BROWN, SHERROD (a Senator from Ohio)
Amendments
Dept. of Commerce: clarify scope of major Federal action under National Environmental Policy Act relative to certain projects for production of semiconductors (S. 2228), S6005, S6010 [14DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2476, S2632, S2652, S2698, S2704, S2737, S2868, S2869, S2870, S2871 [13JY], S2987, S2988, S3005 [18JY], S3151, S3433 [19JY], S3524, S3525, S3554 [25JY], S3623 [26JY], S3724 [27JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4401 [12SE], S4454 [13SE], S4723 [27SE], S5146 [24OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S837 [17MR]
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), S2145 [20JN]
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-American Music Appreciation Month: observance (see S. Res. 286), S2226 [22JN]
Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see S. 1016), S1567 [9MY]
Air pollution: promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels to protect public health and to improve vehicle efficiency and performance (see S. 944), S5088 [18OC]
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), S5998 [14DE]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S1678 [16MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1527), S1603 [10MY]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S799 [15MR]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 209), S1624 [11MY]
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see S. Res. 378), S4760 [28SE]
Aviation: improve accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights (see S. 1911), S2029 [8JN]
——— provide increased funding and opportunities to achieve national, long-term production goals for sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 1962), S2071 [13JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S1210 [18AP]
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]
Business and industry: require clear disclosure of seller location and country-of-origin labeling for products advertised for sale on Internet and prohibit false and misleading representation of U.S. product origin (see S. 1421), S1504 [3MY]
Canada: ensure that Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in Great Lake Basin (see S. Res. 117), S910 [22MR]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY]
Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 153), S1092 [30MR]
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]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 151), S1092 [30MR]
Civil rights: 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]
Collective bargaining: support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S74 [24JA]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: apply consumer lending provisions of Truth in Lending Act to small business credit markets through regulation and licensing of brokers (see S. 2021), S2122 [15JN]
——— provide whistleblower incentives and protections (see S. 1124), S1090 [30MR]
Consumers: provide enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of Armed Forces members (see S. 2396), S3148 [19JY]
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]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see S. 779), S772 [14MR]
——— recognize contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to lives of people of U.S. (see S. Res. 136), S1053 [29MR]
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]
Courts: 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: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S2030 [8JN]
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: authorize National Detector Dog Training Center (see S. 759), S1567 [9MY]
——— create hard cap in total commodity support for any one farm operation and require beneficiaries spend at least half of each year engaged in farm labor or management (see S. 2610), S3754 [27JY]
——— 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 alternative manure management program (see S. 2479), S3522 [25JY]
——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE]
——— establish national biochar research network (see S. 732), S742 [9MR]
——— establish Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce (see S. 2703), S3757 [27JY]
——— establish organic market development grant program as permanent program (see S. 2936), S5598 [27NO]
——— establish program for procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals under National School Lunch Program (see S. 2320), S2460 [13JY]
——— establish small farm environmental quality incentives program subprogram (see S. 2180), S2224 [22JN]
——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S654 [6MR]
——— improve Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2577), S3753 [27JY]
——— improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see S. 2591), S3753 [27JY]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see S. 1837), S2005 [7JN]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see S. 3294), S5507 [14NO]
——— make permanent moratorium on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit transaction fees (see S. 2449), S3760 [27JY]
——— reauthorize position of Farmworker Coordinator (see S. 2702), S3757 [27JY]
——— require school food authorities to make publicly available any waiver of Buy American Act requirements for National School Lunch Program (see S. 2301), S2460 [13JY]
——— 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]
——— support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments (see S. 354), S312 [9FE]
Dept. of Commerce: clarify scope of major Federal action under National Environmental Policy Act relative to certain projects for production of semiconductors (see S. 2228), S2310 [11JY]
——— establish Economic Development Administration Critical Supply Chain Site Development grant program (see S. 1915), S3759 [27JY]
