COLLINS, SUSAN M. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3377, S3416, S3432, S3438, S3444, S3445 [12JN], S3497, S3509, S3514, S3518, S3597, S3603 [13JN], S3694, S3754 [18JN], S3848, S4103 [19JN], S4184 [20JN], S4507, S4512 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6110, S6111 [23OC], S6172 [24OC], S6245, S6249 [29OC], S6311, S6314 [31OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S588, S658 [24JA]

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), S749, S752 [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), S1008, S1016 [6FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S307 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Acadia National Park: clarify boundary (see S. 101), S142 [10JA]

AID: strengthen implementation of policies that advance early childhood development internationally and provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see S. 2715), S6889 [5DE]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S2884 [15MY]

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

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

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

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

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

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S1438 [25FE]

Armed Forces: allow enlistment and commissioning of transgender individuals and prohibit involuntary separation or denial of reenlistment or continuation of service based solely on gender identity (see S. 373), S1131 [7FE]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S3254 [5JN]

——— 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 penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member (see S. 122), S220 [15JA]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see S. 164), S4456 [24JN]

Assistive Technology Act: reauthorize (see S. 1835), S3476 [13JN]

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]

Boko Haram (terrorist organization): recognize anniversary of Chibok girls’ kidnapping, call for release of captives, commend bravery of survivors, and support Nigerian efforts to defeat Boko Haram (see S. Res. 170), S2436 [11AP]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2788 [13MY]

CFTC and SEC: modify whistleblower incentives and protections (see S. 2529), S6826 [3DE]

Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see S. Res. 112), S1900 [14MR]

——— express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (see S. Res. 205), S2816 [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), S1939 [25MR]

——— express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemn practice of non-consenting organ harvesting (see S. Res. 274), S4909 [17JY]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 1554), S3004 [21MY]

Climate: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 404), S6334 [31OC]

——— 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), S1661 [5MR]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S19 [3JA]

——— mint coins in commemoration (see S. 509), S2436 [11AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require Senate confirmation of Inspector General (see S. 187), S293 [17JA]

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

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

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

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 250), S742 [29JA]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases to reduce time animals are held in shelters and require claimants to be responsible for cost of animal care (see S. 513), S1383 [14FE]

——— prohibit slaughter of horses for human consumption (see S. 2006), S4628 [27JN]

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

Cuba: allow financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1447), S2815 [14MY]

——— condemn imprisonment of democracy and human rights activist José Daniel Ferrer and call for immediate and unconditional release of Ferrer and other activists (see S. Res. 454), S7027 [12DE]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see S. 1810), S6606 [14NO]

——— improve nutritional and other program requirements relative to purchases of locally produced food under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1817), S3363 [12JN]

——— increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC (see S. 2358), S5247 [31JY]

——— provide alternative delivery options for Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1918), S5064 [24JY]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 2026), S4628 [27JN]

——— reform Federal sugar program (see S. 2568), S5747 [26SE]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure ZTE Corp., compliance with all probationary conditions set forth in the settlement agreement entered into with Bureau of Industry and Security (see S. 335), S867 [5FE]

——— limit authority to remove Huawei Technologies Co., from entity list maintained by Bureau of Industry and Security (see S. 2117), S4821 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (see S. Res. 332), S5706 [25SE]

——— provide blood testing for departmental firefighters to determine potential exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 858), S2788 [13MY]

——— 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), S5794 [15OC]

——— require each military department to develop resilience plans for installations to prepare for potential disasters and other risks posed by severe changes in environmental conditions (see S. 1156), S2926 [16MY]

——— 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), S1437 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 839), S5794 [15OC]

——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 784), S1845 [13MR]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 752), S1792 [12MR]

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

——— strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education (see S. 3028), S6992 [11DE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to provide payments to communities in which a nuclear powerplant that has ceased generating electricity and that stores spent nuclear fuel on-site is located (see S. 1985), S4566 [26JN]

——— establish a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector (see S. 174), S293 [17JA]

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

——— establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program (see S. 1183), S4774 [10JY]

——— establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see S. 1769), S3284 [10JN]

