BLACKBURN, MARSHA (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2398 [12JY], S2587, S2621, S2646, S2654, S2749, S2909, S2912 [13JY], S2987, S2988 [18JY], S3450 [20JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4442, S4455 [13SE], S4556, S4563 [18SE], S5053 [17OC], S5246 [31OC]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: strengthen reporting to CyberTipline relative to online sexual exploitation of children and modernize liabilities and preserve contents of such reports (S. 474), S6004, S6007 [14DE]

Articles and editorials

Biden’s Radical Judges, Robert B. Charles, Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), S1730 [18MY]

Nancy Abudu, Another Concession to the Far Left and to One of Its Most Disreputable Organizations, Carrie Campbell Severino, National Review (publication), S1729 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 16), S54 [23JA]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children due to Down syndrome (see S. 18), S54 [23JA]

——— 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), S314 [9FE]

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

Andrews, Frank M.: authorize posthumous honorary promotion to Army general (see S. 1009), S999 [28MR]

Armed Forces: ensure treatment in military is based on merit and performance (see S. 1811), S2051 [12JN]

——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 497), S5640 [28NO]

——— prohibit from promoting anti-American and racist theories (see S. 556), S531 [28FE]

——— provide remedies to members discharged or subject to adverse action under coronavirus vaccine mandate (see S. 29), S74 [24JA]

——— provide requirements relative to eligibility of individuals who identify as transgender from serving in Armed Forces (see S. 435), S425 [15FE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 13), S313 [9FE]

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

——— require concurrent resolutions have balanced budgets, establish limits on waiver of budget points of order, and prevent excess appropriations (see S. 575), S567 [1MR]

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

Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see S. 347), S773 [14MR]

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]

CDC: advance population research for chronic pain (see S. 2922), S4678 [26SE]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 626), S2186 [21JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: make Care Compare website and its data more accessible by individuals using search engines (see S. 2112), S2222 [22JN]

Children and youth: prohibit gender transition procedures on minors (see S. 1597), S1647 [15MY]

——— 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 destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]

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

——— counter military-civil fusion strategy of Chinese Communist Party and prevent U.S. contributions to development of dual-use technology in China (see S. 1368), S1418 [27AP]

——— 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]

——— prohibit money services businesses from engaging in any transaction that involves central bank digital currency issued by China (see S. 3248), S5426 [8NO]

——— require strategy to counter role in evasion of sanctions imposed by U.S. relative to Iran (see S. 3235), S5751 [5DE]

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

Coast Guard: tribute to efforts to ensure highest level of maritime border security (see S. Res. 166), S1294 [20AP]

Colleges and universities: modify requirements relating to financial aid disclosures (see S. 1970), S2096 [14JN]

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

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: protect against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains (see S. 68), S204 [1FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (see S.J. Res. 32), S3897 [5SE]

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

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (see S. 253), S230 [2FE]

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

——— 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]

——— punish distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder (see S. 380), S399 [14FE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S4356 [11SE]

Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (see S. Res. 10), S55 [23JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove Food and Nutrition Service rule entitled ‘‘Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update’’ (see S.J. Res. 42), S3757 [27JY]

——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see S. 907), S5144 [24OC]

——— reauthorize dairy business innovation initiatives (see S. 2267), S2360 [12JY]

Dept. of Commerce: apply Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of Assistant Sec. for Communications and Information in carrying out Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (see S. 1234), S1293 [20AP]

——— report on recommendations to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of programs related to supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation (see S. 2116), S2222 [22JN]

——— require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production (see S. 229), S229 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate position of Chief Diversity Officer (see S. 191), S172 [31JA]

——— establish Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve to address U.S. cybersecurity needs relative to national security (see S. 903), S860 [21MR]

——— establish defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program (see S. 1463), S1534 [4MY]

——— establish Space National Guard (see S. 503), S457 [16FE]

——— prohibit from requiring contractors to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 27), S74 [24JA]

——— terminate memorandum relating to access to abortions, prohibit use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions (see S. 822), S798 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense State Partnership Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 220), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 308), S3522 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 110), S121 [26JA]

——— clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to sports clubs, teams, training, or related activities provided for students (see S. 2736), S4270 [7SE]

