LANKFORD, JAMES (a Senator from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3480, S3494, S3496, S3509, S3534, S3537, S3603 [13JN], S3849, S4098 [19JN], S4468 [24JN], S4516 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6045 [22OC], S6183 [28OC]

Federal employees: prevent fraud by representative payees by prosecuting those who misuse Federal retirement funds (S. 1430), S6762 [21NO]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S732, S747 [29JA]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1009, S1010, S1021 [6FE], S1101, S1143 [7FE], S1160, S1174 [11FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S4679 [2JY]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S2455 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see S. 2745), S6300 [30OC]

——— prohibit dismemberment abortions (see S. 1035), S2269 [4AP]

——— prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify they will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, abortions (see S. 1966), S4568 [26JN]

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

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 160), S273 [16JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 130), S220 [15JA] (see S. 311), S800 [31JA]

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

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

Armed Forces: ensure that final pay and certificate of discharge or release for a Reserve member is ready upon discharge or release of that member from active status (see S. 1360), S2742 [8MY]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see S. 1218), S2886 [15MY]

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

Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see S. Res. 27), S587 [24JA]

Budget: improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process (see S. 2765), S6905 [9DE]

Bureau of Prisons: require Director to be appointed by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 2742), S6450 [6NO]

Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see S. Res. 292), S5196 [30JY]

Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (see S. Res. 205), S3365 [12JN]

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), S3652 [18JN]

Colleges and universities: permit a Federal student loan borrower to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based repayment and repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which the borrower is eligible (see S. 3055), S7210 [19DE]

——— protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (see S. Res. 233), S3252 [5JN]

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select): implement recommendations (see S. 63), S2816 [14MY]

Congress: prohibit adjournment, restrict official travel funds, and hold twice daily quorum calls if the concurrent resolution on the budget and regular appropriations bills are not completed in a timely manner (see S. 186), S293 [17JA]

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

Crime: enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting a public safety officer (see S. 1508), S2924 [16MY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 119), S220 [15JA]

——— reduce mass violence, strengthen mental health collaboration in communities, and improve school safety (see S. 2690), S6335 [31OC]

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

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

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. 1622), S6859 [4DE] (see S. 3148), S7208 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 849), S3165 [3JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 235), S1166 [11FE]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 1168), S2433 [11AP]

——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (see S. 1851), S3476 [13JN]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see S. 2857), S6604 [14NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S6626 [18NO]

——— clarify responsibilities for unaccompanied alien children relative to background checks for sponsors, monitoring care, appearance at immigration proceedings, and notifying States of placement of such children (see S. 1165), S2433 [11AP]

——— establish a national assessment standard for evaluating prospective foster and adoptive parents and a national registry to improve matching of foster and adoptive children with families (see S. 1912), S3844 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: add a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency representative to Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee to strengthen voting system cybersecurity (see S. 1454), S2815 [14MY]

——— provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks (see S. 1539), S3846 [19JN]

——— provide resources and assistance to local governments wanting to adopt .gov web addresses in order to increase resilience to cyber crimes that frequently target local government systems (see S. 2749), S6300 [30OC]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 1302), S2613 [2MY]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious injury of another person (see S. 285), S1327 [13FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (see S. 457), S3107 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: modify definition of agricultural commodities to include horticultural and aquacultural products to exempt companies from certain shipping regulations (see S. 2025), S5198 [30JY]

——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 1255), S2516 [30AP]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1043), S2437 [11AP]

——— expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 556), S1492 [26FE]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 1426), S2786 [13MY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 1429), S2786 [13MY]

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: provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S6905 [9DE]

FBI: improve communication with State law enforcement agencies (see S. 2708), S6156 [24OC]

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

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5448 [11SE]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and preventing providers from dispensing drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 3072), S7113 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions (see S. 909), S2043 [27MR]

——— improve effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by promoting retrospective review (see S. 1420), S2786 [13MY]

——— improve efficiency and speed of intragovernmental correspondence by requiring any written documents submitted to Congress to be transmitted electronically (see S. 196), S315 [19JA]

——— increase access to agency guidance documents (see S. 380), S1385 [14FE]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see S. 442), S1275 [12FE]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to contractors for unsatisfactory performance (see S. 2145), S4907 [17JY]

——— require collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies (see S. 1275), S2569 [1MY]

