COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. (a Senator from Delaware)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3407, S3416, S3435, S3436, S3438, S3445 [12JN], S3480, S3509, S3534, S3539, S3603, S3604 [13JN], S3678 [18JN], S4171 [20JN], S4457, S4458 [24JN], S4568 [26JN]
Dept. of Education: reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S6894 [5DE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6130 [23OC], S6194 [28OC]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S658 [24JA], S2097 [28MR]
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), S813, S814 [31JA]
World Wildlife Day: designate (S. Res. 91), S1798, S1799 [12MR]
Appointments
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Board of Trustees, S1023 [6FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 1645), S3105 [23MY]
Afghanistan: express support for credible, inclusive, and transparent Presidential election, condemn threats to democratic elections, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to peace and stability (see S. Res. 344), S5748 [26SE]
African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see S. Res. 261), S4456 [24JN] (see S. Res. 264), S4505 [25JN]
AID: authorize activities to combat ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S. 1340), S3061 [22MY]
——— implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]
——— 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), S6189 [28OC]
Air pollution: support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see S. Res. 316), S5577 [18SE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S2240 [3AP]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 431), S6669 [19NO]
American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary (see S. Res. 39), S800 [31JA]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see S. 504), S4822 [15JY]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S1438 [25FE]
Argentina: condemn Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994, express condolences to families of victims, and support holding those responsible accountable (see S. Res. 277), S5708 [25SE]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see S.J. Res. 11), S2119 [1AP]
——— reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1789), S3319 [11JN]
——— remove 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), S1621 [4MR]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 13), S5199 [30JY]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (see S. Res. 67), S2295 [8AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 218), S3060 [22MY]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2478), S5495 [16SE]
Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see S. 897), S2817 [14MY]
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]
Bolivia: express concern about widespread irregularities in general elections and support convening of new elections at the earliest possible date (see S. Res. 447), S6858 [4DE]
——— support referendum on Presidential term limits, call for independent, democratic elections, and urge Latin American democracies to uphold democratic norms and support peaceful transfers of power (see S. Res. 35), S2295 [8AP]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see S. 2203), S6993 [11DE]
Budget: improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process (see S. 2765), S6333 [31OC]
Bureau of Prisons: reform use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 719), S1734 [7MR]
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]
Business and industry: allow U.S. importers to apply for exclusions from tariffs on Chinese goods which are not accessible outside of China and items that increase the cost of living for U.S. families (see S. 577), S1539 [27FE]
Cambodia: report on continuing participation in Generalized System of Preferences (see S. 34), S67 [8JA]
Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see S. Res. 292), S5196 [30JY]
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), S1706 [6MR]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 79), S1493 [26FE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S293 [17JA]
Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S3845 [19JN]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: reauthorize (see S. 1259), S2569 [1MY]
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]
China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see S. 178), S293 [17JA]
——— expand cooperation with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe relative to China (see S. 2547), S6905 [9DE]
——— 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), S4807 [11JY]
——— recognize that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei Technologies Co., and ZTE Corp., pose serious threats to the national security of the U.S. and its allies (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2088 [28MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA]
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), S1594 [28FE]
Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S587 [24JA]
Colleges and universities: provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2114), S4821 [15JY]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see S. 1083), S3217 [4JN]
Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select): implement recommendations (see S. 63), S5196 [30JY]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR]
Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see S. Res. 98), S6394 [5NO]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see S. 1273), S4858 [16JY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize significant milestone of Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018 (see S. Res. 230), S3215 [4JN]
Correctional institutions: provide that amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see S. 3035), S7026 [12DE]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses for claims rising under Federal or State statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a State constitution (see S. 635), S1594 [28FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 610), S1735 [7MR]
——— issue certificates of rehabilitation to formerly incarcerated individuals who have successfully reintegrated into society and no longer poses a significant risk of reoffending (see S. 2931), S6755 [21NO]
CPSC: establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see S. 3065), S7113 [17DE]
Credit: require consumer reporting agencies to provide small business credit protections by informing them of data breaches and prohibiting charging for credit reports following such breaches (see S. 84), S142 [10JA]
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), S1438 [25FE]
——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 120), S220 [15JA]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6606 [14NO]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 488), S1382 [14FE]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 2303), S5141 [29JY]
