WELCH, PETER (a Senator from Vermont)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2316 [11JY], S2378, S2391, S2425 [12JY], S2501, S2525, S2596, S2756, S2852 [13JY], S3007, S3008, S3027 [18JY], S3151 [19JY], S3465 [20JY], S3539 [25JY]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4494, S4497, S4498 [13SE], S4528, S4532, S4535 [14SE], S4605, S4606 [19SE], S5160 [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, S153 [31JA], S245 [7FE], S405 [15FE], S677 [8MR], S755 [14MR], S839 [21MR], S1007 [29MR], S1121 [17AP], S1219 [19AP], S1353 [26AP], S1471 [3MY], S1553 [9MY], S1685 [17MY], S1777 [30MY], S1813 [31MY], S1963 [6JN], S1987 [7JN], S2151 [21JN], S2257 [29JN], S2967 [18JY], S3503 [25JY], S3851 [4AU], S3869 [5SE], S4211 [6SE], S4337 [11SE], S4609 [20SE], S4669 [26SE], S4689 [27SE], S4901 [3OC], S5055 [18OC], S5123 [23OC], S5155 [25OC], S5407 [8NO], S5581 [17NO], S5643 [29NO], S5767 [6DE], S5927 [13DE]
Articles and editorials
After 45 Years on the Hill, David Carle Has Seen It All, Jim Saksa, Roll Call (publication), S225 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1052 [29MR]
——— limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see S. 701), S714 [8MR]
——— make it illegal for States to limit travel for abortion services and protect rights of individuals to bring civil action against States that restrict such actions (see S. 2053), S2145 [20JN]
Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 6), S773 [14MR]
Abourezk, James G.: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S799 [15MR]
Agriculture: address impact of climate change (see S. 1016), S999 [28MR]
American Revolution: award Congressional Gold Medal to First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of first racially integrated American military unit (see S. 547), S1441 [1MY]
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]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 707), S1135 [17AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]
Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 3201), S5338 [2NO]
Armed Forces: authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members to travel and obtain reproductive health care (see S. 1610), S1678 [16MY]
——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1527), S3149 [19JY]
——— exclude basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 497), S456 [16FE]
——— repeal authority to use against Iraq (see S. 316), S860 [21MR]
——— terminate authorizations for use of military force and declarations of war after certain periods (see S. 1151), S1091 [30MR]
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 209), S1624 [11MY]
Aviation: provide for cash refunds for cancelled airline flights and tickets (see S. 561), S531 [28FE]
Bankruptcy: prohibit non-consensual release of claims by States, municipalities, federally recognized Tribes, or U.S. against non-debtors (see S. 2831), S4554 [18SE]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]
BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1310), S1605 [10MY]
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), S5750 [5DE]
Capital punishment: prohibit imposition for any violation of Federal law (see S. 2299), S2460 [13JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served Confederated States of America from display in National Statuary Hall (see S. 573), S532 [28FE]
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]
CDC and NIH: authorize funding for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender affirming care (see S. 2246), S2310 [11JY]
Children and youth: apply child labor laws to independent contractors and increase penalties for child labor law violations (see S. 637), S826 [16MR]
——— provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (see S. 1409), S1463 [2MY]
China: denounce efforts to exert malign influence in Latin America (see S. Res. 458), S5459 [9NO]
Chinese Exclusion Act: anniversary of repeal (see S. Res. 506), S5997 [14DE]
Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on protected characteristic (see S. 129), S146 [30JA]
——— express concern about spreading problem of book banning and proliferation of threats to freedom of expression (see S. Res. 372), S4763 [28SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR]
Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]
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]
——— establish Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and authorize admission of climate-displaced persons (see S. 3340), S5675 [29NO]
——— impact of climate change on health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, importance of U.S. leadership in addressing crisis, and need for science-based plan to reduce fossil fuel emissions (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2461 [13JY]
Collective bargaining: support United Auto Workers currently negotiating agreements with ‘‘Big Three’’ automakers (see S. Res. 412), S5088 [18OC]
Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S265 [7FE]
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: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under contract with Federal Government to make available same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 1983), S2097 [14JN]
Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]
——— 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), S1680 [16MY]
Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 3549), S5996 [14DE]
——— prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees to make adverse employment decisions (see S. 2690), S3756 [27JY]
Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S4356 [11SE]
Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (see S. 1), S3521 [25JY] (see S. 2344), S2984 [18JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities (see S. 2589), S3753 [27JY]
