WICKER, ROGER F. (a Senator from Mississippi)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S2569, S2570, S2724, S2726, S2750 [13JY], S3007, S3008 [18JY], S3155, S3398, S3419 [19JY], S3535 [25JY], S3642, S3644 [26JY], S3800 [27JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4497, S4498 [13SE], S5053 [17OC]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S3839 [27JY]

Conferee: H.R. 2670, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S5531 [15NO]

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, S673 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit award of Federal funds to higher education institutions that host or are affiliated with student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees (see S. 16), S54 [23JA]

——— prohibit declaration of national emergency relative to abortion (see S. 196), S173 [31JA]

——— prohibit discrimination by abortion against unborn children due to Down syndrome (see S. 18), S54 [23JA]

——— require health care practitioners to exercise proper degree of care in cases of children who survive abortion or attempted abortion (see S. 204), S1294 [20AP]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking abortion (see S. 1103), S1089 [30MR]

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

Afghan Allies Protection Act: authorize additional special immigrant visas, require strategy for efficient processing, and establish designated senior special immigrant visa coordinating officials (see S. 1786), S1899 [1JN]

Afghanistan: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see S. 2327), S2461 [13JY]

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2019), S2462 [13JY]

AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1547), S1603 [10MY]

Animals: improve prevention of spread of animal diseases (see S. 901), S860 [21MR]

Appropriations: making continuing for military pay (see S. 2835), S4591 [19SE]

——— provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 2041), S2123 [15JN]

Artificial intelligence: provide framework for innovation and accountability (see S. 3312), S5540 [15NO]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (see S. 3395), S5749 [5DE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 63), S398 [14FE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 13), S313 [9FE]

Bureau of Prisons: expand eligibility and provide for judicial review under Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program and make compassionate release technical corrections (see S. 1248), S1293 [20AP]

Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see S. 347), S744 [9MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: prohibit funding to install permanent fencing (see S. 3056), S5048 [17OC]

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]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 626), S2050 [12JN]

CERCLA: exempt certain entities from liability relative to releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 1427, 1429, 1430, 1432, 1433), S1504 [3MY]

Children and youth: prohibit gender transition procedures on minors (see S. 1597), S1647 [15MY]

——— provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (see S. 1409), S1901 [1JN]

China: impose sanctions and other measures in response to failure to allow investigation into origins of coronavirus at suspect laboratories in Wuhan (see S. 588), S568 [1MR]

Clark, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 406), S4977 [16OC]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see S. 2791), S4556 [18SE]

——— tribute to efforts to ensure highest level of maritime border security (see S. Res. 166), S1294 [20AP]

Colleges and universities: require public institutions of higher education to disseminate information on rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students (see S. 2974), S4759 [28SE]

Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 3342), S5541 [15NO]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see S. 2087), S3524 [25JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)’’ (see S.J. Res. 32), S2071 [13JN]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 537), S506 [27FE]

Courts: establish appropriate penalties for cocaine-related offenses (see S. 522), S457 [16FE]

——— give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases (see S. 1056), S1053 [29MR]

Crime: establish new Federal crimes for killing, assaulting, or fleeing from assault on law enforcement officers and judges, limit rights of offenders, and allow officers to carry firearms in Federal facilities (see S. 1569), S1623 [11MY]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 78), S121 [26JA]

——— provide appropriate standards for inclusion of term of supervised release after imprisonment (see S. 2681), S3756 [27JY]

——— punish distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder (see S. 380), S313 [9FE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S4655 [21SE]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances (see S. 1141), S2050 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs (see S. 1740), S1745 [18MY]

——— convene blue ribbon panel to review Forest Service forest inventory and analysis program (see S. 433), S425 [15FE]

——— disapprove Food and Nutrition Service rule entitled ‘‘Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update’’ (see S.J. Res. 42), S3757 [27JY]

——— eliminate prohibition on indirect costs with respect to aquaculture assistance (see S. 2619), S3754 [27JY]

——— establish forest conservation easement program (see S. 2631), S3755 [27JY]

——— establish Office of Aquaculture (see S. 2211), S2225 [22JN]

——— provide compensation for poultry growers and layers in control areas (see S. 2235), S2310 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: apply Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of Assistant Sec. for Communications and Information in carrying out Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (see S. 1234), S1293 [20AP]

——— provide for presumption of denial of licenses for export, reexport, or in-country transfer of technology to end users in China or Russia (see S. 2170), S2223 [22JN]

