SULLIVAN, DAN (a Senator from Alaska)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S3374, S3391, S3402, S3433, S3437, S3438 [12JN], S3504, S3579, S3601, S3602 [13JN], S3655, S3656, S3657, S3702, S3709, S3770 [18JN], S4103 [19JN], S4465 [24JN], S4512, S4518 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6169, S6171 [24OC], S6302 [30OC]

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), S732, S747, S754 [29JA]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S2461 [15AP]

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

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S6483 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 109), S294 [17JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 160), S273 [16JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 130, 311), S832 [4FE]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1766), S3284 [10JN]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 203), S2787 [13MY]

Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 362), S1277 [12FE]

American Grown Flower Month: designate (see S. Res. 208), S2816 [14MY]

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

Arctic Research Commission: modify membership (see S. 1179), S2434 [11AP]

Armed Forces: provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by Reserve component members (see S. 1615), S4699 [8JY]

——— remove prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of Reserve components who are eligible to enroll in certain health benefits plans (see S. 164), S4966 [22JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S2517 [30AP]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1540 [27FE]

Brand USA, Inc.: extend transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees (see S. 2203), S5109 [25JY]

Bureau of the Census: 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]

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), S1900 [14MR]

Coast Guard: improve shore infrastructure, standardize facility assessments and maintenance of installations, and implement GAO recommendations on maintenance project management (see S. 2212), S5012 [23JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (see S. 21), S68 [8JA]

Colleges and universities: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see S. 3095), S7156 [18DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: bring into the regular appropriations process (see S. 453), S1275 [12FE]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1797), S3362 [12JN]

Culver, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 16), S143 [10JA]

DEA: eliminate separate registration requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs categorized in schedules with lower potential for abuse that are intended for maintenance or detoxification treatment (see S. 2074), S5143 [29JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 1908), S6568 [13NO]

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

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]

——— carry out Direct Air Capture and Blue Carbon Removal Technology Program to capture carbon dioxide from air and seawater and convert it to clean fuels or other useful products (see S. 1679), S3106 [23MY]

——— increase oversight of prosecution of sexual misconduct and domestic violence cases involving Armed Forces members, expand victims’ services, and correct certain military records and discharges of victims (see S. 1500), S3653 [18JN]

——— provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic (see S. 2707), S6156 [24OC]

——— 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 Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2519 [30AP]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 1279), S5794 [15OC]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 800), S4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see S. 1602), S6859 [4DE]

——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 903), S2043 [27MR]

——— reauthorize Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs and Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (see S. 2610), S5968 [22OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 2541), S5663 [24SE]

——— 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), S5361 [9SE]

——— convey certain property in Alaska to Tanana Tribal Council and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. (see S. 224), S586 [24JA]

——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see S. 605), S1593 [28FE]

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

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S4773 [10JY]

——— reauthorize school-based health centers (see S. 1013), S4808 [11JY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 467), S1325 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Arctic Executive Steering Committee (see S. 1179), S2434 [11AP]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 1302), S2613 [2MY]

Dept. of HUD: enable Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program (see S. 2282), S7049 [16DE]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 257), S2044 [27MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 546), S3652 [18JN]

——— review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans (see S. 227), S680 [25JA]

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 211), S1621 [4MR]

Dept. of State: establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (see S. 324), S831 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: adapt successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the U.S. (see S. 126), S920 [6FE]

——— facilitate availability, development, and environmentally responsible production of domestic resources to meet national material or critical mineral needs (see S. 1317), S2613 [2MY]

——— modify a definition and disposition and authorized uses of qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues, exempt certain payments from sequestration, and distribute certain revenues to Alaska (see S. 2418), S5311 [1AU]

——— modify Payments in Lieu of Taxes program payment formula to increase funding for certain low-population counties without reducing funding for other counties (see S. 2108), S5363 [9SE]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 209), S2240 [3AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: require $1 coins issued during 2019 to honor George Bush and issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Pierce Bush (see S. 457), S3652 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Federal advisory committee to provide policy recommendations on positioning the U.S. to take advantage of emerging opportunities for Arctic maritime transportation (see S. 2786), S6392 [5NO]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase passenger rail cars or buses from China and require rail transit operators to develop and execute a plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks (see S. 846), S2817 [14MY]