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]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 1661), S1704 [17MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP]
——— 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]
——— disclose certain information about career and technical education and funding and require Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to include career and technical education acknowledgment (see S. 3537), S5996 [14DE]
——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see S. 1762), S1788 [30MY]
——— 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 long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 2608), S3754 [27JY]
——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 2849), S4589 [19SE]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1349), S2187 [21JN]
Dept. of Energy: provide grants and loans to support and expand domestic solar component manufacturing supply chain (see S. 1643), S1704 [17MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see S. 2152), S2223 [22JN]
——— award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see S. 762), S743 [9MR]
——— establish education program to expand abortion care training and access (see S. 2024), S2123 [15JN]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see S. 3108), S5143 [24OC]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— 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), S4950 [4OC]
——— improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products and ensure reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions (see S. 2510), S3619 [26JY]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2243), S2362 [12JY]
——— maintain peer-to-peer support line, provide information, brief intervention, and mental health resources to at-risk youth, and establish grant for local educational agencies to employ mental health coordinators (see S. 3525), S5996 [14DE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— 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]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter U.S. by fraud or without necessary entry document (see S. 1473), S1605 [10MY]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 1727), S1744 [18MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to provide affordable housing to low-income grandparents who are raising their grandchildren (see S. 1448), S1533 [4MY]
——— establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see S. 1514), S1602 [10MY]
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]
——— establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1144), S1568 [9MY]
——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY]
——— propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see S. 645), S636 [2MR]
Dept. of Labor: ease benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis (see S. 2416), S3458 [20JY]
——— ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 3304), S5540 [15NO]
——— 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), S5340 [2NO]
——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 1921), S2050 [12JN]
——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 249), S229 [2FE]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 2253), S2359 [12JY]
——— reauthorize YouthBuild program (see S. 3426), S5921 [12DE]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see S. 3163), S5229 [30OC]
Dept. of State: establish Office of Press Freedom and create press freedom curriculum at National Foreign Affairs Training Center (see S. 2526), S3619 [26JY]
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), S1340 [25AP]
Dept. of Transportation: declare hazardous train events and notify local emergency response groups, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies when hazardous materials are moving through their communities (see S. 844), S825 [16MR]
——— establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S2226 [22JN]
——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 209), S203 [1FE]
——— promulgate regulations relative to approval of foreign manufacturers of cylinders (see S. 1632), S1703 [17MY]
——— require schoolbuses to have seatbelts, automatic emergency braking systems, event data recorders, and electronic stability control systems and assist school districts with making such modifications (see S. 2746), S4270 [7SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize electronic health record modernization program and increase oversight and accountability of program to better serve veterans, medical professionals, and taxpayers (see S. 1125), S1090 [30MR]
——— award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans (see S. 2067), S4761 [28SE]
——— furnish or replace headstone, marker, or medallion for grave of eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of recipient’s dates of service in Armed Forces (see S. 3126), S5182 [25OC]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S2146 [20JN]
——— improve management and performance of capital asset programs (see S. 42), S74 [24JA]
——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 1040), S1052 [29MR]
——— repeal sunsets on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and on authority to bury certain spouses and children in national cemeteries (see S. 2181), S2224 [22JN]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to certain Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners (see S. 2801), S4525 [14SE]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see S. 993), S2124 [15JN]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers (see S. 1609), S1678 [16MY]
Elections: expand certain existing protections to election administrators who count ballots and certify results, provide judicial review, and strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure (see S. 1487), S1566 [9MY]
——— provide enhanced protections for election workers (see S. 1318), S1568 [9MY]
