BOOKER, CORY A. (a Senator from New Jersey)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2424 [12JY], S2525, S2587, S2720, S2738, S2788, S2789, S2862, S2869 [13JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4401 [12SE], S4496 [13SE], S4528, S4534, S4535 [14SE], S4564 [18SE], S5053 [17OC], S5160 [25OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S1635 [15MY], S2261 [6JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1052 [29MR]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 701), S714 [8MR]
——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (see S. 2053), S2188 [21JN]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 6), S744 [9MR]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1893), S2028 [8JN]
African Diaspora Heritage Month: designate (see S. 2789), S4440 [13SE]
Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see S. 1016), S999 [28MR]
——— regulate market concentration and competition in food and agriculture industry (see S. 2670), S3756 [27JY]
——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see S. 2601), S3754 [27JY]
Air pollution: improve air quality management and safety of communities using best available monitoring technology and data (see S. 2045), S2145 [20JN]
Alien Enemies Act: repeal (see S. 1747), S1745 [18MY]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 547), S934 [23MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: recognize anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals (see S. Res. 312), S3620 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Dept. of Justice enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see S. 2555), S5713 [4DE]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 707), S714 [8MR]
——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see S. 2037), S2123 [15JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S1678 [16MY]
——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 497), S456 [16FE]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S310 [9FE]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 209), S1624 [11MY]
ATF: repeal certain impediments to administration of firearms laws (see S. 598), S568 [1MR]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1310), S1382 [26AP]
Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]
Bureau of Prisons: expand eligibility and provide for judicial review under Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and make compassionate release technical corrections (see S. 1248), S1293 [20AP]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY]
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: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1026), S1052 [29MR]
——— provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program (see S. 569), S532 [28FE]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 151), S1092 [30MR]
China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on protected characteristic (see S. 129), S146 [30JA]
——— express concern about spreading problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression (see S. Res. 372), S4721 [27SE]
Civil rights: guarantee freedom from discrimination throughout economy by prohibiting any actions with discriminatory effects (see S. 2008), S2122 [15JN]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1419 [27AP]
——— establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see S. 3340), S5541 [15NO]
——— impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2461 [13JY]
Collective bargaining: support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 3107), S5143 [24OC]
Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see S. 2863), S4630 [20SE]
Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see S. 1999), S2097 [14JN]
Correctional institutions: remove Medicaid, Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Dept. of Veterans Affairs limitations on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2194), S2224 [22JN]
——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under contract with Federal Government to make available same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 1983), S2097 [14JN]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 115), S826 [16MR]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace age discrimination cases (see S. 1979), S4761 [28SE]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]
——— prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct at sentencing (see S. 2788), S4440 [13SE]
Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 3549), S5996 [14DE]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees to make adverse employment decisions (see S. 2690), S3756 [27JY]
Crime: divert certain parents, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families (see S. 3272), S5458 [9NO]
——— make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition online unlawful (see S. 2794), S4440 [13SE]
——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 2279), S2360 [12JY]
——— protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see S. 3303), S5852 [7DE]
——— provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (see S. 2681), S3756 [27JY]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S4949 [4OC]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see S. 1), S3521 [25JY] (see S. 2344), S2984 [18JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry online (see S. 1512), S4229 [6SE]
——— direct Agricultural Research Service to expand organic research (see S. 2317), S2460 [13JY]
——— ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2553), S3620 [26JY]
——— establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see S. 52), S75 [24JA]
——— establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (see S. 346), S311 [9FE]
——— establish pollinator-friendly plant labeling program (see S. 2199), S2224 [22JN]
——— expand medical expense deduction for elderly and disabled persons under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2432), S3459 [20JY]
——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY]
——— extend eligibility of new moms for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 1593), S1646 [15MY]
——— improve purchasing of food (see S. 3390), S5712 [4DE]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see S. 1837), S2312 [11JY]
——— increase funding for purchase of specialty crops (see S. 1639), S3759 [27JY]
——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see S. 3093), S5110 [19OC]
——— prioritize loan guarantees and grants under Rural Energy for America Program to solar projects that include creation of pollinator habitat (see S. 1555), S1623 [11MY]
