DAINES, STEVE (a Senator from Montana)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2523, S2530, S2587, S2599, S2600, S2601, S2619, S2621, S2959, S2960 [13JY], S2988, S3000, S3004, S3037 [18JY], S3398, S3422 [19JY], S3461, S3465 [20JY], S3679, S3697 [26JY], S3779, S3789 [27JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4497 [13SE], S4528, S4532 [14SE], S4556 [18SE], S4763 [28SE], S5112 [19OC], S5160 [25OC]
Appointments
Committee to escort Israeli President Isaac Herzog into House Chamber, H3704 [19JY]
Committee to escort South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol into House Chamber, H2053 [27AP]
Committee to escort the President, H729 [7FE]
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S3839 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit declaration of national emergency relative to abortion (see S. 196), S4441 [13SE]
——— 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), S3895 [5SE]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: anniversary (see S. Res. 283), S2987 [18JY]
Appropriations: making continuing for military pay (see S. 2835), S4631 [20SE]
——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 2041), S4390 [12SE]
——— provide for period of continuing appropriations in event of lapse in appropriations and establish procedures and consequences for failure to complete regular appropriations process (see S. 135), S147 [30JA]
Armed Forces: ensure treatment in military is based on merit and performance (see S. 1811), S2146 [20JN]
——— prohibit from promoting anti-American and racist theories (see S. 556), S531 [28FE]
——— provide remedies to members discharged or subject to adverse action under coronavirus vaccine mandate (see S. 29), S74 [24JA]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S310 [9FE]
BLM: allow holders of certain grazing permits to make minor range improvements and require Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to respond to requests for range improvements within certain time (see S. 3322), S5540 [15NO]
——— streamline oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units (see S. 535), S506 [27FE]
Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 13), S313 [9FE]
——— increase Government accountability for administrative actions by reinvigorating administrative pay-as-you-go (see S. 1052), S1053 [29MR]
Bureau of Prisons: prohibit from housing prisoners with persons of opposite biological sex, regardless of gender identity (see S. 752), S742 [9MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana (see S. 1987), S2097 [14JN]
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: terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (see S. 641), S636 [2MR]
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]
Children and youth: prohibit gender transition procedures on minors (see S. 1597), S1647 [15MY]
——— 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]
——— 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]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
Climate: prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see S. 3491), S5961 [13DE]
Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: establish (see S. 1879), S2028 [8JN]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: annually review and update facilities and property of U.S. Government determined to be national security sensitive for purposes of review of certain real estate transactions (see S. 3077), S5088 [18OC]
——— include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see S. 168), S266 [7FE]
——— protect against foreign influence over agriculture production and supply chains (see S. 68), S265 [7FE]
——— review any purchase or lease of real estate near military installations or airspace in the U.S. by foreign persons connected to Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea (see S. 369), S312 [9FE]
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]
Corps of Engineers: permit collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities (see S. 1358), S1442 [1MY]
Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges for ninth circuit, divide ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, and appoint additional judges to certain district courts (see S. 1878), S2028 [8JN]
——— 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), S4271 [7SE]
——— create private right of action allowing people who have gender-transition procedures performed on them as minors to sue medical practitioner who performed procedure (see S. 635), S636 [2MR]
——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 378), S313 [9FE]
——— prescribe judicial review requirements for certain energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects (see S. 3170), S5257 [31OC]
Credit: expand definition of active duty military consumer for purposes of certain credit monitoring requirements (see S. 1316), S1382 [26AP]
Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 140), S5427 [8NO]
——— deter trafficking of illicit fentanyl and provide justice for victims (see S. 389), S860 [21MR]
——— 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), S147 [30JA]
——— punish distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder (see S. 380), S313 [9FE]
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), S55 [23JA]
Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 402), S4949 [4OC]
DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see S. 1141), S1983 [6JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 846), S825 [16MR]
——— amend regulations to allow certain packers to have interest in market agencies (see S. 813), S1054 [29MR]
——— disapprove Food and Nutrition Service rule entitled ‘‘Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update’’ (see S.J. Res. 42), S5112 [19OC]
——— establish budgetary Tribal Government consultation process (see S. 3270), S5458 [9NO]
——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE]
——— establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (see S. 346), S311 [9FE]
——— exempt industrial hemp from certain requirements under hemp production program (see S. 980), S2050 [12JN]
——— improve process for awarding grants to counties in which majority of land is owned or managed by Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties (see S. 1580), S1624 [11MY]
——— select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects to assist communities in increasing resilience to wildfire (see S. 188), S172 [31JA] (see S. 1715), S1744 [18MY]