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]
——— 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]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 404), S4949 [4OC]
EPA: expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 785), S772 [14MR]
——— update modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel (see S. 3055), S5048 [17OC]
FAA: clarify maximum hiring target for new air traffic controllers (see S. 2839), S5693 [30NO]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see S. 2647), S5403 [7NO]
——— provide greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives (see S. 3501), S5961 [13DE]
——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 242), S229 [2FE]
——— expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements (see S. 210), S203 [1FE]
——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see S. 274), S264 [7FE]
FDA: permit manufacturers to provide additional warnings on generic drugs in same manner as brand name drugs (see S. 2886), S4654 [21SE]
——— 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]
Federal agencies and departments: impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from competitive service (see S. 399), S4977 [16OC]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 3008), S4916 [3OC]
Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2804), S4525 [14SE]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 124), S121 [26JA]
——— limit number of local wage areas within General Schedule pay locality (see S. 3308), S5540 [15NO]
——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilities during lapse in appropriations (see S. 640), S636 [2MR]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
FEMA: provide grants for fire station construction (see S. 977), S954 [27MR]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 382), S4760 [28SE]
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]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S172 [31JA]
——— 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 online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 1819), S1982 [6JN]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 494), S456 [16FE]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act: reauthorize (see S. 2119), S2222 [22JN]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see S. 929), S909 [22MR]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 8), S934 [23MR]
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]
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]
——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (see S. 2257), S2359 [12JY]
Great Lakes Mass Marking Program: establish (see S. 3484), S5961 [13DE]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 119), S933 [23MR]
Health: ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see S. 323), S311 [9FE]
——— 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), S4917 [3OC]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S1704 [17MY]
——— support public health infrastructure (see S. 1995), S2097 [14JN]
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]
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]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1263), S1340 [25AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border management activities (see S. 1600), S1647 [15MY]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in U.S. (see S. 979), S954 [27MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP] (see S. 2217), S2287 [10JY]
Insurance: require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see S. 2039), S2123 [15JN]
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]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [21JN]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 1084), S1088 [30MR]
——— reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions (see S. 1251), S1294 [20AP]
Law enforcement officers: provide grants to enable nonprofit disability organizations to develop training programs that support safe interactions between officers and individuals with disabilities and older individuals (see S. 1731), S2312 [11JY]
——— strengthen collection of data regarding interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities (see S. 1730), S1744 [18MY]
Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see S. 1329), S2051 [12JN]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1844 [31MY]
Medicaid: allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see S. 1165), S1134 [17AP]
——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1367), S2462 [13JY]
——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA]
——— improve coverage of adult dental and oral health care (see S. 570), S5049 [17OC]
——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by disaster or emergency (see S. 3120), S5143 [24OC]
——— require coverage and expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 762), S743 [9MR]
——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see S. 2372), S3147 [19JY]
Medicare: apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in commercial market and change base year for rebate calculations (see S. 1139), S1090 [30MR]
——— assure pharmacy access and choice for beneficiaries (see S. 2405), S3458 [20JY]
——— enforce any willing pharmacy requirements and establish safeguards to ensure patient access to pharmacies in part D (see S. 2052), S2145 [20JN]
——— ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under part D (see S. 2474), S3521 [25JY]
——— establish system to notify individuals approaching eligibility (see S. 1687), S1743 [18MY]
——— improve coverage of audiology services (see S. 2377), S3147 [19JY]
——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 1367), S2462 [13JY]
——— provide coverage of dental services (see S. 2012), S2122 [15JN]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S5713 [4DE]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S4442 [13SE]
