CRAMER, KEVIN (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2393 [12JY], S2530, S2677, S2702, S2729, S2738, S2739 [13JY], S3037, S3057, S3093 [18JY], S3461 [20JY], S3524 [25JY], S3679 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4532 [14SE], S4564 [18SE], S5274 [1NO]

FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4827 [29SE]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), S1139 [17AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2670, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S5531 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

——— prohibit declaration of national emergency relative to abortion (see S. 196), S173 [31JA]

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

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

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 204), S5997 [14DE]

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

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2019), S2122 [15JN]

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 547), S531 [28FE]

Appropriations: making continuing for military pay (see S. 2835), S4656 [21SE]

Armed Forces: ensure treatment in military is based on merit and performance (see S. 1811), S2098 [14JN]

——— provide remedies to members discharged or subject to adverse action under coronavirus vaccine mandate (see S. 29), S74 [24JA]

——— provide retiring or separating servicemembers opportunity to opt-out of sharing certain information with community based organizations and related entities (see S. 2276), S2360 [12JY]

——— waive cost-sharing under TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries (see S. 1347), S1418 [27AP]

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

BLM: streamline oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units (see S. 535), S506 [27FE]

——— withdraw rule relative to conservation and landscape health (see S. 1435), S1505 [3MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 13), S313 [9FE]

——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of Federal Government (see S. 3208), S5338 [2NO]

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: prohibit certain noncompete agreements (see S. 220), S204 [1FE]

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]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see S. 114), S121 [26JA]

CDC: advance population research for chronic pain (see S. 2922), S4678 [26SE]

——— terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (see S. 455), S426 [15FE]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 626), S1135 [17AP]

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

Children and youth: prohibit gender transition procedures on minors (see S. 1597), S1647 [15MY]

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]

——— impose sanctions and other measures in response to failure to allow investigation into origins of coronavirus at suspect laboratories in Wuhan (see S. 588), S568 [1MR]

——— impose sanctions in event of invasion or blockade of Taiwan (see S. 481), S456 [16FE]

——— oppose provision of assistance by multilateral development banks (see S. 908), S909 [22MR]

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

Committee on Afghanistan (Joint, Select): establish (see S. 170), S172 [31JA]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see S. 168), S172 [31JA]

——— protect against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains (see S. 68), S98 [25JA]

——— require review of greenfield investments by China (see S. 2069), S2185 [21JN]

Committee on the Library (Joint): establish deadline to approve or deny placement of statue of William F. ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr., in U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (see S. Con. Res. 4), S458 [16FE]

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

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (see S.J. Res. 32), S2071 [13JN]

——— eliminate (see S. 1363), S1418 [27AP]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 537), S506 [27FE]

Corps of Engineers and EPA: use certain definition for term ‘‘prior converted cropland’’ (see S. 3366), S5692 [30NO]

Courts: limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 378), S313 [9FE]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1654), S4229 [6SE]

——— expand definition of active duty military consumer for purposes of certain credit monitoring requirements (see S. 1316), S1382 [26AP]

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

——— establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1569), S1623 [11MY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 78), S98 [25JA]

——— provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (see S. 2681), S3756 [27JY]

Day of Tears: observe and encourage citizens to lower flags to half-staff to honor unborn children who lost their lives to abortion (see S. Res. 10), S148 [30JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow emergency haying under Conservation Reserve Program during primary nesting season (see S. 2412), S3458 [20JY]

——— allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 846), S825 [16MR]

——— delay implementation of rule relative to importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats (see S. 2884), S4654 [21SE]

——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see S. 907), S909 [22MR]

——— make additional coverage under Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program available for crops and grasses used for grazing (see S. 2035), S2123 [15JN]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Program (see S. 1736), S4950 [4OC]

——— reform Natural Resources Conservation Service programs (see S. 1078), S1088 [30MR]

——— support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments (see S. 354), S312 [9FE]

Dept. of Commerce: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414’’ (see S.J. Res. 15), S457 [16FE]

——— establish Rural Export Center (see S. 1415), S1504 [3MY]

——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S773 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit from requiring contractors to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 27), S74 [24JA]

