GRASSLEY, CHUCK (a Senator from Iowa)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2378, S2388, S2403, S2424, S2437 [12JY], S2524, S2539, S2606, S2633, S2726, S2727, S2728, S2729, S2851, S2870, S2873 [13JY], S2988, S3023 [18JY], S3409 [19JY], S3450 [20JY]

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S332 [9FE]

Committee to escort Israeli President Isaac Herzog into House Chamber, H3704 [19JY]

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S2035 [8JN]

Articles and editorials

Britons Are ‘Pulling Their Own Teeth Out With Pliers’ Because They Can’t Access NHS Doctors, Sky News (British publication), S4345 [11SE]

Canada Pursues Private Options To Ease Healthcare Backlog, Vipal Monga, Wall Street Journal, S4344 [11SE]

Sending B.C. Cancer Patients to Bellingham for Treatment ‘A Sad State of Reality,’ Critics Say, Katie DeRosa, Vancouver Sun (Canadian publication), S4345 [11SE]

U.S.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis, David Luhnow and Max Colchester, Wall Street Journal, S4343 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 62), S98 [25JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 204), S4949 [4OC]

Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, adjust status for eligible individuals, support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain Armed Forces members, and reform parole process (see S. 2324), S2461 [13JY]

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2019), S2122 [15JN]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1547), S2288 [10JY]

Appropriations: provide for period of continuing appropriations in event of lapse in appropriations and establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (see S. 135), S4555 [18SE]

Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S310 [9FE]

——— strengthen and expand restrictions on retired members and members of Reserve components of uniformed services accepting employment and compensation from foreign governments (see S. 2056), S2145 [20JN]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]

Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 14), S457 [16FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of Federal Government (see S. 3208), S5338 [2NO]

Bureau of Prisons: expand eligibility and provide for judicial review under Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and make compassionate release technical corrections (see S. 1248), S1293 [20AP]

——— require Director be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate (see S. 2284), S2360 [12JY]

Burma: condemn military coup and detention of civilian leaders, call for immediate and unconditional release of all detained, and allow those elected to serve in parliament to resume duties without impediment (see S. Res. 20), S4657 [21SE]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 67), S426 [15FE]

Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]

Children and youth: provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (see S. 1409), S1463 [2MY]

China: condemn violation of U.S. airspace by high-altitude surveillance balloon (see S. Res. 66), S426 [15FE]

——— impose sanctions and other measures in response to failure to allow investigation into origins of coronavirus at suspect laboratories in Wuhan (see S. 588), S568 [1MR]

——— oppose provision of assistance by multilateral development banks (see S. 908), S909 [22MR]

Colleges and universities: require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (see S. 3362), S5674 [29NO]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: alter loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (see S. 1159), S1091 [30MR]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (see S.J. Res. 32), S4272 [7SE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 537), S506 [27FE]

Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 115), S826 [16MR]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace age discrimination cases (see S. 1979), S3524 [25JY]

——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 378), S313 [9FE]

——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see S. 2788), S4440 [13SE]

Crime: establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1569), S1623 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 846), S825 [16MR]

——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see S. 1957), S2071 [13JN]

——— authorize National Detector Dog Training Center (see S. 759), S2006 [7JN]

——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE]

——— establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (see S. 346), S311 [9FE]

——— establish voluntary program to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 3146), S5213 [26OC]

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S172 [31JA]

——— extend and reform Conservation Reserve Program (see S. 1509), S1680 [16MY]

——— modify Rural Energy for America Program (see S. 2931), S4678 [26SE]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Program (see S. 1736), S2007 [7JN]

——— remove limitation on amount of civil penalty imposed on foreign owners who fail to report or misreport investments in U.S. agricultural land (see S. 2382), S3147 [19JY]

——— require Economic Research Service to conduct research on consolidation and concentration in livestock industry (see S. 1020), S1052 [29MR]

Dept. of Commerce: review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S799 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish Baltic Security Initiative (see S. 1465), S1534 [4MY]

——— provide retroactive effective date for promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as result of suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions (see S. 3456), S5921 [12DE] (see S. 3553), S5997 [14DE]

——— reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see S. 2054), S2145 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program’’ (see S.J. Res. 43), S4230 [6SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (see S.J. Res. 22), S954 [27MR]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 985), S954 [27MR]

——— establish restrictions on receipt of Federal funds by institutions of higher education that enter contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes (see S. 3088), S5110 [19OC]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs (see S. 2442), S3524 [25JY]

——— require disclosure of total amount of interest that would be paid over life of loan for certain Federal students loans (see S. 469), S455 [16FE]

——— restore exemption of family farms and small businesses from definition of assets relative to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (see S. 1237), S1293 [20AP]

——— strike certain emergency unilateral authorities relative to student loan repayment (see S. 506), S457 [16FE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1349), S1418 [27AP] (see S. 1972), S2096 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 845), S825 [16MR]

——— identify obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and provide technical assistance relative to removal of such obstacles (see S. 1146), S1090 [30MR]

——— improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see S. 1668), S1705 [17MY]

——— prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from entering into contracts that prevent or restrict access to drug pricing information available through consumer decision-support tools (see S. 1374), S1418 [27AP]

——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see S. 1351), S5997 [14DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: publish report on number of migrants at each port of entry apprehended, paroled, or granted work authorization (see S. 3187), S5315 [1NO]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged with crime that resulted in death or serious injury of another person (see S. 160), S171 [31JA]

Dept. of HUD: require certain public housing agencies to absorb port-in housing choice vouchers (see S. 1713), S1744 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (see S. 261), S230 [2FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (see S.J. Res. 20), S798 [15MR]

——— establish grant program to help law enforcement agencies with civilian law enforcement tasks (see S. 3335), S5541 [15NO]

——— establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1144), S1090 [30MR]

——— modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (see S. 434), S425 [15FE]

——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see S. 1530), S1747 [18MY]

——— permit defendants convicted of certain drug offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences (see S. 1247), S1293 [20AP]

——— reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (see S. 1170), S1134 [17AP]

——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 499), S456 [16FE]

——— reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (see S. 1387), S1440 [1MY]

——— require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances (see S. 1080), S1088 [30MR]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H–2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the U.S.’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S2051 [12JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see S.J. Res. 8), S265 [7FE]

Dept. of State: designate Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization (see S. 416), S1135 [17AP]

——— provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from Central Bank of Russia and other sovereign assets of Russia (see S. 2003), S5675 [29NO]

——— require reciprocity from certain countries relative to reporting of official meetings with State and local officials (see S. 3405), S5998 [14DE]

——— submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 1583), S1624 [11MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: deter foreign financial institutions from providing banking services for benefit of foreign terrorist organizations and from facilitating or promoting payments for acts of terrorism (see S. 691), S669 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S399 [14FE]

——— expand access to Veterans Community Care Program to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services (see S. 1745), S1745 [18MY]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1875), S2028 [8JN]

Disasters: improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather (see S. 1284), S1340 [25AP]

District of Columbia: disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (see S.J. Res. 5), S173 [31JA]

——— disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Revised Criminal Code Act (see S.J. Res. 12), S313 [9FE]

Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see S. 993), S999 [28MR]

——— reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (see S. 1269), S5460 [9NO]

Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1030), S1052 [29MR]

Energy Reorganization Act: clarify whistleblower rights and protections for Dept. of Energy and NRC employees (see S. 1112), S1089 [30MR]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles—Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards’’ (see S.J. Res. 11), S313 [9FE]

——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 785), S772 [14MR] (see S. 2707), S3757 [27JY]

——— improve recycling and composting programs (see S. 1194), S1342 [25AP]

——— provide for consistent definition for plant biostimulants (see S. 802), S1567 [9MY]

——— update modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel (see S. 3055), S5048 [17OC]

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. 548), S531 [28FE]

FAA: identify standards required to meet definition of sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 1958), S2071 [13JN]

——— raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see S. 893), S859 [21MR]

Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY]

FDIC: improve ability to clawback compensation paid to executives of failed banks and suspend such executives from participation in financial industry (see S. 1181), S1210 [18AP]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 184), S172 [31JA]

Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]

Financial institutions: modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see S. 610), S1505 [3MY]

