DUCKWORTH, TAMMY (a Senator from Illinois)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2384 [12JY], S2528, S2529, S2537, S2669, S2739, S2780 [13JY], S3151, S3401 [19JY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S41 [23JA], S333 [13FE], S487 [27FE], S1115 [6AP], S1117 [10AP], S1429 [1MY], S1757 [19MY], S1961 [2JN], S2037 [12JN], S2263 [10JY], S3865 [29AU], S3867 [1SE], S4543 [18SE], S4967 [16OC], S5221 [30OC], S5347 [6NO], S5465 [13NO], S5587 [27NO], S5699 [4DE], S6013 [18DE]
Conferee: H.R. 2670, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S5531 [15NO]
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S951 [27MR]
Senate National Security Working Group, S4232 [6SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 701), S714 [8MR]
——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (see S. 2053), S2145 [20JN]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1893), S2028 [8JN]
Air pollution: improve air quality management and safety of communities using best available monitoring technology and data (see S. 2045), S2145 [20JN]
——— promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels to protect public health and to improve vehicle efficiency and performance (see S. 944), S910 [22MR]
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]
Americans With Disabilities Act: recognize anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals (see S. Res. 312), S3620 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Dept. of Justice enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see S. 2555), S5542 [15NO]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 707), S714 [8MR]
——— mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see S. 711), S714 [8MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S1678 [16MY]
——— ensure that certain members who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service (see S. 2014), S2122 [15JN]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S310 [9FE]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 209), S1624 [11MY]
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see S. Res. 378), S4760 [28SE]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): treat as international organization for purposes of International Organizations Immunities Act (see S. 682), S669 [7MR]
ATF: repeal certain impediments to administration of firearms laws (see S. 598), S568 [1MR]
Aviation: improve accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights (see S. 1911), S2029 [8JN]
——— provide increased funding and opportunities to achieve national, long-term production goals for sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 1962), S2071 [13JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S1210 [18AP]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1310), S1382 [26AP]
Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]
Canada: ensure that Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in Great Lake Basin (see S. Res. 117), S910 [22MR]
Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 153), S1092 [30MR]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 67), S426 [15FE]
Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1026), S1052 [29MR]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 151), S1092 [30MR]
Children and youth: apply child labor laws to independent contractors and increase penalties for child labor law violations (see S. 637), S636 [2MR]
China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]
Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see S. Res. 506), S5997 [14DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
Climate: impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2461 [13JY]
Collective bargaining: support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S74 [24JA]
Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (see S. 1999), S2097 [14JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish AmeriCorps Administration to carry out national and volunteer service programs (see S. 779), S772 [14MR]
Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under contract with Federal Government to make available same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 1983), S2146 [20JN]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury due to disability and age (see S. 1086), S1088 [30MR]
Crime: divert certain parents, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families (see S. 3272), S5458 [9NO]
——— protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see S. 3303), S5507 [14NO]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see S. 1), S3521 [25JY] (see S. 2344), S2984 [18JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish integrated research, education, and extension competitive grant program and scholarship grant program for certain Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving institutions (see S. 2582), S3753 [27JY]
——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S266 [7FE]
——— provide standing authority and accountability for Sec. and senior leadership to improve equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to citizens (see S. 2595), S3753 [27JY]
——— require school lunch and breakfast personnel to receive training and information on food allergy identification and response (see S. 121), S121 [26JA]
——— support buildout of clean school bus charging infrastructure through community facilities direct loans and grants (see S. 1930), S4390 [12SE]
Dept. of Defense State Partnership Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 220), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 308), S3522 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 1661), S1704 [17MY]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP]