——— prohibit funding for adult cabaret performances (see S. 1503), S1566 [9MY]

——— 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. 3553), S5997 [14DE]

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

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

Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 110), S148 [30JA]

——— clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to sports clubs, teams, training, or related activities provided for students (see S. 2736), S4270 [7SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program’’ (see S.J. Res. 43), S4591 [19SE]

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

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 985), S954 [27MR]

——— ensure public higher education institutions eschew policies that constrain expressive rights of students and ensure private institutions are transparent and accountable for speech policies (see S. 1511), S1602 [10MY]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see S. 1574), S1624 [11MY]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S171 [31JA]

——— prohibit expenditure of funds on concepts in proposed rule entitled ‘‘Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education’’ (see S. 2468), S3521 [25JY]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (see S. 613), S569 [1MR]

——— reauthorize grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 3448), S5851 [7DE]

——— strike certain emergency unilateral authorities relative to student loan repayment (see S. 506), S457 [16FE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1349), S1418 [27AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish research, development, and demonstration program relative to abandoned wells (see S. 429), S425 [15FE]

——— expand exports of natural gas (see S. 438), S425 [15FE]

——— maintain National Coal Council to provide advice and recommendations on matters related to coal and coal industry (see S. 1089), S1088 [30MR]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see S. 9), S54 [23JA] (see S. 218), S231 [2FE]

——— provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education (see S. 912), S2311 [11JY]

——— 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 HHS: address health, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and certain adults who lack sufficient diapers or adult incontinence supplies (see S. 2879), S4653 [21SE]

——— define unregulated custody transfers of children and improve awareness and prevention of such transfers in Adoption Opportunities program (see S. 3332), S5541 [15NO]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 133), S1505 [3MY]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 76), S4228 [6SE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 166), S172 [31JA] (see S. 624), S635 [2MR]

——— reauthorize and extend Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program (see S. 1800), S4390 [12SE]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (see S. 265), S4655 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Circumvention of Lawful Pathways’’ (see S.J. Res. 41), S3897 [5SE]

——— ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance (see S. 370), S312 [9FE]

——— provide greater scrutiny of visas for Chinese Communist Party members (see S. 580), S568 [1MR]

——— publish report on number of migrants at each port of entry apprehended, paroled, or granted work authorization (see S. 3187), S5315 [1NO]

——— require ports of entry along northern U.S. border to remain open as many hours per day as they were prior to coronavirus pandemic (see S. 2562), S3752 [27JY]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering U.S. to combat human trafficking and impose criminal penalties for child recycling to gain entry into U.S. (see S. 3239), S5402 [7NO]

Dept. of HUD: expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (see S. 1988), S2097 [14JN]

——— increase number of landlords participating in Housing Choice Voucher program (see S. 32), S74 [24JA]

——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to submit land use plans to disclose potential discriminatory housing policies (see S. 1688), S3759 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to angel families, those that have lost family members to undocumented aliens (see S. 3209), S5338 [2NO]

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

——— provide procedures for appealing certain ATF rules or determinations (see S. 3529), S5996 [14DE]

Dept. of Labor: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1261), S1339 [25AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H–2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the U.S.’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S1340 [25AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see S.J. Res. 8), S265 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption Rule’’ (see S.J. Res. 36), S3760 [27JY]

——— establish pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 1696), S1743 [18MY]

——— extend statute of limitations for fraud by individuals under coronavirus unemployment programs (see S. 1018), S999 [28MR]

——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3018), S4948 [4OC]

——— provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation (see S. 1587), S1648 [15MY]

Dept. of State: submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 1583), S1648 [15MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: deter foreign financial institutions from providing banking services for benefit of foreign terrorist organizations and from facilitating or promoting payments for acts of terrorism (see S. 691), S669 [7MR]

——— impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S1604 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S1135 [17AP]

——— establish payment and performance security requirements for water infrastructure projects (see S. 2928), S4678 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling (see S. 2888), S4654 [21SE]

——— award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans (see S. 2067), S2185 [21JN]

——— award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (see S. 106), S860 [21MR]

——— carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (see S. 1545), S1603 [10MY]

