FETTERMAN, JOHN (a Senator from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2463, S2525, S2597, S2669, S2670, S2677, S2690, S2734, S2738, S2852 [13JY], S2988, S2989, S3004, S3090, S3093 [18JY], S3151, S3418 [19JY], S3444 [20JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4401 [12SE], S4663 [21SE], S5146 [24OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S1759 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1052 [29MR]
——— 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]
Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see S. 1016), S1983 [6JN]
——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see S. 2601), S3896 [5SE]
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), S4978 [16OC]
Animals: prohibit slaughter of equines for human consumption (see S. 2037), S2123 [15JN]
——— require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements (see S. 2397), S5675 [29NO]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S1678 [16MY]
——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 497), S456 [16FE]
Arms sales: enhance consideration of human rights in arms exports (see S. 1025), S1535 [4MY]
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]
Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see S. 1529), S2312 [11JY]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (see S. 1932), S4229 [6SE]
Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]
Business and industry: prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers (see S. 2419), S3458 [20JY]
——— prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out or employee is engaged in lawful strike (see S. 710), S714 [8MR]
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), S1464 [2MY]
CFTC: modify Whistleblower Program and Customer Protection Fund (see S. 2500), S4229 [6SE]
Chesapeake Bay: conserve (see S. 2710), S4230 [6SE]
Children and youth: apply child labor laws to independent contractors and increase penalties for child labor law violations (see S. 637), S636 [2MR]
China: support human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 1252), S5640 [28NO]
Civil liberties: express concern about spreading problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression (see S. Res. 372), S4763 [28SE]
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]
Collective bargaining: support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 3107), S5143 [24OC]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide whistleblower incentives and protections (see S. 1124), S5049 [17OC]
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]
Courts: establish rights for people being considered for and in protective arrangements, including guardianships and conservatorships, or other arrangements, and provide decision supports (see S. 1148), S1091 [30MR]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury due to disability and age (see S. 1086), S1535 [4MY]
Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 3549), S5996 [14DE]
——— prohibit inclusion of medical debt on consumer report (see S. 3103), S5110 [19OC]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees to make adverse employment decisions (see S. 2690), S3756 [27JY]
Crime: protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see S. 3303), S5507 [14NO]
——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S2030 [8JN]
DEA: define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions for controlled substances (see S. 689), S4356 [11SE]
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: address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities (see S. 2589), S3753 [27JY]
——— allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 1753), S1745 [18MY]
——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see S. 1957), S2071 [13JN]
——— authorize mandatory funding for Healthy Food Financing Initiative (see S. 760), S1506 [3MY]
——— establish dairy nutrition incentive program (see S. 1474), S3759 [27JY]
——— establish Farm Service Agency Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (see S. 2340), S4271 [7SE]
——— establish small farm environmental quality incentives program subprogram (see S. 2180), S2224 [22JN]
——— expand medical expense deduction for elderly and disabled persons under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2432), S3459 [20JY]
——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY]
——— further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization (see S. 2023), S2123 [15JN]
——— improve direct certification and community eligibility for school meal programs (see S. 2772), S4389 [12SE]
——— improve Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2577), S3753 [27JY]
——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see S. 3093), S5110 [19OC]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see S. 3294), S5507 [14NO]
——— make commodities available for Emergency Food Assistance Program (see S. 2713), S4272 [7SE]
——— modify delivery of technical assistance (see S. 1400), S5542 [15NO]
——— modify market development programs (see S. 1205), S1255 [19AP]
——— permit States to record in writing that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants have provided telephonic verbal affirmation of application (see S. 2885), S4654 [21SE]
——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see S. 2258), S5145 [24OC]
——— provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see S. 2235), S2310 [11JY]
——— provide technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities (see S. 2570), S3753 [27JY]
——— reauthorize animal disease prevention and management programs (see S. 1666), S3759 [27JY]
——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Program (see S. 1736), S2031 [8JN]
——— reform farm loans and National Appeals Division process (see S. 2668), S3756 [27JY]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 2435), S3459 [20JY]
——— require Economic Research Service to conduct research on consolidation and concentration in livestock industry (see S. 1020), S1295 [20AP]
——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see S. 1568), S1623 [11MY]
——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs (see S. 2504), S3619 [26JY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see S. 1336), S1417 [27AP]
——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 949), S910 [22MR]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 1488), S1566 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see S. 956), S5049 [17OC]
