HOEVEN, JOHN (a Senator from North Dakota)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3407, S3416, S3417, S3418 [12JN], S3495, S3496, S3509, S3534, S3542 [13JN], S3655, S3657, S3678 [18JN], S3849 [19JN], S4171 [20JN], S4569 [26JN]
Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (S. 50), S4639, S4649 [27JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6175 [24OC], S6198 [28OC], S6248 [29OC], S6311, S6315 [31OC]
Native Americans: provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities (S. 212), S4639, S4650 [27JN]
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), S872 [5FE], S1167 [11FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S483 [23JA], S3139 [24MY]
Conferee: H.J. Res. 31, Dept. of Homeland Security continuing appropriations, S684 [25JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 183), S293 [17JA]
——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see S. 2745), S6300 [30OC]
——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S181 [14JA]
——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 159), S273 [16JA]
——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 160), S273 [16JA]
——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 130), S220 [15JA] (see S. 311), S800 [31JA]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S2963 [20MY]
American Farm Bureau Federation: anniversary (see S. Res. 39), S800 [31JA]
American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see S. 504), S2925 [16MY]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 104), S699 [28JA]
Armed Forces: 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), S274 [16JA]
Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see S. 897), S2788 [13MY]
——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S2787 [13MY]
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), S5898 [17OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S221 [15JA]
Career and Technical Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 79), S1493 [26FE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2647 [6MY]
——— extend enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (see S. 895), S5197 [30JY]
Children and youth: express gratitude for people who operate or support diaper banks and diaper distribution programs in their local communities (see S. Res. 205), S2816 [14MY]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see S. 453), S1275 [12FE]
——— require Senate confirmation of Inspector General (see S. 187), S293 [17JA]
CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 481), S1326 [13FE]
Crime: enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting a public safety officer (see S. 1508), S2924 [16MY]
Cuba: allow financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1447), S2815 [14MY]
Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]
DEA: include fentanyl-related substances under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (see S. 2701), S6477 [7NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide alternative delivery options for Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1918), S4168 [20JN]
——— provide for defense of agriculture and food through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (see S. 2695), S6758 [21NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish Rural Export Center (see S. 295), S800 [31JA]
Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 849), S2688 [7MY]
Dept. of Education: expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 839), S6888 [5DE]
——— expand military student identifier program to include students of parents who serve in the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 784), S3653 [18JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance fossil fuel technology (see S. 1201), S2789 [13MY]
——— establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program (see S. 520), S1383 [14FE]
Dept. of HHS: conduct a study on impact of affordability of insulin on insulin-dependent individuals (see S. 2855), S6905 [9DE]
——— 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), S4773 [10JY]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1391), S5313 [1AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Council to develop ideas and initiatives to improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring and retention efforts and capabilities (see S. 2813), S6475 [7NO]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 1302), S2613 [2MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize State-licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals in connection with mortgages insured by FHA and require compliance with existing appraiser education requirement (see S. 1722), S3250 [5JN]
——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 257), S742 [29JA]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S3477 [13JN]
——— 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), S1437 [25FE]
Dept. of the Interior: empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land (see S. 218), S586 [24JA]
——— report on maintenance of Federal land holdings (see S. 434), S2771 [9MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: collect data and issue report on opportunity zone tax incentives created by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see S. 1344), S6567 [13NO]
——— provide States with access to records on unredeemed savings bonds to facilitate reuniting of bonds with bondholders by putting names and addresses in State unclaimed property databases (see S. 2417), S5842 [16OC]
——— 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), S2816 [14MY]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see S. 569), S5063 [24JY]
——— modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 1255), S2516 [30AP]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see S. 846), S5897 [17OC]
——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6670 [19NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 2966), S6824 [3DE]
——— 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), S5142 [29JY]