——— repeal a rescission of funds in Federal-aid highway program contract authority (see S. 1992), S6157 [24OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 179), S293 [17JA]

——— enter into contracts with States or award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans (see S. 3020), S6992 [11DE]

——— establish Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (see S. 524), S1383 [14FE]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 711), S1734 [7MR]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1900 [14MR]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S2963 [20MY]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S5475 [12SE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2689 [7MY]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 554), S1492 [26FE]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see S. 572), S1493 [26FE]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S4858 [16JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5143 [29JY]

Drugs: allow State and tribal regulation of marijuana, maintain application of certain criminal offenses relative to marijuana, prohibit its sale to individuals under 21, and study effects of legalization (see S. 1028), S2269 [4AP]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 1426), S2786 [13MY]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 1429), S2786 [13MY]

EPA: establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program (see S. 2941), S7115 [17DE]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see S. 2602), S5840 [16OC]

——— reauthorize diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 747), S1792 [12MR]

Europe: reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 1830), S5251 [31JY]

FAA: improve hiring process for air traffic controllers by prioritizing hiring of veterans and FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative school graduates (see S. 1148), S2615 [2MY]

——— provide for a full annuity supplement for air traffic controllers that participate in Federal Contract Tower Program (see S. 2898), S6890 [5DE]

——— provide funding from Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FAA activities in the event of a Government shutdown (see S. 762), S3108 [23MY]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (see S. 2003), S4627 [27JN]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 151), S2646 [6MY]

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

FDA: amend market name of genetically altered salmon (see S. 282), S769 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 92), S142 [10JA]

Federal employees: making appropriations to pay salaries of Federal employees working during the Government shutdown (see S. 113), S294 [17JA]

Federal Highway Administration: use customs and border patrol freight and passenger revenues to increase infrastructure funding and provide States greater control over design and construction of Federal highway projects (see S. 1038), S4730 [9JY]

Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: reauthorize (see S. 2699), S6155 [24OC]

FEMA: develop guidance for firefighters and emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and limit and prevent release of such chemicals into the environment (see S. 2353), S5247 [31JY]

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

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

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 69), S103 [9JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 351), S919 [6FE]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 817), S1898 [14MR]

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

——— improve conservation of sharks (see S. 1008), S2239 [3AP]

Foreign Service: expand employment opportunities for spouses of officers (see S. 1293), S2613 [2MY]

Foreign trade: require Dept. of Defense to justify national security basis for certain tariffs and increase congressional oversight of process by which Presidents can apply such tariffs (see S. 365), S2044 [27MR]

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), S5666 [24SE]

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

Health: protect patients from surprise medical bills (see S. 1531), S2924 [16MY]

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), S6719 [20NO]

House of Representatives: express that the House should vote to open a formal impeachment inquiry and provide President Trump with constitutional protections prior to proceeding further with impeachment investigation (see S. Res. 378), S6156 [24OC]

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]

Information technology: create and implement an inter-agency strategy to secure fifth generation (5G) and future technology and infrastructure in the U.S. and with strategic allies (see S. 893), S2817 [14MY]

——— promote deployment of commercial fifth generation (5G) mobile networks and the sharing of information with communication providers on security risks (see S. 1625), S3286 [10JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see S. 560), S1661 [5MR]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 914), S2119 [1AP]

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: concur with decision to withdraw U.S. and declare the U.S. is freed from stipulations of treaty and it is not legally obligatory (see S. Res. 298), S5249 [31JY]

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

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), S2330 [9AP]

Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S2614 [2MY]

Law enforcement: use forfeited criminal proceeds resulting from prosecution of Joaquín A. Guzmán Loera (El Chapo) or other felony drug convictions for border security measures, including a border wall (see S. 25), S1845 [13MR]

LeMond, Greg: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2570), S6993 [11DE]

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

Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see S. Res. 374), S7159 [18DE]

McAuliffe, Christa: mint commemorative coins with proceeds from sales going to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics program (see S. 239), S3320 [11JN]

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

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 286), S5793 [15OC]

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

——— provide coverage of addiction counselor services under part B (see S. 2412), S5363 [9SE]

