SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Senator from New York)

Addresses

Journalists Are Not the Enemy: by, S1177 [12FE]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3400, S3418, S3448 [12JN], S3496, S3585, S3587, S3592 [13JN], S3655, S3683, S3693 [18JN], S3847, S3852 [19JN], S4458 [24JN], S4631 [27JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6165, S6169, S6172, S6174, S6175 [24OC], S6249, S6250 [29OC], S6314 [31OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S474 [22JA], S520 [23JA], S2097 [28MR], S2120, S2136 [1AP], S2195 [2AP], S2446 [11AP]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), S752 [29JA]

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), S1171 [11FE]

Appointments

Committee to escort the President, H1356 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S5196 [30JY]

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

Animals: outlaw practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 479), S1385 [14FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2461), S5447 [11SE]

Armed Forces: review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see S. 1218), S2689 [7MY]

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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 218), S3109 [23MY]

Bahamas: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 2478), S5474 [12SE]

Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building, Middletown, NY: designate (see S. 347), S919 [6FE]

Bryan, Patricia Mack: appointment as Senate Legal Counsel (see S. Res. 7), S20 [3JA]

Bureau of the Census: make clear that each decennial census shall tabulate the total number of persons in each State, and that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census (see S. 201), S586 [24JA]

CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S293 [17JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA]

Climate: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 404), S6394 [5NO]

——— 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]

Coalter, Kim: authorize testimony in administrative hearing of Bryan K. Stanley before the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (see S. Res. 172), S2485 [29AP]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on China’s impact on U.S. education system (see S. Res. 368), S5922 [21OC]

——— authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on investigation into Equifax, Inc., data breach (see S. Res. 139), S2189 [2AP]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. 728), S1734 [7MR]

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: provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see S. 2599), S6889 [5DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on inclusion of Defending America’s 5G Future Act provisions (see S. Res. 331), S5706 [25SE]

——— modify requirements relative to use of military construction authority in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency (see S. 2705), S6155 [24OC]

——— provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 849), S4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2435 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 768), S2330 [9AP]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1203), S5197 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: 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), S6567 [13NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize cyber hunt and incident response teams (see S. 315), S5539 [17SE]

——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 879), S6508 [12NO]

——— provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments (see S. 1846), S6393 [5NO]

——— reform the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (see S. 2778), S6569 [13NO]

Dept. of HUD: allow duplication of benefits for certain Community Development Block Grant Program disaster recovery program recipients impacted by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 2734), S6243 [29OC]

Dept. of Justice: call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 94), S1660 [5MR]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S1437 [25FE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Labor: provide fair and advanced notice before business closures and mass layoffs (see S. 2938), S6755 [21NO]

Dept. of State: authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime (see S. 1590), S7209 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

——— redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see S. 872), S4730 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see S. 1254), S6626 [18NO]

——— improve highway-rail grade crossing safety (see S. 713), S1734 [7MR]

——— 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), S5313 [1AU]

——— modify definition of commercial motor vehicle to include any vehicle used to transport certain numbers of people (see S. 2611), S5841 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (see S. Res. 420), S6567 [13NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2434 [11AP]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 622), S3107 [23MY]

Dingell, John D.: tribute (see S. Res. 75), 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]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 51), S5196 [30JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see S. 1540), S2925 [16MY]

Employment: establish a domestic workers bill of rights to protect workplace rights and conditions and ensure implementation and enforcement of such protections (see S. 2112), S5015 [23JY]

——— protect freedom to join a union by bolstering remedies and punishing violations of workers’ rights, strengthening workers’ freedom to negotiate for better working conditions, and restoring fairness to the economy (see S. 1306), S2613 [2MY]

EPA: designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under CERCLA (see S. 638), S1594 [28FE]

——— reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (see S. 2295), S5107 [25JY]

FAA: disapprove recommendation to realign Binghamton and Elmira, NY, Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (TRACON) facilities to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA, facility (see S.J. Res. 62), S7027 [12DE]

——— provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S6905 [9DE]

FCC: 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]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2570 [1MY] (see S. 1826), S3475 [13JN]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services (see S. 1822), S6568 [13NO]

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see S. 2748), S6300 [30OC]

——— restore local authority to regulate fifth generation (5G) telecommunications equipment deployment and determine how much wireless carriers would pay to use public phone and utility poles (see S. 2012), S4628 [27JN]

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

FDA: impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes (see S. 655), S5749 [26SE]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (see S. 162), S920 [6FE]

——— prohibit use of funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives (see S. 2485), S5539 [17SE]

Federal employees: clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation (see S. 165), S294 [17JA]

——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilties during a lapse in appropriations (see S. 72), S143 [10JA]

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]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2187), S4948 [18JY]

Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks and equivalent devices, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 66), S103 [9JA]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 447), S5360 [9SE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 42), S67 [8JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit sale of shark fins (see S. 877), S7114 [17DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 368), S1166 [11FE]

Frankel, Morgan J.: appointment as Deputy Senate Legal Counsel (see S. Res. 8), S20 [3JA]

FTC: prohibit circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (see S. 2957), S6756 [21NO]

Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 95), S1660 [5MR]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 519), S1383 [14FE]

