MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Senator from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3416, S3436, S3438, S3445 [12JN], S3479, S3522, S3528, S3587, S3592, S3593, S3594, S3603 [13JN], S3655, S3656, S3657, S3660, S3662, S3667, S3683, S3689, S3708, S3760 [18JN], S4619, S4631 [27JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6158, S6165, S6169 [24OC], S6199 [28OC], S6249, S6250 [29OC]
Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S2058 [27MR], S2097 [28MR], S2120, S2136, S2158 [1AP]
Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (S. 47), S872 [5FE], S1011 [6FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 758), S2294 [8AP]
——— 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]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1352), S6904 [9DE]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]
Air pollution: establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see S. 1745), S3251 [5JN]
——— support U.S. clean vehicle emissions standards and defend authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution (see S. Res. 316), S5577 [18SE]
American Fisheries Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 494), S1382 [14FE]
Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S2688 [7MY]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1523), S2924 [16MY]
Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1049), S2270 [4AP]
——— prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see S.J. Res. 11), S2648 [6MY]
——— 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]
Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity (see S. Res. 150), S2329 [9AP]
Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (see S. Res. 67), S1276 [12FE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 218), S3060 [22MY]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): recognize importance of Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (see S. Res. 392), S6333 [31OC]
——— support U.S. participation in stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia (see S. Res. 406), S6392 [5NO]
Aviation: enhance recognition of, and response to, aircraft failure conditions (see S. 2703), S6509 [12NO]
Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2478), S5474 [12SE]
Bankruptcy: make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1540 [27FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 154), S2387 [10AP]
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), S4824 [15JY]
Buoniconti, Nicholas A.: tribute (see S. Res. 434), S6669 [19NO]
Bureau of the Census: make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 201), S699 [28JA]
——— recognize importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encourage individuals, families, and households to participate to ensure a complete and accurate count (see S. Con. Res. 31), S7157 [18DE]
Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see S. 1186), S2434 [11AP]
Business and industry: modify standards for unlawful acquisitions (see S. 307), S800 [31JA]
——— 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]
Cambodia: promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (see S. 3081), S7156 [18DE]
——— support successful implementation of 1991 Paris Peace Agreement (see S. 1468), S6626 [18NO]
Cameroon: condemn human rights abuses, call for adoption of nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution, and pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve area conflicts (see S. Res. 292), S5196 [30JY]
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: extend certain provisions relative to apparel products (see S. 2473), S6449 [6NO]
CDC: fully fund Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm importance of prevention in the U.S. health care system (see S. 1944), S4455 [24JN]
Central America: manage violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by addressing migration factors, smugglers, and traffickers, and expanding refugee processing programs (see S. 1445), S2815 [14MY]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 129), S2088 [28MR]
Children and youth: condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see S. Res. 112), S1941 [25MR]
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]
——— recognize that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei Technologies Co., and ZTE Corp., pose serious threats to the national security of the U.S. and its allies (see S. Con. Res. 10), S2088 [28MR]
——— remember victims of suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, call for investigation of massacre and release of political prisoners, and condemn intensifying repression and human rights violations (see S. Res. 221), S3106 [23MY]
——— require an unclassified interagency report on political influence operations in the U.S. (see S. 480), S1326 [13FE]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S1382 [14FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see S. Con. Res. 22), S6860 [4DE]
——— continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 404), S6334 [31OC]
——— express that climate change is real, it is impacted by human activity, and Congress should take immediate action to address the problem (see S.J. Res. 9), S1594 [28FE]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2297), S5108 [25JY]
——— making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S587 [24JA]
——— submit report to Congress on efforts to increase gender diversity (see S. 1930), S4169 [20JN]
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 608), S1593 [28FE]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see S. 1083), S2615 [2MY]
Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR]
Congress: allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program beneficiaries to be congressional employees (see S. 1095), S2329 [9AP]
Consumers: provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement (see S. 2968), S6825 [3DE]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1086), S2328 [9AP]
Corp. for National and Community Service: commemorate anniversary of AmeriCorps and recognize contributions of members, alumni, and Senior Corps volunteers (see S. Res. 326), S5663 [24SE]
——— recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.S. (see S. Res. 127), S2044 [27MR]
——— recognize significant milestone of Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018 (see S. Res. 230), S3215 [4JN]
Corporations: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see S. 1630), S4506 [25JN]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 23), S699 [28JA]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses for claims rising under Federal or State statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a State constitution (see S. 635), S1594 [28FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 610), S1593 [28FE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 620), S1593 [28FE]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 250), S742 [29JA]
——— 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]
CPSC: adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to protect against risk of upholstered furniture flammability (see S. 1341), S5197 [30JY]
——— establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes (see S. 3065), S7113 [17DE]
——— promulgate a product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury (see S. 1902), S4775 [10JY]
Credit: improve regulation of ‘‘payday’’ lending by ensuring consumers control their own bank accounts, increasing transparency, and banning lead generators and anonymously registered websites in payday lending (see S. 656), S1659 [5MR]
