3217 [4JN]

——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see S. 931), S2087 [28MR]

——— ensure tax-exempt cooperative organizations do not lose their tax-exempt status when they use certain Federal funds to provide critical services to their members (see S. 1032), S2788 [13MY]

——— 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 (see S. 425), S1133 [7FE]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 177), S293 [17JA]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 2290), S5107 [25JY]

——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1988 [26MR]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see S. 2289), S5107 [25JY]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1726), S3251 [5JN]

——— impose a surtax on high income individuals (see S. 2809), S6905 [9DE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 651), S3006 [21MY]

——— 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. 690), S1705 [6MR]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1210), S2435 [11AP]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 137), S273 [16JA]

——— increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (see S. 1603), S3059 [22MY]

——— increase work opportunity credit for certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, and expand benefits relative to access for the disabled (see S. 255), S742 [29JA]

——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 604), S1593 [28FE]

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see S. 169), S274 [16JA]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S3478 [13JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S3164 [3JN]

——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see S. 1940), S4169 [20JN]

——— prohibit deduction for prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses (see S. 73), S141 [10JA]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S2433 [11AP]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 1652), S3105 [23MY]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 781), S1845 [13MR]

——— provide incentives for increased investment in clean energy (see S. 1288), S2612 [2MY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S6243 [29OC]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 692), S1733 [7MR]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY]

——— treat non-tuition portion of scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1667), S3105 [23MY]

Telecommunications: 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 S. 510), S1383 [14FE]

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see S. 894), S2042 [27MR]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see S. 1253), S2515 [30AP]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1027), S4857 [16JY]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S698 [28JA]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 2505), S5577 [18SE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 449), S6950 [10DE]

——— prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see S. 1743), S3251 [5JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 261), S1595 [28FE]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: strengthen (see S. 2801), S6447 [6NO]

U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see S. 2062), S4775 [10JY]

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S5249 [31JY]

Ukraine: commemorate Revolution of Dignity, commend democratic reforms and improved military readiness, condemn Russian aggressive actions in Crimea and Kerch Strait, and recognize independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine (see S. Res. 74), S1384 [14FE]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S1793 [12MR]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 636), S2885 [15MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 208), S586 [24JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO]

Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (see S. Res. 222), S3106 [23MY]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 309), S5631 [23SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5631 [23SE]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see S. 621), S1594 [28FE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP]

Whistleblowing: express that Congress, executive branch agencies, and the President have a duty to protect the identities of whistleblowers and safeguard whistleblowers from retaliation (see S. Res. 408), S6569 [13NO]

——— provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 2258), S5063 [24JY]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see S. 382), S1132 [7FE]

——— support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence (see S. 689), S1705 [6MR]

Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN]

——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2043 [27MR]

——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2515 [30AP]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S2925 [16MY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 627), S1594 [28FE]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S7211 [19DE]

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 29), S680 [25JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 254), S4169 [20JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6568 [13NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 743), S6508 [12NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see S. 1421), S2786 [13MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S6888 [5DE]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 997), S2817 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Antitrust policy: authorize Dept. of Justice and FTC to seek civil monetary penalties to deter certain Sherman Act violations (see S. 2237), S5012 [23JY]

Business and industry: modify standards for unlawful acquisitions (see S. 307), S800 [31JA]

——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees and increasing antitrust enforcement resources (see S. 1937), S4169 [20JN]

——— promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving information provided to antitrust enforcers (see S. 306), S800 [31JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Hart Senate Office Building atrium for DEA National Drug Take Back Day event (see S. Res. 158), S2387 [10AP]

——— authorize use of Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building atrium for DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day (see S. Res. 359), S5841 [16OC]

CDC: reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2424), S5311 [1AU]

CFTC: exempt certain charitable organizations from regulation as commodity pool operators (see S. 552), S1492 [26FE]

Climate: codify Executive order preparing the U.S. for impacts of climate change (see S. 2239), S5012 [23JY]

Consumers: enhance consumer rights relative to consumer report disputes by requiring credit reporting agencies to forward documentation provided by consumers to parties seeking consumers’ credit scores (see S. 1729), S3251 [5JN]

CPSC: require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids (see S. 1640), S3105 [23MY]

