BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments

Courts: allow use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts (S. 1029), S7233 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3437 [12JN], S3479, S3480, S3498 [13JN], S3656, S3683 [18JN], S4569 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6191, S6195, S6196 [28OC]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S3221 [4JN]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 235), S3802, S3804 [18JN]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S1917 [21MR], S2349 [10AP], S2707 [8MY], S3017 [22MY], S6957 [11DE]

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

Articles and editorials

Hong Kong Protest, Largest in Weeks, Stretches Several Miles, Javier C. Herńandez and Elaine Yu, New York (NY) Times, S7000 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 182), S293 [17JA]

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

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 159), S294 [17JA]

——— 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]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S2387 [10AP]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 639), S6756 [21NO]

Armed Forces: allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (see S. 2963), S6824 [3DE]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see S. 1680), S3106 [23MY]

——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 2128), S4856 [16JY]

——— include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under military health system and TRICARE program (see S. 2944), S6755 [21NO]

——— provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see S. 1615), S5314 [1AU]

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see S. 1091), S2788 [13MY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S1794 [12MR]

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), S5541 [17SE]

Budget: cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential gross domestic product to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget (see S. 2245), S5198 [30JY]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S801 [31JA]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 284), S769 [30JA]

Canada: commend upholding rule of law and provision of consular access and due process for Huawei Technologies Co., executive and call for release and due process by China of detained Canadian nationals (see S. Res. 96), S1735 [7MR]

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

CBO: make publicly available fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring (see S. 278), S769 [30JA]

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

Colleges and universities: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see S. 1701), S4908 [17JY]

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

——— eliminate (see S. 1335), S2645 [6MY]

Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see S. 1273), S3007 [21MY]

Courts: allow use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts (see S. 1029), S7157 [18DE]

——— modify prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 756), S3653 [18JN]

Credit: report identity theft transaction in credit histories of criminal defendants (see S. 2631), S5895 [17OC]

Crime: add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to list of grounds of inadmissibility and prohibit provision of material support or resources to such organizations (see S. 3031), S7026 [12DE]

——— define term ‘‘serious felony’’ to allow prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against violent, repeat offenders (see S. 1547), S2962 [20MY]

——— establish Federal law to outlaw selling of minors for financial gain (see S. 1164), S2433 [11AP]

——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from an assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1480), S2883 [15MY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 119), S274 [16JA]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see S. 2630), S5895 [17OC]

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), S3059 [22MY] (see S. 3148), S7208 [19DE]

Dean Stone Bridge, Blount County, TN: designate (see S. 139), S273 [16JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see S. 1620), S5198 [30JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see S. 1046), S2270 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to enhance preparation of students in Junior ROTC for careers in computer science and cybersecurity (see S. 2154), S4907 [17JY]

——— improve effectiveness and efficiency and reduce costs of supply chain and inventory management by consolidating unnecessary and unneeded storage centers (see S. 2487), S5665 [24SE]

——— 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), S1276 [12FE]

Dept. of Education: allow parents of eligible military dependent children to redirect a portion of their per pupil Impact Aid Program allocations to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (see S. 695), S2089 [28MR]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 1752), S3252 [5JN]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 1168), S2886 [15MY]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S5475 [12SE]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see S. 2339), S5196 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish requirements relative to prescription drug benefits (see S. 657), S1846 [13MR]

——— expand authority to permit nurses to practice in health care facilities with critical nursing shortages through programs for loan repayment and scholarships (see S. 1045), S3006 [21MY]

——— improve Head Start Program by authorizing block grants to States for prekindergarten education (see S. 2996), S6888 [5DE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2080), S5198 [30JY]

——— 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), S5476 [12SE]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S5474 [12SE]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 1107), S5475 [12SE]

——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S5494 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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), S799 [31JA]

——— tribute to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and personnel for work during the crisis at the southern border (see S. Res. 280), S5013 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program to train officers to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking (see S. 251), S6950 [10DE]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2239 [3AP]

——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see S. 1208), S2789 [13MY]

——— provide Inspector General with authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see S. 685), S1705 [6MR]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 820), S1898 [14MR]