Crime: protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 120), S220 [15JA]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6671 [19NO]
——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 488), S1382 [14FE]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 2303), S5141 [29JY]
Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (see S. 949), S2088 [28MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2143), S4907 [17JY]
——— provide for participation of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 677), S1705 [6MR]
——— reform Federal sugar program (see S. 2568), S5747 [26SE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology (see S. 553), S1492 [26FE]
——— require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3102), S7156 [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (see S. Res. 332), S5706 [25SE]
——— 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), S293 [17JA]
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]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see S. 1172), S5108 [25JY]
——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE]
——— 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), S2788 [13MY]
——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1203), S2886 [15MY]
——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see S. 1338), S2687 [7MY]
——— make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2085), S7028 [12DE]
——— require additional reporting by institutions of higher education on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see S. 1572), S3322 [11JN]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 1492), S2884 [15MY]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: 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 Clean School Bus Grant Program (see S. 1750), S5251 [31JY]
——— provide for study and evaluation of net metering, which allows consumers and businesses who generate their own electricity to be compensated for energy they provide to the electric grid (see S. 346), S919 [6FE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S2615 [2MY]
——— award grants to support access of marginalized youth to sexual health services (see S. 1530), S2924 [16MY]
——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see S. 834), S6476 [7NO]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see S. 1048), S2270 [4AP]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 1878), S3651 [18JN]
——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of rule on protection of statutory conscience rights in provision of health care services (see S. 2836), S6507 [12NO]
——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 1258), S3061 [22MY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 568), S1493 [26FE]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see S. 1657), S6670 [19NO]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1524), S2924 [16MY]
——— 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), S5409 [10SE]
——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 1191), S3321 [11JN]
——— reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps (see S. 962), S2272 [4AP]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S3284 [10JN]
——— reduce maternal deaths and complications by providing funding to States and hospitals to develop and implement standardized maternal safety best practices and review pregnancy-related deaths and complications (see S. 116), S4907 [17JY]
——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see S. 2797), S6447 [6NO]
——— clarify rights of all persons held or detained at a port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 2219), S5012 [23JY]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 648), S1659 [5MR]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S2271 [4AP]
——— limit fees charged and collected from applicants for naturalization and related benefits based on poverty (see S. 1862), S5630 [23SE]
——— prohibit funding to implement ‘‘public charge’’ rule that expands the list of Federal aid programs that could be considered when an immigrant is applying for admission (see S. 2482), S5539 [17SE]
——— protect confidentiality of information submitted pursuant to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (see S. 197), S327 [22JA]
——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children (see S. 661), S1659 [5MR]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1243), S4630 [27JN]
——— reduce ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to engage in enforcement actions that harm unaccompanied alien children and ensure safety and welfare of such children (see S. 388), S1132 [7FE]
Dept. of HUD: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to residential structures with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite (see S. 356), S919 [6FE]
——— make housing more affordable (see S. 787), S1845 [13MR]
——— prohibit implementation of proposed rule denying transgender persons equal access to homeless shelters (see S. 2007), S4628 [27JN]
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]
——— establish Science Advisory Board (see S. 2286), S5107 [25JY]
——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1437 [25FE]
——— incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (see S. 2043), S5796 [15OC]
——— incentivize States to enact laws requiring independent investigation and prosecution for use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN]
——— 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]
——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see S. 954), S2088 [28MR]
——— require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funds to mandate fair and impartial policing training for law enforcement officers (see S. 1938), S4169 [20JN]
Dept. of Labor: enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector (see S. 777), S1844 [13MR]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1786), S3319 [11JN]
——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 851), S4456 [24JN]
——— list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 1792), S5448 [11SE]
——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2101), S4807 [11JY]
Dept. of State: authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime (see S. 1590), S6189 [28OC]
——— ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals from entering the U.S. (see S. 1825), S3475 [13JN]
——— develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see S. 249), S742 [29JA]
——— establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Program to improve cybersecurity and a bug bounty program to identify and report vulnerabilities of Internet-facing information technology (see S. 1808), S3363 [12JN]
——— establish positions of Climate Security Envoy and Special Representative for the Arctic and outline policies on relationship between climate change and national security (see S. 745), S1792 [12MR]
——— monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally by elevating position of Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to the rank of Ambassador (see S. 238), S4456 [24JN]
——— provide reports by U.S. embassies and consulates on deaths of U.S. citizens in foreign countries to the CDC (see S. 1575), S3322 [11JN]
——— require annual human rights reports include information on reproductive rights (see S. 707), S1733 [7MR]
——— require reports on religious intolerance in Saudi Arabian educational materials (see S. 357), S919 [6FE]
——— review termination characterization of former employees fired for their sexual orientation (see S. 1252), S2515 [30AP]