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

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

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), S6670 [19NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1007), S7114 [17DE]

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

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children (see S. 874), S2271 [4AP]

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

——— rescind Executive actions suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries, prohibit religious discrimination, and limit Presidential authority to suspend or restrict entry of a class of aliens (see S. 1123), S2386 [10AP]

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

——— provide that rule on definition of short-term limited duration insurance for purposes of its exclusion from the definition of individual health insurance coverage shall have no force or effect (see S. 1556), S3004 [21MY]

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

Israel: oppose global boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, urge negotiated solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and support U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas (see S. Res. 120), S4568 [26JN]

Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S3479 [13JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: provide permanent, dedicated funding (see S. 1081), S4949 [18JY]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Stonewall Uprising and condemn violence and discrimination against community (see S. Res. 270), S4629 [27JN]

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

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

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see S. 898), S2042 [27MR]

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), S4456 [24JN]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S1898 [14MR]

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

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 348), S919 [6FE]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see S. 3029), S7115 [17DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1846 [13MR]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 150), S273 [16JA]

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

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 399), S6334 [31OC]

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico: establish (see S. 23), S19 [3JA]

National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see S. 2477), S5796 [15OC]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Con. Res. 25), S5493 [16SE]

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5363 [9SE]

National Kinship Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 323), S5629 [23SE]

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

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 209), S2816 [14MY]

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

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

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR]

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

New York, NY: establish African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 522), S1383 [14FE]

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]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 377), S6156 [24OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1147), S2433 [11AP]

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]

SEC: require issuers to disclose certain activities and risks relative to climate change (see S. 2075), S4773 [10JY]

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

——— authorize testimony, document production, and representation in U.S. v. Pratersch (see S. Res. 151), S2329 [9AP]

——— authorize testimony and representation in Nevada v. Lacamera (see S. Res. 192), S2688 [7MY]

——— authorize testimony and representation of Erin Kurvers in U.S. v. Taubert (see S. Res. 107), S1793 [12MR]

——— authorize testimony and representation of Jason Covey in U.S. v. Margaret Murphy (see S. Res. 384), S6156 [24OC]

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

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see S. 1820), S7158 [18DE]

SSA: 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]

Taxation: allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee (see S. 1026), S2437 [11AP]

——— enhance child and dependent care tax credit and make it fully refundable (see S. 931), S2087 [28MR]

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

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S7114 [17DE]

——— 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]

——— increase and make permanent exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1210), S2435 [11AP]

——— permanently extend the new markets tax credit (see S. 750), S1792 [12MR]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S586 [24JA]

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

——— repeal limitation on deduction for State and local taxes and restore higher tax rates for upper income individuals (see S. 437), S1165 [11FE]

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), S5475 [12SE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: reauthorize (see S. 2877), S6605 [14NO]

Trademarks: provide for registration of marks consisting of the flag, coat of arms, or other official insignia of the U.S., or of any State or municipality (see S. 963), S2117 [1AP]

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. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute (see S. Res. 296), S5249 [31JY]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S1793 [12MR]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 636), S6243 [29OC]

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

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE]

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]

Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN]

——— ensure access to, and ability to make decisions on, health care, including reproductive health care, regardless of their State of residence and promote preventive health care services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3005 [21MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2886 [15MY]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S3109 [23MY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 627), S1622 [4MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 6), S6758 [21NO]

World Refugee Day: observance (see S. Res. 254), S4169 [20JN]

World War II: 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), S6301 [30OC]

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

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S5141 [29JY]

——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (see S. Con. Res. 23), S5249 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): minority party appointments (see S. Res. 21), S293 [17JA]

Committee on the Climate Crisis (Senate, Select) establish (see S. Res. 97), S1706 [6MR]

Committees of the Senate: minority party appointments (see S. Res. 13), S103 [9JA]

Dept. of Commerce: require provision of estimates by Bureau of Economic Analysis relative to distribution of aggregate economic growth across specific income groups (see S. 3102), S7156 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish minimum staffing levels of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers along U.S. northern border (see S. 2444), S5360 [9SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (see S.J. Res. 2), S27 [4JA]

Dept. of Transportation: award grants to States that have enacted and are enforcing laws to impound or immobilize limousines that fail safety inspections (see S. 2605), S5841 [16OC]

——— establish safety standards for limousines (see S. 2606), S5841 [16OC]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 117), S219 [15JA]

Drugs: 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), S2962 [20MY]

——— impose sanctions relative to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids (see S. 1044), S2270 [4AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit funding to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change (see S. 729), S1734 [7MR]

Federal employees: make technical corrections relative to parental leave for Federal employees (see S. 3104), S7157 [18DE]

Infrastructure: establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise quality of life, launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and invest in high quality jobs (see S. 2404), S5249 [31JY]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (see S.J. Res. 50), S4856 [16JY]

Medicaid: extend community mental health services demonstration program (see S. 2047), S4629 [27JN]

Middle East: report on plan to secure enduring defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. 2755), S6300 [30OC]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2042), S4629 [27JN]

National Purple Heart Honor Commission: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2815), S6475 [7NO]

National Youth Justice Action Month: designate (see S. Res. 363), S5896 [17OC]

NOAA: provide for equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data (see S. 908), S2043 [27MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees (see S. Res. 325), S5663 [24SE]