——— address history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers and require reforms to prevent future discrimination (see S. 96), S5048 [17OC]
——— allow individuals with drug offenses to receive benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 1753), S2072 [13JN]
——— allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry online (see S. 1512), S1602 [10MY]
——— allow schools that participate in National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk (see S. 1957), S2071 [13JN]
——— cancel existing school meal debt (see S. 2876), S4653 [21SE]
——— designate composting as conservation practice and activity and provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs (see S. 179), S1844 [31MY]
——— direct Agricultural Research Service to expand organic research (see S. 2317), S2460 [13JY]
——— ensure striking workers and their households do not become ineligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2553), S3620 [26JY]
——— ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see S. 1288), S1340 [25AP]
——— establish alternative manure management program (see S. 2479), S4272 [7SE]
——— establish dairy nutrition incentive program (see S. 1474), S3759 [27JY]
——— establish energy circuit rider program to disseminate technical and other assistance to rural communities to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects (see S. 3489), S5961 [13DE]
——— establish Farm Service Agency Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (see S. 2340), S5050 [17OC]
——— establish grant program to assist with purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement products (see S. 806), S2985 [18JY]
——— establish Office of Small Farms (see S. 1809), S3524 [25JY]
——— establish Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce (see S. 2703), S3757 [27JY]
——— establish organic market development grant program as permanent program (see S. 2936), S4720 [27SE]
——— establish pollinator-friendly plant labeling program (see S. 2199), S2224 [22JN]
——— establish program for procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals under National School Lunch Program (see S. 2320), S2460 [13JY]
——— establish Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in rural areas to achieve their preferred future and maximize contributions to U.S. (see S. 2155), S2223 [22JN]
——— establish small farm environmental quality incentives program subprogram (see S. 2180), S2224 [22JN]
——— establish vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program (see S. 1684), S1846 [31MY]
——— exempt from inspection slaughter of animals and preparation of carcasses conducted at custom slaughter facilities (see S. 907), S5674 [29NO]
——— expand Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2015), S2122 [15JN]
——— expand medical expense deduction for elderly and disabled persons under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2432), S3459 [20JY]
——— expand replacement of stolen electronic benefit transfer benefits under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 3089), S5110 [19OC]
——— improve Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see S. 2577), S3753 [27JY]
——— improve purchasing of food (see S. 3390), S5712 [4DE]
——— include spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension intiative (see S. 1837), S2124 [15JN]
——— increase reimbursement rate of school meals (see S. 3093), S5110 [19OC]
——— increase reimbursements under child and adult care food program (see S. 3294), S5507 [14NO]
——— initiate hearings to review Federal milk marketing orders relative to pricing of Class I skim milk (see S. 1014), S2361 [12JY]
——— make additional coverage under Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program available for crops and grasses used for grazing (see S. 2035), S4526 [14SE]
——— make commodities available for Emergency Food Assistance Program (see S. 2713), S4555 [18SE]
——— make permanent moratorium on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit transaction fees (see S. 2449), S3459 [20JY]
——— modify market development programs (see S. 1205), S1255 [19AP]
——— permit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and increase amount of such benefits (see S. 2258), S2359 [12JY]
——— provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on farms (see S. 747), S2985 [18JY]
——— provide training materials for use of health care professionals to inform patients about availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2536), S3620 [26JY]
——— reauthorize and rename Acer Access and Development Program as Maple Research and Market Promotion Program (see S. 1846), S2005 [7JN]
——— reauthorize dairy business innovation initiatives (see S. 2267), S2360 [12JY]
——— reauthorize position of Farmworker Coordinator (see S. 2702), S3757 [27JY]
——— reform farm loans and National Appeals Division process (see S. 2668), S4442 [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]
——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs (see S. 2504), S3619 [26JY]
——— strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and disabled (see S. 1336), S1417 [27AP]
——— transition Puerto Rico to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 949), S4228 [6SE]
——— treat attendance at institution of higher education same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 1488), S1566 [9MY]
Dept. of Commerce: develop national strategy to close digital divide (see S. 2238), S2310 [11JY]
——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S1054 [29MR]
Dept. of Education: award grants for outdoor learning spaces (see S. 1538), S5339 [2NO]
——— 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 grant programs to invest in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change (see S. 2988), S4950 [4OC]
——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college and provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants (see S. 1848), S2005 [7JN]