——— establish Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP) Program (see S. 2425), S5311 [1AU]

——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1593), S3058 [22MY]

——— establish or designate Distributed Energy Opportunity Board and certify Distributed Energy Opportunity Communities to streamline clean energy technology permitting (see S. 2447), S5360 [9SE]

——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see S. 2277), S5107 [25JY]

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

——— provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (see S. 2660), S5965 [22OC]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program (see S. 983), S2189 [2AP]

——— require certain financial assistance to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives (see S. 185), S293 [17JA]

Dept. of HHS: allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 61), S1706 [6MR]

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

——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (see S. 740), S1792 [12MR]

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

——— establish Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see S. 702), S1733 [7MR]

——— expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 1618), S3322 [11JN]

——— identify and disseminate best practices for National Family Caregiver Support Program (see S. 1146), S2433 [11AP]

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

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 1258), S2927 [16MY]

——— provide better protections and support for children raised by grandparents or other kinship families outside the foster care system due to parental drug or alcohol abuse (see S. 1181), S2434 [11AP]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see S. 970), S5794 [15OC]

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

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S2436 [11AP]

——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see S. 2158), S6093 [23OC]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 1107), S4506 [25JN]

——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S5923 [21OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see S. 495), S5896 [17OC]

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

——— provide for additional lead-based paint poisoning prevention procedures for families with children under a certain age (see S. 1583), S7028 [12DE]

——— require carbon monoxide detectors in certain federally assisted housing (see S. 2160), S6568 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice: expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2817 [14MY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1707 [6MR]

——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 1231), S2515 [30AP]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 820), S2817 [14MY]

——— 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), S2518 [30AP]

——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see S. 71), S143 [10JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 793), S1898 [14MR]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to protect women and children and reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault (see S. 1781), S6157 [24OC]

——— authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime (see S. 1590), S3058 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— include reported sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and include such violence as a basis for sanctions or travel restrictions (see S. 1777), S3319 [11JN]

——— 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), S5361 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see S. 1296), S2613 [2MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2254), 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), S1276 [12FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address financial exploitation of veterans receiving a pension (see S. 2988), S6888 [5DE]

——— 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]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see S. 1573), S3004 [21MY]

——— 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), S6157 [24OC]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S7049 [16DE]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing program (see S. 2022), S6905 [9DE]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 598), S3478 [13JN]

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

——— 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]

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

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

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1755), S3283 [10JN]

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

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S3251 [5JN]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S2814 [14MY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4775 [10JY]

Drugs: establish an interactive dashboard to allow the public to review information on price and utilization of prescription drugs purchased by Federal programs (see S. 709), S1733 [7MR]

——— prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from receiving rebates for insulin products for which the manufacturer has complied with list price reduction requirements and require certain deductible waivers (see S. 2199), S4966 [22JY]

——— require reporting on prescription drug expenditures under group health plans and on prescription drug price changes (see S. 1664), S3105 [23MY]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S2190 [2AP]

Election Assistance Commission: provide grants to support continuing education in election administration or cybersecurity for election officials and employees (see S. 1692), S3106 [23MY]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (see S. 1060), S2488 [29AP]

——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see S. 825), S1898 [14MR]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 485), S1382 [14FE]

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

EPA: eliminate corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see S. 2298), S5108 [25JY]

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

——— establish Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs (see S. 2856), S6604 [14NO]

——— grant authority to regulate a transition to refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants that do not use hydrofluorocarbons (see S. 2754), S6300 [30OC]

——— 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]

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]

Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Critical Technologies and Security (see S. 29), S801 [31JA]

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

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see S. 1969), S4700 [8JY]

FCC: improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the U.S. (see S. 1522), S5251 [31JY]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2436 [11AP]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5314 [1AU]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 726), S1734 [7MR]

——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S6476 [7NO]

——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 340), S867 [5FE]

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), S832 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— permit disabled law enforcement, intelligence, and other safety and security officers and employees to receive the same retirement benefits as if they had not been disabled (see S. 531), S1383 [14FE]

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

——— reimburse for income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation (see S. 841), S1899 [14MR]