——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see S. 1491), S1566 [9MY]
——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1246), S1293 [20AP] (see S. 1264), S1340 [25AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see S. 1296), S1381 [26AP]
——— provide for coverage of dental and oral health, vision, and hearing care (see S. 842), S825 [16MR]
——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1250), S2361 [12JY]
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 1171), S1134 [17AP]
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]
National 4–H Week: designate (see S. Res. 399), S4948 [4OC]
National Arbor Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 183), S1419 [27AP]
National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 205), S1603 [10MY]
National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 337), S4389 [12SE]
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]
National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]
National Hazing Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 360), S4723 [27SE]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S1790 [30MY]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S4555 [18SE]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S1745 [18MY]
National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see S. 233), S229 [2FE]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S1567 [9MY]
National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]
National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 83), S532 [28FE]
National Teach Ag Day: observance (see S. Res. 375), S4721 [27SE]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]
National 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]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see S. 2724), S3894 [5SE]
Northern Ireland: anniversary of signing of Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (see S. Res. 157), S1420 [27AP]
Nuclear energy: express that nuclear power is clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid (see S. Res. 321), S3757 [27JY]
Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 452), S5360 [6NO]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see S. 630), S655 [6MR]
Operation Green Light for Veterans (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 463), S5641 [28NO]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]
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]
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]
Postal Service: modify role and duties of U.S. Postal Service police officers (see S. 3356), S5674 [29NO]
Poverty: reduce child poverty (see S. 2906), S4654 [21SE]
Power resources: address measuring methane emissions (see S. 3496), S5961 [13DE]
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), S5460 [9NO]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S2289 [10JY]
Rail Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 356), S4655 [21SE]
Railroad Retirement Board: exempt payments made from Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from budget sequestration (see S. 1274), S1340 [25AP]
Railroads: improve rail safety practices (see S. 1044), S1052 [29MR]
Real estate: require government-sponsored enterprises to include disclaimer on Uniform Residential Loan Application to increase awareness of Dept. of Veterans Affairs direct and guaranteed home loan programs (see S. 3068), S5087 [18OC]
Schools: promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 3279), S5458 [9NO]
SEC: require issuers to disclose information about workforce management policies, practices, and performance in annual reports (see S. 2751), S4355 [11SE]
——— 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]
Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building, Chesterland, OH: designate (see S. 3507), S5961 [13DE]
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: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (see S. 2196), S2224 [22JN]
——— update and improve vocational data and eligibility criteria for Disability Program (see S. 2830), S4554 [18SE]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 320), S310 [9FE]
——— establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1714), S2072 [13JN]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 [9FE] (see S. 359), S4228 [6SE]
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), S5598 [27NO]
——— allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see S. 738), S742 [9MR]
——— 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]
——— deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see S. 464), S455 [16FE]
——— eliminate loopholes that allow billionaires to defer tax indefinitely through certain planning strategies and modify certain tax provisions so that billionaires are required to pay taxes annually (see S. 3367), S5692 [30NO]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 441), S425 [15FE]
——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see S. 657), S654 [6MR]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S3619 [26JY]
——— extend energy credit for qualified fuel cell property (see S. 3027), S5963 [13DE]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see S. 408), S397 [14FE]
——— improve Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see S. 639), S6057 [19DE]
——— increase work opportunity credit for Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, expand disabled access credit, and enhance deduction to remove certain barriers (see S. 3076), S5088 [18OC]
——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 566), S4228 [6SE]
——— modify private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects (see S. 726), S742 [9MR]
——— oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class (see S. Res. 65), S426 [15FE]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]