——— 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]
——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see S. 963), S1212 [18AP]
——— provide for long-term improvement of public school facilities (see S. 2608), S5258 [31OC]
——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2881), S4653 [21SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects (see S. 1704), S1743 [18MY]
——— support carbon dioxide removal research and development (see S. 2812), S4525 [14SE]
Dept. of HHS: award grants for creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of direct care workforce and award grants to support family caregivers (see S. 762), S743 [9MR] (see S. 1298), S1680 [16MY]
——— award grants to develop and implement comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1024), S1844 [31MY]
——— establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see S. 1113), S1384 [26AP]
——— establish grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services (see S. 2439), S3459 [20JY]
——— establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids (see S. 1785), S1843 [31MY]
——— 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]
——— establish universal child care and early learning programs (see S. 388), S1383 [26AP]
——— extend Child Care Stabilization Grant program funding (see S. 2777), S4440 [13SE]
——— improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities (see S. 2544), S3620 [26JY]
——— improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products and ensure reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions (see S. 2510), S5111 [19OC]
——— 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), S4761 [28SE]
——— promote child care and early learning (see S. 1354), S1418 [27AP]
——— provide enhanced funding for family planning services (see S. 2207), S2225 [22JN]
——— 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: clarify rights of all persons held or detained at port of entry or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 342), S311 [9FE]
——— ensure humane treatment of pregnant detainees by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see S. 3247), S5426 [8NO]
——— provide standards for facilities at which aliens in custody are detained (see S. 1208), S1255 [19AP]
——— reduce waiting period for employment authorization for asylum applicants (see S. 2175), S3896 [5SE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize security deposit and moving costs assistance for low-income households (see S. 1814), S1982 [6JN]
——— 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]
——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see S. 1267), S1340 [25AP]
Dept. of Justice: improve data on opioid-related overdoses and award grants to local law enforcement agencies in communities with high rates of overdoses (see S. 983), S954 [27MR]
——— permit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to be used for purpose of increasing compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers (see S. 1530), S1901 [1JN]
——— provide that Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants may be used for local law enforcement recruits’ education if they agree to serve in their communities (see S. 994), S1900 [1JN]
——— reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (see S. 1170), S1342 [25AP]
Dept. of Labor: 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]
Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples in Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 1007), S999 [28MR]
——— prioritize efforts with Mexico to combat international trafficking in precursor chemicals and synthetic drugs and impose sanctions on Chinese producers of illicit drugs or their means of production (see S. 1689), S2227 [22JN]
——— provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from Central Bank of Russia and other sovereign assets of Russia (see S. 2003), S5751 [5DE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Deerfield River for potential addition to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 608), S569 [1MR]
——— direct restoration and protection efforts of 5–State Connecticut River Watershed Region (see S. 2660), S3755 [27JY]
——— provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 448), S1505 [3MY]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize state of good repair grants to be used for public transportation resilience improvement (see S. 3080), S5112 [19OC]
——— establish Office of Consumer Protection (see S. 1551), S1623 [11MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see S. 1204), S1342 [25AP]
——— expand eligibility for care to include members of Reserve components of Armed Forces (see S. 1952), S2071 [13JN]
——— expand entitlement of veterans to care and guarantee health care benefits for veterans enrolled in patient enrollment system (see S. 1951), S2071 [13JN]
——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S2030 [8JN]
——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S1294 [20AP]
——— improve provision of health care for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease (see S. 1954), S2071 [13JN]
——— increase mileage rate offered through beneficiary travel program for health related travel (see S. 592), S568 [1MR]
——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S5050 [17OC]
Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see S. 545), S1211 [18AP]
Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1049), S1053 [29MR]
Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 51), S74 [24JA]
Drugs: ensure that States do not prohibit individuals from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies (see S. 2484), S3522 [25JY]
——— limit price charged by manufacturers for insulin (see S. 727), S773 [14MR]
Durenberger, Dave: tribute (see S. Res. 57), S352 [13FE]
