CANTWELL, MARIA (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3410 [12JN], S3479, S3509, S3585, S3604 [13JN], S3655, S3657, S3660, S3668, S3694, S3708, S3718, S3761 [18JN], S4457, S4458 [24JN], S4518 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6111 [23OC], S6168, S6169 [24OC], S6312 [31OC]

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), S1173 [11FE]

Appointments

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S4469 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

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

American Fisheries Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 494), S1382 [14FE]

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

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S5141 [29JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2461), S5447 [11SE]

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

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

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see S. 1186), S2434 [11AP]

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

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S5407 [10SE]

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

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

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2297), S5108 [25JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S19 [3JA]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 610), S6392 [5NO]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 250), S2329 [9AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of military construction or Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of barriers, land acquisition, or other associated activities on the border without congressional consent (see S. 326), S2787 [13MY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Energy: provide energy cybersecurity investment incentives and establish a grant and technical assistance program for cybersecurity investments (see S. 2556), S5747 [26SE]

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

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2080), S5109 [25JY]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see S. 1862), S3476 [13JN]

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

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 257), S867 [5FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 506), S1383 [14FE]

——— call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 94), S1707 [6MR]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S4699 [8JY]

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

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 820), S2788 [13MY]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S680 [25JA]

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 211), S743 [29JA]

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

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

Dept. of State: authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime (see S. 1590), S5750 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (see S. 50), S67 [8JA]

——— establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (see S. 294), S868 [5FE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see S. 1318), S2614 [2MY]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 209), S743 [29JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Federal advisory committee to provide policy recommendations on positioning the U.S. to take advantage of emerging opportunities for Arctic maritime transportation (see S. 2786), S6993 [11DE]

——— extend authority to issue non-premium aviation insurance (see S. 2964), S6824 [3DE]

——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see S. 1601), S3059 [22MY]

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

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

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

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 622), S1707 [6MR]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S219 [15JA]

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

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S5923 [21OC]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S2388 [10AP]

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

——— expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see S. 1060), S5108 [25JY]

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

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

Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see S. 2491), S5539 [17SE]

Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2088 [28MR]

Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 347), S5748 [26SE]

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S5603 [19SE]

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

Eximbank: extend authority and modify quorum requirement (see S. 2293), S5107 [25JY]

FCC: 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 (see S. 2956), S6756 [21NO]

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

FDA: amend market name of genetically altered salmon (see S. 282), S769 [30JA]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S5474 [12SE]

Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see S. 1372), S2743 [8MY]

——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see S. 162), S801 [31JA]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see S. 165), S587 [24JA]

——— make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (see S. 3104), S7157 [18DE]

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

Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see S. 1970), S4504 [25JN]

——— provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 1394), S2818 [14MY]

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

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

Financial institutions: modify exemptions from certain home mortgage disclosure requirements to enhance protections from discriminatory lending practices (see S. 331), S867 [5FE]

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

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

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 877), S1987 [26MR]

Foreign aid: ensure adolescent girls in developing countries enroll in and succeed in school, address barriers adolescent girls face in accessing school, and develop U.S. Global Strategy To Empower Adolescent Girls (see S. 1071), S5250 [31JY]

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

Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (see S. 727), S3652 [18JN]

Forest Service: prohibit transfer of operations and closure of Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (see S. 1736), S3251 [5JN]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S2329 [9AP]

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

——— study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 1227), S2485 [29AP]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see S. Res. 318), S5708 [25SE]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see S. Res. 313), S5539 [17SE]

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

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

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

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S5142 [29JY]

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

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S1132 [7FE]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1598), S3059 [22MY]

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

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

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see S. 1123), S2488 [29AP]

Information technology: improve U.S. cyber workforce (see S. 2775), S6391 [5NO]

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

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

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

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 914), S2043 [27MR]

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 445), S6825 [3DE]

International Year of the Salmon: observance (see S. Res. 251), S3477 [13JN]

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

Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see S. Res. 120), S2045 [27MR]

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

Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 277), S2925 [16MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S2328 [9AP]

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

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

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

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

Maritime Administration: reauthorize activities (see S. 1439), S2814 [14MY]

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), S4629 [27JN]

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

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 548), S1437 [25FE]

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

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S5250 [31JY]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S2963 [20MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1901 [14MR]

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

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

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

NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see S. Con. Res. 19), S4909 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— authorize programs (see S. 2800), S6447 [6NO]

——— 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]

——— extend authority to enter into leases of non-excess property (see S. 2909), S6718 [20NO]

National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5315 [1AU]

National Clean Energy Week: designate (see S. Res. 348), S5749 [26SE]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S4824 [15JY]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S5312 [1AU]

National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3167 [3JN]

National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3167 [3JN]

National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 423), S6605 [14NO]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S6189 [28OC]

