WYDEN, RON (a Senator from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3400, S3401, S3422, S3436, S3437 [12JN], S3708, S3714, S3757 [18JN], S3848, S4103 [19JN], S4194 [20JN], S4506, S4507 [25JN], S4619, S4631 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6109, S6110, S6111 [23OC], S6158, S6169 [24OC], S6191 [28OC], S6249 [29OC], S6312 [31OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S2097 [28MR]

Appointments

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

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S1023 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR]

——— 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]

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide free access and enable users to electronically search Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system and consolidate Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (see S. 2064), S5198 [30JY]

Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see S. 175), S293 [17JA]

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

Air pollution: authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency (see S. 1814), S3363 [12JN]

——— establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see S. 1745), S3251 [5JN]

——— 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]

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

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions in the event of a lapse in appropriations other than for the legislative branch and Executive Office of the President (see S. 198), S588 [24JA]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1523), S2924 [16MY]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see S. 173), S293 [17JA]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 639), S4949 [18JY]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP]

——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see S.J. Res. 11), S2887 [15MY]

——— reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1789), S3319 [11JN]

——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see S.J. Res. 7), S832 [4FE]

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), S2329 [9AP]

Arms sales: require human rights certifications for arms sales (see S. 854), S1939 [25MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1540 [27FE]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP]

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), S5604 [19SE]

Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see S. 1337), S2744 [8MY]

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), S293 [17JA]

Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S2815 [14MY]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see S. 178), S293 [17JA]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 1554), S6719 [20NO]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S6756 [21NO]

——— 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]

——— provide communities with tools to respond to extreme weather and implement a strategy to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources on which tourism and recreation jobs and local economies depend (see S. 1482), S2884 [15MY]

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

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR]

Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see S. 1095), S2329 [9AP]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1086), S2328 [9AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 127), S2044 [27MR]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 2773), S6391 [5NO]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 610), S1593 [28FE]

——— require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (see S. 2632), S5896 [17OC]

CPSC: establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see S. 3065), S7113 [17DE]

Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see S. 1929), S4169 [20JN]

——— improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see S. 656), S1659 [5MR]

——— require creditors to request demographic information from applicants for certain types of credit in order to prevent discriminatory lending practices relative to those applicants (see S. 1205), S2435 [11AP]

Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 120), S220 [15JA]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6509 [12NO]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 488), S1382 [14FE]

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 Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1941), S4700 [8JY]

——— improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see S. 2501), S5577 [18SE]

——— provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 677), S1705 [6MR]

——— provide rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural housing projects (see S. 2567), S6394 [5NO]

——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see S. 1637), S5109 [25JY]

Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3102), S7156 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see S. 1761), S3284 [10JN]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1991), S4566 [26JN]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 191), S293 [17JA]

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]

——— collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity (see S. 2110), S4909 [17JY]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE]

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 2499), S5577 [18SE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 323), S1438 [25FE]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S2518 [30AP]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 1642), S3166 [3JN]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S4808 [11JY]

——— provide capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see S. 943), S2087 [28MR]

——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see S. 2070), S4773 [10JY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 1492), S2884 [15MY]

——— simplify Federal student loan repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (see S. 1002), S2239 [3AP]

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

——— establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see S. 1750), S5707 [25SE]

——— promote geothermal energy (see S. 1901), S3843 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see S. 97), S699 [28JA]

——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 61), S587 [24JA]

——— 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), S6391 [5NO]

——— authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 2541), S5663 [24SE]

——— establish innovation grants to improve adulthood outcomes for youth aging out of foster care (see S. 3025), S6992 [11DE]

——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see S. 1048), S2270 [4AP]

——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see S. 402), S1132 [7FE]

——— 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]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S5198 [30JY]

——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see S. 1735), S3251 [5JN]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1122), S2386 [10AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into the U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 1042), S2270 [4AP]

——— allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see S. 2797), S6447 [6NO]

——— determine if an alien has served, or is serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 1040), S2270 [4AP]

——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR]

——— establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see S. 1041), S2270 [4AP]