Ecology and environment: 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), S1680 [16MY]
——— restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see S. 919), S909 [22MR]
Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 3404), S5750 [5DE]
Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers (see S. 1609), S1678 [16MY]
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]
——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see S. 2850), S4589 [19SE]
——— strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see S. 567), S532 [28FE]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 404), S4949 [4OC]
EPA: assess certain fees on shipping and other vessels (see S. 1920), S2029 [8JN]
——— establish standards to limit carbon intensity of fuel used by certain vessels and set requirements to eliminate in-port ship emissions (see S. 1917), S2029 [8JN]
——— impose dioxide emission surcharge on private jet travel and certain first class and business tickets (see S. 2599), S3754 [27JY]
——— prohibit sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers (see S. 3440), S5851 [7DE]
FAA: strengthen oversight of repair stations located outside U.S. (see S. 1256), S1384 [26AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand eligibility to more workers, allow parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and modernize definition of family (see S. 242), S229 [2FE]
FCC: enforce forfeiture penalties relative to violations of restrictions on use of telephone equipment (see S. 2095), S2185 [21JN]
——— make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline programs (see S. 3024), S4948 [4OC]
——— 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: define term natural cheese (see S. 981), S954 [27MR]
——— establish time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products (see S. 1906), S5852 [7DE]
——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see S. 549), S531 [28FE]
——— 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: modify exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in Freedom of Information Act (see S. 1812), S1982 [6JN]
——— 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 Crop Insurance Corp.: require certain membership on Board of Directors (see S. 2523), S3619 [26JY]
——— revise terms of Standard Reinsurance Agreement and Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (see S. 2421), S3458 [20JY]
——— streamline farmers access to insurance products that provide whole farm revenue protection (see S. 2598), S3754 [27JY]
Federal Digital Platform Commission: establish (see S. 1671), S1742 [18MY]
Federal Transit Administration: modify public transportation emergency relief program (see S. 3073), S5088 [18OC]
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: 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]
——— 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), S861 [21MR]
——— repeal exemption from enhanced supervision and prudential standards applicable to bank holding companies with certain total consolidated assets (see S. 817), S798 [15MR]
Firearms: ban assault weapons, bump stocks, high-capacity ammunition magazines, and devices designed to evade assault weapons ban, and ensure right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 25), S54 [23JA]
——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers by increasing number of inspectors, frequency of inspections, and penalties for violations of law (see S. 1826), S1982 [6JN]
——— 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 firearm dealers from proceeding with sale of weapon if background check on buyer is not returned by FBI within 3 days (see S. 1116), S1135 [17AP]
——— prohibit importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles (see S. 2926), S4678 [26SE]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 1819), S1982 [6JN]
——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 298), S507 [27FE]
——— 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]
Food: increase financial assistance for farmers markets and farmers market nutrition programs and increase local agricultural production through food bank in-house production and local farmer contracting (see S. 2659), S3755 [27JY]
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), S1625 [11MY]
——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR]
Foreign policy: encourage increased trade and investment between U.S. and Western Balkan countries (see S. 1651), S6022 [18DE]
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), S4590 [19SE]
Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1342 [25AP]
FRS: require Board of Governors to prescribe regulations relative to network competition in credit card transactions (see S. 1838), S2005 [7JN]
——— require financial firms to establish plans to reduce investing in financed greenhouse gas emissions to protect financial stability (see S. 1138), S1506 [3MY]
FTC: deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover attempt to interfere with approval of competing generic drug or biosimilar and foster competition and facilitate review of drug petitions filed in good faith (see S. 148), S314 [9FE]
——— establish duties to require online service providers to protect user data and prohibit use of user data to their detriment (see S. 744), S1647 [15MY]
——— establish rules prohibiting marketing of firearms to minors (see S. 252), S1789 [30MY]
——— increase consumer protections relative to free trial, automatic renewal, and negative option offers for subscription-based services (see S. 1091), S2186 [21JN]
——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 1231), S1293 [20AP]
——— prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and dissemination of false information relative to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs (see S. 127), S654 [6MR]