——— award grants to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk middle and high school students with transition to high school, postsecondary education, and workforce (see S. 65), S98 [25JA]
——— conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1273), S1680 [16MY]
——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 1070), S1088 [30MR]
——— establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for historically Black, Tribal, and minority-serving institutions (see S. 3086), S5110 [19OC]
——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 364), S312 [9FE]
——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S171 [31JA]
——— improve Full-Service Community School Program (see S. 3360), S5674 [29NO]
——— prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and prevent and reduce use of physical restraint in schools (see S. 1750), S1745 [18MY]
——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see S. 963), S933 [23MR]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 2608), S3754 [27JY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects (see S. 1704), S1743 [18MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see S. 2152), S2223 [22JN]
——— award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see S. 762), S743 [9MR] (see S. 1298), S1506 [3MY]
——— establish grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services (see S. 2439), S3459 [20JY]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 2-1-1 and 9-8-8 services to provide information and referrals for mental health emergencies, homeless needs, and social and human services needs (see S. 1729), S1744 [18MY]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S3620 [26JY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see S. 268), S230 [2FE]
——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1697), S1743 [18MY]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY]
——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 1219), S1256 [19AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 342), S311 [9FE]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
——— grant lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specific eligibility requirements (see S. 1727), S1744 [18MY]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1208), S1255 [19AP]
Dept. of Justice: increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement domestic violence prevention training in cosmetologist and barber licensing process (see S. 3540), S5996 [14DE]
——— provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see S. 867), S826 [16MR]
Dept. of Labor: establish competitive grant programs for youth summer and year-round employment (see S. 1270), S1340 [25AP]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1041), S1052 [29MR]
——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 1176), S1210 [18AP]
——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2769), S4388 [12SE]
——— prohibit employers from paying employees in garment industry by piece rate and require manufacturers and contractors in garment industry to register with Dept. of Labor (see S. 2817), S4556 [18SE]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see S. 753), S743 [9MR]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see S. 3163), S5229 [30OC]
Dept. of State: establish International Children With Disabilities Protection Program (see S. 847), S825 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 448), S426 [15FE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S4721 [27SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 326), S655 [6MR]
——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1119), S1900 [1JN]
——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S5460 [9NO]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to certain Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners (see S. 2801), S4525 [14SE]
Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 545), S531 [28FE]
Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1049), S1053 [29MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
Diseases and disorders: address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with long-term coronavirus symptoms (see S. 801), S797 [15MR]
District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining exercise of authority over District of Columbia National Guard between Mayor and President (see S. 250), S229 [2FE]
——— statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Ecology and environment: encourage and facilitate efforts by States and other stakeholders to conserve and sustain western population of monarch butterflies (see S. 857), S825 [16MR]
Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 3404), S5750 [5DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 45), S4526 [14SE]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 1664), S1704 [17MY]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 2851), S4589 [19SE]
——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see S. 567), S532 [28FE]
EPA: establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (see S. 1189), S1535 [4MY]
——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 785), S772 [14MR] (see S. 2707), S3757 [27JY]
——— update modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel (see S. 3055), S5048 [17OC]
FAA: authorize appropriations (see S. 1939), S2070 [13JN]
——— increase funding for aviation workforce development grant programs (see S. 1883), S2028 [8JN]
——— provide for safe and timely integration of advanced aviation technologies into national airspace system (see S. 1888), S2028 [8JN]