Dept. of Commerce: prohibit actions to carry out pause in issuance of new export licenses for certain firearms, related components, and ammunition controlled on Commerce Control List (see S. 3531), S5996 [14DE]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit from requiring contractors to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 27), S507 [27FE]
——— provide multiyear procurement authority for LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles (see S. 2017), S2122 [15JN]
——— provide retroactive effective date for promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as result of suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions (see S. 3456), S5921 [12DE] (see S. 3553), S5997 [14DE]
——— terminate memorandum relating to access to abortions, prohibit use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions (see S. 822), S798 [15MR]
Dept. of Education: 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), S4230 [6SE]
——— 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), S2050 [12JN]
——— 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]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S171 [31JA]
——— prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in Federal student loan and grant programs (see S. 3078), S5998 [14DE]
——— 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]
Dept. of Energy: maintain National Coal Council to provide advice and recommendations on matters related to coal and coal industry (see S. 1089), S1088 [30MR]
Dept. of HHS: carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see S. 1064), S5997 [14DE]
——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 133), S1134 [17AP]
——— issue guidance on strategies under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention (see S. 3158), S5213 [26OC]
——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 624), S635 [2MR]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to purchase, procure, or distribute pipes or cylindrical objects intended to be used to smoke or inhale illegal scheduled substances (see S. 1520), S1602 [10MY]
——— provide authority to suspend right to introduce certain persons or property into U.S. in interest of public health (see S. 1192), S1255 [19AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: continue to implement Migrant Protection Protocols (see S. 1479), S1566 [9MY]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Circumvention of Lawful Pathways’’ (see S.J. Res. 41), S3757 [27JY]
——— publish report on number of migrants at each port of entry apprehended, paroled, or granted work authorization (see S. 3187), S5315 [1NO]
——— remove legal impediments preventing construction of border wall, improve construction requirements, and make previously appropriated funds available (see S. 422), S397 [14FE]
——— reprogram certain IRS funding to improve border security and enforcement (see S. 1312), S1382 [26AP]
——— 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 regular reporting on individuals encountered along U.S. border or port of entry (see S. 3132), S5183 [25OC]
——— 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 Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (see S.J. Res. 20), S798 [15MR]
——— disapprove ruleentitled ‘‘Office of the Attorney General; Home Confinement Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’’ (see S.J. Res. 47), S5230 [30OC]
——— provide procedures for appealing certain ATF rules or determinations (see S. 3529), S5996 [14DE]
Dept. of Labor: assist employers providing employment to individuals with disabilities under special certificates allowing for payment of subminimum wage to transition away from and phase out use of such certificates (see S. 533), S506 [27FE]
——— 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]
Dept. of State: designate Mexican cartels and other transnational criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (see S. 1048), S1053 [29MR]
——— require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending science and technology agreements with China (see S. 2894), S4654 [21SE]
——— submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 1583), S1624 [11MY]
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]
——— establish Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see S. 254), S230 [2FE]
——— exempt certain pandemic relief grants for motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries from Federal taxation (see S. 1944), S2071 [13JN]
——— impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S1464 [2MY]
——— reauthorize and improve community development financial institutions bond guarantee program (see S. 869), S826 [16MR]
Dept. of Transportation: improve process for awarding grants to counties in which majority of land is owned or managed by Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties (see S. 1579), S1624 [11MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S352 [13FE]
——— 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]
——— 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: modify treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties and tribes under good neighbor agreements (see S. 697), S911 [22MR]
——— offer wildland firefighter training to Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center students (see S. 1216), S1256 [19AP]
——— prioritize completion of Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (see S. 594), S568 [1MR]
Disabled: prohibit discrimination on basis of mental or physical disability in cases of anatomical gifts and organ transplants (see S. 1183), S2986 [18JY]
Discrimination: codify effect of Executive order relative to combating race and sex stereotyping (see S. 558), S570 [1MR]
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]
——— prohibit from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in any election (see S. 12), S54 [23JA]
Drugs: create safe harbor for insurers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related business (see S. 1359), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide for congressional review of rules rescheduling marijuana (see S. 2909), S4654 [21SE]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
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]
——— establish pilot program that promotes cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines by good samaritans (see S. 2781), S4440 [13SE]
——— exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements (see S. 2430), S3459 [20JY]
——— exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal agencies, State and local governments, and Tribal governments from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements (see S. 796), S772 [14MR]