——— prohibit anticompetitive use of patents, known as product hopping, by drug product manufacturers (see S. 150), S1463 [2MY]
——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN]
——— promote fairness in sale of event tickets (see S. 3457), S5852 [7DE]
——— study role of intermediaries in pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 113), S266 [7FE]
——— submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 1737), S1745 [18MY]
GAO: study and report on operational preparedness of air carriers for preparing for changing weather and other events related to changing conditions and natural hazards (see S. 787), S772 [14MR]
——— study sale of illicit drugs online (see S. 2982), S4759 [28SE]
Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see S. Res. 494), S5919 [12DE]
Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S. Res. 173), S1341 [25AP]
Health: ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see S. 323), S1134 [17AP]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S2312 [11JY]
——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers to permit enrollees to obtain year supply of contraceptives (see S. 2427), S3458 [20JY]
Health care facilities: expand take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies (see S. 644), S4441 [13SE]
Health care professionals: ensure right to provide reproductive health care services (see S. 1297), S1381 [26AP]
Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S. (see S. Res. 104), S743 [9MR]
Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see S. 1036), S2146 [20JN]
Immigration: eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status (see S. 1885), S3896 [5SE]
——— 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]
——— enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5598 [27NO]
——— provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children (see S. 3065), S5145 [24OC]
——— 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]
Information technology: require social media platforms to verify age of users, prohibit use of algorithmic recommendation systems on minors, require parental consent for minors, and prohibit access for users under age 13 (see S. 1291), S2007 [7JN]
Insurance: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1743 [18MY]
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), S314 [9FE]
——— 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), S1747 [18MY]
Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [21JN]
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: make technical corrections to clarify ability of injured persons to sue foreign state defendants for aiding and abetting terrorism (see S. 2082), S2185 [21JN]
Koed, Betty K.: designate as Senate Historian Emerita (see S. Res. 420), S5110 [19OC]
Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (see S. 930), S3758 [27JY]
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), S910 [22MR]
Medicaid: allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see S. 1165), S1789 [30MY]
——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA]
——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by disaster or emergency (see S. 3120), S5143 [24OC]
——— provide consistent standard of health care to incarcerated individuals (see S. 1820), S2098 [14JN]
——— provide for emergency increase in Federal funding to State programs for expenditures on home and community-based services (see S. 3118), S5143 [24OC]
——— require coverage and expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 762), S743 [9MR]
Medicare: apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in commercial market and change base year for rebate calculations (see S. 1139), S1090 [30MR]
——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN]
——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 2323), S5920 [12DE]
——— improve coverage of audiology services (see S. 2377), S3147 [19JY]
——— protect patient access to ground ambulance services furnished under part B (see S. 1673), S4950 [4OC]
——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S5808 [6DE]
——— revise certain regulations relative to shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program (see S. 3503), S5961 [13DE]
——— 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), S825 [16MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members, their spouses, or their dependent children (see S. 1171), S1134 [17AP]
Middle East: stand with Israel against war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization), condemn Iran’s support for global terrorism, and reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security (see S. Res. 417), S5110 [19OC]
Minimum wage: increase (see S. 2488), S3522 [25JY]
Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 514), S533 [28FE]
National Dairy Month: designate (see S. Res. 284), S2226 [22JN]
National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 337), S4389 [12SE]
National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]
National Gun Violence Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 231), S1899 [1JN]
National Marine Sanctuary Day: designate (see S. Res. 419), S5110 [19OC]
National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see S. 233), S229 [2FE]
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), S5675 [29NO]
National Park Week: designate (see S. Res. 161), S1210 [18AP]
National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]
National Teach Ag Day: observance (see S. Res. 375), S4721 [27SE]
National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE]
National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 208), S1624 [11MY]
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S933 [23MR]
National Women’s History Month: designate (see S. Res. 129), S1000 [28MR]
National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]