Postal Service: authorize veterans service organizations to solicit donations at post offices before and after Federal holidays (see S. 1412), S2770 [9MY]

Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see S. 115), S219 [15JA]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Richard Arjun Kaul v. Senator Charles Schumer, et al. (see S. Res. 455), S7027 [12DE]

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials: Robert S. Mueller III, Dept. of Justice, S2535 [1MY]

Dept. of the Treasury proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC: Andrea M. Gacki, Office of Foreign Assets Control, S28–S30 [4JA]

Disaster relief to Puerto Rico for those affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria: by, S2018 [27MR]

Protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats: several State attorneys general, S5079 [25JY]

Motions

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (S.J. Res. 2), S201 [15JA]

Remarks

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 160), S2299 [9AP]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (S. 311), motion to proceed, S1414 [25FE]

——— State laws and court cases impacting women’s reproductive health care and access to abortion, S2848 [15MY], S2897, S2898 [16MY], S2953 [20MY], S2986 [21MY], S3018 [22MY]

Acosta, Sec. of Labor: call for resignation relative to role as U.S. Attorney in prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, S4708 [9JY]

Air pollution: proposed rule prohibiting States from setting stricter standards for regulating motor vehicle emissions and fuel economy than Federal standards, S5551 [18SE]

al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military personnel who carried out mission leading to death in Syria, S6181 [28OC]

Alden Global Capital (company): impact of bid to purchase Gannett Co., Inc., on freedom and viability of small-market newspapers, S1176 [12FE]

Alles, Randolph: resignation as Secret Service Director, S2289 [8AP]

Appropriations: legislative process, S5374 [10SE], S5415 [11SE], S5455 [12SE], S5487 [16SE], S5500 [17SE], S5551 [18SE], S6207 [29OC], S6263 [30OC], S6316 [31OC], S6784 [2DE], S6831 [4DE]

——— making consolidated appropriations, S483 [23JA], S542, S556 [24JA], S1176 [12FE], S1341, S1363 [14FE], S7063 [17DE], S7127 [18DE]

——— making consolidated appropriations (H.R. 648), unanimous-consent request, S549 [24JA]

——— making continuing, S32 [4JA], S78 [9JA], S167 [14JA], S483 [23JA], S556 [24JA], S6682 [20NO], S6730 [21NO]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 28), S671 [25JA]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 28), unanimous-consent request, S560 [24JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 21), S8 [3JA]

——— making continuing (H.R. 4378), S5586 [19SE], S5715 [26SE]

Arms sales: disapprove sale of certain defense articles and services to certain countries (S.J. Res. 27–48), S4133 [20JN]

Barr, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S2405 [11AP]

——— testimony before Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) relative to the release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2553 [1MY], S2580 [2MY]

Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S189 [15JA], S1105 [7FE], S1288, S1304 [13FE]

Bernhardt, David: nomination to be Sec. of the Interior, S2352 [10AP], S2406 [11AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1750 [11MR], S1770 [12MR], S1810 [13MR], S4985 [23JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2020–2021 (H.R. 3877), S5075 [25JY], S5152 [30JY], S5208 [31JY], S5287 [1AU]

Bureau of the Census: use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, S4784 [11JY]

Calabria, Mark A.: nomination to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, S2258 [4AP]

CCC: allocation of agricultural relief payments for political reasons, S5586 [19SE]

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, S1413 [25FE], S1499 [27FE], S1557 [28FE], S1610 [4MR], S1638 [5MR], S1720 [7MR], S1751 [11MR], S1810 [13MR]

——— assessment of U.S. trade policy, S2168 [2AP], S5456 [12SE]

——— condemn human rights practices and unfair trade policies, S4785 [11JY], S5208 [31JY]

——— 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, S6617 [18NO]

——— recognize that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei Technologies Co., pose serious threats to the national security of the U.S. and its allies, S5129 [29JY], S5456 [12SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), S3301 [11JN], S4708 [9JY]

Climate: effects of climate change, S1557 [28FE], S1610 [4MR], S2536 [1MY], S2753 [9MY], S3019 [22MY], S3227 [5JN], S4875 [17JY]

——— express that climate change is real, it is impacted by human activity, and Congress should take immediate action to address the problem, S1683, S1684, S1689 [6MR], S1718 [7MR]

——— express that climate change is real, it is impacted by human activity, and Congress should take immediate action to address the problem (S.J. Res. 9), S1600 [28FE], S1771 [12MR], S1951 [26MR], S2014 [27MR]

——— impact of climate change on the economy, S5075 [25JY]

——— proposed Executive order creating a scientific panel to examine effects of climate change on national security, S1449 [26FE], S1559 [28FE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations, S549, S550 [24JA]

Coats, Daniel: resignation as Director of National Intelligence, S5129 [29JY]

Committee on the Climate Crisis (Senate, Select) establish (S. Res. 97), S1711 [6MR]

Committee on the Climate Crisis (Senate, Select) establish (S. Res. 97), unanimous-consent request, S1970 [26MR]

Committees of the House: direct certain committees to continue to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump (H. Res. 660), S6371 [5NO]

——— testimony relative to investigation into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise powers of impeachment relative to misconduct by President Trump, S6524 [13NO]