——— 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]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]
Employment: make E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation permanent (see S. 1806), S3846 [19JN]
EPA: 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), S2771 [9MY]
Europe: commend European Parliament resolution calling for cancellation of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe and supporting energy security (see S. Res. 27), S587 [24JA]
——— reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 1830), S3654 [18JN]
FAA: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans (see S. 2623), S5895 [17OC]
——— provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S7028 [12DE]
FCC: establish Office of Rural Broadband (see S. 454), S1275 [12FE]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S1734 [7MR]
——— improve mapping of wireless broadband coverage accuracy by considering use of consumer-reported data and State and local data (see S. 842), S1899 [14MR]
——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5314 [1AU]
FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 340), S5250 [31JY]
——— speed up approvals of lower-cost, generic, and ‘‘follow-on’’ insulin products (see S. 2103), S6244 [29OC]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a civilian personnel rotation program for Federal cybersecurity professionals at non-military and non-intelligence agencies that confront cybersecurity challenges (see S. 406), S1132 [7FE]
——— improve efficiency and speed of intragovernmental correspondence by requiring any written documents submitted to Congress to be transmitted electronically (see S. 196), S315 [19JA]
Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 113), S221 [15JA]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 69), S103 [9JA]
Foreign policy: promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean (see S. 1102), S5313 [1AU]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 9), S2927 [16MY]
Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see S. Res. 313), S5539 [17SE]
Government regulations: ensure a complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 1120), S2386 [10AP]
Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 239), S3253 [5JN]
Hagan, Kay R.: tribute (see S. Res. 390), S6300 [30OC]
Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1531), S6670 [19NO]
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), S5923 [21OC]
House of Representatives: express that the House should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation (see S. Res. 378), S6156 [24OC]
Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1644), S3105 [23MY]
——— eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 386), S1940 [25MR]
Insurance: ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S. 1125), S2437 [11AP]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 225), S3107 [23MY]
Iran: support designation of a national day of remembrance for the hostage crisis (see S. Res. 395), S6450 [6NO]
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), S2045 [27MR]
Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S2614 [2MY]
Lebanon: restrict military assistance pending certification that steps are being taken to end Hezbollah (terrorist organization) and Iranian influence over security forces (see S. 1886), S5314 [1AU]
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), S3320 [11JN]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S1327 [13FE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE]
——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 586), S5312 [1AU]
Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for Palestinian terrorism (see S. 2680), S6394 [5NO]
Mining and mineral resources: affirm that States should primarily regulate hydraulic fracturing and the President should not declare a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless authorized by Congress (see S. Res. 411), S6607 [14NO]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 2590), S6826 [3DE]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3846 [19JN]
——— 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 Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 144), S2270 [4AP]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 265), S4566 [26JN]
National FFA Organization: amend charter (see S. 112), S832 [4FE]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 77), S1384 [14FE]
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), S1382 [14FE]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 167), S2435 [11AP]
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 Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 191), S2646 [6MY]
National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 181), S2570 [1MY]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S2743 [8MY]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S800 [31JA]
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 Americans: tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1734 [7MR]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 96), S142 [10JA]
North Dakota: redesignate Sullys Hill National Game Preserve as White Horse Hill National Game Preserve (see S. 2099), S4807 [11JY]
NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (see S. 153), S5141 [29JY]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education research focused on early childhood (see S. 737), S5142 [29JY]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see S. 2133), S4856 [16JY]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see S. 1015), S3061 [22MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 172), S1939 [25MR]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S5142 [29JY]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services and increase funding for other women’s health care service providers (see S. 141), S273 [16JA]