——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 557), S531 [28FE]
——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see S. 1940), S2070 [13JN]
——— provide fresh produce to individuals facing food and nutrition insecurity (see S. 2874), S5184 [25OC]
——— provide States and communities with additional assistance to plant and maintain trees (see S. 1380), S1419 [27AP]
——— provide support for organic dairy producers and processors (see S. 3097), S5146 [24OC]
——— reauthorize position of Farmworker Coordinator (see S. 2702), S3757 [27JY]
——— require Economic Research Service to conduct research on consolidation and concentration in livestock industry (see S. 1020), S1535 [4MY]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see S. 1568), S1623 [11MY]
——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs (see S. 2504), S3619 [26JY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see S. 1336), S1417 [27AP]
——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 949), S910 [22MR]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 1488), S1566 [9MY]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to environmental justice communities to promote investment in catalytic local predevelopment projects for resilient climate infrastructure innovation (see S. 2148), S2223 [22JN]
Dept. of Defense: develop, in cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East, integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability (see S. 1334), S1417 [27AP]
——— establish Baltic Security Initiative (see S. 1465), S1534 [4MY]
——— improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see S. 956), S5049 [17OC]
——— reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see S. 2054), S2986 [18JY]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— allow use of charter school grants to help States streamline application process for opening new charter schools (see S. 3072), S5088 [18OC]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP]
——— award grants for educational programs on history of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander peoples in America, development of discriminatory laws targeting them, and their contributions to U.S. (see S. 1546), S1603 [10MY] (see S. 1702), S1743 [18MY]
——— award grants for outdoor learning spaces (see S. 1538), S5402 [7NO]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk middle and high school students with transition to high school, postsecondary education, and workforce (see S. 65), S98 [25JA]
——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1273), S2462 [13JY]
——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see S. 1963), S2187 [21JN]
——— establish grant program for institutions of higher education to implement patient-centered academic counseling services for student survivors of sexual assault and other violence (see S. 3306), S5599 [27NO]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college and provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants (see S. 1848), S2005 [7JN]
——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to adjunct faculty at colleges and universities (see S. 1353), S1418 [27AP]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S171 [31JA]
——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see S. 2441), S3459 [20JY]
——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see S. 1750), S1745 [18MY]
——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see S. 963), S933 [23MR]
——— provide for deferment on repayment of loans for borrowers who are victims of sexual violence (see S. 2872), S4630 [20SE]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 2608), S3754 [27JY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE]
——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see S. 1236), S1845 [31MY]
——— require State report cards to reflect same race groups as decennial census of population (see S. 3152), S5213 [26OC]
Dept. of HHS: authorize scholarship and loan repayment program to incentivize physicians to enter into field of sickle cell disease research, treatment, and patient care (see S. 1423), S1504 [3MY]
——— award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders relative to pregnant and postpartum individuals (see S. 1602), S1647 [15MY]
——— award grants to hire, train, and dispatch mental health professionals in lieu of law enforcement to respond to emergencies involving persons with mental illness or intellectual developmental disability (see S. 3388), S5712 [4DE]
——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see S. 1064), S1093 [30MR]
——— convene task force to develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality (see S. 1594), S1646 [15MY]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see S. 1601), S1647 [15MY]
——— establish program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections (see S. 1355), S5962 [13DE]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see S. 1785), S1843 [31MY]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 388), S313 [9FE]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 133), S5402 [7NO]
——— 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]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S3620 [26JY]
——— increase access to medication for opioid overdose reversal (see S. 1373), S1418 [27AP]
——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see S. 405), S397 [14FE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide for grants to promote representative community engagement in maternal mortality review committees (see S. 1599), S1647 [15MY]
——— provide for outreach and education strategy and research to improve behavioral and mental health of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma of such treatment (see S. 1773), S1843 [31MY]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1697), S1743 [18MY]
——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see S. 1710), S1744 [18MY]
——— reauthorize programs to save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see S. 2415), S3458 [20JY]
——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program (see S. 1852), S2005 [7JN]
——— update and clarify rule on substances generally recognized as safe and establish Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation within FDA (see S. 3387), S5712 [4DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 342), S311 [9FE]
——— engage in cybersecurity cooperation with Abraham Accords countries (see S. 1777), S1843 [31MY]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 1727), S1744 [18MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program (see S. 1686), S1743 [18MY]
——— establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see S. 1514), S5693 [30NO]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 247), S229 [2FE]
——— authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (see S. 546), S2030 [8JN]
——— authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 546), S2146 [20JN]
——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY]
——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see S. 1530), S1747 [18MY]
——— permit defendants convicted of certain drug offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences (see S. 1247), S1293 [20AP]
——— 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 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (see S. 1387), S2187 [21JN]
Dept. of Labor: expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers (see S. 1722), S1744 [18MY]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1041), S1052 [29MR]
——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 1176), S1441 [1MY]
——— modernize unemployment compensation benefits (see S. 3140), S5213 [26OC]
——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2769), S4388 [12SE]
——— prohibit employers from paying employees in garment industry by piece rate and require manufacturers and contractors in garment industry to register with Dept. of Labor (see S. 2817), S4525 [14SE]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 2253), S2359 [12JY]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see S. 753), S743 [9MR]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see S. 1960), S2071 [13JN]
——— report to Congress on ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti and impose sanctions on political and economic elites involved in such criminal activities (see S. 396), S351 [13FE]
——— support work of U.S. Security Coordinator to Israel and the Palestinian Authority in furthering coordination between Israelis and Palestinians (see S. 2956), S4720 [27SE]
Dept. of the Interior: eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see S. 1742), S1745 [18MY]
——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on Outer Continental Shelf in Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 617), S569 [1MR]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (see S. 22), S54 [23JA]
——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 448), S426 [15FE]
——— reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs (see S. 654), S654 [6MR]
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), S3621 [26JY]
——— require Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue advisory about how homegrown violent extremists and other perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories (see S. 1825), S1982 [6JN]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize state of good repair grants to be used for public transportation resilience improvement (see S. 3080), S5088 [18OC]
——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see S. 1204), S1255 [19AP]
——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see S. 112), S121 [26JA]
——— expand eligibility for care to include members of Reserve components of Armed Forces (see S. 1952), S2071 [13JN]
——— extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see S. 3257), S5426 [8NO]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S4949 [4OC]
——— improve provision of health care for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease (see S. 1954), S2071 [13JN]
——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1119), S4949 [4OC]
——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 1040), S1052 [29MR]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S6057 [19DE]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 1193), S1255 [19AP]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining exercise of authority over District of Columbia National Guard between Mayor and President (see S. 250), S229 [2FE]
——— provide for automatic appointment of judges to District of Columbia courts without advice and consent of Senate (see S. 2420), S3458 [20JY]
——— statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3193), S5315 [1NO]
——— focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1152), S1091 [30MR]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Ecology and environment: encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain western population of monarch butterflies (see S. 857), S825 [16MR]
——— highlight risks that environmental defenders face and commend their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting clean, healthy, and sustainable environment (see S. Res. 138), S1053 [29MR]
——— restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see S. 919), S909 [22MR]
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site: establish (see S. 562), S531 [28FE]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 1664), S1704 [17MY]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 2851), S4589 [19SE]
——— establish interagency task force on employer surveillance and workplace technologies (see S. 2440), S3459 [20JY]
——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see S. 2850), S4589 [19SE]
——— prohibit, or require disclosure of, surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employees (see S. 262), S230 [2FE]
——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see S. 567), S532 [28FE]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 90), S569 [1MR]
EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see S. 1917), S2029 [8JN]
——— reauthorize diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 2195), S2224 [22JN]
Eswatini: condemn human rights record and killing of Eswatini activist Thulani Maseko (see S. Res. 174), S1382 [26AP]
Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY]
FCC: modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see S. 340), S1789 [30MY]
FDA: preserve access to abortion medications (see S. 237), S229 [2FE]
——— protect access to kratom (see S. 3039), S5089 [18OC]
——— respect scientific judgement that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science (see S. Res. 510), S5997 [14DE]
——— strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels (see S. 1289), S1381 [26AP] (see S. 3512), S5961 [13DE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 3008), S4951 [4OC]
——— require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see S. 3478), S5919 [12DE]
