MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Senator from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2530, S2531, S2532, S2533, S2536, S2707, S2717, S2734, S2735, S2851, S2852, S2904 [13JY], S3539 [25JY], S3622 [26JY], S3778 [27JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4527 [14SE]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1957 [1JN]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S31 [6JA]
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]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 6), S744 [9MR]
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), S999 [28MR]
——— place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see S. 271), S1000 [28MR]
Alien Enemies Act: repeal (see S. 1747), S1745 [18MY]
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]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 3201), S5338 [2NO]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S1678 [16MY]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S773 [14MR]
Armenia: protect and provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) impacted by actions of Azerbaijan (see S. 2900), S4654 [21SE]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 209), S1624 [11MY]
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]
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]
Business and industry: 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]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served Confederated States of America from display in National Statuary Hall (see S. 573), S670 [7MR]
Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 153), S1092 [30MR]
Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]
CDC: provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see S. 1317), S1382 [26AP]
Chávez, César E.: tribute (see S. Res. 151), S1092 [30MR]
China: remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and condemn crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within China, including Hong Kong, by Chinese Communist Party (see S. Res. 237), S1983 [6JN]
Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see S. Res. 506), S5997 [14DE]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on protected characteristic (see S. 129), S146 [30JA]
——— express concern about spreading problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression (see S. Res. 372), S4721 [27SE]
Civil rights: guarantee freedom from discrimination throughout economy by prohibiting any actions with discriminatory effects (see S. 2008), S2122 [15JN]
——— improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR]
Civil War—U.S.: award Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served with Union Forces (see S. 273), S458 [16FE]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1419 [27AP]
——— 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]
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]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S74 [24JA]
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), S2097 [14JN]
Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 115), S826 [16MR]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]
——— establish judicial ethics (see S. 1908), S2029 [8JN]
——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1959), S2071 [13JN]
——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 833), S825 [16MR]
COVID–19 Victims Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 94), S654 [6MR]
Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees to make adverse employment decisions (see S. 2690), S3756 [27JY]
——— require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports (see S. 2592), S3753 [27JY]
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]
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 history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see S. 96), S4977 [16OC]
——— establish Office of Small Farms (see S. 1809), S4591 [19SE]
——— expand Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2015), S2122 [15JN]
——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY]
——— 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]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see S. 3294), S5507 [14NO]
——— modify rural housing financing (see S. 3497), S5961 [13DE]
——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see S. 2258), S5693 [30NO]
——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 557), S5183 [25OC]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 2435), S3459 [20JY]
——— 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]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see S. 1336), S1417 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: reduce discretionary budget authority for fiscal year if financial statement for previous fiscal year does not receive qualified or unqualified audit opinion by external independent auditor (see S. 2054), S2145 [20JN]
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 outdoor learning spaces (see S. 1538), S5508 [14NO]
——— 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), S2096 [14JN]
——— ensure that teachers are paid livable and competitive salary throughout their career (see S. 766), S743 [9MR]
——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see S. 1581), S1624 [11MY]
——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see S. 3379), S5692 [30NO]
——— 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]
——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select right college and succeed once enrolled (see S. 1071), S1088 [30MR]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE]
——— require State report cards to reflect same race groups as decennial census of population (see S. 3152), S5213 [26OC]
——— strengthen and expand Green Ribbon Schools Program to expand number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals (see S. 2822), S4526 [14SE]
——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 2145), S2223 [22JN]
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: 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]
——— develop strategy for public health preparedness and response to artificial intelligence threats relating to biological or chemical weapons (see S. 2346), S2984 [18JY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1113), S1089 [30MR]
——— establish Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative (see S. 3108), S5143 [24OC]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 388), S313 [9FE]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 133), S147 [30JA]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S3620 [26JY]
——— issue draft guidance to address non-addictive analgesics for chronic pain (see S. 3462), S5897 [11DE]
——— prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from entering into contracts that prevent or restrict access to drug pricing information available through consumer decision-support tools (see S. 1374), S1418 [27AP]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— 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]
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 HUD: authorize grant program to assist State and local governments, continuums of care, and community-based organizations that administer health and homelessness services to better coordinate those services (see S. 3165), S5229 [30OC]
Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 247), S229 [2FE]
Dept. of Labor: 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]
——— 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]
——— permit retirement plans to consider certain environmental, social, and governance factors in investment decisions (see S. 523), S457 [16FE]
——— 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), S2359 [12JY]
——— strengthen protections against child labor violations (see S. 3163), S5229 [30OC]
Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see S. 1960), S2071 [13JN]
——— report to Congress on ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti and impose sanctions on political and economic elites involved in such criminal activities (see S. 396), S4949 [4OC]
Dept. of the Interior: direct restoration and protection efforts of 5–State Connecticut River Watershed Region (see S. 2660), S3755 [27JY]
——— 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]
——— permanently prohibit offshore drilling on Outer Continental Shelf in Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (see S. 617), S569 [1MR]
——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (see S. 22), S54 [23JA]
——— 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), S5144 [24OC]
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), S2187 [21JN]
Dept. of Transportation: establish Office of Consumer Protection (see S. 1551), S1623 [11MY]
——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 274), S2225 [22JN]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 1193), S1255 [19AP]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see S. 288), S1625 [11MY]
District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining exercise of authority over District of Columbia National Guard between Mayor and President (see S. 250), S229 [2FE]
——— repeal Presidential authority to assume emergency control of District of Columbia police (see S. 248), S229 [2FE]
——— statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: ensure that States do not prohibit individuals from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies (see S. 2484), S3522 [25JY]
——— focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1152), S1091 [30MR]
——— limit price charged by manufacturers for insulin (see S. 727), S742 [9MR]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see S. 919), S909 [22MR]
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), S1382 [26AP]
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), S4723 [27SE]
——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see S. 2850), 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]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 404), S4949 [4OC]
Energy Reorganization Act: clarify whistleblower rights and protections for Dept. of Energy and NRC employees (see S. 1112), S1089 [30MR]
EPA: establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see S. 1917), S4591 [19SE]
——— fully protect safety of children and environment and remove dangerous pesticides from use (see S. 269), S1000 [28MR]
——— impose dioxide emission surcharge on private jet travel and certain first class and business tickets (see S. 2599), S3754 [27JY]
——— prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see S. 3440), S5851 [7DE]
——— promulgate certain limitations relative to pre-production plastic pellet pollution (see S. 2337), S5403 [7NO]
FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 178), S172 [31JA]
——— improve safety of aircraft air supply by providing training to crew and first responders, issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes, investigating incidents, and installing air quality monitoring equipment (see S. 615), S569 [1MR]
FCC: 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]
——— strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels (see S. 1289), S1381 [26AP] (see S. 3512), S5961 [13DE]
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]
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: carry out research and development on single index insurance policy that is more responsive to crop and income losses faced by farmers due to extreme weather (see S. 3401), S5750 [5DE]
——— revise terms of Standard Reinsurance Agreement and Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (see S. 2421), S4390 [12SE]
Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 124), S637 [2MR]
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]
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]
——— 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]
——— ban importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of gun silencers or suppressors and provide buyback program for such items (see S. 1383), S1419 [27AP]
——— end epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives (see S. 3407), S5750 [5DE]
——— 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), S172 [31JA]
——— prevent importation and trafficking of illegal gun modification devices that can convert semi-automatic weapons into fully-automatic weapons and seize all profits that come from such trafficking (see S. 1319), S1382 [26AP]
——— 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 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]
——— enhance mental health and psychosocial support within U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs (see S. 767), S1420 [27AP]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see S. 3234), S5402 [7NO]
Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see S. 1831), S1982 [6JN]
Foundation for Digital Equity: establish (see S. 599), S568 [1MR]
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 19), S267 [7FE]
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]
FRS: establish presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed Inspector General of Board of Governors and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 915), S1705 [17MY]
——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (see S. 2257), S2359 [12JY]
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]