Congress: legislative priorities, S2503 [30AP], S4874 [17JY]

Corporations: prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless it meets certain conditions relative to investing in their employees and communities, S819 [4FE], S1449 [26FE], S1771 [12MR]

Courts: decision in Donald J. Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP and Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives relative to the release of President Trump’s Federal income tax returns, S6583 [14NO]

——— Senate approval of judges who oppose legal access to abortion, S2986 [21MY]

Cuffari, Joseph V.: nomination to be Dept. of Homeland Security Inspector General, S5136 [29JY]

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 (H.R. 1), S1637 [5MR], S1719 [7MR], S3146 [3JN], S3173 [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of Market Facilitation Program, S6524 [13NO]

——— proposed rule relative to work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility, S6832 [4DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S4477 [25JN], S4528, S4543 [26JN], S4589, S4599 [27JN], S6316 [31OC], S6455 [7NO], S6683 [20NO], S6783 [2DE], S6796 [3DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), conference report, S6911 [10DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on inclusion of Defending America’s 5G Future Act provisions (S. Res. 331), S5692 [25SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), motion to proceed, S3639 [18JN], S4134 [20JN], S4198 [24JN]

——— ensure ability of Armed Forces to defend themselves and U.S. citizens against attack by foreign hostile forces, S4599 [27JN]

——— military deployment to Middle East in response to alleged threats from Iran, S2869 [15MY], S3638 [18JN], S4133 [20JN]

——— prohibit diversion of funds to fund national emergency declared by President Trump in order to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S5809 [16OC], S6784 [2DE], S6831 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S6867 [5DE]

Dept. of HHS: proposed rule prohibiting family planning clinics from receiving Title X funding if they provide abortion services or refer patients for abortions, S2581 [2MY], S2709 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allegations of mistreatment of children being held in Federal custody at border stations, S4745 [10JY]

——— authorize cyber incident response teams (H.R. 1158), House amendment, S7063 [17DE], S7127 [18DE]

——— improve conditions of alien detention facilities along the U.S. southern border, S4927 [18JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), S8 [3JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent request, S549, S550, S560 [24JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), conference report, S1341, S1363 [14FE]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 31), unanimous-consent request, S549 [24JA]

——— proposal to expand U.S. Customs and Border Protection facial recognition program, S6868 [5DE]

——— reform asylum application process, S3226 [5JN]

Dept. of HUD: proposed rule to prohibit families of mixed immigration status from receiving Federal housing subsidies, S2848 [15MY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint special counsel to investigate allegations of FISA court abuse relative to Carter Page and closure of case relative to Hillary Rodham Clinton emails, S1885 [14MR]

——— call for protection of individuals with preexisting medical conditions by defending Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions in Texas v. U.S., S2798 [14MY]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S4684 [8JY]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), S2108 [1AP]

——— decision to support district court ruling finding all of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in appeal of Texas v. U.S., S1950 [26MR], S2013 [27MR], S2067 [28MR]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), S4814 [15JY], S4879 [17JY], S4926 [18JY], S4986, S4996 [23JY], S5030 [24JY], S5130 [29JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (H.R. 1327), unanimous-consent agreement, S4938 [18JY]

——— extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (S. 546), S1414 [25FE], S2847 [15MY], S3332 [12JN], S4198 [24JN], S4477 [25JN], S4527 [26JN]

——— indictments against Huawei Technologies Co., for alleged financial fraud, intellectual property theft, and violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran, S726 [29JA]

——— Inspector General report relative to investigation of origins of special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S6910 [10DE], S6959 [11DE]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), S1883, S1884, S1885 [14MR], S1927, S1928 [25MR], S2015 [27MR], S2068 [28MR]

——— make available to Congress and the public the special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials (H. Con. Res. 24), unanimous-consent request, S1884, S1885 [14MR], S1928 [25MR]

——— prohibit funding to litigate in support of district court ruling finding all of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in appeal of Texas v. U.S., S2014 [27MR]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S4708 [9JY], S4874 [17JY]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 134), S2168 [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 (S. 954), S2847 [15MY]

——— release review of plea agreement with Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges by Sec. of Labor Acosta while serving as U.S. Attorney, S4708 [9JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (H.J. Res. 30), unanimous-consent request, S288 [17JA]

——— disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (S.J. Res. 2), S27 [4JA], S168 [14JA], S189 [15JA], S235 [16JA]

——— disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (S.J. Res. 2), motion to proceed, S200, S201 [15JA]

——— establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (S. 2254), S5809 [16OC], S6317 [31OC]

——— request Inspector General to investigate decision to delay redesign of $20 notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, S4134 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, expedite environmental reviews for projects, improve resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions (S. 2302), S5209 [31JY]

——— increase funding for highway safety grants to encourage motorists to be cautious of emergency vehicles and emergency personnel while driving, S2257 [4AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6263 [30OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6682 [20NO], S6730 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5911 [21OC], S5933 [22OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), S5586 [19SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5487 [16SE], S5500 [17SE], S5551 [18SE], S5809 [16OC], S5911 [21OC], S5933 [22OC], S6207 [29OC], S6263 [30OC], S6455 [7NO]