NIH: transfer pharmaceutical civil penalties to Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Fund (see S. 1624), S1678 [16MY]
NIST: coordinate science and research activities relative to illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern (see S. 1280), S1340 [25AP]
NLRB: repeal authority for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in labor organization as condition of employment (see S. 2724), S3894 [5SE]
Northern Border Regional Commission: reauthorize (see S. 292), S264 [7FE]
Northern Ireland: anniversary of signing of Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (see S. Res. 157), S1092 [30MR]
Nuclear weapons: prohibit conduct of first-use nuclear strike absent declaration of war by Congress (see S. 1186), S1210 [18AP]
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 Prison Education: establish (see S. 3380), S5692 [30NO]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: add CPSC to list of agencies required to be represented on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) interagency working group (see S. 820), S798 [15MR]
Office of the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Children in Government Custody: establish (see S. 3323), S5751 [5DE]
Patents: establish interagency task force between Patent and Trademark Office and FDA for sharing information and providing technical assistance relative to patents (see S. 79), S266 [7FE]
Pharmaceuticals: improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 1542), S2051 [12JN]
——— increase transparency of research costs (see S. 1476), S1566 [9MY]
——— prohibit prescription drug manufacturers from compensating other companies to delay entry of generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, or interchangeable biological products into market (see S. 142), S314 [9FE]
Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE]
Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see S. 3127), S5182 [25OC]
Population: improve Federal population surveys by requiring collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys (see S. 1839), S2051 [12JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: provide for examination and disclosure of Federal income tax returns by Presidents and candidates for office of President (see S. 1272), S1340 [25AP]
Public debt: repeal public debt ceiling (see S. 1190), S1789 [30MY]
Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see S. 2038), S2123 [15JN]
Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to choose permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status and provide for transition to and implementation of such status (see S. 3231), S5713 [4DE]
Real estate: require government-sponsored enterprises to include disclaimer on Uniform Residential Loan Application to increase awareness of Dept. of Veterans Affairs direct and guaranteed home loan programs (see S. 3068), S5087 [18OC]
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]
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]
SBA: establish employee equity investment facility (see S. 1618), S2361 [12JY]
Schools: increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 1774), S2072 [13JN]
SEC: require corporations to publicly disclose financial reporting on country-by-country basis to provide transparency on use of tax havens or offshoring jobs (see S. 638), S655 [6MR]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S1211 [18AP]
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, 359), S352 [13FE]
Taxation: allow workers above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses incurred in trade or business of being employee (see S. 738), S742 [9MR]
——— classify business interference in worker organization campaigns as political speech and establish reporting requirement for employers who intervene in protected labor activities (see S. 737), S742 [9MR]
——— eliminate loopholes that allow billionaires to defer tax indefinitely through certain planning strategies and modify certain tax provisions so that billionaires are required to pay taxes annually (see S. 3367), S5692 [30NO]
——— establish American opportunity accounts, modify estate and gift tax rules, and reform taxation of capital income (see S. 441), S6057 [19DE]
——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 1446), S1533 [4MY]
——— expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S3619 [26JY]
——— expand earned income and child tax credits (see S. 1992), S2097 [14JN]
——— impose minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 1173), S1441 [1MY]
——— impose windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and rebate tax collected back to individual taxpayers (see S. 408), S1211 [18AP]
——— improve Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see S. 639), S5049 [17OC]
——— improve low-income housing credit (see S. 1377), S1419 [27AP]
——— make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for work opportunity credit (see S. 596), S1567 [9MY]
——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 234), S1463 [2MY]
——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain recognized postsecondary credential or license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 account (see S. 722), S773 [14MR]
——— permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside statute of limitations (see S. 2171), S2223 [22JN]
——— provide tax credit for purchase of certain new electric bicycles (see S. 881), S1342 [25AP]
——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see S. 1453), S2051 [12JN]
Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act: extend (see S. 1950), S4390 [12SE]
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), S1295 [20AP]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see S. Res. 464), S5599 [27NO]
Tunisia: recognize leadership in Arab Spring and express support for upholding democratic principles and norms (see S. Res. 260), S2186 [21JN]