——— issue regulations requiring non-flushable wet wipes to have ‘‘Do Not Flush’’ labeling (see S. 1350), S1418 [27AP]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 1231), S1293 [20AP]
——— prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see S. 2957), S4720 [27SE]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN]
——— submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 1737), S1745 [18MY]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S2123 [15JN]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5403 [7NO]
Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see S. Res. 95), S669 [7MR]
——— 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), S2313 [11JY]
——— 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), S1605 [10MY]
——— 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]
Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce (see S. 3200), S5361 [6NO]
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]
Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see S. 2701), S3757 [27JY]
Human rights: express concern about environmental crimes and attacks on human rights of environmental and land defenders in Latin America and Caribbean (see S. Res. 142), S1091 [30MR]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see S. 1036), S2288 [10JY]
Immigrant Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 243), S2029 [8JN]
Immigration: 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]
——— establish right to counsel, at Government expense for those who cannot afford counsel, for people facing removal (see S. 1187), S1210 [18AP]
——— expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see S. 2646), S3755 [27JY]
——— 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), S3896 [5SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: alter definition of ‘‘conviction’’ (see S. 1343), S1417 [27AP]
Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (see S. 3273), S5458 [9NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP] (see S. 2217), S2287 [10JY]
Insurance: apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see S. 1375), S1419 [27AP]
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), S121 [26JA]
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]
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: make technical corrections to clarify ability of injured persons to sue foreign state defendants for aiding and abetting terrorism (see S. 2082), S2185 [21JN]
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), S266 [7FE]
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]
LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]
Maritime Administration: modify age requirement for Student Incentive Payment Program of State maritime academies (see S. 467), S533 [28FE]
Medicaid: expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA]
——— provide for emergency increase in Federal funding to State programs for expenditures on home and community-based services (see S. 3118), S5143 [24OC]
——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 971), S933 [23MR]
——— 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), S3147 [19JY]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY]
——— provide coverage of dental services (see S. 2012), S2122 [15JN]
——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1246), S1293 [20AP] (see S. 1264), S1340 [25AP]
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), S4356 [11SE]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 149), S1092 [30MR]
National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 426), S5144 [24OC]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 229), S1843 [31MY]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 353), S4630 [20SE]
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]
National Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S1899 [1JN]
National Lobster Day: designate (see S. Res. 351), S4590 [19SE]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S1566 [9MY]
National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S1745 [18MY]
National Naloxone Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 250), S2071 [13JN]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]
National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]
National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month: observance (see S. Res. 21), S204 [1FE]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 208), S4357 [11SE]
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 298), S2461 [13JY]
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 Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 148), S1092 [30MR]
NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S147 [30JA]
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: collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities (see S. 1808), S1982 [6JN]
Northern Ireland: anniversary of signing of Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (see S. Res. 157), S1092 [30MR]
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 Democracy Advancement and Innovation: establish to administer Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (see S. 630), S636 [2MR]
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]
Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see S. 3127), S5182 [25OC]
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]
Preserving and Protecting Local News Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S1091 [30MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: provide for examination and disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for office of President (see S. 1272), S1340 [25AP]
Public debt: repeal public debt ceiling (see S. 1190), S1255 [19AP]
Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 1531), S1603 [10MY]
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]
Racial relations: declare racism as public health crisis (see S. Res. 319), S3757 [27JY]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 84), S532 [28FE]
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]
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see S. 41), S1441 [1MY]
Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 134), S1605 [10MY]
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), S1295 [20AP]
Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and lift travel bans on dissidents and former political prisoners (see S.J. Res. 46), S4826 [29SE]
——— request information on human rights practices to make determinations on continuation of U.S. arms sales and security assistance (see S. Res. 109), S5316 [1NO]
SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2677), S3756 [27JY]
——— reauthorize SCORE Association (see S. 1744), S1745 [18MY]