Destro, Robert A.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, S5551 [18SE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), S483 [23JA], S542, S556 [24JA], S2068 [28MR], S2108 [1AP], S2167 [2AP], S2247 [4AP], S2300 [9AP], S2352 [10AP], S2405 [11AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), motion to proceed, S2014 [27MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 268), unanimous-consent request, S2248 [4AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S2778 [13MY], S2953 [20MY], S3066 [23MY]

Domenico, Daniel D.: nomination to be district judge, S2300 [9AP]

Drugs: impose sanctions relative to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids (S. 1044), S2847 [15MY]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug, S6522 [13NO]

Economy: impact of tariffs, S3226 [5JN]

——— status, S2504 [30AP]

Elections: expose and deter interference in U.S. elections by Russia and other countries by imposing sanctions and blocking assets and coordinate with the European Union on such efforts (S. 1060), S2503 [30AP], S4709 [9JY], S6796 [3DE], S6931 [10DE]

——— 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. (S. 1469), S5153 [30JY]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S2503 [30AP], S2659 [7MY], S2777 [13MY], S4709 [9JY], S4745 [10JY], S5128 [29JY], S5152 [30JY], S5209 [31JY], S5551 [18SE], S6683 [20NO]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections, S5587 [19SE]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), S5074, S5078 [25JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), unanimous-consent request, S5080 [25JY]

——— provide enhanced security for election infrastructure, S3278 [10JN], S3639 [18JN], S4134 [20JN]

EPA: disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (S.J. Res. 53), S5858 [17OC]

Epstein, Jeffrey: indictment on sex trafficking charges, S4708 [9JY]

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip: U.S. visit by Turkish President, S6455 [7NO], S6524 [13NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave, S6911 [10DE]

FCC: improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (S. 151), House amendment, S6868 [5DE]

——— restore Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections (S. 682), S6911 [10DE]

——— review authorizations of certain Chinese telecommunications companies operating in the U.S., S5487 [16SE]

FDA: impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes, S5456 [12SE], S6617 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: guarantee back pay to federally-contracted retail, food, custodial, and security service workers furloughed during a Government shutdown (S. 162), S688 [28JA], S725 [29JA]

——— OMB delay of implementation of law prohibiting using or contracting with an entity that uses certain telecommunications services or equipment, S3302 [11JN]

——— prohibit funding to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change (S. 729), S2352 [10AP]

Firearms: gun control, S2752 [9MY], S5536 [17SE]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale, S1449 [26FE], S2847 [15MY]

——— require a background check for every firearm sale (H.R. 8), S1557 [28FE], S3145 [3JN], S3333 [12JN], S4134 [20JN], S5130 [29JY], S5349 [9SE], S5374 [10SE], S5416 [11SE], S5455 [12SE], S5487 [16SE], S5500, S5537 [17SE], S5587 [19SE], S6372 [5NO]

Foreign policy: assessment of summit meetings between the U.S. and North Korea on denuclearization, S1413 [25FE], S1450 [26FE], S1498 [27FE], S1557 [28FE]

——— assessment of U.S. trade policy, S1858 [14MR]

——— strengthen NATO, combat international cybercrime, and impose additional sanctions on Russia (S. 482), S2503 [30AP], S4709 [9JY], S5587 [19SE], S6783 [2DE]

Freedom of the press: importance, S1176 [12FE], S4709 [9JY]

FTC: prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (S. 1416), S6523 [13NO]

——— prohibit anticompetitive use of patents by drug product manufacturers (S. 1416), unanimous-consent request, S6522 [13NO], S6968 [11DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S8 [3JA], S32 [4JA], S78 [9JA], S112 [10JA], S167 [14JA], S188, S200 [15JA], S234 [16JA], S288 [17JA], S318, S326 [22JA], S483 [23JA], S542, S549, S550, S556 [24JA], S671 [25JA], S688 [28JA], S725 [29JA], S1176 [12FE], S1286 [13FE], S1363 [14FE]

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), S1637 [5MR], S1689 [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), S1342 [14FE], S1498 [27FE], S1557, S1559 [28FE], S1637 [5MR], S1683, S1684, S1711 [6MR], S1718 [7MR], S2536 [1MY]

——— 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, S1927 [25MR], S1951, S1970 [26MR], S2014 [27MR]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), S5586 [19SE], S5715 [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 (S. 1838), S6632, S6660 [19NO], S6730 [21NO]

——— prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police Force (S. 2710), S6633 [19NO]

——— support protests in opposition to proposed law allowing extradition of individuals accused of crimes to China, S3333 [12JN]

House of Representatives: express that the House should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation (S. Res. 378), S6181 [28OC]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S2014 [27MR], S2068 [28MR], S2108 [1AP], S2167 [2AP], S2248 [4AP], S2287 [8AP], S2300 [9AP], S2405 [11AP], S2476 [29AP], S2628 [6MY], S2660 [7MY], S2709 [8MY], S2753 [9MY], S2778 [13MY], S2798 [14MY], S2848 [15MY], S2953 [20MY]

Immigration: authorize cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, S319 [22JA]

——— border security and immigration enforcement funding, S3172 [4JN]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (S. 1328), S5587 [19SE], S6783 [2DE]

