MERKLEY, JEFF (a Senator from Oregon)
Amendments
Asia: recognize vital importance of Mekong River to Southeast Asia and role of Mekong-U.S. Partnership in supporting prosperity in region (S. Res. 126), S5363, S5365 [6NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2387 [12JY], S2522, S2541, S2690, S2851, S2852, S2855, S2856, S2857, S2858, S2862, S2904, S2905 [13JY], S2987, S2988, S3057, S3061 [18JY], S3466, S3490 [20JY], S3539 [25JY], S3623, S3687 [26JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4496 [13SE], S4592 [19SE], S4663 [21SE], S5092 [18OC], S5163 [25OC]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1957 [1JN]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S3501 [21JY]
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, S151 [30JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1052 [29MR]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 701), S714 [8MR]
——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (see S. 2053), S2145 [20JN]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
African Diaspora Heritage Month: designate (see S. 2789), S4440 [13SE]
Agricultural Research Service: conduct research on wildfire smoke exposure on wine grapes (see S. 2135), S2222 [22JN]
Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see S. 1016), S1342 [25AP]
ALS Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 239), S2006 [7JN]
Americans With Disabilities Act: recognize anniversary and importance of independent living for disabled individuals and call for further action to strengthen home and community living for such individuals (see S. Res. 312), S3620 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: expand and improve Dept. of Justice enforcement capabilities relative to seizure and removal of abused animals (see S. 2555), S5542 [15NO]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 707), S714 [8MR]
——— require inspections of foreign laboratories conducting biomedical and behavioral research to ensure compliance with applicable animal welfare requirements (see S. 2397), S3148 [19JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S1845 [31MY]
——— prospectively repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1061), S1256 [19AP]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S637 [2MR]
——— require pilot program on activities under pre-separation transition process of members for reduction in suicide among veterans (see S. 132), S1567 [9MY]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 209), S1624 [11MY]
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see S. Res. 378), S4760 [28SE]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): treat as international organization for purposes of International Organizations Immunities Act (see S. 682), S2288 [10JY]
ATF: repeal certain impediments to administration of firearms laws (see S. 598), S655 [6MR]
——— require electronic, searchable database of importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale or other disposition of firearms (see S. 203), S1625 [11MY]
Aviation: provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see S. 561), S655 [6MR]
Birds: provide greater protection of roosters (see S. 1529), S2187 [21JN]
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]
Brazil: condemn violent insurrection and express U.S. solidarity with people of Brazil and support for safeguarding democratic institutions (see S. Res. 32), S231 [2FE]
——— support U.S. investment opportunities and strengthen bilateral collaboration in addressing criminal elements operating in Brazilian Amazon (see S. 3414), S5807 [6DE]
Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]
Bureau of Prisons: end use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 3409), S5898 [11DE]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern (see S. 2160), S5257 [31OC]
Burma: condemn military coup and detention of civilian leaders, call for immediate and unconditional release of all detained, and allow those elected to serve in parliament to resume duties without impediment (see S. Res. 20), S173 [31JA]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY]
Care Worker Recognition Month: designate (see S. Res. 153), S1092 [30MR]
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 67), S426 [15FE]
Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 1026), S1052 [29MR]
——— 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]
——— provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see S. 1317), S1382 [26AP]
CDC and NIH: authorize funding for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender affirming care (see S. 2246), S2310 [11JY]
Chile: commemorate anniversary of coup and subsequent democracy efforts, express regret for U.S. role in destabilization, and disclose all related U.S. records (see S. Con. Res. 20), S4655 [21SE]
China: condemn destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law (see S. Res. 106), S798 [15MR]
——— denounce efforts to exert malign influence in Latin America (see S. Res. 458), S5459 [9NO]
——— expand sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and counter genocidal policies (see S. 1770), S1843 [31MY]
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: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
Climate: acknowledge climate emergency which demands massive-scale mobilization to halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1419 [27AP]
——— provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions (see S. 3500), S5961 [13DE]
Collective bargaining: support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]
Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see S. 2863), S4630 [20SE]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S74 [24JA]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: provide whistleblower incentives and protections (see S. 1124), S1090 [30MR]
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: 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]
——— limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 1275), S1340 [25AP]
CPSC: remove exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from definition of ‘‘consumer product’’ in order to permit issuance of safety standards (see S. 1460), S1534 [4MY]
