LUJÁN, BEN RAY (a Senator from New Mexico)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2627, S2637, S2739, S2853, S2862 [13JY], S3151 [19JY], S3642, S3666, S3669 [26JY]
Dept. of Transportation: designate Texas and New Mexico portions of future Interstate-designated segments of Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27 (S. 992), S3838 [27JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4402 [12SE], S4528, S4534, S4535 [14SE], S4558 [18SE], S5053 [17OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S4637 [21SE]
U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S835 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1093 [30MR]
——— 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), S2188 [21JN]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
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), S5361 [6NO]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 707), S827 [16MR]
——— mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see S. 711), S2985 [18JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S310 [9FE]
Artificial intelligence: provide framework for innovation and accountability (see S. 3312), S5540 [15NO]
BIA: process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines (see S. 70), S934 [23MR]
Big Bend National Park: adjust boundary (see S. 1059), S1053 [29MR]
Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see S. 1529), S3759 [27JY]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1310), S1382 [26AP]
——— withdraw certain land in Sandoval County, NM, from mineral development and maintain authority to sell, lease, or exchange surface rights (see S. 534), S506 [27FE]
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), S5713 [4DE]
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]
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), S1294 [20AP]
——— provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (see S. 1409), S1463 [2MY]
China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]
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]
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: eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]
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]
Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S2030 [8JN]
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 116), S860 [21MR]
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]
——— carry out initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural child care (see S. 1867), S5088 [18OC]
——— clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local school food service personnel (see S. 2460), S5089 [18OC]
——— ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see S. 1288), S5050 [17OC]
——— enter into self-determination contracts with Tribal organizations to carry out authority of Food Safety and Inspection Service (see S. 1780), S3460 [20JY]
——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE]
——— establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see S. 52), S2123 [15JN]
——— establish dairy nutrition incentive program (see S. 1474), S4655 [21SE]
——— establish grant program to assist with purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products (see S. 806), S2288 [10JY]
——— establish groundwater conservation easement program (see S. 2250), S4656 [21SE]
——— establish last acre program to advance precision agriculture connectivity and broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2542), S3620 [26JY]
——— establish Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce (see S. 2703), S4762 [28SE]
——— establish small farm environmental quality incentives program subprogram (see S. 2180), S2224 [22JN]
——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY]
——— improve disaster assistance programs (see S. 555), S531 [28FE]
——— improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see S. 2591), S3753 [27JY]
——— improve Rural Energy for America Program (see S. 2594), S3753 [27JY]
——— modify market development programs (see S. 1205), S1900 [1JN]
——— provide families year-round access to nutrition incentives under Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2223), S2313 [11JY]
——— provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (see S. 747), S1746 [18MY]
——— 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]
——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (see S. 130), S146 [30JA]
——— reauthorize feral swine eradication and control pilot program (see S. 1613), S1678 [16MY]
——— reauthorize position of Farmworker Coordinator (see S. 2702), S4762 [28SE]
——— remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under emergency conservation program (see S. 231), S229 [2FE]
——— require review of effectiveness of Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (see S. 1836), S1983 [6JN]
——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 949), S1441 [1MY]
Dept. of Commerce: develop national strategy to close digital divide (see S. 2238), S2310 [11JY]
——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S716 [8MR]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP]
——— award grants for educational programs on history of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander peoples in America, development of discriminatory laws targeting them, and their contributions to U.S. (see S. 1546), S1603 [10MY] (see S. 1702), S1743 [18MY]
——— 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 tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see S. 1963), S5184 [25OC]
——— ensure that teachers are paid livable and competitive salary throughout their career (see S. 766), S743 [9MR]
——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1665), S4390 [12SE]
——— 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 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]
——— include child development and early learning as community services under Federal Work-Study Program (see S. 2938), S4720 [27SE]
——— 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]
——— provide Federal-local community partnership construction funding to local educational agencies eligible to receive payments under Impact Aid program (see S. 2808), S4525 [14SE]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 2608), S3754 [27JY]
——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 2849), S4589 [19SE]
——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see S. 1341), S1417 [27AP]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE]
——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1349), S1418 [27AP]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to support hydrogen-fueled equipment at ports and to conduct study on feasibility and safety of using hydrogen-derived fuels, including ammonia, as shipping fuel (see S. 647), S636 [2MR]