——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of border security agents and officers (see S. 2691), S6155 [24OC]

——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see S. 1862), S5604 [19SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see S. 2482), S5539 [17SE]

——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 197), S327 [22JA]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR]

——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see S. 388), S1132 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Seurity: provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see S. 1744), S3322 [11JN]

Dept. of HUD: enable Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program (see S. 2282), S7049 [16DE]

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

——— issue guidelines relative to appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in Consolidated Plans (see S. 1804), S6508 [12NO]

——— provide Federal housing assistance on behalf of youths who are aging out of foster care (see S. 2803), S6789 [2DE]

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), S1763 [11MR]

——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see S. 2043), S4731 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S1493 [26FE]

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 211), S5706 [25SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs providing employability skills, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth (see S. 3144), S7208 [19DE]

——— establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers (see S. 1920), S4168 [20JN]

——— 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]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 851), S4630 [27JN]

——— 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]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 385), S1132 [7FE]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see S. 1825), S3475 [13JN]

——— develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see S. 249), S867 [5FE]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 861), S1939 [25MR]

——— report on extent of corruption in foreign countries, assign tiered classifications based on governmental efforts to combat corruption, and assess U.S. assistance to most corrupt countries (see S. 1309), S6719 [20NO]

——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR]

——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see S. 357), S919 [6FE]

——— review termination characterization of former employees fired for their sexual orientation (see S. 1252), S2515 [30AP]

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]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see S. 1386), S2770 [9MY]

——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and the Straits of Florida (see S. 1304), S2613 [2MY]

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

——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 1458), S2815 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see S. 1723), S3250 [5JN]

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see S. 872), S3108 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see S. 1254), S5408 [10SE]

——— establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings (see S. 2310), S5141 [29JY]

——— improve transportation alternatives program (see S. 1098), S3254 [5JN]

——— modify definition of agricultural commodities to include horticultural and aquacultural products to exempt companies from certain shipping regulations (see S. 2025), S4628 [27JN]

——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 2908), S6718 [20NO]

——— 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), S2615 [2MY]

——— provide loans for acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure (see S. 2403), S5248 [31JY]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see S. 665), S1660 [5MR]

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

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 1979), S4566 [26JN]

——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see S. 436), S2486 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 791), S1845 [13MR]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see S. 555), S1492 [26FE]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see S. 2027), S4628 [27JN]

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery (see S. 805), S1898 [14MR]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see S. 1381), S5897 [17OC]

——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 2106), S4807 [11JY] (see S. 2865), S6604 [14NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see S. 576), S1539 [27FE]

——— 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]

——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (see S. 1222), S4823 [15JY]

——— 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]

Depts. of Transportation and Energy: establish a working group on electric vehicles (see S. 2040), S4629 [27JN]

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

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 631), S6476 [7NO]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 439), S6756 [21NO]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see S. 1028), S2269 [4AP]

——— decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see S. 2227), S5012 [23JY]

——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see S. 1552), S2962 [20MY]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 2850), S6567 [13NO]

——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see S. 597), S1593 [28FE]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S2119 [1AP]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 625), S1594 [28FE]

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

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see S. 2238), S5012 [23JY]

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]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 1491), S3166 [3JN]

——— 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), S5924 [21OC]

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

EPA: conduct research on wildfire smoke (see S. 1812), S3363 [12JN]

——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S5312 [1AU]

——— disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (see S.J. Res. 53), S5843 [16OC]

——— establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program (see S. 2941), S6755 [21NO]

——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 717), S1846 [13MR]

——— reaffirm final determination relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (see S. 1022), S2240 [3AP]

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]

FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 2341), S5196 [30JY]

——— provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S6720 [20NO]

——— require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without additional charge to air carriers (see S. 1178), S2434 [11AP]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see S. 1791), S3319 [11JN]

FCC: establish Office of Rural Broadband (see S. 454), S1275 [12FE]

——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls and text messages (see S. 1212), S2435 [11AP]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2387 [10AP]

——— make Wi-Fi access on schoolbuses eligible for support from Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (see S. 738), S2190 [2AP]