——— 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), S4272 [7SE]

——— 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), S2186 [21JN]

——— 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]

——— prevent class-based loan forgiveness for Federal student loans without explicit appropriation of funds by Congress for such purpose (see S. 72), S98 [25JA]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in Federal student loan and grant programs (see S. 3078), S5088 [18OC]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (see S. 613), S569 [1MR]

——— remove prohibition on use of funds relating to provision of dangerous weapon or training in use of dangerous weapon (see S. 2802), S4525 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 2688), S4978 [16OC]

——— extend requirement for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment (see S. 3136), S5212 [26OC]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 76), S98 [25JA]

——— 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), S1604 [10MY]

——— improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products and ensure reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions (see S. 2510), S3619 [26JY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2243), S2310 [11JY]

——— issue draft guidance to address non-addictive analgesics for chronic pain (see S. 3462), S5963 [13DE]

——— prohibit discrimination against eligible States, individuals, or other entities for refusing to counsel or refer for abortions relative to awarding of family planning grants (see S. 2539), S3620 [26JY]

——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see S. 1192), S1255 [19AP]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (see S. 265), S4631 [20SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: deny asylum to members of Communist or other totalitarian party (see S. 2905), S4654 [21SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Circumvention of Lawful Pathways’’ (see S.J. Res. 41), S3757 [27JY]

——— ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance (see S. 370), S312 [9FE]

——— establish Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve to address U.S. cybersecurity needs relative to national security (see S. 885), S859 [21MR]

——— establish Joint Operations Centers along southern U.S. border (see S. 3104), S5143 [24OC]

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

——— remove legal impediments preventing construction of border wall, improve construction requirements, and make previously appropriated funds available (see S. 422), S397 [14FE]

——— reprogram certain IRS funding to improve border security and enforcement (see S. 1312), S1382 [26AP]

——— 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]

——— suspend entry of aliens (see S. 696), S714 [8MR]

——— suspend entry of illegal aliens in response to fentanyl public health crisis (see S. 1532), S1603 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: direct district attorney and prosecutorial offices to report to Attorney General (see S. 281), S264 [7FE]

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

——— establish Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program (see S. 2298), S2460 [13JY]

——— establish criminal penalty for interfering with commerce by blocking public roads (see S. 3492), S5961 [13DE]

——— 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), S1706 [17MY]

——— 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 that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see S. 994), S999 [28MR]

——— 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]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see S. 533), S5962 [13DE]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1261), S1384 [26AP]

——— 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), S1340 [25AP]

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

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption Rule’’ (see S.J. Res. 36), S3760 [27JY]

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud by individuals under coronavirus unemployment programs (see S. 1018), S999 [28MR]

——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3018), S4948 [4OC]

——— provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation (see S. 1587), S1624 [11MY]

Dept. of State: designate Mexican cartels and other transnational criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (see S. 1048), S1053 [29MR]

——— designate Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization (see S. 416), S773 [14MR]

——— establish International Children With Disabilities Protection Program (see S. 847), S825 [16MR]

——— 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]

——— impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S2187 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S265 [7FE]

——— prohibit from carrying out certain activities under Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system improvements and facility readiness (see S. 1037), S1052 [29MR]

——— prohibit from providing health care to, or engaging in claims processing for health care for, any individual unlawfully present in U.S. who is not eligible for health care (see S. 3490), S5961 [13DE]

——— provide answers to certain questions submitted by members of congressional veterans’ committees within certain number of business days (see S. 572), S532 [28FE]

——— recognize Women-Owned Small Business program in procurement hierarchy of small business preferences (see S. 2873), S4630 [20SE]

——— revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (see S. 656), S1604 [10MY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: enhance authority relative to unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft (see S. 1631), S5713 [4DE]

Disabled: prohibit discrimination on basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants (see S. 1183), S1442 [1MY]

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

Discrimination: codify effect of Executive order relative to combating race and sex stereotyping (see S. 558), S531 [28FE]

Diseases and disorders: regulate human cadaveric islets for transplantation as organs (see S. 2205), S2225 [22JN]

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]