——— require cost disclosures of every project supported by Federal funds and allow OMB to withhold funds from recipients for noncompliance (see S. 807), S1898 [14MR]

——— require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies (see S. 869), S1986 [26MR]

Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 113), S181 [14JA]

FEMA: ensure more effective use and management of advance contracts for goods and services in areas affected by disasters by incorporating GAO recommendations on such contracts (see S. 979), S3165 [3JN]

——— improve accountability of disaster contracts (see S. 2421), S5311 [1AU]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see S. 3139), S7208 [19DE]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 817), S2089 [28MR]

Foreign aid: call for statutory changes that permanently codify Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy that prohibits foreign assistance from being used to promote or perform abortions (see S. Res. 20), S293 [17JA]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see S. 190), S293 [17JA]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (see S. 287), S799 [31JA]

Fort Sill, OK: anniversary (see S. Res. 11), S68 [8JA]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 9), S2044 [27MR]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 148), S273 [16JA]

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

GAO: analyze certain legislation in order to prevent duplication of, and overlap with, existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives (see S. 2183), S4948 [18JY]

——— submit a report on response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians (see S. 336), S1277 [12FE]

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

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S6606 [14NO]

Honoring the Nation’s First Responders Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2570 [1MY]

House of Representatives: express that the House should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation (see S. Res. 378), S6156 [24OC]

Immigration: clarify definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, provide civil remedies for victims of crimes committed by individuals benefitting from a sanctuary policy, and withhold grant funding from such jurisdictions (see S. 2059), S6568 [13NO]

——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S1438 [25FE]

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

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

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

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

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2377), S6719 [20NO]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 2585), S5748 [26SE]

Medicare: count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 753), S1901 [14MR]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see S. 1223), S3653 [18JN]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S5793 [15OC]

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

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

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S2295 [8AP]

——— 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), S3652 [18JN]

——— restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals (see S. 3103), S7157 [18DE]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S6158 [24OC]

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 Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 358), S5841 [16OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 202), S2787 [13MY]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 302), S5249 [31JY]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 144), S2270 [4AP]

National FFA Organization: amend charter (see S. 112), S181 [14JA]

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

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

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 28), S587 [24JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see S. 226), S587 [24JA]

——— enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see S. 2165), S4947 [18JY]

——— repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (see S. 2071), S4773 [10JY]

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

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see S. 2133), S4856 [16JY]

OMB: submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule (see S. 565), S1988 [26MR]

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]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see S. 141), S273 [16JA]

Public debt: recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (see S. Res. 78), S1493 [26FE]

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

Research: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see S. 2308), S5141 [29JY]

SEC: carry out a study with certain Federal agencies on accounting standards (see S. 1564), S5448 [11SE]

Second Chance Month: designate (see S. Res. 102), S1847 [13MR]

Senate: establish John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission (see S. Res. 80), S2818 [14MY]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 373), S5966 [22OC]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S3652 [18JN]

——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental access to minor’s medical records (see S. 3137), S7208 [19DE]

——— require hospitals and other participating providers under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program to disclose provider’s policy on parental consent for emergency treatment of minors (see S. 3138), S7208 [19DE]

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

Syria: oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action, provide support to Syrian Kurds, and thwart regional terrorism (see S.J. Res. 59), S6093 [23OC]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see S. 157), S273 [16JA]

——— 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), S7027 [12DE]

——— ensure that bonds used to finance professional sports stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds (see S. 1242), S2515 [30AP]

——— establish a new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see S. 634), S1763 [11MR]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S6476 [7NO]

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see S. 169), S587 [24JA]

——— provide a child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before the due date for return of tax for the taxable year (see S. 1150), S2433 [11AP]

——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 1652), S5795 [15OC]

——— require information reporting relative to qualified opportunity zone tax incentives enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and require public reports related to such tax incentives (see S. 2994), S6994 [11DE]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S4567 [26JN]

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

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 670), S6858 [4DE]

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

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2964 [20MY]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S3008 [21MY]

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

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S7158 [18DE]

——— 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), S6508 [12NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S6300 [30OC]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2331 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Appropriations: establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (see S. 1877), S3651 [18JN]

——— provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations and establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (see S. 589), S1540 [27FE] (see S. 3009), S6949 [10DE]

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see S. 577), S1539 [27FE]

