COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. (a Senator from Delaware)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2400, S2403, S2423, S2441 [12JY], S2511, S2626, S2667, S2719, S2752, S2784 [13JY], S2987 [18JY], S3421 [19JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4534 [14SE], S5053 [17OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S35 [13JA], S1773 [25MY]
Articles and editorials
For Patrick Leahy, the Vietnam War Is Finally Ending, George Black, New Republic (publication), S72 [24JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: 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]
Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see S. 2327), S2461 [13JY]
African Diaspora Heritage Month: designate (see S. 2789), S4440 [13SE]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1547), S1603 [10MY]
ALS Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 239), S2006 [7JN]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 547), S1567 [9MY]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Dept. of Justice enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see S. 2555), S4950 [4OC]
Animals: improve prevention of spread of animal diseases (see S. 901), S860 [21MR]
——— prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see S. 2037), S5214 [26OC]
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S310 [9FE]
——— require pilot program on activities under pre-separation transition process of members for reduction in suicide among veterans (see S. 132), S1134 [17AP]
Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see S. 1529), S5111 [19OC]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
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]
Burma: condemn military coup and detention of civilian leaders, call for immediate and unconditional release of all detained, and allow those elected to serve in parliament to resume duties without impediment (see S. Res. 20), S3622 [26JY]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 67), S426 [15FE]
Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1026), S1052 [29MR]
Children and youth: provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (see S. 1409), S1463 [2MY]
China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]
——— condemn violation of U.S. airspace by high-altitude surveillance balloon (see S. Res. 66), S426 [15FE]
Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see S. Res. 506), S6023 [18DE]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on protected characteristic (see S. 129), S146 [30JA]
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]
Colleges and universities: provide legal framework necessary for growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 136), S147 [30JA]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S74 [24JA]
Controlled Substances Act: amend to fix technical error in definitions (see S. 223), S204 [1FE]
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]
Courts: authorize additional district judges for district courts and convert temporary judgeships (see S. 2759), S4356 [11SE]
——— authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see S. 1212), S1679 [16MY]
——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]
——— give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases (see S. 1056), S1053 [29MR]
Crime: eliminate disparity in sentencing for crack and powder cocaine offenses (see S. 524), S457 [16FE]
——— 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]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S4761 [28SE]
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: designate composting as conservation practice and activity and provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs (see S. 179), S427 [15FE]
——— establish Office of Aquaculture (see S. 2211), S3461 [20JY]
——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S773 [14MR]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see S. 1837), S2312 [11JY]
——— support commercial fishing industry (see S. 1756), S5920 [12DE]
Dept. of Defense State Partnership Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 220), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 308), S3522 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see S. 1004), S999 [28MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct study on feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as shipping fuel (see S. 647), S636 [2MR]
——— establish hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program (see S. 649), S636 [2MR]
——— establish program to provide Federal financial assistance to support advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (see S. 452), S1679 [16MY]
——— improve Weatherization Assistance Program (see S. 1005), S999 [28MR]
——— provide for advancements in carbon removal research, quantification, and commercialization, including by harnessing natural processes (see S. 1576), S1624 [11MY]
——— require certain financial assistance to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives (see S. 94), S120 [26JA]
——— support carbon dioxide removal research and development (see S. 2812), S4525 [14SE]
Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers (see S. 894), S859 [21MR]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 342), S311 [9FE]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 1727), S1744 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (see S. 546), S531 [28FE]
——— establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1144), S1090 [30MR]
——— establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (see S. 2644), S3755 [27JY]
——— expand categories of forfeited property available to remediate harms to Ukraine from Russian aggression (see S. 1905), S5427 [8NO]
——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see S. 1530), S1706 [17MY]
——— propose program to make treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers (see S. 645), S636 [2MR]
——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see S. 994), S1746 [18MY]
——— reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (see S. 1170), S1625 [11MY]
——— reauthorize Cops on the Beat grant program (see S. 1306), S1382 [26AP]
——— reauthorize DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see S. 499), S456 [16FE]
——— reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program (see S. 1387), S1440 [1MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 226), S229 [2FE]
——— 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), S1604 [10MY]
——— reauthorize YouthBuild program (see S. 3426), S5807 [6DE]
Dept. of State: establish International Children With Disabilities Protection Program (see S. 847), S2288 [10JY]
——— establish U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see S. 821), S798 [15MR]
——— support right of self-determination for people of Tibet, counter disinformation by Chinese officials, and encourage peaceful resolution of conflict with China (see S. 138), S5049 [17OC]
Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit offshore drilling on Outer Continental Shelf in Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 617), S569 [1MR]
——— 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), S4526 [14SE]
——— reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs (see S. 654), S654 [6MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S1383 [26AP]
——— improve management and performance of capital asset programs (see S. 42), S3758 [27JY]
——— improve processing of claims for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 1635), S3149 [19JY]
——— improve workforce (see S. 10), S654 [6MR]
——— include services relative to mental health and neurological disorders in family caregiver program (see S. 216), S1383 [26AP]
——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see S. 928), S1706 [17MY]
——— provide support for maternity care coordination programs (see S. 2026), S4761 [28SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S2050 [12JN]
——— improve reproductive assistance to certain Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners (see S. 2801), S4525 [14SE]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 1193), S3895 [5SE]
Discrimination: amend laws relative to arbitration of disputes involving race discrimination (see S. 1408), S2227 [22JN]
——— prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
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: statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: clarify possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful (see S. 2569), S3753 [27JY]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Economy: grant certain authorities to President to combat economic coercion by foreign adversaries (see S. 295), S265 [7FE]
Education: establish grant program for partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations to expand access to tutoring in hard-to-staff and high-need schools (see S. 2428), S3760 [27JY]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 45), S4526 [14SE]
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: improve recycling and composting programs (see S. 1194), S1342 [25AP]
——— make renewable fuel credits available for sale (see S. 2242), S2310 [11JY]
FDA: permit manufacturers to provide additional warnings on generic drugs in same manner as brand name drugs (see S. 2886), S4654 [21SE]
FEC: prohibit distribution of materially deceptive artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office (see S. 2770), S4388 [12SE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 3008), S5542 [15NO]
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]
——— provide grants for fire station construction (see S. 977), S1212 [18AP]
Financial institutions: create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses (see S. 1323), S1382 [26AP] (see S. 2860), S4917 [3OC]
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]
——— prohibit purchase of assault weapons by persons under 21 years of age (see S. 14), S54 [23JA]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 298), S265 [7FE]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 2048), S2145 [20JN]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 494), S456 [16FE]
Fish and fishing: combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally (see S. 1227), S1535 [4MY]
Food: respond to looming global food crisis precipitated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (see S. 436), S425 [15FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign policy: protect individuals facing reprisals for defending human rights and democracy by enhancing U.S. capacity to prevent, mitigate, and respond (see S. 962), S933 [23MR]
Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1900 [1JN]
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: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN]
——— study role of intermediaries in pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 113), S266 [7FE]
GAO: study sale of illicit drugs online (see S. 2982), S4759 [28SE]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S2123 [15JN]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 119), S933 [23MR]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5361 [6NO]
Health: review and improve domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and public health and medical preparedness and response (see S. 36), S74 [24JA]
Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 665), S654 [6MR]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see S. Res. 104), S743 [9MR]
Hong Kong: remove extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities if Hong Kong no longer enjoys high degree of autonomy from China (see S. 490), S2288 [10JY]
Human rights: combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of removal of organs (see S. 761), S743 [9MR]
Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered U.S. as children (see S. 1667), S3149 [19JY]
——— enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5338 [2NO]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see S. 1375), S1845 [31MY]
International economic relations: promote stronger economic relations between U.S., Canada, and Latin America and Caribbean nations (see S. Res. 273), S2225 [22JN]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 99), S1464 [2MY]
Iran: commend bravery, courage, and resolve of women and men demonstrating and risking their safety to speak out against Iranian regime’s human rights abuses (see S. Con. Res. 2), S121 [26JA]
——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 74), S458 [16FE]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in same manner as other married couples (see S. 2221), S2287 [10JY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1463 [2MY]
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]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1789 [30MY]
Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S5750 [5DE]
——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 2407), S3458 [20JY]
——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 799), S1647 [15MY]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S3622 [26JY]
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]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 514), S457 [16FE]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 426), S5144 [24OC]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see S. Res. 388), S4827 [29SE] (see S. Res. 398), S4948 [4OC]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 353), S4630 [20SE]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]
National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see S. Res. 500), S5962 [13DE]
National Hazing Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 360), S4723 [27SE]
National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 479), S5674 [29NO]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 414), S5088 [18OC]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 25), S230 [2FE]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 83), S532 [28FE]
National Service and Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S2124 [15JN]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]
National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 61), S398 [14FE]
National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1000 [28MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
NATO: commend adoption of regional plans and encourage allies to align resources (see S. Res. 491), S5852 [7DE]
NIH: make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see S. 2345), S2984 [18JY]
Northern Ireland: anniversary of signing of Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (see S. Res. 157), S1092 [30MR]
Nuclear energy: enhance U.S. civil nuclear leadership, support licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve regulation of nuclear energy (see S. 1111), S1604 [10MY]
——— express that nuclear power is clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid (see S. Res. 321), S3757 [27JY]
Patent and Trademark Office: address matters relative to patent subject matter eligibility (see S. 2140), S2222 [22JN]
Patents: establish interagency task force between Patent and Trademark Office and FDA for sharing information and providing technical assistance relative to patents (see S. 79), S98 [25JA]
Peace Corps: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1203), S1384 [26AP]
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]
Postal Service: modify role and duties of U.S. Postal Service police officers (see S. 3356), S5674 [29NO]
Power resources: modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see S. 373), S312 [9FE]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1573), S5050 [17OC]
Public debt: provide process for ensuring U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see S. 212), S203 [1FE]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation into U.S. of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in Russia or by Russian entity (see S. 763), S743 [9MR]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see S. Res. 258), S2146 [20JN]