Firearms: codify certain gun rights, create cause of action against infringement of gun rights, and enable courts to strike down State and local gun control laws that conflict with Federal law (see S. 840), S825 [16MR]

——— enhance penalties for certain thefts of firearms from Federal firearms licensee (see S. 1907), S2029 [8JN]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 214), S203 [1FE]

Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1211 [18AP]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 8), S934 [23MR]

FRS: prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals (see S. 887), S859 [21MR]

FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover attempt to interfere with approval of competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see S. 148), S147 [30JA]

——— prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and dissemination of false information relative to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs (see S. 127), S121 [26JA]

——— prohibit anticompetitive use of patents, known as product hopping, by drug product manufacturers (see S. 150), S147 [30JA]

George Washington Carver Day: designate (see S. Res. 70), S426 [15FE]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5112 [19OC]

Health: codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see S. 1130), S1090 [30MR]

History: provide for creation of congressional time capsule in commemoration of U.S. semiquincentennial anniversary (see S. 3293), S5507 [14NO]

Human rights: combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of removal of organs (see S. 761), S743 [9MR]

IMF: prohibit allocations of Special Drawing Rights for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization (see S. 3057), S5048 [17OC]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1068), S1088 [30MR]

——— close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter U.S. unlawfully (see S. 685), S669 [7MR]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 333), S311 [9FE]

——— increase penalties for those who illegally reenter U.S. after being removed (see S. 2091), S2185 [21JN]

——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in U.S. (see S. 979), S954 [27MR]

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (see S. 2824), S4526 [14SE]

——— terminate certain contracts relative to construction of border fence and transfer unused border fence material to States along southwest border (see S. 1494), S1566 [9MY]

Information Security Oversight Office: assess and develop single, integrated strategy to better identify and mitigate foreign influence in National Industrial Security Program (see S. 2289), S2459 [13JY]

Information technology: hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (see S. 1199), S1648 [15MY]

——— prohibit certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms (see S. 2033), S2123 [15JN]

Investments: require investment advisers for passively-managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies for certain securities (see S. 2700), S3757 [27JY]

Iran: address threat from development of Iranian ballistic missile program and transfer or deployment of missiles and related goods and technology, including materials and equipment (see S. 2336), S4656 [21SE]

——— continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals (see S. 3028), S5428 [8NO]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in import of petroleum from Iran (see S. 1829), S4656 [21SE]

——— provide congressional review of actions to terminate or waive imposed sanctions (see S. 2210), S2225 [22JN]

——— reinstate certain sanctions (see S. 3041), S4977 [16OC]

IRS: prohibit additional funding to be used to audit certain taxpayers (see S. 398), S397 [14FE]

——— prohibit implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals (see S. 453), S426 [15FE]

——— provide accountability for funding provided under Inflation Reduction Act (see S. 338), S311 [9FE]

Israel: affirm sense that Israel is not racist or apartheid state, reject all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia, and maintain U.S. will always be partner and supporter of Israel (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2985 [18JY]

——— independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1625 [11MY]

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: make technical corrections to clarify ability of injured persons to sue foreign state defendants for aiding and abetting terrorism (see S. 2082), S2185 [21JN]

Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]

Labor unions: protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 532), S506 [27FE]

Law enforcement: ensure Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies (see S. 1562), S2124 [15JN]

——— reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions (see S. 1251), S1294 [20AP]

Lobbyists: require certain disclosures by registrants relative to exemptions under Foreign Agents Registration Act (see S. 264), S230 [2FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1367), S2072 [13JN]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S772 [14MR]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]

——— improve coverage of audiology services (see S. 2377), S3147 [19JY]

——— improve oversight of formulary development and management under part D (see S. 2406), S3458 [20JY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 1367), S2072 [13JN]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 260), S1383 [26AP]

——— rebase calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1110), S1089 [30MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1250), S1294 [20AP]

Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]

Monroe Doctrine: anniversary (see S. Res. 434), S5213 [26OC]

National 4–H Week: designate (see S. Res. 399), S4948 [4OC]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]

National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S3758 [27JY]

National College Application Month: designate (see S. Res. 456), S5427 [8NO]