——— restore local authority to regulate fifth generation (5G) telecommunications equipment deployment and determine how much wireless carriers would pay to use public phone and utility poles (see S. 2012), S4628 [27JN]

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

FDA: define the term natural cheese (see S. 1669), S3105 [23MY]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S2119 [1AP]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S6243 [29OC]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see S. 162), S680 [25JA]

——— prohibit use of funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives (see S. 2485), S5539 [17SE]

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

——— ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements (see S. 3146), S7208 [19DE]

——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 72), S680 [25JA]

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

——— require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (see S. 222), S586 [24JA]

——— 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]

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), S2770 [9MY]

FERC: establish Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy (see S. 1477), S2883 [15MY]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1200), S2434 [11AP]

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

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 66), S103 [9JA]

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see S. 1795), S3362 [12JN]

——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see S. 1462), S2815 [14MY]

——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 1831), S3475 [13JN]

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

Firefighters: correct problems for Federal wildland firefighters dealing with work hour limits, overtime compensation, and retirement track for injured firefighters (see S. 1683), S4731 [9JY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 877), S6567 [13NO]

Foreign aid: 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), S5108 [25JY]

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

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

——— provide mandatory funding to carry out hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land (see S. 1691), S3106 [23MY]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE]

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

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), S5899 [17OC]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: amend (see S. 2716), S6189 [28OC]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 95), S1660 [5MR]

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 (see S. Res. 59), S1133 [7FE]

Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative: establish to facilitate installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain other public lands (see S. 2041), S4629 [27JN]

GSA: make information relative to travel by heads of Executive agencies and other senior individuals publicly available (see S. 2665), S5965 [22OC]

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

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 948), S6243 [29OC]

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]

History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see S. Res. 429), S6625 [18NO]

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), S5541 [17SE]

——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (see S. 2710), S6156 [24OC]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S2239 [3AP]

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]

——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY]

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

——— prohibit funding to live stream border wall construction activities (see S. 2848), S6566 [13NO]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2256), S5062 [24JY]

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

——— protect U.S. citizens and residents from unlawful profiling, arrest, and detention (see S. 2396), S5248 [31JY]

——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]

——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 2936), S6755 [21NO]

——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see S. 557), S1492 [26FE]

——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see S. 1088), S2328 [9AP]

——— 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), S2788 [13MY]

——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 866), S5108 [25JY]

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]

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

Interstate commerce: regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce by prohibiting imposition of sales taxes on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing State (see S. 128), S220 [15JA]

Investments: allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts in the case of Federal contractors impacted by the Federal Government shutdown (see S. 469), S1325 [13FE]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see S. 1039), S3006 [21MY]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see S.J. Res. 50), S4856 [16JY]

——— modernize and improve (see S. 928), S2087 [28MR]

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]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S3844 [19JN]

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act: repeal (see S. 46), S67 [8JA]

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), S2437 [11AP]

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

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S7115 [17DE]

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]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see S. 818), S2518 [30AP]

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

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S1898 [14MR]

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

——— improve efficiency of appeals process (see S. 3078), S7113 [17DE]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 1576), S3322 [11JN]

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

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see S. 1188), S2818 [14MY]

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

National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S5749 [26SE]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 144), S2616 [2MY]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5199 [30JY]

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

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

National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 36), S1134 [7FE]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 190), S2646 [6MY]

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

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), S1493 [26FE]

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

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 321), S5603 [19SE]

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

National security: improve diversity and inclusion in the workforce of national security agencies (see S. 497), S2787 [13MY]

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

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (see S. 1167), S2433 [11AP]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 36), S1134 [7FE]

National Voter Registration Day: observance (see S. Res. 353), S5749 [26SE]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 194), S2743 [8MY]

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]

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

Native Americans: provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of BIA and Indian Health Service (see S. 229), S2486 [29AP]

——— 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), S181 [14JA]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments relative to ocean acidification (see S. 778), S2089 [28MR]

——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE]

——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see S. 1730), S3251 [5JN]

NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see S. 737), S5629 [23SE]

