LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)
Addresses
Naturalization Ceremony, Vermont State House, Montpelier, VT: William K. Sessions III, S4164 [20JN]
University of Vermont Class of 2019 Commencement: Darren Walker, S5231 [31JY]
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3436, S3438 [12JN], S3480, S3507, S3509, S3517, S3538, S3584 [13JN], S3667, S3755 [18JN], S3848 [19JN], S4171 [20JN], S4469 [24JN], S4619, S4631 [27JN]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S2058 [27MR], S2097 [28MR], S2135, S2136 [1AP], S2195 [2AP], S2446 [11AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S3118 [23MY]
Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S813 [31JA], S836 [4FE]
Appointments
British-American Interparliamentary Group, S815 [31JA]
Conferee: H.J. Res. 31, Dept. of Homeland Security continuing appropriations, S684 [25JA]
Articles and editorials
Before You Pour All That Maple Syrup on Your Pancakes, Here’s What You Should Know About It, Becky Krystal, Washington (DC) Post, S6387 [5NO]
Burlington Girls Soccer Team Makes Waves With Equal Pay Activism, Aidan Quigley, Vermont Digger (Internet site), S6883 [5DE]
Harry Hamburg, Longtime Daily News Photographer, Dies at 73, Leonard Greene, New York (NY) Daily News, S1110 [7FE]
In White River Junction, Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves, Kevin Cullen, Boston (MA) Globe, S5185 [30JY]
John Paul Stevens Looks Back on Nearly a Century of Life and Law, but Worries About the Future, Robert Barnes, Washington (DC) Post, S3042 [22MY]
Joseph Dunford’s Steady Hand in the Turmoil of Trump’s Washington, David Ignatius, Washington (DC) Post, S5700 [25SE]
Justice Served—Marilyn Skoglund To Retire From the Vermont Supreme Court, Paul Heintz, Seven Days (publication), S2807 [14MY]
Letter From America—The ’69 Mets and Lessons for Today, Michael M. Cohen, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, S6662 [19NO]
Lincoln Magicians Bring Joy to Refugees at the Border, Christopher Ross, Middlebury (VT) Addison County Independent, S5186 [30JY]
Making It in Vermont—Darn Tough Doubles Down on Northfield Facilities, VTDigger.com (Internet site), S3044 [22MY]
Middlebury’s Beau Ties Collars the Market on Dapper Neckwear, Seven Days (publication), S2427 [11AP]
President Trump Risks Alienating Allies Over Cuban American Property Claims, William M. LeoGrande, OnCubaNews (Internet site), S1377 [14FE]
Sabra Field Marks 50th Year Making Vermont Art, Kevin O’Connor, Vermont Digger (Internet site), S5184 [30JY]
Sarducci’s Celebrates 25 Years in Montpelier, Tim Simard, Montpelier (VT) Bridge, S1270 [12FE]
Saudi Arabia Is Torturing a U.S. Citizen. When Will Trump Act?, Washington (DC) Post, S1838 [13MR]
State Rep Wins Gold in International Competition, Madeline Clark, South Burlington (VT) Other Paper, S6664 [19NO]
To Defuse This Crisis the US Must Start Talking to Iran, Peter Westmacott, Guardian (British publication), S3042 [22MY]
Vermont Company Played Key Role in Apollo Moon Mission—A Former Engineer With Vergennes-Based Simmonds Precision Describes the Company’s Role in the Apollo Space Program, Joel B. Baird, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4942 [18JY]
Vermont Episcopal Bishop Timothy Ely Announces Plan To Retire, Episcopal News Service (Internet site), S3044 [22MY]
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]
Agriculture: improve job opportunities, benefits, and security for undocumented alien farmworkers (see S. 175), S293 [17JA]
Air pollution: support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see S. Res. 316), S5577 [18SE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S1660 [5MR]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see S. 350), S919 [6FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2461), S5604 [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]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see S.J. Res. 11), S2648 [6MY]
——— provide penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member (see S. 122), S220 [15JA]
——— reform procedures for determinations on disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1789), S3319 [11JN]
——— remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (see S.J. Res. 7), S832 [4FE]
——— 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), S2570 [1MY]
Arms sales: preserve congressional oversight of foreign arms sales (see S. 1945), S4455 [24JN]
Australia: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 27), S3252 [5JN]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2478), S5474 [12SE]
Bankruptcy: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see S. 897), S2042 [27MR]
——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S1705 [6MR]
——— make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 3056), S7116 [17DE]
Brunei: condemn laws on sexual orientation, adultery, and same-sex relations, call to repeal such measures, and support denial of visas for officials responsible for passage or implementation of such laws (see S. Res. 198), S2789 [13MY]
Bureau of Prisons: reform use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 719), S1734 [7MR]
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]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S293 [17JA]
Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S2815 [14MY]
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), S1326 [13FE]
——— 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 liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S6756 [21NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA]
Climate: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 404), S6334 [31OC]
——— express that climate change is real, it is impacted by human activity, and Congress should take immediate action to address the problem (see S.J. Res. 9), S1594 [28FE]