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

——— 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 firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1942), S4455 [24JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 1394), S3007 [21MY]

FEMA: develop guidance for firefighters and emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and limit and prevent release of such chemicals into the environment (see S. 2353), S5363 [9SE]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 7), S19 [3JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see S. 2376), S5248 [31JY]

Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (see S. 1410), S2770 [9MY]

——— prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 877), S2487 [29AP]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see S. 1963), S4504 [25JN]

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

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

Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (see S. 727), S3108 [23MY]

——— promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see S. 1102), S5250 [31JY]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 512), S1383 [14FE]

——— protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites, simplify complaint reporting system, and study impact of fraud on consumers (see S. 2229), S5476 [12SE]

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), S5797 [15OC]

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

Government: express that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur (see S. Res. 66), S1166 [11FE]

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), S2088 [28MR]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see S. 225), 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 admissability of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S5362 [9SE]

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

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

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), S2042 [27MR]

——— promote deployment of commercial fifth generation (5G) mobile networks and the sharing of information with communication providers on security risks (see S. 1625), S4630 [27JN]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 403), S1132 [7FE]

Insurance: require a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 2546), S6951 [10DE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S5922 [21OC]

——— 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), S2487 [29AP]

International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 225), S3107 [23MY]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 101), S1734 [7MR]

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

Iran: impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see S. 925), S2087 [28MR]

IRS: modernize and improve (see S. 928), S2295 [8AP]

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]

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

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

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

——— reauthorize (see S. 302), S800 [31JA]

Law enforcement: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents under authorizations for use of military force without charge or trial (see S. 1702), S3164 [3JN]

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

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), S2045 [27MR]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see S. 239), S3320 [11JN]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see S. 317), S1900 [14MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 548), S1900 [14MR]

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), S1792 [12MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 286), S2271 [4AP]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 348), S3165 [3JN]

——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see S. 1280), S2612 [2MY]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2741), S6758 [21NO]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 237), S698 [28JA]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see S. 1725), S3365 [12JN]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see S. 988), S4505 [25JN]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see S. 2892), S6669 [19NO]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 2772), S6391 [5NO]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S1987 [26MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 814), S1898 [14MR]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 289), S3165 [3JN]

——— 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), S4949 [18JY]

——— 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), S6626 [18NO]

Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see S. 2680), S6244 [29OC]

——— 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 (see S. 1), S181 [14JA]

——— 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), S2044 [27MR]

——— support peaceful resolution to Yemen civil war, report on international law violations, suspend Saudi arms sales and support, and hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable (see S. 398), S1132 [7FE]

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 Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 355), S5749 [26SE]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 258), S4169 [20JN]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see S. 2477), S5750 [26SE]

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

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 2434), S5579 [18SE]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 25), S5493 [16SE]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5251 [31JY]

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S5474 [12SE]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see S. Res. 162), S2435 [11AP]

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

National Farm to School Month: designate (see S. Res. 403), S6334 [31OC]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 77), S1384 [14FE]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S2613 [2MY]

National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 293), S5196 [30JY]

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

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), S1382 [14FE]

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

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful—National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 327), S831 [4FE]

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

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 339), S5706 [25SE] (see S. Res. 380), S6156 [24OC]

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

National security: protect integrity, fairness, and objectivity of security clearance process (see S. 838), S1899 [14MR]

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

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

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

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 194), S4858 [16JY]

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]

NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal (see S.J. Res. 4), S293 [17JA]

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), S867 [5FE]

NIH: provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see S. 864), S3108 [23MY]

——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 558), S1492 [26FE]

NIST: end funding limit for Manufacturing USA institutes, promote new institutes in innovative sectors, increase interagency collaboration, and advance certifications and training for advanced manufacturing workforce (see S. 1427), S5540 [17SE]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments relative to ocean acidification (see S. 778), S1844 [13MR]

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

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

Nuclear weapons: urge compliance and extension of nonproliferation and reduction treaties, condemn Russian noncompliance with treaties, and pursue additional arms control agreements with Russia and China (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2884 [15MY]

Oceans: enhance domestic marine debris response (see S. 2364), S5247 [31JY]