Nuclear weapons: prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles (see S. 312), S800 [31JA]

——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see S. 200), S586 [24JA]

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), S6994 [11DE]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see S. 1015), S5841 [16OC]

OPM: provide a special designation for Federal wildland firefighters (see S. 1682), S4731 [9JY]

Oregon: expand Smith River National Recreation Area and designate certain wild rivers (see S. 2875), S6605 [14NO]

OSHA: establish an occupational safety and health standard to protect farmworkers from wildfire smoke (see S. 1815), S3363 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 466), S3006 [21MY]

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: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see S. 2669), S6091 [23OC]

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

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see S. 1247), S3845 [19JN]

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]

Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see S. 1980), S4566 [26JN]

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), S2119 [1AP]

Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in the U.S. (see S. 2527), S5603 [19SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require congressional approval of national emergency declarations and repeal emergency powers and authorities most susceptible to abuse (see S. 1809), S3363 [12JN]

Public debt: repeal the public debt ceiling (see S. 1553), S4823 [15JY]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 696), S1941 [25MR]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1665), S3105 [23MY]

——— protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 367), S1131 [7FE]

Saudi Arabia: call for issuance of a determination on high-ranking officials’ involvement in death of Jamal Khashoggi, release political prisoners, reverse human rights violations, and alleviation of crisis in Yemen (see S. Res. 169), S2436 [11AP]

——— declare diplomats who assisted with extraction of Saudi citizens accused of crimes persona non grata, penalize diplomats pending return of such fugitives, and report on Saudi involvement in such extraction (see S. 231), S680 [25JA]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1119), S2386 [10AP]

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

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

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S5749 [26SE]

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

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]

Southeast Asia: call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (see S. Res. 34), S742 [29JA]

Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4824 [15JY]

——— improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent anti-doping organization (see S. 1488), S2884 [15MY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]

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

Sudan: encourage transfer of power by military to civilian-led political authority, pursue accountability for crimes and human rights abuses, and support aspirations for democracy, justice, and peace (see S. Res. 188), S2887 [15MY]

Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation): nullify (see S. 832), S1899 [14MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 815), S1898 [14MR]

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

——— encourage retirement savings (see S. 972), S2118 [1AP]

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

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see S. 1248), S2515 [30AP]

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

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE]

——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 651), S2190 [2AP]

——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see S. 690), S1705 [6MR]

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see S. 169), S274 [16JA]

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

——— permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account to facilitate savings by graduate and postdoctoral students (see S. 448), S1275 [12FE]

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

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see S. 2350), S5247 [31JY]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 765), S1844 [13MR]

——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (see S. 146), S273 [16JA]

——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2517), S5602 [19SE]

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

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see S. 437), S1165 [11FE]

——— require tax-exempt organizations who engage in political activity to disclose personally identifiable information about their contributors as part of annual returns (see S. 276), S769 [30JA]

——— strike provision of American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies credit to students with felony drug convictions (see S. 2553), S5747 [26SE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY]

——— treat non-tuition portion of scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1667), S3105 [23MY]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see S. 510), S1383 [14FE]

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 670), S1793 [12MR]

Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see S. 1253), S2515 [30AP]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see S. 944), S2788 [13MY]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S698 [28JA]

——— require disclosure of certain visitor access records of the White House or any other location where official business is regularly conducted (see S. 769), S1844 [13MR]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 2505), S5577 [18SE]

Turkey: condemn suppression of peaceful protesters, support free speech and human rights, call for lifting of restrictions on freedom of expression, and end prosecution of, and call for release of, political opponents (see S. Res. 418), S6507 [12NO]

——— oppose abuse of journalists, political opponents, minorities, and others exercising certain freedoms and provide assistance to secure release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience (see S. 2832), S6507 [12NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 449), S6950 [10DE]

——— 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. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish National Wildlife Corridors Program and other initiatives to protect and restore native fish, wildlife, and plant species and their habitats (see S. 1499), S2923 [16MY]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 261), S5407 [10SE]

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]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 286), S5108 [25JY]