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: streamline farmers access to insurance products that provide whole farm revenue protection (see S. 2598), S3754 [27JY]
Federal Transit Administration: modify public transportation emergency relief program (see S. 3073), S5088 [18OC]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
FEMA: authorize equity steering group and advisor, improve data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and apply equity criteria to policies and programs (see S. 2961), S4720 [27SE]
——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2142), S2223 [22JN]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 382), S4760 [28SE]
Financial institutions: create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses (see S. 2860), S4630 [20SE]
——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see S. 817), S798 [15MR]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 25), S54 [23JA]
——— ban importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of gun silencers or suppressors and provide buyback program for such items (see S. 1383), S1419 [27AP]
——— end epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives (see S. 3407), S5750 [5DE]
——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see S. 1826), S1982 [6JN]
——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting manufacture or possession of 3–D printed guns made of plastic (see S. 2652), S3755 [27JY]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S172 [31JA]
——— prevent persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime, or who received enhanced sentence for misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining firearm (see S. 2776), S4440 [13SE]
——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of weapon if background check on buyer is not returned by FBI within 3 days (see S. 1116), S1090 [30MR]
——— prohibit importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles (see S. 2926), S5184 [25OC]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 1819), S1982 [6JN]
——— prohibit purchase of assault weapons by persons under 21 years of age (see S. 14), S54 [23JA]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 298), S265 [7FE]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 2048), S2145 [20JN]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 494), S456 [16FE]
Foreign aid: enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs (see S. 767), S743 [9MR]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1983 [6JN]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see S. 1831), S1982 [6JN]
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 19), S147 [30JA]
FRS: ensure that at least one Board of Governors member has demonstrated primary experience in supporting or protecting rights of workers (see S. 496), S456 [16FE]
FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover attempt to interfere with approval of competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see S. 148), S147 [30JA]
——— establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 744), S742 [9MR]
——— establish rules prohibiting marketing of firearms to minors (see S. 252), S773 [14MR]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 1231), S1293 [20AP]
——— prohibit targeted advertising by advertising facilitators and advertisers (see S. 2833), S4554 [18SE]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see S. 2892), S4654 [21SE]
——— submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 1737), S1745 [18MY]
Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see S. Res. 494), S5919 [12DE]
Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2071 [13JN]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 119), S933 [23MR]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S. Res. 173), S1341 [25AP]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5048 [17OC]
Health: ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see S. 323), S311 [9FE]
——— oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see S. Res. 276), S2225 [22JN]
——— 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), S1568 [9MY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers to permit enrollees to obtain year supply of contraceptives (see S. 2427), S3458 [20JY]
Health care facilities: expand take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies (see S. 644), S636 [2MR]
Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4949 [4OC]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see S. Res. 104), S743 [9MR]
Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National Monument: establish (see S. 3543), S5996 [14DE]
Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see S. 2701), S3757 [27JY]
Human rights: combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of removal of organs (see S. 761), S743 [9MR]
——— constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see S.J. Res. 33), S2097 [14JN]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see S. 1036), S2288 [10JY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 243), S2029 [8JN]
Immigration: enable payment of certain U.S. officers and employees whose employment is authorized pursuant to grant of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status (see S. 672), S668 [7MR]
——— enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5338 [2NO]
——— establish right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal (see S. 1187), S1210 [18AP]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1263), S1340 [25AP]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
——— provide for adjustment of status of essential workers (see S. 1392), S1440 [1MY]
——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see S. 2606), S3754 [27JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: alter definition of ‘‘conviction’’ (see S. 1343), S1417 [27AP]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (see S. 2970), S4759 [28SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP] (see S. 2217), S2362 [12JY]
Information technology: prohibit certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms (see S. 2033), S2123 [15JN]
Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see S. 1375), S1845 [31MY]
——— provide for special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 3509), S5961 [13DE]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1743 [18MY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S1294 [20AP]
International relations: expand and strengthen Abraham Accords and Negev Forum (see S. 2413), S3458 [20JY]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 154), S1092 [30MR]