Credit: empower States to set maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions (see S. 1934), S2070 [13JN]
——— establish national usury rate for consumer credit transactions (see S. 2730), S4228 [6SE]
——— extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 3549), S5996 [14DE]
——— prohibit 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]
——— 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]
——— protect domestic violence victims by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and establish grant program for removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violent offenders (see S. 3303), S5507 [14NO]
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]
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]
——— address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see S. 96), S860 [21MR]
——— carry out certain activities relating to research for wood products (see S. 2662), S4762 [28SE]
——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S2030 [8JN]
——— establish fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation (see S. 322), S311 [9FE]
——— establish grant program to address forestry workforce development needs (see S. 3063), S5048 [17OC]
——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see S. 907), S2006 [7JN]
——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1845 [31MY]
——— improve health and safety protections for meatpacking workers, protect market share of small processing plants, and require GAO report on racial disparities in meat and poultry processing (see S. 270), S4441 [13SE]
——— 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]
——— support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments (see S. 354), S312 [9FE]
Dept. of Defense: establish Baltic Security Initiative (see S. 1465), S1534 [4MY]
——— 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]
——— provide retroactive effective date for promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as result of suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions (see S. 3553), S5997 [14DE]
——— 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]
——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see S. 1754), S2098 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense State Partnership Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 220), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 308), S3522 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 3105), S5143 [24OC]
——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP]
——— 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]
——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1665), S1705 [17MY]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college and provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants (see S. 1848), S2005 [7JN]
——— 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]
——— promote environmental literacy (see S. 1239), S1293 [20AP]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— 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 HHS: address behavioral health and well-being among education professionals and other school staff (see S. 2530), S3620 [26JY]
——— address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see S. 1851), S5808 [6DE]
——— authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see S. 2152), S2223 [22JN]
——— award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see S. 762), S743 [9MR]
——— 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), S4679 [26SE]
——— establish Office of Drug Manufacturing to manufacture certain generic drugs in order to reduce prices, increase competition, and address shortages in prescription drug market (see S. 3398), S5750 [5DE]
——— establish Office of Rural Health (see S. 2799), S4525 [14SE]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see S. 1785), S1843 [31MY]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 388), S1567 [9MY]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 2-1-1 and 9-8-8 services to provide information and referrals for mental health emergencies, homeless needs, and social and human services needs (see S. 1729), S1744 [18MY]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S5050 [17OC]
——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2243), S2310 [11JY]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide assistance to States to expand child care workforce and child care facilities (see S. 268), S230 [2FE]
——— provide enhanced funding for family planning services (see S. 2207), S2225 [22JN]
——— 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 and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see S. 1710), S1744 [18MY]
——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2638), S3755 [27JY]
——— provide health equity for people with disabilities (see S. 1219), S1256 [19AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
——— reduce waiting period for employment authorization for asylum applicants (see S. 2175), S2224 [22JN]
Dept. of HUD: establish grant program to address crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through co-location of housing and child care (see S. 1738), S1745 [18MY]
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]
——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish program to provide grants for job guarantee programs (see S. 2651), S3755 [27JY]
——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1041), S1052 [29MR]
——— issue occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see S. 1176), S1210 [18AP]
——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2769), S4388 [12SE]
——— 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: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI+ individuals from entering U.S. (see S. 1960), S2071 [13JN]
——— establish International Children With Disabilities Protection Program (see S. 847), S825 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see S. 1708), S1743 [18MY]
——— 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 with certain authorities relative to projects affecting Klamath Basin watershed (see S. 482), S456 [16FE]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to costs incurred by air carriers for services provided (see S. 209), S398 [14FE]
——— reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050 (see S. Res. 274), S2225 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see S. 1204), S1255 [19AP]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S1705 [17MY]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S1679 [16MY]
——— improve provision of health care for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease (see S. 1954), S2071 [13JN]
——— improve workforce (see S. 10), S1567 [9MY]
——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see S. 928), S4590 [19SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S1789 [30MY]
Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 1193), S3460 [20JY]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3193), S5640 [28NO]
——— create safe harbor for insurers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related business (see S. 1359), S1418 [27AP]
——— 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]
Education: express that paraprofessionals and education support staff in schools and universities should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions (see S. Res. 450), S5751 [5DE]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 45), S4526 [14SE]
——— expand certain existing protections to election administrators who count ballots and certify results, provide judicial review, and strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure (see S. 1487), S1566 [9MY]
——— provide enhanced protections for election workers (see S. 1318), S1382 [26AP]
——— provide increased protections for election workers and voters in Federal elections (see S. 2575), S3753 [27JY]
Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 1664), S1704 [17MY]
——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 2851), S4589 [19SE]
——— 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), S4917 [3OC]
——— improve recycling and composting programs (see S. 1194), S1342 [25AP]
——— 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), S2984 [18JY]
——— provide grants to expand local programs that provide free air filtration units to households and establish clean air centers in communities vulnerable to wildfire smoke (see S. 1948), S2071 [13JN]
FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 178), S398 [14FE]
Families and domestic relations: improve research and data collection on stillbirths (see S. 2647), S4950 [4OC]
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]
FDA: allow for hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances in dietary supplements and food (see S. 2451), S3760 [27JY]
——— preserve access to abortion medications (see S. 237), S229 [2FE]
——— respect scientific judgement that mifepristone is safe and effective and ensure access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in U.S. is equitable and based on science (see S. Res. 510), S5997 [14DE]
Federal agencies and departments: 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), S744 [9MR]
——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilities during lapse in appropriations (see S. 640), S636 [2MR]
Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]
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]
Financial institutions: impose higher tax rate on bonuses and profits from sales of stock by executives employed by failing banks that were closed and for which FDIC has been appointed as conservator or receiver (see S. 800), S1001 [28MR]
——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see S. 817), S1054 [29MR]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 25), S54 [23JA]
——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting manufacture or possession of 3–D printed guns made of plastic (see S. 2652), S3755 [27JY]
——— establish Federal requirements for safe storage, penalties for violations, and incentives for States to establish similar requirements (see S. 173), S172 [31JA]
——— prevent persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime, or who received enhanced sentence for misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining firearm (see S. 2776), S4440 [13SE]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 1819), S1982 [6JN]
——— prohibit purchase of assault weapons by persons under 21 years of age (see S. 14), S54 [23JA]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 298), S265 [7FE]
——— provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see S. 2048), S2145 [20JN]
——— require background check for every firearm sale (see S. 494), S456 [16FE]
——— restrict possession of gas-operated semi-automatic weapons (see S. 3369), S5998 [14DE]
Fish and fishing: combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally (see S. 1227), S5402 [7NO]
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), S743 [9MR]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see S. 3234), S5852 [7DE]
Foreign Service: mint coin in recognition of anniversary (see S. 789), S1900 [1JN]
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]
Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 8), S934 [23MR]
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 19), S147 [30JA]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP]
FRS: ensure that at least one Board of Governors member has demonstrated primary experience in supporting or protecting rights of workers (see S. 496), S456 [16FE]
——— 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 duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 744), S742 [9MR]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 1231), S1293 [20AP]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see S. 2892), S4654 [21SE]
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]
Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5543 [15NO]
Health: allow paid leave for health needs of individuals or their partners following pregnancy loss, failed reproductive procedure, or failed adoption or surrogacy arrangement and support related research and education (see S. 3137), S5212 [26OC]