Postal Service: establish comprehensive organizational strategy to combat use of the mail in distribution of illicit drugs (see S. 2974), S7210 [19DE]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1794 [12MR]
SBA: modify Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to make grants more competitive and give priority to underserved States (see S. 2023), S4628 [27JN]
Small business: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]
Stevens, John Paul: tribute (see S. Res. 282), S5013 [23JY]
Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require the Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine justices (see S.J. Res. 14), S1939 [25MR]
Taxation: eliminate requirement that charities, churches, and traditionally tax-exempt organizations pay Federal taxes on provided employee benefits (see S. 632), S6156 [24OC]
——— 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), S5842 [16OC]
——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 1641), S3105 [23MY]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 177), S293 [17JA]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1276 [12FE]
——— increase limitations for deductible new business expenditures and consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures (see S. 2841), S6566 [13NO]
——— limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see S. 604), S1593 [28FE]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S5142 [29JY]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S1134 [7FE]
——— provide an election to advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption (see S. 2976), S6890 [5DE]
——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see S. 2028), S5967 [22OC]
——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 305), S800 [31JA]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 215), S586 [24JA]
——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S5197 [30JY]
——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2920), S6718 [20NO]
Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see S. 382), S1132 [7FE]
Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2926 [16MY]
——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S3008 [21MY]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4823 [15JY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6301 [30OC]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 743), S5664 [24SE]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see S. 1421), S6392 [5NO]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S6904 [9DE]
——— 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), S5578 [18SE]
——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2648 [6MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2522), S5602 [19SE]
Armed Forces: authorize concurrent use of Dept. of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve education benefits by members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 1136), S2387 [10AP]
——— provide that activities relative to training and readiness of Reserve components during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the U.S. (see S. 114), S181 [14JA]
BLM: streamline oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units (see S. 180), S293 [17JA]
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 52), S920 [6FE]
Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 381), S6156 [24OC]
Dept. of Justice: secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 211), S586 [24JA]
Dept. of the Interior: convey Garrison Diversion Unit Project Oakes Test Area in Dickey County, ND, to Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District (see S. 325), S831 [4FE]
——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 209), S586 [24JA]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements to hours of service requirements relative to transportation of livestock and insects (see S. 600), S1593 [28FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2504), S5577 [18SE]
FAA: improve hiring process for air traffic controllers by prioritizing hiring of veterans and FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative school graduates (see S. 1148), S2433 [11AP]
FDA: provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 2479), S5493 [16SE]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 399), S6334 [31OC]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]
Native Americans: improve tribal transportation facilities and safety (see S. 1211), S2435 [11AP]
——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see S. 210), S586 [24JA]
——— provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities (see S. 212), S586 [24JA]
North Dakota: repeal legislation to confer jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians on Devils Lake Indian Reservation to the State (see S. 2159), S4947 [18JY]
North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 17), S181 [14JA]
Nuclear weapons: support a modern intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force and oppose unilateral reduction of such force or delaying ground-based strategic deterrent program implementation (see S. Res. 24), S294 [17JA]
Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (see S. 1245), S2515 [30AP]
Taxation: enhance requirements for secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 2263), S5107 [25JY]
——— extend credit for production of refined coal (see S. 1327), S2645 [6MY]
——— modify qualifying advanced coal project credit (see S. 407), S1132 [7FE]
——— provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits to support public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment (see S. 146), S273 [16JA]
Wildlife: establish a grant program for research on chronic wasting disease (see S. 1326), S2645 [6MY]
Cloture motions
Abizaid, John P.: nomination to be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, S2262 [4AP]
Akard, Stephen J.: nomination to be Dept. of State Office of Foreign Missions Director, S5299 [1AU], S5380 [10SE]
Arias-Marxuach, Raul M.: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2552 [1MY]
Bachus, Spencer: nomination to the Eximbank Board of Directors, S2593 [2MY], S2677 [7MY]