——— disapprove law enacting certain justice reforms that limit police powers (see S.J. Res. 26), S1624 [11MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal and local funds for coronavirus vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools and repeal related legislation enacted by District of Columbia Council (see S. 165), S172 [31JA]

Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3193), S5315 [1NO]

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

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]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5231 [30OC]

ERISA: clarify fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors (see S. 1563), S1623 [11MY]

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: establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations (see S. 307), S2030 [8JN]

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

FBI: establish hotline to receive tips about persons trying to engage in certain activities in U.S. on behalf of China and criminalize performance of functions of law enforcement agency in U.S. on behalf of China (see S. 982), S954 [27MR]

FCC: issue reports after activation of Disaster Information Reporting System and make improvements to network outage reporting (see S. 3556), S6022 [18DE]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 95), S120 [26JA]

FDIC: terminate insured status of depository institution that refuses to provide services to certain Federal contractors (see S. 583), S568 [1MR]

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]

——— increase access to agency guidance documents (see S. 791), S772 [14MR]

——— prohibit contracts with, or provisions of funds to, certain entities subject to U.S. sanctions (see S. 143), S147 [30JA]

——— prohibit from banning gas-burning stoves (see S. 244), S314 [9FE]

——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see S. 428), S425 [15FE]

——— prohibit from using taxpayer funds to implement or enter into agreements with certain nongovernmental organizations that conduct voter registration or mobilization activities (see S. 1398), S1463 [2MY]

——— prohibit procurement of drones and other unmanned aircraft systems from countries identified as national security threats (see S. 473), S456 [16FE]

——— 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), S205 [1FE]

Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: conduct research and development on inclusion of certain oilseed crops in double cropping policies (see S. 2541), S3620 [26JY]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see S. 293), S264 [7FE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 185), S1419 [27AP]

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]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 401), S397 [14FE]

Flags: prohibit flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than U.S. flag at public buildings (see S. 1985), S2187 [21JN]

Foreign aid: withhold U.S. contributions to U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see S. 431), S425 [15FE]

Foreign policy: establish position of Special Envoy to Pacific Islands Forum (organization) (see S. 1220), S1256 [19AP]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 3), S204 [1FE]

FTC: promote fairness in sale of event tickets (see S. 3457), S5852 [7DE]

——— provide authority to seek equitable remedies for unfair or deceptive trade practices (see S. 1076), S1088 [30MR]

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

GSA: prohibit from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on legality or availability of abortion (see S. 2089), S2185 [21JN]

Health: prohibit imposition of mask mandate on passengers of air carriers or public transit and in educational settings (see S. 2738), S4270 [7SE]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 1384), S1789 [30MY]

——— protect access to genetically targeted technologies (see S. 476), S456 [16FE]

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

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]

——— include criminal penalty and ground of removability for financing unlawful entry of alien into U.S. (see S. 381), S427 [15FE]

——— make assault of law enforcement officer a deportable offense (see S. 1733), S1744 [18MY]

——— prohibit use of public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school facilities to provide shelter for unlawfully present aliens (see S. 2983), S5050 [17OC]

——— provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in enforcement of, immigration laws (see S. 1640), S1704 [17MY]

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

Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from insurance companies (see S. 3349), S5639 [28NO]

International Atomic Energy Agency: support nuclear security role (see S. Res. 429), S5183 [25OC]

Investments: require investment advisors to consider only monetary factors when making investment decisions (see S. 2282), S2360 [12JY]

Iran: commend bravery, courage, and resolve of women and men demonstrating and risking their safety to speak out against Iranian regime’s human rights abuses (see S. Con. Res. 2), S121 [26JA]

——— condemn terrorism committed by Iranian proxies on U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq and Syria and emphasize urgency of responding to and deterring such attacks (see S. Res. 515), S6057 [19DE]

——— 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]

——— freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (see S. 3049), S5048 [17OC]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in import of petroleum from Iran (see S. 1829), S5145 [24OC]

——— provide congressional review of actions to terminate or waive imposed sanctions (see S. 2210), S4357 [11SE]

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

——— terminate certain waivers of sanctions on Iran issued in connection with agreement relative to its nuclear program (see S. 256), S230 [2FE]

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

——— prohibit audits based on Merchant Category Codes and require annual report listing total number of audits initiated for each Merchant Category Code (see S. 898), S860 [21MR]