——— support pursuit of religious and political freedom and democratic reforms (see S. Res. 215), S6952 [10DE]
Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]
Cyber League of Indo-Pacific States: establish (see S. Res. 140), S2240 [3AP]
Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversaries of independence and subsequent independence of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and reaffirm alliance with the U.S. (see S. Res. 343), S5748 [26SE]
DEA: convene a task force to recommend the most effective program to share data and implement real-time drug diversion prevention (see S. 2686), S6092 [23OC]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see S. 949), S2088 [28MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform Federal sugar program (see S. 2568), S5747 [26SE]
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]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1991), S4566 [26JN]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 191), S3320 [11JN]
Dept. of Education: amend American History and Civics Education program to require inclusion of programs that educate students about history and principles of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights (see S. 313), S800 [31JA]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE]
——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 2499), S5577 [18SE]
——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see S. 1696), S3164 [3JN]
——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 323), S1845 [13MR]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 839), S2885 [15MY]
——— improve American History for Freedom grant program (see S. 2024), S4628 [27JN]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S4730 [9JY]
——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 969), S2118 [1AP]
——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 1642), S3166 [3JN]
——— provide Direct PLUS Loan forgiveness for parents of disabled students (see S. 1219), S2435 [11AP]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 266), S2516 [30AP]
Dept. of Energy: enhance fossil fuel technology (see S. 1201), S3108 [23MY]
——— establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see S. 1602), S3059 [22MY]
——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 903), S2043 [27MR]
——— establish program for research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power (see S. 1685), S3106 [23MY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2137), S4907 [17JY]
——— provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (see S. 1741), S3251 [5JN]
——— 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: 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), S2518 [30AP]
——— condition certain grants on States, local educational agencies, and tribes implementing a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy (see S. 2492), S5539 [17SE]
——— 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), S6190 [28OC]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6905 [9DE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 106), S6156 [24OC]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S2646 [6MY]
——— require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (see S. 474), S1326 [13FE]
——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S6476 [7NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see S. 2797), S6447 [6NO]
——— authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to seize imported merchandise that infringes a design patent (see S. 2987), S6888 [5DE]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S3006 [21MY]
——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (see S. 2625), S6158 [24OC]
——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see S. 2482), S5539 [17SE]
Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1246), S2571 [1MY]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 506), S1438 [25FE]
——— call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 94), S1660 [5MR]
——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see S. 2774), S6391 [5NO]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2388 [10AP]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1437 [25FE]
——— maintain communications logs with Executive Office of the President on civil and criminal investigations and disclose such logs to Congress and certain departmental investigative officials (see S. 1915), S5251 [31JY]
——— make grants to State and tribal courts in order to allow electronic service of certain court orders (see S. 2397), S5248 [31JY]
——— 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]
——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 134), S2189 [2AP]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 1231), S2515 [30AP]
——— 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), S1987 [26MR]
——— require judicial review of executive branch ability to remove a special counsel (see S. 71), S103 [9JA]
——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S680 [25JA]
Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 541), S5664 [24SE]
——— establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 1401), S4457 [24JN]
——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 851), S5361 [9SE]
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), S6449 [6NO]
——— authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime (see S. 1590), S4808 [11JY]
——— 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), S5475 [12SE]
——— develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see S. 249), S2962 [20MY]
——— establish positions of Climate Security Envoy and Special Representative for the Arctic and outline policies on relationship between climate change and national security (see S. 745), S1792 [12MR]
——— provide assistance for U.S. citizens and nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, bolster programs to address hostage-taking and rescue, and impose sanctions on persons responsible for such acts (see S. 712), S1734 [7MR]
——— 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), S4567 [26JN]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR]
——— review termination characterization of former employees fired for their sexual orientation (see S. 1252), S2515 [30AP]
Dept. of State and AID: tribute to employees (see S. Res. 453), S7027 [12DE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 2591), S5748 [26SE]
——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and the Straits of Florida (see S. 1304), S2613 [2MY]
——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 1458), S3007 [21MY]
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), S5604 [19SE]
——— 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), S2614 [2MY]
Dept. of Transportation: assess the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received by Dept. of the Treasury and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1527), S5251 [31JY]
——— conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see S. 1254), S3166 [3JN]
——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6670 [19NO]
——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see S. 349), S1621 [4MR]
——— require new, large commercial motor trucks to be equipped with speed-limiting technology and existing trucks with such technology to utilize it (see S. 2033), S4628 [27JN] (see S. 3005), S6949 [10DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY]
——— 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]
——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S4567 [26JN]
——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S3253 [5JN]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S4858 [16JY]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2434 [11AP]
——— 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]
——— review health care providers whose licenses were terminated for care or services provided at non-departmental facilities and notify patients who received inadequate care from such providers (see S. 123), S220 [15JA]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S219 [15JA]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 788), S1845 [13MR]
——— provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 852), S2295 [8AP]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S4858 [16JY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S4858 [16JY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 631), S1594 [28FE]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 439), S6756 [21NO]
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 26), S587 [24JA]
Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S2119 [1AP]
Economy: require a global economic security strategy (see S. 2826), S6475 [7NO]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY]
——— 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), S2963 [20MY]
——— prohibit interfering in elections with agents of foreign governments, ban foreign nationals from buying digital ads or issue ads, and make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible into the U.S. (see S. 1469), S2964 [20MY]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see S. 1540), S2925 [16MY]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 840), S1899 [14MR]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see S. 1306), S2613 [2MY]
Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see S. 2491), S6335 [31OC]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 347), S5748 [26SE]
EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S4822 [15JY]
——— 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]
——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see S. 383), S1793 [12MR]
Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see S. 217), S586 [24JA]
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]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 559), S1492 [26FE]
FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see S. 2746), S6300 [30OC]
FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2486 [29AP]
——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5795 [15OC]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see S. 682), S1705 [6MR]
FDA: impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S5841 [16OC]
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]
——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see S. 162), S920 [6FE]
——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see S. 1706), S3215 [4JN]
Federal employees: ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements (see S. 3146), S7208 [19DE]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 24), S19 [3JA]
——— waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 204), S586 [24JA]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 1942), S4455 [24JN]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see S. 1970), S4504 [25JN]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 168), S2435 [11AP]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 66), S5474 [12SE]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 1831), S3475 [13JN]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 447), S1275 [12FE]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 42), S67 [8JA]
Fish and fishing: address threat to national security from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and associated illegal activity and prevent illegal trade of seafood and seafood products (see S. 1269), S2569 [1MY]
——— phase out large-scale driftnet fishing and develop alternative fishing methods and gear types that reduce incidental catch of living marine resources (see S. 906), S3653 [18JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 368), S1131 [7FE]
Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see S. 1102), S3254 [5JN]
Foreign Service: emphasize importance of a career, nonpartisan Foreign Service of the U.S. (see S. Res. 376), S6156 [24OC]
Foreign trade: limit Presidential authority to modify duty rates for national security reasons and limit authority of the U.S. Trade Representative to impose certain duties or import restrictions (see S. 899), S3653 [18JN]
Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 409), S1133 [7FE]
Freedom of religion: call for global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws (see S. Res. 458), S7208 [19DE]
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), S5577 [18SE]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 95), S1660 [5MR]
Hagan, Kay R.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S6300 [30OC]
Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1367), S2743 [8MY]
Health: ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage by providing tax credits to purchase insurance on exchanges for families not covered by employer-provided insurance (see S. 1935), S4169 [20JN]
——— 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), S1988 [26MR]
——— protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1531), S4630 [27JN]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see S. Res. 165), S2435 [11AP]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 948), S5494 [16SE]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 111), S1899 [14MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 352), S5749 [26SE]
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]
——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (see S. 2710), S6156 [24OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S2647 [6MY]
House of Representatives: require States to conduct redistricting through independent commissions (see S. 2226), S5012 [23JY]
Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy (see S. Res. 260), S4456 [24JN]
Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S2089 [28MR]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]
——— provide immigration status for certain battered spouses and children (see S. 415), S1133 [7FE]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see S. 1088), S4730 [9JY]
