ROMNEY, MITT (a Senator from Utah)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2021 (H.R. 3877), S5202 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3398, S3437 [12JN], S3509 [13JN], S3682, S3683, S3688, S3698, S3702, S3715, S3718 [18JN], S4104 [19JN], S4184 [20JN], S4452, S4468 [24JN], S4516 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6252 [29OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S2095 [28MR]

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), S732, S747 [29JA]

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), S1021 [6FE], S1160, S1174 [11FE]

Public debt: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5202 [30JY]

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S2455 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), S801 (see S. 311), S800 [31JA]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 104), S699 [28JA]

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), S6336 [31OC]

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]

Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (see S. 1057), S2293 [8AP]

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 (see S. Res. 96), S1706 [6MR]

China: impose sanctions and prohibit visas for those who participate in illegal operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea (see S. 1634), S3104 [23MY]

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), S7026 [12DE]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on inclusion of Defending America’s 5G Future Act provisions (see S. Res. 331), S5706 [25SE]

——— modify authority to appoint retired Armed Forces members to departmental positions (see S. 2115), S4821 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: include teacher preparation for computer science in elementary and secondary education (see S. 3040), S7026 [12DE]

——— increase knowledge and skills of principals and school leaders relative to early childhood education (see S. 2719), S6189 [28OC]

——— provide for comprehensive higher education student achievement information for community colleges (see S. 3115), S7207 [19DE]

——— 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. 1258), S2516 [30AP]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see S. 1657), S6605 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see S. 1004), S2518 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: modify Payments in Lieu of Taxes program payment formula to increase funding for certain low-population counties without reducing funding for other counties (see S. 2108), S5923 [21OC]

——— reauthorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 2480), S5796 [15OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: 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), S3107 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), S4456 [24JN]

——— 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), S2788 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of grants awarded under Veterans Cemetery Grants Program for construction of fully enclosed committal service shelters in certain State veterans’ cemeteries (see S. 2369), S5248 [31JY]

Economy: require a global economic security strategy (see S. 2826), S6720 [20NO]

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]

EPA: establish a program to defer designation of nonattaiment areas by allowing State and local governments to develop early action compacts to achieve national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see S. 1973), S4505 [25JN]

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]

Families and domestic relations: allow parents option of using a portion of future Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave following birth or adoption of a child in exchange for delaying retirement (see S. 920), S2043 [27MR]

FDA: speed up approvals of lower-cost, generic, and ‘‘follow-on’’ insulin products (see S. 2103), S5198 [30JY]

Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 113), S587 [24JA]

——— provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Plan may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges (see S. 2791), S6447 [6NO]

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

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissability of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S5665 [24SE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S2771 [9MY]

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), S5449 [11SE]

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

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

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (see S. 49), S67 [8JA]

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]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 90), S142 [10JA]

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

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

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

National security: prohibit dealing in information and communications technology or services from foreign adversaries and require congressional approval to terminate export controls relative to Huawei Technologies Co. (see S. 2118), S4821 [15JY]

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

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]

NATO: recognize accomplishments, call on members to fully meet obligations, consider membership of North Macedonia, reaffirm collective defense principles, and support reform and mission (see S. Res. 123), S2090 [28MR]

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 (see S. 47), S274 [16JA]

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: establish comprehensive organizational strategy to combat use of the mail in distribution of illicit drugs (see S. 2974), S6858 [4DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit continuation of an executive emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act absent approval by Congress (see S. 764), S1793 [12MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 430), S5793 [15OC]

Small business: 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]

Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist attacks and offer condolences to victims, observe anniversary of end of civil war, and protect freedom of religion (see S. Res. 184), S2614 [2MY]

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

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (see S.J. Res. 14), S1939 [25MR]

Taiwan: support diplomatic alliances around the world (see S. 1678), S5750 [26SE]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 692), S1763 [11MR]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S2615 [2MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools (see S. 1832), S3475 [13JN]

Tunisia: reaffirm partnership with the U.S., commend commitment to democracy, economic reforms, rule of law, and free and fair elections, and condemn terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 236), S3253 [5JN]

Turkey: impose sanctions relative to military offensive in Syria (see S. 2644), S5896 [17OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: require delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 3140), S7208 [19DE]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: implement recommendations (see S. 987), S2189 [2AP]

Utah: designate a mountain that protected Elk Ridge City, UT, from wildfire as ‘‘Miracle Mountain’’ (see S. 1870), S3477 [13JN]

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), S3108 [23MY]

——— 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), S3008 [21MY]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2964 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: designate certain National Forest System land in Illinois as wilderness (see S. 3075), S7113 [17DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah (see S. 1207), S2435 [11AP]

China: expand cooperation with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe relative to China (see S. 2547), S5706 [25SE]

Dept. of Commerce: limit authority to remove Huawei Technologies Co., from entity list maintained by Bureau of Industry and Security (see S. 2117), S4821 [15JY]

Disasters: require Congress to budget in advance for disasters (see S. 1579), S3005 [21MY]

Drugs: reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates by requiring coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of a drug’s net price not list price (see S. 1384), S2769 [9MY]

Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent (see S. 1806), S3363 [12JN]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see S. 2733), S6243 [29OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit e-cigarette flavors, require e-cigarette design standards, monitor public health risks, apply excise tax to e-cigarettes, and educate the public about health implications of e-cigarettes (see S. 2519), S5602 [19SE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Cloture motions

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

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]

——— 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, S48 [8JA], S128 [10JA]

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]

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks

China: U.S. policy, S3175 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4598, S4600, S4621 [27JN]

——— ensure ability of Armed Forces to defend themselves and U.S. citizens against attack by foreign hostile forces, S4598, S4600 [27JN]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (S. 2733), S6285 [30OC]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran, S4598, S4621 [27JN]

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), S5571 [18SE]

Rakolta, John, Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, S5507 [17SE]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S3174–S3176 [4JN]

Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action and respect existing agreements, and provide support to Syrian Kurds, S5881 [17OC]

Utah: anniversary of placement of golden spike to signify completion of first transcontinental railroad, S2767 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: welcome to new Senators, S83 [9JA]

Tributes

Alexander, Bert, S3100 [23MY]

Alexander, Gail, S3100 [23MY]

Alexander, George, S3100 [23MY]

Alexander, Jack, S3100 [23MY]

Alexander, William, S3100 [23MY]

Burton, Jefferson S., S6371 [5NO]

Cowley, Russ, S5788• [15OC]

Harward, Newell, S7079 [17DE]

Wilson, John F. (Jack), S2268• [4AP]