——— 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]

——— provide authority to postpone certain tax deadlines by reason of State declared disasters or emergencies (see S. 1815), S1982 [6JN]

——— require employees teleworking due to pandemic precautions to return to full-time, in-office work until backlog of 2020 tax returns has been eliminated (see S. 155), S5750 [5DE]

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]

——— condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas (terrorist organization) and denounce antisemitic student activities on U.S. college campuses (see S. Res. 418), S5110 [19OC]

——— independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1463 [2MY]

——— mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see S. 1300), S1442 [1MY]

Jews: condemn all forms of antisemitism and commend working definition of antisemitism by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (see S. Res. 254), S2123 [15JN]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [21JN]

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: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see S. 1201), S1295 [20AP]

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

Law enforcement: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address staffing shortages at law enforcement agencies (see S. 972), S933 [23MR]

LGBTQI+: prohibit taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures (see S. 1595), S1647 [15MY]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see S. 1329), S1417 [27AP]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1000 [28MR]

Mayorkas, Sec. of Homeland Security: condemn for failure to secure U.S. southern border (see S. Res. 169), S1294 [20AP]

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2954), S4720 [27SE]

——— encourage appropriate prescribing for victims of opioid overdose (see S. 2481), S3522 [25JY]

——— improve outcomes for beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions (see S. 708), S1625 [11MY]

——— make permanent option to remove IMD (institution for mental diseases) exclusion to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in institution for mental diseases (see S. 3098), S5110 [19OC]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 15), S54 [23JA]

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

Medicare: assure pharmacy access and choice for beneficiaries (see S. 2436), S3459 [20JY]

——— clarify application of in-office ancillary services exception to physician self-referral prohibition for drugs (see S. 3458), S5897 [11DE]

——— clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy (see S. 1976), S4356 [11SE]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 2407), S3458 [20JY]

——— ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy (see S. 2459), S5852 [7DE]

——— establish requirements relating to responsibility of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (see S. 1967), S2096 [14JN]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 2323), S2460 [13JY]

——— modernize provisions relating to rural health clinics (see S. 198), S203 [1FE]

——— permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to coronavirus (see S. 3021), S4948 [4OC]

——— preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments (see S. 803), S797 [15MR]

——— provide for payment rates for durable medical equipment (see S. 1294), S4356 [11SE]

——— provide for transparency of funds appropriated for purposes of implementing price negotiation program to lower prices for certain high-priced single source drugs (see S. 1589), S1624 [11MY]

——— require inclusion of certain information in encounter data under Medicare Advantage (see S. 3307), S5540 [15NO]

——— revise certain regulations relative to shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program (see S. 3503), S5961 [13DE]

——— revise payments for air ambulance services (see S. 1803), S1899 [1JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 723), S715 [8MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 89), S98 [25JA] (see S. 219), S204 [1FE]

Middle East: express sense that slogan, ‘‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’’ and its derivations are antisemitic and endorse genocide and destruction of Jewish state (see S. Res. 497), S5962 [13DE]

——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (see S. 3135), S5214 [26OC] (see S. 3168), S5230 [30OC]

——— prohibit any direct or indirect funding to Gaza territory until President can certify funding will not benefit terrorist organizations (see S. 489), S5427 [8NO]

——— revoke visas of foreign nationals who endorse terrorist activities, affirm distinction between terrorism and Israeli self-defense, reject antisemitism, and honor memory of those killed in attack on Israel (see S. Res. 413), S5088 [18OC]

——— 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]

——— support cooperation with European Union to thwart Hezbollah’s criminal and terrorist activities and bring operatives to justice and urge European Union to designate Hezbollah as terrorist organization (see S. Res. 299), S2985 [18JY]

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

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 Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (see S. 2315), S2460 [13JY]

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

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 195), S1534 [4MY]

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

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

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

National Girls & Women in Sports Day: observance (see S. Res. 24), S204 [1FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S2312 [11JY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S4555 [18SE]

National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 25), S230 [2FE]

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

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S2186 [21JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 264), S2186 [21JN]

National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]

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

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

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

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]

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

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

National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1054 [29MR]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]

