KING, ANGUS S., JR. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3406, S3432, S3437, S3445 [12JN], S3514, S3517, S3518 [13JN], S3849, S3855, S4099, S4103 [19JN], S4458, S4466 [24JN], S4506 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (S. 457), S7057 [16DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6094, S6100, S6110 [23OC], S6245 [29OC], S6311 [31OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S658 [24JA], S2097 [28MR]

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), S1016 [6FE]

Appointments

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S2700 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 1645), S3105 [23MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S1988 [26MR]

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

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

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 2322), S5476 [12SE]

——— outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S2688 [7MY]

Appropriations: provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations and establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (see S. 3009), S6949 [10DE]

Arctic regions: establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation (see S. 1177), S2434 [11AP]

——— state U.S. policy relative to need for strategic placement of military assets in the Arctic (see S. 3080), S7156 [18DE]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2818 [14MY]

——— 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), S2516 [30AP]

——— require information and opportunities for registration for voting and absentee ballot requests for members undergoing deployment overseas (see S. 1566), S3004 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S2329 [9AP]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see S. 2203), S5476 [12SE]

Budget: improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process (see S. 2765), S6333 [31OC]

Bureau of the Census: provide advanced notice to Congress before changing any questions on the decennial census (see S. 358), S919 [6FE]

——— 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]

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]

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

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see S. 1361), S2742 [8MY]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S498 [23JA]

——— establish a grant program for the purpose of public health data system modernization (see S. 1793), S3362 [12JN]

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), S6092 [23OC]

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]

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), S4171 [20JN]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see S. 178), S293 [17JA]

——— express solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost lives, freedoms, and rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices and condemn practice of non-consenting organ harvesting (see S. Res. 274), S4807 [11JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S1437 [25FE]

Climate: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 404), S6759 [21NO]

——— 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]

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select): implement recommendations (see S. 63), S2962 [20MY]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see S. Res. 98), S6478 [7NO]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance (see S. 371), S2387 [10AP]

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]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1828), S3475 [13JN]

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]

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

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

——— 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: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 1720), S3250 [5JN]

——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1908), S6244 [29OC]

——— improve nutritional and other program requirements relative to purchases of locally produced food under National School Lunch Program (see S. 1817), S5494 [16SE]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 1949), S5064 [24JY]

——— provide alternative delivery options for Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1918), S5750 [26SE]

——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 2026), S5475 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: assess and analyze effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy (see S. 1289), S2612 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a study on cyberexploitation of Armed Forces members and their families (see S. 1348), S2687 [7MY]

——— 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), S3653 [18JN]

——— 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), S293 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: amend American History and Civics Education program to require inclusion of programs that educate students about history and principles of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights (see S. 313), S800 [31JA]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5924 [21OC]

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 2499), S5577 [18SE]

——— expand use of college textbooks available under an open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see S. 1036), S2270 [4AP]

——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S5143 [29JY]

——— provide Direct PLUS Loan forgiveness for parents of disabled students (see S. 1219), S2435 [11AP]

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

——— establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see S. 2288), S5107 [25JY]

——— establish a grant program for training wind technicians (see S. 2415), S5311 [1AU]

——— establish a natural gas demand response pilot program (see S. 487), S1382 [14FE]

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

——— establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program (see S. 1183), S3321 [11JN]

——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1593), S3166 [3JN]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 2137), S5750 [26SE]

——— provide energy cybersecurity investment incentives and establish a grant and technical assistance program for cybersecurity investments (see S. 2556), S5747 [26SE]

——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (see S. 1821), S3363 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow importation by wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals of safe and affordable drugs from FDA-certified foreign sellers (see S. 97), S142 [10JA]

——— allow personal importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in Canada (see S. 61), S587 [24JA]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S2518 [30AP]

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

——— establish a program to improve identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide (see S. 3006), S6949 [10DE]

——— expand use of technology-enhanced collaborative learning and capacity building models to increase access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 1618), S3846 [19JN]

——— improve obstetric care in rural areas (see S. 2373), S7158 [18DE]

——— 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]

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

——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see S. 605), S2388 [10AP]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see S. 970), S2118 [1AP]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S5541 [17SE]

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

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S2614 [2MY]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1391), S5313 [1AU]

——— 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and staff and require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see S. 1004), S4567 [26JN]

——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (see S. 2625), S5968 [22OC]

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]

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

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), S1383 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1846 [13MR]

——— 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]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see S. 260), S2516 [30AP]

——— establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 541), S1437 [25FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2254), S5750 [26SE]

——— 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), S6789 [2DE]

——— require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (see S. 457), S1276 [12FE]

Dept. of Transportation: assess the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received by Dept. of the Treasury and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1527), S7209 [19DE]

——— assist States to rehabilitate or replace certain bridges (see S. 1707), S3215 [4JN]