U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see S. 2062), S4775 [10JY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): implement (see S. 3052), S7048 [16DE]

Ukraine: commemorate Revolution of Dignity, commend democratic reforms and improved military readiness, condemn Russian aggressive actions in Crimea and Kerch Strait, and recognize independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine (see S. Res. 74), S1384 [14FE]

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), S2189 [2AP]

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

Voting: clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see S. 507), S1438 [25FE]

——— provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for eligible voters affected or displaced by natural disasters (see S. 1397), S2770 [9MY]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see S. 621), S1594 [28FE]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 624), S1594 [28FE]

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

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP]

Water: establish a trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see S. 611), S1735 [7MR]

Whistleblowing: express that Congress, executive branch agencies, and the President have a duty to protect the identities of whistleblowers and safeguard whistleblowers from retaliation (see S. Res. 408), S6448 [6NO]

Wildfires: provide wildfire smoke mitigation assistance to States and units of local government (see S. 1813), S3363 [12JN]

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

Women: 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), S3007 [21MY]

——— 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), S3109 [23MY]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S6758 [21NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]

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

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S3284 [10JN]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see S. 892), S5629 [23SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 743), S6301 [30OC]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S5141 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply debt collection practices to small businesses to the same extent as to consumers and define ‘‘small business’’ for purposes of such practices (see S. 2884), S6625 [18NO]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 1978), S4566 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program for procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1952), S4504 [25JN]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see S. 2385), S5248 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 681), S1705 [6MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish demonstration grant programs on advanced distribution systems, smart water heaters, vehicle-to-grid integration, and granular retail electricity pricing (see S. 1742), S3251 [5JN]

——— increase flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric grid, train workers for transitions to high-skill clean energy jobs, and assist States with reducing energy prices (see S. 1740), S3251 [5JN]

——— provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (see S. 1741), S3251 [5JN]

——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (see S. 1821), S3363 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (see S. 474), S1326 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prepare programmatic environmental impact statement allowing for adaptive management of certain Federal land in Malheur County, OR (see S. 2828), S6475 [7NO]

——— reauthorize Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 2480), S5493 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: set minimum standards for tax return preparers (see S. 1192), S2434 [11AP]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance safety of Class 3 flammable liquid transportation by rail (see S. 2402), S5248 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of educational assistance programs to include outreach services provided through congressional offices (see S. 2806), S6448 [6NO]

Drugs: prohibit Federal interference with State marijuana policies (see S. 2030), S4628 [27JN]

——— provide for taxation and regulation of marijuana products (see S. 420), S1133 [7FE]

——— reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 421), S1133 [7FE]

EPA: expand the Indian reservation drinking water program (see S. 3044), S7026 [12DE]

——— modify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel program to allow use of biomass from certain Federal lands, reduce brush and trees that fuel wildfires, and allow use of mill residuals for biofuels (see S. 1614), S3059 [22MY]

FBI: declassify information relative to Saudi Arabian assistance to Saudi citizens or nationals who fled the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense (see S. 2635), S5896 [17OC]

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (see S. 1569), S3004 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 1649), S3105 [23MY]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (see S. 1997), S4566 [26JN]

Fish and fishing: provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain tariffs imposed by other countries (see S. 1984), S4566 [26JN]

Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (see S. 1643), S3105 [23MY]

Forest Service: designate Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area in Oregon (see S. 82), S142 [10JA]

Friedman, Elizabeth Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 133), S2118 [1AP]

FTC: grant additional authorities to require entities that use, store, or share personal information to protect such information (see S. 2637), S5896 [17OC]

——— require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (see S. 1108), S2386 [10AP]

Hemp History Week: designate (see S. Res. 238), S3253 [5JN]

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]

Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 193), S2688 [7MY]

Law enforcement: report on foreigners who flee the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing and list and penalize countries who have assisted with such departures (see S. 230), S680 [25JA]

Medicaid: prevent misclassification of drugs for purposes of the drug rebate program (see S. 205), S586 [24JA]

