MORAN, JERRY (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2441 [12JY], S2486, S2515, S2540, S2541, S2597, S2621, S2683, S2696, S2707, S2784, S2799, S2800, S2960 [13JY], S2987, S2999, S3088 [18JY], S3402, S3420 [19JY], S3450, S3495 [20JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4400 [12SE], S4493, S4497 [13SE], S4532, S4533, S4534 [14SE], S4556, S4561 [18SE], S4601, S4603 [19SE], S4634 [20SE], S5115 [19OC], S5160, S5162 [25OC]

Appointments

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, S151 [30JA]

Senate NATO Observer Group, S3741 [27JY]

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), S203 [1FE]

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

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see S. 2327), S2461 [13JY]

AID: authorize appropriations for certain cooperative projects among U.S., Israel, and developing countries (see S. 2240), S2310 [11JY]

Armed Forces: authorize Reserve members to take parental leave for adoption or placement for long-term foster care of child (see S. 1095), S2124 [15JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for military pay (see S. 2835), S4762 [28SE]

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

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

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

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

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), S1294 [20AP]

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

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

——— require strategy to counter role in evasion of sanctions imposed by U.S. relative to Iran (see S. 3235), S5675 [29NO]

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

Classified information: improve classification and declassification of national security information (see S. 1518), S1602 [10MY] (see S. 3495), S5961 [13DE]

——— provide for system to classify information in interests of national security and system to declassify such information (see S. 1541), S1603 [10MY]

Colleges and universities: support establishment of apprenticeship college consortium (see S. 343), S311 [9FE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see S. 168), S398 [14FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (see S.J. Res. 32), S2071 [13JN]

Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see S. 1212), S1789 [30MY]

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]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 653), S636 [2MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 2889), S4654 [21SE]

——— establish groundwater conservation easement program (see S. 2250), S2311 [11JY]

——— expand provision of farmer-led technical assistance (see S. 2614), S3754 [27JY]

——— improve biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance (see S. 2987), S4760 [28SE]

——— modify Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (see S. 1224), S1293 [20AP]

——— prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (see S. 1628), S1678 [16MY]

——— promote crop insurance support for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 2458), S4762 [28SE]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Program (see S. 1736), S1744 [18MY]

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]

——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S669 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish Space National Guard (see S. 503), S1983 [6JN]

——— prohibit from requiring contractors to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 27), S458 [16FE]

——— provide for parity among vice chiefs of staff (see S. 2177), S3460 [20JY]

——— require report on military health care referral policies (see S. 2359), S3524 [25JY]

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

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), S4272 [7SE]

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

——— 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]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see S. 9), S99 [25JA] (see S. 218), S204 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see S. 1064), S1256 [19AP]

——— establish exposure registry and conduct epidemiological studies to assess health outcomes associated with Red Hill Incident at Navy base in Hawaii (see S. 2183), S2224 [22JN]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 133), S147 [30JA]

——— facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 2-1-1 and 9-8-8 services to provide information and referrals for mental health emergencies, homeless needs, and social and human services needs (see S. 1729), S1744 [18MY]

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

——— permanently authorize certified community behavioral health clinics (see S. 2993), S5460 [9NO]

——— prohibit from finalizing proposed rule on minimum staffing for nursing facilities and establish advisory panel on nursing home workforce (see S. 3410), S5853 [7DE]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 1800), S1899 [1JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that convictions for kidnapping or sexual abuse are grounds for inadmissibility and deportability (see S. 733), S742 [9MR]

——— establish Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (see S. 2548), S3620 [26JY]

——— 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: increase number of landlords participating in Housing Choice Voucher program (see S. 32), S74 [24JA]

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

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), S1340 [25AP]

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

——— enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting development of and access to apprenticeships in technology sector (see S. 2124), S2222 [22JN]

——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 249), S229 [2FE]

Dept. of State: establish International Children With Disabilities Protection Program (see S. 847), S825 [16MR]

——— improve visa processing times (see S. 2632), S3755 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 563), S531 [28FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S1442 [1MY]