——— make changes relative to water quality certification (see S. 3082), S5109 [19OC]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5110 [19OC]
——— prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule relative to new source performance standards from certain stationary sources (see S. 1923), S2050 [12JN]
ERISA: clarify fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors (see S. 1563), S1623 [11MY]
Europe: reduce reliance on Russian energy resources through energy security cooperation and expediting U.S. natural gas exports and impose sanctions on development of Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline (see S. 548), S531 [28FE]
FAA: raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see S. 893), S1705 [17MY]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see S. 2647), S3755 [27JY]
——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY]
FDA: establish time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products (see S. 1906), S5402 [7NO]
——— 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]
Federal agencies and departments: amend certain laws relative to inclusion guidance issued by non-agencies (see S. 676), S669 [7MR]
——— prohibit Federal funding for gender transition research in minors (see S. 3035), S4948 [4OC]
——— 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]
——— repeal or revise two or more existing regulations before issuing new regulation (see S. 674), S668 [7MR]
——— 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 Columbia River Power System: provide for operations pursuant to certain operation plan for specified period of time (see S. 966), S933 [23MR]
Federal firefighters: establish special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders (see S. 3221), S5338 [2NO]
——— provide special base rates of pay for Federal wildland firefighters (see S. 2272), S2360 [12JY]
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), S4526 [14SE]
——— 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]
——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (see S. 362), S312 [9FE]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 185), S1419 [27AP]
Firearms: 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 short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from definition of firearms for purposes of National Firearms Act (see S. 163), S172 [31JA]
——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 401), S397 [14FE]
Foreign aid: withhold U.S. contributions to U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see S. 431), S955 [27MR]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see S. 3234), S5402 [7NO]
Foreign trade: allow importation of infant formula and infant formula base powder free of duty and quantitative limitation (see S. 1782), S1843 [31MY]
Forest Service: reauthorize flexible partnerships relative to lease agreements for administrative sites on National Forest System land to address local needs in rural communities (see S. 1693), S1743 [18MY]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 8), S934 [23MR]
GAO: evaluate activities of sister city partnerships operating within U.S. (see S. 1184), S1257 [19AP]
——— provide for joint session of House and Senate budget committees to receive presentation on audited financial statement of Executive branch (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1745 [18MY]
——— report to Congress on security and safety at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3466), S5919 [12DE]
——— submit report on CDC public health mitigation messaging and guidance (see S. 1166), S1134 [17AP]
Health: prohibit imposition of mask mandate on passengers of air carriers or public transit and in educational settings (see S. 2738), S4270 [7SE]
——— 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), S4977 [16OC]
——— require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by TSA security screening personnel and private security company personnel providing security screening (see S. 1570), S1623 [11MY]
Housing: reform rural housing programs (see S. 2790), S4527 [14SE]
Immigration: close loopholes in immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter U.S. unlawfully (see S. 685), S669 [7MR]
——— make assault of law enforcement officer a deportable offense (see S. 1733), S1744 [18MY]
——— require DNA test to determine familial relationship between alien and accompanying minor (see S. 1843), S2005 [7JN]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (see S. 2824), S4526 [14SE]
——— terminate certain contracts relative to construction of border fence and transfer unused border fence material to States along southwest border (see S. 1494), S1566 [9MY]
Indian Health Service: improve recruitment and retention of employees, restore accountability, and improve health services (see S. 3130), S5182 [25OC]
Insurance: prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from insurance companies (see S. 3349), S5639 [28NO]
Investments: require investment advisers for passively-managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies for certain securities (see S. 2700), S3757 [27JY]
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), S148 [30JA]
——— freeze certain Iranian funds held in Qatar involved in hostage deal between U.S. and Iran (see S. 3049), S5048 [17OC]
——— provide congressional review of actions to terminate or waive imposed sanctions (see S. 2210), S4271 [7SE]
——— reinstate certain sanctions (see S. 3041), S4977 [16OC]
——— require President submit any agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program for Senate advice and consent (see S. 472), S456 [16FE]
——— terminate certain waivers of sanctions on Iran issued in connection with agreement relative to its nuclear program (see S. 256), S230 [2FE]
IRS: prohibit audits based on Merchant Category Codes and require annual report listing total number of audits initiated for each Merchant Category Code (see S. 898), S860 [21MR]
——— prohibit implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals (see S. 453), S426 [15FE]
——— provide accountability for funding provided under Inflation Reduction Act (see S. 338), S311 [9FE]
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), S1704 [17MY]
——— mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see S. 1300), S1382 [26AP]
——— recognize importance of economic relationship with U.S. and affirm trade facilitated by U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement is tool to support economy of Israel during conflict with Hamas (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 445), S5599 [27NO]