Copyrights: establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright small claims (see S. 1273), S4908 [17JY]
Corporations: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1630), S4506 [25JN]
Correctional institutions: provide that amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see S. 3035), S7026 [12DE]
——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 2773), S6391 [5NO]
Courts: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 399), S1132 [7FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 610), S1593 [28FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 620), S1593 [28FE]
——— issue certificates of rehabilitation to formerly incarcerated individuals who have successfully reintegrated into society and no longer poses a significant risk of reoffending (see S. 2931), S6755 [21NO]
——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see S. 2566), S5747 [26SE]
——— prohibit imposition of death penalty for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2390), S5248 [31JY]
——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 770), S1844 [13MR]
——— require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers (see S. 2632), S5896 [17OC]
Crime: provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6477 [7NO]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 488), S1438 [25FE]
Cuba: allow financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (see S. 1447), S2815 [14MY]
——— lift trade embargo (see S. 428), S1133 [7FE]
Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see S. 949), S2088 [28MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve Child and Adult Care Food Program (see S. 2501), S5577 [18SE]
——— 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]
——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see S. 1637), S3104 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: modify requirements relative to use of military construction authority in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency (see S. 2705), S6155 [24OC]
——— prohibit use of military construction or Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of barriers, land acquisition, or other associated activities on the border without congressional consent (see S. 326), S831 [4FE]
——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see S. 1761), S3284 [10JN]
——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1991), S4566 [26JN]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 191), S3253 [5JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 2548), S5706 [25SE]
——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 768), S1844 [13MR]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE]
——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see S. 1198), S2434 [11AP]
——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S4567 [26JN]
——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 2250), S5062 [24JY]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 266), S1541 [27FE]
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 grants to establish a national network of statewide legal hotlines for senior citizens (see S. 905), S2043 [27MR]
——— 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), S5475 [12SE]
——— plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting providers that serve them (see S. 402), S1132 [7FE]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6507 [12NO]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 962), S5313 [1AU]
——— revise and extend nursing workforce development programs (see S. 1399), S6476 [7NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize work with cybersecurity consortia for training (see S. 333), S867 [5FE]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR]
——— establish minimum staffing levels of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers along U.S. northern border (see S. 2444), S5360 [9SE]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S6789 [2DE]
——— make U.S. visas available to certain Kurdish Syrians who worked directly with the Armed Forces in Syria (see S. 2625), S6394 [5NO]
——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 197), S327 [22JA]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1243), S3653 [18JN]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 506), S1940 [25MR]
——— 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]
——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2239 [3AP]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S4456 [24JN]
——— modify data reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant employees (see S. 2224), S5363 [9SE]
——— modify payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty (see S. 1208), S2789 [13MY]
——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 134), S2189 [2AP]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 820), S1898 [14MR]
——— require a report of any Special Counsel be made public at the conclusion of an investigation or if the Special Counsel is removed from office or resigns (see S. 236), S1793 [12MR]
Dept. of Labor: establish Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative (see S. 1666), S3105 [23MY]
Dept. of State: provide assistance for U.S. citizens and nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, bolster programs to address hostage-taking and rescue, and impose sanctions on persons responsible for such acts (see S. 712), S1734 [7MR]
——— provide reports by U.S. embassies and consulates on deaths of U.S. citizens in foreign countries to the CDC (see S. 1575), S6719 [20NO]
——— report on extent of corruption in foreign countries, assign tiered classifications based on governmental efforts to combat corruption, and assess U.S. assistance to most corrupt countries (see S. 1309), S2613 [2MY]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: make permanent certain general provisions (see S. 1819), S3363 [12JN]
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), S7158 [18DE]