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

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

Middle East: recognize Israel’s sovereignty over, and promote and conduct joint projects on, Golan Heights, and ensure Syria faces consequences for killing civilians, ethnic cleansing, and use of weapons of mass destruction (see S. 567), S1661 [5MR]

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1900 [14MR]

Mongolia: promote trade with the U.S. by authorizing duty-free treatment for certain imports (see S. 1188), S2434 [11AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 90), S832 [4FE]

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

National Democracy Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S5110 [25JY]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1300), S5923 [21OC]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 28), S587 [24JA]

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

National Park Service: establish, fund, and provide for use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog (see S. 500), S1382 [14FE]

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

National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 442), S6756 [21NO]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 910), S2119 [1AP]

National security: prohibit dealing in information and communications technology or services from foreign adversaries and require congressional approval to terminate export controls relative to Huawei Technologies Co. (see S. 2118), S5494 [16SE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S800 [31JA]

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

Native Americans: enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see S. 2165), S5015 [23JY]

——— increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians (see S. 982), S5475 [12SE]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 256), S2486 [29AP]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1901 [14MR]

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), S1735 [7MR]

Natural resources: improve management of public lands, forests, national parks, sportsmen’s access, and water and power resources and reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund (see S. 47), S867 [5FE]

NOAA: clarify authority relative to post-storm assessments and establish National Water Center (see S. 914), S2119 [1AP]

——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 1069), S2328 [9AP]

——— improve Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the National Marine Fisheries Service (see S. 2346), S6568 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and modify the Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program (see S. 2802), S6951 [10DE]

Oceans: enhance global engagements to combat marine debris (see S. 2372), S5248 [31JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 172), S1660 [5MR]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 684), S1705 [6MR]

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

——— establish comprehensive organizational strategy to combat use of the mail in distribution of illicit drugs (see S. 2974), S6994 [11DE]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1846 [13MR]

Roads and highways: establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under Endangered Species Act relative to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States (see S. 1051), S2270 [4AP]

——— establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under National Park Service laws relative to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States (see S. 1054), S2270 [4AP]

——— increase ability of a State to administer Federal highway project permits under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 1050), S2270 [4AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 430), S7114 [17DE]

Senate: establish John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission (see S. Res. 80), S3654 [18JN]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan (see S. 1170), S2647 [6MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5143 [29JY]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5143 [29JY]

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

Syria: 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 (see S.J. Res. 59), S6093 [23OC]

Taiwan: foster security through inclusion in international organizations, review of Dept. of State diplomatic guidance, and enhancement of U.S.-Taiwan defense relationship (see S. 878), S2689 [7MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind (see S. 815), S1898 [14MR]

——— allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see S. 1623), S4808 [11JY]

——— ensure tax-exempt cooperative organizations do not lose their tax-exempt status when they use certain Federal funds to provide critical services to their members (see S. 1032), S5475 [12SE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S4677 [28JN]

——— permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 203), S699 [28JA]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S5198 [30JY]

——— restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property (see S. 803), S4567 [26JN]

U.S. Center for SafeSport: improve transparency, provide grant accountability, and protect victims of abuse from retaliation (see S. 2838), S6507 [12NO]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (see S. 529), S1661 [5MR]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2072), S4773 [10JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2920), S6718 [20NO]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2926 [16MY]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S3008 [21MY]

Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 415), S6475 [7NO]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2054), S5143 [29JY]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 452), S6950 [10DE]

World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see S. Res. 119), S1900 [14MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S6825 [3DE]

——— 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 U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see S. 133), S220 [15JA]

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

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2331 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Fisheries Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 494), S1382 [14FE]

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

Armed Forces: allow more Reserve, National Guard, and retired members to receive veterans’ preference for Federal hiring by modifying service requirements and removing preference bans on certain retired officers (see S. 2594), S5748 [26SE]

——— require plans for military installations to provide full military funeral honors for veterans at such installations (see S. 1390), S2770 [9MY]

Choose Respect Day: designate (see S. 1076), S2328 [9AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2297), S5108 [25JY]

Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish (see S. 723), S1734 [7MR]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges for the ninth circuit, divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, and appoint additional judges to certain district courts (see S. 722), S1734 [7MR]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see S. 2834), S6507 [12NO]