——— establish hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program (see S. 649), S636 [2MR]
——— establish Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program (see S. 646), S636 [2MR]
——— support carbon dioxide removal research and development (see S. 2812), S4525 [14SE]
Dept. of HHS: allow grantees under HIV Health Care Services Program to allocate portion of such funding for services to individuals at risk of acquiring HIV (see S. 2107), S2221 [22JN]
——— authorize fellowships under Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in addiction medicine field (see S. 3145), S5213 [26OC]
——— carry out programs to prevent adverse childhood experiences and promote positive experiences, and conduct studies, evaluations, and research to address adverse childhood experiences (see S. 3085), S5808 [6DE]
——— continue Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (see S. 2434), S3459 [20JY]
——— establish interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about grant funding relative to mental health and substance use disorder programs (see S. 2444), S5145 [24OC]
——— establish Public Health Information and Communications Advisory Committee (see S. 406), S397 [14FE]
——— establish urban Indian organization confer policy (see S. 460), S934 [23MR]
——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see S. 3449), S5851 [7DE]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— identify obstacles to identifying and responding to children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth and provide technical assistance relative to removal of such obstacles (see S. 1146), S1535 [4MY]
——— improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention (see S. 1313), S1382 [26AP]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 1219), S4555 [18SE]
——— reauthorize and expand technical assistance and support for recovery community organizations and peer support networks (see S. 3259), S5427 [8NO]
——— require training and education for school teachers, employees, students, and community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse in primary and secondary education (see S. 1147), S1091 [30MR]
——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1884), S5230 [30OC]
——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see S. 1351), S1418 [27AP]
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]
Dept. of HUD: authorize security deposit and moving costs assistance for low-income households (see S. 1814), S1982 [6JN]
——— establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program (see S. 1686), S1743 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: develop reports on violent attacks against law enforcement officers (see S. 3522), S5996 [14DE]
——— establish taskforce to develop and implement strategies to deter, prevent, and combat, theft and trafficking of catalytic converters and other automobile parts containing precious metals (see S. 2061), S2145 [20JN]
Dept. of Labor: conduct study on fiduciary duties of pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 3330), S5998 [14DE]
——— establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals at schools under Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 226), S229 [2FE]
——— 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), S4590 [19SE]
——— 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]
——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 2253), S4761 [28SE]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see S. 3163), S5460 [9NO]
Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System and Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in Rio Jemez Stream System (see S. 595), S568 [1MR]
——— eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see S. 1742), S1745 [18MY]
——— identify locations in national parks with greatest need for broadband Internet access service and with greatest need for cellular service (see S. 2018), S4390 [12SE]
——— 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]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 563), S531 [28FE]
——— reauthorize endangered fish and threatened fish recovery programs for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins (see S. 2247), S2310 [11JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish Ski Area Fee Retention Account (see S. 254), S4655 [21SE]
——— require Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issue guidance on digital assets to deter money laundering and terrorist financing (see S. 2669), S4722 [27SE]
Dept. of Transportation: designate Texas and New Mexico portions of future Interstate-designated segments of Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27 (see S. 992), S999 [28MR]
——— establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see S. 648), S636 [2MR]
——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN]
——— establish Office of Consumer Protection (see S. 1551), S1623 [11MY]
——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 274), S2225 [22JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
Diseases and disorders: prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see S. 288), S5315 [1NO]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see S. 993), S3460 [20JY]
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]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 45), S4526 [14SE]
——— provide enhanced protections for election workers (see S. 1318), S1442 [1MY]
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]
——— establish interagency task force on employer surveillance and workplace technologies (see S. 2440), S5713 [4DE]
——— 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 program that promotes cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines by good samaritans (see S. 2781), S4440 [13SE]
——— modify water conservation or irrigation efficiency practice waiver authority (see S. 2696), S3757 [27JY]
——— provide for consistent definition for plant biostimulants (see S. 802), S5598 [27NO]
FAA: amend air traffic controller staffing report (see S. 1914), S2029 [8JN]
——— clarify maximum hiring target for new air traffic controllers (see S. 2839), S4589 [19SE]
——— modify authority for space transportation infrastructure modernization grants (see S. 1982), S2096 [14JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to Federal employees shall be paid leave (see S. 274), S264 [7FE]
FCC: conduct study and report to Congress on feasibility of funding Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by Internet edge providers (see S. 856), S825 [16MR]