——— reauthorize State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and allow reimbursement of State and local governments that incur correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating criminal illegal aliens (see S. 1470), S2815 [14MY]

Dept. of Labor: harmonize definitions of employee with common law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2973), S6858 [4DE]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to current and former prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Burma and to civil society organizations that work to secure release of such prisoners (see S. 2069), S4773 [10JY]

——— revoke existing, and prohibit issuance of, visas to researchers affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and call for certain allies to take similar measures (see S. 1451), S2815 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 140), S273 [16JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: abolish Federal Insurance Office (see S. 1586), S3654 [18JN]

——— provide States with access to records on unredeemed savings bonds to facilitate reuniting of bonds with bondholders by putting names and addresses in State unclaimed property databases (see S. 2417), S6393 [5NO]

——— 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), S2925 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 600), S2119 [1AP]

——— issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see S. 569), S2817 [14MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see S. 846), S2926 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on information sharing with designated relatives and friends of veterans on assistance and benefits available to the veterans (see S. 2864), S6604 [14NO]

——— establish an advisory committee on implementation of electronic health records (see S. 1154), S2433 [11AP]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see S. 1263), S5897 [17OC]

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see S. 2216), S5012 [23JY]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]

——— improve management of information technology projects and investments (see S. 2336), S5196 [30JY]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S4171 [20JN]

——— 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]

Dingell, John D.: tribute (see S. Res. 75), S1384 [14FE]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S4731 [9JY]

Drugs: increase mandatory minimum sentencing penalties for drug traffickers and dealers convicted for distribution of fentanyl (see S. 1724), S3250 [5JN]

——— reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates by requiring coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of a drug’s net price not list price (see S. 1384), S3217 [4JN]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S2437 [11AP]

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 642), S1621 [4MR]

Education: improve District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 145), S273 [16JA]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1043), S2270 [4AP]

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 678), S4630 [27JN]

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]

——— reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 1830), S3475 [13JN]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see S. 2661), S7115 [17DE]

——— ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see S. 1764), S4949 [18JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S1987 [26MR]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5014 [23JY]

Federal agencies and departments: engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (see S. 461), S1276 [12FE]

——— prohibit procurement of drones and other unmanned aircraft systems from countries identified as national security threats (see S. 2502), S5631 [23SE]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 92), S142 [10JA]

——— require relocation of headquarters of certain agencies to economically-distressed regions (see S. 2672), S6091 [23OC]

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

——— provide for an alternative removal for performance or misconduct, reduce benefits of employees convicted of certain crimes, and extend probationary periods (see S. 1898), S3843 [19JN]

——— provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Plan may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges (see S. 2791), S6951 [10DE]

Firearms: enhance penalties for certain thefts of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee (see S. 1788), S3319 [11JN]

——— permit law-abiding citizens in States with constitutional carry laws the same legal authority to possess a firearm as individuals in States that require a permit to carry a concealed weapon (see S. 1506), S2924 [16MY]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 69), S103 [9JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 351), S919 [6FE]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 49), S3654 [18JN]

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]

FRS: prohibit certain member banks from using discount window lending programs (see S. 821), S2817 [14MY]

FTC: require large Internet platforms to notify users of use of algorithms that filter what information is shown and allow users to opt out of curated content (see S. 2763), S6333 [31OC]

——— study role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 1227), S3254 [5JN]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: amend charter to remove certain restrictions (see S. 1714), S6757 [21NO]

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

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 511), S5312 [1AU]

——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1531), S4858 [16JY]

——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see S. Res. 165), S2435 [11AP]

Health care facilities: restrict Federal funding for health care entities that do not respect all human life and patient rights (see S. 1993), S4566 [26JN]

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

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), S5842 [16OC]

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

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 1455), S2815 [14MY]

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: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1644), S3105 [23MY]

——— 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), S4729 [9JY]

——— establish grounds to deny entry or deport aliens associated with a criminal gang (see S. 599), S1593 [28FE]

——— establish skills-based immigration points system, focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, and limit number of refugees admitted (see S. 1103), S2689 [7MY]