——— provide retroactive effective date for promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as result of suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions (see S. 3553), S5997 [14DE]
——— submit report to Congress on overdoses among members of Armed Forces (see S. 1766), S2146 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to use of such weapons for training in archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts (see S. 2735), S4722 [27SE]
——— eliminate interest on Federal student loans, establish Education Affordability Trust Fund, and increase annual and aggregate loan limits (see S. 2557), S5508 [14NO]
——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 1070), S1464 [2MY]
——— ensure that teachers are paid livable and competitive salary throughout their career (see S. 766), S1900 [1JN]
——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1665), S1705 [17MY]
——— establish grant program for institutions of higher education to implement patient-centered academic counseling services for student survivors of sexual assault and other violence (see S. 3306), S5540 [15NO]
——— improve Full-Service Community School Program (see S. 3360), S5674 [29NO]
——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see S. 2441), S3459 [20JY]
——— 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]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE]
——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2881), S4653 [21SE]
Dept. of HHS: 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]
——— establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (see S. 954), S1844 [31MY]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— 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 enhanced funding for family planning services (see S. 2207), S2225 [22JN]
——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans (see S. 954), S1844 [31MY]
——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 1219), S1648 [15MY]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1884), S4978 [16OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
Dept. of Justice: provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs (see S. 867), S826 [16MR]
Dept. of Labor: ease benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis (see S. 2416), S3458 [20JY]
——— ensure that claims for benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 3304), S5540 [15NO]
——— expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers (see S. 1722), S1744 [18MY]
——— modernize unemployment compensation benefits (see S. 3140), S5213 [26OC]
——— 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), S4680 [26SE]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see S. 3163), S5229 [30OC]
Dept. of State: provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from Central Bank of Russia and other sovereign assets of Russia (see S. 2003), S5403 [7NO]
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), S3148 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S1420 [27AP]
——— reauthorize and improve community development financial institutions bond guarantee program (see S. 869), S4977 [16OC]
——— require Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issue guidance on digital assets to deter money laundering and terrorist financing (see S. 2669), S4631 [20SE]
Dept. of Transportation: declare hazardous train events and notify local emergency response groups, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies when hazardous materials are moving through their communities (see S. 844), S825 [16MR]
——— enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials (see S. 576), S567 [1MR]
——— establish Office of Consumer Protection (see S. 1551), S1623 [11MY]
——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 274), S2225 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see S. 1204), S1342 [25AP]
——— authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling (see S. 2888), S5693 [30NO]
——— award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (see S. 106), S3758 [27JY]
——— 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), S1341 [25AP]
——— furnish health care to veterans, reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 2294), S2459 [13JY]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S3621 [26JY]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S5144 [24OC]
——— improve management and performance of capital asset programs (see S. 42), S4760 [28SE]
——— improve provision of health care for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease (see S. 1954), S2071 [13JN]
——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1119), S3621 [26JY]
——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S4762 [28SE]
——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see S. 928), S3895 [5SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S5049 [17OC]
Disabled: ensure people with disabilities have full access to mainstream communication products and services necessary to participate equally in professional, educational, recreational, and civic contexts (see S. 2904), S4654 [21SE]
Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1049), S1567 [9MY]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Elections: provide increased protections for election workers and voters in Federal elections (see S. 2575), S3753 [27JY]
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]
——— establish interagency task force on employer surveillance and workplace technologies (see S. 2440), S3459 [20JY]
——— prohibit, or require disclosure of, surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employees (see S. 262), S230 [2FE]
——— 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 grant program to support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat (see S. 2383), S3147 [19JY]
——— make renewable fuel credits available for sale (see S. 2242), S4555 [18SE]
FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 178), S744 [9MR]
FDA: establish time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products (see S. 1906), S5920 [12DE]
——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 549), S1441 [1MY]
——— 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]
FDIC: clarify authority to claw back certain compensation paid to executives of failed banks (see S. 1790), S1899 [1JN]