——— provide progress reports on development and implementation of national transition plan related to fluorine-free firefighting foam (see S. 1929), S2050 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 242), S229 [2FE]
——— provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see S. 274), S264 [7FE]
FCC: apply certain standards on volume of commercials to video streaming services (see S. 1127), S1090 [30MR]
——— make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline programs (see S. 3024), S4948 [4OC]
FDA: respect scientific judgement that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science (see S. Res. 510), S5997 [14DE]
Federal agencies and departments: impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from competitive service (see S. 399), S397 [14FE]
——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 3008), S4916 [3OC]
——— require to have compliance officers to ensure each department or agency is meeting requirements relative to disabled access to electronic information and data (see S. 2910), S4654 [21SE]
Federal aid programs: provide additional assistance to rural water and waste disposal systems affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 1079), S1295 [20AP]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 124), S744 [9MR]
——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilities during lapse in appropriations (see S. 640), S636 [2MR]
——— retain spouses of members of Armed Forces or Foreign Service when relocating due to involuntary transfer (see S. 3530), S5996 [14DE]
Federal Transit Administration: modify public transportation emergency relief program (see S. 3073), S5088 [18OC]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
FEMA: authorize equity steering group and advisor, improve data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and apply equity criteria to policies and programs (see S. 2961), S4720 [27SE]
——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 3468), S5919 [12DE]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 382), S4760 [28SE]
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), S4680 [26SE]
——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see S. 817), S798 [15MR]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 25), S54 [23JA]
——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see S. 1826), S1982 [6JN]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S172 [31JA]
——— prevent persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime, or who received enhanced sentence for misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining firearm (see S. 2776), S4440 [13SE]
——— prohibit firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of weapon if background check on buyer is not returned by FBI within 3 days (see S. 1116), S1090 [30MR]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 1819), S1982 [6JN]
——— prohibit purchase of assault weapons by persons under 21 years of age (see S. 14), S54 [23JA]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 298), S265 [7FE]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 2048), S2145 [20JN]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 494), S456 [16FE]
——— require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements relative to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises (see S. 246), S229 [2FE]
Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see S. 929), S909 [22MR]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign policy: establish position of Special Envoy to Pacific Islands Forum (organization) (see S. 1220), S1256 [19AP]
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 19), S147 [30JA]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP]
FTC: establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 744), S742 [9MR]
——— establish rules prohibiting marketing of firearms to minors (see S. 252), S230 [2FE]
Greece: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 119), S933 [23MR]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5048 [17OC]
——— condemn use of sexual violence and rape as weapon of war against people of Israel (see S. Res. 505), S5997 [14DE]
Health: ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see S. 323), S311 [9FE]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S1704 [17MY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers to permit enrollees to obtain year supply of contraceptives (see S. 2427), S3458 [20JY]
——— support public health infrastructure (see S. 1995), S2097 [14JN]
Health care professionals: ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see S. 1297), S1381 [26AP]
Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center, Batavia, IL: designate (see S. 241), S229 [2FE]
Highland Park, IL: condemn shooting at July 4th parade, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders (see S. Res. 277), S2225 [22JN]
Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4949 [4OC]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 243), S2029 [8JN]
Immigration: enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5338 [2NO]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1263), S1340 [25AP]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
——— provide for adjustment of status of essential workers (see S. 1392), S1440 [1MY]
——— remove Registry cutoff date, make eligibility cutoff rolling, and provide pathway to citizenship for immigrants residing in U.S. at least seven years prior to application filing (see S. 2606), S4950 [4OC]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (see S. 2970), S4759 [28SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP]
Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 2386), S3147 [19JY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1743 [18MY]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 154), S1092 [30MR]
International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 99), S715 [8MR]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in same manner as other married couples (see S. 2221), S2287 [10JY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1463 [2MY]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 137), S147 [30JA]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 1084), S1088 [30MR]
Law enforcement officers: provide grants to enable nonprofit disability organizations to develop training programs that support safe interactions between officers and individuals with disabilities and older individuals (see S. 1731), S1744 [18MY]
——— provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see S. 930), S3758 [27JY]
——— strengthen collection of data regarding interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities (see S. 1730), S1744 [18MY]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S265 [7FE]
Medicaid: expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA]
——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by disaster or emergency (see S. 3120), S5143 [24OC]
——— provide for emergency increase in Federal funding to State programs for expenditures on home and community-based services (see S. 3118), S5143 [24OC]
——— require coverage and expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 762), S743 [9MR]
Medicare: ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see S. 1544), S5050 [17OC]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]
——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S5403 [7NO]
——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1246), S1293 [20AP] (see S. 1264), S1340 [25AP]
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 1171), S1134 [17AP]
——— require Members, spouses, and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts (see S. 2773), S4389 [12SE]
Mental health: improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1426), S1504 [3MY]
Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 2488), S3522 [25JY]
Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see S. Res. 54), S314 [9FE]
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 Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 327), S3758 [27JY]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (see S. 2315), S4978 [16OC]
National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 205), S1603 [10MY]
National Clean Energy Week: designate (see S. Res. 388), S4827 [29SE] (see S. Res. 398), S4948 [4OC]
National Girls & Women in Sports Day: observance (see S. Res. 24), S204 [1FE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S1899 [1JN]
National Move Over Law Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 476), S5639 [28NO]
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: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see S. 2728), S4227 [6SE]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]
National Social and Emotional Learning Week: designate (see S. Res. 105), S772 [14MR]
National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 298), S2461 [13JY]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]
National Women of Color in Tech Day: designate (see S. Res. 124), S934 [23MR]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1000 [28MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]
Native Americans: provide for settlement of claims by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relative to Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in Illinois (see S. 1492), S2312 [11JY]
——— recognize critical importance of access to reliable, clean drinking water for Native Americans and Alaska Natives and confirm responsibility of Federal Government to ensure such access (see S. Res. 355), S4655 [21SE]
Navy: anniversary of women serving as naval aviators (see S. Res. 212), S1625 [11MY]
NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S5315 [1NO]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see S. 2724), S3894 [5SE]
Northern Ireland: anniversary of signing of Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (see S. Res. 157), S1092 [30MR]
Office of Prison Education: establish (see S. 3380), S5692 [30NO]
Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Government Custody: establish (see S. 3323), S5751 [5DE]
Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 2627), S3754 [27JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]
Political ethics: require President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 1486), S1566 [9MY]
Postal Service: modify role and duties of U.S. Postal Service police officers (see S. 3356), S5674 [29NO]
Public Health Service: provide additional funding for Commissioned Corps (see S. 2590), S3753 [27JY]
Racial relations: declare racism as public health crisis (see S. Res. 319), S3757 [27JY]
Refugees: reaffirm commitment to promote safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and support individual and international efforts to provide assistance (see S. Res. 258), S2146 [20JN]
Rehabilitation Act: recognize anniversary and importance for lives of individuals with disabilities and call for further action to advance access, opportunity, and equity for such individuals (see S. Res. 361), S4678 [26SE]
Route 66 National Historic Trail: designate (see S. 2506), S3619 [26JY]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 3125), S5998 [14DE]
Russia: call for immediate release of Evan Gershkovich (see S. Res. 385), S5921 [12DE]