——— reauthorize and improve community development financial institutions bond guarantee program (see S. 869), S826 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: make improvements to Small Community Air Service Development Program (see S. 1438), S1505 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust threshold amount for minor medical facility construction projects (see S. 2174), S2224 [22JN]

——— authorize major medical facility projects (see S. 30), S74 [24JA]

——— carry out pilot program to provide assisted living services for eligible veterans (see S. 495), S456 [16FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S314 [9FE]

——— establish Acquisition Review Board and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (see S. 2422), S3458 [20JY]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see S. 2795), S4440 [13SE]

——— improve emergency management capabilities (see S. 3341), S5541 [15NO]

——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S4355 [11SE]

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

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see S. 2513), S3619 [26JY]

——— 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]

——— strengthen accountability and oversight (see S. 2679), S3756 [27JY]

Depts. of Defense and Education: ensure current or former service members or civilian employees eligible for public service loan forgiveness program have periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards program (see S. 2949), S4720 [27SE]

Disasters: improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather (see S. 1284), S1605 [10MY]

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

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]

——— exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements (see S. 2430), S3459 [20JY]

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

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5146 [24OC]

FAA: authorize appropriations (see S. 1939), S2070 [13JN]

——— establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (see S. 66), S98 [25JA]

——— improve processes for type certification (see S. 1506), S1567 [9MY]

——— increase funding for aviation workforce development grant programs (see S. 1883), S2028 [8JN]

——— provide progress reports on development and implementation of national transition plan related to fluorine-free firefighting foam (see S. 1929), S2050 [12JN]

FCC: establish council to make recommendations on ways to increase security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks (see S. 828), S798 [15MR]

——— evaluate and consider impact of telecommunications network equipment supply chain on deployment of universal service (see S. 690), S669 [7MR]

——— reform Universal Service Fund contribution system (see S. 975), S954 [27MR]

FDA: address regulation of zootechnical animal food substances (see S. 1842), S2005 [7JN]

——— provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 258), S230 [2FE]

Federal agencies and departments: certify small business concerns as owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to be counted towards goals for contract awards (see S. 1469), S1534 [4MY]

——— withdraw certain proposed rules relative to Endangered Species Act (see S. 2811), S4525 [14SE]

Federal employees: retain spouses of members of Armed Forces or Foreign Service when relocating due to involuntary transfer (see S. 3530), S5996 [14DE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: cancel recent changes to up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages (see S. 2296), S2460 [13JY]

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

FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (see S. 870), S955 [27MR]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2391), S4892 [30SE]

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]

Firearms: 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]

Flag—U.S.: require American flags displayed on Federal property or procured by Federal agencies to be manufactured completely in U.S. from U.S. materials (see S. 2001), S2097 [14JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring authorities, restore certain expired authorities, and institute reforms to protect civil liberties of U.S. persons (see S. 3351), S5639 [28NO]

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

FTC: 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 unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see S. 2498), S3619 [26JY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit procurement of certain items containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and prioritize procurement of products without per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (see S. 2283), S2360 [12JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 665), S654 [6MR]

Housing: adjust prevalent wage determinations relative to construction contractors in order to expand access to affordable housing (see S. 1682), S1743 [18MY]

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

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (see S. 2824), S5998 [14DE]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S1679 [16MY]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see S. 2039), S2123 [15JN]

Iran: freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (see S. 3049), S5184 [25OC]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in import of petroleum from Iran (see S. 1829), S5214 [26OC]

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

IRS: codify Trump administration rule eliminating disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations that engage in political activity (see S. 1105), S1089 [30MR]

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

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), S3461 [20JY]

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

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to enable nonprofit disability organizations to develop training programs that support safe interactions between officers and individuals with disabilities and older individuals (see S. 1731), S1744 [18MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1463 [2MY]

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

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 2880), S4653 [21SE]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see S. 1636), S1704 [17MY]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 799), S5315 [1NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S5675 [29NO]

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

Middle East: impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations in Gaza and West Bank (see S. 1647), S1704 [17MY]