Russia: call for immediate release of Evan Gershkovich (see S. Res. 385), S5543 [15NO]
——— call for immediate release of Marc Fogel (see S. Con. Res. 18), S5214 [26OC]
——— call for immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza (see S. Res. 145), S1091 [30MR]
——— condemn illegal abduction of children from Ukraine (see S. Res. 158), S2031 [8JN]
——— condemn unjust and arbitrary detention of opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has stood up in defense of democracy, rule of law, and free and fair elections (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1442 [1MY]
——— condemn wrongful detainment of U.S. citizens and residents (see S. Res. 179), S1419 [27AP]
Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and lift travel bans on dissidents and former political prisoners (see S.J. Res. 46), S4826 [29SE]
SBA: include requirements relative to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers (see S. 936), S909 [22MR]
——— require annual report on Small Business Development Centers entrepreneurial activities and provide assessment and report on data collecting practices (see S. 2185), S2313 [11JY]
Secret Service: extend authority to provide employees with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations (see S. 3427), S5807 [6DE]
SSA: ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements (see S. 664), S654 [6MR]
——— make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (see S. 692), S669 [7MR]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 359), S2287 [10JY]
Taiwan: authorize negotiation and conclusion and provide for congressional consideration of tax agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (see S. 1457), S2187 [21JN]
——— recognize value of tax agreement (see S. Res. 91), S636 [2MR]
Taxation: enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S955 [27MR]
——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see S. 657), S1211 [18AP]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S1135 [17AP]
——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 566), S532 [28FE]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 2829), S5258 [31OC]
——— provide exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 3487), S5961 [13DE]
——— provide tax credit to issuers of American Infrastructure bonds (see S. 1695), S1743 [18MY]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 443), S425 [15FE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (see S. 920), S2030 [8JN]
Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre (see S. Res. 230), S1901 [1JN]
Tunisia: recognize leadership in Arab Spring and express support for upholding democratic principles and norms (see S. Res. 260), S2186 [21JN]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3758 [27JY]
Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see S. Res. 320), S4272 [7SE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S532 [28FE]
——— 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), S2288 [10JY]
——— 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), S4390 [12SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S5713 [4DE]
Voting: 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]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 170), S1340 [25AP]
Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5428 [8NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
AID: authorize appropriations for certain cooperative projects among U.S., Israel, and developing countries (see S. 2240), S2310 [11JY]
Climate: produce national climate adaptation and resilience strategy (see S. 3261), S5427 [8NO]
Construction industries: conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions of U.S. cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production (see S. 3439), S5851 [7DE]
Copyrights: ensure that safety standards developed by standards development organizations do not lose copyright protection by virtue of having been incorporated by reference into law or regulation (see S. 835), S825 [16MR]
Crime: provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (see S. 2681), S3756 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 2889), S4654 [21SE]
——— provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see S. 2235), S2310 [11JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program (see S. 646), S636 [2MR]
——— study and report on greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products produced in U.S. and in certain foreign countries (see S. 1863), S2005 [7JN]
Dept. of HUD: increase number of landlords participating in Housing Choice Voucher program (see S. 32), S74 [24JA]
Dept. of Labor: promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 249), S229 [2FE]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 2438), S3459 [20JY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see S. 648), S636 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 1590), S1624 [11MY]
Eswatini: condemn human rights record and killing of Eswatini activist Thulani Maseko (see S. Res. 174), S1382 [26AP]