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 persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 74), S2147 [20JN]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in same manner as other married couples (see S. 2221), S2287 [10JY]
Israel: 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), S5144 [24OC]
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]
Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1745 [18MY]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 137), S147 [30JA]
Law enforcement: permit search and retention of certain firearm records relative to conducting criminal background checks (see S. 2381), S3147 [19JY]
——— prohibit use of facial recognition or other biometric technology by Federal entities and condition Federal funding on similar moratoria by State and local entities (see S. 681), S2288 [10JY]
——— reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions (see S. 1251), S1294 [20AP]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see S. 1924), S2073 [13JN]
Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see S. 1329), S2051 [12JN]
Malnutrition Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), S4721 [27SE]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1789 [30MY]
Medicaid: expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA]
——— provide for emergency increase in Federal funding to State programs for expenditures on home and community-based services (see S. 3118), S5143 [24OC]
——— provide guidance on connecting beneficiaries with housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and other housing resources (see S. 2932), S4678 [26SE]
——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see S. 2372), S5361 [6NO]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY]
——— establish Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program (see S. 2133), S2222 [22JN]
——— establish requirements relating to responsibility of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (see S. 1967), S3524 [25JY]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]
——— permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to coronavirus (see S. 3021), S5542 [15NO]
——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see S. 1922), S2050 [12JN]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S3896 [5SE]
——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1246), S1293 [20AP] (see S. 1264), S1340 [25AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 723), S715 [8MR]
Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see S. 1700), S1743 [18MY]
Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 2488), S3522 [25JY]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 514), S457 [16FE]
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 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 205), S1603 [10MY]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 426), S5428 [8NO]
National Blueberry Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S3522 [25JY]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 195), S1534 [4MY]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 353), S4630 [20SE]
National Farm to School Month: designate (see S. Res. 443), S5257 [31OC]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]
National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see S. Res. 500), S5962 [13DE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S1899 [1JN]
National Hazing Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 360), S4723 [27SE]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S4555 [18SE]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 25), S230 [2FE]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S1745 [18MY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S1567 [9MY]
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]
National Social and Emotional Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 105), S772 [14MR]
National Stillbirth Prevention Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S4590 [19SE]
National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1000 [28MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
Native Americans: recognize critical importance of access to reliable, clean drinking water for Native Americans and Alaska Natives and confirm responsibility of Federal Government to ensure such access (see S. Res. 355), S4655 [21SE]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 148), S1092 [30MR]
NATO: commend adoption of regional plans and encourage allies to align resources (see S. Res. 491), S5852 [7DE]
News media: provide temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see S. 1094), S1089 [30MR]
NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S5402 [7NO]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see S. 2724), S3894 [5SE]
NSF: establish National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (see S. 2714), S3757 [27JY]
Nuclear energy: enhance U.S. civil nuclear leadership, support licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve regulation of nuclear energy (see S. 1111), S1089 [30MR]
——— express that nuclear power is clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid (see S. Res. 321), S3757 [27JY]
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: approve final regulations relating to Federal service labor-management relations applicable to Senate and Senate employees (see S. Res. 285), S2226 [22JN]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see S. 630), S636 [2MR]
Office of Global Competition Analysis: establish (see S. 1873), S2289 [10JY]
Office of Prison Education: establish (see S. 3380), S5692 [30NO]
Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Government Custody: establish (see S. 3323), S5540 [15NO]
Operation Green Light for Veterans (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 463), S5507 [14NO]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 2501), S3619 [26JY]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into market (see S. 142), S147 [30JA]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]
——— require advertisements to include statement if generative AI (artificial intelligence) was used to generate any image or video footage in such ads (see S. 1596), S1647 [15MY]
Political ethics: require President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 1486), S1566 [9MY]
Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see S. 3127), S5182 [25OC]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see S. 1839), S2005 [7JN]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1573), S5257 [31OC]