Kids to Parks Day: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1745 [18MY]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
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), S744 [9MR]
Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 471), S456 [16FE]
——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 15), S54 [23JA]
Medicare: expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]
——— expand eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (see S. 3157), S5213 [26OC]
——— 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), S4978 [16OC]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S5316 [1NO]
——— provide for payment rates for durable medical equipment (see S. 1294), S5920 [12DE]
——— provide for transparency of funds appropriated for purposes of implementing price negotiation program to lower prices for certain high-priced single source drugs (see S. 1589), S1624 [11MY]
——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 230), S1505 [3MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 2), S55 [23JA]
——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 219), S4526 [14SE]
Middle East: impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations in Gaza and West Bank (see S. 1647), S1790 [30MY]
——— 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]
Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 1102), S4526 [14SE]
National 4–H Week: designate (see S. Res. 399), S4948 [4OC]
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 Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 149), S1092 [30MR]
National Dam Safety Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 3111), S5143 [24OC]
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]
National Guard: anniversary of National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. Res. 133), S1053 [29MR]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S2361 [12JY]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S2986 [18JY]
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 Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]
National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]
National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 11), S55 [23JA]
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 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 Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
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), S5427 [8NO]
——— 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]
News media: provide temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see S. 1094), S1089 [30MR]
NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S1134 [17AP]
——— transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see S. 1624), S1678 [16MY]
NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5921 [12DE]
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]
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]
——— expedite permitting for oil, natural gas, and mineral development, increase energy production, and ensure Federal lands remain open to productive uses (see S. 1456), S1534 [4MY]
——— modify disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy (see S. 373), S312 [9FE]
——— prohibit importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas from Venezuela and Iran (see S. 3053), S5048 [17OC]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act: reauthorize (see S. 1573), S4271 [7SE]
Public lands: establish emergency fireshed management areas on public lands to prevent catastrophic wildfires (see S. 1719), S1744 [18MY]
——— modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1630), S1678 [16MY]
Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S743 [9MR]
Religious Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 380), S4760 [28SE]
Russia: call for immediate release of Marc Fogel (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3621 [26JY]
SEC: prohibit from requiring issuers to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 391), S955 [27MR]
——— prohibit from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements (see S. 2230), S2310 [11JY]
——— require that information required to be disclosed by issuers be material to investors of those issuers (see S. 2005), S2122 [15JN]
Senate: 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), S425 [15FE]
Senate Rules: clarify dress code for floor of Senate (see S. Res. 376), S4721 [27SE]
——— include House of Representatives amendments in requirements for identifying spending items (see S. Res. 14), S99 [25JA]
Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see S. Res. 272), S2225 [22JN]
——— constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of not more than nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 16), S457 [16FE]
——— provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see S. 251), S230 [2FE]
Taiwan: recognize value of tax agreement (see S. Res. 91), S1507 [3MY]
Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see S. 120), S121 [26JA]
——— allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income (see S. 3381), S5693 [30NO]
——— deny trade or business expense deduction for reimbursement of employee costs of child gender transition procedure or travel to obtain abortion (see S. 187), S172 [31JA]
——— enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S826 [16MR]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S3619 [26JY]
——— facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (see S. 1874), S2028 [8JN]
——— permanently allow tax deduction at time investment in qualified property is made (see S. 1117), S1090 [30MR]
——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 234), S229 [2FE]
——— prevent double dipping between tax credits and grants or loans for clean vehicle manufacturers (see S. 1244), S1293 [20AP]
——— repeal corporate alternative minimum tax (see S. 1559), S1623 [11MY]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1108), S1089 [30MR]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 443), S425 [15FE]
U.N.: limit U.S. funding until Iran has been expelled and investigated for violations of Genocide Convention (see S. 3064), S5258 [31OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue rule delisting grizzly bears in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and prohibit further judicial review of decision (see S. 445), S425 [15FE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S4526 [14SE]