Charities: allow charitable organizations to make statements on political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax-exempt purpose (see S. 330), S866 [5FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (see S. 1283), S2612 [2MY]

——— reorganize the Chaplain Service (see S. 3128), S7208 [19DE]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (see S. 1829), S3475 [13JN]

——— provide for disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of duplication among Federal programs and leverage existing data to achieve a functional Federal program inventory (see S. 2177), S4948 [18JY]

——— publish advance notice of proposed rulemaking for major rules (see S. 1419), S2786 [13MY]

——— require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a plain language summary of the proposed rule (see S. 395), S1132 [7FE]

Federal employees: clarify applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students (see S. 2169), S4948 [18JY]

——— prevent fraud by representative payees by prosecuting those who misuse Federal retirement funds (see S. 1430), S2786 [13MY]

Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see S. Res. 458), S7208 [19DE]

Government regulations: ensure a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1120), S2386 [10AP]

Korea, Republic of: express importance of U.S. alliance and strengthen and broaden diplomatic, economic, and security ties (see S. Res. 152), S2329 [9AP]

Medicare: repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 2860), S6604 [14NO]

Public buildings: modify treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value (see S. 2888), S6625 [18NO]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 180), S2570 [1MY]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (see S. Res. 50), S920 [6FE]

Small business: waive imposition of a civil fine for certain first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns (see S. 2757), S6333 [31OC]

Syria: reaffirm unique collaboration among U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including faith-based organizations, and Israel Defense Forces to deliver humanitarian assistance to Syrians (see S. Res. 153), S2387 [10AP]

Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 632), S1594 [28FE]

Terrorism: promote security and provide justice for U.S. victims of international terrorism (see S. 2132), S4856 [16JY]

Turkey: limit transfer of F–35 aircraft pending certification that Turkey will not accept delivery of air defense system from Russia (see S. 922), S2087 [28MR]

Cloture motions

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2029 (S. 1332), motion to proceed, S3086 [23MY], S3153 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S7019 [12DE], S7042 [16DE]

Desmond, Michael J.: nomination to be IRS Chief Counsel and Dept. of the Treasury Assistant General Counsel, S1365 [14FE], S1467 [26FE]

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

Hahn, Stephen: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S6878 [5DE], S6986 [11DE]

Stanton, Cheryl M.: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2262 [4AP], S2316 [9AP]

Wolf, Chad F.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, S6465 [7NO], S6500 [12NO]

Zuckerman, Adrian: nomination to be Ambassador to Romania, S6596 [14NO], S6688 [20NO]

Privilege of the floor

Braunlich, Christian, S2892 [15MY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S202–S204 [15JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 130), S838 [4FE]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1421 [25FE]

Appropriations: establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (S. 1877), S6643 [19NO]

——— legislative process, S1642 [5MR]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S7147–S7149 [18DE], S7181 [19DE]

——— provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations and establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (S. 3009), S6952 [10DE], S7148 [18DE]

——— provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations and establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (S. 589), S2080 [28MR]

Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1313 [13FE]

Budget: deficit, S1644 [5MR], S4928 [18JY], S6832 [4DE]

——— reform budget process and improve implementation of budget plans, S2080 [28MR]

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 (S. Con. Res. 31), S7165 [18DE]

Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (S. 577), S1783 [12MR]

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, S1782 [12MR]

——— assessment of U.S. trade policy, S6231 [29OC]

——— condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit free expression and practice of faith by such minorities, S1783 [12MR]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, S7147 [18DE]

——— prohibit adjournment, restrict official travel funds, and hold twice daily quorum calls if the concurrent resolution on the budget and regular appropriations bills are not completed in a timely manner (S. 186), S4929 [18JY]

Constitution Day: observance, S5557 [18SE]

Correctional institutions: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (H.R. 4018), S7165, S7166 [18DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct study on ways to improve access to Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations for the elderly and disabled, S6183 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4550 [26JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S7147 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), House amendment, S7147–S7149 [18DE]

——— authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), unanimous-consent agreement, S7165 [18DE]

——— limit number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S1162 [11FE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent request, S301 [18JA]

Dept. of Justice: Inspector General report relative to investigation of origins of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S7146 [18DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (H.R. 397), S7165, S7166 [18DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (S. 1283), S2862 [15MY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3826 [19JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), S3450 [12JN]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct, S3826 [19JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6183 [28OC]