——— require annual report on Small Business Development Centers entrepreneurial activities and provide assessment and report on data collecting practices (see S. 2185), S2289 [10JY]
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 disclosure of payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination (see S. 1393), S1440 [1MY]
Slavery Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 40), S3757 [27JY]
Social Security: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (see S. 2196), S2224 [22JN]
——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 393), S351 [13FE]
——— 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]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 (see S. 359), S312 [9FE]
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]
——— 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]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 441), S425 [15FE]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— impose minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1173), S1210 [18AP]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see S. 408), S397 [14FE]
——— increase rate of excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock (see S. 413), S1505 [3MY]
——— 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 partially refundable credit against payroll taxes for certain restaurants affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 28), S74 [24JA]
——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see S. 881), S859 [21MR]
——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2929), S4678 [26SE]
——— reinstate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on estates valued over certain amount and end tax breaks and loopholes for high-value trusts and estates (see S. 1178), S1464 [2MY]
——— repeal temporary limitation on personal casualty losses (see S. 2236), S2310 [11JY]
——— revise tax treatment of partnership interests received in connection with performance of services (see S. 3317), S5540 [15NO]
Telecommunications: preserve and protect ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services (see S. 1197), S1255 [19AP]
Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: extend (see S. 1950), S5257 [31OC]
Time: make daylight savings time permanent (see S. 582), S568 [1MR]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see S. Res. 464), S5541 [15NO]
Transportation: award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban and rural communities to green spaces (see S. 1440), S1533 [4MY]
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 1723), S1744 [18MY]
TSA: prohibit use of facial recognition technology in airports (see S. 3361), S5674 [29NO]
Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre (see S. Res. 230), S1844 [31MY]
Tunisia: recognize leadership in Arab Spring and express support for upholding democratic principles and norms (see S. Res. 260), S4390 [12SE]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3758 [27JY]
U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative: support (see S. Res. 363), S4678 [26SE]
Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see S. Res. 320), S4272 [7SE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S1505 [3MY]
Violence Against Women Act: define intimate partner to include someone with whom there is or was dating relationship (see S. 321), S955 [27MR]
Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 700), S714 [8MR]
——— 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]
——— expand youth access to voting (see S. 2985), S4760 [28SE]
——— guarantee right to vote for all citizens regardless of criminal offense convictions (see S. 3423), S5807 [6DE]
——— improve voter access to ballot box through automatic voter registration (see S. 2841), S4589 [19SE]
——— modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 2960), S4720 [27SE]
——— prohibit States from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless they verify that registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see S. 2842), S4589 [19SE]
——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in Federal elections on date of election (see S. 2843), S4589 [19SE]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1677), S1742 [18MY]
Water: provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Native American lands (see S. 2385), S5598 [27NO]
Women: 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]
——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response: address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields (see S. 2399), S3148 [19JY]
Air pollution: improve air quality management and safety of communities using best available monitoring technology and data (see S. 2045), S2145 [20JN]
Airlines: ensure that child can sit next to family member on flight at no additional cost (see S. 525), S457 [16FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]
Aviation: provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see S. 561), S531 [28FE]
Bureau of Prisons: end use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 3409), S5750 [5DE]
Cambodia: promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights by applying sanctions and codifying existing visa restrictions (see S. 2331), S2984 [18JY]
Caroline Chang Post Office, Boston, MA: designate (see S. 1759), S1788 [30MY]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1026), S1052 [29MR]
——— establish grant program to recruit, hire, and train public health nurses (see S. 2639), S3755 [27JY]
——— promote mental wellness and resilience, heal mental and behavioral health and psychosocial problems, and award grants for community-based mental wellness and resilience programs (see S. 1452), S1533 [4MY]
——— reauthorize program of surveillance and education regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factors (see S. 2918), S4678 [26SE]
CDC and NIH: authorize funding for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender affirming care (see S. 2246), S2310 [11JY]
Climate: establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see S. 3340), S5541 [15NO]
——— provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions (see S. 3500), S5961 [13DE]
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 Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to clean economy (see S. 2838), S4589 [19SE]
Correctional institutions: remove Medicaid, Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Dept. of Veterans Affairs limitations on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2194), S2224 [22JN]
Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on Federal jury due to disability and age (see S. 1086), S1088 [30MR]
——— remove defense of qualified immunity in any action by State or local officials, including police officers, that violates legal and constitutionally secured rights (see S. 1196), S1255 [19AP]
