ROBERTS, PAT (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3437 [12JN], S3480, S3500, S3503 [13JN]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S801 [31JA]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1913 [15MR]

Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, S1023 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 183), S293 [17JA]

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 182), S3164 [3JN]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see S. 1035), S2519 [30AP]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S163 [11JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 160), S273 [16JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 130), S220 [15JA] (see S. 311), S800 [31JA]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Res. 383), S6156 [24OC]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 203), S2787 [13MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S919 [6FE]

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

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S6243 [29OC]

Armed Forces: provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see S. 1615), S3365 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S3060 [22MY]

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]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see S. 2203), S6568 [13NO]

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

CBO: make publicly available fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see S. 278), S769 [30JA]

CDC: provide for national campaign to raise awarenesss of the importance, and combat misinformation about, vaccines in order to increase vaccination rates (see S. 1619), S3059 [22MY]

Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (see S. Res. 205), S2816 [14MY]

China: express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemn practice of non-consenting organ harvesting (see S. Res. 274), S5143 [29JY]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S162 [11JA]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see S. 509), S2436 [11AP]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 20), S4169 [20JN]

Courts: provide for conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships (see S. 3086), S7156 [18DE]

Crime: establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1480), S3166 [3JN]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 119), S220 [15JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: 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]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 235), S698 [28JA]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S5363 [9SE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 800), S1898 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 105), S143 [10JA]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 1541), S3478 [13JN]

——— 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), S5363 [9SE]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S2118 [1AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of Agriculture Specialists and support staff in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations (see S. 2107), S4807 [11JY]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see S. 285), S799 [31JA]

Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (see S. 2982), S6888 [5DE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S4456 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 541), S5664 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide States with access to records on unredeemed savings bonds to facilitate reuniting of bonds with bondholders by putting names and addresses in State unclaimed property databases (see S. 2417), S6889 [5DE]

——— require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (see S. 457), S2688 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see S. 1254), S2648 [6MY]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see S. 569), S2787 [13MY]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 1255), S2516 [30AP]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see S. 846), S2241 [3AP]

——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6301 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance payment of monthly housing stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1946), S4455 [24JN]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S3478 [13JN]

——— 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), S2787 [13MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1043), S2270 [4AP]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see S. 502), S1382 [14FE]

——— establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 1426), S2927 [16MY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 1429), S2927 [16MY]

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]

——— reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 1830), S3475 [13JN]

Eximbank: extend authority and modify quorum requirement (see S. 2293), S5363 [9SE]

FAA: establish and ensure inclusive transparency of Drone Advisory Committee (see S. 2730), S6302 [30OC]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 762), S3285 [10JN]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2294 [8AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 92), S142 [10JA]

——— require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see S. 395), S1132 [7FE]

Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 113), S221 [15JA]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2435 [11AP]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee (see S. 1788), S3319 [11JN]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 69), S103 [9JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 351), S919 [6FE]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 817), S1941 [25MR]

Foreign aid: call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions (see S. Res. 20), S293 [17JA]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 190), S293 [17JA]

Government regulations: ensure a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1120), S2386 [10AP]

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

House of Representatives: express that the House should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation (see S. Res. 378), S6156 [24OC]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1644), S3166 [3JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 866), S1986 [26MR]

Information technology: promote deployment of commercial fifth generation (5G) mobile networks and the sharing of information with communication providers on security risks (see S. 1625), S4823 [15JY]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S5707 [25SE]

Investments: provide shareholders of certain depository institutions a cause of action for assets seized by an appropriate Federal banking agency (see S. 1297), S2613 [2MY]

IRS: prohibit rehiring of any employees involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (see S. 1115), S2386 [10AP]

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), S1989 [26MR]

Israeli Americans: recognize heritage and contributions of Israeli-American community and condemn discrimination that aims to marginalize or disenfranchise members of such community (see S. Res. 143), S2519 [30AP]

Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S2614 [2MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 525), S1383 [14FE]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S5968 [22OC]

Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (see S. Res. 43), S867 [5FE]

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

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 338), S5706 [25SE]

Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see S. 2453), S5604 [19SE]

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: clarify authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse and neglect in any setting (see S. 2379), S5248 [31JY]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S2045 [27MR]

Medicare: amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 3049), S7050 [16DE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S5707 [25SE]

