HIRONO, MAZIE K. (a Senator from Hawaii)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3372, S3436 [12JN], S3657 [18JN], S4101 [19JN], S4458, S4466 [24JN], S4619, S4631 [27JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6108, S6129 [23OC], S6165 [24OC], S6191 [28OC], S6249 [29OC], S6302 [30OC], S6311, S6312 [31OC]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S2097 [28MR], S2120, S2135, S2159 [1AP], S2446 [11AP]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S5570 [18SE]
Articles and editorials
Conservatives’ Dishonest Use of ‘Religious Bigotry’ To Deflect Attention From Nominee’s Disturbing Records, Leslie Watson Malachi, Medium (Internet site), S271 [16JA]
I Had a Later Abortion Because I Couldn’t Give My Baby Girl Both Life and Peace, Kate Carson, USA Today, S2719 [8MY]
Senators Were Right To Ask Those Questions on Religion, Michael Keegan, Wall Street Journal, S271 [16JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S1792 [12MR]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 1645), S3105 [23MY]
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: provide free access and enable users to electronically search Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system and consolidate Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (see S. 2064), S5198 [30JY]
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see S. 175), S293 [17JA]
Air pollution: establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see S. 1745), S3251 [5JN]
——— support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see S. Res. 316), S5577 [18SE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S2787 [13MY]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S3285 [10JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2461), S5796 [15OC]
Armed Forces: allow claims against the U.S. for injury and death of members caused by improper medical care (see S. 2451), S5407 [10SE]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP]
——— extend exemption from bankruptcy means-test presumption of abuse for certain members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 2128), S4856 [16JY]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see S.J. Res. 11), S5541 [17SE]
——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see S. 2673), S6091 [23OC]
——— 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]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): recognize importance of Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (see S. Res. 392), S6333 [31OC]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2478), S5474 [12SE]
Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S2241 [3AP]
——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1540 [27FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP]
Black Sea: support freedom of navigation operations in surrounding waters, oppose Russian aggression and impose sanctions, provide military assistance to Ukraine, and call on Europe to deny Russian access to ports (see S. Res. 27), S587 [24JA]
Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see S. 2203), S5796 [15OC]
Bureau of the Census: make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 201), S586 [24JA]
——— 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), S6757 [21NO]
Business and industry: promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving information provided to antitrust enforcers (see S. 306), S800 [31JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1621 [4MR] (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2436 [11AP]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 79), S1493 [26FE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S293 [17JA]
Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S2815 [14MY]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 129), S2088 [28MR]
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), S1941 [25MR]
Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see S. 1554), S3004 [21MY]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S1382 [14FE]
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), S103 [9JA]
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 608), S1593 [28FE]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see S. 1083), S3061 [22MY]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see S. 1095), S2329 [9AP]
——— rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties of the Office (see S. 2509), S5602 [19SE]
Construction industries: prohibit use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements (see S. 1434), S2787 [13MY]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1086), S2328 [9AP]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see S. 1273), S2569 [1MY]
Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2429), S5311 [1AU]
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]
Corporations: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1630), S4506 [25JN]
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), S1593 [28FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 620), S1593 [28FE]
——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2390), S5248 [31JY]
——— require disclosures of funding behind groups that file amicus briefs aimed at influencing the outcome of cases (see S. 1411), S2770 [9MY]
——— require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (see S. 2632), S6302 [30OC]
Credit: clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiary (see S. 1929), S4169 [20JN]
Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see S. 2834), S6507 [12NO]
Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1721), S3250 [5JN]
——— 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), S6091 [23OC]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 2303), S5141 [29JY]
Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see S. 949), S2088 [28MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see S. 2501), S5577 [18SE]
Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3102), S7156 [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of military construction or Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of barriers, land acquisition, or other associated activities on the border without congressional consent (see S. 326), S831 [4FE]
——— 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), S5539 [17SE]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 2548), S5706 [25SE]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 768), S1844 [13MR]
——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2498), S5577 [18SE]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE]
——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to adjunct faculty at colleges and universities (see S. 2523), S5602 [19SE]
——— 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), S2570 [1MY]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1203), S4677 [28JN]
——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2250), S5251 [31JY]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 266), S742 [29JA]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 1492), S2884 [15MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 1483), S2884 [15MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see S. 1602), S5707 [25SE]
——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1593), S3058 [22MY]
——— establish 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (see S. 2334), S5195 [30JY]
——— facilitate modernization of electric grid (see S. 2332), S5195 [30JY]
