TESTER, JON (a Senator from Montana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316, S2317, S2318 [11JY], S2378 [12JY], S2512, S2523, S2539, S2605, S2606, S2607, S2651, S2714, S2719, S2737, S2753, S2873 [13JY], S3000, S3090 [18JY], S3422 [19JY], S3724, S3761, S3779, S3789 [27JY]

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), S1307 [20AP], S1392 [26AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4400 [12SE], S4493 [13SE], S4528, S4533, S4535 [14SE], S4601 [19SE], S5112 [19OC]

National Service Dog Day: observance (S. Res. 238), S4605, S4606 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 701), S714 [8MR]

Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: anniversary (see S. Res. 487), S5807 [6DE]

American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 547), S2461 [13JY]

Armed Forces: ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1527), S1603 [10MY]

——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 497), S456 [16FE]

BIA: process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines (see S. 70), S98 [25JA]

Buckley, James L.: tribute (see S. Res. 394), S4916 [3OC]

Carter, Rosalynn Smith: tribute (see S. Res. 492), S5852 [7DE]

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]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: annually review and update facilities and property of U.S. Government determined to be national security sensitive for purposes of review of certain real estate transactions (see S. 3077), S5460 [9NO]

——— include Depts. of Agriculture and HHS and require to consider security of U.S. food and agriculture systems as factor when determining to take action on foreign investment (see S. 2312), S2460 [13JY]

——— include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see S. 168), S172 [31JA]

Corps of Engineers: permit collection and retention of user fees at recreation facilities (see S. 1358), S1442 [1MY]

Credit: clarify Federal law relative to reporting positive consumer credit information to consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1654), S4229 [6SE]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 140), S4389 [12SE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S742 [9MR]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 402), S4949 [4OC]

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: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 846), S825 [16MR]

——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE]

——— establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see S. 52), S75 [24JA]

——— establish national biochar research network (see S. 732), S742 [9MR]

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S398 [14FE]

——— improve program that provides livestock disaster assistance (see S. 2097), S2186 [21JN]

——— prohibit foreign nationals associated with certain foreign governments from purchase or lease of agricultural land in U.S. and from participating in any agricultural programs for farmers (see S. 926), S909 [22MR]

——— reauthorize animal disease prevention and management programs (see S. 1666), S1845 [31MY]

——— reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Program (see S. 1736), S1744 [18MY]

Dept. of Commerce: require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semicondutor-related manufacturing and production (see S. 229), S1341 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see S. 956), S933 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense State Partnership Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 220), S1745 [18MY] (see S. Res. 308), S3522 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for disadvantaged students (see S. 1202), S5049 [17OC]

——— expand access to school-wide arts and music programs (see S. 364), S312 [9FE]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see S. 1397), S1463 [2MY]

——— restore exemption of family farms and small businesses from definition of assets relative to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (see S. 1237), S1293 [20AP]

Dept. of Energy: provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education (see S. 912), S2006 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: collect and disseminate information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers (see S. 894), S2030 [8JN]

——— prohibit from finalizing proposed rule on minimum staffing for nursing facilities and establish advisory panel on nursing home workforce (see S. 3410), S5750 [5DE]

——— reauthorize Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program (see S. 265), S1604 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter U.S. by fraud or without necessary entry document (see S. 1473), S1568 [9MY]

——— combat efforts of criminal organizations to recruit individuals in U.S. via social media platforms and other online services and assess use of such platforms and services for illicit activities (see S. 61), S1746 [18MY]

——— establish procedure for terminating Surgeon General determination to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places relative to coronavirus public health emergency (see S. 208), S203 [1FE]

——— increase number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff and report on staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry (see S. 1253), S4721 [27SE]

——— require ports of entry along northern U.S. border to remain open as many hours per day as they were prior to coronavirus pandemic (see S. 2562), S3752 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program (see S. 1686), S1743 [18MY]

——— establish manufactured housing community improvement grant program (see S. 3264), S5458 [9NO]

——— expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders (see S. 1988), S2097 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for recruitment activities (see S. 546), S799 [15MR]

——— establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1144), S1090 [30MR]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY]

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), S1384 [26AP]