National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention: establish (see S. 1207), S1255 [19AP]

National Dairy Month: designate (see S. Res. 284), S2226 [22JN]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 194), S1505 [3MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 448), S5339 [2NO]

National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]

National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see S. Res. 500), S5962 [13DE]

National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S5675 [29NO]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 512), S6022 [18DE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S1567 [9MY]

National objectives: provide greater access to rural and agricultural media programming (see S. Res. 113), S799 [15MR]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 162), S1211 [18AP]

National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 13), S99 [25JA]

National Stillbirth Prevention Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S4590 [19SE]

National Teach Ag Day: observance (see S. Res. 375), S4721 [27SE]

National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 208), S1624 [11MY]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]

Native Americans: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from Corps of Engineers to BIA to take such lands into trust for Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (see S. 3230), S5360 [6NO]

NATO: celebrate NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania and express priorities related to transatlantic security and NATO Strategic Concept (see S. Res. 251), S2097 [14JN]

NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5509 [14NO]

Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 452), S5360 [6NO]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid: establish (see S. 541), S744 [9MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish joint task force to identify and eliminate barriers to U.S. agriculture exports (see S. 2992), S5145 [24OC]

Patents: establish interagency task force between Patent and Trademark Office and FDA for sharing information and providing technical assistance relative to patents (see S. 79), S98 [25JA]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into market (see S. 142), S147 [30JA]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: promote transparency by making disciplinary proceedings open to public (see S. 865), S826 [16MR]

Russia: block property of Russian state-owned entities (see S. 2848), S4589 [19SE]

——— call for immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza (see S. Res. 145), S1135 [17AP]

——— condemn illegal abduction of children from Ukraine (see S. Res. 158), S1134 [17AP]

——— condemn unjust and arbitrary detention of opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has stood up in defense of democracy, rule of law, and free and fair elections (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2362 [12JY]

——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see S. Res. 72), S1093 [30MR]

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see S. 837), S825 [16MR]

——— prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 391), S669 [7MR]

——— require that information required to be disclosed by issuers be material to investors of those issuers (see S. 2005), S2122 [15JN]

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see S. 3242), S5402 [7NO]

Secret Service: extend authority to provide employees with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations (see S. 3427), S5807 [6DE]

Senate: require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by World Health Assembly be subject to ratification (see S. 444), S425 [15FE]

Senate Rules: clarify dress code for floor of Senate (see S. Res. 376), S4721 [27SE]

——— create point of order against legislation modifying number of Supreme Court Justices (see S. 942), S910 [22MR]

SSA: provide for single point of contact for victims of identity theft (see S. 2392), S3148 [19JY]

States: provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew driver’s license or car registration for failure to pay civil or criminal fine or fee (see S. 2313), S2460 [13JY]

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 21), S910 [22MR]

——— permit televising of proceedings (see S. 858), S825 [16MR]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S3619 [26JY]

——— expand exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income and improve coordination with American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 2920), S4678 [26SE]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S1341 [25AP]

——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1706), S1743 [18MY]

——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see S. 26), S2098 [14JN]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1108), S1089 [30MR]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 443), S425 [15FE]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: modify description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see S. 1904), S2029 [8JN]

University of Iowa: tribute to women’s basketball team ‘‘Crossover at Kinnick’’ game (see S. Res. 423), S5144 [24OC]

Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see S.J. Res. 7), S230 [2FE]

——— provide definition of navigable waters (see S. 1022), S1052 [29MR]

Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S4270 [7SE]

Yemen: designate Ansarallah as foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions (see S. 3192), S5315 [1NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels to protect public health and to improve vehicle efficiency and performance (see S. 944), S910 [22MR]

CCC: require specific congressional authorization for use (see S. 2244), S2310 [11JY]

CFTC: modify Whistleblower Program and Customer Protection Fund (see S. 2500), S3619 [26JY]

Children and youth: protect against sexual abuse and exploitation (see S. 724), S715 [8MR]

Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Depts. of Agriculture and HHS and require to consider security of U.S. food and agriculture systems as factor when determining to take action on foreign investment (see S. 2312), S2460 [13JY]

Controlled Substances Act: amend to fix technical error in definitions (see S. 223), S204 [1FE]