SBA: allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in loan programs (see S. 673), S668 [7MR]
——— improve women’s business center program (see S. 2184), S2313 [11JY]
Schools: divert Federal funding away from supporting presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma-informed services that address needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes (see S. 3214), S5338 [2NO]
SEC: require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (see S. 638), S636 [2MR]
Social Security: credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 1211), S1506 [3MY]
——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 2280), S2360 [12JY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S568 [1MR]
SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 320), S310 [9FE]
——— establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1714), S1744 [18MY]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 [9FE]
Taiwan: authorize negotiation and conclusion and provide for congressional consideration of tax agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (see S. 1457), S2187 [21JN]
Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see S. 738), S742 [9MR]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see S. 737), S800 [15MR]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— improve low-income housing credit (see S. 1377), S1419 [27AP]
——— increase work opportunity credit for Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, expand disabled access credit, and enhance deduction to remove certain barriers (see S. 3076), S5088 [18OC]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S1135 [17AP]
——— modify work opportunity credit for certain at-risk youth employees and extend empowerment zones to encourage hiring of at-risk youth in high poverty areas (see S. 1276), S1340 [25AP]
——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain recognized postsecondary credential or license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 account (see S. 722), S715 [8MR]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide current year inclusion of net controlled foreign corporation tested income by ending tax breaks for exporting jobs and profits (see S. 357), S312 [9FE]
——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to veterans’ service organizations that do not have wartime service membership requirements (see S. 677), S669 [7MR]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]
——— provide matching payments for ABLE account contributions by certain low-income disabled individuals (see S. 2522), S3619 [26JY]
——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 443), S425 [15FE]
Thailand: commemorate anniversary of diplomatic relations with U.S. (see S. Res. 485), S5750 [5DE]
Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 1440), S1533 [4MY]
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3758 [27JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S799 [15MR]
Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
Women: authorize location of monument on National Mall to commemorate and honor women’s suffrage movement and passage of 19th Amendment to the Constitution (see S. 886), S859 [21MR]
——— clarify constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights has met requirements of Constitution and is valid and enforceable and Archivist of U.S. must certify and publish article without delay (see S.J. Res. 39), S3757 [27JY]
——— end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see S. 1606), S1647 [15MY]
——— recognize that U.S. needs to support and strengthen mothers in workforce by investing in Mom Economy (see S. Res. 306), S3460 [20JY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
Women in Aviation Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1154), S1091 [30MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1052 [29MR]
Armed Forces: allow certain aliens to enlist and clarify naturalization process for such alien enlistees (see S. 2401), S3148 [19JY]
——— ensure computer programming, coding, and artificial intelligence capabilities (see S. 1123), S1090 [30MR]
——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 497), S456 [16FE]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on protected characteristic (see S. 129), S146 [30JA]
Clothing industry: honor Thai-American garment workers freed from El Monte, CA, sweatshop, acknowledge positive change as result of El Monte case, and recognize fight against such conditions and for corporate accountability (see S. Res. 346), S4555 [18SE]
Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see S. 355), S312 [9FE]
CPSC: ban sale of products with high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals (see S. 2233), S2310 [11JY]
Dept. of Defense: establish partnership program to assist military forces of partner countries in developing and maintaining military-wide transformational strategies for operational energy (see S. 1437), S1505 [3MY]
——— extend and modify pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia (see S. 1517), S1602 [10MY]
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]
——— improve benefits and services to members of Ready Reserve Corps (see S. 2297), S2460 [13JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3276), S5458 [9NO]
——— determine if alien has served, or is serving, in U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 3278), S5458 [9NO]
——— establish veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from U.S. to return as immigrants (see S. 3280), S5458 [9NO]
Dept. of Labor: establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 226), S229 [2FE]
