MANCHIN, JOE, III (a Senator from West Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3379, S3398, S3399, S3400, S3402, S3424, S3437, S3438, S3446 [12JN], S3500, S3509, S3585 [13JN], S3657, S3678, S3708 [18JN], S3847, S3849, S3851 [19JN], S4171, S4172 [20JN], S4457, S4465 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (S. 221), S7218, S7230 [19DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6110 [23OC], S6165, S6169 [24OC], S6251 [29OC], S6722 [20NO]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S2120 [1AP], S2272 [4AP]

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), S926 [6FE], S1031 [7FE]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 69), S2097, S2098 [28MR]

Appointments

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

Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S5570 [18SE]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S2098 [28MR]

Articles and editorials

It’s Time To Act on Climate Change—Responsibly, S1801 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 203), S2819 [14MY]

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

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S4169 [20JN]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see S. 504), S1706 [6MR]

Armed Forces: issue ‘‘Gold Star Families Forever Stamp’’ to honor sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one in combat (see S. 1716), S3215 [4JN]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see S. 164), S274 [16JA]

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), S6993 [11DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 18), S2270 [4AP]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 284), S4773 [10JY]

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]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 33), S698 [28JA]

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]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see S. 542), S1437 [25FE]

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: making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S587 [24JA]

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

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

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

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1828), S3475 [13JN]

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

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

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S. (see S. Res. 343), S7116 [17DE]

DEA: include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (see S. 2701), S6155 [24OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 1720), S3250 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: improve U.S. missile defense capabilities (see S. 1690), S3106 [23MY]

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

——— develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see S. 2015), S4628 [27JN]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 784), S2926 [16MY]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 1279), S5578 [18SE]

——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see S. 303), S800 [31JA]

——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 888), S4456 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a carbon technologies program to advance research and promote coal-derived carbon products (see S. 3047), S7027 [12DE]

——— establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance U.S. industrial competitiveness by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors (see S. 2300), S5108 [25JY]

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

——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 903), S2043 [27MR]

——— establish an integrated energy systems program to promote research, development, and deployment of nuclear hybrid energy systems (see S. 2702), S6155 [24OC]

——— establish Energy Technology Maturation Program to facilitate commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at departmental facilities with promising commercial potential (see S. 1286), S2612 [2MY]

——— establish Office of Technology Transitions (see S. 2688), S6889 [5DE]

——— expand apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs to improve training and education for skilled technical workers at national laboratories and National Nuclear Security Administration facilities (see S. 1739), S5408 [10SE]

——— prioritize education and training for energy-related jobs to increase skilled workers for such jobs (see S. 2393), S5248 [31JY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2137), S4907 [17JY]

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

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program (see S. 983), S2388 [10AP]

——— support innovation in advanced geothermal research (see S. 2657), S5965 [22OC]

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]

——— assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing child welfare systems and services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see S. 2777), S7158 [18DE]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 304), S800 [31JA] (see S. 1191), S2434 [11AP]

——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 106), S143 [10JA]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 1107), S2386 [10AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see S. 495), S1382 [14FE]

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

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

——— make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available to disclose applications requesting active ingredients and amount of opioids alloted to be produced by manufacturers (see S. 1366), S2742 [8MY]

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

——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see S. 954), S2088 [28MR]

——— report firearm background check denials to State and local law enforcement to allow pursuit of criminal charges and study and report to Congress on categories of people who are denied firearms (see S. 875), S5603 [19SE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2205), S5011 [23JY]

——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 1792), S3362 [12JN]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see S. 249), S742 [29JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 2591), S5748 [26SE]

——— facilitate availability, development, and environmentally responsible production of domestic resources to meet national material or critical mineral needs (see S. 1317), S2613 [2MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2254), S5062 [24JY]

——— 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), S5665 [24SE]

——— 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), S5312 [1AU]

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), S1493 [26FE]

——— 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), S2926 [16MY]

——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6719 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances (see S. 2950), S6756 [21NO]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 711), S1734 [7MR]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance (see S. 2136), S4907 [17JY]

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

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 980), S2188 [2AP]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 598), S2487 [29AP]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1034), S2295 [8AP]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 2966), S6824 [3DE]

——— 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), S4858 [16JY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S3286 [10JN]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (see S. 2011), S4628 [27JN]

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

——— report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (see S. 221), S586 [24JA]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1331), S2645 [6MY]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S5141 [29JY]

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

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

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

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S1594 [28FE]

——— establish a grant program for improving infrastructure asset management by small public water systems (see S. 2674), S6719 [20NO]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see S. 2602), S5840 [16OC]

——— 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), S6905 [9DE]

——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see S. 383), S1132 [7FE]

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]

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 1969), S5142 [29JY]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2486 [29AP]