Preserving and Protecting Local News Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S1212 [18AP]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 1531), S1603 [10MY]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see S. 2038), S2123 [15JN]
Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see S. 3231), S5360 [6NO]
Racial relations: declare racism as public health crisis (see S. Res. 319), S3757 [27JY]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 84), S532 [28FE]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see S. Res. 258), S2146 [20JN]
Russia: call for immediate release of Evan Gershkovich (see S. Res. 385), S4760 [28SE]
Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and lift travel bans on dissidents and former political prisoners (see S.J. Res. 46), S4826 [29SE]
SBA: enhance Office of Credit Risk Management and issue rules relative to environmental obligations of certified development companies (see S. 1345), S1417 [27AP]
——— improve loan guaranty program and enhance ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital (see S. 1352), S1418 [27AP]
——— require annual report on Small Business Development Centers entrepreneurial activities and provide assessment and report on data collecting practices (see S. 2185), S2289 [10JY]
Schools: divert Federal funding away from supporting presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma-informed services that address needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes (see S. 3214), S5338 [2NO]
——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 1774), S1843 [31MY]
——— require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of students or parent or guardian of such students (see S. 2943), S4720 [27SE]
SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see S. 2007), S2122 [15JN]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 369), S4679 [26SE]
Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 40), S3757 [27JY]
Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 393), S351 [13FE]
——— integrate telehealth models in maternity care services (see S. 1699), S1743 [18MY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S568 [1MR]
SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1714), S1744 [18MY]
States: provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew driver’s license or car registration for failure to pay civil or criminal fine or fee (see S. 2313), S2460 [13JY]
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: establish term limits and process by which appointments for Justices occur at regular time intervals (see S. 3096), S5110 [19OC]
——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 (see S. 359), S312 [9FE]
Taiwan: recognize value of tax agreement (see S. Res. 91), S1605 [10MY]
Task Force on Youth Mental Health Data Integration: establish (see S. 3532), S5996 [14DE]
Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1467), S5808 [6DE]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see S. 737), S742 [9MR]
——— ensure that bonds used to finance professional sports stadiums are not treated as tax-exempt bonds (see S. 392), S351 [13FE]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S3619 [26JY]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— impose minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1173), S1210 [18AP]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see S. 408), S397 [14FE]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S568 [1MR]
——— modify private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects (see S. 726), S742 [9MR]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see S. 357), S312 [9FE]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see S. Res. 464), S5599 [27NO]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 1723), S1744 [18MY]
Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre (see S. Res. 230), S1844 [31MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 700), S714 [8MR]
——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
——— expand youth access to voting (see S. 2985), S4760 [28SE]
——— improve voter access to ballot box through automatic voter registration (see S. 2841), S4589 [19SE]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 2960), S4720 [27SE]
——— prohibit States from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless they verify that registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see S. 2842), S4589 [19SE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on date of election (see S. 2843), S4589 [19SE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1677), S1742 [18MY]
Women: authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies (see S. 1605), S1647 [15MY]
——— clarify constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid and enforceable and Archivist of U.S. must certify and publish article without delay (see S.J. Res. 39), S3757 [27JY]
——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see S. 2239), S2310 [11JY]
——— establish alternative payment model demonstration project for maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (see S. 1797), S1899 [1JN]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
African-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see S. Res. 286), S2226 [22JN]
Agriculture: place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see S. 271), S230 [2FE]
——— restrict corporations, multilayered subsidiaries, pension funds, and investment funds from purchasing or leasing agricultural land (see S. 2583), S3753 [27JY]
Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see S. 1529), S1603 [10MY]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S1210 [18AP]
Bureau of Prisons: authorize appropriations for occupational education and training programs (see S. 508), S457 [16FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served Confederated States of America from display in National Statuary Hall (see S. 573), S532 [28FE]
Children and youth: protect minors from premature waiver of constitutional rights during custodial interrogation (see S. 2446), S3459 [20JY]
Civil War—U.S.: award Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served with Union Forces (see S. 273), S264 [7FE]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S74 [24JA]
Correctional institutions: enhance coverage and oversight of occupational safety and health standards in correctional facilities (see S. 518), S457 [16FE]
——— ensure incarcerated workers are paid Federal minimum wage (see S. 516), S457 [16FE]
CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see S. 1460), S1534 [4MY]
