KENNEDY, JOHN (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3444 [12JN], S3501, S3503, S3504, S3506, S3616, S3617, S3618 [13JN], S4104 [19JN], S4171, S4180, S4187 [20JN], S4507, S4517 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6195 [28OC], S6312 [31OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S2060 [27MR]

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), S702 [28JA], S747, S753 [29JA], S773 [30JA], S836 [4FE]

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), S1018, S1019 [6FE]

SBA: repeal sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (S. 862), S5318, S5320, S5321 [1AU]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S7243 [26DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 159), S273 [16JA]

——— 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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S2614 [2MY]

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 104), S769 [30JA]

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

——— provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses and improve portability of occupational licenses from State to State for military spouses (see S. 1383), S5251 [31JY]

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]

Budget: improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process (see S. 2765), S6333 [31OC]

China: direct the President to impose penalties pursuant to denial orders relative to certain Chinese telecommunications companies that are in violation of U.S. export control or sanctions laws (see S. 152), S1326 [13FE]

——— 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), S4824 [15JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see S. 453), S1275 [12FE]

Credit: require consumer reporting agencies to provide small business credit protections by informing them of data breaches and prohibiting charging for credit reports following such breaches (see S. 84), S142 [10JA]

Crime: add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to list of grounds of inadmissibility and prohibit provision of material support or resources to such organizations (see S. 3031), S7049 [16DE]

——— define term ‘‘serious felony’’ to allow prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against violent, repeat offenders (see S. 1547), S3109 [23MY]

——— enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting a public safety officer (see S. 1508), S3478 [13JN]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 119), S274 [16JA]

Cuba: support pursuit of religious and political freedom and democratic reforms (see S. Res. 215), S5631 [23SE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a permanent revenue-based disaster assistance program for commercial fishermen and farm-raised fish producers (see S. 2209), S5012 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 1168), S3653 [18JN]

——— improve American History for Freedom grant program (see S. 2024), S5251 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export small volumes of natural gas (see S. 816), S1898 [14MR]

——— remove prohibitions on the exportation and importation of natural gas (see S. 1155), S2433 [11AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), S1327 [13FE]

——— tribute to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and personnel for work during the crisis at the southern border (see S. Res. 280), S5013 [23JY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit penalizing disaster recovery relief assistance recipients who apply for, but decline, assistance from SBA (see S. 2575), S5748 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide Inspector General with authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see S. 685), S7027 [12DE]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 820), S2388 [10AP]

——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (see S. 236), S1793 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: modify a definition and disposition and authorized uses of qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues, exempt certain payments from sequestration, and distribute certain revenues to Alaska (see S. 2418), S5311 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: modernize and strengthen criminal laws against money laundering and financing of terrorism (see S. 2563), S5747 [26SE]

——— 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), S3060 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to improve evacuation routes in rural communities (see S. 1709), S3215 [4JN]

——— 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), S3060 [22MY]

——— prohibit aircraft from having in place cameras and microphones that can monitor passengers (see S. 1206), S2435 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2949), S7115 [17DE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S6568 [13NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S3166 [3JN]

——— 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), S3478 [13JN]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]

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]

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: prohibit provision of financing to persons with seriously delinquent tax debt (see S. 2222), S5109 [25JY]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see S. 952), S2330 [9AP]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2436 [11AP]

FDA: 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]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see S. 909), S2330 [9AP]

——— modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1333), S2645 [6MY]

——— provide for disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among Federal programs and leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory (see S. 2177), S5109 [25JY]

——— 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]

Federal employees: enable Federal employees and contractors to correct their credit reports to remove adverse items of information reported as a result of a Government shutdown (see S. 535), S1384 [14FE]

——— provide standards relative to airline travel for official business (see S. 1559), S3004 [21MY]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2187), S4948 [18JY]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce flood risks (see S. 2192), S4948 [18JY]

Financial institutions: provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital (see S. 1233), S3217 [4JN]

——— provide requirements for Federal banking agencies when directing a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account and provide for additional requirements relative to certain subpoenas (see S. 3003), S6949 [10DE]

Firearms: permit law-abiding citizens in States with constitutional carry laws the same legal authority to possess a firearm as individuals in States that require a permit to carry a concealed weapon (see S. 1506), S3062 [22MY]

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

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 817), S2330 [9AP]

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]

FRS: prohibit certain member banks from using discount window lending programs (see S. 821), S1898 [14MR]

FTC: prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (see S. 1416), S3166 [3JN]

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

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

Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1531), S2924 [16MY]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see S. 225), S6507 [12NO]

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), S6719 [20NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S6334 [31OC]

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), S3105 [23MY]

——— clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see S. 2059), S4858 [16JY]

——— establish grounds to deny entry or deport aliens associated with a criminal gang (see S. 599), S2388 [10AP]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2869), S7115 [17DE]

——— fund southern border wall by requiring a work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines (see S. 53), S68 [8JA]

Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 1125), S2386 [10AP]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S5108 [25JY]

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), S3322 [11JN]