——— provide partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 28), S74 [24JA]
——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2929), S4678 [26SE]
——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1557), S4679 [26SE]
——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in beauty service industry (see S. 45), S4679 [26SE]
Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre (see S. Res. 230), S1844 [31MY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 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), S2072 [13JN]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]
——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 1515), S1602 [10MY]
——— 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]
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]
——— 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: 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. 1606), S1647 [15MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 255), S2123 [15JN]
Wright Brothers Day: designate (see S. Res. 513), S6022 [18DE]
Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5599 [27NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: require pilot program on activities under pre-separation transition process of members for reduction in suicide among veterans (see S. 132), S147 [30JA]
Bhutan: condemn oppression and forced eviction of Bhutanese citizens during late 1980s and 1990s (see S. Res. 108), S799 [15MR]
Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out or employee is engaged in lawful strike (see S. 710), S714 [8MR]
Colleges and universities: modify areas of focus for centers of excellence at 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see S. 2058), S2145 [20JN]
Columbus Crew (soccer team): tribute (see S. Res. 517), S6078 [20DE]
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 47), S313 [9FE]
Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 373), S4721 [27SE]
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: adjust boundary (see S. 2784), S4440 [13SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural child care (see S. 1867), S2006 [7JN]
——— establish Good Steward Cover Crop Program (see S. 1690), S1743 [18MY]
——— establish grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program (see S. 3469), S5919 [12DE]
——— modify market development programs (see S. 1205), S1255 [19AP]
——— modify matching funds requirements for research and extension activities at eligible institutions and related reporting requirements (see S. 2998), S4826 [29SE]
——— provide fresh produce to individuals facing food and nutrition insecurity (see S. 2874), S4630 [20SE]
——— provide States and communities with additional assistance to plant and maintain trees (see S. 1380), S1419 [27AP]
——— reauthorize Farm to School Program (see S. 3129), S5182 [25OC]
Dept. of Commerce: provide for liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of steel and aluminum products retroactively approved for exclusion from certain duties during coronavirus pandemic (see S. 3376), S5692 [30NO]
Dept. of Education: improve Full-Service Community School Program (see S. 3360), S5674 [29NO]
Dept. of HHS: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1113), S1089 [30MR]
——— publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 397), S352 [13FE]
Dept. of HUD: establish excess urban heat mitigation grant program (see S. 1379), S1419 [27AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (see S. 261), S230 [2FE]
——— develop scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel (see S. 2637), S3755 [27JY]
——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see S. 1507), S1567 [9MY]
——— reauthorize Fugitive Safe Surrender Program (see S. 2640), S3755 [27JY]
Dept. of Labor: 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]
——— provide fair and advanced notice before business closures and mass layoffs (see S. 3283), S5459 [9NO]
Dept. of Transportation: enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (see S. 576), S567 [1MR]
——— include public airport in use by air reserve station as primary airport (see S. 1255), S1294 [20AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1119), S1090 [30MR]
FDIC: increase bank executive accountability and improve financial stability (see S. 2190), S2224 [22JN]
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: streamline farmers access to insurance products that provide whole farm revenue protection (see S. 2598), S3754 [27JY]
Federal employees: cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers (see S. 131), S147 [30JA]
Financial institutions: address applications for deposit insurance submitted by industrial banks to FDIC (see S. 3538), S5996 [14DE]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by Federal Government (see S. 1973), S2096 [14JN]
Foreign trade: ensure low-value shipments from non-market economies are no longer exempt from paying any duties, taxes, or fees (see S. 2004), S2122 [15JN]
——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 1856), S2005 [7JN]
——— increase civil penalties for, and improve enforcement relative to, customs fraud (see S. 805), S798 [15MR]
Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see S. Res. 95), S669 [7MR]
Insurance: provide for special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 3509), S5961 [13DE]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]
McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow award of Medal of Honor for actions performed during Vietnamese Conflict (see S. 1794), S1899 [1JN]
Medicaid: improve outcomes for beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions (see S. 708), S714 [8MR]
Medicare: expand access to psychological and behavioral services (see S. 669), S668 [7MR]