Dept. of State and AID: tribute to employees (see S. Res. 453), S7027 [12DE]
Dept. of the Interior: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see S. 1386), S2770 [9MY]
——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and the Straits of Florida (see S. 1304), S2613 [2MY]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Pacific Ocean (see S. 1318), S2614 [2MY]
——— prohibit oil-, gas- and methane hydrate-related seismic activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 828), S1899 [14MR]
——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see S. 1296), S2613 [2MY]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2808), S6474 [7NO]
——— reauthorize certain National Heritage Areas (see S. 2952), S6756 [21NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see S. 2254), S5062 [24JY]
Dept. of Transportation: develop and provide States and transportation planning organizations with data sets measuring the level of access by all modes of transportation to important destinations (see S. 654), S2615 [2MY]
——— establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges and improve safety, efficiency, and reliability of movement of people and freight over bridge crossings (see S. 2310), S5141 [29JY]
——— finalize rules to protect consumers from risks of carbon monoxide poisoning and rollaways from motor vehicles (see S. 543), S1437 [25FE] (see S. 2947), S6755 [21NO]
——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 3124), S7207 [19DE]
——— issue a rule requiring new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system to prevent leaving an unattended child in the vehicle (see S. 1601), S6335 [31OC]
——— modify final rule relative to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations (see S. 826), S1899 [14MR]
——— reduce number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety (see S. 665), S1660 [5MR]
——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6301 [30OC]
——— require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling or leasing used passenger motor vehicles (see S. 1971), S4505 [25JN]
——— require development of public transportation operations safety risk reduction programs to improve transit worker and pedestrian safety (see S. 436), S2486 [29AP]
——— 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), S5474 [12SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 91), S2787 [13MY]
——— 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), S3844 [19JN]
——— 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]
——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see S. 127), S220 [15JA]
——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see S. 2027), S4628 [27JN]
——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1661 [5MR]
——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S1845 [13MR]
——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 2106), S4807 [11JY] (see S. 2865), S6604 [14NO]
——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2744 [8MY]
——— 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]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 319), S2925 [16MY]
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]
——— protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 669), S1705 [6MR]
Disasters: prohibit certain disaster relief funding from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see S. 534), S1384 [14FE]
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: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see S. 2227), S5750 [26SE]
——— decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see S. 1552), S5750 [26SE]
——— impose sanctions relative to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids (see S. 1044), S2772 [9MY]
——— make marijuana legal at the Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences (see S. 597), S5749 [26SE]
——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see S. 1365), S2742 [8MY]
Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S2241 [3AP]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY]
——— constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and to provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 16), S5751 [26SE]
——— 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), S4170 [20JN]
——— 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), S5314 [1AU]
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]
——— prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 1082), S2328 [9AP]
——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 1491), S2884 [15MY]
——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see S. 1306), S2613 [2MY]
Endangered species: repeal rules that weaken protections of endangered wildlife and fish (see S. 2491), S7210 [19DE]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 347), S5748 [26SE]
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]
——— grant authority to regulate a transition to refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants that do not use hydrofluorocarbons (see S. 2754), S6300 [30OC]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 717), S1734 [7MR]
——— review and develop effluent standards, pretreatment standards, and water quality criteria for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2980), S6858 [4DE]
Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for heads of state meetings and multilateral summits at any Trump Organization-owned property (see S. 2653), S5922 [21OC]
——— prohibit obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for certain agreements relative to hosting the G7 Summit at Trump National Doral Miami (see S. 2654), S5968 [22OC]
FAA: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see S. 2506), S5577 [18SE]
——— establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 2341), S5196 [30JY]
——— improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see S. 1112), S2386 [10AP]
——— issue temporary flight restrictions for concerts and other major events held at stadiums (see S. 2820), S6475 [7NO]
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), S1492 [26FE]
——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see S. 1174), S6904 [9DE]
FCC: ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities (see S. 1764), S3284 [10JN]
——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls and text messages (see S. 1212), S2435 [11AP]
——— expand and clarify prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and require telephone service providers to offer technology to subscribers to reduce unwanted telephone calls and text messages, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1212), S2519 [30AP]
——— expand private right of action for telephone consumers to petition for statutory damages for unwanted, illegal robocalls (see S. 1241), S2515 [30AP]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S273 [16JA]
——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S5014 [23JY]
——— make grants to States to inform Medicaid enrollees and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants of potential eligibility for Lifeline program (see S. 2545), S5706 [25SE]
——— provide for an auction of C-Band spectrum and deposit proceeds in a Digital Divide Trust Fund to be used for rural broadband, public safety, education, and health care (see S. 2956), S6756 [21NO]
FDA: impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S4822 [15JY]
——— prohibit abusive delay tactics by pharmaceutical companies to block entry of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products from the market (see S. 340), S7048 [16DE]