Federal agencies and departments: encourage growth of research partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities to advance development in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. 3149), S5213 [26OC]
Foreign investments: enhance U.S. economic and strategic competitiveness (see S. 3005), S4916 [3OC]
FTC and NSF: support research about impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large social media companies (see S. 1876), S2028 [8JN]
Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag: designate as official symbol to recognize U.S. citizens held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad (see S. 769), S743 [9MR]
Iran: condemn terrorism committed by Iranian proxies on U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq and Syria and emphasize urgency of responding to and deterring such attacks (see S. Res. 515), S6057 [19DE]
IRS: suspend collection of income taxes and related interest and penalties from U.S. nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad and reimburse such nationals for any penalties paid during detention (see S. 1679), S1742 [18MY]
Law enforcement: provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple drug possession offenders opportunity to expunge conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation (see S. 2596), S3754 [27JY]
Medicare: provide coverage for ALS-related services for individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 3258), S5427 [8NO]
National Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Education and Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S3758 [27JY]
National Chemistry Week: designate (see S. Res. 421), S5111 [19OC]
National College Application Month: designate (see S. Res. 456), S5427 [8NO]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see S. Res. 334), S4356 [11SE]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 396), S4948 [4OC]
NOAA: codify and improve Coastal Management Fellowship and Digital Coast Fellowship (see S. 1552), S1623 [11MY]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: provide authority to enter into plurilateral trade agreements within World Trade Organization with benefits only applying to signatories of those agreements (see S. 446), S425 [15FE]
Patents: strengthen patent system and combat abuse (see S. 2220), S2287 [10JY]
Presidents of the U.S.: provide with authority to enter into comprehensive trade agreement with United Kingdom (see S. 629), S636 [2MR]
Public Radio Music Day: designate (see S. Res. 425), S5144 [24OC]
SBA: improve commercialization activities in Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 1396), S1463 [2MY]
——— modify fees and funding for certain small business refinancing loans and loans to qualified State or local development companies (see S. 2100), S2186 [21JN]
——— reauthorize SCORE Association (see S. 1744), S1745 [18MY]
States: provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew driver’s license or car registration for failure to pay civil or criminal fine or fee (see S. 2313), S2460 [13JY]
Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 2641), S3755 [27JY]
Trademarks: establish contributory liability for online marketplace platforms when third party sells counterfeit products posing health or safety risk and require platforms to help prevent sale of such products (see S. 2934), S4678 [26SE]
U.S. Foundation for International Conservation: establish (see S. 618), S569 [1MR]
U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day: designate (see S. 769), S743 [9MR]
World Food Day: designate (see S. Res. 397), S4948 [4OC]
Cloture motions
Abudu, Nancy G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1645 [15MY], S1701 [17MY]
Allvin, David W.: nomination to be Air Force Chief of Staff, S5252 [31OC], S5326 [2NO]
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), motion to proceed, S765 [14MR], S815 [16MR]
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]
Bertagnolli, Monica M.: nomination to be NIH Director, S5330 [2NO], S5355 [6NO]
Bloomekatz, Rachel: nomination to be circuit judge, S2272 [10JY], S2449 [13JY]
Bryan, Jeffrey M.: nomination to be district judge, S5533 [15NO], S5595 [27NO]
Burrows, Charlotte A.: nomination to EEOC, S5352 [6NO], S5412 [8NO]
Cartwright, Tiffany M.: nomination to be district judge, S2212 [22JN], S2302 [11JY]
Chung, Cindy K.: nomination to be circuit judge, S251 [7FE], S278 [9FE]
Clarke, Jessica G.L.: nomination to be district judge, S765 [14MR], S814 [16MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), conference report, S5838 [7DE], S5915 [12DE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), motion to proceed, S2449 [13JY], S2977 [18JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5442 [9NO], S5709 [4DE], S5793 [6DE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4261 [7SE], S4365 [12SE]
Edwards, Jerry, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S5894 [11DE], S5976 [14DE]
Evanson, Kymberly Kathryn: nomination to be district judge, S2212 [22JN], S2298 [11JY]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4665 [21SE], S4675 [26SE]
Federico, Richard E.N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5740 [5DE], S5840 [7DE]
Fonzone, Christopher C.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, S5956 [13DE], S6039 [19DE]
Franchetti, Lisa M.: nomination to be Chief of Naval Operations, S5251 [31OC], S5325 [2NO]