——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see S. 1000), S999 [28MR]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 260), S230 [2FE]
——— provide option for first responders age 50 to 64 separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see S. 3113), S5143 [24OC]
NASA: provide for public-private talent program (see S. 3488), S5961 [13DE]
National Farm to School Month: designate (see S. Res. 443), S5257 [31OC]
National Poison Prevention Week: observance (see S. Res. 123), S933 [23MR]
National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S4949 [4OC]
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]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 2501), S3619 [26JY]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see S. 2277), S2360 [12JY]
Racial relations: declare racism as public health crisis (see S. Res. 319), S3757 [27JY]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 84), S532 [28FE]
Social Security: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 3138), S5212 [26OC]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S568 [1MR]
SSI: update resource limit for eligibility (see S. 2767), S4388 [12SE]
Tariff: increase duty rate applicable to certain ferrosilicon produced in Russia or Belarus and require domestic production assessment before increasing duty rates to products of Russia and Belarus (see S. 2937), S4720 [27SE]
Taxation: deny interest and depreciation deductions for taxpayers owning more than certain number of single family properties (see S. 2224), S2310 [11JY]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see S. 2731), S4228 [6SE]
——— increase rate of excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock (see S. 413), S397 [14FE]
——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds and expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see S. 2653), S3755 [27JY] (see S. 2723), S3894 [5SE]
——— modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting (see S. 1724), S1744 [18MY]
——— modify exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations (see S. 1725), S1744 [18MY] (see S. 1761), S1788 [30MY]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 443), S425 [15FE]
Cloture motions
Allvin, David W.: nomination to be Air Force Chief of Staff, S5252 [31OC], S5326 [2NO]
Ballou, Robert S.: nomination to be district judge, S631 [2MR], S653 [6MR]
Bernstein, Jared: nomination to be Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, S2018 [8JN], S2058 [13JN]
Bradsher, Tanya J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4261 [7SE], S4347 [11SE]
Cook, Lisa DeNell: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4218 [6SE]
Crews, S. Kato: nomination to be district judge, S6047 [19DE]
Daniel, Jeremy C.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1689 [17MY]
de Alba, Ana: nomination to be circuit judge, S5353 [6NO], S5443 [9NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3585 [26JY]
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]
Franchetti, Lisa M.: nomination to be Chief of Naval Operations, S5251 [31OC], S5325 [2NO]
Gorordo, L. Felice: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Alternate U.S. Executive Director, S1530 [4MY], S1562 [9MY]
Hurson, Brendan A.: nomination to be district judge, S4889 [30SE], S4927 [4OC]
Jefferson, Philip N.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3738 [27JY], S3879 [5SE]
Kugler, Adriana D.: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4224 [6SE]
Mahoney, Christopher J.: nomination to be Marine Corps Assistant Commandant, S5252 [31OC], S5327 [2NO]
Neiman, Brent: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Finance and Development, S736 [9MR], S766 [14MR]
Papillion, Darrel J.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1698 [17MY]
Solomon, Amy Lefkowitz: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, S1079 [30MR], S1153 [18AP]
Syed, Dilawar: nomination to be SBA Deputy Administrator, S1893 [1JN], S1993 [7JN]
Uhlmann, David M.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, S2272 [10JY], S2449 [13JY]
Werfel, Daniel I.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S648 [6MR], S680 [8MR]
Whitaker, Michael G.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S5101 [19OC], S5132 [24OC]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 4), motion to proceed, S1322 [25AP], S1406 [27AP]
Letters
Letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail: Martin Luther King, Jr., S1493 [3MY]
Privilege of the floor
Barnett, Violet, S3557 [25JY]
Cho, Soyun, S3557 [25JY]
Clytus, Ayden, S3557 [25JY]
Deak, Andras, S3557 [25JY]
Klotz, Samara, S3557 [25JY]
Moreno, Melissa, S3557 [25JY]
Ruan, Tony, S3557 [25JY]
Tani, Keiko, S3557 [25JY]
Wein, Eden, S3557 [25JY]
Remarks
Air Force: consider Ohio as site for U.S. Space Command headquarters, S2020 [8JN]
Bernstein, Jared: nomination to be Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, S2061 [13JN]
Bloomekatz, Rachel: nomination to be circuit judge, S2976 [18JY]
Chillicothe, OH: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks designation as UNESCO World Heritage site, S4824 [29SE]
China: impose additional duties on imports from China until trade between U.S. and China comes into balance, S1886 [1JN]
——— recognize as greatest foreign threat to U.S. peace, security, and stability, S971 [27MR]
Collective bargaining: negotiations between UAW and auto manufacturers, S4510 [14SE], S4575 [19SE]
Columbus, OH: Center for Science and Industry recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Science, S2219• [22JN]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (S.J. Res. 32), S5060 [18OC]
Cook, Lisa DeNell: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3879 [5SE]