Crime: enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting a public safety officer or judge (see S. 1135), S2387 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: improve U.S. missile defense capabilities (see S. 1690), S3106 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: expand and improve Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program (see S. 1959), S4504 [25JN]

——— make grants to State and tribal courts in order to allow electronic service of certain court orders (see S. 2397), S5248 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances (see S. 2950), S6756 [21NO]

——— extend authorization of appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see S. 850), S1899 [14MR]

——— provide for payment of Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient (see S. 891), S2042 [27MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: provide authority to enter into agreements to plan, design, and construct, or lease facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities (see S. 2328), S5195 [30JY]

EPA: amend powers of EPA law enforcement officers with responsibility for the investigation of criminal violations of law administered by the agency (see S. 1653), S3105 [23MY]

——— establish an oil spill response and prevention grant program, provide for advances from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and extend and modify application of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate (see S. 865), S1939 [25MR]

——— establish new timeline for certain Alaska State implementation plan and attainment requirements for Fairbanks North Star Borough (see S. 2426), S5311 [1AU]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (see S. 163), S274 [16JA]

Federal agencies and departments: improve processes by which environmental documents are prepared and permits and applications are processed and regulated (see S. 1518), S2924 [16MY]

——— postpone effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review (see S. 442), S1275 [12FE]

——— repeal or revise two or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 441), S1275 [12FE]

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure: ensure protection of due process rights by reinforcing constitutional right of defendants to access favorable and relevant evidence obtained by prosecutors (see S. 1380), S2743 [8MY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see S. 1392), S2770 [9MY]

——— conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund program (see S. 161), S273 [16JA]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see S. 2991), S6888 [5DE]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2981), S6858 [4DE]

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]

Native Americans: protect cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and fossilized ivory products (see S. 804), S1898 [14MR]

NOAA: preserve U.S. fishing heritage through a national program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial fishermen (see S. 496), S1382 [14FE]

Oceans: enhance domestic marine debris response (see S. 2364), S5247 [31JY]

——— enhance domestic marine debris response, improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris, and promote global engagement to combat marine debris (see S. 1982), S4566 [26JN]

——— improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see S. 2260), S5063 [24JY]

Cloture motions

Brown, Ada E.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]

Brown, Gary R.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE], S7144 [18DE]

Brown, Jeffrey V.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5178 [30JY]

Colville, Robert J.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE]

Craft, Kelly Knight: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador and U.N. Security Council Representative, S5125 [29JY], S5183 [30JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove proposal to terminate sanctions imposed against Russian companies En+ Group Ltd., United Company RUSAL Ltd., and EuroSibEnergo JSC (S.J. Res. 2), S208 [15JA], S247 [16JA]

Gallagher, Stephanie A.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

Grimberg, Steven D.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]

Haines, Stephanie L.: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5179 [30JY]

Immergut, Karin J.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY]

Jordan, Sean D.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5162 [30JY]

Komitee, Eric R.: nomination to be district judge, S6726 [21NO], S6786 [2DE]

Kovner, Rachel P.: nomination to be district judge, S5727 [26SE], S5814 [16OC]

Liman, Lewis J.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE]

McElroy, Mary S.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

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), S736 [29JA], S788 [31JA]

Norquist, David L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Defense, S5126 [29JY]

Novak, David J.: nomination to be district judge, S5726 [26SE], S5813 [16OC]

Pacold, Martha M.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5181 [30JY]

Pittman, Mark T.: nomination to be district judge, S5081 [25JY], S5178 [30JY]

Pulliam, Jason K.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5180 [30JY]

Rowland, Mary M.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

Seeger, Steven C.: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5181 [30JY]

Sinatra, John L., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6726 [21NO], S6800 [3DE]

Starr, Brantley: nomination to be district judge, S5082 [25JY], S5179 [30JY]

Stickman, William S., IV: nomination to be district judge, S5083 [25JY], S5182 [30JY]

Vyskocil, Mary K.: nomination to be district judge, S7040 [16DE]

Wilson, Jennifer P.: nomination to be district judge, S6327 [31OC], S6421 [6NO]