——— improve use of immigration detainers by State and local law enforcement and incentivize compliance with Federal detainers through reimbursement of detention costs and indemnification for certain claims (see S. 2739), S6299 [30OC]

——— screen asylum seekers at U.S. embassies or consulates outside the U.S., create bench warrants for immigrants failing to appear for court, provide detention alternatives, and codify third country asylum rule (see S. 2292), S5107 [25JY]

Information technology: create and implement an inter-agency strategy to secure fifth generation (5G) and future technology and infrastructure in the U.S. and with strategic allies (see S. 893), S2241 [3AP]

Insurance: require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 741), S3006 [21MY]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: concur with decision to withdraw U.S. and declare the U.S. is freed from stipulations of treaty and it is not legally obligatory (see S. Res. 298), S5249 [31JY]

Iran: oppose lifting of sanctions without addressing nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities (see S. Res. 195), S2743 [8MY]

——— terminate certain waivers of sanctions on Iran issued in connection with agreement relative to its nuclear program (see S. 2874), S6627 [18NO]

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]

ITC: study the well-being of the U.S. automotive industry and stay investigation into national security effects of automotive imports until the study is completed and subsequent tariffs (see S. 121), S220 [15JA]

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

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

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

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see S. Res. 303), S5311 [1AU]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 525), S1383 [14FE]

Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (see S. 25), S4856 [16JY]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S7210 [19DE]

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

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2377), S6568 [13NO]

——— prohibit Federal funding for administrative costs of providing health benefits to individuals who are unauthorized immigrants (see S. 131), S220 [15JA]

——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see S. 317), S1277 [12FE]

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

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S1593 [28FE]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see S. 283), S769 [30JA]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S2925 [16MY]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see S. 966), S5540 [17SE]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see S. 988), S3006 [21MY]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see S. 1544), S3218 [4JN]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 1190), S4774 [10JY]

——— 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), S3060 [22MY]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see S. 1037), S2689 [7MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR]

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 1476), S6605 [14NO]

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

Middle East: promote U.S. national security and prevent the resurgence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. 2641), S6394 [5NO]

——— recognize Israel’s sovereignty over, and promote and conduct joint projects on, Golan Heights, and ensure Syria faces consequences for killing civilians, ethnic cleansing, and use of weapons of mass destruction (see S. 567), S2271 [4AP]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S5748 [26SE]

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

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

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

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

National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (see S. 2794), S6789 [2DE]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5449 [11SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S2927 [16MY]

National parks and recreation areas: modify boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (see S. 138), S273 [16JA]

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

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

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

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S867 [5FE]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 194), S4775 [10JY]

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

NLRB: modify authority relative to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices (see S. 2709), S6156 [24OC]

NSF: support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see S. 737), S1762 [11MR]

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

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2001), S5541 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 172), S1660 [5MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 80), S3215 [4JN]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S2744 [8MY]

Pensions: make participant votes binding on suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status and count only votes that are returned (see S. 833), S2647 [6MY]

Philippines: condemn state-sanctioned killings as part of the ‘‘War on Drugs,’’ arrest of human rights defenders and journalists, and continued detention of Leila De Lima, and call for immediate release (see S. Res. 142), S2270 [4AP]

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]

Political science: recognize that socialism poses a significant threat to freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity (see S. Res. 289), S5252 [31JY]

Public welfare programs: amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by renaming program, enforcing work requirements, and improving distribution of funds and program administration (see S. 802), S2647 [6MY]

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]

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), S3061 [22MY]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO]

Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist attacks, support peace and security of religious communities, and protect freedom of religion (see S. Res. 176), S2516 [30AP]

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

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

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), S5966 [22OC]

Taxation: clarify application of the net operating loss deduction (see S. 1996), S4566 [26JN]

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 632), S4567 [26JN]

——— 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), S3845 [19JN]

——— 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), S5629 [23SE]

——— make permanent the deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1149), S2647 [6MY]

——— make permanent the individual tax rates in effect for taxable years 2018–2025 (see S. 1162), S2433 [11AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S2518 [30AP]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S1541 [27FE]