——— establish U.S. Employee Ownership Bank (see S. 1661), S3105 [23MY]
——— 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), S6718 [20NO]
Dept. of Transportation: repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6757 [21NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see S. 555), S1492 [26FE]
——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see S. 1381), S7157 [18DE]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2616 [2MY]
——— 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]
Dingell, John D.: tribute (see S. Res. 75), S1384 [14FE]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S219 [15JA]
——— support training, technical assistance, and resource centers and ensure that those with communication disabilities have access to devices, services, and support in order to take advantage of all aspects of society (see S. 1836), S3476 [13JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 788), S1845 [13MR]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 631), S1594 [28FE]
Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 2850), S6567 [13NO]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY]
——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see S. 1834), S3475 [13JN]
——— prohibit interfering in elections with agents of foreign governments, ban foreign nationals from buying digital ads or issue ads, and make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible into the U.S. (see S. 1469), S2815 [14MY]
——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see S. 1540), S2925 [16MY]
Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2287), S5107 [25JY]
——— clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 485), S1382 [14FE]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see S. 1306), S2613 [2MY]
EPA: ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos (see S. 921), S2087 [28MR]
——— designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S1622 [4MR]
——— establish Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs (see S. 2856), S6604 [14NO]
——— reaffirm final determination relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (see S. 1022), S2240 [3AP]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or child involved (see S. 1791), S3319 [11JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave because of the death of a son or daughter (see S. 559), S3165 [3JN]
——— expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 3071), S7113 [17DE]
FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2688 [7MY]
——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5795 [15OC]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see S. 682), S1705 [6MR]
FDA: impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S5312 [1AU]
——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 792), S1898 [14MR]
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), S1134 [7FE]
——— modify exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in Freedom of Information Act (see S. 2220), S5012 [23JY]
——— prohibit use of funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives (see S. 2485), S5539 [17SE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 1649), S3105 [23MY]
Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 24), S19 [3JA]
——— require treatment of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial considerations for security clearances (see S. 464), S1276 [12FE]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: ensure public sector employees are able to form and join unions and enter into a written contract with employers and reaffirm policy to encourage collective bargaining (see S. 1970), S4504 [25JN]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1200), S2434 [11AP]
Firearms: prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 1831), S3475 [13JN]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 42), S67 [8JA]
Fish and fishing: 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]
France: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 37), S3252 [5JN]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE]
Guatemala: impose sanctions to combat corruption, money laundering, and impunity, deny visas to certain officials, and ensure the U.S. can retrieve misused security equipment (see S. 716), S1734 [7MR]
——— support democratic elections, express concern about involvement of candidates in illicit activities and influence of criminal organizations and corrupt officials, and strengthen rule of law (see S. Res. 244), S3319 [11JN]
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]
Hong Kong: prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (see S. 2710), S6156 [24OC]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S3286 [10JN]
Immigration: designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (see S. 1328), S3061 [22MY]
——— eliminate immigrant visa backlog by increasing number of visas, reclassify certain immigrants to exempt them from green card limits, protect certain ‘‘aging out’’ children, and lift country caps (see S. 2603), S5840 [16OC]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]
——— reauthorize the EB-5 regional center program (see S. 2540), S5663 [24SE]
——— require the President to set a minimum annual goal for number of refugees to be admitted into the U.S. at not less than 95,000 (see S. 1088), S2328 [9AP]
——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see S. 1123), S2386 [10AP]
——— rescind Executive order prioritizing the majority of unauthorized individuals for removal and withholding Federal funding to sanctuary cities (see S. 1591), S3058 [22MY]
India: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 40), S3252 [5JN]
Institute of International Education: anniversary (see S. Res. 146), S2271 [4AP]
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]
——— establish a public health plan (see S. 981), S2188 [2AP]