Bade, Bridget S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1882 [14MR], S1931 [25MR]
Barker, J. Campbell: nomination to be district judge, S2421 [11AP], S2505 [30AP]
Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1117 [7FE], S1265 [12FE]
Barrett, Barbara McConnell: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S5726 [26SE], S5784 [15OC]
Beach, William: nomination to be BLS Commissioner, S1731 [7MR], S1819 [13MR]
Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2285 [8AP], S2375 [10AP]
Bianco, Joseph F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2593 [2MY], S2631 [6MY]
Biegun, Stephen E.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S7089 [17DE]
Black, David F.: nomination to be SSA Deputy Commissioner, S5591 [19SE], S5642 [24SE]
Blanchard, Lynda C.: nomination to be Ambassador to Slovenia, S4797 [11JY], S4886 [17JY]
Brady, Holly A.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2355 [10AP]
Brasher, Andrew L.: nomination to be district judge, S2421 [11AP], S2540 [1MY]
Bremberg, Andrew P.: nomination to be Office of the U.N. and Other International Organizations in Geneva U.S. Representative, S5880 [17OC], S5943 [22OC]
Bress, Daniel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4643 [27JN], S4689 [8JY]
Brown, Ada E.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]
Brown, Gary R.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7144 [18DE]
Brown, Jeffrey V.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5178 [30JY]
Bulatao, Brian J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Management, S2763 [9MY], S2878 [15MY]
Cain, James D., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3469 [13JN], S3641 [18JN]
Cairncross, Sean: nomination to be Millennium Challenge Corp., Chief Executive Officer, S3468 [13JN], S3639 [18JN]
Calabria, Mark A.: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S2183 [2AP], S2250 [4AP]
Callanan, Brian: nomination to be Dept. of the Treasury General Counsel, S5468 [12SE], S5512 [17SE]
Cella, Joseph J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu, S5591 [19SE], S5642 [24SE]
Clark, Stephen R., Sr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2995 [21MY]
Cole, Douglas R.: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6819 [3DE]
Collins, Daniel P.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2907 [16MY], S2957 [20MY]
Colville, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE]
Cooper, R. Clarke: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Political-Military Affairs, S2421 [11AP], S2501 [30AP]
Cooper, William: nomination to be Dept. of Energy General Counsel, S2421 [11AP], S2477 [29AP]
Darling, Elizabeth: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner, S5299 [1AU], S5379 [10SE]
Davis, Stephanie Dawkins: nomination to be district judge, S7041 [16DE], S7145 [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4452 [24JN], S4599 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), S7088 [17DE], S7192 [19DE]
——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, S1362, S1364 [14FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (S.J. Res. 2), S208 [15JA], S247 [16JA]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5486 [16SE], S5561 [18SE], S5881 [17OC]
Desmond, Michael J.: nomination to be IRS Chief Counsel and Dept. of the Treasury Assistant General Counsel, S1365 [14FE], S1467 [26FE]
Destro, Robert A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, S5467 [12SE], S5511 [17SE]
Dhillon, Janet: nomination to be EEOC Chair, S2594 [2MY], S2711 [8MY]
Dickson, Stephen M.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S4936 [18JY], S4993 [23JY]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S1972 [26MR], S2064 [28MR], S2113 [1AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR]
Dishman, Jodi W.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7142 [18DE]
Domenico, Daniel D.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2301 [9AP]
Eskridge, Charles R., III: nomination to be district judge, S5726 [26SE], S5813 [16OC]
Esper, Sec. of the Army: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S4936 [18JY], S4960 [22JY]
Fleming, John: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development, S1571 [28FE]
Gallagher, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]
Gallagher, Stephanie A.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]
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.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1971 [26MR]
Grimberg, Steven D.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]
Hahn, Stephen: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S6878 [5DE], S6986 [11DE]
Haines, Stephanie L.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5179 [30JY]
Hartogensis, Gordon: nomination to be Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., Director, S2421 [11AP], S2502 [30AP]
Hendrix, James W.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5160 [30JY]
Howery, Kenneth A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Sweden, S5467 [12SE], S5508 [17SE]
Huffaker, R. Austin, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6819 [3DE]
Hyten, John E.: nomination to be Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair, S5659 [24SE], S5695 [25SE]
Immergut, Karin J.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY]
Jones, Bernard M., II: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]
Jordan, Sean D.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5162 [30JY]
Jorjani, Daniel H.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor, S5591 [19SE], S5642 [24SE]
Kessler, Jeffrey: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, S2114 [1AP], S2216 [3AP]
King, Robert L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education, S4644 [27JN], S4760 [10JY]
Komitee, Eric R.: nomination to be district judge, S6726 [21NO], S6786 [2DE]
Kovner, Rachel P.: nomination to be district judge, S5727 [26SE], S5814 [16OC]