Medicare: improve cost and quality transparency (see S. 1497), S2884 [15MY]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S1326 [13FE]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (see S. 476), S1326 [13FE]

Members of Congress: ensure access to Federal facilities in order to exercise oversight responsibilities (see S. 2019), S4628 [27JN]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5629 [23SE]

National Security Agency: repeal authority to access on an ongoing basis business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (see S. 936), S2087 [28MR]

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

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit to Congress a report on death of Jamal Khashoggi (see S. 544), S1437 [25FE]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property (see S. 81), S142 [10JA]

——— designate certain land as wilderness and national recreation areas and make additional wild and scenic river designations (see S. 86), S142 [10JA] (see S. 1262), S2569 [1MY]

——— withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (see S. 1262), S2569 [1MY]

Portland Trail Blazers (basketball team): anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 28), S6092 [23OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S19 [3JA]

Privacy: protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting the U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search or seize a device (see S. 1606), S3059 [22MY]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see S. 1967), S4504 [25JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: ensure funds are not spent on lobbying and require counties receiving such funds to document how they are spent (see S. 2861), S6604 [14NO]

Senate: authorize Sergeant at Arms to protect personal technology devices and accounts of Senators and covered employees from cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities (see S. 890), S2042 [27MR]

Social Security: establish a new employment, training, and supportive services program for long-term unemployed and individuals with barriers to employment (see S. 136), S220 [15JA]

SSA: clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements (see S. 2989), S6888 [5DE]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relative to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (see S. 422), S1133 [7FE]

——— exclude corporations operating prisons from the definition of taxable real estate investment trust subsidiary (see S. 1827), S3475 [13JN]

——— exempt kombucha from excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages (see S. 926), S2087 [28MR]

——— 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]

——— provide a tax credit for angel investors in start-up businesses and a credit for wages paid by start-up businesses to their first employees (see S. 2738), S6299 [30OC]

——— provide for regulation and taxation of electronic cigarettes and alternative nicotine products (see S. 2463), S5448 [11SE]

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

——— provide rules for disallowance and recapture of certain charitable contributions to colleges and universities (see S. 1732), S3251 [5JN]

——— repeal qualified contract exception to extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of low-income housing credit (see S. 1956), S4504 [25JN]

——— require reporting for qualified opportunity funds and make modifications to opportunity zones (see S. 2787), S6447 [6NO]

——— revise tax treatment of partnership interests received in connection with performance of services (see S. 1639), S3105 [23MY]

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 26), S19 [3JA]

——— 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]

Letters

Applicability of Congressional Review Act to State relief and empowerment waivers: Thomas H. Armstrong, GAO, S4901–S4903 [17JY]

Clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements: Bethany Lilly, ARC (organization), S6893 [5DE]

——— Cristinia Martin Firvida, AARP, S6891 [5DE]

——— Heather Ansley, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S6892 [5DE]

——— John Runyan, Coalition for Paper Options, S6891 [5DE]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (nonprofit organization), S6891 [5DE]

——— Nancy J. Altman, Social Security Works (nonprofit organization), S6892 [5DE]

——— Rick Delaney, Senior Citizens League, Inc., S6893 [5DE]

——— Tracey Gronninger, Justice in Aging (organization), S6891 [5DE]

Dept. of Transportation increase of allowable length of certain trucks hauling sugar beets on non-interstate roads in Malheur County, OR: by, H423 [10JA]

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3110 [23MY]

Notices

Intention to object to nomination of Daniel H. Jorjani to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor: by, S5203 [30JY]

Intention to object to nomination of Elizabeth Darling to be Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner: by, S873 [5FE]

Intention to object to S. 918, Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities To Nationalize the Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act: by, S5262 [31JY]

Intention to object to S. 1273, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act: by, S5668 [24SE]

Privilege of the floor

Acevedo, Celeste, S3450 [12JN]

Bell, Stephanie, S2392 [10AP]

Brocker-Knapp, Skyler, S3450 [12JN]

Camhi, Alec, S2392 [10AP]

Christ, Sarah, S2392 [10AP]

Cox, Anne, S3450 [12JN]