——— 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 group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1847), S3476 [13JN]
Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see S. Res. 297), S6190 [28OC]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see S. 1039), S2270 [4AP]
——— support designation of a national day of remembrance for the hostage crisis (see S. Res. 395), S6333 [31OC]
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: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 40), S3252 [5JN]
Italy: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 36), S3252 [5JN]
Korea, Republic of: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 40), S3252 [5JN]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S3364 [12JN]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 247), S3363 [12JN]
Lugar, Richard G.: tribute (see S. Res. 173), S2485 [29AP]
McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see S. 239), S3363 [12JN]
Medicaid: establish a State public option to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan (see S. 489), S1382 [14FE]
——— provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see S. 317), S1438 [25FE]
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), S1595 [28FE]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 348), S3320 [11JN]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S1277 [12FE]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1129), S2386 [10AP]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S5841 [16OC]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 237), S1706 [6MR]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE]
——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 470), S1325 [13FE]
——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see S. 99), S142 [10JA]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR]
Middle East: expend all appropriated bilateral assistance to the West Bank and Gaza (see S. Res. 171), S2436 [11AP]
——— report on plan to secure enduring defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. 2755), S6300 [30OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 150), S273 [16JA]
Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see S. 1188), S2434 [11AP]
Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 370), S1131 [7FE]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden and posthumously to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson for contributions during the ‘‘Space Race’’ (see S. 590), S1540 [27FE]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1621 [4MR]
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support mission and goals (see S. Res. 237), S3253 [5JN]
National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5409 [10SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 387), S6300 [30OC]
National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S2613 [2MY]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 28), S587 [24JA]
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 Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 310), S800 [31JA]
New START Treaty: extend, report on Russian compliance, assess impact on force structure and foreign policy if the treaty lapses, and provide for arms limitations in the event of non-renewal (see S. 1285), S2612 [2MY]
NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 96), S142 [10JA]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see S. 272), S1763 [11MR]
——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see S. 200), S586 [24JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S2885 [15MY]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see S. 64), S699 [28JA]
Philippines: condemn state-sanctioned killings as part of the ‘‘War on Drugs,’’ arrest of human rights defenders and journalists, and continued detention of Leila De Lima, and call for immediate release (see S. Res. 142), S4775 [10JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP]
——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (see S. 1247), S3653 [18JN]
Political ethics: require the President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 882), S1987 [26MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S19 [3JA]
Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 367), S1131 [7FE]
Refugees: recognize anniversary of first refugee and Muslim ban, promote safety and health of refugees, and call for leadership in response to displacement and resettlement of refugees (see S. Res. 32), S698 [28JA]
Saudi Arabia: call for issuance of a determination on high-ranking officials’ involvement in death of Jamal Khashoggi, release political prisoners, reverse human rights violations, and alleviation of crisis in Yemen (see S. Res. 169), S2436 [11AP]
——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 29, 31, 32, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47), S3252 [5JN]
Schools: prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see S. 1119), S2386 [10AP]
SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see S. 1854), S3476 [13JN]
Second Chance Month: designate (see S. Res. 102), S2519 [30AP]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 18), S220 [15JA]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 578), S1540 [27FE]
——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2262), S5106 [25JY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S1438 [25FE]
Spain: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 36), S3252 [5JN]
Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4824 [15JY]
——— establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for doping fraud violations at major international competitions and require sharing of information with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (see S. 259), S6476 [7NO]
——— improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see S. 1820), S7158 [18DE]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2496), S5577 [18SE]