——— increase Federal immigration judges, allow asylum-seeking individuals to apply for asylum in their home country, and provide security assistance to Central American countries to address root causes of migration, S3638 [18JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children, S3638 [18JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3401), S4541 [26JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security and necessary expenses associated with significant rise in unaccompanied alien children (S. 1900), S4478 [25JN]

——— oppose threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and blocking of funds to address root causes of migration and affirm asylum-seeking individuals have a right to due process and humane treatment, S3173 [4JN]

——— proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S8 [3JA], S32 [4JA], S78 [9JA], S167 [14JA], S188, S200 [15JA], S234 [16JA], S288 [17JA], S318, S326 [22JA], S483 [23JA], S542, S556 [24JA], S1341 [14FE]

——— protect health and safety of children in immigration detention (S. 2113), S4985 [23JY]

——— provide for humanitarian treatment of those seeking asylum at U.S. southern border, S4528 [26JN], S4784 [11JY]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, S167 [14JA], S688 [28JA], S725 [29JA], S1176 [12FE], S1341 [14FE], S3277 [10JN], S4985 [23JY]

Infrastructure: importance of investment, S2476 [29AP], S2535 [1MY], S3067 [23MY], S6633 [19NO]

Insurance: disapprove rule on waivers to States for alternatives to health insurance exchanges that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (S.J. Res. 52), S6181 [28OC], S6208 [29OC], S6264 [30OC]

——— ensure health coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, S1950 [26MR], S6523 [13NO]

Iran: limit use of funds for military operations in or against Iran, S4198 [24JN], S4477 [25JN], S4528, S4543 [26JN], S4589 [27JN]

——— U.S. policy, S4133 [20JN]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case, S4901 [17JY]

IRS: disapprove rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit (S.J. Res. 50), S5934 [22OC]

Jersey City, NJ: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at cemetery and Jersey City Kosher Supermarket, S6959 [11DE], S7002 [12DE]

Jorjani, Daniel H.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor, S5638 [24SE]

——— suitability to be Dept. of the Interior Solicitor relative to investigation for potential misconduct related to Dept. of the Interior compliance with Freedom of Information Act, S5638 [24SE]

Kacsmaryk, Matthew J.: nomination to be district judge, S3812 [19JN]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to views on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, S3812 [19JN]

Kessler, Jeffrey: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, S2216 [3AP]

Kuelper, Lucy: State of Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service Volunteer of the Week Award recipient, S2257 [4AP]

Leahy, Senator: tribute to casting 16,000th vote, S4877 [17JY]

Lee, Kenneth K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2847 [15MY]

Matey, Paul B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1751 [11MR]

Medicaid: increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (S. 824), S4784 [11JY]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, S6523 [13NO]

Menashi, Steven J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6455 [7NO], S6582 [14NO]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in limiting student loan relief for students defrauded by for-profit colleges while serving as acting Dept. of Education general counsel, S6582 [14NO]

Middle East: improve defense and security assistance to Israel and Jordan, halt human rights abuses and hold abusers accountable in Syria, and allow countering of anti-Israel boycotts, divestments, or sanctions (S. 1), motion to proceed, S234 [16JA]

——— report on plan to secure enduring defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (S. 2755), S6459, S6460 [7NO]

——— report on plan to secure enduring defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (S. 2755), unanimous-consent request, S6459, S6460 [7NO]

——— support peaceful resolution to Yemen civil war, report on international law violations, suspend Saudi arms sales and support, and hold those responsible for death of Jamal Khashoggi accountable, S3226 [5JN]

Motor vehicles: make clean vehicles more affordable, make charging infrastructure more accessible, and revitalize U.S. electric motor vehicle manufacturing, S6182 [28OC], S6208 [29OC]

Mueller, Robert S., III: call to testify before Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) relative to the release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S2581 [2MY], S2628 [6MY]

——— release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1927, S1928 [25MR], S1951 [26MR], S2476 [29AP], S2503 [30AP], S2535 [1MY], S2659 [7MY], S2708 [8MY], S2777 [13MY]

——— testimony before House committees relative to release of report on special counsel investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S5074 [25JY]

Mulvaney, Mick: assessment of tenure as Acting White House Chief of Staff, S2067 [28MR]

National Comedy Center, Jamestown, NY: recognize, S1106 [7FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (H.R. 1865), House amendment, S7063 [17DE], S7127 [18DE]

National Police Week: observance, S2847 [15MY]

National security: address state-sponsored cyber activities against the U.S., S6783 [2DE]

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), S1106 [7FE], S1304 [13FE]

New York, NY: tribute to first responders responding to helicopter crash, S3277 [10JN]

New York (State): passage of Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act to address climate change, S3811 [19JN]

Nielsen, Sec. of Homeland Security: resignation, S2288 [8AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: transmit whistleblower complaint against President Trump to congressional intelligence committees (S. Res. 325), S5637, S5649 [24SE]

Orlando, FL: honor victims and survivors of shooting at Pulse nightclub, express condolences to friends and families of victims, and commend law enforcement and first responders (S. Res. 246), S3333 [12JN]

Park, Michael H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1287 [13FE], S2709 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, S2013 [27MR], S2067 [28MR]