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

——— establish Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program (see S. 853), S825 [16MR]

——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S4555 [18SE]

——— prohibit from carrying out certain activities under Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system improvements and facility readiness (see S. 1037), S1052 [29MR]

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

——— reauthorize high technology program (see S. 1678), S1742 [18MY]

——— reinstate entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program funds for victims of sexual assault or domestic violence (see S. 3288), S5459 [9NO]

——— 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]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1875), S2028 [8JN]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land (see S. 605), S568 [1MR]

——— prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 1185), S1210 [18AP]

District of Columbia: disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act (see S.J. Res. 5), S173 [31JA]

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

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see S. 1109), S1089 [30MR]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles—Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards’’ (see S.J. Res. 11), S313 [9FE]

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

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

——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 785), S772 [14MR]

——— make changes relative to water quality certification (see S. 3082), S5109 [19OC]

——— prohibit electric vehicle original equipment manufacturers from participating in renewable fuel program (see S. 1741), S2051 [12JN]

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

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

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoption support services (see S. 3333), S5541 [15NO]

——— improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see S. 2647), S4950 [4OC]

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

FDA: establish postmarket reporting requirements for pharmaceuticals (see S. 3143), S5213 [26OC]

——— establish time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products (see S. 1906), S2029 [8JN]

——— improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 95), S120 [26JA]

——— provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 258), S230 [2FE]

FDIC: clarify authority to claw back certain compensation paid to executives of failed banks (see S. 1790), S1899 [1JN]

——— terminate insured status of depository institution that refuses to provide services to certain Federal contractors (see S. 583), S568 [1MR]

Federal agencies and departments: develop recommendations on comprehensive grand strategy relative to U.S. relationship with China (see S. 863), S826 [16MR]

——— ensure equal treatment for religious organizations in Federal provision of social services programs, grantmaking, and contracting (see S. 75), S147 [30JA]

——— increase access to agency guidance documents (see S. 791), S772 [14MR]

——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see S. 428), S425 [15FE]

——— prohibit from issuing moratoriums on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land (see S. 319), S310 [9FE]

——— prohibit from using taxpayer funds to implement or enter into agreements with certain nongovernmental organizations that conduct voter registration or mobilization activities (see S. 1398), S1568 [9MY]

——— provide that major rules of executive branch shall have no force or effect unless joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 184), S172 [31JA]

——— submit study to Congress on impact of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during coronavirus pandemic and plan for future telework and remote work (see S. 1565), S1623 [11MY]

——— withdraw certain proposed rules relative to Endangered Species Act (see S. 2811), S4525 [14SE]

Federal Highway Administration: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers’’ (see S.J. Res. 38), S3620 [26JY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: cancel recent changes to up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages (see S. 2296), S2460 [13JY]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: prohibit from issuing rule or regulation requiring certain commercial vehicles be equipped with speed limiting devices (see S. 2671), S3896 [5SE]

Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]

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), S4630 [20SE]

——— modify frequency of credit union boards of directors meetings (see S. 610), S773 [14MR]

——— provide sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility agent members (see S. 544), S531 [28FE]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see S. 362), S399 [14FE]

Firearms: define ‘‘State of residence’’ and ‘‘resident’’ relative to listing of address by firearm buyers on ATF forms (see S. 741), S742 [9MR]

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

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

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 1680), S1743 [18MY]

——— prohibit President and Dept. of HHS from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for purpose of imposing gun control (see S. 2911), S4654 [21SE]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 34), S2097 [14JN]

Foreign policy: address transnational repression by foreign governments against private individuals (see S. 831), S1679 [16MY]

——— increase foreign aid, enhance security assistance, and strengthen democracy and economic security in Black Sea region (see S. 804), S2985 [18JY]

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: affirm importance as fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 3), S204 [1FE]

FRS: provide greater accountability (see S. 1155), S1091 [30MR]

GAO: evaluate activities of sister city partnerships operating within U.S. (see S. 1184), S1210 [18AP]

——— submit report on CDC public health mitigation messaging and guidance (see S. 1166), S1134 [17AP]