National Women’s Sports Week: designate (see S. Res. 267), S2225 [22JN]

Native Americans: allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use Tribal government identification documents to obtain firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers (see S. 909), S909 [22MR]

NIH: replace National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases with three separate national research institutes (see S. 960), S933 [23MR]

NIST: coordinate science and research activities relative to illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern (see S. 1280), S2072 [13JN]

——— improve requirement to establish testbeds to support development and testing of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and improve interagency coordination in development of such testbeds (see S. 3162), S5229 [30OC]

NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5543 [15NO]

North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 584), S861 [21MR]

NSF: provide grants to modernize mathematics and improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational thinking (see S. 2739), S4270 [7SE]

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

O’Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 499), S5962 [13DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 13), S54 [23JA]

President’s Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture: establish (see S. 1943), S2070 [13JN]

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 82), S98 [25JA]

——— recognize national debt as threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing fiscal crisis (see S. Res. 87), S569 [1MR]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 3344), S5597 [27NO]

Religious Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 380), S4760 [28SE]

Research: provide moratorium on all Federal research grants provided to any institution of higher education or other research institute conducting gain-of-function research (see S. 81), S98 [25JA]

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

——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see S. Res. 72), S1001 [28MR]

SBA: encourage entrepreneurship training in after school programs (see S. 1222), S1293 [20AP]

SEC: require issuers filing annual reports to disclose any connections with Chinese Communist Party (see S. 144), S147 [30JA]

Senate: establish means to provide advice and consent regarding any international agreement relative to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (see S. Res. 81), S532 [28FE]

——— 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]

Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see S. 668), S1505 [3MY]

Space policy: prohibit purchase of certain telecommunications or aerospace goods or services from entities affiliated with China or Russia and require reporting on investment by foreign persons in U.S. aerospace industry (see S. 1483), S1566 [9MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: allow use of Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funds for programs assisting college athletes (see S. 2966), S4759 [28SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see S. Res. 272), S2225 [22JN]

——— constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 21), S934 [23MR]

——— constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 16), S457 [16FE]

——— provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see S. 251), S230 [2FE]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see S. 120), S121 [26JA]

——— create tax credit for nurse preceptors (see S. 1627), S1678 [16MY]

——— establish new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see S. 56), S75 [24JA]

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

——— increase limitations on expensing of depreciable business assets (see S. 2609), S3754 [27JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S568 [1MR]

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

——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 566), S955 [27MR]

——— modify procedural rules for penalties (see S. 1249), S1294 [20AP]

——— permanently allow tax deduction at time investment in qualified property is made (see S. 1117), S1090 [30MR]

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 234), S229 [2FE]

——— provide for election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account (see S. 1625), S1678 [16MY]

——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4723 [27SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1557), S1623 [11MY]

——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see S. 26), S5639 [28NO]

——— repeal corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 1559), S1623 [11MY]

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

——— require that online contributions to political organizations require credit verification value (see S. 491), S456 [16FE]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see S. 45), S5919 [12DE]

——— terminate Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate (see S. 1942), S2070 [13JN]

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

Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 582), S5459 [9NO]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see S. 3428), S5898 [11DE]

Vanderbilt University: anniversary (see S. Res. 288), S2311 [11JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S4526 [14SE]

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

Women: authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to the Constitution (see S. 886), S859 [21MR]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 293), S2360 [12JY]

World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 815), S798 [15MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to those who served in U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (see S. 1558), S1623 [11MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see S. 91), S2029 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: prohibit President from negotiating or concluding any withdrawal, suspension, waiver, or modification without explicit authorization from Congress (see S. 1834), S1983 [6JN]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see S. 327, 330, 331), S311 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to improve school security, including by training and hiring veterans and former law enforcement officers as school safety officers (see S. 1107), S1089 [30MR]

Dept. of Energy and NSF: improve coordination on activities carried out under National Quantum Initiative Program (see S. 2450), S3459 [20JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish rural health center innovation awards program and rural health department enhancement program (see S. 953), S933 [23MR]

——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 940), S910 [22MR]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 624), S635 [2MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see S. 1479), S1566 [9MY]