——— require pilot program on use of big data analytics to identify vessels evading sanctions and export controls and report on availability of emerging technologies subject to export controls (see S. 2248), S3760 [27JY]

Dept. of Commerce and GAO: study feasibility of historically Black colleges and universities achieving certain classification (see S. 2977), S4759 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit from requiring contractors to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 27), S458 [16FE]

——— terminate memorandum relating to access to abortions, prohibit use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions (see S. 822), S798 [15MR]

Dept. of Education: allow families to use certain Federal education funds to pay for their chosen education programs (see S. 105), S120 [26JA]

——— clarify that prohibition on use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to sports clubs, teams, training, or related activities provided for students (see S. 2736), S4270 [7SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program’’ (see S.J. Res. 43), S4272 [7SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’ (see S.J. Res. 22), S954 [27MR]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 985), S2124 [15JN]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 161), S171 [31JA]

——— provide that for determining compliance with Title IX in athletics, sex shall be recognized solely on person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth (see S. 613), S637 [2MR]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see S. 9), S99 [25JA] (see S. 218), S204 [1FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing shortage of such physicians (see S. 705), S714 [8MR]

——— carry out national project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease to be known as National Parkinson’s Project (see S. 1064), S4271 [7SE]

——— extend National Alzheimer’s Project (see S. 133), S352 [13FE]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 76), S121 [26JA]

——— improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention (see S. 1313), S1382 [26AP]

——— improve Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see S. 1668), S2227 [22JN]

——— 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), S3461 [20JY]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 166), S172 [31JA] (see S. 624), S635 [2MR]

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

——— publish physical activity recommendations (see S. 397), S352 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate Romania as program country under visa waiver program (see S. 814), S827 [16MR]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain employees and contractors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in event of Government shutdown (see S. 2999), S4826 [29SE]

——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering U.S. to combat human trafficking and impose criminal penalties for child recycling to gain entry into U.S. (see S. 3239), S5402 [7NO]

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]

Dept. of Justice: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’’’ (see S.J. Res. 20), S798 [15MR]

——— establish appropriate penalties for obstruction of justice by picketing or parading in or near court buildings or residences of judges, jurors, witnesses, or other court officers (see S. 1382), S1419 [27AP]

——— improve treatment courts (see S. 2593), S5111 [19OC]

Dept. of Labor: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 1261), S1339 [25AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H–2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the U.S.’’ (see S.J. Res. 25), S1340 [25AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights’’ (see S.J. Res. 8), S265 [7FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption Rule’’ (see S.J. Res. 36), S3760 [27JY]

——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3018), S4948 [4OC]

Dept. of State: establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see S. 2261), S2359 [12JY]

——— provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from Central Bank of Russia and other sovereign assets of Russia (see S. 2003), S3759 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: deter foreign financial institutions from providing banking services for benefit of foreign terrorist organizations and from facilitating or promoting payments for acts of terrorism (see S. 691), S669 [7MR]

——— impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels (see S. 1271), S1340 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S265 [7FE]

——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1315), S2007 [7JN]

——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S4762 [28SE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (see S. 1185), S1210 [18AP]

Depts. of Commerce and the Interior: prevent from issuing maritime rules related to Rice’s whale that would impede offshore energy development and military activities (see S. 2986), S4760 [28SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: appropriate funding for implementation of disaster relief programs (see S. 2029), S2123 [15JN]

Diseases and disorders: facilitate development of treatments for cancers (see S. 642), S636 [2MR]

District of Columbia: disapprove action of District of Columbia Council in approving Revised Criminal Code Act (see S.J. Res. 12), S313 [9FE]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1152), S1091 [30MR]

——— prohibit certain uses of xylazine (see S. 993), S2311 [11JY]

——— 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), S4590 [19SE]

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

Education: establish grant program for partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations to expand access to tutoring in hard-to-staff and high-need schools (see S. 2428), S3459 [20JY]

——— expand educational choices for disabled and establish scholarship program for military children (see S. 266), S230 [2FE]

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site: establish (see S. 562), S531 [28FE]

Employment: expand use of E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 156), S637 [2MR]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles—Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards’’ (see S.J. Res. 11), S313 [9FE]

——— exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements (see S. 2430), S3760 [27JY]