——— improve access by Indian Tribes to support from universal service programs (see S. 2810), S4525 [14SE]
FDA: improve requirements for making determination of interchangeability of biological product and its reference product (see S. 2305), S2460 [13JY]
——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 549), S531 [28FE]
Federal agencies and departments: provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 3008), S4916 [3OC]
——— require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see S. 3478), S5919 [12DE]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 124), S121 [26JA]
Federal firefighters: establish special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders (see S. 3221), S5338 [2NO]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
FEMA: allow State or local governments to use fire management assistance grants for pre-deployment of assets and resources and modify fire management assistance cost share (see S. 479), S1000 [28MR]
——— 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), S4978 [16OC]
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), S4950 [4OC]
——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see S. 817), S798 [15MR]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 185), S1419 [27AP]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 25), S54 [23JA]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S172 [31JA]
——— 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]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 494), S456 [16FE]
Food: establish working group to evaluate threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil (see S. 480), S456 [16FE]
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 Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1983 [6JN]
Forest Service: reauthorize and improve Water Source Protection Program and Watershed Condition Framework (see S. 1853), S2005 [7JN]
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: conduct study on conduct relative to oil and gas prices (see S. 67), S98 [25JA]
——— 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]
——— improve online ticket sales and protect consumers (see S. 3191), S5315 [1NO]
——— increase consumer protections relative to free trial, automatic renewal, and negative option offers for subscription-based services (see S. 1091), S1089 [30MR]
——— prohibit circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products (see S. 3511), S5961 [13DE]
——— promote fairness in sale of event tickets (see S. 3457), S5852 [7DE]
——— require commercial websites and mobile apps to create simple and readable summary of their terms-of-service agreements (see S. 2225), S2310 [11JY]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see S. 2892), S4654 [21SE]
Gila River System: designate certain sections as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System and provide for transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in New Mexico (see S. 776), S772 [14MR]
GSA: ensure construction and acquisition of public buildings adheres to guiding principles for Federal architecture (see S. 366), S312 [9FE]
Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 1384), S5808 [6DE]
Health care facilities: expand take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies (see S. 644), S4441 [13SE]
Health care professionals: ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see S. 1297), S1381 [26AP]
Health Resources and Services Administration: modify loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce to relieve workforce shortages (see S. 462), S5230 [30OC]
Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (see S. 475), S456 [16FE]
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]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see S. Res. 104), S743 [9MR]
Hispanic Restaurant Week: observance (see S. Res. 377), S4721 [27SE]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 243), S2029 [8JN]
Immigration: eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see S. 1885), S2313 [11JY]
——— enable payment of certain U.S. officers and employees whose employment is authorized pursuant to grant of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status (see S. 672), S668 [7MR]
——— making supplemental appropriations for border management activities (see S. 1600), S1647 [15MY]
——— 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), S3754 [27JY]
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] (see S. 2217), S2287 [10JY]
Information technology: strengthen transparency in process online platforms use to moderate content and hold those companies accountable for content that violates their own policies or is illegal (see S. 483), S456 [16FE]
Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1648 [15MY]
——— mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see S. 1300), S5144 [24OC]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 1084), S1088 [30MR]
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), S1419 [27AP]
Medicaid: expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA]
Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 2407), S3458 [20JY]
——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S5693 [30NO]
——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 260), S2226 [22JN]
——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see S. 1491), S1566 [9MY]
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: establish multi-stakeholder advisory committee to provide recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (see S. 3482), S5961 [13DE]
——— improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1426), S5183 [25OC]
Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 514), S4356 [11SE]
Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see S. 154), S4949 [4OC]
National 4–H Week: designate (see S. Res. 399), S4948 [4OC]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 358), S4655 [21SE]
National Advisory Council on Indian Education: include at least 1 president of Tribal college or university and require Depts. of Education and the Interior to consider Council’s reports in budget material preparation (see S. 749), S742 [9MR]
National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1554), S1623 [11MY]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 426), S5144 [24OC]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 313), S3621 [26JY]
National Dairy Month: designate (see S. Res. 284), S2226 [22JN]
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 194), S1505 [3MY]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]