——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (see S. 1821), S5630 [23SE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR]
——— 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), S6719 [20NO]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6507 [12NO]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1524), S2924 [16MY]
——— reduce maternal deaths and complications by providing funding to States and hospitals to develop and implement standardized maternal safety best practices and review pregnancy-related deaths and complications (see S. 116), S2884 [15MY]
——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY]
——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 467), S1325 [13FE]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1122), S5794 [15OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into the U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 1042), S2270 [4AP]
——— allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see S. 2797), S6993 [11DE]
——— authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to seize imported merchandise that infringes a design patent (see S. 2987), S6888 [5DE]
——— determine if an alien has served, or is serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 1040), S2270 [4AP]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR]
——— establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see S. 1041), S2270 [4AP]
——— establish an election security grant program (see S. 1319), S2614 [2MY]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S2647 [6MY]
——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see S. 1862), S3476 [13JN]
——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (see S. 2625), S6158 [24OC]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1243), S4630 [27JN]
Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1246), S2744 [8MY]
——— make housing more affordable (see S. 787), S5897 [17OC]
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), S1940 [25MR]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2239 [3AP]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1988 [26MR]
——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see S. 2043), S4629 [27JN]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN]
——— 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]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate fair and impartial policing training for law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN]
——— submit to Congress investigative materials in the event of Presidential pardons for offenses that arise from an investigation in which the President, or a relative of the President, is a target (see S. 2090), S4806 [11JY]
Dept. of Labor: 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), S6301 [30OC]
——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2101), S4807 [11JY]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 385), S1132 [7FE]
Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 861), S1939 [25MR]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see S. 3117), S7207 [19DE]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2808), S6474 [7NO]
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), S5062 [24JY]
Dept. of Transportation: repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6568 [13NO]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see S. 436), S4567 [26JN]
——— require owners and operators of pipelines to use advanced leak detection technology and best available technology to capture natural gas when making repairs (see S. 2469), S5495 [16SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see S. 555), S1492 [26FE]
——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (see S. Res. 420), S6567 [13NO]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see S. 2027), S4628 [27JN]
——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S3285 [10JN]
——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S1845 [13MR]
——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE]
——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 980), S2188 [2AP]
——— 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 offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2434 [11AP]
——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (see S. 1222), S3364 [12JN]
——— 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), S1900 [14MR]
Depts. of Transportation and Energy: establish a working group on electric vehicles (see S. 2040), S4629 [27JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 788), S1845 [13MR]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S5923 [21OC]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S2814 [14MY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 631), S1594 [28FE]
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 26), S587 [24JA]
Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 625), S1594 [28FE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY]
——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see S. 1834), S3475 [13JN]
——— 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), S5539 [17SE]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 347), S5748 [26SE]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see S. 921), S2788 [13MY]
——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S1707 [6MR]
——— disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (see S.J. Res. 53), S5843 [16OC]
——— study effects of sunscreen ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate on the environment and public health (see S. 1371), S2743 [8MY]
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: prohibit funding for heads of state meetings and multilateral summits at any Trump Organization-owned property (see S. 2653), S5922 [21OC]
——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for certain agreements relative to hosting the G7 Summit at Trump National Doral Miami (see S. 2654), S5968 [22OC]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see S. 1791), S5795 [15OC]
FCC: expand private right of action for telephone consumers to petition for statutory damages for unwanted, illegal robocalls (see S. 1241), S2515 [30AP]
——— 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: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 726), S2044 [27MR]
——— impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S5540 [17SE]
——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 340), S5196 [30JY]
FEC: reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see S. 2639), S5896 [17OC]
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), S274 [16JA]
——— nullify effect of Executive order requiring the sharing of citizenship data (see S. 2233), S5012 [23JY]
——— prohibit use of funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives (see S. 2485), S5539 [17SE]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see S. 775), S5664 [24SE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 1649), S3105 [23MY]
Federal employees: ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements (see S. 3146), S7208 [19DE]
——— increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 426), S1133 [7FE]
——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 72), S103 [9JA]
——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see S. 262), S742 [29JA]
——— 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]
——— require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations (see S. 222), S586 [24JA]