——— direct Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish K–12 Cybersecurity Technology Improvement Program (see S. 1191), S1255 [19AP]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering U.S. to combat human trafficking and impose criminal penalties for child recycling to gain entry into U.S. (see S. 3239), S5402 [7NO]

Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Office of the Attorney General; Home Confinement Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’’ (see S.J. Res. 47), S5230 [30OC]

——— establish appropriate penalties for obstruction of justice by picketing or parading in or near court buildings or residences of judges, jurors, witnesses, or other court officers (see S. 1382), S1419 [27AP]

——— establish Federal grant program to award grants to States and nonprofit organizations to combat smuggling and trafficking of children and young women (see S. 1200), S1255 [19AP]

——— increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement domestic violence prevention training in cosmetologist and barber licensing process (see S. 3540), S5996 [14DE]

Dept. of State: prohibit requiring U.S. citizens who evacuated from Israel to reimburse Federal government for expenses (see S. 3299), S5507 [14NO] (see S. 3343), S5541 [15NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see S. 1944), S2071 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (see S. 1545), S1603 [10MY]

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1230), S1293 [20AP]

FAA: allow owner or operator of small hub airport that is reclassified as medium hub airport to elect to be treated as small hub airport (see S. 1946), S2071 [13JN]

——— prohibit from awarding any Federal assistance to entities from certain foreign countries for projects related to unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 1830), S1982 [6JN]

Federal agencies and departments: submit study to Congress on impact of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during coronavirus pandemic and plan for future telework and remote work (see S. 1565), S1623 [11MY]

FTC: improve online ticket sales and protect consumers (see S. 3191), S5315 [1NO]

GAO: evaluate activities of sister city partnerships operating within U.S. (see S. 1184), S1210 [18AP]

Human rights: raise awareness of modern day slavery (see S. Res. 318), S3621 [26JY]

Immigration: prohibit individuals charged with or convicted of human trafficking or drug trafficking offenses committed near border from receiving Federal benefits (see S. 519), S457 [16FE]

——— require DNA test to determine familial relationship between alien and accompanying minor (see S. 1843), S2005 [7JN]

Iran: impose certain requirements relative to renegotiation or reentry into Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement or other agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 3461), S5897 [11DE]

IRS: provide limits on reduction of user fees (see S. 232), S229 [2FE]

Israel: recognize importance of economic relationship with U.S. and affirm trade facilitated by U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement is tool to support economy of Israel during conflict with Hamas (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 445), S5339 [2NO]

Jews: condemn antisemitism at U.S. institutions of higher education and encourage college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism (see S. Res. 437), S5213 [26OC]

Jobs for America’s Graduates, Inc.: recognize for helping young people of truly great promise in U.S. succeed in school, on job, and in postsecondary education, leading to generations of productive and rewarding careers (see S. Res. 488), S5807 [6DE]

Medicare: ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see S. 1544), S1603 [10MY]

——— require reporting on enforcement and oversight of pharmacy access requirements under part D (see S. 2939), S4720 [27SE]

Nashville, TN: honor memory of victims of shooting at Covenant School, express condolences to families and friends, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 150), S1092 [30MR]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: strengthen reporting to CyberTipline relative to online sexual exploitation of children and modernize liabilities and preserve contents of such reports (see S. 474), S456 [16FE]

National Country Music Month: designate (see S. Res. 442), S5257 [31OC]

NIH: establish Inspector General (see S. 80), S98 [25JA]

NLRB: reform Board, Office of the General Counsel, and process for appellate review (see S. 991), S999 [28MR]

Science: establish public-private partnership for near-term quantum application development and acceleration (see S. 1439), S1533 [4MY]

September 11 Day of Remembrance: establish as Federal holiday (see S. 1472), S1534 [4MY]

Taiwan: provide for U.S. loan and lease of defense articles (see S. 770), S743 [9MR]

Taxation: apply mailbox rule for contracts to documents and payments electronically submitted to IRS (see S. 1338), S1417 [27AP]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 242), S2006 [7JN]

U.N.: limit U.S. funding until Iran has been expelled and investigated for violations of Genocide Convention (see S. 3064), S5048 [17OC]

U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative: support (see S. Res. 363), S4678 [26SE]