Economy: status, S2360 [10AP]

Elections: protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S3356 [12JN]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), unanimous-consent request, S4480 [25JN]

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip: U.S. visit by Turkish President relative to assessment of policies in conflict with U.S. interests, S6576 [13NO]

Eximbank: reform, S2737 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting, S1643 [5MR]

——— modernize Federal grant reporting (S. 1829), S6833 [4DE]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs, S1643 [5MR]

Floods: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Oklahoma, S3024 [22MY]

Government: prevent future shutdowns relative to budget process, S5727 [26SE]

——— shutdown relative to budget process, S123 [10JA], S1162 [11FE]

Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills, S4756 [10JY]

Human Rights Day: observance (S. Res. 450), S7165 [18DE]

Immigration: improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry, S5049–S5051 [24JY]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S123 [10JA]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S1162 [11FE], S5048–S5051 [24JY]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran, S4551 [26JN]

Japan: signing of bilateral trade agreement with U.S., S6231 [29OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S3826 [19JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: impose certain requirements on Federal acquisition of land and allocate funding for deferred maintenance backlog, S1106, S1108 [7FE]

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (H.R. 3196), S7165 [18DE]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to border patrol and immigration enforcement agents, S5048 [24JY]

National Day of Prayer: observance, S2536 [1MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), House amendment, S7147–S7149 [18DE], S7181 [19DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), unanimous-consent agreement, S7165 [18DE]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S2862 [15MY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, S2079 [28MR]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S1106, S1108 [7FE]

New York: passage of Reproductive Health Act that revises abortion laws, S839 [4FE]

Northam, Ralph: condemn comments relative to late-term abortion, S839 [4FE]

NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (S. 153), S7164, S7165 [18DE]

Oklahoma: tribute, S5227 [31JY]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S4755 [10JY]

——— prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding prices for certain drugs and biologicals, S4755 [10JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7149 [18DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S694 [28JA], S2215 [3AP]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S694 [28JA], S1314 [13FE], S2215 [3AP]

Public debt: repeal the public debt ceiling, S4928 [18JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S2735–S2737 [8MY]

Richard G. Lugar Post Office, Indianapolis, IN: designate (S. 3105), S7165 [18DE]

Senate: legislative program, S3357, S3450 [12JN], S5581 [18SE], S7166 [18DE]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations, S694 [28JA], S1315 [13FE]

——— improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), S1506 [27FE]

——— improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), motion to proceed, S2174 [2AP]

——— limit post-cloture time on certain nominations, S2215 [3AP]

Shawnee, OK: tribute to Citizen Potawatomi Nation Iron Horse Industrial Park, S6230 [29OC]

Social Security: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (H.R. 1759), S7165, S7166 [18DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S202 [15JA]

Syria: assessment of ongoing conflict between Turkey and Syrian Kurds and U.S. efforts to advance resolution to such conflict, S5820–S5822 [16OC]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S2360 [10AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S5430 [11SE]

——— promote security and provide justice for U.S. victims of international terrorism, S7181 [19DE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S1782 [12MR]

——— impeachment, S7146 [18DE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), S1876 [14MR]

Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Riot, S3024–S3026 [22MY]

——— Gathering Place (park) recipient of USA Today Best New Attraction award, S5228 [31JY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, S6230 [29OC]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (S. Res. 450), S7165 [18DE]

University of Maryland: tribute to women’s lacrosse team (S. Res. 249), S3450 [12JN]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, S3826 [19JN], S6426 [6NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S6426 [6NO]

Virginia Beach, VA: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders (S. Res. 248), S3450 [12JN]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, S3181 [4JN]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3181 [4JN]

Tributes

Cain, Annette, S2736 [8MY]

Craft, Amber, S2735 [8MY]

Cubit, Wayland, S2736 [8MY]

Ellis, Austin, S2736 [8MY]

Farrar, Casey, S2736 [8MY]

Gibson, Martha, S2735 [8MY]

Hyatt, Alexandria, S2736 [8MY]

Lehenbauer, Matt, S2736 [8MY]

Lyall, Jim, S2736 [8MY]

Myers, Don, S2736 [8MY]

Nicholas, Tommie, S2736 [8MY]

O’Connor, Donald, S2736 [8MY]

Whittle, Bryan, S2736 [8MY]