——— improve benchmarking process for Medicare Shared Savings Program (see S. 2648), S5922 [21OC]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S2240 [3AP]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see S. 596), S2271 [4AP]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (see S. 1), S743 [29JA]

——— recognize Israel’s sovereignty over, and promote and conduct joint projects on, Golan Heights, and ensure Syria faces consequences for killing civilians, ethnic cleansing, and use of weapons of mass destruction (see S. 567), S2271 [4AP]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S6449 [6NO]

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3846 [19JN]

——— anniversary of Apollo 12 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of continued U.S. leadership in exploration and use of space through human spaceflight (see S. Res. 441), S6756 [21NO]

——— 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), S1735 [7MR]

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 Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 399), S6334 [31OC]

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

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

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

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 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), S7209 [19DE]

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 Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 382), S6156 [24OC]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S315 [19JA]

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S2743 [8MY]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 413), S6475 [7NO]

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

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

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 377), S6156 [24OC]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see S. 1015), S3061 [22MY]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2001), S7115 [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S1940 [25MR]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see S. 141), S273 [16JA]

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), S1734 [7MR]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: increase oversight of foreign companies listed on U.S. securities exchanges and delist firms that are out of compliance with U.S. regulators (see S. 1731), S3846 [19JN]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see S. 1564), S4858 [16JY]

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

Society of the First Infantry Division: authorize addition of names of First Infantry Division members killed in action to First Division Monument on White House Grounds (see S. 389), S1132 [7FE]

Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist attacks, support peace and security of religious communities, and protect freedom of religion (see S. Res. 176), S2516 [30AP]

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]

Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action, provide support to Syrian Kurds, and thwart regional terrorism (see S.J. Res. 59), S6093 [23OC]

Taxation: allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see S. 1623), S3109 [23MY]

——— clarify that payment of taxes on deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes (see S. 2998), S6904 [9DE]

——— encourage charitable giving and simplify ways for charities to conduct their mission (see S. 1475), S2883 [15MY]

——— 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), S5749 [26SE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1276 [12FE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1841), S5665 [24SE]

——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 361), S919 [6FE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 651), S1659 [5MR]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1149), S2433 [11AP]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see S. 2542), S5663 [24SE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S586 [24JA]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 765), S5966 [22OC]

——— provide for S corporation reform (see S. 2156), S4947 [18JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 215), S586 [24JA]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S1898 [14MR]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see S. 2634), S6302 [30OC]

——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 343), S919 [6FE]

——— 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]

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), S6567 [13NO]

Veterans: make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with a written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options and provide counseling on housing benefits (see S. 2835), S6507 [12NO]

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

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2926 [16MY] (see S. 2427), S5665 [24SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6508 [12NO]

——— 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), S5749 [26SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see S. 633), S1594 [28FE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S6718 [20NO]

——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (see S. Con. Res. 23), S5249 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 54), S1133 [7FE]

DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (see S. 2244), S5062 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Food and Nutrition Service (see S. Con. Res. 24), S5249 [31JY]

——— provide for defense of agriculture and food through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (see S. 2695), S6155 [24OC]

——— release certain reversionary interests of the U.S. in land located in Chester County, TN, to manage certain land in Bath County, VA (see S. 3076), S7113 [17DE]

Dole, Bob: authorize honorary appointment to grade of colonel in the regular Army (see S. 252), S742 [29JA]

EPA: improve pesticide registration and certain other activities and extend and modify fee authorities (see S. 483), S1326 [13FE]

FCC: require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 273), S769 [30JA]

FDA: codify policy of requiring drug products to contain an active moiety that has not been used in a previously approved product in granting new chemical entity exclusivity (see S. 1636), S3104 [23MY]

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

Medicare: remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 586), S1540 [27FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1089), S2328 [9AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, relative to segregated schools (see S. Res. 201), S2787 [13MY]

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

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 1641), S3105 [23MY]

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

——— increase income-based limitations for the Lifetime Learning Credit (see S. 2819), S6475 [7NO]

Cloture motions

Abizaid, John P.: nomination to be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, S2262 [4AP]

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (S. 109), motion to proceed, S247 [16JA], S288 [17JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1364 [14FE], S1422 [25FE]

Alston, Rossie D., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3087 [23MY], S3236 [5JN]