Cloture motions

Middle East: making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (H.R. 6126), motion to proceed, S5501 [14NO]

Excerpts

U.S. v. Brad Smith sentencing memo: U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire, S5351 [6NO]

Letters

Assessment of U.S. response to act of war against Israel by Hamas (terrorist organization): several Members of Congress, S4970 [16OC]

——— several Senators, S4970 [16OC]

Call for investigation into potential foreign adversarial influence and security clearance level of Ariane Tabatabai as Dept. of Defense official relative to connection to Iranian regime: by, S4821 [29SE]

Call for removal of Jake Sullivan as National Security Advisor: by, S4971 [16OC]

Questions relative to relationship between ByteDance Ltd and TikTok Inc.: by, S4908 [3OC]

Suitability of Michael A. Delaney to be circuit judge relative to representing St. Paul’s School in sexual assault case: Chessy Prout, S515 [28FE]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), S5530 [15NO]

Privilege of the floor

Acton, Haylee, S4564 [18SE]

Blackburn, Bessie, S1985 [6JN]

Bridges, Benjamin, S1790 [30MY]

Chamberlin, Benjamin, S3118 [18JY]

Cole, Roswell, S1985 [6JN]

Finnegan, Margaret, S1790 [30MY]

Fortani, Ryan, S1790 [30MY]

Frye, Garrett, S1790 [30MY]

Katz, Madeleine, S4564 [18SE]

Morrow, Charles, S1790 [30MY]

Orantes, John, S2149 [20JN]

Orantes, Sedrie, S4564 [18SE]

Palumbo, Neil, S2149 [20JN]

Philbeck, Reagan, S2149 [20JN]

Ross, Makayla Rae, S1140 [17AP]

Skehan, Peter, S3118 [18JY]

Szucs, Steven, S2051 [12JN]

Tipton, Jacob, S1140 [17AP]

Quotations

Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ‘‘Night Stalker Creed’’, S5473 [13NO]

Remarks

Abudu, Nancy G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1729 [18MY]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to work with Southern Poverty Law Center and ACLU, S1729 [18MY]

Aframe, Seth: nomination to be circuit judge, S5351 [6NO]

Aframe, Seth R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5891 [11DE]

Air Force: anniversary, S4549 [18SE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (S. 331), S345 [13FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S1247 [19AP]

Army: tribute to 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment helicopter crash victims, S5473 [13NO]

Artificial intelligence: ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy, S2089 [14JN], S2971 [18JY], S4549 [18SE]

Biden, President: decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, S1126 [17AP]

——— evaluation of administration, S549 [1MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to China, S5474 [13NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, S250 [7FE], S787 [15MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S5133 [24OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S48 [23JA], S91 [25JA], S515 [28FE], S766 [14MR], S1127 [17AP], S1434 [1MY], S1638 [15MY], S2043 [12JN], S2270 [10JY], S4672 [26SE], S5075 [18OC], S5474 [13NO], S5687 [30NO], S5892 [11DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, S514, S515 [28FE], S5351 [6NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Middle East, S4969 [16OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to political nominees, S650–S652 [6MR], S1128 [17AP], S4672 [26SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Russian invasion of Ukraine, S5687 [30NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S787 [15MR]

ByteDance Ltd.: require to divest itself of certain assets and require Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review certain business relationships between ByteDance and U.S. businesses, S4907 [3OC]

Children and youth: provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (S. 1409), S1554 [9MY], S1782 [30MY], S5706 [4DE]

Cleveland, TN: anniversary of Cleveland Bradley County Public Library, S771• [14MR]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (S. 253), S5226 [30OC]

Courts: importance of independent judiciary, S5473 [13NO]

Crime: extend period of time that technology companies are required to preserve reports to CyberTipline relative to child sexual exploitation visual depictions, S687 [8MR]

——— punish distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder (S. 380), S3876 [5SE]

Delaney, Michael A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S514, S515 [28FE], S5351, S5352 [6NO]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to representing St. Paul’s School in sexual assault case, S514, S515 [28FE], S5351, S5352 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3876 [5SE]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to improve school security, including by training and hiring veterans and former law enforcement officers as school safety officers (S. 1107), S1435 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (S. 1192), S1435 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols, S1638 [15MY]

——— continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (S. 1479), S2270 [10JY]

——— direct Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish K–12 Cybersecurity Technology Improvement Program (S. 1191), S1435 [1MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Federal grant program to award grants to States and nonprofit organizations to combat smuggling and trafficking of children and young women (S. 1200), S1435 [1MY], S1639 [15MY], S2043 [12JN], S3509 [25JY]

——— establish grant program for law enforcement agencies, S687 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, S3876 [5SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (S. 1545), S1971 [6JN]

District of Columbia: disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Revised Criminal Code Act (H.J. Res. 26), S687 [8MR]

Drugs: combat trafficking of illicit fentanyl, S3875 [5SE]

Economy: address growing inflation, S250 [7FE], S344 [13FE], S2137 [20JN]

——— impact of inflation and supply chain issues, S47 [23JA], S765 [14MR]

Edelman, Todd E.: nomination to be district judge, S5891 [11DE]

Foreign aid: withhold U.S. contributions to U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (S. 431), S5075 [18OC]

Garland, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S651 [6MR]

Howard, Doug: Belmont University Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Robert E. Mulloy Award of Excellence recipient, S4974• [16OC]

Immigration: prohibit individuals charged with or convicted of human trafficking or drug trafficking offenses committed near border from receiving Federal benefits (S. 519), S515 [28FE], S1128 [17AP]

——— require DNA test to determine familial relationship between alien and accompanying minor (S. 1843), S2043 [12JN], S3509 [25JY]

IRS: prohibit additional funding to be used to audit certain taxpayers, S549 [1MR]

Kasubhai, Mustafa T.: nomination to be district judge, S5352 [6NO], S5891 [11DE]

Kato, Kenly Kiya: nomination to be district judge, S5352 [6NO]

Law enforcement: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address staffing shortages at law enforcement agencies (S. 972), S1435 [1MY]

Loveless, Patty: Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, S5254• [31OC]

McDill, Bob: Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, S5254• [31OC]

Middle East: condemn act of war against Israel by Hamas (terrorist organization), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (terrorist organization), and associated forces, S4969 [16OC]

——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization), S4969 [16OC]

——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (H.R. 6126), S5795 [6DE]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of DAR General James Robertson Chapter, S4975• [16OC]

——— tribute to Metropolitan Nashville Police Dept. response to shooting at Covenant School, S1738 [18MY]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: strengthen reporting to CyberTipline relative to online sexual exploitation of children and modernize liabilities and preserve contents of such reports (S. 474), S687 [8MR], S1782 [30MY], S5706 [4DE]

National Country Music Month: observance, S5226 [30OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5891 [11DE]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, S250 [7FE]

Spyridon, Butch: Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee Nashville Business Hall of Fame inductee, S5501• [14NO]

Tabatabai, Ariane: call for investigation into potential foreign adversarial influence and security clearance level as Dept. of Defense official relative to connection to Iranian regime, S4820 [29SE]

Taxation: effects of potential global minimum tax, S1639 [15MY]

——— provide for election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account (S. 1625), S5226 [30OC]

Technology: protect voice and visual likeness of all individuals from unauthorized recreations from generative artificial intelligence (AI), S5226 [30OC]

Tennessee: express condolences to victims of, commend response to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by major storms, S5891 [11DE]

TikTok Inc.: allegations of promoting pro-Hamas (terrorist organization) propaganda and antisemitic content, censorship of speech, unauthorized surveillance and tracking, and use against Chinese dissidents through video app, S5593 [27NO]

Tucker, Tanya: Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, S5254• [31OC]

U.N.: limit U.S. funding until Iran has been expelled and investigated for violations of Genocide Convention (S. 3064), S5133 [24OC]

Washington, Phillip A.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S651 [6MR]

Waves Inc.: anniversary, S396 [14FE]

Werfel, Daniel I.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S651 [6MR]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S1971 [6JN]

Tributes

Farrell, Sean, S3614 [26JY]

Feinstein, Dianne, S4806 [29SE]

Fesler, John D. (Ike), S1131 [17AP]

Greenwood, Kim, S504• [27FE]

Helper, Kim, S995• [28MR]

Witt, Burkett, S4650• [21SE]