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

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S6393 [5NO]

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

FDA: require warning labels to be affixed to prescription opioid containers or packaging stating such drugs can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose (see S. 1449), S4808 [11JY]

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), S699 [28JA]

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

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see S. 165), S498 [23JA]

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

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

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 2649), S5922 [21OC]

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

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 94), S142 [10JA]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see S. 1963), S4858 [16JY]

Foreign trade: authorize the President to take certain actions relative to reciprocal trade to encourage other nations to reduce tariffs (see S. 2409), S5249 [31JY]

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

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

——— protect privacy of users of social media and other online platforms (see S. 189), S3005 [21MY]

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), S5751 [26SE]

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

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Res. 93), S1660 [5MR]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S1326 [13FE]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: amend charter to remove certain restrictions (see S. 1714), S3215 [4JN]

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

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see S. 1350), S2687 [7MY]

——— require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1448), S2815 [14MY]

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), S4568 [26JN]

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 support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (see S. 1868), S3477 [13JN]

——— 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]

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), S1989 [26MR]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S6993 [11DE]

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

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), S3477 [13JN]

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

——— combat opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting (see S. 3067), S7113 [17DE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S4949 [18JY]

——— 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), S3216 [4JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S7027 [12DE]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 39), S67 [8JA]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see S. 2680), S7115 [17DE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see S. 590), S1540 [27FE]

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

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 294), S5249 [31JY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (see S. Res. 379), S6156 [24OC]

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 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), S1595 [28FE]

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

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

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

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), S5494 [16SE]

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

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), S103 [9JA]

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: designate (see S. 2555), S5747 [26SE]

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]

Patent and Trademark Office: clarify that licensing of a mark for use by a related company does not establish an employment relationship between the owner of the mark and that related company or its employees (see S. 2439), S5311 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1510), S2924 [16MY]

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

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

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

Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (see S. 1245), S2515 [30AP]

——— improve Federal energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a Federal Energy Management Program (see S. 1857), S3476 [13JN]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 696), S2646 [6MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 430), S1165 [11FE]

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

Taxation: 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), S6476 [7NO]

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

——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see S. 407), S1132 [7FE]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S2771 [9MY]

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

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

——— provide an election to advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption (see S. 2976), S6858 [4DE]

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

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), S19 [3JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see S. 2092), S4807 [11JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2072), S4773 [10JY]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 69), S1326 [13FE]

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

Wheeling, WV: anniversary (see S. Res. 310), S5474 [12SE]

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

——— establish a grant program for research on chronic wasting disease (see S. 1326), S4775 [10JY]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S3061 [22MY]

——— 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), S3167 [3JN]

World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 206), S4856 [16JY]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S7209 [19DE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S7114 [17DE]

——— 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

Amtrak: require placement of at least 1 station agent in every State in which Amtrak operates (see S. 2432), S5311 [1AU]

Appalachian Regional Commission: relocate headquarters to Appalachian region (see S. 2375), S5248 [31JY]

Armed Forces: standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members performing parachute jumping as an essential part of military duty (see S. 1542), S2962 [20MY]

Bankruptcy: include claims for unfunded vested benefits in defined benefit pension plan as administrative expenses (see S. 1486), S2884 [15MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2925 [16MY]

Crime: seal records for Federal nonviolent criminal offenses related to substance use disorders (see S. 423), S1133 [7FE]

DEA: restore ability to target pharmaceutical companies distributing opioids in certain communities by implementing a probable cause standard for intervention and striking the corrective action plan option (see S. 424), S1133 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Office of Fossil Energy development of advanced separation technologies for extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts (see S. 1052), S2270 [4AP]

——— conduct a study on national security implications of building ethane and other natural-gas-liquids-related petrochemical infrastructure (see S. 1064), S2294 [8AP]

——— enhance fossil fuel technology (see S. 1201), S2434 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure doctors have access to patients’ treatment history to prevent addiction relapses or harmful drug interactions and protect confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (see S. 1012), S2240 [3AP]

——— establish grants to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage to deliver meals to older individuals through Congregate Nutrition Program or Home-Delivered Nutrition Program (see S. 1674), S3106 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: extend period during which certain reclamation fees are required to be paid (see S. 1193), S2434 [11AP]

——— promote economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by mining (see S. 1232), S2515 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: expand Appalachian development highway system (see S. 2211), S5012 [23JY]

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]

——— eliminate Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission (see S. 853), S1939 [25MR]

——— modify transition period between care and services provided under the Veterans Choice Program and the Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1656), S3105 [23MY]

——— report on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers (see S. 2995), S6888 [5DE] (see S. 3147), S7208 [19DE]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (see S. 2003), S4627 [27JN]