Dept. of Commerce: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414’’ (H.J. Res. 39), S1454–S1456 [2MY], S1496 [3MY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize use of grants to provide training for first responders on use of containment devices to prevent exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances and for purchasing such devices (S. 261), S1641 [15MY]
——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (S. 1507), S1641 [15MY]
Dept. of Labor: increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (S. 1041), S3878 [5SE]
Dept. of Transportation: enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (S. 576), S561 [1MR], S821 [16MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), S835 [16MR]
——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions made towards Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 502), S835 [16MR]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S5275 [1NO]
East Palestine, OH: train derailment resulting in release of hazardous chemicals, S820 [16MR]
Employment: 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 (S. 567), S971 [27MR]
FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), S835 [16MR]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 185), S1496 [3MY]
FRS: require audit of Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks, S5275 [1NO]
Government: influence of lobbying activities on public policy, S820 [16MR]
Growing Hope Globally (organization): anniversary, S3746• [27JY]
Jefferson, Philip N.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3879 [5SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: impact of letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail on justice and social change, S1491, S1495 [3MY]
Kugler, Adriana D.: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3879 [5SE]
Labor Day: observance, S3878 [5SE]
Labor unions: importance, S3878 [5SE]
Molitoris, Jolene: American Public Transportation Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, S1599• [10MY]
National Native Plant Month: designate (S. Res. 152), S1496 [3MY]
National Police Week: observance, S1641 [15MY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: declassify information relative to origin of coronavirus (S. 619), S612 [1MR]
Ohio: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in line of duty, S1641 [15MY]
Ohio University: anniversary of E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, S307• [9FE]
O’Malley, Martin: nomination to be Social Security Commissioner, S6035 [19DE]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, S70 [24JA]
——— extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1886 [1JN]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation into U.S. of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in Russia (H.R. 1042), S5984 [14DE]
Republican Party: national agenda, S70 [24JA]
Senate: legislative program, S612 [1MR], S835 [16MR]
Silicon Valley Bank: closure and FDIC assumption of control of assets and liabilities, S820 [16MR]
Social Security: protect system and improve benefits, S92 [25JA]
TikTok Inc.: prohibit from accessing U.S. citizen user data from within China, S971 [27MR]
Toledo, OH: Toledo Lucas County Public Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Science, S2219• [22JN]
West Reading, PA: express condolences to victims of R.M. Palmer Co., chocolate factory explosion, S971 [27MR]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S381 [14FE]
Reports filed
Activities During the 117th Congress: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 118–10), S1210 [18AP]
Expenditures: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 47), S310 [9FE]
Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1271), S2221 [22JN]
Nomination of Adriana D. Kugler to FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2359 [12JY]
Nomination of Claudia Slacik to Securities Investor Protection Corp.: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5401 [7NO]
Nomination of David Uejio To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1622 [11MY]
Nomination of Jared Bernstein To Be Council of Economic Advisers Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1623 [11MY]
Nomination of Jennifer L. Fain To Be FDIC Inspector General: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5401 [7NO]
Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook to FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2359 [12JY]
Nomination of Mark T. Uyeda to SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5401 [7NO]
Nomination of Philip N. Jefferson To Be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2359 [12JY]
Nomination of Ron Borzekowski To Be Dept. of the Treasury Office of Financial Research Director: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1622 [11MY]
Nomination of Solomon J. Greene To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Policy Development and Research: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S1622 [11MY]
Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to Eximbank Board of Directors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5401 [7NO]
Nomination of Tanya F. Otsuka to National Credit Union Administration Board of Directors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5401 [7NO]
Nomination of William Brodsky to Securities Investor Protection Corp.: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5401 [7NO]
Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained From Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2190), S2221 [22JN]
Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2860), S4759 [28SE]
Rules
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S297 [9FE]
Tributes
Cohen, Sharon, S3574 [26JY]
Conway, Thomas, S4711 [27SE]
Francona, Terry (Tito), S4710 [27SE]
Gokaldas, Anna, S1456 [2MY]
Kaplan, Amy, S3508 [25JY]
Kaptur, Representative, S18 [3JA]
Murray, Senator, S820 [16MR]
Perkins, Trudy, S380 [14FE]
Robertson, Linda, S1459 [2MY]
Ryan, Brad and Joy, S2219• [22JN]
Spriggs, William E., S2218 [22JN]