Lagoa, Barbara: nomination to be circuit judge, S6596 [14NO], S6642 [19NO]
Lee, Kenneth K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2762 [9MY], S2799 [14MY]
Leichty, Damon R.: nomination to be district judge, S4644 [27JN], S4724 [9JY]
Liburdi, Michael T.: nomination to be district judge, S5080 [25JY], S5134 [29JY]
Liman, Lewis J.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE]
Luck, Robert J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6596 [14NO], S6619 [18NO]
Lydon, Sherri A.: nomination to be district judge, S6728 [21NO], S6836 [4DE]
Marston, Karen S.: nomination to be district judge, S7038 [16DE], S7141 [18DE]
Matey, Paul B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1730 [7MR], S1754 [11MR]
Maze, Corey L.: nomination to be district judge, S3237 [5JN], S3312 [11JN]
McElroy, Mary S.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]
McFarland, Matthew W.: nomination to be district judge, S7038 [16DE], S7127 [18DE]
McGuire, Brian: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs, S5570 [18SE], S5622 [23SE]
McIntosh, Brent J.: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S5467 [12SE], S5511 [17SE]
Menashi, Steven J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6465 [7NO], S6520 [13NO]
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), motion to proceed, S31 [4JA], S48 [8JA], S128 [10JA]
Miller, Eric D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1365 [14FE], S1422 [25FE]
Morales, David S.: nomination to be district judge, S2263 [4AP], S2366 [10AP]
Murphy, Eric E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1571 [28FE], S1698 [6MR]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), S7087 [17DE], S7175 [19DE]
Nielson, Howard C., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2995 [21MY]
Novak, David J.: nomination to be district judge, S5726 [26SE], S5813 [16OC]
Pacold, Martha M.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5181 [30JY]
Pallasch, John P.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Education and Training, S4644 [27JN], S4761 [10JY]
Park, Michael H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2594 [2MY], S2722 [8MY]
Phipps, Peter J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4795 [11JY], S4816 [15JY]
Pittman, Mark T.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5178 [30JY]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Japan: ratify, S4796 [11JY]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Luxembourg: ratify, S4796 [11JY]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Spain: ratify, S4795 [11JY], S4847 [16JY]
Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Switzerland: ratify, S4796 [11JY]
Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of North Macedonia: ratify, S5880 [17OC], S5915 [21OC]
Pryor, Judith DelZoppo: nomination to the Eximbank Board of Directors, S2593 [2MY], S2677 [7MY]
Pulliam, Jason K.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]
Rakolta, John, Jr.: nomination to be Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, S5467 [12SE], S5490 [16SE]
Ranjan, J. Nicholas: nomination to be district judge, S4644 [27JN], S4725 [9JY]
Rao, Neomi J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1731 [7MR], S1777 [12MR]
Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1571 [28FE], S1652 [5MR]
Reed, Kimberly A.: nomination to be Eximbank President, S2593 [2MY], S2677 [7MY]
Riggs, Kea Whetzal: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7144 [18DE]
Rosen, Jeffrey A.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2776 [13MY], S2879 [15MY]
Rowland, Mary M.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]
Ruiz, Rodolfo A., II: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2551 [1MY]
Rushing, Allison Jones: nomination to be circuit judge, S1570 [28FE], S1617 [4MR]
Ryder, John L.: nomination to the TVA Board of Directors, S1365 [14FE]
Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5674, S5695 [25SE]
Seeger, Steven C.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5181 [30JY]
Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), motion to proceed, S2082 [28MR], S2177 [2AP]
Sinatra, John L., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6726 [21NO], S6800 [3DE]
Skipwith, Aurelia: nomination to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director, S6878 [5DE], S6987 [11DE]
Stanton, Cheryl M.: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S2262 [4AP], S2316 [9AP]
Starr, Brantley: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5179 [30JY]
Stickman, William S., IV: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5182 [30JY]
Stilwell, David: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, S3238 [5JN], S3345 [12JN]
Sullivan, John J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Russia, S6877 [5DE], S6986 [11DE]
Tapp, David A.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6326 [31OC], S6374 [5NO]
Traynor, Daniel M.: nomination to be district judge, S7039 [16DE], S7142 [18DE]
Truncale, Michael J.: nomination to be district judge, S2762 [9MY], S2779 [13MY]
Vitter, Wendy: nomination to be district judge, S2763 [9MY], S2878 [15MY]
Volk, Frank W.: nomination to be district judge, S5726 [26SE], S5812 [16OC]
Vyskocil, Mary K.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7143 [18DE]
Walker, Justin R.: nomination to be district judge, S5951 [22OC], S6138 [24OC]
Welte, Peter D.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5135 [29JY]
Wetherell, T. Kent, II: nomination to be district judge, S4644 [27JN], S4724 [9JY]
Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1365 [14FE], S1510 [27FE]
Wilson, Jennifer P.: nomination to be district judge, S6327 [31OC], S6421 [6NO]
Winsor, Allen C.: nomination to be district judge, S3468 [13JN], S3640 [18JN]
Wolf, Chad F.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, S6465 [7NO], S6500 [12NO]
Wolson, Joshua: nomination to be district judge, S2422 [11AP], S2552 [1MY]
Wright, Peter C.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Office of Land and Emergency Management, S4645 [27JN], S4787 [11JY]