Altman, Roy K.: nomination to be district judge, S2114 [1AP], S2224 [3AP]

Arias-Marxuach, Raul M.: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2552 [1MY]

Bachus, Spencer: nomination to the Eximbank Board of Directors, S2593 [2MY], S2677 [7MY]

Bade, Bridget S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1882 [14MR], S1931 [25MR]

Barber, Thomas P.: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3313 [11JN]

Barker, J. Campbell: nomination to be district judge, S2421 [11AP], S2505 [30AP]

Barker, Pamela A.: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3312 [11JN]

Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1117 [7FE], S1265 [12FE]

Beach, William: nomination to be BLS Commissioner, S1731 [7MR], S1819 [13MR]

Bell, Kenneth D.: nomination to be district judge, S2908 [16MY], S2996 [21MY]

Berger, Wendy Williams: nomination to be district judge, S4937 [18JY], S5031 [24JY]

Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2285 [8AP], S2375 [10AP]

Bianco, Joseph F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2593 [2MY], S2631 [6MY]

Biegun, Stephen E.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S7089 [17DE]

Blanchard, Lynda C.: nomination to be Ambassador to Slovenia, S4797 [11JY], S4886 [17JY]

Boulee, Jean-Paul: nomination to be district judge, S3238 [5JN], S3313 [11JN]

Brady, Holly A.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2355 [10AP]

Brasher, Andrew L.: nomination to be district judge, S2421 [11AP], S2540 [1MY]

Bress, Daniel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4643 [27JN], S4689 [8JY]

Brown, Ada E.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]

Brown, Gary R.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7144 [18DE]

Brown, Jeffrey V.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5178 [30JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2021 (H.R. 3877), S5125 [29JY], S5281, S5288 [1AU]

Buescher, Brian C.: nomination to be district judge, S4937 [18JY], S5032 [24JY]

Bulatao, Brian J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Management, S2763 [9MY], S2878 [15MY]

Bumatay, Patrick J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6877 [5DE], S6900 [9DE]

Byrne, James: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5299 [1AU], S5381 [10SE]

Cabaniss, Dale: nomination to be OPM Director, S5299 [1AU], S5380 [10SE]

Cain, James D., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3469 [13JN], S3641 [18JN]

Cairncross, Sean: nomination to be Millennium Challenge Corp., Chief Executive Officer, S3468 [13JN], S3639 [18JN]

Calabria, Mark A.: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S2183 [2AP], S2250 [4AP]

Clark, Stephen R., Sr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2995 [21MY]

Cole, Douglas R.: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6819 [3DE]

Collins, Daniel P.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2907 [16MY], S2957 [20MY]

Colville, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE]

Combs, Susan: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget, S3087 [23MY], S3228 [5JN]

Cooper, R. Clarke: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Political-Military Affairs, S2421 [11AP], S2501 [30AP]

Cooper, William: nomination to be Dept. of Energy General Counsel, S2421 [11AP], S2477 [29AP]

Corker, Clifton L.: nomination to be district judge, S4797 [11JY], S4886 [17JY]

Craft, Kelly Knight: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador and U.N. Security Council Representative, S5125 [29JY], S5183 [30JY]

Crawford, Edward F.: nomination to be Ambassador to Ireland, S3238 [5JN], S3462 [13JN]

Davis, Stephanie Dawkins: nomination to be district judge, S7041 [16DE], S7145 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4452 [24JN], S4599 [27JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S7019 [12DE], S7042 [16DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), motion to proceed, S3469 [13JN], S3830 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), S7088 [17DE], S7192 [19DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S1155 [11FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (S.J. Res. 2), S208 [15JA], S247 [16JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6187 [28OC], S6271 [30OC], S6735 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S6188 [28OC], S6326 [31OC]

Desmond, Michael J.: nomination to be IRS Chief Counsel and Dept. of the Treasury Assistant General Counsel, S1365 [14FE], S1467 [26FE]

Dhillon, Janet: nomination to be EEOC Chair, S2594 [2MY], S2711 [8MY]

Dickson, Stephen M.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S4936 [18JY], S4993 [23JY]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S1972 [26MR], S2064 [28MR], S2113 [1AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR]

Dishman, Jodi W.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7142 [18DE]

Domenico, Daniel D.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2301 [9AP]