——— oppose use of State power against citizens seeking essential health care, including criminalization of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception (see S. Res. 276), S2225 [22JN]
——— 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]
——— 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), S1983 [6JN]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S1704 [17MY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers to permit enrollees to obtain year supply of contraceptives (see S. 2427), S3458 [20JY]
——— support public health infrastructure (see S. 1995), S2097 [14JN]
Health care professionals: ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see S. 1297), S1381 [26AP]
——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 665), S654 [6MR]
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), S5089 [18OC]
——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see S. Res. 104), S743 [9MR]
Hong Kong: provide for review of sanctions (see S. 3177), S5314 [1NO]
——— remove extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities if Hong Kong no longer enjoys high degree of autonomy from China (see S. 490), S456 [16FE]
Human rights: combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of removal of organs (see S. 761), S743 [9MR]
——— 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), S2312 [11JY]
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]
——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1263), S1340 [25AP]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5048 [17OC]
——— streamline reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and ensure safe release to sponsors (see S. 3128), S5182 [25OC]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: designate as legal public holiday and replace term ‘‘Columbus Day’’ with ‘‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’’ in laws and regulations (see S. 2970), S4759 [28SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S1255 [19AP]
Insurance: provide for special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 3509), S5961 [13DE]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1743 [18MY]
——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S636 [2MR]
——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see S. 2039), S2123 [15JN]
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]
——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 74), S458 [16FE]
IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in same manner as other married couples (see S. 2221), S2287 [10JY]
Israel: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 188), S1463 [2MY]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [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), S147 [30JA]
Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 1084), S1088 [30MR]
——— 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]
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]
LGBTQI+: protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world (see S. 1924), S2050 [12JN]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1625 [11MY]
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]
——— provide guidance on connecting beneficiaries with housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and other housing resources (see S. 2932), S4723 [27SE]
——— 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]
Medicare: establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]
——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage (see S. 1002), S999 [28MR]
——— 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]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide for coverage of dental and oral health, vision, and hearing care (see S. 842), S861 [21MR]
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), S457 [16FE]
Motor vehicles: prevent theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts (see S. 154), S1341 [25AP]
Mount Hood National Forest: establish Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones (see S. 3310), S5540 [15NO]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 149), S1092 [30MR]
National Blueberry Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S3522 [25JY]
National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 353), S4630 [20SE]
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S1899 [1JN]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S1566 [9MY]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]
National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 83), S532 [28FE]
National Speech and Debate Education Day: designate (see S. Res. 61), S398 [14FE]
National Treasury Employees Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S744 [9MR]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1000 [28MR]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]
Native Americans: 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]
NATO: commend adoption of regional plans and encourage allies to align resources (see S. Res. 491), S5852 [7DE]
——— oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal (see S.J. Res. 37), S2360 [12JY]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see S. 2724), S3894 [5SE]
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]
Oceans: establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen U.S. coastal communities and ocean economy through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships (see S. 1806), S1982 [6JN]
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]
Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Government Custody: establish (see S. 3323), S5540 [15NO]
Oregon: withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (see S. 440), S425 [15FE]
OSHA: issue occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses (see S. 2501), S3619 [26JY]
Peace Corps: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1203), S1384 [26AP]
Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 2627), S3754 [27JY]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]
Political ethics: require President and Vice President to disclose and divest financial conflicts of interest and require Presidential appointees to recuse themselves from such matters before their agencies (see S. 1486), S1566 [9MY]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see S. 1839), S2005 [7JN]