Crime: prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 2279), S2360 [12JY]
Cryptocurrency: require interagency study on environmental and energy impacts of crypto-asset mining and assess crypto-asset mining compliance with Clean Air Act (see S. 661), S654 [6MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand medical expense deduction for elderly and disabled persons under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2432), S3459 [20JY]
——— improve purchasing of food (see S. 3390), S5712 [4DE]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to environmental justice communities to promote investment in catalytic local predevelopment projects for resilient climate infrastructure innovation (see S. 2148), S2223 [22JN]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of Federal funds to launch nuclear weapon using autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control (see S. 1394), S1441 [1MY]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see S. 1754), S1788 [30MY]
——— require report on dangers posed by nuclear reactors in areas that might experience armed conflict (see S. 571), S532 [28FE]
——— submit report to Congress on overdoses among members of Armed Forces (see S. 1766), S1843 [31MY]
Dept. of Education: establish grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see S. 2988), S4760 [28SE]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see S. 2814), S4525 [14SE]
——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see S. 2163), S2223 [22JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers (see S. 1767), S1843 [31MY]
——— establish grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks (see S. 1601), S1647 [15MY]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see S. 1785), S1843 [31MY]
——— increase access to medication for opioid overdose reversal (see S. 1373), S1418 [27AP]
——— increase availability of LIHEAP heating and cooling assistance (see S. 405), S397 [14FE]
——— prescribe regulation reducing risks in gene synthesis products (see S. 2400), S3148 [19JY]
——— require research into health consequences of environmental impacts of nuclear war (see S. 2398), S3148 [19JY]
——— update and clarify rule on substances generally recognized as safe and establish Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation within FDA (see S. 3387), S5712 [4DE]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States to encourage implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements (see S. 1824), S1982 [6JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish offshore wind career training grant program (see S. 3226), S5339 [2NO]
——— reauthorize YouthBuild program (see S. 3426), S5807 [6DE]
——— require hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits (see S. 753), S743 [9MR]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 1007), S999 [28MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Deerfield River for potential addition to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 608), S569 [1MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: require Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue advisory about how homegrown violent extremists and other perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories (see S. 1825), S1982 [6JN]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out grant program to support State and local efforts to provide fare-free transit service (see S. 1282), S1340 [25AP]
——— establish airport infrastructure resilience pilot program to fund projects that improve climate resilience and ensure airports can respond to climate change, extreme weather events, and natural disasters (see S. 1055), S1053 [29MR]
——— establish grant program to increase racial and gender minority access and representation in aviation workforce (see S. 1163), S1091 [30MR]
——— prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 209), S203 [1FE]
Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see S. 2945), S4720 [27SE]
Drugs: ensure comprehensive wraparound services for families impacted by substance use disorders (see S. 3006), S4916 [3OC]
Education: express that paraprofessionals and education support staff in schools and universities should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions (see S. Res. 450), S5360 [6NO]
FCC: modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see S. 340), S311 [9FE]
Federal agencies and departments: 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]
FERC: promulgate regulations on regional and interregional planning to improve electricity infrastructure, reduce costs for ratepayers, and promote clean energy innovation (see S. 2480), S3522 [25JY]
Firearms: 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]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 1819), S1982 [6JN]
FRS: require financial firms to establish plans to reduce investing in financed greenhouse gas emissions to protect financial stability (see S. 1138), S1090 [30MR]
FTC: establish rules prohibiting marketing of firearms to minors (see S. 252), S230 [2FE]
——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1418), S1504 [3MY]
——— prohibit discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process and require transparency in use of algorithmic processes and content moderation (see S. 2325), S2461 [13JY]
GAO: study and report on operational preparedness of air carriers for preparing for changing weather and other events related to changing conditions and natural hazards (see S. 787), S772 [14MR]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S. Res. 173), S1341 [25AP]
Health: prepare and empower health care sector to protect health and wellbeing of our workers, our communities, and our planet in face of climate crisis (see S. 1229), S1293 [20AP]
——— provide for green and resilient health care infrastructure (see S. 2657), S3755 [27JY]
Health care facilities: expand take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies (see S. 644), S636 [2MR]
Immigration: establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see S. 883), S859 [21MR] (see S. 2585), S3753 [27JY]
Law enforcement: prohibit use of facial recognition or other biometric technology by Federal entities and condition Federal funding on similar moratoria by State and local entities (see S. 681), S669 [7MR]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see S. 1924), S2050 [12JN]
Medicaid: provide guidance on connecting beneficiaries with housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and other housing resources (see S. 2932), S4678 [26SE]
Medicare: provide coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services (see S. 2288), S2459 [13JY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S1705 [17MY]