Federal agencies and departments: 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 Crop Insurance Corp.: streamline farmers access to insurance products that provide whole farm revenue protection (see S. 2598), S3754 [27JY]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 124), S121 [26JA]
——— limit number of local wage areas within General Schedule pay locality (see S. 3308), S5540 [15NO]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
FERC: extend time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects (see S. 3373), S5692 [30NO]
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), S4630 [20SE]
——— 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 that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting manufacture or possession of 3–D printed guns made of plastic (see S. 2652), S3755 [27JY]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S4356 [11SE]
——— 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]
——— 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]
Foreign aid: enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs (see S. 767), S743 [9MR]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1983 [6JN]
Foreign trade: ensure low-value shipments from non-market economies are no longer exempt from paying any duties, taxes, or fees (see S. 2004), S4229 [6SE]
——— facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 1856), S2005 [7JN]
——— increase civil penalties for, and improve enforcement relative to, customs fraud (see S. 805), S4631 [20SE]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 8), S4272 [7SE]
FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN]
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), S5258 [31OC]
——— condemn use of sexual violence and rape as weapon of war against people of Israel (see S. Res. 505), S5997 [14DE]
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]
Hettie Simmons Love Post Office Building, Harrisburg, PA: designate (see S. 3357), S5674 [29NO]
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]
Housing: ensure that federally-backed financing for construction, rehabilitation, or purchase of manufactured home communities is available only if owner has implemented minimum consumer protections in lease agreements (see S. 2204), S2225 [22JN]
——— reform rural housing programs (see S. 2790), S4527 [14SE]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see S. 1036), S1052 [29MR]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 243), S2029 [8JN]
Immigration: provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2217), S2287 [10JY]
Information technology: require social media platforms to verify age of users, prohibit use of algorithmic recommendation systems on minors, require parental consent for minors, and prohibit access for users under age 13 (see S. 1291), S3759 [27JY]
Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1743 [18MY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S4389 [12SE]
International Transgender Day of Visibility: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 154), S1092 [30MR]
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), S4556 [18SE]
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]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 203), S1680 [16MY]
Jews: condemn rise of antisemitism and call on elected officials to identify and educate others on contributions of Jewish American community (see S. Res. 203), S1680 [16MY]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [21JN]
King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2861), S5340 [2NO]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Law enforcement officers: 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]
Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see S. 1329), S2124 [15JN]
Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building, Lebanon, PA: designate (see S. 2758), S4355 [11SE]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1746 [18MY]
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]
——— provide guidance on connecting beneficiaries with housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and other housing resources (see S. 2932), S5808 [6DE]
——— require coverage and expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 762), S743 [9MR]
——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see S. 2372), S4917 [3OC]
Medicare: promote access to opioid treatments and require coverage of medication assisted treatment, overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements (see S. 818), S798 [15MR]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S4555 [18SE]
——— provide option for first responders age 50 to 64 separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see S. 3113), S5143 [24OC]
——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1246), S1464 [2MY] (see S. 1264), S1625 [11MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide for coverage of dental and oral health, vision, and hearing care (see S. 842), S825 [16MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 1171), S1134 [17AP]
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]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 514), S4555 [18SE]
National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 205), S1603 [10MY]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 194), S1505 [3MY]
National Farm to School Month: designate (see S. Res. 443), S5257 [31OC]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S4555 [18SE]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S1566 [9MY]
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 Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]
National Teach Ag Day: observance (see S. Res. 375), S4721 [27SE]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 208), S1624 [11MY]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]
National Women’s 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]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see S. 2724), S3894 [5SE]
NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see S. 2534), S3620 [26JY]
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: approve final regulations relating to Federal service labor-management relations applicable to Senate and Senate employees (see S. Res. 285), S2226 [22JN]
Office of Prison Education: establish (see S. 3380), S5692 [30NO]
Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 234), S1899 [1JN]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 2501), S5050 [17OC]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see S. 2277), S2360 [12JY]
Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue (see S. Res. 432), S5183 [25OC]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see S. 1839), S2005 [7JN]
Power resources: address measuring methane emissions (see S. 3496), S5961 [13DE]
Public debt: repeal public debt ceiling (see S. 1190), S1747 [18MY]
Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see S. 3231), S5360 [6NO]
Rail Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 356), S4655 [21SE]
Real estate: require government-sponsored enterprises to include disclaimer on Uniform Residential Loan Application to increase awareness of Dept. of Veterans Affairs direct and guaranteed home loan programs (see S. 3068), S5145 [24OC]
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]
Russia: call for immediate release of Evan Gershkovich (see S. Res. 385), S5146 [24OC]
——— call for immediate release of Marc Fogel (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3621 [26JY]
Schools: increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 1774), S1843 [31MY]
Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 40), S3757 [27JY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S655 [6MR]
SSA: 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] (see S. 359), S2361 [12JY]
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), S742 [9MR]
——— deny interest and depreciation deductions for taxpayers owning more than certain number of single family properties (see S. 2224), S2310 [11JY]
——— eliminate loopholes that allow billionaires to defer tax indefinitely through certain planning strategies and modify certain tax provisions so that billionaires are required to pay taxes annually (see S. 3367), S5692 [30NO]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S5428 [8NO]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— expand new clean vehicle credit to include clean vehicles with fewer than 4 wheels (see S. 1779), S2462 [13JY]
——— impose tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see S. 2491), S3522 [25JY]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S1505 [3MY]
——— oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class (see S. Res. 65), S426 [15FE]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]
——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see S. 881), S2986 [18JY]
——— revise tax treatment of partnership interests received in connection with performance of services (see S. 3317), S5540 [15NO]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see S. Res. 464), S5541 [15NO]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 1723), S4978 [16OC]
Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre (see S. Res. 230), S1844 [31MY]
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S532 [28FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S5145 [24OC]
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]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1677), S1790 [30MY]
Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see S. 1606), S1647 [15MY]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5258 [31OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CCC: research and develop policy to insure production of mushrooms (see S. 1816), S1982 [6JN]
Credit: require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports (see S. 2592), S3753 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: cancel existing school meal debt (see S. 2876), S4653 [21SE]
——— direct Agricultural Research Service to expand organic research (see S. 2317), S2460 [13JY] (see S. 2756), S4355 [11SE]
——— ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2553), S3620 [26JY]
——— expand replacement of stolen electronic benefit transfer benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 3089), S5110 [19OC]
——— improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see S. 2591), S3753 [27JY]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see S. 1837), S2005 [7JN]
——— procure minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat processors and develop digital livestock exchange platform (see S. 2792), S4440 [13SE]
——— provide administrative enforcement authority over live poultry dealers (see S. 2633), S3755 [27JY]
——— require training for State and regional employees on departmental rural housing and development programs (see S. 1989), S2097 [14JN]
Dept. of Education: provide for deferment on repayment of loans for borrowers who are victims of sexual violence (see S. 2872), S4630 [20SE]
Dept. of Transportation: ensure consideration of affordable housing in Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program (see S. 3350), S5639 [28NO]
——— modify Safe Streets and Roads for All program (see S. 2075), S2185 [21JN]
Federal Transit Administration: modify public transportation emergency relief program (see S. 3073), S5088 [18OC]
Health: 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]
Henry Parham VA Clinic, Monroeville, PA: designate (see S. 2549), S3620 [26JY]
John Charles Traub Post Office, Camp Hill, PA: designate (see S. 3419), S5807 [6DE]
Railroads: improve rail safety practices (see S. 1044), S1052 [29MR]
Schools: require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of students or parent or guardian of such students (see S. 2943), S4720 [27SE]
Senate: prohibit Senators charged with certain criminal offenses from receiving classified information (see S. Res. 446), S5339 [2NO]
Transportation: provide for consideration of all modes of transportation and all road users in certain highway and transit programs (see S. 3246), S5402 [7NO]
Certificates of election
Senate, S2 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Crews, S. Kato: nomination to be district judge, S6047 [19DE]
Daniel, Jeremy C.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1689 [17MY]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4734 [28SE]
Hurson, Brendan A.: nomination to be district judge, S4889 [30SE], S4927 [4OC]
Papillion, Darrel J.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1698 [17MY]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tributes
McConnell, Cheryl A., S4225• [6SE]