Younge, John M.: nomination to be district judge, S5084 [25JY]

Letters

Government shutdown relative to budget process: Karl L. Schultz, Coast Guard, S204 [15JA]

Privilege of the floor

Ahkivgak, Elizabeth, S6764 [21NO]

Brown, Abigail, S4915 [17JY]

Clift, Geoffrey, S6995 [11DE]

Hasse, Ariel, S5609 [19SE]

Mansour, Thomas, S4584 [26JN]

Oney, Jesse, S6452 [6NO]

Remarks

Alaska: impact of natural resource development, S1688 [6MR]

——— tribute to citizens, S1318 [13FE]

——— tribute to Iditarod dogsled race, S1911 [14MR]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to Anchorage North Stars youth hockey team, S2811• [14MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, S204 [15JA]

Armed Forces: remove from unauthorized hostilities in Yemen (S.J. Res. 7), S1831 [13MR]

Barrett, Barbara McConnell: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S5828 [16OC]

Bernhardt, David: confirmation as Sec. of the Interior, S2422 [11AP]

ChemTrack Alaska, Inc.: tribute, S5010• [23JY]

Childress, Jennifer: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]

China: address violations of U.S. intellectual property rights, S878 [6FE]

——— assessment of U.S. trade policy, S877–S879 [6FE]

Choose Respect Day: observance, S6693 [20NO]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations, S550, S551, S552 [24JA]

——— making continuing appropriations (S. 21), S291 [17JA]

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), S1853 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), S6529 [13NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 1), S550, S551, S552 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: expand and improve Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program, S6693 [20NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S6348–S6350 [31OC], S6529 [13NO]

Federal employees: provide for compensation of furloughed employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations (S. 24), S134 [10JA]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), S6966 [11DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S204 [15JA], S291 [17JA], S550, S551, S552 [24JA]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1687 [6MR]

Hall, Joshua: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]

Immigration: proposed construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, S291 [17JA]

Jones, Walter B.: tribute (S. Res. 108), S1853 [13MR]

National Health Literacy Day: designate (S. Res. 396), S6452 [6NO]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S2857 [15MY]

Oceans: enhance domestic marine debris response, improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris, and promote global engagement to combat marine debris (S. 1982), S4547 [26JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit assessment of intentions of political leadership of Russia (H.R. 1617), S1853 [13MR]

Riha, Danielle: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award finalist, S2595 [2MY]

——— Council of Chief State School Officers State Teacher of the Year for Alaska award recipient, S2595 [2MY]

Senate: legislative program, S1853 [13MR], S6452 [6NO]

Special Olympics Alaska: anniversary, S3248• [5JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Sturgeon v. Frost relative to regulatory authority over navigable waters within National Park System lands in Alaska, S2263–S2266 [4AP]

Trump, President: decision to withdraw U.S. from agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2910 [16MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to the Middle East, S2910 [16MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 2843), S6693 [20NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 2920), S6693 [20NO]

Wilcox, Dawn: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]

Wright, Angie: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S6442 [6NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S5730 [26SE]

Tributes

Adams, Jacob, S3620 [13JN]

Clancy, Camdyn, S1115 [7FE]

Dunford, Joseph F., Jr., S5728–S5730 [26SE]

Erickson, Cynthia, S2423 [11AP]

Fate, Hugh (Bud), S7022 [12DE]

Fraize, Angie, S2911 [16MY]

Greaves, Samuel A., S3050• [22MY]

Green, Perry, S6468 [7NO]

Habeich, Rosemary, S6745 [21NO]

Kaiser, Peter, S1911 [14MR]

Kelly, John F., S5728–S5730 [26SE]

Mansour, Thomas, S4547 [26JN]

Mattis, James N., S5728–S5730 [26SE]

Pollard, Jean, S1581 [28FE]

Rahoi, Urban, S134 [10JA]

Stevens, Ted, S6078 [23OC]

Sturgeon, John, S2263–S2266 [4AP]

Thompson, Aves, S4920 [17JY]

Venechuk, Cheryl, S5221 [31JY]

Vik, Alaina, S5595 [19SE]

Williams, Calvin, S4546 [26JN]

Young, Representative, S1698 [6MR]