FEC: reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see S. 2639), S5896 [17OC]
——— require additional disclosures relative to donations to the Presidential Inaugural Committee (see S. 484), S1326 [13FE]
Federal agencies and departments: address environmental justice through agency actions and permitting decisions and strengthen legal protections against environmental injustice for low-income and minority communities (see S. 2236), S5012 [23JY]
——— establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to coral reef ecosystems (see S. 1922), S4168 [20JN]
——— guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see S. 162), S274 [16JA]
——— prohibit funding to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change (see S. 729), S1734 [7MR]
——— prohibit use of funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives (see S. 2485), S5539 [17SE]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see S. 775), S5967 [22OC]
Federal employees: ensure a fair process for negotiations of collective bargaining agreements (see S. 3146), S7208 [19DE]
——— provide for a pay increase for certain Federal civilian employees and a pay freeze for certain senior officials (see S. 262), S801 [31JA]
——— provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (see S. 24), S19 [3JA]
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]
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]
FEMA: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to small business, condominium association, and residential structures with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite (see S. 355), S919 [6FE]
——— make available certain housing-related disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters (see S. 1605), S3059 [22MY]
Financial institutions: create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses (see S. 1200), S2434 [11AP]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 66), S103 [9JA]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 193), S4169 [20JN]
——— maintain strict controls over undetectable firearms and 3-D printed gun publishing information, and retain congressional oversight of sale and printing of such weapons (see S. 459), S1276 [12FE]
——— prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (see S. 1462), S2815 [14MY]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 447), S1275 [12FE]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 1779), S3319 [11JN]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 42), S67 [8JA]
——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see S. 320), S831 [4FE]
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), S1989 [26MR]
Foreign Service: emphasize importance of a career, nonpartisan Foreign Service of the U.S. (see S. Res. 376), S6156 [24OC]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (see S. 1311), S2613 [2MY]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 593), S1593 [28FE]
FTC: eliminate monetization practices from video games played by children by regulating certain pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in interactive digital entertainment products (see S. 1629), S3104 [23MY]
——— establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 2961), S6788 [2DE]
——— prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see S. 1850), S4950 [18JY]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2008), S4628 [27JN]
Germany: recognize anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall as the start of reunification of both Germany and Europe and commend German economic and democratic leadership and progress of former communist countries (see S. Res. 385), S7029 [12DE]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 245), S3320 [11JN]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): commend work, affirm U.S. financial commitment, and urge donor and recipient countries to increase pledges and meet commitments (see S. Res. 318), S5605 [19SE]
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), S1901 [14MR]
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]
——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 1250), S2515 [30AP]
——— 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), S2885 [15MY]
——— support the right to affordable, quality health care (see S. Res. 273), S4729 [9JY]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 111), S1899 [14MR]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 352), S5749 [26SE]
Hong Kong: issue certification of autonomy, identify human rights violators, protect U.S. citizens and businesses, assess enforcement of certain export regulations, and clarify admissibility of visa applicants (see S. 1838), S3476 [13JN]
——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (see S. 2710), S6156 [24OC]
——— report on Chinese exploitation to circumvent U.S. laws (see S. 1824), S3363 [12JN]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S2239 [3AP]
Hungary: condemn efforts to undermine judicial independence, restrict civil society groups, infringe on freedom of the press, and violate rights of asylum seekers (see S. Res. 30), S801 [31JA]
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]
Immigrant Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 255), S4169 [20JN]
Immigration: limit immigration enforcement actions and clarify powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations (see S. 2097), S4807 [11JY]
——— limit separation and detention of families, provide unaccompanied alien children access to counsel, increase immigration judges and support staff, and allow judges to prioritize certain cases (see S. 1733), S3654 [18JN]
——— limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see S. 292), S799 [31JA]
——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents (see S. 2256), S5062 [24JY]
——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (see S. 2113), S4821 [15JY]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 662), S1659 [5MR]
——— provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in the Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 2936), S6755 [21NO]
——— require reunification of families separated as a result of the zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see S. 557), S1492 [26FE]
——— 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]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1172), S5108 [25JY]
Information technology: promote deployment of commercial fifth generation (5G) mobile networks and the sharing of information with communication providers on security risks (see S. 1625), S3059 [22MY]
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 group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S4699 [8JY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1847), S3476 [13JN]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 741), S2119 [1AP]
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: prohibit funding to take any action that would constitute a violation for the duration of withdrawal period (see S. 705), S1733 [7MR]
International relations: reaffirm importance of General Security of Military Information Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Japan (see S. Res. 435), S6759 [21NO]
Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran (see S. 1039), S2270 [4AP]
——— support designation of a national day of remembrance for the hostage crisis (see S. Res. 395), S6478 [7NO]
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]
——— establish a free, online tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information (see S. 1194), S2434 [11AP]
Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see S. Res. 120), S1989 [26MR]
Japan: reaffirm vital role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond (see S. Res. 183), S2614 [2MY]
Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S2648 [6MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S3844 [19JN]
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: call for dismantling of labor camp system, investigate crimes against humanity, end human rights abuses, and allow monitoring of prisoner rehabilitation (see S. Res. 303), S5311 [1AU]
——— support diplomatic denuclearization by imposing sanctions, induce global pressure to comply with international law, and provide briefings on human rights of laborers (see S. 2050), S4677 [28JN]
Korea, Republic of: express importance of U.S. alliance and strengthen and broaden diplomatic, economic, and security ties (see S. Res. 152), S2329 [9AP]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 277), S2925 [16MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S3165 [3JN]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 2355), S5247 [31JY]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see S. Res. 270), S4629 [27JN]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 247), S3363 [12JN]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 456), S1621 [4MR]
Lugar, Richard G.: tribute (see S. Res. 173), S2485 [29AP]
Marine mammals: support and provide financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for such conservation (see S. 2453), S6477 [7NO]
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]
——— extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see S. 1180), S2434 [11AP]
——— 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), S2330 [9AP]
Medicare: 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), S4807 [11JY]
——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 348), S4730 [9JY]
——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S2517 [30AP]
——— establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1129), S2386 [10AP]
——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S5540 [17SE]
——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S2089 [28MR]
——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 470), S1325 [13FE]
——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S1987 [26MR]
——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve treatment of U.S. territories (see S. 1773), S3319 [11JN]
Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 1576), S3005 [21MY]
Middle East: support U.S. role in efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution and express that unilateral annexation of portions of the West Bank jeopardizes that solution (see S. Res. 234), S6190 [28OC]
Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1900 [14MR]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 150), S273 [16JA]
Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 27), S4907 [17JY]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds: require continued sales of semipostal stamp until all remaining stamps are sold (see S. 652), S1659 [5MR]
NASA: anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing and tribute to crew and support staff (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3846 [19JN]
——— anniversary of Apollo 12 Moon landing, tribute to crew and support staff, and support of continued U.S. leadership in exploration and use of space through human spaceflight (see S. Res. 441), S6756 [21NO]
——— 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 Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S1621 [4MR]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 399), S6334 [31OC]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 258), S4169 [20JN]
National Breastfeeding Month: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see S. 23), S19 [3JA]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 2434), S5924 [21OC]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 25), S5493 [16SE]
National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S4858 [16JY]
National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 312), S5474 [12SE]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S5312 [1AU]
National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA]
National Gun Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY]
National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend: designate (see S. Res. 217), S3005 [21MY]
National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 293), S5196 [30JY]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 190), S2646 [6MY]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 209), S2816 [14MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]
National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 321), S5603 [19SE]
National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 300), S5249 [31JY]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 191), S2646 [6MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (see S. 1167), S3007 [21MY]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 36), S800 [31JA]
National Voter Registration Day: observance (see S. Res. 353), S5749 [26SE]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 194), S2743 [8MY]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 125), S2043 [27MR]
NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal (see S.J. Res. 4), S7029 [12DE]
——— recognize accomplishments, call on members to fully meet obligations, consider membership of North Macedonia, reaffirm collective defense principles, and support reform and mission (see S. Res. 123), S2190 [2AP]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 310), S800 [31JA]
New Zealand: condemn terrorist attacks in Christchurch, offer condolences to victims and their families, stand in solidarity with people, and recognize threat posed by White supremacist terrorism (see S. Res. 124), S2043 [27MR]
NOAA: conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments relative to ocean acidification (see S. 778), S5664 [24SE]
——— designate Regional Ocean Partnerships (see S. 2166), S5064 [24JY]
——— make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to carry out climate-resilient living shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials and systems (see S. 1730), S4823 [15JY]
——— preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see S. 496), S4170 [20JN]
Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 377), S6156 [24OC]
——— prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles (see S. 312), S800 [31JA]
——— prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike (see S. 272), S801 [31JA]
——— urge compliance and extension of nonproliferation and reduction treaties, condemn Russian noncompliance with treaties, and pursue additional arms control agreements with Russia and China (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2884 [15MY]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2579), S5748 [26SE]
OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as ‘‘protective service occupations’’ within the Standard Occupational Classification system (see S. 1015), S3061 [22MY]
O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2001), S6889 [5DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see S. 1033), S2388 [10AP]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S4630 [27JN]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP]
——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2257), S5062 [24JY]