——— 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]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study and report on Federal research agenda to advance understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 466), S455 [16FE]

National Advisory Council on Indian Education: include at least 1 president of Tribal college or university and require Depts. of Education and the Interior to consider Council’s reports in budget material preparation (see S. 749), S742 [9MR]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1554), S1623 [11MY]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 426), S5144 [24OC]

National Cemetery Administration: anniversary (see S. Res. 365), S4678 [26SE]

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

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

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]

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

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

National Service Dog Day: observance (see S. Res. 238), S1983 [6JN]

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

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 29), S231 [2FE]

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

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

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]

NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal (see S.J. Res. 37), S2360 [12JY]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S147 [30JA]

——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see S. 1624), S1678 [16MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5479 [13NO]

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

Postal Service: modify role and duties of U.S. Postal Service police officers (see S. 3356), S5674 [29NO]

Power resources: address measuring methane emissions (see S. 3496), S5961 [13DE]

Presidents of the U.S.: provide with authority to enter into comprehensive trade agreement with United Kingdom (see S. 629), S799 [15MR]

SBA: provide awards to recognize State and local governments that improve process of forming new businesses (see S. 1221), S1293 [20AP]

SEC: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure’’ (see S.J. Res. 50), S5853 [7DE]

——— prohibit from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements (see S. 2230), S2310 [11JY]

Senate: establish means to provide advice and consent regarding any international agreement relative to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (see S. Res. 81), S637 [2MR]

——— permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 451), S5360 [6NO]

——— 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), S1054 [29MR]

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

Taxation: enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S826 [16MR]

——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see S. 657), S654 [6MR]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 341), S311 [9FE]

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

——— expand treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in intelligence community who move pursuant to change in assignment that requires relocation (see S. 2967), S4759 [28SE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 2641), S3755 [27JY]

——— improve Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see S. 639), S6057 [19DE]

——— 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), S2098 [14JN]

——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 566), S4228 [6SE]

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 234), S1463 [2MY]

——— provide credit for investment in community development financial institutions (see S. 2963), S4759 [28SE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 2829), S4554 [18SE]

——— provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see S. 1455), S1534 [4MY]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 3274), S5458 [9NO]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1557), S1747 [18MY]

——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see S. 26), S1383 [26AP]

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

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 786), S1463 [2MY]

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

TSA: assist trafficking survivors who lack government issued identification in accessing air travel (see S. 2349), S2984 [18JY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: increase maximum number of judges who may be appointed (see S. 897), S859 [21MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule relative to endangered and threatened wildlife status for lesser prairie-chicken (see S.J. Res. 9), S265 [7FE]

——— make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see S. 1149), S1568 [9MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 777), S772 [14MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: approve anniversary celebration of homecoming of U.S. POW from Vietnam and recognize their service and sacrifices (see S. Res. 222), S1745 [18MY]

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

——— support clearance of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war in certain countries and recognize refugee and immigrant communities who supported and defended Armed Forces (see S. 3189), S5315 [1NO]

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

Women: recognize expiration of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights and observe that Congress has no authority to modify such amendment after its submission to States or expiration (see S. Res. 107), S1054 [29MR]

Women in Aviation Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1154), S1091 [30MR]

World Food Day: designate (see S. Res. 397), S4948 [4OC]

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 individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 363), S1789 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Battle Monuments Commission: anniversary (see S. Res. 487), S5807 [6DE]

Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic, Kansas City, KS: designate (see S. 3249), S5426 [8NO]

DEA: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S2071 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish program to provide loans and loan guarantees to assist new and expanded meat processors and renderers (see S. 2951), S4720 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish grant program to promote cooperative research with Israel on post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 1143), S1090 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S147 [30JA]

——— improve payment and processing of payments or allowances based on mileage for beneficiary travel (see S. 2975), S4759 [28SE]

——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1315), S1382 [26AP]

——— include services relative to mental health and neurological disorders in family caregiver program (see S. 216), S204 [1FE]

——— 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]