——— require treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations for security clearances (see S. 464), S1276 [12FE]
——— waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 204), S586 [24JA]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 1394), S2770 [9MY]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (see S. Res. 291), S5196 [30JY]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1200), S2434 [11AP]
——— grant State attorneys general ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws applicable to national banks (see S. 2098), S4807 [11JY]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 66), S103 [9JA]
——— 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: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 877), S2570 [1MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 368), S1131 [7FE]
Foreign policy: combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas (see S. 727), S6757 [21NO]
Foreign Service: emphasize importance of a career, nonpartisan Foreign Service of the U.S. (see S. Res. 376), S6156 [24OC]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see S. 1311), S2613 [2MY]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE]
FTC: prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see S. 1850), S5362 [9SE]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2008), S4628 [27JN]
Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 239), S3253 [5JN]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S. Res. 59), S1133 [7FE]
Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative: establish to facilitate installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain other public lands (see S. 2041), S4629 [27JN]
Hagan, Kay R.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S6300 [30OC]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 111), S1899 [14MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 352), S5749 [26SE]
History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see S. Res. 429), S6625 [18NO]
Homeless: provide a path to end homelessness (see S. 2613), S5841 [16OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S3254 [5JN]
Immigrant Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 255), S4169 [20JN]
Immigration: eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing number of visas, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (see S. 2603), S5840 [16OC]
——— limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY]
——— limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (see S. 1733), S3251 [5JN]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA]
——— prohibit funding to live stream border wall construction activities (see S. 2848), S6566 [13NO]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2256), S5062 [24JY]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY]
——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 2936), S6755 [21NO]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see S. 1088), S2328 [9AP]
——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see S. 1123), S2386 [10AP]
——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]
——— rescind State and local immigration enforcement authority and clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government (see S. 1440), S3007 [21MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 866), S2190 [2AP]
Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S.J. Res. 52), S5249 [31JY]
——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see S. 1556), S3004 [21MY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1847), S3476 [13JN]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see S. 1039), S2270 [4AP]
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]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S3844 [19JN]
Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 193), S2688 [7MY]
Koch, Christina H.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]
Korea, Republic of: provide high-skilled visas for nationals (see S. 843), S1899 [14MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S2488 [29AP]
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]
Lugar, Richard G.: tribute (see S. Res. 173), S2485 [29AP]
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), S3477 [13JN]
Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 489), S1382 [14FE]
——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see S. 916), S2817 [14MY]
Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 62), S103 [9JA]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S5196 [30JY]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1129), S2386 [10AP]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1541 [27FE]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S5578 [18SE]
——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see S. 1037), S6757 [21NO]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR]
Meir, Jessica U.: tribute (see S. Res. 451), S6950 [10DE]
Middle East: 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), S4909 [17JY]
Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1900 [14MR]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 150), S273 [16JA]
Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see S. 1188), S4949 [18JY]
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), S1735 [7MR]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 294), S5249 [31JY]
National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 25), S5493 [16SE]
National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5199 [30JY]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S5312 [1AU]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY]
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), S6157 [24OC]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 190), S2646 [6MY]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]
National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (see S. 500), S5603 [19SE]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 167), S2435 [11AP]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 209), S2816 [14MY]
National Principals Month: observance (see S. Res. 382), S6156 [24OC]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 38), S800 [31JA]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 191), S2646 [6MY]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S867 [5FE]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S2743 [8MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (see S. 1167), S2433 [11AP]
National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 413), S6475 [7NO]
National Voter Registration Day: observance (see S. Res. 353), S5749 [26SE]
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]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]
Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR]
——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 256), S4456 [24JN]
——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1734 [7MR]
NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE]
Nuclear weapons: prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles (see S. 312), S832 [4FE]
Oceans: enhance domestic marine debris response, improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris, and promote global engagement to combat marine debris (see S. 1982), S6568 [13NO]
Office of Government Ethics: reform (see S. 896), S2042 [27MR]
O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2001), S6889 [5DE]
Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see S. 2082), S4773 [10JY]
