BUTLER, LAPHONZA R. (a Senator from California)
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S5481 [14NO], S6081 [22DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S5997 [14DE]
——— 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), S5750 [5DE]
——— 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), S5920 [12DE]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S5920 [12DE]
——— develop requirements for military tenant advocates for privatized military housing (see S. 1978), S5920 [12DE]
California: provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (see S. 1776), S5920 [12DE]
Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]
César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1097), S5920 [12DE]
Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see S. Res. 506), S5997 [14DE]
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]
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), S5898 [11DE]
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]
——— require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports (see S. 2592), S5998 [14DE]
Crime: protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see S. 3303), S5507 [14NO]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see S. 1), S5919 [12DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses due to disaster (see S. 2698), S6058 [19DE]
——— establish Farm Service Agency Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (see S. 2340), S6078 [20DE]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see S. 1568), S5713 [4DE]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 1488), S5750 [5DE]
Dept. of Defense: establish pilot program to provide mental health check-ups for students at schools operated by Dept. of Defense Education Activity (see S. 2072), S5962 [13DE]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— ensure that teachers are paid livable and competitive salary throughout their career (see S. 766), S5997 [14DE]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S5712 [4DE]
Dept. of Energy: provide grants and loans to support and expand domestic solar component manufacturing supply chain (see S. 1643), S5920 [12DE]
Dept. of HHS: extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S5751 [5DE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S5750 [5DE]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1884), S5898 [11DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 342), S5807 [6DE]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
Dept. of Labor: provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 2253), S5920 [12DE]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see S. 3163), S5229 [30OC]
Dept. of the Interior: modify certain requirements applicable to salinity control units in Colorado River (see S. 2514), S6058 [19DE]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (see S. 22), S5919 [12DE]
——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 448), S5920 [12DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: require Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issue guidance on digital assets to deter money laundering and terrorist financing (see S. 2669), S5808 [6DE]
EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see S. 1917), S5962 [13DE]
——— modify water conservation or irrigation efficiency practice waiver authority (see S. 2696), S6058 [19DE]
FDA: 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]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
FRS: require financial firms to establish plans to reduce investing in financed greenhouse gas emissions to protect financial stability (see S. 1138), S5920 [12DE]
——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (see S. 2257), S5920 [12DE]
Health: expand eligibility for refundable tax credit for coverage under qualified health plans and improve cost-sharing subsidies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 8), S5919 [12DE]
Immigration: eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see S. 1885), S5808 [6DE]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see S. 2606), S5808 [6DE]
——— streamline reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and ensure safe release to sponsors (see S. 3128), S5182 [25OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2217), S5713 [4DE]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see S. 1700), S5920 [12DE]
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]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
O’Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 499), S5962 [13DE]
Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see S. 630), S5920 [12DE]
Southwest Border Regional Commission: reauthorize (see S. 3479), S5919 [12DE]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 359), S5427 [8NO]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see S. Res. 464), S5541 [15NO]
TSA: protect airline personnel and passengers by placing abusive passengers on commercial no-fly list (see S. 1058), S5962 [13DE]
Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see S. Res. 320), S5963 [13DE]
Voting: expand youth access to voting (see S. 2985), S5962 [13DE]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 2960), S5921 [12DE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on date of election (see S. 2843), S5921 [12DE]
Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see S. 1606), S5808 [6DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 448), S5339 [2NO]
Certificates of appointment
Senate, S4901 [3OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S5481 [14NO]
Remarks
Bertagnolli, Monica M.: nomination to be NIH Director, S5355 [6NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H4959 [3OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S4901 [3OC]