——— require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 481), S1326 [13FE]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 120), S220 [15JA]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 428), S1133 [7FE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see S. 1289), S2612 [2MY]

——— conduct an assessment and analysis relative to the decline in the business formation rate in the U.S. (see S. 2535), S5663 [24SE]

——— establish Rural Export Center (see S. 295), S800 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 191), S293 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for State and local educational agencies to promote digital citizenship and media literacy (see S. 2240), S5012 [23JY]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 784), S1845 [13MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see S. 706), S1733 [7MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see S. 520), S1383 [14FE]

——— establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program (see S. 1183), S2434 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 844), S1899 [14MR]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (see S. 740), S1792 [12MR]

——— designate certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see S. 95), S142 [10JA]

——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services to help prevent children from entering the foster care system (see S. 1450), S2815 [14MY]

——— include an act of unregulated custody transfer or ‘‘rehoming’’ in the definition of child abuse and neglect (see S. 1446), S2815 [14MY]

——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see S. 605), S1593 [28FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see S. 171), S274 [16JA]

——— promote behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers (see S. 413), S1133 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 793), S1898 [14MR]

Dept. of State: establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (see S. 324), S831 [4FE]

——— establish Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee (see S. 363), S919 [6FE]

Dept. of Transportation: assess the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received by Dept. of the Treasury and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1527), S2924 [16MY]

——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 826), S1899 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve care provided to newborn children (see S. 835), S1899 [14MR]

Drugs: require use of prescription drug monitoring programs and facilitate information sharing among States that receive Federal funding to combat opioid abuse (see S. 516), S1383 [14FE]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 625), S1594 [28FE]

——— provide grants to support continuing education in election administration or cybersecurity for election officials and employees (see S. 1692), S3106 [23MY]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see S. 1540), S2925 [16MY] (see S. 2053), S4677 [28JN] (see S. 2238), S5012 [23JY]

EPA: increase voluntary grant fund designed to give local and State governments flexibility to make conservation practice improvements to decrease water pollutants through partnerships within their communities (see S. 1604), S3059 [22MY]

FCC: improve mapping of wireless broadband coverage accuracy by considering use of consumer-reported data and State and local data (see S. 842), S1899 [14MR]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see S. 1356), S2688 [7MY]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S6243 [29OC]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see S. 2232), S5012 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish exchange programs with the private sector for cybersecurity positions (see S. 429), S1133 [7FE]

——— require transparency in reporting greenhouse gas impacts of products procured by certain agencies (see S. 1864), S3476 [13JN]

FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see S. 1224), S2485 [29AP]

——— establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 512), S1383 [14FE]

——— protect privacy of users of social media and other online platforms (see S. 189), S293 [17JA]

Hagan, Kay R.: authorize printing of tributes and other related materials in honor of the late Senator (see S. Res. 446), S6858 [4DE]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 948), S2088 [28MR]

House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see S. 2226), S5012 [23JY]

Immigration: provide immigration status for certain battered spouses and children (see S. 415), S1133 [7FE]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 62), S103 [9JA]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 131), S2088 [28MR]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S867 [5FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade the Nation’s 9-1-1 systems (see S. 1479), S2883 [15MY]

National Voter Registration Day: observance (see S. Res. 353), S5749 [26SE]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 96), S142 [10JA]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: establish the Malign Foreign Influence Response Center (see S. 2493), S5539 [17SE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 64), S103 [9JA]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see S. 2669), S6091 [23OC]

——— prohibit foreign nationals from purchasing a broadcast, cable, or satellite communication that mentions a clearly identified candidate for Federal office (see S. 1962), S4504 [25JN]

Privacy: promulgate regulations to help strengthen privacy and security protections for consumers’ personal health data (see S. 1842), S3476 [13JN]

Taxation: decrease distance away from home required for a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for above-the-line deduction for travel expenses (see S. 837), S1899 [14MR]

——— expand use of Coverdell education savings accounts as lifelong learning accounts to pay for skills training, career-related learning, and professional development (see S. 275), S769 [30JA]

——— 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. 1610), S3059 [22MY]

——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account (see S. 379), S1131 [7FE]

——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 1351), S2688 [7MY]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 305), S800 [31JA]