Power resources: reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in U.S. (see S. 1707), S1743 [18MY]
Public lands: provide for establishment of grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, OR (see S. 1890), S2028 [8JN]
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]
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]
Renewable energy: repeal certain restrictions on offshore wind leasing (see S. 3026), S4948 [4OC]
——— repeal restrictions on onshore wind and solar (see S. 3025), S4948 [4OC]
Russia: call for immediate release of Evan Gershkovich (see S. Res. 385), S5641 [28NO]
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]
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), S5509 [14NO]
SEC: require disclosure of payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination (see S. 1393), S1440 [1MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 2581), S3753 [27JY]
Ships and vessels: authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers (see S. 3389), S5712 [4DE]
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]
——— increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses (see S. 2741), S4591 [19SE]
——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S568 [1MR]
SSA: establish trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (see S. 1714), S1744 [18MY]
Supreme Court: establish term limits and process by which appointments for Justices occur at regular time intervals (see S. 3096), S5110 [19OC]
——— promulgate code of ethics for Justices (see S. 325), S311 (see S. 359), S312 [9FE]
Taiwan: authorize negotiation and conclusion and provide for congressional consideration of tax agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (see S. 1457), S2187 [21JN]
——— strengthen U.S. policy (see S. 3110), S5143 [24OC]
Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see S. 738), S742 [9MR]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see S. 737), S742 [9MR]
——— deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see S. 464), S455 [16FE]
——— deny interest and depreciation deductions for taxpayers owning more than certain number of single family properties (see S. 2224), S2310 [11JY]
——— eliminate loopholes that allow billionaires to defer tax indefinitely through certain planning strategies and modify certain tax provisions so that billionaires are required to pay taxes annually (see S. 3367), S5692 [30NO]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 441), S425 [15FE]
——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see S. 1953), S2071 [13JN]
——— expand denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration (see S. 3155), S5213 [26OC]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— impose excise tax on excessively disparate wages paid to chief executive officers (see S. 3176), S5314 [1NO]
——— impose minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1173), S1210 [18AP]
——— impose tax on certain volatile, high-volume stock, bond, and derivative transactions (see S. 2491), S3522 [25JY]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see S. 408), S397 [14FE]
——— increase excise taxes on fuel used by private jets (see S. 2378), S4827 [29SE]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S1135 [17AP]
——— oppose national sales tax and support tax cut to benefit middle class (see S. Res. 65), S426 [15FE]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide 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), S231 [2FE]
——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 2929), S4678 [26SE]
Thailand: commemorate anniversary of diplomatic relations with U.S. (see S. Res. 485), S5750 [5DE]
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]
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]
Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre (see S. Res. 230), S1844 [31MY]
U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3758 [27JY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]
——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 1515), S1602 [10MY]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S5542 [15NO]
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]
——— ensure voters in Federal elections do not wait in long lines to vote (see S. 3517), S5995 [14DE]
——— guarantee right to vote for all citizens regardless of criminal offense convictions (see S. 3423), S5963 [13DE]
——— 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), S1790 [30MY]
Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see S. 938), S909 [22MR]
——— provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability (see S. 2102), S2186 [21JN]
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act: improve (see S. 2636), S3755 [27JY]
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]
World Press Freedom Day: observance (see S. Res. 191), S1505 [3MY]
Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5146 [24OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air pollution: authorize President to declare smoke emergency (see S. 2387), S3148 [19JY]
Animals: urge all countries to outlaw dog and cat meat trade and enforce existing laws against such trade (see S. Con. Res. 16), S3460 [20JY]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 3201), S5338 [2NO]
Asia: recognize vital importance of Mekong River to Southeast Asia and role of Mekong-U.S. Partnership in supporting prosperity in region (see S. Res. 126), S999 [28MR]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): support centrality in Indo-Pacific Region (see S. Res. 141), S1091 [30MR]
Climate: impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2461 [13JY]
Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for occupations in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 889), S859 [21MR]
Credit: prohibit inclusion of medical debt on consumer report (see S. 3103), S5110 [19OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish and maintain training program on rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of biological soil health management systems on agricultural land (see S. 3023), S4948 [4OC]