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see S. Res. 303), S5631 [23SE]

Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds from Treasury Forfeiture Fund for border security measures, including a border wall (see S. 293), S1327 [13FE]

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: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2377), S6449 [6NO]

——— prohibit Federal funding for administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants (see S. 131), S294 [17JA]

Medicare: improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see S. 283), S1384 [14FE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S1165 [11FE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 237), S3060 [22MY]

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 Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 2434), S5630 [23SE]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5251 [31JY]

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

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

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

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

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

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 362), S5896 [17OC]

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

NOAA: designate Regional Ocean Partnerships (see S. 2166), S5109 [25JY]

Olympic Games: provide oversight over U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, increase legal liability on committee and national governing bodies, and protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse (see S. 2330), S5409 [10SE]

Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see S. 2082), S4773 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 172), S1437 [25FE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S5312 [1AU]

Patriot Week: designate (see S. Res. 311), S5474 [12SE]

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]

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see S. 1675), S3106 [23MY]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 274), S769 [30JA]

River Ridge, LA: tribute to Eastbank All-Stars Little League Baseball team (see S. Res. 307), S5407 [10SE]

SBA: modify Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to make grants more competitive and give priority to underserved States (see S. 2023), S4628 [27JN]

——— prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see S. 75), S294 [17JA]

——— require approval or disapproval of Small Business Investment Company applications applicants within set reasonable timelines (see S. 1975), S4968 [22JY]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see S. 1564), S4506 [25JN]

——— clarify authority to seek disgorgement and restitution claims for defrauded investors and extend statute of limitations (see S. 799), S1898 [14MR]

——— expand access to capital for rural small businesses (see S. 566), S1493 [26FE]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see S. 592), S1593 [28FE]

Small business: apply protections against consumer liability for unauthorized transfers to small businesses (see S. 2883), S6625 [18NO]

——— establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see S. 1170), S2433 [11AP]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]

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

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S4857 [16JY]

South America: express concern about, and assist with mitigation of, Amazon rainforest fires and illegal deforestation, reinstate protections for indigenous community stewardship, and strengthen environmental enforcement (see S. Res. 337), S5706 [25SE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]

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

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

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 177), S801 [31JA]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S3652 [18JN]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1841), S6189 [28OC]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S4774 [10JY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S5141 [29JY]

——— permit withdrawals from certain retirement plans for repayment of student loan debt (see S. 2962), S6860 [4DE]

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

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2886 [15MY]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 9), S68 [8JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 261), S742 [29JA]

Venezuela: provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see S. 1025), S4857 [16JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2920), S7115 [17DE]

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

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

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S3007 [21MY]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S5142 [29JY]

——— 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), S1792 [12MR]

——— 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), S7027 [12DE]

——— 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

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 182), S293 [17JA]

Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see S. 2451), S5407 [10SE]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see S. 1273), S2569 [1MY]

Crime: prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see S. 2401), S5248 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require consideration of assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2359), S5247 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: require institutions of higher education and other research facilities to obtain deemed export licenses for foreign nationals conducting scientific research (see S. 937), S2087 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: establish restrictions on receipt of Federal funds by institutions of higher education that enter contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes (see S. 939), S2087 [28MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see S. 1782), S3319 [11JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 1632), S3104 [23MY]

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), S5311 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to respond to petitions for regulatory action within a certain period of time (see S. 3024), S6992 [11DE]

Drugs: increase mandatory minimum sentencing penalties for drug traffickers and dealers convicted for distribution of fentanyl (see S. 1724), S3250 [5JN]

Education: recognize contributions of teachers and recommend each Member of Congress spend at least 1 day per year serving as a substitute teacher in a public school to understand challenges facing educators (see S. Res. 426), S6605 [14NO]

Elections: disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (see S. 2656), S5965 [22OC]

Employment: establish that certain provisions of a nondisclosure agreement between a public sector employer and an employee shall be unenforceable if such agreements are based on sexual harassment settlements (see S. 1314), S2613 [2MY]

EPA: grant authority to regulate a transition to refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants that do not use hydrofluorocarbons (see S. 2754), S6300 [30OC]

FCC: provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum (see S. 2921), S6718 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see S. 1385), S2770 [9MY]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1520), S2924 (see S. 1533), S2925 [16MY] (see S. 1693), S3106 [23MY]

——— terminate certain contracts on the basis of detrimental conduct to National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2122), S4856 [16JY]

Financial institutions: regulate industrial bank holding companies (see S. 2839), S6507 [12NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 2524), S5602 [19SE]

FTC: prohibit collection of private data by social media companies and grant users property rights to all of the data that they generate on the Internet (see S. 806), S1898 [14MR]

GSA: prohibit awarding of contracts to insured depository institutions that avoid doing business with certain companies that are engaged in lawful commerce based solely on social policy (see S. 1104), S2386 [10AP]

Health care facilities: protect patients scheduling non-emergency procedures at in-network hospitals from costs associated with out-of-network providers by allowing option of in-network care only when scheduling appointments (see S. 1607), S3059 [22MY]