Courts: establish appropriate penalties for cocaine-related offenses (see S. 522), S457 [16FE]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 833), S825 [16MR]

Crime: clarify and strengthen certain violent crime laws (see S. 1223), S1293 [20AP]

——— combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 139, 140), S147 [30JA]

——— prohibit certain dangerous drone aircraft activity (see S. 157), S171 [31JA]

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 116), S860 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: create hard cap in total commodity support for any one farm operation and require beneficiaries spend at least half of each year engaged in farm labor or management (see S. 2610), S3754 [27JY]

——— ensure that all dogs entering U.S. do not pose health risk (see S. 502), S457 [16FE]

——— establish national biochar research network (see S. 732), S742 [9MR]

——— publish report on fertilizer industry (see S. 3471), S5919 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students more accurate understanding of true cost of college (see S. 531), S506 [27FE]

——— require institutions of higher education to use uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 528), S506 [27FE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 530), S506 [27FE]

Dept. of HHS: improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention (see S. 1313), S1382 [26AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reauthorize and expand National Threat Assessment Center (see S. 411), S397 [14FE]

——— reform immigration parole (see S. 505), S457 [16FE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register retroactively as foreign agents under Foreign Agents Registration Act (see S. 2229), S2310 [11JY]

——— develop reports on violent attacks against law enforcement officers (see S. 3522), S5996 [14DE]

——— propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see S. 645), S636 [2MR]

——— provide with greater authority to promote enforcement and disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals (see S. 1364), S1418 [27AP]

——— require certain nonprofit social welfare organizations to submit disclosure reports on foreign funding (see S. 1087), S1088 [30MR]

——— submit annual report to Congress on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and prosecution (see S. 1646), S1704 [17MY]

Drugs: prohibit certain acts related to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances (see S. 1475), S1566 [9MY]

Elder Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 271), S2225 [22JN]

Employment: expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 156), S171 [31JA]

EPA: prohibit electric vehicle original equipment manufacturers from participating in renewable fuel program (see S. 1741), S1745 [18MY]

False Claims Act: modify procedures relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (see S. 2466), S3521 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements that require agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with terms (see S. 1645), S1704 [17MY]

——— modify exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in Freedom of Information Act (see S. 1812), S1982 [6JN]

Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 323), S3758 [27JY]

FTC: study role of intermediaries in pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 113), S121 [26JA]

Government: amend civil remedies relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (see S. 659), S654 [6MR]

IRS: modify and reform rules relating to investigations and whistleblowers (see S. 625), S635 [2MR]

Lobbying Disclosure Act: clarify provision relative to certain contents of registrations (see S. 829), S825 [16MR]

Medicaid: streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see S. 2372), S3147 [19JY]

Medicare: provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see S. 1491), S1566 [9MY]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 678), S669 [7MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 391), S4892 [30SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S2226 [22JN]

National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 61), S398 [14FE]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 298), S2461 [13JY]

Office of Government Ethics: establish and maintain centralized database for executive branch ethics records of noncareer appointees (see S. 2270), S2360 [12JY]

SEC: further enhance anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers (see S. 811), S798 [15MR]

Social Security: improve maternal health coverage under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 948), S910 [22MR]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 271), S2225 [22JN]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [3JA]

Notices

Intention to object to nomination of Eric G. Olshan to be U.S. Attorney: by, S1539 [4MY], S1985 [6JN]

Intention to object to nomination of Joshua D. Jacobs to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: by, S775 [14MR]

Intention to object to nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs: by, S3500 [20JY]

Intention to object to S. 595, Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act, S5966 [13DE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

King, Jeremy, S5676 [29NO]

Symber, Silvia, S4664 [21SE]

Remarks

African Americans: extend authority for establishment of commemorative work to honor enslaved and free black persons who served in American Revolution, S770 [14MR]

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (S. 2019), S2170 [21JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, S252 [7FE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to economy, S2339 [12JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S5468–S5470 [13NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Iran, S5652 [29NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Russian invasion of Ukraine, S420 [15FE]

Biden, Robert H. (Hunter): investigation into certain business dealings while President Biden served as Vice President, S1526 [4MY], S2042 [12JN], S3507 [25JY], S5887 [11DE]