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

National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 167), S2435 [11AP]

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

National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 442), S6756 [21NO]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 136), S2189 [2AP]

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

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 910), S2119 [1AP]

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

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

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

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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), S67 [8JA]

NOAA: clarify authority relative to post-storm assessments and establish National Water Center (see S. 914), S2043 [27MR]

——— designate Regional Ocean Partnerships (see S. 2166), S4947 [18JY]

——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 1069), S2328 [9AP]

——— improve Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the National Marine Fisheries Service (see S. 2346), S6509 [12NO]

——— preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see S. 496), S1382 [14FE]

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

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

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S5312 [1AU]

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

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

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

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), S2927 [16MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S27 [4JA]

Public buildings: recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7027 [12DE]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 322), S5628 [23SE]

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

SBA: reauthorize and improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2045), S4858 [16JY]

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

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

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), S2648 [6MY]

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

——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see S. 926), S2437 [11AP]

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

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

——— improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see S. 2615), S5841 [16OC]

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

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S1792 [12MR]

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (see S. 1428), S2786 [13MY]

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

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (see S. 110), S143 [10JA]

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

——— repeal qualified contract exception to extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of low-income housing credit (see S. 1956), S4568 [26JN]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2964 [20MY]

Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see S. 894), S3653 [18JN]

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

U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members of U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see S. 2062), S5143 [29JY]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 208), S1660 [5MR]

——— prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of certain disputes arising from claims of servicemembers and veterans (see S. 2459), S6393 [5NO]

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

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, minimum cybersecurity standards, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see S. 1472), S2883 [15MY]

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

Washington Mystics (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 364), S5896 [17OC]

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

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

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

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

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

World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5315 [1AU]

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

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

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S220 [15JA]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2272 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: enhance recognition of, and response to, aircraft failure conditions (see S. 2703), S6155 [24OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs (see S. 1751), S3251 [5JN]

Community development: promote development of smart cities through investment in smart infrastructure (see S. 1398), S2770 [9MY]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish Federal Smart Building Program (see S. 2335), S5196 [30JY]

——— establish 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (see S. 2334), S5195 [30JY]

——— facilitate modernization of electric grid (see S. 2332), S5195 [30JY]

——— provide for modernization, security, and resiliency of electric grid and carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for energy sector (see S. 2333), S5195 [30JY]

Federal employees: restore administrative law judges to the competitive service (see S. 2348), S5247 [31JY]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see S. 1311), S2613 [2MY]

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

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 216), S586 [24JA]

NOAA: improve provisions of law relative to sexual harassment and assault prevention (see S. 2782), S6391 [5NO]

——— reauthorize and modify the Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program (see S. 2802), S6447 [6NO]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: increase amounts transferred to Trade Enforcement Trust Fund and require use of certain amounts to implement labor obligations in free trade agreement with Mexico (see S. 3002), S6904 [9DE]

SBA: modify unconditional ownership requirement for women- and minority-owned small businesses for purposes of procurement contracts (see S. 1981), S4566 [26JN]

Seattle Sounders FC (soccer team): tribute (see S. Res. 421), S6605 [14NO] (see S. Res. 461), S7208 [19DE]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2130), S4856 [16JY]

Taxation: reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S3215 [4JN]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (see S. 529), S1383 [14FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S558 [24JA]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks

Abortion: 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, S1421 [25FE]

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

Bachus, Spencer: nomination to the Eximbank Board of Directors, S2662 [7MY]

Committee on Finance (Senate): formation of bipartisan task forces to examine expiring tax provisions, S2906 [16MY]

Dickson, Stephen M.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S4987 [23JY]

——— suitability to be FAA Administrator relative to handling of a pilot safety complaint during tenure as a Delta Airlines, Inc., executive, S4987 [23JY]

Eximbank: importance to the economy, S2662 [7MY]

FCC: restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), S3303 [11JN]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (S. 682), S6916 [10DE]

Firearms: authorize issuance of extreme risk protection orders to allow family or law enforcement to petition to have firearms temporarily removed from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves, S5518 [17SE]

——— gun control, S5518 [17SE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), S5518 [17SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S250 [16JA]

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, S1957 [26MR]

Miller, Eric D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1457 [26FE]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (S. Res. 144), S2663 [7MY]

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), S1180 [12FE], S1457 [26FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1957 [26MR]

Pryor, Judith DelZoppo: nomination to the Eximbank Board of Directors, S2662 [7MY]

Reed, Kimberly A.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S2662 [7MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S6871 [5DE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (S. 1703), S3218 [4JN]

Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), S3197 [4JN]

Tributes

DeVoe, Emma Smith, S3197 [4JN]

Hutton, May, S3197 [4JN]

Isakson, Senator, S6814 [3DE]