National First-Generation College Celebration Day: designate (see S. Res. 500), S5962 [13DE]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S2226 [22JN]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S1899 [1JN]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S1705 [17MY]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S4555 [18SE]
National Mentoring Month: observance (see S. Res. 25), S230 [2FE]
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 Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]
National Teach Ag Day: observance (see S. Res. 375), S4721 [27SE]
National Treasury Employees Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S532 [28FE]
National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 29), S231 [2FE]
National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1000 [28MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]
Native Americans: ensure all federally recognized Tribes that are eligible for gaming in U.S. are regulated under Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (see S. 1536), S1603 [10MY]
——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see S. 2695), S5693 [30NO]
——— 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]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 148), S1092 [30MR]
New Mexico: withdraw certain Federal land in Pecos Watershed area from mineral entry and designate Thompson Peak Wilderness Area (see S. 3033), S4948 [4OC]
NIH: transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see S. 1624), S4441 [13SE]
North Dakota: authorize relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals and restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes (see S. 1088), S5257 [31OC]
Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 452), S5360 [6NO]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 2501), S3619 [26JY]
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]
Preserving and Protecting Local News Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S1091 [30MR]
Public debt: repeal public debt ceiling (see S. 1190), S1255 [19AP]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see S. 2038), S2123 [15JN]
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]
Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro de la Olla Wilderness (see S. 593), S568 [1MR]
Russia: condemn unjust and arbitrary detention of opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has stood up in defense of democracy, rule of law, and free and fair elections (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1706 [17MY]
Science: establish public-private partnership for near-term quantum application development and acceleration (see S. 1439), S1533 [4MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 2581), S4978 [16OC]
Social Security: protect system and improve benefits (see S. 2280), S2360 [12JY]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S715 [8MR]
Southwest Border Regional Commission: reauthorize (see S. 3479), S5919 [12DE]
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), S5315 [1NO]
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]
——— create tax credit to address teacher and school leader shortage in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education (see S. 1567), S4389 [12SE]
——— 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), S6058 [19DE]
——— increase deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see S. 2731), S5258 [31OC]
——— increase rate of excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock (see S. 413), S397 [14FE]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 2829), S5214 [26OC]
——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 1723), S1744 [18MY]
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3760 [27JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]
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]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 2960), S4720 [27SE]
Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 815), S1679 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Stroke Month: designate (see S. Res. 294), S2461 [13JY]
Chaco Culture National Historical Park: withdraw certain surrounding Federal land from further mineral development to protect Chaco ruins and landscape (see S. 1404), S1463 [2MY]
Congress: rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties (see S. 2618), S3754 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: amend regulations to allow certain packers to have interest in market agencies (see S. 813), S798 [15MR]
——— ensure producers who rely on acequia systems have access to drought protections (see S. 2077), S2185 [21JN]
——— expand provision of farmer-led technical assistance (see S. 2614), S3754 [27JY]
——— improve access to food distribution program on Indian reservations (see S. 2537), S3620 [26JY]
——— include support for sustainable fibers in Local Agriculture Market Program (see S. 2667), S3756 [27JY]
——— increase flexibility in food distribution program on Indian reservations (see S. 2540), S3620 [26JY]
——— make permanent moratorium on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit transaction fees (see S. 2449), S3459 [20JY]
——— modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions (see S. 2643), S3755 [27JY]
——— provide additional funds to States for administration of certain nutrition programs (see S. 2322), S2460 [13JY]
——— provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves (see S. 1726), S1744 [18MY]
——— provide for cost-share waivers for projects carried out in response to wildland fires caused by certain Government actions (see S. 2353), S2984 [18JY]
——— provide training materials for use of health care professionals to inform patients about availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2536), S3620 [26JY]
——— support buildout of clean school bus charging infrastructure through community facilities direct loans and grants (see S. 1930), S2050 [12JN]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 1502), S1566 [9MY]
——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see S. 963), S933 [23MR]
——— provide full Federal funding under Impact Aid Program for local educational agencies providing language instruction for English learners and immigrant students (see S. 871), S826 [16MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish research, development, and demonstration program relative to abandoned wells (see S. 429), S425 [15FE]
Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see S. 1851), S2005 [7JN]
——— authorize public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness (see S. 403), S397 [14FE]
——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cerebral cavernous malformations (see S. 543), S531 [28FE]
——— provide dedicated funding for health advocates to develop targeted outreach, event planning materials, and other resources for community organizations to utilize during National Recovery Month (see S. 2766), S4388 [12SE]