——— enhance domestic marine debris response, improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris, and promote global engagement to combat marine debris (see S. 1982), S4566 [26JN]

——— enhance global engagements to combat marine debris (see S. 2372), S5248 [31JY]

——— improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see S. 2260), S5924 [21OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see S. 999), S2239 [3AP]

Olympic Games: provide oversight over U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, increase legal liability on committee and national governing bodies, and protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse (see S. 2330), S5898 [17OC]

Partnership Fund for Peace: establish to facilitate and finance joint economic ventures and people-to-people exchanges between Palestinians, Israelis, and Americans (see S. 1727), S5408 [10SE]

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), S5843 [16OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 172), S6669 [19NO]

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

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 64), S3253 [5JN]

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. 2242), S5198 [30JY]

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), S1734 [7MR]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 696), S5966 [22OC]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1665), S6301 [30OC]

Public welfare programs: extend State court funding for child welfare (see S. 2587), S5796 [15OC]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1384 [14FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2916), S6718 [20NO]

Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see S. Res. 73), S1384 [14FE]

——— request information on human rights practices in Yemen to make determinations on continuation of U.S. arms sales and security assistance (see S. Res. 243), S3284 [10JN]

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

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (see S. 1719), S3250 [5JN]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose to investors information on cybersecurity risks and presence of cybersecurity experts on the board of trustees (see S. 592), S1593 [28FE]

Senate: establish John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission (see S. Res. 80), S2519 [30AP]

Small business: reduce duplicative filing costs for small businesses looking to offer retirement plans to their employees and sole-proprietors (see S. 354), S919 [6FE]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4775 [10JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 1960), S4504 [25JN]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2262), S5106 [25JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S1383 [14FE]

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: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see S. 1820), S5967 [22OC]

SSA: clarify mailing requirement relative to Social Security account statements (see S. 2989), S7029 [12DE]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4775 [10JY]

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), S5966 [22OC]

Task Force on Super Pollutants: establish to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see S. 2325), S5195 [30JY]

Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN]

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

——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 632), S1846 [13MR]

——— 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), S6718 [20NO]

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

——— extend and update new energy efficient home credit (see S. 2595), S5793 [15OC]

——— extend and update nonbusiness energy property credit (see S. 2588), S5748 [26SE]

——— extend credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave (see S. 1628), S3104 [23MY]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1276 [12FE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1841), S3476 [13JN]

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

——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 628), S1594 [28FE]

——— increase and make fully refundable the child and dependent care tax credit and increase maximum amount excludable from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 749), S1792 [12MR]

——— limit amount of certain qualified conservation contributions (see S. 170), S6392 [5NO]

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

——— make civil damages, restitution, and any other monetary award given to human trafficking survivors exempt from Federal income taxes (see S. 169), S1541 [27FE]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see S. 1094), S2329 [9AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S4567 [26JN]

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

——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 1355), S2688 [7MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S2488 [29AP]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1988), S4566 [26JN]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1142), S3254 [5JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S4908 [17JY]

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

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

——— treat certain contributions by government entities as contributions to capital (see S. 2942), S7029 [12DE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2789 [13MY]

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

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), S2818 [14MY]

Transportation: improve transit-oriented development financing (see S. 2805), S6478 [7NO]

Trump, President: terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (see S.J. Res. 10), S1594 [28FE] (see S.J. Res. 54), S5407 [10SE]

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

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: prohibit funding to advance withdrawal from Paris Agreement and require the President to develop a plan for the U.S. to meet its pollution reduction goals under such agreement (see S. 1743), S4568 [26JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 261), S742 [29JA]

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

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: strengthen (see S. 2801), S6447 [6NO]

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

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: 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), S5409 [10SE]

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

Water: improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see S. 933), S5897 [17OC]

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

——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 2561), S6719 [20NO]

Women: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 3037), S7026 [12DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2515 [30AP] (see S. 2427), S6477 [7NO]

——— 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]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S1438 [25FE]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4775 [10JY]

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), S5795 [15OC]

——— 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), S2042 [27MR]

——— 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 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see S. 1421), S2886 [15MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S4807 [11JY]

