BOOZMAN, JOHN (a Senator from Arkansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2318 [11JY], S2362, S2441 [12JY], S2508, S2599, S2618, S2626, S2719, S2861, S2862, S2899 [13JY], S3421 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (S. 788), S3838 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require employees receive training developed by Inspector General on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to request from, and cooperating with Office of Inspector General (S. 1096), S2752 [13JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4493 [13SE], S4533 [14SE], S4601 [19SE]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S3839 [27JY]

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, S3839 [27JY]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S151 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 204), S352 [13FE]

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

Afghanistan: impose sanctions with respect to Taliban (see S. 1768), S1843 [31MY]

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 547), S3523 [25JY]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see S. 711), S2985 [18JY]

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

Blytheville/Eaker AFB, AR: authorize reference to museum as National Cold War Center (see S. 313), S310 [9FE]

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

Bush, Antoinette: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 30), S1678 [16MY]

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]

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), S1505 [3MY]

CERCLA: exempt certain entities from liability relative to releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 1427, 1429, 1430, 1432, 1433), S1504 [3MY]

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

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

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

Clean Air Act: prohibit issuance of regulatory permits for certain emissions from agricultural livestock production (see S. 997), S999 [28MR]

Commission on Long-Term Care: establish (see S. 2584), S3753 [27JY]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 2087), S2313 [11JY]

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]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 537), S2226 [22JN]

Corps of Engineers: permit collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities (see S. 1358), S1442 [1MY]

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

——— enhance penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting public safety officer (see S. 459), S426 [15FE]

——— 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]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 402), S4949 [4OC]

DEA: define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions for controlled substances (see S. 689), S4389 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see S. 2235), S2310 [11JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (see S. 2779), S4440 [13SE]

——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S1054 [29MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Education: clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to use of such weapons for training in archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts (see S. 2735), S4722 [27SE]

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

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S1679 [16MY]

——— provide for consideration of definition of antisemitism by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 3141), S5213 [26OC]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see S. 704), S714 [8MR]

——— provide grants to higher education institutions to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early/middle college programs (see S. 1092), S1089 [30MR]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (see S. 613), S4655 [21SE]

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]

——— study and report on greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products produced in U.S. and in certain foreign countries (see S. 1863), S4950 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers (see S. 894), S955 [27MR]

——— establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (see S. 1077), S1088 [30MR]

——— establish program to award grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to purchase and distribute anti-blood loss supplies for use in medical emergencies (see S. 1653), S1704 [17MY]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 133), S954 [27MR]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 76), S2461 [13JY]

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

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 166), S172 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: resume border wall system construction, preserve exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and codify Migrant Protection Protocols (see S. 716), S715 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see S. 1514), S4722 [27SE]

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

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

——— reauthorize Fugitive Safe Surrender Program (see S. 2640), S3755 [27JY]

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]

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), S1983 [6JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S1052 [29MR]

——— establish drone infrastructure inspection grant program and drone education and workforce training grant program (see S. 1817), S1982 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans (see S. 2067), S4229 [6SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S265 [7FE]

——— eliminate conflicts of interest in conduct of quality management and administrative investigations and limit detailing of directors of medical centers to different positions (see S. 2745), S4270 [7SE]

——— expand access to health care for veterans in Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 1913), S2029 [8JN]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S397 [14FE]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S1000 [28MR]

——— improve services provided for families of disabled veterans and provide access to Federal, State, and local resources (see S. 622), S635 [2MR]

——— improve workforce (see S. 10), S54 [23JA]

——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see S. 3290), S5599 [27NO]

——— 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]

——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see S. 928), S909 [22MR]

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

——— report to Congress on competition among suppliers (see S. 2778), S5230 [30OC]

——— require employees receive training developed by Inspector General on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to request from, and cooperating with Office of Inspector General (see S. 1096), S1089 [30MR]

——— 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]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 1185), S1210 [18AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S2986 [18JY]

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

Diseases and disorders: recognize critical role that President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS (PEPFAR) has played in global fight against HIV/AIDS (see S. Res. 139), S1091 [30MR]

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

Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see S. 993), S3460 [20JY]

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

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1230), S1384 [26AP]

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

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Federal ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ (see S.J. Res. 31), S2029 [8JN]

——— establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (see S. 1189), S1255 [19AP]

——— establish pilot program that promotes cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines by good samaritans (see S. 2781), S4440 [13SE]

——— improve recycling and composting programs (see S. 1194), S1255 [19AP]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5110 [19OC]

Europe: reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 548), S531 [28FE]

FAA: clarify maximum hiring target for new air traffic controllers (see S. 2839), S4589 [19SE]

Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see S. 2647), S4827 [29SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for spontaneous loss of unborn child (see S. 166), S172 [31JA]

FDA: improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 95), S4356 [11SE]

——— prohibit sale of poppy seeds, or food that contains poppy seeds, with unsafe levels of certain opiates (see S. 3354), S5674 [29NO]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 184), S1789 [30MY]

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]

Ferguson, Roger W.: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 28), S1678 [16MY]

Financial institutions: make improvements relative to State banking agencies (see S. 1501), S1566 [9MY]

——— modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see S. 610), S4356 [11SE]

——— 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: define ‘‘State of residence’’ and ‘‘resident’’ relative to listing of address by firearm buyers on ATF forms (see S. 741), S1383 [26AP]

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

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

——— prohibit President and Dept. of HHS from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for purpose of imposing gun control (see S. 2911), S4762 [28SE]

——— remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from definition of firearms for purposes of National Firearms Act (see S. 163), S172 [31JA]

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

Flag—U.S.: commemorate anniversary of creation of U.S. flag and express support for Pledge of Allegiance (see S. Res. 252), S2097 [14JN]

Foreign policy: establish position of Special Envoy to Pacific Islands Forum (organization) (see S. 1220), S1679 [16MY]

Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1604 [10MY]

Foreign trade: establish comprehensive strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa, Latin America, and Caribbean (see S. 158), S171 [31JA]

Foundation for International Food Security: establish (see S. 3207), S5338 [2NO]

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), S173 [31JA]

——— study role of intermediaries in pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 113), S148 [30JA]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 121), S933 [23MR]

Govan, Michael: appoint as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see S.J. Res. 29), S1678 [16MY]

Government regulations: improve environmental review process for energy, infrastructure, and transportation projects (see S. 1449), S1533 [4MY]

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see S. 1424), S2187 [21JN]

——— 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), S2288 [10JY]

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

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

——— enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5598 [27NO]

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

——— recognize current influx of migrants is causing crisis at U.S. Southern border (see S. Res. 45), S313 [9FE]

——— screen asylum seekers at U.S. embassies or consulates outside U.S., create bench warrants for immigrants failing to appear for court, prevent family separation, and codify third country asylum rule (see S. 348), S312 [9FE]

Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see S. 1375), S5230 [30OC]

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

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S799 [15MR]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see S. 2821), S4526 [14SE]

Iran: 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), S458 [16FE]

——— continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals (see S. 3028), S4948 [4OC]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in import of petroleum from Iran (see S. 1829), S2986 [18JY]

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

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

——— require President submit any agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program for Senate advice and consent (see S. 472), S456 [16FE]

IRS: 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), S2985 [18JY]

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

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see S. 1201), S1442 [1MY]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1746 [18MY]

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

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S1647 [15MY]

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

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 2880), S4917 [3OC]

——— make improvements to redistribution of residency slots after hospitals close (see S. 703), S714 [8MR]

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

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S4591 [19SE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see S. 1302), S1382 [26AP]

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

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 470), S455 [16FE]

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

——— 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]

Month of the Military Child: designate (see S. Res. 176), S1383 [26AP]

Motor vehicles: clarify regulations to allow installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps (see S. 3092), S5110 [19OC]

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 Arbor Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 183), S1419 [27AP]

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

National Catfish Month: designate (see S. Res. 331), S4228 [6SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 195), S1568 [9MY]

National Dam Safety Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 3111), S5143 [24OC]

National Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 427), S5183 [25OC]

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

National Firefighter Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S2226 [22JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S5257 [31OC]

National Loggers Day: designate (see S. Res. 410), S5048 [17OC]

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

National objectives: provide greater access to rural and agricultural media programming (see S. Res. 113), S1420 [27AP]

National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]

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

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1745 [18MY]

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

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

National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S4949 [4OC]

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

National Water Week: designate (see S. Res. 198), S1534 [4MY]

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

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

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

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S954 [27MR]

NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5676 [29NO]

NOAA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat’’ (see S.J. Res. 23), S1091 [30MR]

——— prohibit issuance of interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces North Atlantic right whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed (see S. 1833), S1983 [6JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish joint task force to identify and eliminate barriers to U.S. agriculture exports (see S. 2992), S4760 [28SE]

Olympic Games: mint coins in commemoration of 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, CA (see S. 2311), S2460 [13JY]

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1573), S1624 [11MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify inability to declare national emergencies on premise of climate change (see S. 2118), S2222 [22JN]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S743 [9MR]

SBA: provide business loans to finance business software or cloud computing services (see S. 2330), S5640 [28NO]