Immigration: establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas (see S. 1631), S3104 [23MY]

Medicare: provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by establishing requirements for pharmacy-negotiated price concessions (see S. 2247), S5062 [24JY]

——— require drug price concessions, incentive payments, and adjustments to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-sale under part D (see S. 640), S1621 [4MR]

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board: require SEC confirmation of new members and members to be at least 5 years removed from association with municipal securities business and set compensation caps (see S. 1236), S2515 [30AP]

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]

Pensions: simplify and reduce costs for small businesses to join together in business associations to establish association retirement and other multiple employer pension benefit plans (see S. 1927), S4168 [20JN]

Public welfare programs: require State agencies to use Federal tax return information to verify income eligibility for Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 588), S1540 [27FE]

SBA: establish a regional high-growth collaborative pilot program (see S. 2150), S4907 [17JY]

——— provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery (see S. 2148), S4907 [17JY]

——— repeal sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (see S. 862), S1939 [25MR]

SEC: allow for registration of venture exchanges (see S. 2306), S5141 [29JY]

——— require certain issuers to disclose information on foreign jurisdictions that prevent the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from performing inspections (see S. 945), S2088 [28MR]

Television: urge VH1 (televison network) to cancel ‘‘Cartel Crew’’ and reconsider its standards in developing shows (see S. Res. 444), S6756 [21NO]

Ukraine: prohibit involvement of immediate family members of senior U.S. Government officials with Ukrainian entities (see S. 2781), S6391 [5NO]

Cloture motions

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

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

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

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]

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

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]

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

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S557 [24JA], S2081 [28MR], S2113 [1AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, S5460 [12SE]

——— making consolidated appropriations (H.R. 648), unanimous-consent request, S549 [24JA]

BBQGuys.com (business): tribute, S2510• [30AP], S2763 [9MY]

Canada: commend upholding rule of law and provision of consular access and due process for Huawei Technologies Co., executive and call for release and due process by China of detained Canadian nationals (S. Res. 96), S2701 [7MY]

——— tribute to Canadian people, leaders, and relationship with the U.S., S6879 [5DE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations, S549 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), unanimous-consent agreement, S5461 [12SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent request, S549 [24JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), unanimous-consent request, S549 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (S. 1321), S5460 [12SE]

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 (S. 2417), S5462 [12SE], S5505 [17SE]

Elections: disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (S. 2656), S5939 [22OC]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S5460 [12SE]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), S5940 [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, S5938, S5939 [22OC]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), S3083 [23MY]

——— make certain portions of electromagnetic spectrum available for allocation and auction (S. 2881), S7129 [18DE]

——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum, S6219 [29OC], S6642 [19NO], S6878 [5DE]

——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum and deposit proceeds in a Digital Divide Trust Fund to be used for rural broadband, public safety, education, and health care (S. 2956), S7129 [18DE]

——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum (S. 2921), S7129 [18DE]

Florida: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, motor vehicle collision on I-75, S49 [8JA]

Immigration: designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (S. 1328), S5460 [12SE]

——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing visa numbers, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (S. 2603), unanimous-consent request, S5812 [16OC]

——— reform, S2303 [9AP]

Information technology: deem development and deployment of fifth generation (5G) wireless technology a national priority and support FCC efforts to make spectrum commercially available (S. Res. 259), S6537 [13NO]

——— promote deployment of commercial fifth generation (5G) mobile networks, S6878 [5DE], S7129 [18DE]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (S. Res. 193), S2701 [7MY]

Leali, Nikki: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Louisiana, S2682• [7MY]

Louisiana: tribute to Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award distinguished finalists, S2682• [7MY]

Middle East: authorize use of force in Syria to defend the Kurds against armed aggression from any country or terrorist organization, S762 [30JA], S778 [31JA], S846 [5FE]

——— 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), S762 [30JA], S778 [31JA], S846 [5FE]

——— 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), motion to proceed, S120 [10JA]

——— urge continued presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Syria and Afghanistan to counter threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), S846 [5FE]

Natural gas: importance of investment in pipelines and transportation options and reduce flaring occurring during oil drilling process, S2678 [7MY]

Nielsen, Sec. of Homeland Security: resignation, S2303 [9AP]

Senate: legislative priorities, S3032 [22MY]

——— legislative program, S2701 [7MY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Nevada v. Lacamera (S. Res. 192), S2700 [7MY]

Sexual harassment: prohibit requiring victims to sign a nondisclosure agreement when settling a lawsuit involving sexual harrassment committed by State or Federal employees, S2303 [9AP]

South Sudan: reaffirm support and impose sanctions against entities exploiting natural resources and funding militia and paramilitary groups, S6288 [30OC]

Trump, President: impeachment, S3032 [22MY]

Walker, Kate: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Louisiana, S2682• [7MY]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2524) (S. Rept. 116–111), S5602 [19SE]

Texts of

S. 1693, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, S3113 [23MY]

Tributes

Detweiler, William M., S2567• [1MY]

Pai, Ajit V., S6878 [5DE]