——— establish uniform accessibility standards for websites and applications of employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, public entities and accommodations, testing entities, and commercial providers (see S. 2984), S4760 [28SE]
Dept. of Transportation: report annually on aviation consumer complaints related to passengers with disability (see S. 400), S397 [14FE]
——— require schoolbuses to have seatbelts, automatic emergency braking systems, event data recorders, and electronic stability control systems and assist school districts with making such modifications (see S. 2746), S4270 [7SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide support for maternity care coordination programs (see S. 2026), S2123 [15JN]
Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see S. 919), S909 [22MR]
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site: establish (see S. 562), S531 [28FE]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 90), S569 [1MR]
Energy Reorganization Act: clarify whistleblower rights and protections for Dept. of Energy and NRC employees (see S. 1112), S1089 [30MR]
Executive Office of the President: reauthorize Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise (see S. 2094), S2185 [21JN]
FAA: enhance aeronautical experience requirements for applicants seeking airline transport pilot certificate with airplane category and class rating (see S. 2332), S2984 [18JY]
——— establish evacuation standards for transport category airplanes (see S. 1765), S1843 [31MY]
——— identify standards required to meet definition of sustainable aviation fuel (see S. 1958), S2071 [13JN]
——— issue regulations concerning accommodations for powered wheelchairs (see S. 1459), S1534 [4MY]
Families and domestic relations: increase Federal support for nonprofit milk banks and access to donor milk for medically-vulnerable infants (see S. 2819), S4525 [14SE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see S. Res. 103), S743 [9MR]
Health: allow paid leave for health needs of individuals or their partners following pregnancy loss, failed reproductive procedure, or failed adoption or surrogacy arrangement and support related research and education (see S. 3137), S5212 [26OC]
——— oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see S. Res. 276), S2225 [22JN]
——— 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]
Insurance: require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment benefits (see S. 1262), S1339 [25AP]
Medicare: provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following mastectomy (see S. 3069), S5087 [18OC]
Prairie du Rocher French Colonial National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2865), S4630 [20SE]
SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (see S. 38), S74 [24JA]
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see S. 384), S313 [9FE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S2 [3JA]
Cloture motions
AliKhan, Loren L.: nomination to be district judge, S5687 [30NO], S5725 [5DE]
Allen, Elizabeth: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Public Diplomacy, S2018 [8JN], S2045 [12JN]
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), S929 [23MR], S950 [27MR]
Benjamin, DeAndrea Gist: nomination to be circuit judge, S225 [2FE], S251 [7FE]
Bertagnolli, Monica M.: nomination to be NIH Director, S5330 [2NO], S5355 [6NO]
Bryan, Jeffrey M.: nomination to be district judge, S5533 [15NO], S5595 [27NO]
Burrows, Charlotte A.: nomination to EEOC, S5352 [6NO], S5412 [8NO]
Chaudhary, Ravi: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, S736 [9MR], S785 [15MR]
Choudhury, Nusrat Jahan: nomination to be district judge, S2040 [12JN], S2094 [14JN]
Coker, Harry, Jr.: nomination to be National Cyber Director, S5836 [7DE], S5907 [12DE]
Cook, Lisa DeNell: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4218 [6SE]
Crane, David: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Infrastructure, S1893 [1JN], S1972 [6JN]
Crews, S. Kato: nomination to be district judge, S6047 [19DE]
Cummings, Jeffrey I.: nomination to be district judge, S4261 [7SE], S4364 [12SE]
Daniel, Jeremy C.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1689 [17MY]
de Alba, Ana: nomination to be circuit judge, S5353 [6NO], S5443 [9NO]
DeClercq, Susan Kim: nomination to be district judge, S4889 [30SE], S4927 [4OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), conference report, S5838 [7DE], S5915 [12DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), motion to proceed, S1286 [20AP], S1360 [26AP]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4261 [7SE], S4365 [12SE]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4734 [28SE]
Farbiarz, Michael: nomination to be district judge, S1369 [26AP], S1448 [2MY]
Federico, Richard E.N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5740 [5DE], S5840 [7DE]
FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), S1079 [30MR]
Garcia, Bradley N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1554 [9MY], S1614 [11MY]
Garcia, Matthew L.: nomination to be district judge, S278 [9FE], S374 [14FE]
Garnett, Margaret M.: nomination to be district judge, S5533 [15NO], S5622 [28NO]
Gilbride, Karla Ann: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S4940 [4OC], S5029 [17OC]
Goffman, Joseph: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, S6021 [18DE]
Gomez, Anna M.: nomination to FCC, S3739 [27JY], S4254 [7SE]
Gorordo, L. Felice: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Alternate U.S. Executive Director, S1530 [4MY], S1562 [9MY]
Gupta, Geeta Rao: nomination to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues, S1437 [1MY], S1529 [4MY]