——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]
Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1535), S2925 [16MY]
Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S.J. Res. 52), S5249 [31JY]
——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 1481), S2927 [16MY]
——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see S. 1556), S3004 [21MY]
Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see S. Res. 297), S5968 [22OC]
International Day of Persons With Disabilities: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 445), S6825 [3DE]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 225), S3107 [23MY]
International relations: reaffirm importance of General Security of Military Information Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Japan (see S. Res. 435), S6759 [21NO]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see S. 1039), S5250 [31JY]
——— support designation of a national day of remembrance for the hostage crisis (see S. Res. 395), S6394 [5NO]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 515), S1383 [14FE]
Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see S. Res. 120), S1989 [26MR]
Japan: reaffirm vital role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond (see S. Res. 183), S2648 [6MY]
Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S2614 [2MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S3844 [19JN]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: provide proper oversight of U.S. policy (see S. 1658), S3105 [23MY]
Korea, Republic of: express importance of U.S. alliance and strengthen and broaden diplomatic, economic, and security ties (see S. Res. 152), S6952 [10DE]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 277), S769 [30JA]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S2571 [1MY]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 2355), S5247 [31JY]
LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S6789 [2DE]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see S. Res. 270), S4629 [27JN]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 247), S3363 [12JN]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 456), S1940 [25MR]
Lugar, Richard G.: tribute (see S. Res. 173), S2485 [29AP]
Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 338), S5706 [25SE]
Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see S. Res. 374), S6092 [23OC]
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), S3363 [12JN]
Medicaid: provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see S. 585), S1540 [27FE]
Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 62), S1845 [13MR]
——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S1593 [28FE]
——— 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), S1595 [28FE]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S2486 [29AP]
——— 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]
——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S2089 [28MR]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE]
——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (see S. 476), S2089 [28MR]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S3060 [22MY]
——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 814), S3285 [10JN]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR]
Middle East: expend all appropriated bilateral assistance to the West Bank and Gaza (see S. Res. 171), S2436 [11AP]
——— promote U.S. national security and prevent the resurgence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. 2641), S6093 [23OC]
——— support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution and express that unilateral annexation of portions of the West Bank jeopardizes that solution (see S. Res. 234), S4809 [11JY]
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 and Community Service Administration: establish (see S. 994), S2189 [2AP]
National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 202), S2787 [13MY]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see S. Res. 348), S5749 [26SE]
National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5708 [25SE]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S5312 [1AU]
National FFA Organization: amend charter (see S. 112), S181 [14JA]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3255 [5JN]
National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3255 [5JN]
National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 423), S6605 [14NO]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 346), S5748 [26SE]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S2613 [2MY]
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), S1940 [25MR]
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 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 321), S5603 [19SE]
National Purple Heart Honor Commission: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2815), S7028 [12DE]
National Rosie the Riveter Day: designate (see S. Res. 114), S1900 [14MR]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 38), S800 [31JA]
National security: address state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S. (see S. 602), S1593 [28FE]
——— improve diversity and inclusion in the workforce of national security agencies (see S. 497), S1382 [14FE]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 191), S2646 [6MY]
National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 76), S1384 [14FE]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S2743 [8MY]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]
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]
National Workforce Development Month: designate (see S. Res. 304), S5312 [1AU]
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]
——— recognize accomplishments, call on members to fully meet obligations, consider membership of North Macedonia, reaffirm collective defense principles, and support reform and mission (see S. Res. 123), S2120 [1AP]
Nemtsov, Boris: call for accountability and justice for assassination in Russia (see S. Res. 81), S1540 [27FE]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 310), S800 [31JA]
Nigeria: promote free, fair, and credible elections, condemn hate speech and violence, and support inclusion of all citizens in a peaceful electoral process (see S. Con. Res. 1), S274 [16JA]
NIH: make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see S. 3023), S6992 [11DE]
North Macedonia: commend agreement with Greek officials to resolve name dispute, support integration into NATO, European Union, and other alliances, and encourage peaceful dispute resolution (see S. Res. 65), S1166 [11FE]
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), S5109 [25JY]
——— enhance global engagements to combat marine debris (see S. 2372), S5248 [31JY]
——— improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see S. 2260), S5251 [31JY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit to Congress a report on death of Jamal Khashoggi (see S. 544), S1437 [25FE]
Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (see S. 2281), S5495 [16SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: guarantee funding for navigator programs to provide assistance in choosing health plans and increase outreach and education about plan options and financial support availability (see S. 1905), S3844 [19JN]
——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 466), S3006 [21MY]
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]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP]
——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2257), S5062 [24JY]
Political ethics: require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 882), S1987 [26MR]
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), S2927 [16MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S19 [3JA]
——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 338), S867 [5FE]
Public buildings: provide a lactation room in public buildings (see S. 528), S1383 [14FE]
——— recognize need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people and in particular disabled citizens (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7027 [12DE]
Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 367), S4629 [27JN]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S1595 [28FE]
Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see S. Res. 122), S2043 [27MR]
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]
——— review U.S. policy and activities within the U.S., support human rights, and support peaceful resolution to Yemen civil war (see S. 2066), S4729 [9JY]
SBA: improve license application process for small business investment companies (see S. 2188), S4948 [18JY]
——— report on assistance provided to historically Black colleges or universities (see S. 2126), S4856 [16JY]
——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (see S. 771), S2045 [27MR]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 18), S220 [15JA]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S2689 [7MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 373), S5966 [22OC]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE]
——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2262), S5796 [15OC]
Southeast Asia: call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (see S. Res. 34), S742 [29JA]
Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4950 [18JY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]
Stevens, John Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 282), S5013 [23JY]
Sudan: encourage transfer of power by military to civilian-led political authority, pursue accountability for crimes and human rights abuses, and support aspirations for democracy, justice, and peace (see S. Res. 188), S2614 [2MY]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 393), S1132 [7FE]
Taiwan: foster security through inclusion in international organizations, review of Dept. of State diplomatic guidance, and enhancement of U.S.-Taiwan defense relationship (see S. 878), S1987 [26MR]
——— support diplomatic alliances around the world (see S. 1678), S3106 [23MY]
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis: establish (see S. 1772), S3319 [11JN]
Taxation: allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see S. 1278), S2612 [2MY]
——— eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 632), S1594 [28FE]
——— 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), S5923 [21OC]
——— establish tax-preferred Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs that provide Federal matching funds for contributions by low- and moderate-income workers or their employers (see S. 539), S1436 [25FE]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 177), S293 [17JA]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S5250 [31JY]
——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see S. 2289), S5107 [25JY]
——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see S. 690), S1705 [6MR]
——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1210), S5707 [25SE]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S3107 [23MY]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see S. 1940), S4169 [20JN]
——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1443), S2815 [14MY]
——— provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 1355), S2688 [7MY]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1988), S4566 [26JN]
——— provide for regulation and taxation of electronic cigarettes and alternative nicotine products (see S. 2463), S5448 [11SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S6301 [30OC]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S4730 [9JY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S3108 [23MY]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see S. 894), S2042 [27MR]
——— promote security and provide justice for U.S. victims of international terrorism (see S. 2132), S5967 [22OC]
Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S698 [28JA]
Tunisia: reaffirm partnership with the U.S., commend commitment to democracy, economic reforms, rule of law, and free and fair elections, and condemn terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 236), S5708 [25SE]
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), S3251 [5JN]
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see S. 2503), S5577 [18SE]
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. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S5249 [31JY]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S1793 [12MR]
Venezuela: provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see S. 1025), S2240 [3AP]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 208), S586 [24JA]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 26), S68 [8JA]
——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 624), S1594 [28FE]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP]
Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 2258), S5063 [24JY]
Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN]
——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2964 [20MY]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S3167 [3JN]
——— support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of adolescent girls around the world (see S. 2766), S6905 [9DE]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5494 [16SE]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 452), S6950 [10DE]
World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 161), S2435 [11AP]
World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 179), S2570 [1MY]
World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 254), S4169 [20JN]
World War I: award a Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 206), S6334 [31OC]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6393 [5NO]
——— 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), S6476 [7NO]
——— 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 U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S4948 [18JY]