——— 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 and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 997), S2239 [3AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 2322), S5195 [30JY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 295), S5249 [31JY]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 58), S1133 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 1949), S4455 [24JN]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see S. 1803), S3363 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see S. 1602), S3059 [22MY]

——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 253), S742 [29JA]

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), S2043 [27MR]

——— improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (see S. 591), S1540 [27FE]

——— mitigate drug shortages by prioritizing review of new drug applications, inspections, and reasons for shortages and assess national security threats associated with drug and ingredient shortages (see S. 2723), S6242 [29OC]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see S. 1657), S3105 [23MY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see S. 995), S2189 [2AP]

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

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and reinstate Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (see S. 299), S800 [31JA]

Dept. of Transportation: request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see S. 349), S919 [6FE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2520), S5602 [19SE]

FCC: increase existing penalties for provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information and extend statute of limitations for forfeiture penalties for persons who commit such violations (see S. 2147), S4907 [17JY]

——— provide Federal matching funding for State-level broadband programs (see S. 2018), S4628 [27JN]

FDA: require manufacturers of approved biological products to disclose and list patents, biosimilarity, and exclusivity information relative to their products and promote biosimilar competition (see S. 659), S1659 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (see S. 181), S293 [17JA]

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]

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

IRS: establish a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft (see S. 240), S698 [28JA]

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

Medicaid: enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (see S. 3116), S7207 [19DE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S800 [31JA]

——— establish a special task force on ensuring beneficiary access to innovative diabetes technologies and services (see S. 2901), S6669 [19NO]

——— 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), S1165 [11FE]

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

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

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 327), S5664 [24SE]

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 210), S2816 [14MY]

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

Older Americans Act: modernize (see S. 3057), S7048 [16DE]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 241), S3284 [10JN]

Public Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 126), S2043 [27MR]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 88), S1595 [28FE]

Refugees: authorize certain aliens seeking asylum to be employed in the U.S. while their applications are being adjudicated (see S. 3048), S7027 [12DE]

Regulatory Flexibility Act: allow remote participation on review panels (see S. 2142), S4907 [17JY]

Senior citizens: issue Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp (see S. 1784), S3319 [11JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (see S. 959), S2088 [28MR]

Taxation: increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1210), S2435 [11AP]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (see S. 2762), S6333 [31OC]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small businesses to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (see S. 321), S831 [4FE]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (see S. 322), S831 [4FE]

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

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 2214), S5012 [23JY]

Women: support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see S. 2766), S6333 [31OC]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 440), S6756 [21NO]

Cloture motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2021 (H.R. 3877), S5125 [29JY], S5281, S5288 [1AU]

Craft, Kelly Knight: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador and U.N. Security Council Representative, S5125 [29JY], S5183 [30JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), S7088 [17DE], S7192 [19DE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S1155 [11FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (S.J. Res. 2), S208 [15JA], S247 [16JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6735 [21NO]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S1972 [26MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), S7087 [17DE], S7175 [19DE]

Norquist, David L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S5126 [29JY]

Public debt: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5125 [29JY], S5281, S5288 [1AU]

Letters

Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization: several disability organizations, S2192 [2AP]

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program reauthorization and expansion: Beat Steiner, Fred Miser, and Judith Belle Brown, Council of Academic Family Medicine, S805 [31JA]

——— Michael L. Munger, American Academy of Family Physicians, S806 [31JA]

——— Stephen C. Shannon, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, S806 [31JA]

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: Catherine Carrico, National Association of Geriatric Education Centers, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Laurie Jacobs, American Geriatrics Society, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Michele J. Saunders, Eldercare Workforce Alliance, S803 [31JA]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S804 [31JA]

FCC State-level broadband programs funding match: Lisa Harvey-McPherson, Northern Light Health, Inc., S4632 [27JN]

Medical expense tax deduction lower threshold permanent extension: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S265 [16JA]

Older Americans Act modernization: Bob Blancato and Meredith Whitmire, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S7055 [16DE]

——— C. Grace Whiting and Michael R. Wittke, National Alliance for Caregiving, S7055 [16DE]