——— 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]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys (see S. 1980), S4566 [26JN]
Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see S. Res. 99), S1901 [14MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for the office of President (see S. 20), S19 [3JA]
——— require Presidential candidates to develop ethics plans for transition teams (see S. 338), S867 [5FE]
Privacy: give option to delete personal information collected by Internet operators resulting from Internet activity prior to age 13 (see S. 783), S1845 [13MR]
——— protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting the U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search or seize a device (see S. 1606), S3059 [22MY]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 827), S1899 [14MR]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S1595 [28FE]
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]
Russia: call for provision of evidence of wrongdoing or release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see S. Res. 308), S5797 [15OC]
Saudi Arabia: condemn detention and alleged abuse of women’s rights advocates, urge release of all political prisoners, call to end male guardianship system, and hold human rights violators accountable (see S. Res. 73), S1384 [14FE]
——— require any civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. prohibits enrichment of uranium or separation of plutonium on Saudi Arabian territory to ensure nonproliferation (see S. Con. Res. 2), S1276 [12FE]
Science: promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see S. 2384), S5248 [31JY]
SEC: require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see S. 2075), S4773 [10JY]
Senate: anniversary of Gay, Lesbian, Allies Senate Staff (GLASS) Caucus (see S. Res. 207), S2816 [14MY]
——— establish John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission (see S. Res. 80), S1540 [27FE]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation of the Senate in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 18), S220 [15JA]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S4730 [9JY]
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), S6476 [7NO]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S2044 [27MR]
Southeast Asia: call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (see S. Res. 34), S742 [29JA]
Space policy: call for an international agreement and require Federal agencies issuing licenses for commercial space activities to include provisions to protect and preserve the Apollo 11 and other lunar landing sites (see S. 1694), S4823 [15JY]
——— reduce regulatory burdens and streamline processes relative to commercial space activities (see S. 919), S2043 [27MR]
Sports: ensure pay equity for amateur athletes (see S. 2083), S4858 [16JY]
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]
Sudan: encourage transfer of power by military to civilian-led political authority, pursue accountability for crimes and human rights abuses, and support aspirations for democracy, justice, and peace (see S. Res. 188), S4677 [28JN]
Supreme Court: promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 393), S1132 [7FE]
Taiwan: reaffirm U.S. commitment to Taiwan and to implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2271 [4AP]
Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (see S. 2627), S7115 [17DE]
——— ensure electrochromic glass qualifies as energy property for purposes of the energy credit (see S. 1848), S3476 [13JN]
——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 2290), S5107 [25JY]
——— expand the earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1138), S2387 [10AP]
——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see S. 993), S2241 [3AP]
——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1276 [12FE]
——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see S. 2289), S6905 [9DE]
——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1726), S3251 [5JN]
——— increase and make child tax credit fully refundable, establish an increased child tax credit for young children, index credits for inflation, and set up advance payments on a monthly basis (see S. 690), S1705 [6MR]
——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S2771 [9MY]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations (see S. 1940), S4169 [20JN]
——— provide for a refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 1652), S3105 [23MY]
——— 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 tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2517), S5602 [19SE]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 692), S7114 [17DE]
Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see S. 1312), S2613 [2MY]
Terrorism: authorize domestic terrorism offices in the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice and the FBI to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and take steps to prevent domestic terrorism (see S. 894), S2042 [27MR]
Tibetan Policy Act: modify and reauthorize (see S. 2539), S5663 [24SE]
Tobacco products: apply requirements relative to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems to prevent online purchase of e-cigarettes and accessories by children (see S. 1253), S5313 [1AU]
Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1027), S2269 [4AP]
Transportation: improve transit-oriented development financing (see S. 2805), S6606 [14NO]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security operations and stabilize security workforce by applying a unified personnel system to employees responsible for screening passengers and property (see S. 944), S2088 [28MR]
Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S698 [28JA]
——— 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]
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]
U.S. Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see S. 1528), S2924 [16MY]
U.S. Soccer Federation: prohibit funding for 2026 World Cup until provision of equitable pay to members U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (see S. 2062), S4775 [10JY]
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S5249 [31JY]
Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 636), S6189 [28OC]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 208), S586 [24JA]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2843), S6566 [13NO]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 26), S19 [3JA]
——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE]
——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 549), S1437 [25FE]
——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see S. 621), S5897 [17OC]
——— 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]
——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, minimum cybersecurity standards, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see S. 1472), S2883 [15MY]
——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP]
Whistleblowing: 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: 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), S5747 [26SE]
——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 2562), S5747 [26SE]
Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN]
——— constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2043 [27MR]
——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY]
——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S3108 [23MY]
——— 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), S3109 [23MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S6758 [21NO]
Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 29), S680 [25JA]