——— provide disciplinary procedures for supervisors and managers and modify procedures of personnel actions against employees (see S. 2158), S2223 [22JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S1340 [25AP]

FAA: continue operation of Advanced Materials Center of Excellence (see S. 1796), S1899 [1JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require use of Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework developed by NIST relative to use of artificial intelligence (see S. 3205), S5338 [2NO]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see S. 2642), S3755 [27JY] (see S. 3541), S5996 [14DE]

FTC: establish requirements relative to certain rules related to automotive retailing (see S. 3014), S4947 [4OC]

GAO: report to Congress on security and safety at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3466), S5919 [12DE]

Investments: address entities that are not considered to be investment companies for purposes of Investment Company Act (see S. 3319), S5540 [15NO]

Kansas City Chiefs (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 71), S458 [16FE]

Medicare: expand eligibility for designation as rural emergency hospital (see S. 3394), S5749 [5DE]

National Annuity Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 275), S2225 [22JN]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 407), S5048 [17OC]

National Student Parent Month: designate (see S. Res. 374), S4721 [27SE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under National Labor Relations Act (see S. 1328), S1417 [27AP]

——— provide for settlement of claims by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relative to Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in Illinois (see S. 1492), S1566 [9MY]

SEC: extend no-action determination relative to provision of research services by broker-dealers (see S. 2141), S2223 [22JN]

Southwestern Power Administration Fund: establish (see S. 1324), S1382 [26AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 2371), S3147 [19JY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), S5531 [15NO]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Privilege of the floor

Hutchison, Brian, S1712 [17MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members, S3568 [26JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, S1869 [1JN]

——— making supplemental, S5783 [6DE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S1697 [17MY], S4645 [21SE], S4736 [28SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S5654 [29NO]

Cottonwood Falls, KS: anniversary of Chase County Courthouse, S4520• [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3568 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (S. 1668), S5941 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), motion to proceed, S1359 [26AP]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5783 [6DE]

Diseases and disorders: expiration of Title 42 public health authorities allowing for immediate expulsion of persons or property to avoid introduction of communicable diseases, S1697 [17MY]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S2270 [10JY]

Education: improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, S2269 [10JY]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6503), S5979 [14DE]

——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs, S5971 [14DE]

FCC: issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services, S2087 [14JN]

Financial institutions: appoint independent review board to investigate failure of Silicon Valley Bank and response of Federal Reserve Bank, S3575 [26JY], S4437 [13SE]

Iran: U.S. policy, S3144 [19JY]

Kansas: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty, S1664 [16MY]

Kansas City Chiefs (football team): tribute (S. Res. 58), S436, S437 [16FE]

Middle East: condemn act of war against Israel by Hamas (terrorist organization), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (terrorist organization), and associated forces, S5036 [17OC]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 407), S5099 [19OC]

National Police Week: observance, S1664 [16MY]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, S845 [21MR]

Nicodemus, KS: tribute to Homecoming Emancipation Celebration, S3748• [27JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: designate Director as Executive Agent for Declassification to promote programs, processes, and systems and for directing resources relating to declassification in the Federal Government, S1454 [2MY]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1869 [1JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5654 [29NO]

Stockton, KS: tribute to Stockton Lions Club, S3748• [27JY]

Taxation: exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (S. 341), S2087 [14JN]

——— extend funding and expenditure authority of Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6503), S5979 [14DE]

Telecommunications: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities, S2087 [14JN]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: impact of U.S. withdrawal, S1586 [10MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule relative to endangered and threatened wildlife status for lesser prairie-chicken (S.J. Res. 9), S1497 [3MY]

Ukraine: security assistance in response to Russian invasion, S4910 [3OC]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 777), S1066 [30MR]

Watco Companies, LLC: anniversary, S3749• [27JY]

Tributes

Boehm, Mike, S5621 [28NO]

Doane, Gary R., S1587 [10MY]

Dunn, Peggy J., S5621 [28NO]

Fuller, Bill R., S4217 [6SE]

Watson, Robert, S5337• [2NO]

Weigand, Nestor R., Jr., S5418 [8NO]