——— Martha Roherty, Advancing States (organization), S7057 [16DE]

——— Megan O’Reilly, AARP, S7054 [16DE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S7056 [16DE]

——— Shelley Lyford, West Health Institute, S7055 [16DE]

——— Stephen O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, S7056 [16DE]

Premium Reduction Act: Eric A. Cioppa, Raymond G. Farmer, David Altmaier, and Dean L. Cameron, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S5900 [17OC]

——— several health organizations, S5900 [17OC]

Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act: Jonathan F. Thompson, National Sheriffs’ Association, S3324 [11JN]

——— Mai Fernandez, National Center for Victims of Crime, S3324 [11JN]

——— Robert B. Blancato, Elder Justice Coalition, S3324 [11JN]

Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Paula Jackson Jones, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (organization), S3112 [23MY]

——— Vector-Borne Disease Network and allied organizations, S3111 [23MY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

Senate, S307 [19JA]

Remarks

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (S. 1766), S3288 [10JN]

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (S. 2322), S5199 [30JY]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S492 [23JA], S7183 [19DE]

——— making continuing, S561 [24JA]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 28), S672 [25JA]

Armed Forces: authorize skills training, apprenticeships, and other training programs at Federal agencies for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]

Auburn, ME: anniversary, S64 [8JA]

Bangor, ME: anniversary of General Electric Power facility, S3650• [18JN]

——— Fruit Street Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5890 [17OC]

Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1351 [14FE]

Cape Elizabeth, ME: Cape Elizabeth High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5890 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (S. 1949), S4459 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow Integrated Lodging Pilot Program to expire, S4161 [20JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4598 [27JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S7068 [17DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), motion to proceed, S4160 [20JN], S4200 [24JN]

——— military deployment to Middle East in response to alleged threats from Iran, S3032 [22MY]

——— report on efforts to promote apprenticeships and on-the-job training for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (S. 1803), S3366 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (S. 1602), S3062 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (S. 591), S1541 [27FE]

——— mitigate drug shortages by prioritizing review of new drug applications, inspections, and reasons for shortages and assess national security threats associated with drug and ingredient shortages (S. 2723), S6245 [29OC]

——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (S. 1657), S3111 [23MY]

——— publish physical activity recommendations (S. 1608), S7239, S7240 [19DE]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (S. 995), S2191 [2AP], S2266 [4AP]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (S. 304), S805 [31JA]

Dept. of Transportation: aviation safety and aircraft certification activities funding, S6218 [29OC]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (S. 349), S920 [6FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S4160 [20JN], S4200 [24JN], S4598 [27JN], S7068 [17DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6208, S6218 [29OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5949–S5951 [22OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), unanimous-consent agreement, S6293, S6294 [30OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S492 [23JA]

Drugs: prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from receiving rebates for insulin products for which the manufacturer has complied with list price reduction requirements and require certain deductible waivers (S. 2199), S5158 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

Economic Development Administration: funding, S6209 [29OC]

EPA: disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (S.J. Res. 53), S5867 [17OC]

F.O. Bailey Co.: anniversary, S5390 [10SE]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), S3082 [23MY]

——— increase existing penalties for provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information and extend statute of limitations for forfeiture penalties for persons who commit such violations (S. 2147), S4912 [17JY]

——— provide Federal matching funding for State-level broadband programs (S. 2018), S4632 [27JN]

FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market, S5158 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

——— require manufacturers of approved biological products to disclose and list patents, biosimilarity, and exclusivity information relative to their products and promote biosimilar competition, S5158 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

——— require manufacturers of approved biological products to disclose and list patents, biosimilarity, and exclusivity information relative to their products and promote biosimilar competition (S. 659), S1752–S1754 [11MR]

Fort Kent, ME: anniversary, S4851 [16JY]

Freeport, ME: tribute to Freeport Flag Ladies, S5099 [25JY]

Frenchville, ME: anniversary, S4820 [15JY]

FTC: prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (S. 1416), S6527 [13NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S264 [16JA], S492 [23JA], S561 [24JA], S672 [25JA]

Grand Isle, ME: anniversary, S4453 [24JN]