——— improve collection and aggregation of fixed and mobile broadband Internet access coverage data (see S. 1485), S2884 [15MY]

——— promulgate regulations requiring voice service providers to provide consumers opt-out call-blocking programs by default and free of charge (see S. 2431), S5311 [1AU]

FDA: amend mission statement to require the agency to address the nation’s prescription opioid addiction epidemic (see S. 417), S1133 [7FE]

——— establish procedures relative to approval of opioid drugs (see S. 418), S1133 [7FE]

——— prohibit opioids from being labeled for intended use to treat long-term chronic pain, except for cancer pain, end-of-life care, or when other pain management treatments are inadequate (see S. 2089), S4806 [11JY]

——— revoke approval of one opioid pain medication for each new opioid pain medication approved (see S. 419), S1133 [7FE]

FEMA: extend Group Flood Insurance Policy assistance for victims of 2016 West Virginia floods (see S. 2266), S5107 [25JY]

Flags: designate Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see S. 2371), S5248 [31JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 27), S19 [3JA] (see S. 2788), S6447 [6NO]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S5749 [26SE]

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

OMB: immediately release certain grant funds awarded for disaster mitigation activities under Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program (see S. 1415), S2770 [9MY]

Pensions: protect pensions in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2737), S6299 [30OC]

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

Taxation: establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 425), S1133 [7FE]

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), S4729 [9JY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Letters

United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan: West Virginia constituent, S2730 [8MY], S2867 [15MY]

Lists

Cosponsors of Senator Manchin’s miners pensions and healthcare bills (114th-116th Congress), S7131 [18DE]

Organizations supporting S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act, S900 [6FE]

Senate staff who worked on S. 47, Natural Resources Management Act, S900 [6FE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

Kahn, Jordan, S6764 [21NO]

Schaff, Tom, S1281 [12FE]

Stahley, Peter, S6764 [21NO]

Remarks

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3001• [21MY]

Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area: establish, S901 [6FE]

Appropriations: making continuing, S564 [24JA], S6731 [21NO]

Bankruptcy: include claims for unfunded vested benefits in defined benefit pension plan as administrative expenses (S. 1486), S2889 [15MY]

Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2416 [11AP]

Brouillette, Dan R.: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S6785 [2DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (H.R. 2030), S2230 [3AP]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): accomplishments, S7012 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), motion to proceed, S4199 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S4718 [9JY]

Dept. of Labor: extend Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, S4893 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6221, S6222 [29OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6731 [21NO]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (S. 2733), S6286 [30OC]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S564 [24JA]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, S4564• [26JN]

Insurance: provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (S. 1868), S4719 [9JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: impose certain requirements on Federal acquisition of land and allocate funding for deferred maintenance backlog, S1108 [7FE]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, S4199 [24JN], S6221, S6222 [29OC], S6731 [21NO]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), S1309, S1311 [13FE], S2730 [8MY], S2866 [15MY], S4891, S4893 [17JY], S5781, S5783 [15OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 27), unanimous-consent request, S5783 [15OC]

——— transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (S. 2788), S6960 [11DE], S7130–S7133 [18DE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress, S1152 [11FE]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S5596 [19SE]

National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: observance, S6536 [13NO]

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), S1105, S1108, S1109 [7FE], S1152 [11FE], S1193, S1195 [12FE]

——— 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, S858 [5FE], S900, S901 [6FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4718 [9JY]

Pensions: protect multiemployer pension plan benefits, S5781, S5783 [15OC]

——— protect pensions in bankruptcy proceedings (S. 2737), S6380–S6382 [5NO]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2221 [3AP]

Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1648 [5MR]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in Dept. of Justice lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with preexisting conditions, S1648 [5MR]

Reed, Kimberly A.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S2668 [7MY]

Senate Rules: limit post-cloture time on certain nominations, S2221 [3AP]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, S901 [6FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: clarification on use of digital maps by John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, S1193 [12FE]

Volk, Frank W.: nomination to be district judge, S5816 [16OC]

Wheeling, WV: anniversary (S. Res. 310), S5479 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S7014 [12DE]

Statements

Nomination of David Bernhardt To Be Sec. of the Interior: by, S2403 [11AP]

Texts of

S. 3147, Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act, S7211 [19DE]

Tributes

Antoline, Steve, S5010• [23JY]

Cline, Christopher, S4766• [10JY]

Daugherty, George, S1790• [12MR]

Honaker, Reba J., S4563• [26JN]

Jones, Charles T., S6144 [24OC]

Kahn, Jordan, S6886 [5DE]

Kenny, MJ, S2415 [11AP]

McLaughlin, James K. (Kemp), S7074 [17DE]

Pradella, Andy, S6946• [10DE]

Sanders, Wetzel (Sundown), S5390 [10SE]