Duncan, Robert M.: nomination to be Postal Service Governor, S6736 [21NO], S6837 [4DE]

Esper, Sec. of the Army: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S4936 [18JY], S4960 [22JY]

Feddo, Thomas P.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Investment Security, S5300 [1AU], S5433 [11SE]

Fleming, John: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development, S1571 [28FE]

Gallagher, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]

Gallagher, Stephanie A.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

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, S1882 [14MR], S1971 [26MR]

Grimberg, Steven D.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]

Guidry, Greg G.: nomination to be district judge, S3469 [13JN], S3641 [18JN]

Hahn, Stephen: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S6878 [5DE], S6986 [11DE]

Haines, Stephanie L.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5179 [30JY]

Hartogensis, Gordon: nomination to be Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., Director, S2421 [11AP], S2502 [30AP]

Hendrix, James W.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5160 [30JY]

Hertling, Richard A.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S3088 [23MY], S3236 [5JN]

Holte, Ryan T.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S3087 [23MY], S3235 [5JN]

Immergut, Karin J.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY]

Jones, Bernard M., II: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]

Jordan, Sean D.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5162 [30JY]

Kacsmaryk, Matthew J.: nomination to be district judge, S3468 [13JN], S3640 [18JN]

Kessler, Jeffrey: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, S2114 [1AP], S2216 [3AP]

King, Robert L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education, S4644 [27JN], S4760 [10JY]

Komitee, Eric R.: nomination to be district judge, S6726 [21NO], S6786 [2DE]

Kovner, Rachel P.: nomination to be district judge, S5727 [26SE], S5814 [16OC]

Lagoa, Barbara: nomination to be circuit judge, S6596 [14NO], S6642 [19NO]

Lee, Kenneth K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2762 [9MY], S2799 [14MY]

Leichty, Damon R.: nomination to be district judge, S4644 [27JN], S4724 [9JY]

Liburdi, Michael T.: nomination to be district judge, S5080 [25JY], S5134 [29JY]

Liman, Lewis J.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE]

Luck, Robert J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6596 [14NO], S6619 [18NO]

Marston, Karen S.: nomination to be district judge, S7038 [16DE], S7141 [18DE]

Matey, Paul B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1730 [7MR], S1754 [11MR]

Maze, Corey L.: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3312 [11JN]

McElroy, Mary S.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

McFarland, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S7038 [16DE], S7127 [18DE]

Menashi, Steven J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6465 [7NO], S6520 [13NO]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S776 [31JA], S829 [4FE]

Miller, Eric D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1365 [14FE], S1422 [25FE]

Morrison, Sarah Daggett: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3280 [10JN]

Murphy, Eric E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1571 [28FE], S1698 [6MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), S7087 [17DE], S7175 [19DE]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), motion to proceed, S777 [31JA], S858 [5FE]

Nichols, Carl J.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2996 [21MY]

Nielson, Howard C., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2995 [21MY]

Norquist, David L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S5126 [29JY]

Novak, David J.: nomination to be district judge, S5726 [26SE], S5813 [16OC]

Pacold, Martha M.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5181 [30JY]

Pallasch, John P.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Education and Training, S4644 [27JN], S4761 [10JY]

Park, Michael H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2594 [2MY], S2722 [8MY]

Phipps, Peter J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4795 [11JY], S4816 [15JY]

Pittman, Mark T.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5178 [30JY]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Japan: ratify, S4796 [11JY]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Luxembourg: ratify, S4796 [11JY]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Spain: ratify, S4795 [11JY], S4847 [16JY]

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Switzerland: ratify, S4796 [11JY]

Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of North Macedonia: ratify, S5880 [17OC], S5915 [21OC]

Pryor, Judith DelZoppo: nomination to the Eximbank Board of Directors, S2593 [2MY], S2677 [7MY]

Public debt: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5125 [29JY], S5281, S5288 [1AU]

Pulliam, Jason K.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]

Ranjan, J. Nicholas: nomination to be district judge, S4644 [27JN], S4725 [9JY]

Rao, Neomi J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1731 [7MR], S1777 [12MR]

Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1571 [28FE], S1652 [5MR]

Reed, Kimberly A.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S2593 [2MY], S2677 [7MY]

Riggs, Kea Whetzal: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7144 [18DE]