World Breastfeeding Week: designate (see S. Res. 299), S5249 [31JY]
World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 179), S2570 [1MY]
World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 254), S4169 [20JN]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6568 [13NO]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 743), S1792 [12MR]
——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S6992 [11DE]
——— 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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2461), S5447 [11SE]
Cambodia: release political prisoners, drop politically motivated charges against activists, allow return of exiled activists, and restore human rights and the rule of law (see S. Res. 416), S6475 [7NO]
Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission: extend authorization (see S. 508), S1383 [14FE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S293 [17JA]
Climate: accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis (see S. Res. 342), S5706 [25SE]
——— establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see S. 2565), S5747 [26SE]
——— impose sanctions relative to significant actions that exacerbate climate change and reinforce comprehensive efforts to limit global average temperature rise (see S. 2955), S6756 [21NO]
——— report on effects of climate change on the Coast Guard (see S. 2153), S4907 [17JY]
Coast Guard: study and report on interdiction of illicit drugs in the transit zones (see S. 2152), S4907 [17JY]
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]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, and procedures (see S. 2664), S5965 [22OC]
——— establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see S. 3135), S7208 [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see S. 401), S1132 [7FE]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see S. 2727), S6243 [29OC]
Dept. of Education: make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see S. 2395), S5248 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see S. 1769), S3284 [10JN]
——— report to Congress on applications for authorizations to engage or participate in development or production of special nuclear material outside the U.S. (see S. 1127), S2386 [10AP]
Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 523), S1383 [14FE]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to State and local governments for programs to provide medication-assisted treatment to individuals incarcerated in the jurisdiction who are addicted to opioids (see S. 1983), S4566 [26JN]
——— make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available to disclose applications requesting active ingredients and amount of opioids alloted to be produced by manufacturers (see S. 1366), S2742 [8MY]
——— provide grants to States to encourage implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements (see S. 2014), S4628 [27JN]
Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 861), S1939 [25MR]
——— include reported sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and include such violence as a basis for sanctions or travel restrictions (see S. 1777), S3319 [11JN]
——— provide assistance to current and former prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Burma and to civil society organizations that work to secure release of such prisoners (see S. 2069), S4773 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior: ban venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations (see S. 2818), S6475 [7NO]
——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico to any company that holds any royalty-free leases unless the company renegotiates them to include a price threshold (see S. 2906), S6718 [20NO]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for projects to strengthen and protect vulnerable infrastructure used during mass evacuations (see S. 1546), S2962 [20MY]
——— establish Complete Streets program to promote safer and more accessible transportation routes (see S. 2077), S4773 [10JY]
——— improve pipeline safety by closing regulatory loopholes and increasing safety standards (see S. 1097), S2329 [9AP]
——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 2908), S6718 [20NO]
——— require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see S. 1979), S4566 [26JN]
——— require State and local transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 2084), S4773 [10JY]
Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see S. 2681), S6092 [23OC]
Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S3251 [5JN]
Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]
EPA: reaffirm final determination relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (see S. 1022), S2240 [3AP]
——— update and modernize reporting requirements for contaminants in drinking water and provide assistance to disadvantaged communities to improve water quality testing and compliance with standards (see S. 1613), S3059 [22MY]
FAA: require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without additional charge to air carriers (see S. 1178), S2434 [11AP]
——— require airlines to disclose information on cyberattacks on aircraft and support systems and identify and address cybersecurity threats to the U.S. commercial aviation system (see S. 2181), S4948 [18JY]
FCC: prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 626), S1594 [28FE]
——— provide for carriage of certain television broadcast stations by the cable company in the Albany, NY, designated market area to subscribers in Berkshire County, MA (see S. 1655), S3105 [23MY]
——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see S. 2748), S6300 [30OC]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (see S. 682), S1705 [6MR]
FDA: require warning labels to be affixed to prescription opioid containers or packaging stating such drugs can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose (see S. 1449), S2815 [14MY]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a Federal agency coordination framework for all U.S. global health activities (see S. 2698), S6155 [24OC]
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: reauthorize (see S. 2699), S6155 [24OC]
FERC: prohibit construction of natural gas compressor stations if the project would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports (see S. 2642), S5896 [17OC]
Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see S. 1795), S3362 [12JN]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3-D printed plastic guns (see S. 1831), S3475 [13JN]
Fish and fishing: amend Federal share of fishing safety standards grants (see S. 1410), S2770 [9MY]
FTC: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 748), S1792 [12MR]
——— require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure accuracy of collected personal information (see S. 2577), S5748 [26SE]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S. Res. 59), S1133 [7FE]
Health care professionals: require certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to complete continuing education (see S. 1448), S2815 [14MY]
Immigration: prohibit funding to live stream border wall construction activities (see S. 2848), S6566 [13NO]
——— 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]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 225), S3107 [23MY]
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see S. 3004), S6949 [10DE]
Maritime Administration: provide assistance for education and research harbors to protect research vessels and designate Maritime Academies as Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (see S. 1452), S2815 [14MY]