Hagan, Kay R.: tribute (S. Res. 390), S6307 [30OC]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (S. 181), S301 [18JA]

Health: lower health care costs by ending surprise medical bills, reducing drug prices, and improving health care transparency, public health, and exchange of health information (S. 1895), S5158 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, S493 [23JA]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S492 [23JA]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees, S5158 [30JY], S6526 [13NO]

——— provide support to States to establish invisible high risk pool or reinsurance programs (S. 1868), S5899 [17OC]

Iran: U.S. policy, S3032 [22MY]

IRS: establish a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft (S. 240), S699 [28JA]

Limestone, ME: anniversary, S1127 [7FE]

Madawaska, ME: anniversary, S5191 [30JY]

Maine: tribute, S1187 [12FE]

Medicaid: enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children (S. 3116), S7211 [19DE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 296), S803–S804 [31JA], S1156 [11FE]

——— establish a special task force on ensuring beneficiary access to innovative diabetes technologies and services (S. 2901), S6673 [19NO]

——— improve home health payment reforms (S. 433), S1167 [11FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers (S. 2543), S6526 [13NO]

Middle East: report on plan to secure enduring defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (S. 2755), S6307 [30OC]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 389), S6307 [30OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), House amendment, S7183 [19DE]

NOAA: National Sea Grant College Program funding, S6208 [29OC]

——— North Atlantic right whale conservation programs funding, S6209 [29OC]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 377), S6307 [30OC]

Older Americans Act: modernize (S. 3057), S7053–S7057 [16DE]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S5157–S5159 [30JY], S6218 [29OC]

——— improve access to generic prescription drugs, S5159 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]

——— prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (S. 64), S6527 [13NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7237 [19DE]

——— nominations remain in status quo, S7238 [19DE]

Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1652 [5MR]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in Dept. of Justice lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with preexisting conditions, S1652 [5MR]

Refugees: authorize certain aliens seeking asylum to be employed in the U.S. while their applications are being adjudicated (S. 3048), S7030 [12DE]

Regulatory Flexibility Act: allow remote participation on review panels (S. 2142), S4903 [17JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 2916), S6720 [20NO]

Senate: appreciation for tributes, S3639 [18JN]

——— appreciation of opportunity to serve, S3639 [18JN]

——— authority of officials during adjournment, S7240 [19DE]

——— legislative program, S6307 [30OC]

Senior citizens: issue Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp (S. 1784), S3323 [11JN]

——— prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, increase public awareness of the impact of such fraud, and provide education on how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, S6209 [29OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish a comprehensive women’s history museum (S. 959), S2092 [28MR]

Taxation: increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (S. 1210), S2428 [11AP]

——— increase limitation on deduction for State and local taxes for individuals filing jointly (S. 2762), S6336 [31OC]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small businesses to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (S. 321), S834 [4FE]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (S. 322), S835 [4FE]

——— provide for a permanent extension of the lower threshold for the medical expense deduction (S. 110), S264 [16JA]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (S. 2214), S5015 [23JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S5431 [11SE]

Trump, President: terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), S1861 [14MR]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 10), S1601, S1602 [28FE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), S5680 [25SE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), veto, S5874 [17OC]

Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1509 [27FE]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S1509 [27FE]

Women: observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), S3188, S3193, S3197 [4JN]

——— support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (S. 2766), S6338 [31OC]

Yarmouth, ME: Yarmouth High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5890 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute for casting 7000th consecutive vote, S3639, S3640 [18JN]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2520) (S. Rept. 116–109), S5602 [19SE]

Expenditures: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Res. 58), S1130 [7FE]

Falls Prevention—National, State, and Local Solutions To Better Support Seniors: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 116–138), S5965 [22OC]

Rules

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S1118–S1120 [7FE]

Statements

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization and Expansion: several organizations, S805, S806 [31JA]

Tributes

Hagan, Kay R., S6293 [30OC]

Isakson, Senator, S6809 [3DE]

Lewis, Karen J., S7201 [19DE]

Lugar, Richard G., S2919 [16MY]

Medd, William, S3101 [23MY]

Mikulski, Barbara A., S3193 [4JN]