Rosen, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2776 [13MY], S2879 [15MY]

Rowland, Mary M.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

Rudofsky, Lee P.: nomination to be district judge, S6327 [31OC], S6420 [6NO]

Ruiz, Rodolfo A., II: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2551 [1MY]

Rushing, Allison Jones: nomination to be circuit judge, S1570 [28FE], S1617 [4MR]

Ryder, John L.: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S1365 [14FE]

Saul, Andrew M.: nomination to be Social Security Commissioner, S3086 [23MY], S3153 [3JN]

Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5674, S5695 [25SE]

Schenker, David: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs, S3086 [23MY], S3201 [4JN]

Seeger, Steven C.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5181 [30JY]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), motion to proceed, S2082 [28MR], S2177 [2AP]

Sinatra, John L., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6726 [21NO], S6800 [3DE]

Skipwith, Aurelia: nomination to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director, S6878 [5DE], S6987 [11DE]

Smith, Rodney: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3312 [11JN]

Stanton, Cheryl M.: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2262 [4AP], S2316 [9AP]

Starr, Brantley: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5179 [30JY]

Stickman, William S., IV: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5182 [30JY]

Stilwell, David: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, S3238 [5JN], S3345 [12JN]

Sullivan, John J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Russia, S6877 [5DE], S6986 [11DE]

Tapia, Donald R.: nomination to be Ambassador to Jamaica, S4797 [11JY], S4887 [17JY]

Tarbert, Heath P.: nomination to be CFTC Chairman, S3087 [23MY], S3201 [4JN]

——— nomination to the CFTC, S3087 [23MY], S3201 [4JN]

Traynor, Daniel M.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7142 [18DE]

Truncale, Michael J.: nomination to be district judge, S2762 [9MY], S2779 [13MY]

VanDyke, Lawrence J.C.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6877 [5DE], S6920 [10DE]

Vitter, Wendy: nomination to be district judge, S2763 [9MY], S2878 [15MY]

Vyskocil, Mary K.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]

Walker, Justin R.: nomination to be district judge, S5951 [22OC], S6138 [24OC]

Welte, Peter D.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5135 [29JY]

Wetherell, T. Kent, II: nomination to be district judge, S4644 [27JN], S4724 [9JY]

Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1365 [14FE], S1510 [27FE]

Wilson, Jennifer P.: nomination to be district judge, S6327 [31OC], S6421 [6NO]

Winsor, Allen C.: nomination to be district judge, S3468 [13JN], S3640 [18JN]

Wolson, Joshua: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2552 [1MY]

Wright, Peter C.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Office of Land and Emergency Management, S4645 [27JN], S4787 [11JY]

Wyrick, Patrick R.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2306 [9AP]

Younge, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

Zuckerman, Adrian: nomination to be Ambassador to Romania, S6596 [14NO], S6688 [20NO]

Remarks

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate): accomplishments, S6427 [6NO]

DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (S. 2244), S6280 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network funding, S2999 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: funding, S2999 [21MY]

FCC: require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (S. 273), S770 [30JA]

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, S1951 [26MR]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, S2999 [21MY]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S2999 [21MY]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: impact, S6280 [30OC]

Tarbert, Heath P.: confirmation as CFTC Chairman, S5243 [31JY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, S4843 [16JY], S6379 [5NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S6427 [6NO]

Reports filed

Dept. of Agriculture Release of Certain Reversionary Interests of the U.S. in Land Located in Chester County, TN, To Manage Certain Land in Bath County, VA: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3076), S7113 [17DE]

Expenditures: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. Res. 54), S1130 [7FE]

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2695), S7113 [17DE]

Nomination of Heath P. Tarbert To Be CFTC Chairman: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2117 [1AP]

Nomination of Heath P. Tarbert to the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2117 [1AP]

Nomination of Mindy Brashears To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Food Safety: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2814 [14MY]

Nomination of Naomi C. Earp To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2814 [14MY]

Nomination of Scott Hutchins To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S2814 [14MY]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S1117 [7FE]

Tributes

Eisenhower, Dwight D., S5702 [25SE]

Guttormsen, Douglas B., S4943• [18JY]

Isakson, Senator, S6427 [6NO], S6808 [3DE]

Stevens, Ted, S6087 [23OC]