Government: prohibit from promoting, supporting, or contracting with abortion entities, or otherwise expanding access to abortions on Federal lands or in Federal facilities (see S. 186), S266 [7FE]

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

Health: improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see S. 1424), S1504 [3MY]

——— prohibit Federal funds from being made available to entities that refuse to provide treatment based on coronavirus vaccination status (see S. 420), S397 [14FE]

——— 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), S2462 [13JY]

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

Immigration: authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered U.S. as children (see S. 1667), S1705 [17MY]

——— ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1068), S1135 [17AP]

——— enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5338 [2NO]

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

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

——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (see S. 2824), S4526 [14SE]

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

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S636 [2MR]

——— 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), S5598 [27NO]

——— restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see S. 1179), S1210 [18AP]

Investments: require investment advisers for passively-managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies for certain securities (see S. 2700), S3757 [27JY]

——— require investment advisors to consider only monetary factors when making investment decisions (see S. 2282), S2360 [12JY]

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]

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

——— freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (see S. 3049), S5048 [17OC]

——— impose certain requirements relative to renegotiation or reentry into Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement or other agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 3461), S5897 [11DE]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in import of petroleum from Iran (see S. 1829), S3896 [5SE]

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

——— terminate certain waivers of sanctions on Iran issued in connection with agreement relative to its nuclear program (see S. 256), S230 [2FE]

IRS: limit use of taxpayer funded union time for employees (see S. 1053), S1053 [29MR]

——— prohibit implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals (see S. 453), S458 [16FE]

——— provide alternative manner of furnishing certain health insurance coverage statements to individuals (see S. 3227), S5998 [14DE]

Israel: affirm sense that Israel is not racist or apartheid state, reject all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia, and maintain U.S. will always be partner and supporter of Israel (see S. Con. Res. 14), S2985 [18JY]

——— allow State and local governments to divest from entities engaging in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (see S. 1637), S1790 [30MY]

——— independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1568 [9MY]

Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 301), S2985 [18JY]

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]

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see S. 1201), S1255 [19AP]

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

Law enforcement: ensure Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies (see S. 1562), S1623 [11MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see S. 930), S909 [22MR]

LGBTQI+: prohibit taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures (see S. 1595), S1647 [15MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S569 [1MR]

Medicaid: require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 15), S54 [23JA]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S4917 [3OC]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 2407), S3458 [20JY]

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

——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 1832), S1983 [6JN]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see S. 1636), S1790 [30MY]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 799), S772 [14MR]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S2986 [18JY]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S5460 [9NO]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 230), S229 [2FE]

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

——— impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations in Gaza and West Bank (see S. 1647), S1704 [17MY]

——— prohibit any direct or indirect funding to Gaza territory until President can certify funding will not benefit terrorist organizations (see S. 489), S533 [28FE]

——— revoke visas of foreign nationals who endorse terrorist activities, affirm distinction between terrorism and Israeli self-defense, reject antisemitism, and honor memory of those killed in attack on Israel (see S. Res. 413), S5088 [18OC]

——— 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]

Money: ensure that U.S. currency is treated as legal tender to be accepted as payment for purchases of goods and services at U.S. brick-and-mortar businesses (see S. 1984), S2097 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (see S. 2090), S2185 [21JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1554), S1623 [11MY]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 85), S532 [28FE]

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

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 195), S1534 [4MY]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see S. 743), S742 [9MR]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 194), S1505 [3MY]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 269), S2225 [22JN]

National Energy Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 386), S4827 [29SE]

National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S1790 [30MY]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S1567 [9MY]

National Park Service: require acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees (see S. 2887), S4654 [21SE]

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

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S2186 [21JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 264), S2186 [21JN]

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

National Rough Rider Day: designate (see S. Res. 236), S1984 [6JN]

National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 11), S55 [23JA]

National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 61), S398 [14FE]

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

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 29), S231 [2FE]

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

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

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

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

National Women’s Sports Week: designate (see S. Res. 267), S2225 [22JN]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]

Native Americans: allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use Tribal government identification documents to obtain firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers (see S. 909), S909 [22MR]

——— clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under National Labor Relations Act (see S. 1328), S1417 [27AP]