——— reauthorize and improve community development financial institutions bond guarantee program (see S. 869), S4441 [13SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking (see S. 1034), S1052 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish or replace headstone, marker, or medallion for grave of eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of recipient’s dates of service in Armed Forces (see S. 3126), S5182 [25OC]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S147 [30JA]

——— improve payment and processing of payments or allowances based on mileage for beneficiary travel (see S. 2975), S4759 [28SE]

——— improve program for direct housing loans made to Native American veterans (see S. 185), S172 [31JA]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1119), S1090 [30MR]

——— revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (see S. 656), S2311 [11JY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: eliminate requirement to reinitiate consultation on land management or land use plans relative to certain new endangered species information (see S. 1540), S1706 [17MY]

——— modify treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties and tribes under good neighbor agreements (see S. 697), S911 [22MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]

Drugs: create safe harbor for insurers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related business (see S. 1359), S1418 [27AP]

——— reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (see S. 1269), S2227 [22JN]

Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]

Employment: strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see S. 567), S532 [28FE]

EPA: establish pilot program that promotes cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines by good samaritans (see S. 2781), S4440 [13SE]

——— prohibit manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing mixtures and articles (see S. 1069), S2146 [20JN]

FCC: evaluate and consider impact of telecommunications network equipment supply chain on deployment of universal service (see S. 690), S669 [7MR]

FDA: establish time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products (see S. 1906), S5508 [14NO]

——— provide authority to prohibit water buffalo products from being marketed as buffalo and clarify that buffalo is common name for bison (see S. 258), S230 [2FE]

FDIC: improve ability to claw back compensation paid to executives of failed banks and suspend such executives from participation in financial industry (see S. 1181), S1900 [1JN]

Federal firefighters: establish special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders (see S. 3221), S5338 [2NO]

——— provide special base rates of pay for Federal wildland firefighters (see S. 2272), S2360 [12JY]

Feinstein, Dianne: tribute (see S. Res. 400), S4949 [4OC]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (see S. 870), S1001 [28MR]

——— provide grants for fire station construction (see S. 977), S954 [27MR]

Financial institutions: create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses (see S. 1323), S1382 [26AP] (see S. 2860), S4680 [26SE]

Firefighter Cancer Registry Act: reauthorize (see S. 2119), S2222 [22JN]

Food: temporarily suspend importation of beef and beef products from Paraguay and require establishment of working group to evaluate threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Paraguay (see S. 3386), S5712 [4DE]

Food for Peace Act: ensure use of U.S.-grown commodities in international food aid programs (see S. 2862), S4630 [20SE]

Foreign aid: 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: reauthorize Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (see S. 202), S203 [1FE]

——— update forest inventory and analysis program strategic plan to include expanded data collection and integrated advanced remote sensing technology (see S. 1743), S2187 [21JN]

FTC: prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and dissemination of false information relative to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs (see S. 127), S121 [26JA]

Great Outdoors Month: designate (see S. Res. 248), S2071 [13JN]

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]

Housing: reform rural housing programs (see S. 2790), S4527 [14SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S5049 [17OC]

Insurance: 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), S5808 [6DE]

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), S4527 [14SE]

Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]

Law enforcement officers: allow Federal officers to purchase retired service weapons (see S. 1585), S2007 [7JN]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 282), S2226 [22JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1341 [25AP]

Medicare: establish requirements relating to responsibility of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (see S. 1967), S2096 [14JN]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 2323), S2460 [13JY]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 799), S772 [14MR]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S4631 [20SE]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S5542 [15NO]

——— provide for payment rates for durable medical equipment (see S. 1294), S5852 [7DE]

Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 1171), S1134 [17AP]

Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]

Music in Our Schools Month: designate (see S. Res. 54), S314 [9FE]

National Advisory Council on Indian Education: include at least 1 president of Tribal college or university and require Depts. of Education and the Interior to consider Council’s reports in budget material preparation (see S. 749), S742 [9MR]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 426), S5144 [24OC]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 194), S1505 [3MY]

National Guard: anniversary of National Guard Youth Challenge Program (see S. Res. 133), S1053 [29MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S2361 [12JY]

National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S4655 [21SE]

National Move Over Law Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 476), S5676 [29NO]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]

National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]

National Police Week: observance (see S. Res. 216), S1705 [17MY]