National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee: improve extreme heat preparedness and response, require study, and establish grant program to address heat effects (see S. 2645), S3755 [27JY]
National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 465), S5541 [15NO]
NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of universal influenza vaccine (see S. 3215), S5338 [2NO]
NOAA: establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see S. 2086), S2185 [21JN]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of first-use nuclear strike absent declaration of war by Congress (see S. 1186), S1210 [18AP]
——— reduce and eliminate threats of such weapons to U.S. (see S. 1499), S1566 [9MY]
Pipelines: eliminate requirement for cost-benefit analyses in establishment of minimum safety standards for pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities (see S. 2980), S4759 [28SE]
Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in U.S. (see S. 1707), S1743 [18MY]
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]
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem, MA: redesignate as Salem Maritime National Historical Park (see S. 961), S933 [23MR]
Ships and vessels: authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers (see S. 3389), S5712 [4DE]
Social Security: review and simplify processes, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility, enrolling in, and maintaining benefits under certain Federal aid programs (see S. 3109), S5143 [24OC]
Supreme Court: allow for twelve associate Justices (see S. 1616), S1678 [16MY]
Taxation: increase excise taxes on fuel used by private jets (see S. 2378), S3147 [19JY]
Thailand: urge government to protect and uphold democracy, human rights, rule of law, freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of expression (see S. Res. 114), S826 [16MR]
Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see S. Res. 144), S1091 [30MR]
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY]
Water: establish program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience (see S. 660), S654 [6MR]
Cloture motions
AliKhan, Loren L.: nomination to be district judge, S5687 [30NO], S5725 [5DE]
Allvin, David W.: nomination to be Air Force Chief of Staff, S5252 [31OC], S5326 [2NO]
Benjamin, DeAndrea Gist: nomination to be circuit judge, S225 [2FE], S251 [7FE]
Chaudhary, Ravi: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, S736 [9MR], S785 [15MR]
Cook, Lisa DeNell: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4218 [6SE]
DeClercq, Susan Kim: nomination to be district judge, S4889 [30SE], S4927 [4OC]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4734 [28SE]
Franchetti, Lisa M.: nomination to be Chief of Naval Operations, S5251 [31OC], S5325 [2NO]
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]
Gomez, Anna M.: nomination to FCC, S3739 [27JY], S4254 [7SE]
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]
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]
Kugler, Adriana D.: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4224 [6SE]
Mahoney, Christopher J.: nomination to be Marine Corps Assistant Commandant, S5252 [31OC], S5327 [2NO]
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]
Nelson, Adrienne C.: nomination to be district judge, S278 [9FE], S377 [14FE]
O’Brien, James C.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, S4889 [30SE], S4909 [3OC]
Oliver, Vernon D.: nomination to be district judge, S4515 [14SE], S4551 [18SE]
Plumb, Radha Iyengar: nomination to be Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, S1078 [30MR], S1128 [17AP]
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]
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]
Privilege of the floor
Stephenson, Oliver, S5966 [13DE]
Swanson, Alexandra, S5966 [13DE]
Wolf, Martin, S5966 [13DE]
Remarks
Canada: impact of wildfires, S2018 [8JN]
Children and youth: prohibit certain design features, amplification of harmful content, and manipulative marketing targeted at children on Internet, S887 [22MR]
Climate: effects of climate change, S2018 [8JN]
Contraceptives: protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (S. 1999), S2158 [21JN]
——— protect ability to access contraceptives and engage in contraception and protect health care provider ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and related information (S. 1999), unanimous-consent request, S2158 [21JN]
Dept. of HHS: extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (S. 2777), S5668 [29NO]
Firearms: prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (S. 1819), S5949 [13DE]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (S. 1819), unanimous-consent request, S5950 [13DE]
Food: prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (S. 2011), S2206, S2207 [22JN]
——— prohibit importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia (S. 2011), unanimous-consent request, S2206 [22JN]
Gomez, Anna M.: nomination to FCC, S4257 [7SE]
Government regulations: reform Federal regulatory permitting and project review processes for energy and infrastructure projects, S1726 [18MY]
Guzman, Margaret R.: nomination to be district judge, S545 [1MR]
Health: prohibit imposition of mask mandate on passengers of air carriers or public transit and in educational settings (S. 2738), S4255 [7SE]
——— prohibit imposition of mask mandate on passengers of air carriers or public transit and in educational settings (S. 2738), unanimous-consent request, S4255 [7SE]
Inflation Reduction Act: impact, S1726 [18MY]
Joun, Myong J.: nomination to be district judge, S2336 [12JY]
Kobick, Julia E.: nomination to be district judge, S5388 [7NO]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (S. 1669), unanimous-consent request, S5738 [5DE]
National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee: improve extreme heat preparedness and response, require study, and establish grant program to address heat effects (S. 2645), S3442 [20JY]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, S1726 [18MY]
Richard, Elizabeth H.: nomination to be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, S5739 [5DE]
Rikelman, Julie: nomination to be circuit judge, S2117 [15JN]
Supreme Court: allow for twelve associate Justices (S. 1616), S3455 [20JY]
Syed, Dilawar: confirmation as SBA Deputy Administrator, S2120 [15JN]
TikTok Inc.: prohibit from accessing U.S. citizens’ user data from within China, S887 [22MR]
U.N.: plans to reduce carbon emissions, S6018 [18DE]
Votes: position on missed, S4437 [13SE], S5357 [6NO], S5670 [29NO]
Tributes
Kennedy, Allison, S4651• [21SE]
Kesselheim, Aaron S., S1379• [26AP]
Owen, Charles C., Jr., S5358• [6NO]
Rodrigues, Paige, S3442 [20JY]