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY]
Venezuela: call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez (see S. Res. 320), S5428 [8NO]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S399 [14FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S4526 [14SE]
Violence Against Women Act: define intimate partner to include someone with whom there is or was dating relationship (see S. 321), S860 [21MR]
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]
——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1677), S1742 [18MY]
Water: establish trust fund to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see S. 938), S909 [22MR]
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]
Women in Aviation Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1154), S1535 [4MY]
World War I: award Congressional Gold Medal to female telephone operators of Army Signal Corps, known as ‘‘Hello Girls’’ (see S. 815), S1679 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: regulate market concentration and competition in food and agriculture industry (see S. 2670), S3756 [27JY]
——— require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see S. 2601), S3754 [27JY]
BatWeek: designate (see S. Res. 436), S5213 [26OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify land eligible for enrollment in Conservation Reserve Program (see S. 2798), S4525 [14SE]
——— consult with maple producers when determining education and research priorities for Acer Access and Development Program (see S. 1675), S1742 [18MY]
——— ensure equal treatment of buy-protect-sell transactions and certain other transactions under Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (see S. 2507), S3619 [26JY]
——— establish program to provide support on use of industrial heat pumps in rural areas (see S. 1495), S1566 [9MY]
——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY]
——— improve Rural Energy for America Program (see S. 3378), S5692 [30NO]
——— mitigate threat of invasive species in forests (see S. 1238), S1293 [20AP]
——— permit States to record in writing that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants have provided telephonic verbal affirmation of application (see S. 2885), S4654 [21SE]
——— provide support for organic dairy producers and processors (see S. 3097), S5110 [19OC]
——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (see S. 1642), S1704 [17MY]
——— reauthorize Rural Energy Savings Program (see S. 1821), S1982 [6JN]
——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 2435), S3459 [20JY]
Dept. of Defense: establish outreach program to inform servicemembers assigned to work near burn pits of risks of toxic exposure (see S. 2084), S2185 [21JN]
——— submit report on incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits (see S. 2083), S2185 [21JN]
Dept. of Education: eliminate interest on Federal student loans, establish Education Affordability Trust Fund, and increase annual and aggregate loan limits (see S. 2557), S3752 [27JY]
——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see S. 2441), S3459 [20JY]
Dept. of the Interior: designate Nulhegan River and Paul Stream for potential addition to National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 432), S425 [15FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update burn pit registry with registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 2078), S2185 [21JN]
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: carry out research and development on single index insurance policy that is more responsive to crop and income losses faced by farmers due to extreme weather (see S. 3401), S5750 [5DE]
FERC: authorize allocation of costs of certain interstate electric power transmission lines and electric power transmission lines located offshore (see S. 2915), S4678 [26SE]
Medicaid: improve transparency and prevent use of abusive spread pricing and related practices (see S. 1038), S1052 [29MR]
Medicare: provide coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation (see S. 3236), S5402 [7NO]
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge: anniversary (see S. Res. 433), S5213 [26OC]
Power resources: promote competition in area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, and allow for adoption of innovative products and service (see S. 1936), S2070 [13JN]
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]
Voting: guarantee right to vote for all citizens regardless of criminal offense convictions (see S. 3423), S5807 [6DE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S4 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Allen, Elizabeth: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Public Diplomacy, S2018 [8JN], S2045 [12JN]
Allvin, David W.: nomination to be Air Force Chief of Staff, S5252 [31OC], S5326 [2NO]
Bryan, Jeffrey M.: nomination to be district judge, S5533 [15NO], S5595 [27NO]
Burrows, Charlotte A.: nomination to EEOC, S5352 [6NO], S5412 [8NO]
Crane, David: nomination to be Under Sec. of Energy for Infrastructure, S1893 [1JN], S1972 [6JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5442 [9NO]
Edwards, Jerry, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S5894 [11DE], S5976 [14DE]
Federico, Richard E.N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5740 [5DE], S5840 [7DE]
FEMA: authorize appropriations for U.S. Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs (S. 870), S1079 [30MR]
Franchetti, Lisa M.: nomination to be Chief of Naval Operations, S5251 [31OC], S5325 [2NO]
Garcetti, Eric M.: nomination to be Ambassador to India, S736 [9MR], S785 [15MR]
Garnett, Margaret M.: nomination to be district judge, S5533 [15NO], S5622 [28NO]
Gilbride, Karla Ann: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S4940 [4OC], S5029 [17OC]