Crime: eliminate disparity in sentencing for crack and powder cocaine offenses (see S. 524), S457 [16FE]
DEA: define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions for controlled substances (see S. 689), S669 [7MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see S. 96), S120 [26JA]
——— allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 1753), S1745 [18MY]
——— designate composting as conservation practice and activity and provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs (see S. 179), S172 [31JA]
——— ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see S. 1288), S1340 [25AP]
——— establish Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement (see S. 272), S230 [2FE]
——— establish Office of Small Farms (see S. 1809), S1982 [6JN]
——— expand and strengthen Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program (see S. 1233), S1293 [20AP]
——— expand Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2015), S2122 [15JN]
——— extend and reform Conservation Reserve Program (see S. 1509), S1602 [10MY]
——— improve diet quality and nutrition security (see S. 2326), S2461 [13JY]
——— improve health and safety protections for meatpacking workers, protect market share of small processing plants, and require GAO report on racial disparities in meat and poultry processing (see S. 270), S230 [2FE]
——— make adjustments to environmental quality incentives program (see S. 658), S654 [6MR]
——— require timely decisions on retail food stores applications to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits through on-line transactions (see S. 3442), S5851 [7DE]
Dept. of Education: add off-campus community service at selected after-school activities to Federal Work-Study Program (see S. 183), S172 [31JA]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see S. 182), S172 [31JA]
——— establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and campus and community access (see S. 848), S825 [16MR]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 364), S312 [9FE]
——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see S. 1581), S1624 [11MY]
——— require annual reporting on assets of institutions of higher education (see S. 2187), S2224 [22JN]
——— strengthen and expand Green Ribbon Schools Program to expand number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals (see S. 2822), S4526 [14SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects (see S. 1704), S1743 [18MY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to establish, maintain, or improve activities relative to detection and monitoring of infectious diseases through wastewater (see S. 2237), S2310 [11JY]
——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1024), S1052 [29MR]
——— carry out activities to address neglected diseases of poverty (see S. 324), S311 [9FE]
——— ensure expenses relating to acquisition or use of devices to detect fentanyl, xylazine, and other emerging adulterant substances, including test strips are allowable expenses under certain grant programs (see S. 2976), S4759 [28SE]
——— promote healthy eating and physical activity among children (see S. 3171), S5257 [31OC]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY]
——— reauthorize grants to address dental workforce needs (see S. 2891), S4654 [21SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1208), S1255 [19AP]
Dept. of HUD: authorize grants to assist in redeveloping abandoned shopping centers (see S. 1533), S1603 [10MY]
Dept. of Justice: define terms and services related to community-based gang intervention to ensure that funding is utilized in cost-effective manner and that community-based agencies are held accountable (see S. 2445), S3459 [20JY]
——— establish grant program to provide mental and behavioral health services and diversion programs to at-risk youth (see S. 2448), S3459 [20JY]
——— incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (see S. 850), S825 [16MR]
——— prevent discrimination and retaliation against incarcerated workers (see S. 517), S457 [16FE]
——— provide incentives for States to implement policy changes to reduce prison populations (see S. 1342), S1417 [27AP]
——— require individuals to obtain license before purchasing or receiving firearm (see S. 3212), S5338 [2NO]
Dept. of Labor: establish program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see S. 2651), S3755 [27JY]
——— make grants to eligible entities to assist certain individuals in reentering secondary school or high school equivalency program (see S. 3518), S5995 [14DE]
Dept. of State: establish Office To Monitor and Combat Islamophobia (see S. 1916), S2029 [8JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: regulate tax return preparers and refund anticipation payment arrangements (see S. 1209), S1255 [19AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans (see S. 2465), S3521 [25JY]
——— expand eligibility for supportive services for very low-income veteran families to include former members of Armed Forces Reserve components (see S. 3287), S5459 [9NO]
Discrimination: amend laws relative to arbitration of disputes involving race discrimination (see S. 1408), S1463 [2MY]
——— prohibit courts from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims (see S. 2658), S3755 [27JY]
Drugs: ensure that States do not prohibit individuals from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies (see S. 2484), S3522 [25JY]
Education: establish grant program for partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations to expand access to tutoring in hard-to-staff and high-need schools (see S. 2428), S3459 [20JY]
Employment: prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict current or future employment of any employee (see S. 2535), S3620 [26JY]
Endangered Species Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 516), S6057 [19DE]
EPA: fully protect safety of children and environment and remove dangerous pesticides from use (see S. 269), S230 [2FE]
——— provide grants to reduce amount of food waste (see S. 177), S172 [31JA]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see S. 2647), S3755 [27JY]
FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see S. 2916), S4678 [26SE]
——— provide authority to investigate animal feeding operations near produce farms where foodborne illness outbreaks occur to better determine root causes of such outbreaks (see S. 2782), S4440 [13SE]
Federal agencies and departments: ensure that Federal contractors comply with child labor laws (see S. 3139), S5213 [26OC]