Blanton, J. Brett: allegations of ethics and appropriations violations during tenure as Architect of the Capitol, S1657 [16MY]

Bradsher, Tanya J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S2973 [18JY], S4326 [7SE]

Britt, IA: tribute to Dean Welsh VFW Auxiliary Post 4370, S5349 [6NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S5653 [29NO]

——— deficit, S4422 [13SE], S5199 [26OC]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 833), S768 [14MR]

Danville, IA: tribute to shipment of refurbished Holocaust era rail car from Germany, S2273 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: require clean financial audit and improve financial accountability through upgraded financial management systems, S1431 [1MY]

Dept. of Education: ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information when applying for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), S5938 [13DE]

——— require institutions of higher education to use uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools, S2171 [21JN]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers, S2171 [21JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (S. 1972), S2171 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention (S. 1313), S1561 [9MY]

——— improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (H.R. 2544), S3731 [27JY]

——— improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (S. 1668), S5940 [13DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to failure to obtain DNA from detained illegal immigrants, S5888 [11DE]

Dept. of Justice: require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances (S. 1080), S1563 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System and Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in Rio Jemez Stream System (S. 595), S5957 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: transparency relative to congressional oversight inquiries, S769 [14MR], S1334 [25AP]

Drugs: prohibit certain acts related to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances (S. 1475), S1563 [9MY]

FBI: allegations of political bias, S1332 [25AP], S1526 [4MY], S1969 [6JN], S2042 [12JN], S3507 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: modify exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in Freedom of Information Act, S768 [14MR]

——— publicly disclose all assassination records and information relative to assassination of President John F. Kennedy, S768 [14MR]

Financial institutions: investigation into alleged Nazi ties to Credit Suisse Group, S4643 [21SE]

Garcetti, Eric M.: nomination to be Ambassador to India, S768 [14MR]

——— suitability to be Ambassador to India relative to whistleblower complaints regarding sexual harassment allegations made against staff member while serving as Mayor of Los Angeles, CA, S768 [14MR]

Government: amend civil remedies relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (S. 659), S768 [14MR]

Insurance: provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage, S4735 [28SE]

Iowa: hosting of town halls with constituents in each county, S4223 [6SE]

IRS: modify and reform rules relating to investigations and whistleblowers (S. 625), S3741 [27JY]

Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S769 [14MR], S1334 [25AP]

Medicare: anniversary of Part D prescription drug benefit, S5841 [7DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), S5625 [28NO]

National Fentanyl Awareness Day: observance, S1563 [9MY]

National Foster Care Month: observance, S1561 [9MY]

National objectives: improve health care services, S4342 [11SE]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 13), S115 [26JA]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: observance, S3741 [27JY]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 2811), S1451 [2MY]

——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1891 [1JN], S4422 [13SE]

Rojas, Michael: AmeriCorps Excellence in Disaster Services Leadership Award recipient, S5741 [5DE]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, S452–S454 [16FE]

Schools: hunting and archery programs funding, S4423 [13SE]

SEC: further enhance anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers (S. 811), S768 [14MR], S3741 [27JY]

Short Line Rail Advocacy Day: observance, S1973 [6JN]

Sunshine Week: observance, S767 [14MR]

Supreme Court: decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross relative to California animal welfare law violation of dormant commerce clause, S2170 [21JN]

——— permit televising of proceedings (S. 858), S768 [14MR]

Taxation: permanently extend railroad track maintenance credit, S1973 [6JN]

Trump, Donald J.: condemn calls to defund Dept. of Justice and FBI and reject attempts to degrade public trust in Federal law enforcement agencies (S. Res. 165), S1331 [25AP]

Ukraine: impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on religious freedoms, S5444 [9NO]

University of Iowa: tribute to women’s basketball team, S1243 [19AP]

Tributes

Buckley, James L., S737 [9MR]

Ferguson, Lena Santos, S770 [14MR]

Nelson, Donna L., S5356 [6NO]

Rusyn, Ivan, S5444 [9NO]

Smith, Jim, S1332 [25AP]

Zimmer, Robert, S1819 [31MY]