Daghir, Roberta, S2392 [10AP]

Eichen, Elliot, S2392 [10AP]

Gelfond, Hilary, S3450 [12JN]

Graves, Forrest, S3450 [12JN]

Gumanow, Gnora, S3450 [12JN]

Harvey, Sarah, S2392 [10AP]

Hauss, Brianna, S2392 [10AP]

Hickman, Sheree, S3450 [12JN]

Hill, Nicola, S3450 [12JN]

Huelskoetter, Thomas, S3450 [12JN]

Lunde, Kristen, S2392 [10AP]

McDonald, Anne, S3450 [12JN]

Morin, Marisa, S2392 [10AP]

Moynihan, Michael, S3450 [12JN]

Parolin, Eric, S3450 [12JN]

Reed, Pamela, S2392 [10AP]

Rudell, Katherine, S2392 [10AP]

Semanskee, Ashley, S3450 [12JN]

Shawn-Hays, Jackson, S2392 [10AP]

Smith, Ebony, S2392 [10AP]

Swindle, Rachel, S2392 [10AP]

Wagner, Whitney, S6955 [10DE]

Webster, Brian, S6955 [10DE]

Wheeler, Mattie, S2392 [10AP]

Remarks

Abortion: State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, S2989 [21MY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S7185 [19DE]

Bahrain: anniversary of protests, S1590 [28FE]

——— human rights violations, S1590 [28FE]

Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S254 [16JA]

——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to views on surveillance authority and warrantless searching of collections of communications of U.S. persons, S254–S256 [16JA]

Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2212 [3AP], S2368 [10AP]

Brouillette, Dan R.: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S6738 [21NO], S6784 [2DE]

——— suitability to be Sec. of Energy relative to involvement with Ukraine investigation and impeachment inquiry, S6738 [21NO], S6784 [2DE]

China: recognize that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei Technologies Co., and ZTE Corp., pose serious threats to the national security of the U.S. and its allies (S. Con. Res. 10), unanimous-consent request, S5647 [24SE]

Climate: express that climate change is real, it is impacted by human activity, and Congress should take immediate action to address the problem (S.J. Res. 9), S1803 [12MR]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): process to permit release of intelligence information over objection of the President of the U.S., S4471 [24JN]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (S. 1273), S5668 [24SE]

Darling, Elizabeth: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner, S861 [5FE], S5009 [23JY], S5222 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4470 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (S. 1741), S3258 [5JN]

——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (S. 1821), S3367 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit social services organizations that receive Federal funding from discriminating based on religious beliefs, S5222–S5224 [31JY]

——— require congressional review of regulations regarding a State’s ability to offer waivers relative to certain health insurance exchange requirements, S4901 [17JY]

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., S4722 [9JY]

——— urge technology companies to provide access to law enforcement to encrypted devices and applications during investigations, S4988 [23JY]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S6961 [11DE]

Edelman, Marian Wright: Coalition on Human Needs Special Human Needs Hero award recipient, S5472• [12SE]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S4815 [15JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2238), S6062, S6063 [23OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2238), unanimous-consent request, S6062 [23OC]

EPA: modify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel program to allow use of biomass from certain Federal lands, reduce brush and trees that fuel wildfires, and allow use of mill residuals for biofuels (S. 1614), S3062 [22MY]

FBI: declassify information relative to Saudi Arabian assistance to Saudi citizens or nationals who fled the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense (S. 2635), S5884 [17OC]

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), S6917 [10DE]

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (S. 1569), S3008 [21MY], S4815 [15JY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (S. 1649), S3110 [23MY]

FEMA: authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires (S. 1997), S4579 [26JN]

Forest and Refuge County Foundation: grant Federal charter and establish Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding for rural county services (S. 1643), S3109 [23MY]

FTC: require entities that use, store, or share personal information to conduct automated decision system impact assessments and data protection impact assessments (S. 1108), S2389 [10AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S263 [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, S1966 [26MR]

Health: improve insurance access and affordability, strengthen protections for individuals with preexisting conditions, and terminate sale of short-term, limited duration insurance plans, S6688 [20NO]

——— provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, S6084 [23OC]

——— reform healthcare programs for children, S6939 [10DE]

Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (S.J. Res. 52), S6084 [23OC]

——— 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 (S. 1556), S3243, S3244 [5JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations, S4470–S4472 [24JN]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (S.J. Res. 50), S6071 [23OC]

——— waive underpayment penalties for taxpayers due to implementation of new withholding tables under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, S1110 [7FE]

Jorjani, Daniel H.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor, S5191 [30JY], S5641 [24SE]

——— suitability to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor relative to investigation for potential misconduct related to Dept. of the Interior compliance with Freedom of Information Act, S5641 [24SE]

Law enforcement: report on foreigners who flee the U.S. while awaiting trial or sentencing and list and penalize countries who have assisted with such departures (S. 230), S681 [25JA]

Medicaid: importance, S3351 [12JN]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, S6689 [20NO]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, S6689 [20NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve drug programs, protect from drastic increases in manufacturer drug prices, increase transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices, and allow payment for certain treatments, S5480 [12SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), House amendment, S7185 [19DE]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1184 [12FE], S5440 [11SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit to Congress a report on death of Jamal Khashoggi, S4470–S4472 [24JN]

Oregon: adjust eastern boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area to facilitate fire prevention and response activities in order to protect adjacent private property, S1184 [12FE]

——— designate certain land as wilderness and national recreation areas and make additional wild and scenic river designations, S5440 [11SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S4722 [9JY], S6084 [23OC]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S5480 [12SE]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2242), S6063 [23OC]

——— clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 2669), S6063 [23OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2211 [3AP]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S2211 [3AP]

——— use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S1677 [6MR]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (S. 1967), S4508 [25JN]

Rao, Neomi J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1803–S1805 [12MR]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to views on sexual assault, S1803 [12MR]

Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1676 [6MR]

——— 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, S1676 [6MR]

Senate: authorize Sergeant at Arms to protect personal technology devices and accounts of Senators and covered employees from cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities (S. 890), S2045 [27MR], S5054, S5055 [24JY]

——— authorize Sergeant at Arms to protect personal technology devices and accounts of Senators and covered employees from cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities (S. 890), unanimous-consent request, S5055 [24JY]

Senate Rules: limit post-cloture time on certain nominations, S2211 [3AP]

Smullin, Patsy: National Association of Broadcasters Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award recipient, S5490 [16SE]

SSA: clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements (S. 2989), S6890 [5DE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S6961 [11DE]

Taxation: clarify that mixture of gasoline and butane does not qualify for alternative fuel mixture credit, S7185 [19DE]

——— 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 (S. 1428), S2790 [13MY]

Telecommunications: prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without authorization from Congress (S. 918), S5242 [31JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to health care, S6688 [20NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, S4165 [20JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Medicaid coverage, S3351 [12JN]

Turkey: issuance of Interpol Red Notice for Enes Kanter, S1784 [12MR]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, S6081 [23OC]

United Kingdom: express that the President should work with the United Kingdom to prepare for a future free trade agreement with the U.S. (S. Res. 137), unanimous-consent request, S2179 [2AP]

Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1526 [27FE]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S1526 [27FE]

Whistleblower Protection Act: anniversary, S2382 [10AP]

Wild and Scenic Rivers System: issuance of postage stamps commemorating anniversary, S2680 [7MY]

World Refugee Day: observance, S4165 [20JN]

Tables

Outstanding remarkable value of new and expanded wild and scenic rivers in Oregon, S5441 [11SE]

Texts of

S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, S2790 [13MY]

S. 2635, Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act, S5900 [17OC]

Tributes

Boyle, Gert, S6710 [20NO]

Cravedi, Kathleen Gardner, S830 [4FE]

Gautreaux, Mary, S5670–S5672 [24SE]

Holt, Molly, S3358 [12JN]

Keeling, J. Michael, S2810 [14MY]

Lowe, Keanon, S3000 [21MY]

Pear, Robert, S2759 [9MY]

Weinberg, Larry, S132 [10JA]