——— 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), S2571 [1MY]

——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 176), S5196 [30JY]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 215), S586 [24JA]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 692), S1989 [26MR]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S2518 [30AP]

Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see S. 2539), S5968 [22OC]

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 670), S4567 [26JN]

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

U.S. Center for SafeSport: improve transparency, provide grant accountability, and protect victims of abuse from retaliation (see S. 2838), S6507 [12NO]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S1793 [12MR]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2920), S6718 [20NO]

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

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 2258), S5494 [16SE]

Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see S. 382), S2885 [15MY]

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

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S3253 [5JN]

World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 206), S586 [24JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6301 [30OC]

——— 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), S1792 [12MR]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see S. 633), S7048 [16DE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S7027 [12DE]

——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (see S. Con. Res. 23), S5249 [31JY]

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

Yemen: condemn human rights violations, ideology of hate against Jews, blocking of humanitarian aid, and attacks on civilians by Houthi movement and support peaceful end of civil war while preventing terrorist foothold (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4629 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: 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), S4504 [25JN]

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

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see S. Res. 98), S1706 [6MR]

Crime: extend period of time that technology companies are required to preserve reports to CyberTipline relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions (see S. 3007), S6949 [10DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: release certain reversionary interests of the U.S. in a parcel of land located in Henderson, TN (see S. 644), S1621 [4MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for interagency coordination on risk mitigation in communications equipment and services marketplace and its supply chain (see S. 1457), S2815 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a national telehealth program (see S. 2408), S5249 [31JY]

——— establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program (see S. 2411), S5249 [31JY]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2406), S5249 [31JY]

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

——— provide Dept. of Homeland Security certain information on unaccompanied alien children to protect them from trafficking (see S. 1561), S3004 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see S. 2017), S4628 [27JN]

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

FAA: issue temporary flight restrictions for concerts and other major events held at stadiums (see S. 2820), S6475 [7NO]

FCC: remove requirement to perform certain environmental reviews as a condition of permitting placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities following a major disaster or emergency (see S. 2645), S5896 [17OC]

——— require broadband Internet service providers to clearly notify users of privacy policies and give users approval rights relative to disclosure and use of collected user information (see S. 1116), S2386 [10AP]

GAO: study role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 1532), S2924 [16MY]

Government regulations: provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas (see S. 2430), S5311 [1AU]

Immigration: require a DNA test to determine familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor (see S. 2420), S5311 [1AU]

Mariner, Rosemary A.: tribute (see S. Res. 61), S1133 [7FE]

Medicare: protect coverage for screening mammography (see S. 1936), S4169 [20JN]

Music and dance: require broadcasters to obtain permission to transmit content owned by another person and ensure music creators are fairly compensated by broadcasters (see S. 2932), S6755 [21NO]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see S. 1166), S2433 [11AP]

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]

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

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S2349 [10AP], S2707 [8MY], S3017 [22MY], S6957 [11DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S6799 [3DE]

Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (S. 2593), S5777 [15OC]

Barrett, Barbara McConnell: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S5779 [15OC]

Bowman, Michelle: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S5453 [12SE]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities, S6848 [4DE]

Colleges and universities: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (S. Res. 233), S3262 [5JN], S4601 [27JN]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): hearing on aviation safety and the future of Boeing’s 737 Max, S6287 [30OC]

——— hearing to address distribution of violent and extremist content on the Internet, S5652 [24SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, S6940 [10DE]

Constitution Day: observance, S5562 [18SE]

Country Music Association: tribute to Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, S5800 [15OC], S5891 [17OC]

Crime: enhance protection of children from predators using social media and other online sites, S4788 [11JY]

Dean Stone Bridge, Blount County, TN: designate (S. 139), S5226 [31JY]

Democracy: reaffirm commitment to constitution and support international democracy and freedom, S6649 [19NO]

Dept. of Commerce: provide for interagency coordination on risk mitigation in communications equipment and services marketplace and its supply chain (S. 1457), S2866 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S3072 [23MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4493 [25JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S6940 [10DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), motion to proceed, S3635 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a national telehealth program (S. 2408), S6383 [5NO]