——— 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]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 393), S1132 [7FE]
Taxation: enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see S. 931), S2087 [28MR]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 177), S293 [17JA]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP]
——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see S. 2289), S6789 [2DE]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1726), S3251 [5JN]
——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see S. 628), S1661 [5MR]
——— increase age limits for ABLE account eligibility (see S. 651), S4567 [26JN]
——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see S. 690), S1705 [6MR]
——— 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]
——— modify rules relative to inverted corporations in order to prevent tax avoidance by domestic companies moving operations to foreign countries (see S. 2140), S4968 [22JY]
——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S3478 [13JN]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S1276 [12FE]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see S. 1940), S4169 [20JN]
——— prohibit deduction for prescription drug advertising and promotional expenses (see S. 73), S141 [10JA]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S3165 [3JN]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S6567 [13NO]
——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see S. 437), S1277 [12FE]
Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see S. 2539), S6190 [28OC]
Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see S. 1253), S5361 [9SE]
Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S743 [29JA]
——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 2505), S5577 [18SE]
Turkey: condemn suppression of peaceful protesters, support free speech and human rights, call for lifting of restrictions on freedom of expression, and end prosecution of, and call for release of, political opponents (see S. Res. 418), S6507 [12NO]
——— request information on human rights practices in Syria (see S. Res. 409), S6606 [14NO]
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. Copyright Office: waive copyright registration fee for winners of Congressional Art Competition and Congressional App Competition (see S. 2824), S6475 [7NO]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S5249 [31JY]
United Arab Emirates: disapprove resale of certain defense articles and services to Jordan (see S.J. Res. 44), S3252 [5JN]
——— disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 46, 48), S3252 [5JN]
United Kingdom: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services (see S.J. Res. 27, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42), S3252 [5JN]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 636), S1594 [28FE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO]
Voting: secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP]
Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 2258), S5063 [24JY]
Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN]
——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S5842 [16OC]
——— 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]
——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 627), S1594 [28FE]
World Food Day: designate (see S. Res. 365), S5896 [17OC]
World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 254), S4169 [20JN]
World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2488 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses for claims rising under Federal or State statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a State constitution (see S. 635), S1594 [28FE]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 2303), S5141 [29JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 2026), S4628 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (see S. 2694), S6155 [24OC]
——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (see S. 2180), S4948 [18JY]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 1231), S2515 [30AP]
FDA: 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]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (see S. Res. 291), S5196 [30JY]
Firearms: prevent gun trafficking and straw purchasing (see S. 2376), S5248 [31JY]
Immigration: provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 2936), S6755 [21NO]
National Farm to School Month: designate (see S. Res. 403), S6334 [31OC]
Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 2814), S6475 [7NO]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2916), S6718 [20NO]
Taxation: disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see S. 1185), S2434 [11AP]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE]
Cloture motions
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S549, S558 [24JA]
Homilies
Feast of the Epiphany: Benjamin Hawley, S81 [9JA]
Letters
Border security funding and immigration reform: Russell T. Vought, OMB, S43 [8JA]
Disaster relief to Puerto Rico for those affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: by, S2018 [27MR]
Non-defense discretionary budget programs funding: Mission Readiness—Council for a Strong America, S1572 [28FE]
Lists
Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on conference report on H.J. Res. 31, consolidated appropriations, S1363 [14FE]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865, consolidated appropriations, S7175 [19DE]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, S3085 [23MY]
Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, S6322 [31OC]
Poems
‘‘I Saw the Places They Died,’’ Kiah Morris, S7023 [12DE]
Privilege of the floor
Amin, Faisal, S6047 [22OC]
Flores, Virginia, S7222 [19DE]
Gomory, Owen, S2098 [28MR]
Matthews, Olivia, S6047 [22OC]
Ross, Bob, S6047 [22OC]