Trademarks: provide for registration of marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia of the U.S., or of any State or municipality (see S. 963), S2117 [1AP]

Voting: clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see S. 507), S1383 [14FE]

——— provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for eligible voters affected or displaced by natural disasters (see S. 1397), S2770 [9MY]

——— require States to automatically register eligible voters (see S. 550), S1437 [25FE]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 624), S1594 [28FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Letters

Government shutdown relative to budget process: Kathleen DeMaster, S246 [16JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility: several individuals, S2001–S2008 [26MR]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks

Abortion: State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, S2990 [21MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, S581 [24JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 21), S58 [8JA]

Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1298 [13FE]

Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2409 [11AP]

Bianco, Joseph F.: confirmation as circuit judge, S2766 [9MY]

Climate: effects of climate change, S1517 [27FE], S2020–S2022 [27MR]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence, S5515 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (S. 61), S2001 [26MR], S2868 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency representative to Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee to strengthen voting system cybersecurity (S. 1454), S5282 [1AU]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), S58 [8JA]

Dept. of Justice: decision to support district court ruling finding all of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in appeal of Texas v. U.S., S2000–S2008 [26MR]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), unanimous-consent request, S2072, S2074 [28MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6504 [12NO]

Dhillon, Janet: confirmation as EEOC Chair, S2766 [9MY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S581 [24JA]

Elections: expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections, S5935 [22OC]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S5282 [1AU], S5936 [22OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), S4481 [25JN], S5346–S5349 [9SE], S5936 [22OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), unanimous-consent request, S4479 [25JN]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2053), S5936 [22OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2238), S5282 [1AU]

EPA: disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (S.J. Res. 53), S5889• [17OC]

——— remove waiver requirement for the year round sale of E15 ethanol-blend gasoline, S6504 [12NO]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (S. 340), S2868, S2872 [15MY]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements, S6061, S6062 [23OC]

——— enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (S. 1356), S5282 [1AU], S5936 [22OC]

——— enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (S. 1356), unanimous-consent request, S5937 [22OC]

Firearms: gun control, S5515 [17SE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale, S5346–S5349 [9SE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), S5515 [17SE]

——— strengthen background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee (H.R. 1112), S5515 [17SE]

FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (S. 1224), S2868 [15MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S58 [8JA], S120 [10JA], S246 [16JA], S580 [24JA]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S2021 [27MR]

Health: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S4765 [10JY]

HealthPartners (organization): Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award recipient, S1272• [12FE]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S246 [16JA], S581 [24JA]

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, S2001 [26MR]

——— establish a public health plan, S2001 [26MR]

Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (S. 489), S2001 [26MR]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 62), S2001 [26MR]

Menashi, Steven J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6545 [13NO]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in limiting student loan relief for students defrauded by for-profit colleges while serving as acting Dept. of Education general counsel, S6545 [13NO]

Miller, Eric D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1463 [26FE]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to views on sovereignty of tribal governments, S1463 [26FE]

Minnesota: tribute to efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S2021 [27MR]

Morales, David S.: nomination to be district judge, S2409 [11AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments, S2001 [26MR]

——— repeal, S2000–S2008 [26MR]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S2867, S2868, S2872 [15MY], S5346–S5349 [9SE]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 64), S2001 [26MR]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2242), S5282 [1AU]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2669), S6061, S6062 [23OC]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2669), unanimous-consent request, S6062 [23OC]

Presidential appointments: use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S1464 [26FE], S6545 [13NO]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities, S2021 [27MR]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), motion to proceed, S2172 [2AP]

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to servicemembers killed in helicopter crash, S7107• [17DE]

Stanton, Cheryl M.: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2766 [9MY]

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 (S. 425), S2868 [15MY]

——— provide for periodic designation of qualified opportunity zones, S2408 [11AP]

Trump, President: terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S1464 [26FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), S5515 [17SE]

Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), S3195 [4JN]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 627), S5346–S5349 [9SE]

Tributes

Anderson, Bob, S5745• [26SE]

Boschwitz, Gerald, S180• [14JA]

Fraser, Donald M., S3247 [5JN]

Hagan, Kay R., S6328• [31OC]

Isakson, Senator, S6854 [4DE]

Plantenberg, Kort M., S7107• [17DE]