——— expand ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 2707), S3757 [27JY]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of certain national ambient air quality standards (see S. 2125), S2222 [22JN]

——— improve interagency coordination in pesticide registration process by requiring EPA public response to Office of Pest Management guidance on pesticide use (see S. 2472), S3521 [25JY]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5110 [19OC]

ERISA: clarify fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors (see S. 1563), S1623 [11MY]

FAA: allow owner or operator of small hub airport that is reclassified as medium hub airport to elect to be treated as small hub airport (see S. 1946), S2071 [13JN]

——— develop comprehensive unmanned aircraft system integration strategy (see S. 1927), S2050 [12JN]

——— establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations (see S. 307), S773 [14MR]

——— modify authority for space transportation infrastructure modernization grants (see S. 1982), S2096 [14JN]

——— raise mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see S. 893), S1746 [18MY]

False Claims Act: modify procedures relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (see S. 2466), S3521 [25JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for spontaneous loss of unborn child (see S. 166), S172 [31JA]

FCC: prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as telecommunications service and imposition of certain regulations on providers of such service (see S. 3119), S5361 [6NO]

——— require providers of interactive computer services to publicly disclose information relative to requests or recommendations made by government entities to moderate content (see S. 2314), S2460 [13JY]

FDA: establish time-limited conditional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products (see S. 1906), S2029 [8JN]

——— improve regulation of abortion drugs by prohibiting approval of new drugs, preventing labeling changes of existing drugs, and limiting dispensing of drugs remotely, by mail, or telemedicine (see S. 95), S120 [26JA]

Federal agencies and departments: encourage growth of research partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities to advance development in sub-Saharan Africa (see S. 3149), S5213 [26OC]

——— modify, consolidate, or repeal unnecessary agency major rules (see S. 2953), S4762 [28SE]

——— prohibit Federal funding for gender transition research in minors (see S. 3035), S4948 [4OC]

——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see S. 428), S425 [15FE]

——— prohibit from issuing moratoriums on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land (see S. 319), S310 [9FE]

——— prohibit from using taxpayer funds to implement or enter into agreements with certain nongovernmental organizations that conduct voter registration or mobilization activities (see S. 1398), S1680 [16MY]

——— withdraw certain proposed rules relative to Endangered Species Act (see S. 2811), S4525 [14SE]

Federal aid programs: simplify grant process for nonurbanized areas (see S. 375), S312 [9FE]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: cancel recent changes to up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages (see S. 2296), S2460 [13JY]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: prohibit from issuing rule or regulation requiring certain commercial vehicles be equipped with speed limiting devices (see S. 2671), S3756 [27JY]

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

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2142), S2223 [22JN]

Financial institutions: address applications for deposit insurance submitted by industrial banks to FDIC (see S. 3538), S5996 [14DE]

——— prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs (see S. 293), S264 [7FE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 185), S1419 [27AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 214), S203 [1FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (see S. 1680), S1743 [18MY]

——— prohibit President and Dept. of HHS from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for purpose of imposing gun control (see S. 2911), S4654 [21SE]

——— remove silencers from definition of firearms relative to taxation, registration, and transfer laws (see S. 401), S397 [14FE]

Fish and fishing: combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally (see S. 1227), S1293 [20AP]

Flags: prohibit flying, draping, or other display of any flag other than U.S. flag at public buildings (see S. 1985), S2097 [14JN]

Flag—U.S.: commemorate anniversary of creation of U.S. flag and express support for Pledge of Allegiance (see S. Res. 252), S2097 [14JN]

Foreign aid: withhold U.S. contributions to U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (see S. 431), S458 [16FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring authorities, restore certain expired authorities, and institute reforms to protect civil liberties of U.S. persons (see S. 3351), S5639 [28NO]

Foreign policy: encourage increased trade and investment between U.S. and Western Balkan countries (see S. 1651), S1704 [17MY]

——— increase foreign aid, enhance security assistance, and strengthen democracy and economic security in Black Sea region (see S. 804), S798 [15MR]

Foreign trade: allow importation of infant formula and infant formula base powder free of duty and quantitative limitation (see S. 1782), S1843 [31MY]

Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act: repeal (see S. 3017), S4948 [4OC]

Freedom of religion: affirm importance as fundamental human right and observe anniversary of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 3), S204 [1FE]

FTC: promote fairness in sale of event tickets (see S. 3457), S5852 [7DE]