——— reauthorize program for strengthening communities of recovery for individuals with substance use disorders (see S. 3424), S5807 [6DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of initial health screenings, adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for detainees (see S. 2864), S4630 [20SE]
Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY]
Dept. of the Interior: increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants (see S. 2927), S4678 [26SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal authorization for provision of flat grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico (see S. 2306), S2460 [13JY]
Depts. of Agriculture and Energy: establish joint research and development activities (see S. 3301), S5507 [14NO]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land (see S. 605), S568 [1MR]
FCC: enforce forfeiture penalties relative to violations of restrictions on use of telephone equipment (see S. 2095), S2185 [21JN]
FEMA: authorize assistance for damage resulting from Cerro Pelado Fire (see S. 3032), S4948 [4OC]
——— extend time period for submission of claims relative to Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire (see S. 3031), S4948 [4OC]
Forest Service: enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out ecosystem restoration activities relative to collection and maintenance of native seeds and production of seedlings for revegetation (see S. 1164), S1091 [30MR]
——— require greater transparency in consideration of projects for Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program (see S. 3116), S5143 [24OC]
——— require standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements (see S. 2520), S3619 [26JY]
Foundation for Digital Equity: establish (see S. 599), S568 [1MR]
FTC: ensure large online platforms are addressing needs of non-English users (see S. 1801), S1899 [1JN]
——— require third-party delivery platforms to follow certain pricing practices (see S. 3161), S5229 [30OC]
Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend (see S. 2273), S2360 [12JY]
International Atomic Energy Agency: support nuclear security role (see S. Res. 429), S5183 [25OC]
Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S772 [14MR]
Native Americans: make technical corrections to Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund (see S. 3406), S5750 [5DE]
——— provide advance appropriations authority for certain BIA and Indian Health Service accounts (see S. 2424), S3458 [20JY]
NIST: improve requirement to establish testbeds to support development and testing of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and improve interagency coordination in development of such testbeds (see S. 3162), S5229 [30OC]
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: amend (see S. 1898), S2028 [8JN]
Office of Special Counsel: notify Congress when declining to investigate Hatch Act violation allegations and require annual report that details whether alleged violations were investigated or not (see S. 1629), S1678 [16MY]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: authorize use of certain grants for health care providers to purchase lethal-means safety supplies for children at risk of suicide or overdose (see S. 3364), S5692 [30NO]
——— reauthorize residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women (see S. 3447), S5851 [7DE]
Cloture motions
Allen, Elizabeth: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Public Diplomacy, S2018 [8JN], S2045 [12JN]
Ballou, Robert S.: nomination to be district judge, S631 [2MR], S653 [6MR]
Benjamin, DeAndrea Gist: nomination to be circuit judge, S225 [2FE], S251 [7FE]
Bernstein, Jared: nomination to be Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, S2018 [8JN], S2058 [13JN]
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]
Crane, David: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Infrastructure, S1893 [1JN], S1972 [6JN]
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]
Gilbride, Karla Ann: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S4940 [4OC], S5029 [17OC]
Hidalgo, Rosemarie: nomination to be Dept. of Justice Violence Against Women Office Director, S2211 [22JN], S2298 [11JY]
Ho, Dale E.: nomination to be district judge, S2040 [12JN], S2085 [14JN]
Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1285 [20AP], S1335 [25AP]
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]
Kobick, Julia E.: nomination to be district judge, S5331 [2NO], S5384 [7NO]
Kunesh, Patrice H.: nomination to be Dept. of HHS Administration for Native Americans Commissioner, S632 [2MR], S667 [7MR]
Martinez-Lopez, Lester: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Health Affairs, S337 [13FE], S419 [15FE]
Mendez-Miro, Gina R.: nomination to be district judge, S251 [7FE], S345 [13FE]
Merle, Natasha C.: nomination to be district judge, S2115 [15JN], S2156 [21JN]
Neiman, Brent: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Finance and Development, S736 [9MR], S766 [14MR]
Nelson, Adrienne C.: nomination to be district judge, S278 [9FE], S377 [14FE]
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, Irma Carrillo: nomination to be circuit judge, S5593 [27NO], S5688 [30NO]
Reyes, Ramon E., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S5331 [2NO], S5393 [7NO]
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]
Solomon, Amy Lefkowitz: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, S1079 [30MR], S1153 [18AP]
Taylor-Kale, Laura: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, S737 [9MR], S793 [15MR]
Walker, Jamar K.: nomination to be district judge, S438 [16FE], S499 [27FE]
Werfel, Daniel I.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S648 [6MR], S680 [8MR]
Wright-Gallo, Glenna L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, S1530 [4MY], S1582 [10MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S4637 [21SE]
Remarks
Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to economy, S1018 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), conference report, S5912 [12DE]
——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3723 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: tribute to Head Start Program, S1837 [31MY]
Gomez, Anna M.: nomination to FCC, S4253 [7SE]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (S. 1669), S5739 [5DE]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Program: reauthorize, expand areas eligible for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing, and improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, S3723 [27JY], S5912 [12DE]