Schools: clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to use of such weapons for training in archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts (see S. 2828), S4723 [27SE]

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

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

Senate: require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by World Health Assembly be subject to ratification (see S. 444), S637 [2MR]

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

——— create point of order against legislation modifying number of Supreme Court Justices (see S. 942), S1054 [29MR]

Social Security: review and simplify processes, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility, enrolling in, and maintaining benefits under certain Federal aid programs (see S. 3109), S5998 [14DE]

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

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 21), S1054 [29MR]

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

——— allow refundable credit for individuals who have suffered stillborn child (see S. 166), S172 [31JA]

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1467), S1534 [4MY]

——— enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S1464 [2MY]

——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 1446), S1533 [4MY]

——— 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), S4978 [16OC]

——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 566), S934 [23MR]

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

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 234), S1341 [25AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1420), S1504 [3MY]

——— 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), S2007 [7JN]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1557), S4679 [26SE]

——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see S. 26), S5360 [6NO]

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

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see S. 1453), S1533 [4MY]

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

Territories: provide public benefits to citizens of Freely Associated States in U.S. (see S. 792), S772 [14MR]

Terrorism: make technical corrections to clarify ability of injured persons to sue foreign state defendants for aiding and abetting terrorism (see S. 2082), S4917 [3OC]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 107), S120 [26JA]

Treaties and agreements: approve agreements to amend Compact of Free Association and appropriate funds to carry out such agreements (see S.J. Res. 48), S5339 [2NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: disapprove rule relative to endangered species status for northern long-eared bat (see S.J. Res. 24), S1091 [30MR]

——— 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]

U.S. Foundation for International Conservation: establish (see S. 618), S569 [1MR]

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]

——— make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see S. 2496), S3522 [25JY]

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), S799 [15MR]

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

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), S1679 [16MY]

World War II: recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 1633), S1703 [17MY]

Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5921 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S742 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: allow States to issue fully electronic duck stamps (see S. 788), S772 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit detailing of directors of medical centers to different positions (see S. 55), S75 [24JA]

——— provide burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care (see S. 1330), S1417 [27AP]

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

National Association of Agricultural Educators: anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S4721 [27SE]

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

SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 391), S351 [13FE]

Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see S. 668), S668 [7MR]

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]

USA Rice Federation: anniversary of USA Rice-Ducks Unlimited Rice Stewardship Partnership (see S. Res. 403), S4949 [4OC]

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [3JA]

Letters

Letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail: Martin Luther King, Jr., S1494 [3MY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks

Allen family: Arkansas Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year award recipient, S5916• [12DE]

Arkansas: anniversary of Arkansas PBS ‘‘Arkansas Week’’, S632• [2MR]

Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission: anniversary, S193 [1FE]

Arkansas True Vision Children’s Home: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award Honoree, S5044• [17OC]

Bentonville, AR: anniversary, S996• [28MR]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary of Vicksburg, MS, District, S3615• [26JY]

Cummings, Pam: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Arkansas History Teacher of the Year award recipient, S5228• [30OC]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4505 [14SE]

District of Columbia: disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Revised Criminal Code Act (S.J. Res. 12), S674 [7MR]

EPA: establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (S. 1189), S1230 [19AP]

——— improve recycling and composting programs (S. 1194), S1230 [19AP]

Faulkner County, AR: anniversary, S1045• [29MR]

Jefferson County, AR: tribute to Vaster High School 1973 boys’ basketball team, S51• [23JA]

Jensen, Peter: AARP (organization) Purpose Prize recipient, S5397• [7NO]

Moorhead, Glen W., III: Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S4650• [21SE]

National Rendering Day: observance, S1290 [20AP]

NATO: call for all members to ratify protocols of accession for Finland and Sweden, S159 [31JA]

Salaam, Capri: Arkansas Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1339• [25AP]

Senate: tribute to interns, S3518 [25JY]

Stone County, AR: anniversary of Blanchard Springs Caverns, S2182• [21JN]

Tributes

Barnett, James, S3519• [25JY]

Caldwell, Dorothy, S4263• [7SE]

Costrell, Robert, S5596• [27NO]

Deremeik, Jim, S5538• [15NO]

Fox, Joe, S2219• [22JN]

Hillman, Rich, S5635• [28NO]

Hudson, David, S72• [24JA]

Jenkins, Tom, S5957• [13DE]

Jones, Qubilah, S144• [30JA]

Leonard, Joshua K., S5634 [28NO]

Martin, Bobby, S1785• [30MY]

Newton, Shannon, S2455• [13JY]

Thomas, Frank, S1085• [30MR]

Veazey, Steven, S1564• [9MY]