——— establish pollinator-friendly plant labeling program (see S. 2199), S2224 [22JN]
——— establish vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program (see S. 1684), S1743 [18MY]
——— prioritize loan guarantees and grants under Rural Energy for America Program to solar projects that include creation of pollinator habitat (see S. 1555), S1623 [11MY]
——— prohibit use of M–44 devices, commonly known as ‘‘cyanide bombs’’, on public land (see S. 1940), S2070 [13JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see S. 2524), S3619 [26JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing facilities (see S. 3156), S5213 [26OC]
Dept. of HHS: compile into searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development (see S. 315), S310 [9FE]
——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (see S. 2044), S2145 [20JN]
——— provide funding for trained school personnel to administer drugs and devices for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose (see S. 2946), S4720 [27SE]
——— study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs (see S. 1351), S1418 [27AP]
Dept. of Labor: expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplace for certain employees of air carrier employers (see S. 1722), S1744 [18MY]
——— expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplaces (see S. 2219), S2287 [10JY]
——— issue guidance and regulations regarding opioid overdose reversal medication and employee training (see S. 2948), S4720 [27SE]
Dept. of State: support right of self-determination for people of Tibet, counter disinformation by Chinese officials, and encourage peaceful resolution of conflict with China (see S. 138), S147 [30JA]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2605), S3754 [27JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds to increase investment in domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see S. 2893), S4654 [21SE]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: offer wildland firefighter training to Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center students (see S. 1216), S1256 [19AP]
Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group: reauthorize (see S. 2020), S2122 [15JN]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
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]
——— highlight risks that environmental defenders face and commend their role in defending human rights, combating climate chaos, and supporting clean, healthy, and sustainable environment (see S. Res. 138), S1053 [29MR]
EPA: conduct measurement-based national methane research pilot study to quantify methane emissions from certain oil and gas infrastructure (see S. 1947), S2071 [13JN]
——— establish grant program to support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating about, or mitigating environmental and public health impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat (see S. 2383), S3147 [19JY]
——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 1069), S1088 [30MR]
Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY]
Financial institutions: create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses (see S. 1323), S1382 [26AP] (see S. 2860), S4630 [20SE]
Foreign policy: address transnational repression by foreign governments against private individuals (see S. 831), S825 [16MR]
Forest Service: reauthorize Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (see S. 202), S203 [1FE]
FTC: issue regulations requiring non-flushable wet wipes to have ‘‘Do Not Flush’’ labeling (see S. 1350), S1418 [27AP]
Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see S. Res. 494), S5919 [12DE]
Grand Ronde Reservation Act: amend (see S. 910), S909 [22MR]
Health Resources and Services Administration: support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see S. 1150), S1091 [30MR]
Human rights: constitutional amendment to prohibit use of slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime (see S.J. Res. 33), S2097 [14JN]
India: reaffirm state of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and condemn China’s provocations in South Asia (see S. Res. 75), S458 [16FE]
International economic relations: influence international financial institutions to advance transition to global clean energy economy and prohibit U.S. assistance to countries or entities to support fossil fuel activity (see S. 3455), S5852 [7DE]
Medicare/Medicaid: increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see S. 2418), S3458 [20JY]
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 1171), S1134 [17AP]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S1567 [9MY]
National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see S. 2728), S4227 [6SE]
National Stillbirth Prevention Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S4590 [19SE]
Native Americans: address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (see S. 1286), S1340 [25AP]
——— address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community (see S. 1287), S1340 [25AP]
NOAA: establish grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects on conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems (see S. 2807), S4525 [14SE]
Oregon: expand Smith River National Recreation Area and designate certain wild rivers (see S. 162), S171 [31JA]
Plastic Pollution Action Month: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2461 [13JY]
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]
Public debt: provide process for ensuring U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see S. 212), S203 [1FE]
Public lands: provide mandatory funding for hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain Federal land (see S. 2749), S4270 [7SE]
Senate: provide for expedited consideration of nominations for Supreme Court (see S. 859), S826 [16MR]
Syria: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see S. Res. 76), S458 [16FE]
Taxation: exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 1446), S1533 [4MY]
——— impose excise tax on failure of certain hedge funds owning excess single-family residences to dispose of such residences (see S. 3402), S5750 [5DE]