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: revise terms of Standard Reinsurance Agreement and Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (see S. 2421), S3458 [20JY]
Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1658), S1704 [17MY]
——— permit use of Federal funds to pay for travel costs of Federal personnel and their pets (see S. 2193), S2224 [22JN]
Firearms: restrict ability of person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see S. 3100), S5110 [19OC]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see S. 929), S909 [22MR]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP]
GAO: study sale of illicit drugs online (see S. 2982), S4759 [28SE]
Health: provide for research and education relative to uterine fibroids (see S. 2303), S2460 [13JY]
Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see S. 2646), S3755 [27JY]
Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 2386), S3147 [19JY]
——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see S. 2821), S4526 [14SE]
Maternal Health Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 12), S55 [23JA]
Medicaid: establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see S. 904), S860 [21MR] (see S. 996), S999 [28MR]
——— provide consistent standard of health care to incarcerated individuals (see S. 1820), S1982 [6JN]
Medicare: waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see S. 1894), S2028 [8JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see S. 1296), S1381 [26AP]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see S. Res. 54), S314 [9FE]
National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see S. 233), S229 [2FE]
Schools: promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 3279), S5458 [9NO]
Social Security: improve Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 3090), S5110 [19OC]
——— provide mental health and substance use services to incarcerated individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 3451), S5851 [7DE]
Taxation: establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 441), S425 [15FE]
——— exclude certain assistance provided to farmers from gross income (see S. 93), S120 [26JA]
——— provide refundable tax credit for certain teachers as supplement to State effort to provide teachers with livable wage (see S. 1584), S1624 [11MY]
Telecommunications: preserve and protect ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services (see S. 1197), S1255 [19AP]
Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: extend (see S. 1950), S2071 [13JN]
Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 1440), S1533 [4MY]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3758 [27JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program (see S. 1335), S1417 [27AP]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: include Federal defender as nonvoting member (see S. 851), S825 [16MR]
Voting: remove barriers to ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in Federal elections (see S. 2971), S4759 [28SE]
Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see S. 1606), S1647 [15MY]
Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 293), S2360 [12JY]
World AIDS Day: support goals (see S. Res. 482), S5693 [30NO]
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 255), S2123 [15JN]
Cloture motions
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), motion to proceed, S765 [14MR], S815 [16MR]
Bryan, Jeffrey M.: nomination to be district judge, S5533 [15NO], S5595 [27NO]
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, S1286 [20AP], S1360 [26AP]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4545 [18SE]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to suspend rule on amendments, S4618 [20SE]
Federico, Richard E.N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5740 [5DE], S5840 [7DE]
FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), motion to proceed, S946 [27MR], S1016 [29MR]
Fonzone, Christopher C.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, S5956 [13DE], S6039 [19DE]
Gallagher, Gordon P.: nomination to be district judge, S499 [27FE], S624 [2MR]
Garcetti, Eric M.: nomination to be Ambassador to India, S736 [9MR], S785 [15MR]
Shogan, Colleen J.: nomination to be Archivist of the U.S., S1437 [1MY], S1527 [4MY]
Simmons, James E., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S498 [27FE], S556 [1MR]
Subramanian, Arun: nomination to be district judge, S631 [2MR], S665 [7MR]
Tax Convention With Chile: ratify, S2116 [15JN], S2157 [21JN]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 4), motion to proceed, S1322 [25AP], S1406 [27AP]
Lists
Senate Pages, S129 [26JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S1635 [15MY]
Privilege of the floor
Miller, Douglas, S720 [8MR]
Remarks
Capitol Pages: tribute, S128 [26JA], S2036 [8JN]
CDC: terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), S1074 [30MR]
——— terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), unanimous-consent request, S1074 [30MR]
Dept. of Justice: incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice by establishing workload limits, increased pay, and student loan repayment for public defenders (S. 850), S829 [16MR]
District of Columbia: disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Revised Criminal Code Act (H.J. Res. 26), S691 [8MR]
Drugs: increase mandatory minimum sentencing penalties for drug traffickers and dealers convicted for distribution of fentanyl (S. 878), S1559 [9MY]
——— increase mandatory minimum sentencing penalties for drug traffickers and dealers convicted for distribution of fentanyl (S. 878), unanimous-consent request, S1560 [9MY]
Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (S. 1658), S1707 [17MY]
Firearms: establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (S. 173), S5779 [6DE]
——— express condolences to victims of mass shootings and address gun violence through sensible gun laws, S1560 [9MY]
First Step Act: impact, S5973 [14DE]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 203), S1738 [18MY]
Jews: condemn rise of antisemitism and call on elected officials to identify and educate others on contributions of Jewish American community (S. Res. 203), S1738 [18MY]
Medicaid: funding, S877 [21MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, S877 [21MR]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: include Federal defender as nonvoting member (S. 851), S829 [16MR]
Statements
Terminate CDC Requirement for Proof of Coronavirus Vaccination for Foreign Traveler: Senator Sanders, S1074 [30MR]
Tributes
McCue, Zach, S5988 [14DE]
Zogby, Joe, S5975 [14DE]