——— 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), S1493 [26FE]

——— 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), S2963 [20MY]

——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see S. 665), S2044 [27MR]

——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6626 [18NO]

——— request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program (see S. 349), S1660 [5MR]

——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 1979), S4566 [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), S6758 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 179), S920 [6FE]

——— 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]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see S. 1263), S5665 [24SE]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 374), S1131 [7FE]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S2486 [29AP]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see S. 576), S1539 [27FE]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see S. 143), S273 [16JA]

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

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 2850), S6567 [13NO]

——— require use of prescription drug monitoring programs and facilitate information sharing among States that receive Federal funding to combat opioid abuse (see S. 516), S1383 [14FE]

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]

——— 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] (see S. 2238), S7049 [16DE]

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]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 1491), S2884 [15MY]

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S1707 [6MR]

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

——— grant authority to regulate a transition to refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants that do not use hydrofluorocarbons (see S. 2754), S6758 [21NO]

——— modify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel program to allow use of biomass from certain Federal lands, reduce brush and trees that fuel wildfires, and allow use of mill residuals for biofuels (see S. 1614), S3059 [22MY]

FAA: enhance rights and protections for pilots, improve transparency of decisionmaking process, promote investment in general aviation and infrastructure, and ensure access to training by aviation workforce (see S. 2198), S4966 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: provide greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives (see S. 1660), S6859 [4DE]

FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see S. 1764), S3284 [10JN]

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

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5063 [24JY]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see S. 682), S1705 [6MR]

FDA: ensure safety of cosmetics (see S. 726), S2487 [29AP]

——— establish procedures relative to approval of opioid drugs (see S. 418), S1133 [7FE]

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

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 792), S1898 [14MR]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S7049 [16DE]

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]

——— modify Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1333), S2645 [6MY]

——— 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]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see S. 2733), S6720 [20NO]

Federal employees: ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements (see S. 3146), S7208 [19DE]

——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 24), S103 [9JA]

——— reimburse for income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation (see S. 841), S2487 [29AP]

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

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see S. 1394), S3217 [4JN]

Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1200), S2434 [11AP]

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

——— facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 94), S142 [10JA]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 447), S1275 [12FE]

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

——— prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 877), S6092 [23OC]

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), S5841 [16OC]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval before the President can adjust imports in the interest of national security (see S. 287), S799 [31JA]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 512), S3216 [4JN]

——— prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (see S. 1416), S5063 [24JY]

Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 239), S3253 [5JN]

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

Health: ensure working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage by providing tax credits to purchase insurance on exchanges for families not covered by employer-provided insurance (see S. 1935), S4169 [20JN]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 511), S2570 [1MY]

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

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

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 948), S2437 [11AP]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see S. 225), S4677 [28JN]

Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S3476 [13JN]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S2330 [9AP]

Hunger: recognize importance of U.S. leadership to accelerate global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and support AID commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral strategy (see S. Res. 260), S4456 [24JN]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY]

——— 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), S6904 [9DE]

Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (see S.J. Res. 52), S5249 [31JY]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 1481), S2884 [15MY]

——— 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 a group health plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 2546), S5706 [25SE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S5966 [22OC]

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

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

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 515), S1383 [14FE]

Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see S. Res. 120), S4824 [15JY]

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

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

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

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S6859 [4DE]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 247), S3363 [12JN]

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

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see S. 818), S1898 [14MR]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 338), S5706 [25SE]

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: provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place (see S. 585), S1540 [27FE]

——— 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), S2043 [27MR]

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission: publish reports on estimated impact on States of Medicaid expansion, including impact of such expansion on States that have not expanded their Medicaid coverage (see S. 68), S103 [9JA]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 62), S103 [9JA]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 753), S1792 [12MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 286), S920 [6FE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 348), S4730 [9JY]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see S. 1114), S2386 [10AP]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S2614 [2MY]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2741), S6606 [14NO]

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

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S5197 [30JY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 237), S6858 [4DE]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see S. 2446), S6758 [21NO]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S2518 [30AP]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 814), S2926 [16MY]

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

——— waive eligibility waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 1476), S5540 [17SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1437), S2787 [13MY]

NASA: accelerate initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft (see S. 2837), S6507 [12NO]

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

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

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

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

National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2516 [30AP]

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

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 345), S5748 [26SE]

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

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 389), S6300 [30OC]

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

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 226), S3107 [23MY]

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

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]

National One Health Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S7208 [19DE]

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

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 300), S5249 [31JY]

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

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

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 Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2043 [27MR]

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

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 414), S6475 [7NO]

Native Americans: tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1734 [7MR]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (see S. 47), S274 [16JA]

NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (see S. 570), S1493 [26FE]

NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments relative to ocean acidification (see S. 778), S2119 [1AP]

——— preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see S. 496), S1438 [25FE]