Government: prohibit from promoting, supporting, or contracting with abortion entities, or otherwise expanding access to abortions on Federal lands or in Federal facilities (see S. 186), S172 [31JA]

Government regulations: improve environmental review process for energy, infrastructure, and transportation projects (see S. 1449), S1533 [4MY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn for premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demand immediate release of all hostages (see S. Res. 408), S5460 [9NO]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 1384), S2986 [18JY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities (see S. 665), S654 [6MR]

Health Resources and Services Administration: support and stabilize existing nursing workforce and establish programs to increase number of nurses (see S. 1150), S1091 [30MR]

Housing: repeal certain incentives to upgrade energy efficiency standards relative to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification (see S. 2806), S4525 [14SE]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and provide liability protection for local law enforcement who enforce Federal laws (see S. 1068), S1135 [17AP]

——— enhance nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas (see S. 3211), S5338 [2NO]

——— fund southern border wall by requiring work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines (see S. 332), S311 [9FE]

——— include criminal penalty and ground of removability for financing unlawful entry of alien into U.S. (see S. 381), S313 [9FE]

——— recognize current influx of migrants is causing crisis at U.S. Southern border (see S. Res. 45), S313 [9FE]

Information technology: require application stores to publicly list country of origin of applications that they distribute and provide consumers ability to protect themselves (see S. 1732), S1744 [18MY]

Insurance: require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S636 [2MR]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see S. 2039), S2123 [15JN]

Iran: continue certain Executive orders imposing U.S. sanctions and prevent waiver of certain sanctions until Iran ceases attempts to assassinate U.S. officials, citizens, and Iranian nationals (see S. 3028), S4948 [4OC]

——— impose sanctions on persons engaged in import of petroleum from Iran (see S. 1829), S5050 [17OC]

——— provide congressional review of actions to terminate or waive imposed sanctions (see S. 2210), S2225 [22JN]

——— reinstate certain sanctions (see S. 3041), S5051 [17OC]

IRS: modify and reform rules relating to investigations and whistleblowers (see S. 625), S635 [2MR]

——— prohibit implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals (see S. 453), S426 [15FE]

Israel: mint coins in recognition of late Prime Minister Golda Meir and anniversary of U.S.-Israel relationship (see S. 1300), S5360 [6NO]

Juneteenth National Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 263), S2186 [21JN]

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

Labor unions: extend certain free choice protections relative to labor organization participation to independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work options (see S. 1201), S1295 [20AP]

——— protect free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 532), S506 [27FE]

Law enforcement: reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions (see S. 1251), S1294 [20AP]

LGBTQI+: prohibit taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures (see S. 1595), S1647 [15MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary and support programs at Marine Corps Heritage Center (see S. 305), S1463 [2MY]

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2954), S4720 [27SE]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see S. 2372), S3147 [19JY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S5049 [17OC]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 2407), S3458 [20JY]

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

——— improve coverage of audiology services (see S. 2377), S3147 [19JY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 260), S2985 [18JY]

——— preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments (see S. 803), S797 [15MR]

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

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, increase participation in communities of color, and offset coronavirus pandemic driven decline in colorectal screenings (see S. 892), S911 [22MR]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S4271 [7SE]

——— provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination (see S. 2379), S3147 [19JY]

——— rebase calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1110), S1089 [30MR]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 230), S637 [2MR]

——— restore State authority to waive mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals for certain facilities (see S. 1571), S2124 [15JN]

Mexico: express concern about economic and security conditions and reaffirm interest in mutually beneficial relations based on shared interests on security, economic prosperity, and democratic values (see S. Res. 97), S715 [8MR]

Middle East: reallocate funding originally appropriated for Gaza to grants to Israel for Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system (see S. 3083), S5109 [19OC]

——— 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]

Mississippi: establish Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of Natchez Historical Park (see S. 3241), S5460 [9NO]

Morality and ethics: protect dignity of fetal remains (see S. 1102), S1089 [30MR]

Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (see S. 2090), S2185 [21JN]

National 4–H Week: designate (see S. Res. 399), S4948 [4OC]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 471), S5541 [15NO]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1554), S1747 [18MY]

National Arbor Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 183), S1419 [27AP]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 195), S1534 [4MY]

National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide: designate (see S. 2955), S4762 [28SE]