——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 148), S1092 [30MR]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S1505 [3MY]

NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5459 [9NO]

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

North Dakota: authorize relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals and restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes (see S. 1088), S1088 [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), S1900 [1JN]

——— 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: provide for better security and accountability relative to strategic and non-strategic nuclear arsenals of Russia and China (see S. 1674), S1742 [18MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid: establish (see S. 541), S531 [28FE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into market (see S. 142), S147 [30JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 13), S54 [23JA]

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 31), S74 [24JA]

——— prohibit importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas from Venezuela and Iran (see S. 3053), S5048 [17OC]

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

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 82), S98 [25JA]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 3344), S5597 [27NO]

Religious Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 380), S4760 [28SE]

Research: provide moratorium on all Federal research grants provided to any institution of higher education or other research institute conducting gain-of-function research (see S. 81), S148 [30JA]

Roads and highways: criminalize intentional destruction of roadways on Interstate Highway System (see S. 192), S173 [31JA]

Russia: authorize confiscation of assets and use of such assets to offset costs to U.S. of assistance to Ukraine (see S. 536), S506 [27FE]

——— condemn illegal abduction of children from Ukraine (see S. Res. 128), S1342 [25AP]

SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 391), S669 [7MR]

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

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see S. 3242), S5402 [7NO]

Second Chance Month: designate (see S. Res. 193), S1505 [3MY]

Senate: establish means to provide advice and consent regarding any international agreement relative to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (see S. Res. 81), S532 [28FE]

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

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

States: permit to include as part of mail voter registration forms requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship (see S. 3470), S6058 [19DE]

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

Supreme Court: constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 16), S457 [16FE]

Syria: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see S. Res. 76), S458 [16FE]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see S. 120), S860 [21MR]

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

——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1467), S5598 [27NO]

——— establish neighborhood revitalization tax credit (see S. 657), S1341 [25AP]

——— establish new tax credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training and education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary schools (see S. 56), S75 [24JA]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 341), S311 [9FE]

——— increase limitations on expensing of depreciable business assets (see S. 2609), S3754 [27JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S568 [1MR]

——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1706), S1743 [18MY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 23), S5214 [26OC]

——— provide child tax credit for pregnant moms for unborn children if such children are born and issued Social Security numbers before due date for return of tax for taxable year (see S. 2092), S2185 [21JN]

——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1557), S1747 [18MY]

——— repeal certain third party network transaction reporting requirements (see S. 26), S55 [23JA]

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

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 1937), S5214 [26OC]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 786), S772 [14MR]

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

Turkey: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see S. Res. 76), S458 [16FE]

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

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]

Veterans Get Outside Day: designate (see S. Res. 206), S1603 [10MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans and formally apologize for treatment they received upon returning home (see S.J. Res. 17), S458 [16FE]

Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see S.J. Res. 7), S230 [2FE]

Women’s Bill of Rights: clarify definition of certain terms relative to biological sex at birth to ensure safety of spaces and resources dedicated to women (see S. Res. 53), S3897 [5SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 363), S2287 [10JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power (see S. 461), S455 [16FE]

Corps of Engineers: permit collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities (see S. 1358), S1418 [27AP]

Courts: 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), S1255 [19AP]

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

——— prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see S. 293), S264 [7FE]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants (see S. 3291), S5478 [13NO]

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

Taxation: include certain over-the-counter dietary supplements and foods for special dietary uses as qualified medical expenses (see S. 3172), S5257 [31OC]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), S5531 [15NO]

Obituaries

Wallin, Jake R., S3506 [25JY]

Remarks

Bismarck, ND: tribute to Capital Ice Chips (skating team), S906• [22MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S5274 [1NO]

Federal Highway Administration: prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed rule entitled ‘‘National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure’’, S5274 [1NO]

Kindred, ND: tribute to Kindred High School football team, S5916• [12DE]

Tributes

Hepper, Harold, S5804• [6DE]

Loven, Roger and Bobbi, S5084• [18OC]

May, Andrea L., S5397 [7NO]

VandeWalle, Gerald W., S145• [30JA]

Wallin, Jake R., S3505 [25JY]