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]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2001), S7115 [17DE]

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 amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 1089), S2328 [9AP]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (see S. 2242), S5013 [23JY] (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]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see S. Res. 99), S1734 [7MR]

Public Health Service: designate Chief Nurse Officer as National Nurse for Public Health (see S. 696), S6243 [29OC]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1665), S3105 [23MY]

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

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for electricity suppliers (see S. 1974), S4565 [26JN]

Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1119), S6243 [29OC]

Senate: authorize Sergeant at Arms to protect personal technology devices and accounts of Senators and covered employees from cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities (see S. 890), S2788 [13MY]

——— establish McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program for military veterans (see S. Res. 410), S6627 [18NO]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 18), S220 [15JA]

Small business: tribute (see S. Res. 443), S6756 [21NO]

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

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 1374), S5142 [29JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S1900 [14MR]

Southeast Asia: call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (see S. Res. 34), S2488 [29AP]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 463), S1276 [12FE]

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

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

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 815), S6992 [11DE]

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

——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see S. 931), S3845 [19JN]

——— 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), S4808 [11JY]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 425), S1133 [7FE]

——— exclude major professional sports leagues from qualifying as tax-exempt organizations (see S. 1121), S2386 [10AP]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 177), S3253 [5JN]

——— expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 961), S2117 [1AP]

——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP]

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

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

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

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

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see S. 1094), S5250 [31JY]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S3107 [23MY]

——— prohibit deduction for prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses (see S. 73), S141 [10JA]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1443), S2815 [14MY]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S2433 [11AP]

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

——— provide for regulation and taxation of electronic cigarettes and alternative nicotine products (see S. 2463), S5448 [11SE]

——— provide incentives for increased investment in clean energy (see S. 1288), S2612 [2MY]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1142), S5707 [25SE]

——— provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers (see S. 1543), S2962 [20MY]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 767), S1844 [13MR]

——— reduce applicable percentage under premium assistance tax credit for households with young adults (see S. 2735), S6299 [30OC]

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

——— require reporting for qualified opportunity funds and make modifications to opportunity zones (see S. 2787), S6569 [13NO]

——— require return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 735), S1762 [11MR]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S1898 [14MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 680), S1705 [6MR]

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

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY]

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

Transportation: improve transit-oriented development financing (see S. 2805), S6671 [19NO]

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. Fish and Wildlife Service: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see S. 261), S4822 [15JY]

——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see S. 2092), S4807 [11JY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO]

Voting: provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for eligible voters affected or displaced by natural disasters (see S. 1397), S2770 [9MY]

——— 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]

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]

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

——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see S. 2561), S6859 [4DE]

Women: 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), S2886 [15MY]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S3167 [3JN]

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

Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 29), S680 [25JA]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6508 [12NO]

——— 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), S5707 [25SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see S. 1421), S2786 [13MY]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S220 [15JA]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see S. 1620), S3059 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a demonstration initiative focused on development of long-duration energy storage technologies, including a joint program in consultation with the Dept. of Defense (see S. 2048), S4676 [28JN]

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

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

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

Health: require coverage without a deductible of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans (see S. 2793), S6447 [6NO]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (see S. Res. 379), S6156 [24OC]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: clarify that licensing of a mark for use by a related company does not establish an employment relationship between the owner of the mark and that related company or its employees (see S. 2439), S5311 [1AU]

Political campaigns: require all contributions over a certain amount be reported to the FEC within 48 hours (see S. 942), S2087 [28MR]

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

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

——— increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (see S. 1603), S3059 [22MY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S558 [24JA]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: impact of tariffs, S6844 [4DE]

Appropriations: making continuing, S563 [24JA]

Auburn, ME: anniversary, S917• [6FE]

Budget: deficit, S4897 [17JY]

Climate: effects of climate change, S1518 [27FE], S4897 [17JY]

Collins, Senator: tribute to casting 7000th consecutive vote, S3640 [18JN]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): accomplishments, S7014 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: include wild blueberry growers in Market Facilitation Program, S6845 [4DE]

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

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S155 [11JA], S563 [24JA]

Immigration: secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S155 [11JA], S563 [24JA]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, S4897 [17JY]

Medd, William: Oxford Hills, ME, Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award recipient, S3052• [22MY]

New Ventures Maine (organization): anniversary, S6445• [6NO]

Pittsfield, ME: anniversary, S3052• [22MY]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 1562), S4463 [24JN]

Project SHARE (Salmon Habitat And River Enhancement) (organization): anniversary, S3315• [11JN]

Trump, President: response to Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) hearing on Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, S790 [31JA]

Votes: correction, S7042 [16DE]

Tributes

Ames, Ted, S216• [15JA]

Manchin, Senator, S7014 [12DE]

Murkowski, Senator, S159 [11JA], S7014 [12DE]