Goffman, Joseph: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, S6021 [18DE]
Hall, Jennifer L.: nomination to be district judge, S4940 [4OC], S4974 [16OC]
Hidalgo, Rosemarie: nomination to be Dept. of Justice Violence Against Women Office Director, S2211 [22JN], S2298 [11JY]
Hill, Sara E.: nomination to be district judge, S5956 [13DE], S6040 [19DE]
Ho, Dale E.: nomination to be district judge, S2040 [12JN], S2085 [14JN]
Kazen, John A.: nomination to be district judge, S6048 [19DE]
Kotagal, Kalpana: nomination to EEOC, S2271 [10JY], S2349 [12JY]
Long, Brandon S.: nomination to be district judge, S5894 [11DE]
Maddox, Matthew J.: nomination to be district judge, S5210 [26OC], S5227 [30OC]
Mahoney, Christopher J.: nomination to be Marine Corps Assistant Commandant, S5252 [31OC], S5327 [2NO]
McMillion, Brandy R.: nomination to be district judge, S5352 [6NO], S5416 [8NO]
Mehalchick, Karoline: nomination to be district judge, S6047 [19DE]
Munley, Julia K.: nomination to be district judge, S4940 [4OC], S5028 [17OC]
O’Brien, James C.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, S4889 [30SE], S4909 [3OC]
Papillion, Darrel J.: nomination to be district judge, S1645 [15MY], S1698 [17MY]
Park, Shanlyn A.S.: nomination to be district judge, S5592 [27NO], S5669 [29NO]
Ramirez, Irma Carrillo: nomination to be circuit judge, S5593 [27NO], S5688 [30NO]
Rayes, Nathalie: nomination to be Ambassador to Croatia, S5708 [4DE], S5780 [6DE]
Rodriguez, Jose J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Education and Training, S5533 [15NO], S5623 [28NO]
Semper, Jamel: nomination to be district judge, S5592 [27NO], S5662 [29NO]
Silfen, Molly R.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S1972 [6JN], S2019 [8JN]
Smith, Micah W.J.: nomination to be district judge, S5592 [27NO]
Wright-Gallo, Glenna L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, S1530 [4MY], S1582 [10MY]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S245 [7FE], S405 [15FE], S677 [8MR], S755 [14MR], S839 [21MR], S1007 [29MR], S1121 [17AP], S1219 [19AP], S1353 [26AP], S1471 [3MY], S1553 [9MY], S1685 [17MY], S1777 [30MY], S1813 [31MY], S1963 [6JN], S1987 [7JN], S2151 [21JN], S2967 [18JY], S3503 [25JY], S3869 [5SE], S4211 [6SE], S4337 [11SE], S4609 [20SE], S4669 [26SE], S4689 [27SE], S4901 [3OC], S5055 [18OC], S5155 [25OC], S5407 [8NO], S5643 [29NO], S5767 [6DE], S5927 [13DE]
Remarks
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 (S. 701), S701 [8MR]
Appropriations: legislative process, S4673 [26SE]
——— making continuing, S4673 [26SE], S4735 [28SE]
Armed Forces: repeal authority to use against Iraq (S. 316), S1013 [29MR]
CDC: terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), S897 [22MR]
——— terminate requirement for proof of coronavirus vaccination for foreign travelers (H.R. 185), unanimous-consent request, S897 [22MR]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Federal Courts oversight investigation relative to gifts received by Supreme Court justices, S5395 [7NO]
Cuba: U.S. policy, S3742 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: blanket hold on all pending nominations and officer promotions relative to establishment of leave policies for members to seek abortions, S3596 [26JY]
FAA: reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), S4735 [28SE]
——— reauthorize and improve FAA and other civil aviation programs (H.R. 3935), motion to proceed, S4673 [26SE]
FCC: extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), S721, S722 [8MR]
——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), unanimous-consent request, S721 [8MR]
——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (S. 650), S721 [8MR]
——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (S. 650), unanimous-consent request, S721 [8MR]
Federal Highway Administration: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers’’ (S.J. Res. 38), S5416 [8NO]
FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, S4579 [19SE], S4673 [26SE]
Floods: disaster assistance to Vermont, S4579 [19SE]
FRS: require Board of Governors to prescribe regulations relative to network competition in credit card transactions (S. 1838), S4429 [13SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S4735 [28SE]
Iran: reinstate certain sanctions (S. 3041), S5030 [17OC]
——— reinstate certain sanctions (S. 3041), unanimous-consent request, S5030 [17OC]
Medicare: implementation of drug price negotiation program, S4378 [12SE]
Middle East: revoke visas of foreign nationals who endorse terrorist activities, affirm distinction between terrorism and Israeli self-defense, reject antisemitism, and honor memory of those killed in attack on Israel (S. Res. 413), S5076 [18OC]
——— revoke visas of those who endorse terrorism, affirm distinction between terrorism and Israeli self-defense, reject antisemitism, and honor memory of those killed in attack on Israel (S. Res. 413), unanimous-consent request, S5077 [18OC]
Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, S1468 [2MY], S1616 [11MY]
Reyes, Ramon E., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S5407 [8NO]
Richard, Elizabeth H.: nomination to be U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, S5728 [5DE]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S2974–S2976 [18JY]
——— legislative program, S5728 [5DE]
Smith, Micah W.J.: nomination to be district judge, S5652 [29NO]
Supreme Court: promulgate code of ethics for Justices, S5395 [7NO]
U.S. Green Building Council: anniversary, S1338 [25AP]
Vermont: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by flooding, S2350 [12JY], S3736 [27JY]
Whitaker, Michael G.: nomination to be FAA Administrator, S5096 [19OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S80 [25JA]
Tributes
Carle, David W., S225 [2FE]
Fraser, Dan, S4437 [13SE]
Potter, Grace, S4520 [14SE]