TSA: prohibit use of facial recognition technology in airports (see S. 3361), S5674 [29NO]
Turkey: express condolences to victims, commend search and rescue missions, express solidarity, and urge support, following earthquakes (see S. Res. 76), S458 [16FE]
Cloture motions
AliKhan, Loren L.: nomination to be district judge, S5687 [30NO], S5725 [5DE]
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), motion to proceed, S765 [14MR], S815 [16MR]
Bernstein, Jared: nomination to be Council of Economic Advisers Chairman, S2018 [8JN], S2058 [13JN]
Calabretta, Daniel J.: nomination to be district judge, S337 [13FE], S412 [15FE]
Cook, Lisa DeNell: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4218 [6SE]
Crews, S. Kato: nomination to be district judge, S6047 [19DE]
Daniel, Jeremy C.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1689 [17MY]
DeClercq, Susan Kim: nomination to be district judge, S4889 [30SE], S4927 [4OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), motion to proceed, S1286 [20AP], S1360 [26AP]
——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5442 [9NO]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4734 [28SE]
FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), S1079 [30MR]
——— authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), motion to proceed, S946 [27MR], S1016 [29MR]
Gallagher, Gordon P.: nomination to be district judge, S499 [27FE], S624 [2MR]
Goffman, Joseph: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, S6021 [18DE]
Gomez, Anna M.: nomination to FCC, S3739 [27JY], S4254 [7SE]
Gorordo, L. Felice: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Alternate U.S. Executive Director, S1530 [4MY], S1562 [9MY]
Guzman, Margaret R.: nomination to be district judge, S438 [16FE], S516 [28FE]
Hurson, Brendan A.: nomination to be district judge, S4889 [30SE], S4927 [4OC]
Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1285 [20AP], S1335 [25AP]
Jefferson, Philip N.: nomination to be FRS Board of Governors Vice Chairman, S3738 [27JY], S3879 [5SE]
Kotagal, Kalpana: nomination to EEOC, S2271 [10JY], S2349 [12JY]
Kugler, Adriana D.: nomination to FRS Board of Governors, S3738 [27JY], S4224 [6SE]
Looman, Jessica: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division Administrator, S5102 [19OC], S5134 [24OC]
Martinez-Olguin, Araceli: nomination to be district judge, S438 [16FE], S513 [28FE]
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]
Papillion, Darrel J.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1698 [17MY]
Reyes, Ana C.: nomination to be district judge, S337 [13FE], S409 [15FE]
Rodriguez, Jose J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Education and Training, S5533 [15NO], S5623 [28NO]
Shogan, Colleen J.: nomination to be Archivist of the U.S., S1437 [1MY], S1527 [4MY]
Simmons, James E., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S498 [27FE], S556 [1MR]
Subramanian, Arun: nomination to be district judge, S631 [2MR], S665 [7MR]
Syed, Dilawar: nomination to be SBA Deputy Administrator, S1893 [1JN], S1993 [7JN]
Uhlmann, David M.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, S2272 [10JY], S2449 [13JY]
Wilcox, Gwynne A.: nomination to NLRB, S3738 [27JY], S4217 [6SE]
Privilege of the floor
Arbuthnot, Allison, S4634 [20SE]
DeJesus, Luz C. Dominguez, S2444 [12JY]
Mildenberger, Marcus, S3839 [27JY]
Squeri, Matt, S5115 [19OC]
Zwolinski, Mike, S4883 [29SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing, S4887 [30SE]
Asia: recognize vital importance of Mekong River to Southeast Asia and role of Mekong-U.S. Partnership in supporting prosperity in region (S. Res. 126), S5363, S5365 [6NO]
Dept. of Commerce: provide training and guidance relative to human rights abuses, including such abuses perpetrated against Uyghur population by China (S. 484), S6062 [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for Ukraine security assistance in response to Russian invasion, S5379 [7NO]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4887 [30SE]
Grand Ronde Reservation Act: amend (H.R. 1722), S6061 [19DE]
Guatemala: political reform, S5892 [11DE]
Middle East: impose sanctions relative to foreign support for terrorist organizations, including Hamas (terrorist organization) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (H.R. 340), S5363 [6NO]
——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide funding to Israel in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization) (H.R. 6126), S5363 [6NO], S5379 [7NO], S5494 [14NO]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (S. Res. 414), S5082, S5083 [18OC]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (S. 1478), S6062 [19DE]
National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 396), S5366, S5367 [6NO]
Native Americans: address hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (H.R. 2839), S6061 [19DE]
Nuclear weapons: designate national day of remembrance for workers of U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 452), S5366 [6NO]
Power resources: impose additional sanctions relative to import or facilitation of import of pretroleum products from Iran (H.R. 3774), S5363 [6NO]
Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (S. 41), S5363 [6NO]
Senate: legislative program, S5092 [18OC], S5367 [6NO]
——— permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (S. Res. 451), S5366 [6NO]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Samsel (S. Res. 415), S5082, S5083 [18OC]
——— authorize testimony and representation in U.S. v. Sullivan (S. Res. 416), S5082, S5083 [18OC]
TSA: prohibit use of facial recognition technology in airports (S. 3361), S5946–S5948 [13DE]
Ukraine: security assistance in response to Russian invasion, S4887 [30SE], S5494 [14NO]
University of Iowa: tribute to women’s basketball team ‘‘Crossover at Kinnick’’ game (S. Res. 423), S6062 [19DE]
Votes: position on missed, S710 [8MR]
Reports filed
Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2605) (S. Rept. 118–83), S3752 [27JY]
Tributes
Engle, Tricia, S2118 [15JN]
Feinstein, Dianne, S4821 [29SE]
Mahr, Dan, S5355 [6NO]
McKiernan, Mike, S1662 [16MY]
Montoya, Elvia, S374 [14FE]
Squeri, Matt, S5102 [19OC]
Zamore, Michael, S1356 [26AP]