Rubenstein, David, S4584 [26JN]
Remarks
AID: polio eradication activities funding, S6152 [24OC]
——— tribute to PREDICT program efforts to identify, predict, and prevent spread of viruses with pandemic potential, S6600 [14NO]
Appropriations: across-the-board spending reduction of continuing appropriations to provide for domestic infrastructure funding, S6734 [21NO]
——— legislative process, S1571–S1573 [28FE], S6232 [29OC]
——— making consolidated appropriations, S495 [23JA], S555 [24JA], S1362 [14FE], S7173 [19DE]
——— making continuing, S80, S89 [9JA], S555 [24JA], S6703 [20NO], S6734 [21NO]
——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 28), S676 [25JA]
——— making continuing (H.R. 21), S10 [3JA], S42, S44 [8JA], S169 [14JA]
Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S1295 [13FE]
BatWeek: observance, S6386 [5NO]
Beau Ties, Ltd.: tribute, S2426 [11AP]
Brownell, Alfred: Goldman Environmental Foundation Goldman Environmental Prize recipient, S2808 [14MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, S1572 [28FE], S2165 [2AP]
Bureau of the Census: use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, S2165 [2AP]
Burlington, VT: anniversary of Skirack (business), S6601 [14NO]
——— tribute to Burlington High School girls’ soccer team actions to express support for equal pay for U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team members, S6883 [5DE]
——— tribute to individuals taking oath of citizenship, S4164 [20JN]
Cabot Creamery (cooperative): anniversary, S7150 [18DE]
Chile: call for release of political prisoners, S3093 [23MY]
China: 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, S5469 [12SE]
Climate: effects of climate change, S1516 [27FE]
——— Green Climate Fund funding, S5740 [26SE]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (S. 428), S1376 [14FE]
——— lift travel restrictions (S. 2303), S5146 [29JY]
Darn Tough (company): tribute, S3044 [22MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Farm to School Program (S. 2026), S4633 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S5677 [25SE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S7089 [17DE]
——— military deployment to Middle East in response to alleged threats from Iran, S3041 [22MY]
——— overseas contingency operations funding, S1572 [28FE]
——— prohibit diversion of funds to fund national emergency declared by President Trump in order to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S5559 [18SE], S6703 [20NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), House amendment, S7173 [19DE]
——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), S10 [3JA], S169 [14JA]
——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, S1362 [14FE]
——— provide oversight of border zone in which Federal agents may conduct vehicle checkpoints and stops and enter private land without a warrant (S. 2180), S4952 [18JY]
——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration detention facilities funding, S5378 [10SE]
Dept. of Justice: make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), S2065 [28MR]
——— reauthorize Bulletproof Vest Partnership (H.R. 2379), S2901 [16MY]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2839), S6152 [24OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of revised regulations restricting travel to Cuba, S3240 [5JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: across-the-board funding reduction, S6186 [28OC]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5951 [22OC], S6186 [28OC], S6232 [29OC], S6322 [31OC], S6386 [5NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6703 [20NO], S6734 [21NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5945 [22OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5559 [18SE], S6324 [31OC]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S495 [23JA], S555 [24JA], S1573 [28FE], S2066 [28MR], S2111 [1AP], S2249 [4AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S2017–S2020 [27MR]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), unanimous-consent request, S2112 [1AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S3071, S3085 [23MY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (S. 572), S1573 [28FE]
Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse, S1585 [28FE]
Egypt: human rights violations, S1585 [28FE]
——— U.S. policy, S1585 [28FE]
FDA: prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (S. 340), S868 [5FE]
Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 24), S169 [14JA]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity (S. Res. 291), S5200 [30JY], S6883 [5DE]
14th Star Brewing Co.: tribute, S7151 [18DE]
Gagner, Steve: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S7151 [18DE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S9 [3JA], S42, S44 [8JA], S80, S89 [9JA], S115 [10JA], S168 [14JA], S237, S243 [16JA], S495 [23JA], S555 [24JA], S676 [25JA], S1362 [14FE]
Guatemala: human rights violations, S1837 [13MR]
——— impose sanctions to combat corruption, money laundering, and impunity, deny visas to certain officials, and ensure the U.S. can retrieve misused security equipment (S. 716), S1837 [13MR]
Hazelett Corp.: anniversary, S7151 [18DE]
Honduras: call for democratic and election reforms and hold those responsible for corruption and human rights abuses accountable, S5303 [1AU]
——— call for prosecution and sentencing of those involved in the death of environmental activist Berta Caceres, S1617 [4MR], S5304 [1AU], S6747 [21NO]
——— support people and encourage stabilization of democracy, reconciliation, and end to violence, S6747 [21NO]
Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556 [24JA], S2017–S2020 [27MR], S2111 [1AP], S2249 [4AP], S3071 [23MY]
Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, S496 [23JA]
——— border security and immigration enforcement funding, S3071 [23MY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children, S3339 [12JN]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4538 [26JN]