——— revoke certain guidance relative to waivers for State innovation that weaken protections for individuals with preexisting conditions (H.R. 986), S2778 [13MY], S2798 [14MY]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S2869 [15MY]

Political campaigns: clarify obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal campaigns to detect and report such acts (S. 1562), S3453, S3622 [13JN], S5153 [30JY]

——— impact and influence of money and corporations in elections, S726 [29JA]

——— require reporting to the FEC and FBI of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements (S. 1247), S5078 [25JY], S5153 [30JY]

Poway, CA: condemn shooting at Chabad of Poway Synagogue and rising anti-Semitism, honor those killed, support those who were injured, offer condolences to those affected, and commend first responders, S2476 [29AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1751 [11MR], S2216 [3AP]

——— use of Senate blue-slip courtesy relative to confirmation of judicial nominees, S1751 [11MR]

Public debt: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5075 [25JY], S5152 [30JY], S5208 [31JY], S5287 [1AU]

Rao, Neomi J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1751 [11MR]

Ratcliffe, Representative: proposed nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S5129 [29JY]

Readler, Chad A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1609 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1673 [6MR]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in Dept. of Justice lawsuit to strike Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions that prevent denial of insurance coverage to people with preexisting conditions, S1637 [5MR], S1673 [6MR]

Rosenstein, Rod J.: potential resignation as Deputy Attorney General pending confirmation of William P. Barr as Attorney General, S79 [9JA]

Rossello, Ricardo: resignation as Governor of Puerto Rico, S5076 [25JY]

Scalia, Eugene: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S5715 [26SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S2581 [2MY], S2659 [7MY], S2777 [13MY], S2798 [14MY], S2898 [16MY], S4926 [18JY], S5778 [15OC], S6582 [14NO]

——— welcome to new Senators, S8 [3JA]

Senate Rules: improve procedures for consideration of nominations (S. Res. 50), S2108 [1AP]

——— limit post-cloture time on certain nominations, S2216 [3AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, relative to segregated schools, S2847 [15MY]

——— decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, S4784 [11JY]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S4478 [25JN]

——— hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S6491 [12NO]

Syria: assessment of ongoing conflict between Turkey and Syrian Kurds and U.S. efforts to advance resolution to such conflict, S6137 [24OC], S6264 [30OC]

——— oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action and respect existing agreements, and provide support to Syrian Kurds, S5778 [15OC], S5809 [16OC], S5911 [21OC], S6683 [20NO]

——— oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action and respect existing agreements, and provide support to Syrian Kurds (H.J. Res. 77), S5857 [17OC], S5933, S5945, S5946 [22OC], S6054 [23OC]

——— oppose decision to end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action, provide support to Syrian Kurds, and thwart regional terrorism (S.J. Res. 59), S6455 [7NO]

——— oppose end U.S. efforts to prevent Turkish operations against Syrian Kurds, call for Turkey to cease military action, respect agreements, provide support to Syrian Kurds (H.J. Res. 77), unanimous-consent request, S5869, S5870 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S2406 [11AP], S3454 [13JN], S5075 [25JY], S6960 [11DE], S7003 [12DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S5415, S5418 [11SE]

Thanksgiving Day: observance, S6729 [21NO]

Trump, President: call for investigation into whistleblower complaint relative to telephone conversation with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr O. Zelenskyy, S5617, S5619 [23SE], S5675 [25SE], S5714 [26SE]

——— condemn character attacks of individuals testifying relative to impeachment inquiry, S6263 [30OC], S6633 [19NO]

——— condemn decision to invite certain individuals with anti-Semitic views to the White House social media summit, S4745 [10JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, S4926 [18JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), S4814 [15JY]

——— evaluation of administration, S818 [4FE], S842 [5FE], S2299 [9AP], S2353 [10AP], S3811 [19JN], S5858 [17OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S6181 [28OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy and election security, S5777 [15OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign trade, S1413 [25FE], S1499 [27FE], S1557 [28FE], S1610 [4MR], S1638 [5MR], S1720 [7MR], S1751 [11MR], S1810 [13MR], S7063 [17DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to granting of security clearances, S2109 [1AP]

——— evaluation of administration relative to gun control, S5349 [9SE], S6617 [18NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to health care, S2168 [2AP], S5209 [31JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration policy, S2897 [16MY], S3146 [3JN], S3172 [4JN], S3638 [18JN], S4199 [24JN], S4528 [26JN], S4685 [8JY], S4784 [11JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominations, S2953 [20MY], S6414 [6NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to political nominees, S7063 [17DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the Middle East, S2797 [14MY], S2848 [15MY], S2898 [16MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to workers’ rights, S5715 [26SE]

——— evaluation of climate change policies, S1449 [26FE], S1771 [12MR], S3019 [22MY], S3227 [5JN], S4685 [8JY], S6372 [5NO]

——— evaluation of statement on potential receipt of information on a political opponent from a foreign source, S3453 [13JN]

——— Executive order on securing information and communications technology and services supply chain from influence by foreign adversaries, S2898 [16MY], S2954 [20MY], S2987 [21MY]

——— Federal court ruling on request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S6960 [11DE]