National Fentanyl Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1705 [17MY]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 69), S426 [15FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 280), S2226 [22JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 1669), S1705 [17MY]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 201), S1567 [9MY]

National Osteopathic Medicine Week: designate (see S. Res. 162), S1211 [18AP]

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

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

National Poll Worker Recruitment Day: observance (see S. Res. 326), S3758 [27JY]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1745 [18MY]

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

National School Choice Week: designate (see S. Res. 11), S99 [25JA]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 200), S1534 [4MY]

National Teach Ag Day: observance (see S. Res. 375), S4721 [27SE]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]

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

National Water Week: designate (see S. Res. 198), S1534 [4MY]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 298), S2461 [13JY]

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

National Women of Color in Tech Day: designate (see S. Res. 124), S934 [23MR]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see S. Res. 431), S5183 [25OC]

National Women’s Sports Week: designate (see S. Res. 267), S2225 [22JN]

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

News media: provide temporary safe harbor from antitrust laws for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms about terms on which their content may be distributed (see S. 1094), S1089 [30MR]

NIH: require annual budget estimate for initiatives pursuant to reports and recommendations made under National Alzheimer’s Project Act (see S. 134), S352 [13FE]

NLRB: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’ (see S.J. Res. 49), S5898 [11DE]

NOAA: codify and improve Coastal Management Fellowship and Digital Coast Fellowship (see S. 1552), S1623 [11MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat’’ (see S.J. Res. 23), S1212 [18AP]

——— establish Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see S. 2086), S2185 [21JN]

Nuclear energy: enhance U.S. civil nuclear leadership, support licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve regulation of nuclear energy (see S. 1111), S2030 [8JN]

——— express that nuclear power is clean baseload energy source necessary to achieve reliable, secure, and diversified electric grid (see S. Res. 321), S3757 [27JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish joint task force to identify and eliminate barriers to U.S. agriculture exports (see S. 2992), S4760 [28SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see S. 2277), S2462 [13JY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 13), S54 [23JA]

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown of petroleum reserves from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 31), S398 [14FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify inability to declare national emergencies on premise of climate change (see S. 2118), S2222 [22JN]

Puerto Rico: compensate certain residents of Vieques island for use of such island for military readiness (see S. 1386), S1440 [1MY]

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

Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 84), S532 [28FE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 3344), S5597 [27NO]

Religious Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 380), S4760 [28SE]

Research: provide moratorium on all Federal research grants provided to any institution of higher education or other research institute conducting gain-of-function research (see S. 81), S98 [25JA]

Russia: call for immediate release of Evan Gershkovich (see S. Res. 385), S4760 [28SE]

——— call for immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza (see S. Res. 145), S1091 [30MR]

——— condemn unjust and arbitrary detention of opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has stood up in defense of democracy, rule of law, and free and fair elections (see S. Con. Res. 7), S934 [23MR]

——— condemn wrongful detainment of U.S. citizens and residents (see S. Res. 179), S1419 [27AP]

Schools: require schools to provide fluid milk substitutes upon request of students or parent or guardian of such students (see S. 2943), S4720 [27SE] (see S. 2943), S6022 [18DE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: extend (see S. 2581), S4272 [7SE]

Senate: establish means to provide advice and consent regarding any international agreement relative to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (see S. Res. 81), S800 [15MR]

——— require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by World Health Assembly be subject to ratification (see S. 444), S637 [2MR]

September 11 Day of Remembrance: establish as Federal holiday (see S. 1472), S4590 [19SE]

Ships and vessels: authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers (see S. 3389), S5712 [4DE]

——— mint coins to honor and memorialize tragedy of Sultana Steamboat explosion (see S. 668), S1604 [10MY]

Space policy: establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (see S. 447), S426 [15FE]

——— prohibit purchase of certain telecommunications or aerospace goods or services from entities affiliated with China or Russia and require reporting on investment by foreign persons in U.S. aerospace industry (see S. 1483), S1566 [9MY]

States: permit to include as part of mail voter registration forms requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship (see S. 3470), S5919 [12DE]

——— provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew driver’s license or car registration for failure to pay civil or criminal fine or fee (see S. 2313), S2460 [13JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: allow use of Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funds for programs assisting college athletes (see S. 2966), S4759 [28SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization relative to abortion (see S. Res. 272), S2225 [22JN]

——— constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court be composed of nine Justices (see S.J. Res. 21), S1054 [29MR]