Gallagher, Gordon P.: nomination to be district judge, S499 [27FE], S624 [2MR]
Garcetti, Eric M.: nomination to be Ambassador to India, S736 [9MR], S785 [15MR]
Garnett, Margaret M.: nomination to be district judge, S5533 [15NO], S5622 [28NO]
Gorordo, L. Felice: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Alternate U.S. Executive Director, S1530 [4MY], S1562 [9MY]
Grey, Jonathan J.C.: nomination to be district judge, S498 [27FE], S550 [1MR]
Gupta, Geeta Rao: nomination to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues, S1437 [1MY], S1529 [4MY]
Hall, Jennifer L.: nomination to be district judge, S4940 [4OC], S4974 [16OC]
Hill, Sara E.: nomination to be district judge, S5956 [13DE], S6040 [19DE]
Ho, Dale E.: nomination to be district judge, S1893 [1JN]
Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1285 [20AP], S1335 [25AP]
Joun, Myong J.: nomination to be district judge, S2271 [10JY], S2337 [12JY]
Kahn, Maria Araujo: nomination to be circuit judge, S338 [13FE], S441 [16FE]
Kazen, John A.: nomination to be district judge, S6048 [19DE]
Lawless, Colleen R.: nomination to be district judge, S498 [27FE], S546 [1MR]
Lew, Jacob J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Israel, S5210 [26OC], S5241 [31OC]
Lin, Rita F.: nomination to be district judge, S4515 [14SE], S4571 [19SE]
Long, Brandon S.: nomination to be district judge, S5894 [11DE]
Maddox, Matthew J.: nomination to be district judge, S5210 [26OC], S5227 [30OC]
Mahoney, Christopher J.: nomination to be Marine Corps Assistant Commandant, S5252 [31OC], S5327 [2NO]
McMillion, Brandy R.: nomination to be district judge, S5352 [6NO], S5416 [8NO]
Mehalchick, Karoline: nomination to be district judge, S6047 [19DE]
Munley, Julia K.: nomination to be district judge, S4940 [4OC], S5028 [17OC]
Neiman, Brent: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Finance and Development, S736 [9MR], S766 [14MR]
O’Brien, James C.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, S4889 [30SE], S4909 [3OC]
Park, Shanlyn A.S.: nomination to be district judge, S5592 [27NO], S5669 [29NO]
Ramirez, Irma Carrillo: nomination to be circuit judge, S5593 [27NO], S5688 [30NO]
Rayes, Nathalie: nomination to be Ambassador to Croatia, S5708 [4DE], S5780 [6DE]
Richard, Elizabeth H.: nomination to be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, S5687 [30NO], S5739 [5DE]
Rikelman, Julie: nomination to be circuit judge, S2040 [12JN], S2117 [15JN]
Russell, John D.: nomination to be district judge, S6020 [18DE]
Semper, Jamel: nomination to be district judge, S5592 [27NO], S5662 [29NO]
Shogan, Colleen J.: nomination to be Archivist of the U.S., S1437 [1MY], S1527 [4MY]
Silfen, Molly R.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S1972 [6JN], S2019 [8JN]
Simmons, James E., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S498 [27FE], S556 [1MR]
Smith, Micah W.J.: nomination to be district judge, S5592 [27NO], S5652 [29NO]
Solomon, Amy Lefkowitz: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, S1079 [30MR], S1153 [18AP]
Subramanian, Arun: nomination to be district judge, S631 [2MR], S665 [7MR]
Tax Convention With Chile: ratify, S2116 [15JN], S2157 [21JN]
Uhlmann, David M.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, S2272 [10JY], S2449 [13JY]
Vera, Hernan D.: nomination to be district judge, S2018 [8JN], S2058 [13JN]
Werfel, Daniel I.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S648 [6MR], S680 [8MR]
Whitaker, Michael G.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S5101 [19OC], S5132 [24OC]
Whitehead, Jamal N.: nomination to be district judge, S438 [16FE], S513 [28FE]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 4), motion to proceed, S1322 [25AP], S1406 [27AP]
Letters
Emergency supplemental funding-humanitarian assistance component: Embassy of Israel, S5492 [14NO]
Remarks
Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members, S3569 [26JY]
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), S1045• [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3569 [26JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations for Ukraine security assistance in response to Russian invasion, S5380 [7NO]
Hall, Jennifer L.: nomination to be district judge, S5028 [17OC]
Markell, Jack A.: nomination to be ambassador to Italy and San Marino, S3733 [27JY]
Middle East: making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (H.R. 6126), S5380 [7NO], S5492 [14NO]
Senate: legislative program, S1273 [19AP]
Stennis Center for Public Service: tribute to publication of Public Service Review, S142 [30JA]
Su, Julie A.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, S3733 [27JY]
Sullivan, Stephanie Sanders: nomination to be Ambassador to African Union, S1241, S1242 [19AP]
——— nomination to be Ambassador to African Union, unanimous-consent request, S1241 [19AP]
Ukraine: security assistance in response to Russian invasion, S5492 [14NO]
Reports
Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) Activities, S165 [31JA]
Reports filed
Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 118–71), S3457 [20JY]
Rules
Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S382–S395 [14FE]
Tributes
Berry, Karen A., S5636• [28NO]
Feinstein, Dianne, S4807 [29SE]
Leahy, Patrick J., S72 [24JA]
Rieser, Tim, S72 [24JA]
Sanchez, Jeff, S926 [23MR]
Stahler, Jonathan, S4928 [4OC]