——— establish a rural health center innovation awards program and a rural health department enhancement program (S. 2411), S6383 [5NO]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (S. 2406), S6383 [5NO], S6940 [10DE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 105), S6799 [3DE]

——— provide Dept. of Homeland Security certain information on unaccompanied alien children to protect them from trafficking (S. 1561), S3341 [12JN]

——— rule to prohibit family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S6799 [3DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reform asylum policy, S2765 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce, S6694 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, S6385 [5NO]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (S. 1906), S6385 [5NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S6799 [3DE]

Economy: status, S2597 [2MY], S2726 [8MY]

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

FCC: require broadband Internet service providers to clearly notify users of privacy policies and give users approval rights relative to disclosure and use of collected user information (S. 1116), S2409 [11AP], S2865 [15MY], S4932 [18JY], S5652 [24SE], S6941 [10DE], S7002 [12DE]

Floods: express condolences for victims of Tropical Storm Imelda and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding in Texas, S5652 [24SE]

Foreign policy: report on trip to Somalia, S6596 [14NO]

FTC: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections, S4789 [11JY]

GPO: exempt certain interests in mutual funds, unit investment trusts, employee benefit plans, and retirement plans from conflict of interest limitations in printing-related interests for position of Director (H.R. 5277), S6861 [4DE]

Hagan, Kay R.: authorize printing of tributes and other related materials in honor of the late Senator (S. Res. 446), S6861 [4DE]

Halpern, Hugh N.: nomination to be GPO Director, S6851 [4DE]

Health: promote health care in rural communities, S6383 [5NO]

Hong Kong: address political demonstrators’ demands, condemn use of force against demonstrators and characterization of protests as riots, and express concern relative to Chinese extradition bill, S7000 [12DE]

——— 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 (S. 1838), S6649, S6653 [19NO], S6848 [4DE]

——— support political demonstrators’ demands and condemn use of force against demonstrators and the suppression of civil liberties, S6649 [19NO]

——— support protests in opposition to proposed law allowing extradition of individuals accused of crimes to China, S6500 [12NO]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S6495 [12NO]

——— authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens known as Dreamers as well as for people covered by Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure (H.R. 6), S6495 [12NO]

——— improve care of children and families at the southern U.S. border, streamline processing, and increase resources at ports of entry (S. 1303), S4788 [11JY]

——— provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, S3340 [12JN]

——— require a DNA test to determine familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor (S. 2420), S5461 [12SE]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S2765 [9MY], S2865 [15MY]

Independence Day: observance, S4601 [27JN]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: suitability to be Supreme Court Justice relative to sexual misconduct allegations, S5503 [17SE]

McKenzie, TN: anniversary, S5138• [29JY]

Memorial Day: observance, S3072 [23MY]

Miller, Melissa: Tennessee Dept. of Education Tennessee Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2597 [2MY]

National Police Week: observance, S2865 [15MY]

National Small Business Week: observance, S2726 [8MY]

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. 1562), S3623 [13JN]

——— 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. 1562), unanimous-consent request, S3622 [13JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6501 [12NO]

Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S2306–S2308 [9AP]

——— legislative process, S6940 [10DE]

——— legislative program, S6862 [4DE]

Smith, Verdell: Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipient, S3072 [23MY]

Tennessee: tribute, S5225 [31JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S5437 [11SE]

Trump, President: impeachment, S5676 [25SE]

U.N. Population Fund: funding, S6799 [3DE]

U.S. Copyright Office: provide clarity and modernize licensing system for musical works and ensure fairness in establishing certain rates and fees for songwriters and composers, S5226 [31JY]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, S6072 [23OC]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, S4152 [20JN]

Veterans Day: observance, S6384 [5NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 2843), S6693 [20NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 2920), S6693 [20NO]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S2597 [2MY], S3192, S3197 [4JN]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), S3191 [4JN]

World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (S. 206), S2598 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

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

Tributes

Alexander, Senator, S5564 [18SE]

Gibson, Roxie, S5744• [26SE]