Voting: prohibit disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments that allow individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in any Federal, State, or local election (see S. 194), S173 [31JA]
Water: carry out activities to control movement of aquatic invasive species into, across, and out of Federal land and waters and provide financial assistance for watercraft inspection and decontamination (see S. 2105), S2221 [22JN]
——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see S.J. Res. 7), S230 [2FE]
Wildfires: modify definition of term ‘‘at-risk community’’ (see S. 21), S54 [23JA]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to those who served in U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (see S. 1558), S1623 [11MY]
——— 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
Abortion: prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 16), S54 [23JA]
——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children due to Down syndrome (see S. 18), S54 [23JA]
Charlie Dowd VA Clinic, Butte, MT: designate (see S. 3285), S5459 [9NO]
Colleges and universities: modify requirements relating to financial aid disclosures (see S. 1970), S2096 [14JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (see S. 1161), S1091 [30MR]
Dept. of Commerce: include certain persons of China subject to export licensing regulations on entity list maintained by Dept. of the Treasury (see S. 2275), S2360 [12JY]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for adult cabaret performances (see S. 1503), S1566 [9MY]
——— require North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to conduct gap analysis of its capabilities (see S. 990), S954 [27MR]
Dept. of Education: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 110), S121 [26JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to remove personally identifiable information from vessel manifests (see S. 758), S743 [9MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: increase transparency and accountability of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see S. 2674), S3756 [27JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand access to Veterans Community Care Program to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services (see S. 1745), S1745 [18MY]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: carry out certain activities to enhance recreational opportunities for gateway communities and establish digital National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass (see S. 390), S351 [13FE]
——— codify authority to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects to assist communities in increasing resilience to wildfire (see S. 199), S203 [1FE]
——— eliminate requirement to reinitiate consultation on land management or land use plans relative to certain new endangered species information (see S. 1540), S1603 [10MY]
——— prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 1185), S1210 [18AP]
Employment: exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from overtime and maximum hour requirements (see S. 2914), S4678 [26SE]
Federal agencies and departments: advance Federal Government innovation through implementation and use of multi-cloud computing software technology (see S. 2871), S4630 [20SE]
——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see S. 428), S425 [15FE]
Federal employees: deny retirement benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse (see S. 2913), S4678 [26SE]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: prohibit from issuing rule or regulation requiring certain commercial vehicles be equipped with speed limiting devices (see S. 2671), S3756 [27JY]
FERC: extend time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects (see S. 3373), S5692 [30NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 34), S2097 [14JN]
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]
Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family: support and urge U.S. be added as signatory (see S. Con. Res. 22), S5144 [24OC]
Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2071 [13JN]
Hydroelectric power: modernize and improve licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects (see S. 1521), S1602 [10MY]
IRS: increase penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information (see S. 3199), S5338 [2NO]
Israel: authorize additional assistance to Israel using assets confiscated from Iran (see S. 3081), S5088 [18OC]
Medicare: expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 2880), S4653 [21SE]
Members of Congress: reduce pay for failure to adopt concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for balanced budget, establish spending requirements, and restrict tax increases (see S. 6), S54 [23JA]
Montana: release certain land from wilderness study area designation and improve management of such land (see S. 2216), S2287 [10JY]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 229), S1843 [31MY]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 194), S1505 [3MY]
Palestinians: make ineligible for visas, admission, or parole into U.S., aliens that are holders of passports issued by Palestinian Authority (see S. 3052), S5048 [17OC]
Power resources: promote domestic energy production and require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales (see S. 3445), S5851 [7DE]
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]
Taxation: exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see S. 1001), S999 [28MR]
——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1706), S1743 [18MY]
——— 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]
Wildfires: provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to Federal wildland firefighting and firefighting support positions (see S. 3268), S5458 [9NO]
Yemen: designate Ansarallah as foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions (see S. 3192), S5315 [1NO]
Remarks
Billings, MT: tribute to Billings High School class of 1973, S3746• [27JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, S3727 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3727 [27JY]
Drugs: combat trafficking of illicit fentanyl, S1232 [19AP]
Hoppe, Lori: Montana Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1786• [30MY]
Russia: call for immediate release of Marc Fogel (S. Con. Res. 18), S3714 [27JY]
Tributes
Anderson, Sherm, S5139• [24OC]
Bauer, Chad, S4748• [28SE]
Bicsak, Keith, S1439• [1MY]
Bourgeau, Robert, S2283• [10JY]
Bradley, Trina J., S1086• [30MR]
Edelman, Daniel, S52• [23JA], S82 [25JA]
Heupel, Justin, S193• [1FE]
Stamey, David, S3746• [27JY]