National Rural Health Day: designate (see S. Res. 470), S5541 [15NO]

National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S4949 [4OC]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 208), S1624 [11MY]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 459), S5459 [9NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 2285), S2987 [18JY]

Native Americans: ensure all federally recognized Tribes that are eligible for gaming in U.S. are regulated under Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (see S. 1536), S1603 [10MY]

——— 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]

Pharmaceuticals: improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 1542), S1603 [10MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]

Privacy: prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value and address communications and records in possession of intermediary Internet providers (see S. 2576), S3753 [27JY]

Public lands: modify procedures for issuing special recreation permits for certain public land units (see S. 1630), S1678 [16MY]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S743 [9MR]

Russia: call for immediate release of Marc Fogel (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3621 [26JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 2581), S4762 [28SE]

Securities: postpone date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in cases of financial exploitation of specified adults (see S. 1481), S1566 [9MY]

Ships and vessels: mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see S. 668), S1505 [3MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S1625 [11MY]

Taxation: allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1467), S5427 [8NO]

——— enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S5674 [29NO]

——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S3619 [26JY]

——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S3895 [5SE]

——— 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), S4441 [13SE]

——— treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of last in, first out (LIFO) inventory (see S. 443), S425 [15FE]

Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S.: establish (see S. 1723), S1744 [18MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: make supplemental funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see S. 1149), S1568 [9MY]

Unemployment: terminate benefits to jobless millionaires (see S. 3523), S5996 [14DE]

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act: improve (see S. 2636), S5258 [31OC]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 4), S655 [6MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 363), S1746 [18MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to those who served in U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (see S. 1558), S2031 [8JN]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 1633), S1703 [17MY]

Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5509 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BIA: establish higher minimum rates of pay for certain law enforcement employees (see S. 849), S825 [16MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana (see S. 1987), S2097 [14JN]

China: condemn violation of U.S. airspace by high-altitude surveillance balloon (see S. Res. 66), S426 [15FE]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S2985 [18JY]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 39), S313 [9FE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of words people, person, or citizen in Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see S.J. Res. 3), S55 [23JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (see S. 346), S311 [9FE]

——— exempt industrial hemp from certain requirements under hemp production program (see S. 980), S954 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see S. 2587), S3753 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to use of such weapons for training in archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts (see S. 2735), S4228 [6SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Operation Stonegarden grant program (see S. 1857), S2005 [7JN]

——— establish pilot program to hire transitioning servicemembers to be Border Patrol agents (see S. 774), S743 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 563), S531 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: make improvements to Small Community Air Service Development Program (see S. 1438), S1505 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust threshold amount for minor medical facility construction projects (see S. 2174), S2224 [22JN]

——— authorize electronic health record modernization program and increase oversight and accountability of program to better serve veterans, medical professionals, and taxpayers (see S. 1125), S1090 [30MR]

——— authorize major medical facility projects (see S. 30), S74 [24JA]

——— authorize use of alternative sources to determine eligibility for benefits when Armed Forces member service or medical records are incomplete due to damage while in possession of Federal Government (see S. 3452), S5851 [7DE]

——— carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 326), S311 [9FE]

——— carry out pilot program to provide assisted living services for eligible veterans (see S. 495), S456 [16FE]

——— establish Acquisition Review Board and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (see S. 2422), S3458 [20JY]

——— expand and extend benefits to veterans in response to coronavirus pandemic (see S. 1436), S1505 [3MY]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 1028), S1052 [29MR]

——— expand VetSuccess on Campus program (see S. 1910), S2029 [8JN]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see S. 2795), S4440 [13SE]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S397 [14FE]

——— improve community care (see S. 2649), S3755 [27JY]

——— improve emergency management capabilities (see S. 3341), S5541 [15NO]

——— improve management and performance of capital asset programs (see S. 42), S74 [24JA]

——— improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans disability compensation (see S. 2718), S3894 [5SE]

——— improve workforce (see S. 10), S54 [23JA]

——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S4355 [11SE]

——— modify program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans (see S. 1792), S1899 [1JN]

——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see S. 928), S909 [22MR]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see S. 2513), S3619 [26JY]