Wyrick, Patrick R.: nomination to be district judge, S2262 [4AP], S2306 [9AP]
Younge, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]
Zuckerman, Adrian: nomination to be Ambassador to Romania, S6596 [14NO], S6688 [20NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S483 [23JA]
Remarks
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on China’s impact on U.S. education system (S. Res. 368), S5927 [21OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4600 [27JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S7045 [16DE]
Dept. of HUD: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (S. 257), S6426 [6NO]
Dept. of Justice: review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans, S6693 [20NO]
——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, S6693 [20NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow entrance into agreements with non-departmental health care providers if unable to provide health care in departmental facilities or through contracts or sharing agreements, S3825 [19JN]
——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (S. 1906), S6426 [6NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6065 [23OC]
Drugs: include all controlled substance analogues under schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use, regardless if intended for human consumption, S6279 [30OC]
FAA: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans, S6426 [6NO]
Federal agencies and departments: modernize Federal grant reporting (H.R. 150), S5927, S5928 [21OC]
Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S195 [15JA]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S195 [15JA]
March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, S196 [15JA]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, S4889 [17JY]
North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, S195 [15JA]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2227 [3AP]
——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S2227 [3AP]
Senate: legislative program, S5928 [21OC]
Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), S2227 [3AP]
——— limit post-cloture time on certain nominations, S2227 [3AP]
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: impact, S6278 [30OC]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: provide for processing of certain international mail shipments and advance electronic information on international mail shipments to target opioid shipments, S6279 [30OC]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): ratify, S4840, S4841, S4842, S4843, S4844 [16JY], S6075 [23OC], S6840 [4DE]
VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, S3825 [19JN], S6425 [6NO]
Veterans Day: observance, S6425 [6NO]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 2843), S6692 [20NO]
——— reauthorize (S. 2920), S6692 [20NO]
Reports filed
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2522) (S. Rept. 116–110), S5602 [19SE]
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 50) (S. Rept. 116–7), S1844 [13MR]
Dept. of HHS Property Conveyance in Alaska to Tanana Tribal Council and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp.: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 224) (S. Rept. 116–10), S1938 [25MR]
Expenditures: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 52), S919 [6FE]
Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2365) (S. Rept. 116–180), S7155 [18DE]
Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 212) (S. Rept. 116–28), S2293 [8AP]
Indian Community Public Safety Services Advancements: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 210) (S. Rept. 116–37), S2645 [6MY]
Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 886) (S. Rept. 116–189), S7207 [19DE]
Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 46) (S. Rept. 116–6), S1844 [13MR]
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 116–3), S1733 [7MR]
Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1388) (S. Rept. 116–67), S5141 [29JY]
Native American Business Incubators Program Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 294) (S. Rept. 116–29), S2293 [8AP]
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1207) (S. Rept. 116–79), S5360 [9SE]
Nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer To Be National Indian Gaming Commission Chairman: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S5247 [31JY]
Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination (PROGRESS) for Indian Tribes Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 209) (S. Rept. 116–34), S2485 [29AP]
Program To Ensure Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 256) (S. Rept. 116–11), S1938 [25MR]
Repeal Legislation To Confer Jurisdiction Over Offenses Committed by or Against Indians on Devils Lake Indian Reservation to the State of North Dakota: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2159) (S. Rept. 116–130), S5840 [16OC]
Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With Tribes Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 116–132), S5965 [22OC]
Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment (SURVIVE) Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 211) (S. Rept. 116–40), S2786 [13MY]
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 216) (S. Rept. 116–4), S1733 [7MR]
Supplemental Treaty Between U.S. and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon (Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation) Nullification: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 832) (S. Rept. 116–45), S3283 [10JN]
Tribal HUD-VASH Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 257) (S. Rept. 116–21), S2087 [28MR]
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 226) (S. Rept. 116–30), S2327 [9AP]
Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 279) (S. Rept. 116–54), S4729 [9JY]
Rules
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S738 [29JA]
Tributes
Cramer, Senator, S7070, S7073 [17DE]
Isakson, Senator, S6817 [3DE]