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]
——— improve cost-sharing reduction payments to assist with payment of deductibles and copayments (see S. 964), S2118 [1AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S3478 [13JN]
——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 466), S3006 [21MY]
Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 975), S2118 [1AP]
Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see S. 2669), S6091 [23OC]
——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP]
——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2257), S5062 [24JY]
——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see S. 1247), S4457 [24JN]
Political ethics: require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 882), S1987 [26MR]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see S. 1980), S4566 [26JN]
Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see S. Res. 99), S2295 [8AP]
Presidents of the U.S.: require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 338), S867 [5FE]
Privacy: give option to delete personal information collected by Internet operators resulting from Internet activity prior to age 13 (see S. 783), S1845 [13MR]
Public buildings: improve Federal energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a Federal Energy Management Program (see S. 1857), S3476 [13JN]
——— 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: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 827), S2963 [20MY]
——— protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 367), S1131 [7FE]
Public Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 126), S2043 [27MR]
Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see S. 1675), S5109 [25JY]
Refugees: recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees (see S. Res. 32), S698 [28JA]
Renewable energy: provide labor standards, develop infrastructure, and provide workforce training and development relative to clean energy sector (see S. 2185), S4948 [18JY]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1119), S2386 [10AP]
Senate: anniversary of Gay, Lesbian, Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus (see S. Res. 207), S2816 [14MY]
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), S2294 [8AP]
Small business: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (see S. 1267), S5842 [16OC]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S3652 [18JN]
——— improve Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 1343), S2687 [7MY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S2089 [28MR]
Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4858 [16JY]
——— provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel (see S. 2253), S5062 [24JY]
SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 463), S1276 [12FE]
SSI: update eligibility (see S. 2753), S6300 [30OC]
Stevens, John Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 282), S5013 [23JY]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 393), S1132 [7FE]
Taxation: enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see S. 931), S2087 [28MR]
——— 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), S4677 [28JN]
——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 2290), S5107 [25JY]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1726), S3251 [5JN]
——— 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]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 2140), S4950 [18JY]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see S. 1940), S4169 [20JN]
——— prohibit deduction for prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses (see S. 73), S141 [10JA]
——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 1351), S2688 [7MY]
——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see S. 781), S1845 [13MR]
——— provide incentives for increased investment in clean energy (see S. 1288), S2612 [2MY]
——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1142), S2432 [11AP]
——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2517), S5602 [19SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S6993 [11DE]
Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see S. 510), S2771 [9MY]
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), S4677 [28JN]
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), S5313 [1AU]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see S. 944), S3060 [22MY]
Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S698 [28JA]
——— require disclosure of certain visitor access records of the White House or any other location where official business is regularly conducted (see S. 769), S1844 [13MR]
——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 2505), S5577 [18SE]
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. Coral Reef Task Force: establish (see S. 2429), S5311 [1AU]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S5249 [31JY]
Veterans: create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 1047), S2270 [4AP]
——— 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), S3164 [3JN]
——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2072), S4773 [10JY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO]
Vision To Learn (organization): tribute to efforts to provide school-based vision care (see S. Res. 222), S3106 [23MY]
Voting: 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 implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see S. 621), S1594 [28FE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 624), S1594 [28FE]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP]
Water: improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see S. 933), S6508 [12NO]
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]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2043 [27MR]
——— 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), S2515 [30AP]
——— 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]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 627), S1594 [28FE]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S7211 [19DE]
Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 29), S680 [25JA]
World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
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), S6567 [13NO]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6993 [11DE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to women who joined the workforce to provide vehicles, weaponry, and ammunition to win the war and were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’ (see S. 892), S5629 [23SE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 743), S6508 [12NO]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S3107 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 218), S3060 [22MY]
Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (see S. 868), S1986 [26MR]
Dept. of Education: support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program for transformation of electric grid (see S. 2380), S5248 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 1530), S2924 [16MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]
——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR]
Dept. of Justice: call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 94), S1660 [5MR]
——— clarify status and enhance effectiveness of immigration courts by ensuring independent decisionmaking (see S. 663), S1660 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (see S. 2345), S5196 [30JY]