——— strengthen accountability and oversight (see S. 2679), S3756 [27JY]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: establish Portal for Appraisal Credentialing and Appraisal Management Companies (AMC) Registration information (see S. 2692), S3756 [27JY]

Food: establish working group to evaluate threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Brazil (see S. 480), S456 [16FE]

Lobbyists: prohibit current Members of Congress, and increase restrictions on congressional staff, from becoming lobbyists, ban lobbyists from joining congressional staff, and improve disclosure requirements (see S. 2561), S3752 [27JY]

Medicare: enforce any willing pharmacy requirements and establish safeguards to ensure patient access to pharmacies in part D (see S. 2052), S2145 [20JN]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 230), S229 [2FE]

Members of Congress: require all Members to publish public schedule (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3522 [25JY]

Montana: designate certain streams in greater Yellowstone ecosystem and Smith River system as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3346), S5597 [27NO]

——— sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, add certain land to National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate new areas for recreation (see S. 2149), S2223 [22JN]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 149), S1092 [30MR]

National Cemetery Administration: anniversary (see S. Res. 365), S4678 [26SE]

National Service Dog Day: observance (see S. Res. 238), S1983 [6JN]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 29), S231 [2FE]

Public Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 112), S799 [15MR]

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 451), S5360 [6NO]

Taxation: require return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in searchable format and provide disclosure of identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 17), S54 [23JA]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: increase maximum number of judges who may be appointed (see S. 897), S859 [21MR]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: modify description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see S. 1904), S2029 [8JN]

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]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 777), S772 [14MR]

World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 815), S798 [15MR]

Cloture motions

Bradsher, Tanya J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4261 [7SE], S4347 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3585 [26JY]

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]

Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1285 [20AP], S1335 [25AP]

Letters

Dept. of Defense funding: Carlos Del Toro, Dept. of the Navy, S5909 [12DE]

——— Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Joint Chiefs of Staff, S5908 [12DE]

——— Frank Kendall, Dept. of the Air Force, S5911 [12DE]

Privilege of the floor

Alvarez, Jazmin, S3557 [25JY]

Farinash, Joe, S5925 [12DE]

Hough, Alexandra, S3557 [25JY]

Immel, Melissa, S3557 [25JY]

Morrison, Cristina, S3557 [25JY]

VanReken, Tim, S1110 [30MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental, S5908 [12DE]

Bradsher, Tanya J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4347 [11SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, S3727 [27JY]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member, S3510 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), conference report, S5907 [12DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3510 [25JY], S3727 [27JY]

Dept. of Education: clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to use of such weapons for training in archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts (H.R. 5110), S4707 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), motion to proceed, S1359 [26AP]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S5168 [25OC]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S5168 [25OC]

Ennis (MT) Madisonian: anniversary, S5478• [13NO]

Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1359 [26AP]

Johnstone, Anthony D.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1436 [1MY]

Missoula, MT: anniversary of Mansfield Center, S3455 [20JY]

Russia: call for immediate release of Marc Fogel (S. Con. Res. 18), S3745 [27JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 777), S1066 [30MR]

Reports filed

Activities During the 117th Congress: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 118–3), S954 [27MR]

Clarify Eligibility of Children of Vietnam Veterans Born With Spina Bifida for Dept. of Veterans Affairs Benefits: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 112), S2096 [14JN]

Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 106), S2287 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2587) (S. Rept. 118–81), S3752 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Projects Authorization: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 30), S668 [7MR]

Expenditures: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 39), S309 [9FE]

Nomination of Joshua D. Jacobs To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S714 [8MR]

Nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher To Be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S2459 [13JY]

VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 326), S931 [23MR]

Rules

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S300 [9FE]

Tables

Dept. of Defense new starts by appropriation and line item, S5909 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense production rate increases by appropriation and line item, S5910 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense summary total misalignment of funds in 12–month CR, S5911 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense total appropriation rates of operation increases, S5910 [12DE]

Tributes

Arvidson, Harry A., S1415• [27AP]

Jones, Jeremy, S1975• [6JN]

LaRock, Ethel B., S2284• [10JY]

Mason, Cheryl L., S50 [23JA]

Parrish, Laverne, S4582 [19SE]

Tawney, Land, S4352• [11SE]

Whaley, Robert, S5140• [24OC]

Wrzesinski, Edward M., S2015 [8JN]