——— 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), S3285 [10JN]
——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2189 [2AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Climate Action Rebate Fund: create to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide rebates to consumers, encourage innovation of clean energy technologies, and create new economic opportunities (see S. 2284), S5107 [25JY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: authorize grant program that strengthens capacity of community development financial institutions through alignment with national service participants (see S. 884), S1987 [26MR]
——— 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]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 235), S698 [28JA]
——— improve college access and college completion by boosting low-income student enrollment and graduation rates (see S. 1855), S3476 [13JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish a small business voucher program to be used at national laboratories in any technology area (see S. 2009), S4628 [27JN]
——— promote light water reactor sustainability, develop certification and licensing criteria for advanced nuclear facilities, and establish nuclear energy research, demonstration, and development programs (see S. 2368), S5248 [31JY]
——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program (see S. 983), S2189 [2AP]
Dept. of Labor: promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 951), S2088 [28MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 3091), S7156 [18DE]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of facial recognition technology without a Federal court order (see S. 2878), S6605 [14NO]
Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (see S. 727), S1734 [7MR]
Human Rights Day: observance (see S. Res. 450), S6950 [10DE]
Immigration: rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see S. 1123), S2386 [10AP]
IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see S. 2005), S4628 [27JN]
International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements: designate (see S. Res. 283), S5063 [24JY]
Investments: establish universal personal savings program with a minimum employer contribution (see S. 1053), S2270 [4AP]
Kenya: condemn terrorist attack in Nairobi, offer condolences to victims and their families and friends, and assist in investigation of attack and in improving crisis response management (see S. Res. 22), S293 [17JA]
Libya: clarify U.S. policy, advance a diplomatic solution to conflict, and support the people of Libya (see S. 2934), S6755 [21NO]
Medicare: encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 618), S1593 [28FE]
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 College Application Month: designate (see S. Res. 432), S6669 [19NO]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 25), S5493 [16SE]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 77), S1384 [14FE]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 362), S5896 [17OC]
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), S2786 [13MY]
NSF: develop an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) course to support commercialization-ready innovation companies (see S. 118), S220 [15JA]
——— support research on opioid addiction (see S. 2354), S5247 [31JY]
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]
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), S3251 [5JN]
Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see S. 2082), S4773 [10JY]
Saudi Arabia: hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable (see S. 2351), S5247 [31JY]
SBA: improve commercialization activities in Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2127), S4856 [16JY]
——— increase access to capital for small business concerns that are manufacturers (see S. 2131), S4856 [16JY]
Senate: establish John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission (see S. Res. 80), S1540 [27FE]
Social Security: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (see S. 2872), S6604 [14NO]
South Sudan: reaffirm support and call for adherence to conflict resolution agreement, political stabilization, support of human rights, investigation of money laundering, and implementation of arms embargo (see S. Res. 371), S5966 [22OC]
Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1841), S3476 [13JN]
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: implement recommendations (see S. 987), S2189 [2AP]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see S. Res. 450), S6950 [10DE]
Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (see S. Res. 222), S3106 [23MY]
World Food Day: designate (see S. Res. 365), S5896 [17OC]
World Wildlife Day: designate (see S. Res. 91), S1595 [28FE]
Cloture motions
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S558 [24JA]
Privilege of the floor
Story, Drew, S1605 [28FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing, S561 [24JA]
Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1291 [13FE]
Climate: effects of climate change, S1577 [28FE]
Dept. of Education: reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S6866 [5DE]
——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), unanimous-consent request, S6699 [20NO]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 2379), S2900 [16MY]
——— 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 (S. 875), S5510 [17SE]
Firearms: gun control, S5510 [17SE]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 1186), S5510 [17SE]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), S5510 [17SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S561 [24JA]
IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish, S1577 [28FE]
Miller, Eric D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1462 [26FE]
National Police Week: observance, S2900 [16MY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S6875 [5DE]
——— use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S1462 [26FE]
Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, S1577 [28FE]
——— impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial facilities and use revenues to establish a Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund to support families and encourage clean energy technologies, S1577 [28FE]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, S6875 [5DE]
——— impeachment, S6225 [29OC]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S1432 [25FE]
World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3649 [18JN]
Statements
Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning the U.S. Southern Border: several former national security officials, S1432–S1434 [25FE]
Tributes
Cohen, Ronni K., S5836• [16OC]
Isakson, Senator, S6805 [3DE]
Lawruk, Stanley P., Sr. (Lucky), S3649 [18JN]
Mackie, Jeffrey B. (Brendan), S1379 [14FE]
Murray, William, S1618• [4MR]
Scully, Ed, S2604• [2MY]
Sloan, Sonia Schorr (Sonny), S6226 [29OC]