Medicaid: expand requirememt for States to suspend, rather than terminate, eligibility for medical assistance while an individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 2255), S5062 [24JY]
——— remove limitation on an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2628), S5895 [17OC]
Medicare: provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 1202), S2434 [11AP]
Motor vehicles: develop standards to prevent hacking of vehicle control systems, make owners aware of vehicle data collection, and disclose vehicle performance relative to security and privacy (see S. 2182), S4948 [18JY]
National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 354), S5749 [26SE]
National Climate Bank: establish (see S. 2057), S4698 [8JY]
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]
NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (see S. 570), S1493 [26FE]
——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 558), S1492 [26FE]
NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE]
NRC: require nuclear reactor operators to expand emergency planning zones and develop plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel (see S. 2854), S6567 [13NO]
Nuclear energy: require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with certain countries (see S. 3014), S6949 [10DE]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of a first-use nuclear strike absent a declaration of war by Congress (see S. 200), S586 [24JA]
Philippines: condemn state-sanctioned killings as part of the ‘‘War on Drugs,’’ arrest of human rights defenders and journalists, and continued detention of Leila De Lima, and call for immediate release (see S. Res. 142), S2270 [4AP]
Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in the U.S. (see S. 2527), S5603 [19SE]
Presidential appointments: prohibit appointment of former fossil fuel company executive officers and lobbyists as head of certain departments (see S. 2935), S6755 [21NO]
Privacy: establish and protect individual and collective privacy rights (see S. 1214), S2435 [11AP]
Rivers: designate segments of Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 339), S867 [5FE]
Saudi Arabia: require congressional approval for entry into a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement (see S. 612), S1593 [28FE]
SBA: codify tenants, report on Federal agency participation and spending requirements, provide additional resources, and remove FAA exemption relative to Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 2141), S4907 [17JY]
Shipping industry: require screening of all international mail and express cargo inbound into the U.S. from high-risk countries to detect and prevent importation of illicit fentanyl and other illicit synthetic opioids (see S. 2323), S5195 [30JY]
Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]
Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]
Taxation: establish a credit for construction of new all-electric homes (see S. 1197), S2434 [11AP]
——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1957), S4504 [25JN]
Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see S. 510), S1383 [14FE]
Transportation Security Administration: ensure aviation security fees are used to finance costs of aviation security screening by repealing requirement that a portion of such fees be deposited into the Treasury (see S. 472), S1325 [13FE]
Turkey: oppose abuse of journalists, political opponents, minorities, and others exercising certain freedoms and provide assistance to secure release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience (see S. 2832), S6507 [12NO]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 449), S6950 [10DE]
Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S4698 [8JY]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see S. 1421), S2786 [13MY]
Privilege of the floor
Bustamante, Michele, S5071 [24JY]
Remarks
American Meteorological Society: anniversary, S7201 [19DE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 21), S56 [8JA]
Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2412 [11AP]
——— suitability to be Sec. of the Interior relative to connections to the oil industry and views on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and offshore drilling, S2412 [11AP]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (S. 184), S5519 [17SE]
Climate: effects of climate change, S1469 [26FE], S1546 [27FE], S1561 [28FE], S5046, S5047 [24JY]
——— express that climate change is real, it is impacted by human activity, and Congress should take immediate action to address the problem, S1689 [6MR]
——— release of National Climate Assessment, S1469 [26FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, S56 [8JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), S56 [8JA]
EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA, S4794 [11JY]
FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), S3073, S3075 [23MY]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), House amendment, S7177 [19DE]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), S3302, S3304, S3305 [11JN]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (H.R. 1644), unanimous-consent request, S3304 [11JN]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (S. 682), S1715 [6MR], S6916, S6918 [10DE]
——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (S. 682), unanimous-consent request, S6917 [10DE]
Firearms: ban and remove assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices from circulation, S5519 [17SE]
——— gun control, S5519 [17SE]
——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, S5519 [17SE]
——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), S5519 [17SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S56 [8JA]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S. Res. 59), S1469 [26FE], S1546 [27FE], S1561 [28FE], S1688 [6MR]
——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1561 [28FE], S1684, S1685, S1688 [6MR]
——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1962 [26MR]
Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S56 [8JA]
——— 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 (S. 1088), S4165 [20JN]
Kraft, Robert: Genesis Prize Foundation Genesis Prize recipient, S140• [10JA]
Mueller, Robert S., III: testimony before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5084–S5086 [25JY]
Rao, Neomi J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1819 [13MR]
Trump, President: evaluation of climate change policies, S1561 [28FE]
——— impeachment, S5084–S5086 [25JY], S5853 [16OC]
Votes: position on missed, S3246 [5JN], S5830 [16OC]
Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1469 [26FE], S1546 [27FE], S1561 [28FE]
——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S1469 [26FE], S1546 [27FE], S1561 [28FE]
Whitehouse, Senator: tribute to ongoing floor speeches on climate change, S5046, S5047 [24JY]
World Refugee Day: observance, S4165 [20JN]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (S. 1421), S2879 [15MY]
Wright, Peter C.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Office of Land and Emergency Management, S4793 [11JY]
——— suitability to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Office of Land and Emergency Management relative to commitment to cleanup of Superfund sites, S4793 [11JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S1470 [26FE]
Tributes
Moroney, Frank, S1840• [13MR]
Stumo, Samya, S2035• [27MR]
Weinberger, Lilla, S2267• [4AP]
Whitehouse, Senator, S1470 [26FE]