——— extend authority for operation of regional office in Manila, Philippines (see S. 2484), S5539 [17SE]
Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to coral reef ecosystems (see S. 1922), S4168 [20JN]
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]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 401), S6334 [31OC]
Housing: provide direct appropriations for certain housing programs (see S. 2946), S6755 [21NO]
Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1598), S3059 [22MY]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 277), S769 [30JA]
Medicaid: restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 2218), S5012 [23JY]
Medicare: provide information on vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and ensure treatment of cost-sharing for vaccines under part D is consistent with treatment under part B (see S. 1872), S3477 [13JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (see S. Res. 219), S3106 [23MY]
National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2516 [30AP]
National Wear Red Day: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]
NSF: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 2578), S5748 [26SE]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2579), S5748 [26SE]
Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (see S. 2281), S5107 [25JY]
SBA: ensure Northern Mariana Islands eligibility for certain programs (see S. 2190), S4948 [18JY]
——— establish Native American Outreach Program (see S. 2191), S4948 [18JY]
——— waive guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs (see S. 2189), S4948 [18JY]
Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see S. 2384), S5248 [31JY]
Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 1132), S2387 [10AP]
Tung, Vichai Sae: relief (see S. 813), S1898 [14MR]
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: urge Senate to ratify (see S. Res. 284), S5108 [25JY]
Veterans: extend authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see S. 2489), S5539 [17SE]
Whistleblowing: express that Congress, executive branch agencies, and the President have a duty to protect the identities of whistleblowers and safeguard whistleblowers from retaliation (see S. Res. 408), S6448 [6NO]
Certificates of election
Senate, S2 [3JA]
Letters
Assessing impact of religious beliefs in vetting candidates for public office: Gary Edwards, S271 [16JA]
Knights of Columbus (organization) financial support of political causes and ability of members who are nominees to Federal office to remain impartial: Glenn Northern, Catholics for Choice (organization), S270 [16JA]
Representative Gabbard comments about Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) members’ questioning of district court nominee about religious affiliations: Lisa H. Gibson, Ray Markey, and Maya Maxym, S270 [16JA]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [3JA]
Remarks
Abortion: require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), S2718 [8MY]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1418 [25FE], S1579 [28FE]
——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, S1418 [25FE], S1579 [28FE]
Appropriations: making continuing, S87 [9JA]
Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1293 [13FE]
Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2397 [10AP]
——— suitability to be Sec. of the Interior relative to alleged efforts to weaken Endangered Species Act, S2397 [10AP]
Climate: address disparate impact of climate change on women and support efforts of women globally to address climate change (S. 868), S1989–S1991 [26MR]
——— effects of climate change, S1548 [27FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4543 [26JN], S4621 [27JN]
——— ensure ability of Armed Forces to defend themselves and U.S. citizens against attack by foreign hostile forces, S4621 [27JN]
Dept. of Education: support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (S. 1964), S4507 [25JN]
Dept. of HHS: promote child care and early learning (S. 568), S1494 [26FE]
——— proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S2718 [8MY]
Dept. of Justice: call for protection of preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 94), unanimous-consent request, S1777 [12MR]
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 (S. 1970), S4617 [27JN]
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 (S. 66), S6695 [20NO]
——— gun control, S5522 [17SE], S6694 [20NO]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), S5522 [17SE], S6695 [20NO]
Freedom of religion: express that disqualifying a nominee to Federal office on the basis of membership in the Knights of Columbus (organization) violates the Constitution (S. Res. 19), S270 [16JA]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S87 [9JA], S152 [11JA]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S. Res. 59), S1548 [27FE]
——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1989–S1991 [26MR]
Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S87 [9JA]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran, S4543 [26JN]
Jorjani, Daniel H.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor, S5639 [24SE]
——— suitability to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor relative to investigation for potential misconduct related to Dept. of the Interior compliance with Freedom of Information Act, S5639 [24SE]
Kacsmaryk, Matthew J.: nomination to be district judge, S3648 [18JN]
——— suitability to be district judge relative to views on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, S3648 [18JN]
Medicare: disapprove Medicare for All national health insurance program, unanimous-consent request, S1778 [12MR]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (S. Res. 219), S3113 [23MY]
Mother’s Day: observance, S2718 [8MY]
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), motion to proceed, S885 [6FE]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (S. 2579), S5751 [26SE]
Park, Michael H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2718 [8MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (S. 2281), S5110 [25JY]
Pearl Harbor, HI: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, S7129 [18DE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1810 [13MR]
——— use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S1810 [13MR]
Rao, Neomi J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S885 [6FE], S1810 [13MR]
——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to views on sexual assault, S1810 [13MR]
Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), motion to proceed, S2171 [2AP]
Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 1132), S2389 [10AP]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues, S2718 [8MY]
Votes: position on missed, S2917 [16MY], S3837 [19JN]
Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1548 [27FE]
——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S1548 [27FE]
Whistleblowing: ensure whistleblowers who are Government employees or contractors receive adequate protection (S. 2798), unanimous-consent request, S6429, S6430 [6NO]
——— express that Congress, executive branch agencies, and the President have a duty to protect the identities of whistleblowers and safeguard whistleblowers from retaliation (S. Res. 408), unanimous-consent request, S6428 [6NO]
Testimonies
Hawaiian Legislation on Protecting Children Who Survive an Attempted Abortion (excerpt): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (organization), Hawaii Section, S1418 [25FE]