——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S9 [3JA], S42, S44 [8JA], S89 [9JA], S168 [14JA], S237, S243 [16JA], S496 [23JA], S1375 [14FE]
——— provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, S3339 [12JN]
——— reform, S3340 [12JN]
——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S169 [14JA], S495 [23JA]
——— supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children through reduction in certain foreign assistance and exchange programs funding, S4539 [26JN]
Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (S.J. Res. 52), S6270 [30OC]
Inter-American Foundation: anniversary, S6884 [5DE]
Iran: U.S. policy, S3041 [22MY]
Kacsmaryk, Matthew J.: nomination to be district judge, S3829 [19JN]
——— suitability to be district judge relative to views on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, S3829 [19JN]
Khashoggi, Jamal: anniversary of death, S5740 [26SE]
Magicians Without Borders (organization): tribute, S5186 [30JY]
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), S788 [31JA]
——— 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, S169 [14JA]
——— Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S6662 [19NO], S6748 [21NO]
——— oppose decision to support Israeli settlements of the West Bank and support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, S6748 [21NO]
——— urge continued presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Syria and Afghanistan to counter threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), S788 [31JA]
Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Sarducci’s Restaurant (business), S1270 [12FE]
Mueller, Robert S., III: release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2065 [28MR]
Murphy, Eric E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1693, S1696 [6MR]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff, S4942 [18JY]
National Farm to School Month: designate (S. Res. 403), S6357 [31OC]
National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), House amendment, S7173 [19DE]
Paterson, Katherine: American Academy of Arts and Letters E.B. White Award recipient, S2426 [11AP]
Philippines: condemn state-sanctioned killings of environmental defenders and ensure recipients of U.S. aid do not abuse their power, S5659 [24SE]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1693 [6MR]
——— use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S1693 [6MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit continuation of an executive emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act absent approval by Congress (S. 764), S1863 [14MR]
Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1693, S1696 [6MR]
Refuse disposal: improve international waste management systems and prevent and reduce plastic waste and marine debris, S5916 [21OC], S6663 [19NO]
Religion: allegation of misconduct and abuse by members of the clergy of the Catholic Church, S81 [9JA]
Rushing, Allison Jones: nomination to be circuit judge, S1696 [6MR]
Saudi Arabia: call for release of political prisoners, S1838 [13MR]
——— hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable, S1837 [13MR], S4844 [16JY]
Senate: appreciation for tributes, S4878 [17JY]
——— appreciation of opportunity to serve, S4878 [17JY]
Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), motion to proceed, S2166 [2AP]
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.: tribute, S4942 [18JY]
Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S6504 [12NO]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Cuba, S6150–S6152 [24OC], S6707 [20NO]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, S1375 [14FE], S4538 [26JN], S5303 [1AU]
——— evaluation of administration relative to women’s issues and human trafficking, S1584 [28FE]
——— request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S5377 [10SE]
——— State of the Union Message, S1270 [12FE]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), S1452–S1456 [26FE], S1862 [14MR]
——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), S5656 [24SE], S5677 [25SE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: combat white-nose syndrome in bats funding, S6386 [5NO]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), S5303 [1AU]
Vermont: tribute to American Cheese Society award winning cheesemakers, S6387 [5NO]
——— tribute to maple industry, S6386 [5NO]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, S1362 [14FE]
Weapons: increase global effort to clear, and eliminate use of, landmines, S4163 [20JN]
Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1516 [27FE]
White River Junction, VT: tribute to female entrepreneurs, S5185 [30JY]
World Polio Day: observance, S6152 [24OC]
World Refugee Day: observance, S4164 [20JN]
World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (S. Res. 135), S3239 [5JN]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate: tribute for casting 16,000th vote, S4877, S4903 [17JY]
Tribute, S1297 [13FE]
Statements
Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning the U.S. Southern Border: several former national security officials, S1452–S1455 [26FE]
Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico for Those Affected by Hurricane Maria: Ricardo Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico, S2020 [27MR]
Testimonies
Opioid Epidemic: Beth Tanzman, Vermont Blueprint for Health, Dept. of Vermont Health Access, S1586 [28FE]
Tributes
Dunford, Joseph F., Jr., S5700 [25SE]
Ely, Timothy C., S3043 [22MY]
Field, Sabra, S5184 [30JY]
Hagan, Kay R., S6469 [7NO]
Hamburg, Harry, S1109 [7FE]
Isakson, Senator, S6808 [3DE]
Morris, Kiah, S7023 [12DE]
Ott, Kathleen, S6386 [5NO]
Skoglund, Marilyn, S2806 [14MY]
Stevens, John Paul, S3042 [22MY]
Sullivan, E. Thomas, S2807 [14MY]
Townsend, Maida, S6663 [19NO]
Walker, Darren, S5231 [31JY]