Hall, Jennifer L.: nomination to be district judge, S4940 [4OC], S4974 [16OC]
Hidalgo, Rosemarie: nomination to be Dept. of Justice Violence Against Women Office Director, S2211 [22JN], S2298 [11JY]
Hill, Sara E.: nomination to be district judge, S5956 [13DE], S6040 [19DE]
Ho, Dale E.: nomination to be district judge, S2040 [12JN], S2085 [14JN]
Hsu, Wesley L.: nomination to be district judge, S1436 [1MY], S1478 [3MY]
Hunt, LaShonda A.: nomination to be district judge, S1436 [1MY], S1500 [3MY]
Hurson, Brendan A.: nomination to be district judge, S4889 [30SE], S4927 [4OC]
Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1285 [20AP], S1335 [25AP]
Jefferson, Philip N.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3738 [27JY], S3879 [5SE]
Jenkins, Lindsay C.: nomination to be district judge, S277 [9FE], S373 [14FE]
Johnstone, Anthony D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1322 [25AP], S1406 [27AP]
Kato, Kenly Kiya: nomination to be district judge, S5331 [2NO], S5383 [7NO]
Kirsch, Robert: nomination to be district judge, S1369 [26AP], S1449 [2MY]
Kobick, Julia E.: nomination to be district judge, S5331 [2NO], S5384 [7NO]
Kotagal, Kalpana: nomination to EEOC, S2271 [10JY], S2349 [12JY]
Kugler, Adriana D.: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4224 [6SE]
Kunesh, Patrice H.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration for Native Americans Commissioner, S632 [2MR], S667 [7MR]
Lew, Jacob J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Israel, S5210 [26OC], S5241 [31OC]
Maddox, Matthew J.: nomination to be district judge, S5210 [26OC], S5227 [30OC]
Martinez-Lopez, Lester: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Health Affairs, S337 [13FE], S419 [15FE]
McMillion, Brandy R.: nomination to be district judge, S5352 [6NO], S5416 [8NO]
Mehalchick, Karoline: nomination to be district judge, S6047 [19DE]
Mendez-Miro, Gina R.: nomination to be district judge, S251 [7FE], S345 [13FE]
Merchant, Orelia Eleta: nomination to be district judge, S1370 [26AP], S1458 [2MY]
Merle, Natasha C.: nomination to be district judge, S2115 [15JN], S2156 [21JN]
Munley, Julia K.: nomination to be district judge, S4940 [4OC], S5028 [17OC]
Nelson, Adrienne C.: nomination to be district judge, S278 [9FE], S377 [14FE]
Oliver, Vernon D.: nomination to be district judge, S4515 [14SE], S4551 [18SE]
Papillion, Darrel J.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1698 [17MY]
Pitts, P. Casey: nomination to be district judge, S2019 [8JN], S2085 [14JN]
Plumb, Radha Iyengar: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, S1078 [30MR], S1128 [17AP]
Ramirez Almadani, Monica: nomination to be district judge, S5352 [6NO], S5422 [8NO]
Rayes, Nathalie: nomination to be Ambassador to Croatia, S5708 [4DE], S5780 [6DE]
Reyes, Ramon E., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S5331 [2NO], S5393 [7NO]
Richard, Elizabeth H.: nomination to be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, S5687 [30NO], S5739 [5DE]
Rodriguez, Jose J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Education and Training, S5533 [15NO], S5623 [28NO], S6021 [18DE]
Schopler, Andrew G.: nomination to be district judge, S631 [2MR], S664 [7MR]
Shogan, Colleen J.: nomination to be Archivist of the U.S., S1437 [1MY], S1527 [4MY]
Silfen, Molly R.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S1972 [6JN], S2019 [8JN]
Taylor-Kale, Laura: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, S737 [9MR], S793 [15MR]
Uhlmann, David M.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, S2272 [10JY], S2449 [13JY]
Walker, Jamar K.: nomination to be district judge, S438 [16FE], S499 [27FE]
Wilcox, Gwynne A.: nomination to NLRB, S3738 [27JY], S4217 [6SE]
Wright-Gallo, Glenna L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, S1530 [4MY], S1582 [10MY]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [3JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S41 [23JA], S333 [13FE], S487 [27FE], S1429 [1MY], S2037 [12JN], S2263 [10JY], S4543 [18SE], S4967 [16OC], S5221 [30OC], S5347 [6NO], S5465 [13NO], S5587 [27NO], S5699 [4DE], S6013 [18DE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), S891 [22MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), S2137 [20JN]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3587 [26JY]
——— blanket hold on all pending nominations and officer promotions relative to establishment of leave policies for members to seek abortions, S1666, S1667 [16MY], S3593 [26JY]
——— 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, S2137 [20JN]
FAA: allow certain number of pilot flight training hours to be completed in simulator, S2116 [15JN]
Hall, Jennifer L.: nomination to be district judge, S4967 [16OC]
Middle East: condemn act of war against Israel by Hamas (terrorist organization), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (terrorist organization), and associated forces, S5098 [19OC]
——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization), S5098 [19OC]
Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid: establish, S3587 [26JY]
Rehabilitation Act: recognize anniversary and importance for lives of individuals with disabilities and call for further action to advance access, opportunity, and equity for such individuals (S. Res. 361), S4676 [26SE]
Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S1666, S1667 [16MY]
Syed, Dilawar: nomination to be SBA Deputy Administrator, S1992 [7JN]
Thailand: celebrate anniversary of strategic partnership with U.S. and commend democratic reforms, S791 [15MR]
Tributes
Heumann, Judith, S791 [15MR]
Joost, Cameron, S5328 [2NO]
Lemens, Joseph, II, S496 [27FE]