——— impeachment, S5675 [25SE], S5808 [16OC], S6136 [24OC], S6181 [28OC], S6317 [31OC], S6414 [6NO], S6582 [14NO], S6616 [18NO], S6633 [19NO], S6729 [21NO], S6783 [2DE], S6796 [3DE], S6831 [4DE], S6867 [5DE], S6911 [10DE], S6959 [11DE], S7002 [12DE], S7062 [17DE], S7126 [18DE], S7170 [19DE]

——— proposed declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S1365 [14FE]

——— proposed goals for G20 Summit in Japan, S4590 [27JN]

——— request to divert military construction funds in order to fund declared national emergency to construct a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S5374 [10SE], S5455 [12SE], S5586 [19SE], S5618 [23SE], S6207 [29OC], S6316 [31OC]

——— State of the Union Message, S876 [6FE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S1410, S1413 [25FE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (H.J. Res. 46), S1448 [26FE], S1610 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1750 [11MR], S1770 [12MR], S1809 [13MR], S1857, S1881 [14MR], S5374 [10SE]

——— terminate declared national emergency to obtain funding for construction of a continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border (S.J. Res. 54), S5637 [24SE], S5676 [25SE], S5715 [26SE]

Truncale, Michael J.: confirmation as district judge, S2847 [15MY]

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team: tribute, S4684 [8JY], S4708 [9JY]

VanDyke, Lawrence J.C.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6960 [11DE]

Venezuela: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), S5153 [30JY]

Veterans Day: observance, S6491 [12NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, S6491 [12NO], S6525 [13NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1585), S2953 [20MY], S3018 [22MY]

Virginia Beach, VA: express condolences to families and victims of shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, and commend first responders, S3145 [3JN]

Vitter, Wendy: nomination to be district judge, S2847 [15MY]

Walker, Justin R.: nomination to be district judge, S6138 [24OC]

Wheeler, Andrew: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S1559 [28FE]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S1559 [28FE]

Whistleblowing: express that Congress, executive branch agencies, and the President have a duty to protect the identities of whistleblowers and safeguard whistleblowers from retaliation (S. Res. 408), S6427 [6NO], S6455 [7NO]

——— provide accountability and protect whistleblowers, S6371 [5NO], S6414 [6NO]

Whitehouse, Senator: tribute to ongoing floor speeches on climate change, S5075 [25JY]

Wireless Lab (Russian company): investigate privacy and security concerns relative to mobile application FaceApp, S4926 [18JY]

Wolf, Chad F.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, S6491 [12NO]

Women: 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 (S. Res. 212), S3173 [4JN]

Wyrick, Patrick R.: nomination to be district judge, S2300 [9AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Richard Arjun Kaul v. Senator Charles Schumer, et al. (S. Res. 455), S7033 [12DE]

Rollcalls

House of Representatives vote on H. Con. Res. 24, make available to Congress and the public the Dept. of Justice special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S1884 [14MR]

Statements

Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning the U.S. Southern Border: several former national security officials, S1410–S1413 [25FE]

Texts of

S. 115, relief for Alemseghed M. Tesfamical, S221 [15JA]

S. 117, Disability Integration Act, S221–S226 [15JA]

S. 729, prohibit funding for Federal agencies and departments to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change, S1743 [7MR]

S. 908, Fluke Fairness Act, S2049 [27MR]

S. 1044, Fentanyl Sanctions Act, S2274–S2278 [4AP]

S. 1412, Restoring Access, Improving Service To Enable Veterans Engaging To Fundraise (RAISE VET FUND) Act, S2772 [9MY]

S. 1445, Central America Reform and Enforcement Act, S2820–S2831 [14MY]

S. 1552, Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, S2971 [20MY]

S. 2042, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, S4635 [27JN]

S. 2047, Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program extension, S4635 [27JN]

S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense (BOUND) Act, S5364 [9SE]

S. 2605, Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act, S5847 [16OC]

S. 2606, Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos (SAFE Limos) Act, S5847–S5849 [16OC]

S. 2755, report on plan to secure enduring defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S6303 [30OC]

S. 2815, National Purple Heart Honor Mission Commemorative Coin Act, S6478 [7NO]

S. 3102, Measuring Real Income Growth Act, S7160 [18DE]

S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act, S7161–S7163 [18DE]

S. Res. 455, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Richard Arjun Kaul v. Senator Charles Schumer, et al., S7032 [12DE]

S.J. Res. 50, disapprove IRS rule on charitable contribution and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding State or local tax credit, S4859 [16JY]

Tributes

Cochran, Thad, S3145 [3JN]

Cummings, Elijah E., S5857 [17OC]

Enzi, Senator, S2628 [6MY]

Hagan, Kay R., S6180 [28OC]

Hasiak, Cindy, S5462 [12SE]

Hollings, Ernest F., S2287 [8AP]

Isakson, Senator, S6427 [6NO], S6796 [3DE]

Johnson, Berner R., III, S2953 [20MY]

Kent, Shannon, S3454 [13JN]

King, Bruce, S1575 [28FE]

Knight, David M., S2953 [20MY]

Lugar, Richard G., S2476 [29AP]

Pear, Robert, S2708 [8MY]

Stevens, John Paul, S4874 [17JY]

Stewart, Don (Stew), S1857 [14MR]

Udall, Senator, S1926 [25MR]

Weeden, Kathryn, S5184 [30JY]