——— provide for penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by officers or employees (see S. 251), S230 [2FE]

Taiwan: authorize negotiation and conclusion and provide for congressional consideration of tax agreement between American Institute in Taiwan and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (see S. 1457), S2187 [21JN]

Taxation: allow credit for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students (see S. 120), S121 [26JA]

——— allow refundable credit for individuals who have suffered stillborn child (see S. 166), S172 [31JA]

——— enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S826 [16MR]

——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 341), S311 [9FE]

——— exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income (see S. 1446), S1533 [4MY]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see S. 1953), S5898 [11DE]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see S. 2172), S2224 [22JN]

——— improve Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (see S. 639), S1383 [26AP]

——— make permanent deduction for qualified business income (see S. 1706), S1743 [18MY]

——— modify and extend deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (see S. 566), S934 [23MR]

——— modify exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations (see S. 1761), S5184 [25OC]

——— modify procedural rules for penalties (see S. 1249), S1384 [26AP]

——— permanently extend new markets tax credit (see S. 234), S458 [16FE]

——— provide bonus depreciation for certain space launch expenditures (see S. 589), S568 [1MR]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1420), S1504 [3MY]

——— provide credit for investment in community development financial institutions (see S. 2963), S4759 [28SE]

——— provide exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see S. 3487), S5961 [13DE]

——— provide for refundable adoption tax credit (see S. 2895), S4654 [21SE]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 1108), S1089 [30MR]

——— treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see S. 786), S772 [14MR]

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

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 368), S4678 [26SE]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 242), S2006 [7JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction of livestock (see S. 3358), S5674 [29NO]

——— disapprove rule relative to endangered species status for northern long-eared bat (see S.J. Res. 24), S1091 [30MR]

——— 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), S2072 [13JN]

Ukraine: condemn Russian invasion and weaponization of hunger and commemorate anniversary of Holodomor famine (see S. Res. 472), S5598 [27NO]

University of Mississippi: anniversary (see S. Res. 477), S5639 [28NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans and formally apologize for treatment they received upon returning home (see S.J. Res. 17), S458 [16FE]

Water: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the U.S.’’’ (see S.J. Res. 7), S230 [2FE]

Women: recognize expiration of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights and observe that Congress has no authority to modify such amendment after its submission to States or expiration (see S. Res. 107), S1385 [26AP]

Year of Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 333), S5146 [24OC]

Yemen: designate Ansarallah as foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions (see S. 3192), S5315 [1NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 62), S98 [25JA]

Adoption: provide limited accreditation option for performing certain adoption services (see S. 3551), S5996 [14DE]

Armed Forces: ensure treatment in military is based on merit and performance (see S. 1811), S1982 [6JN]

Buffett, Jimmy: tribute (see S. Res. 401), S4949 [4OC]

Dept. of Commerce: develop national strategy to close digital divide (see S. 2238), S2310 [11JY]

——— establish China Economic Data Coordination Center within Bureau of Economic Analysis (see S. 970), S933 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: use, transfer, or donate all stored excess construction materials intended for wall on southwest border (see S. 1498), S1566 [9MY]

Dept. of State: designate Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization (see S. 416), S397 [14FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report to Congress on competition among suppliers (see S. 2778), S4440 [13SE]

Disasters: improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather (see S. 1284), S1340 [25AP]

EPA: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Federal ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ (see S.J. Res. 31), S2029 [8JN]

Estorffe, Branden P.: tribute (see S. Res. 15), S121 [26JA]

FCC: conduct study and report to Congress on feasibility of funding Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by Internet edge providers (see S. 856), S825 [16MR]

FDA: strengthen use of patient-experience data within benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs (see S. 526), S457 [16FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require head of each agency to establish plan to resume in-person operations (see S. 807), S798 [15MR]

Gold Star Children’s Day: designate (see S. Res. 422), S5111 [19OC]

National Catfish Month: designate (see S. Res. 331), S4228 [6SE]

NOAA: establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see S. 1860), S2005 [7JN]

——— establish regulatory system for sustainable offshore aquaculture in U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 1861), S2005 [7JN]

Puerto Rico: enable people of Puerto Rico to determine political status among options of independence, sovereignty in free association with U.S., statehood, or remaining as Commonwealth (see S. 2944), S4720 [27SE]

Robin, Steven: tribute (see S. Res. 15), S121 [26JA]

Ships and vessels: require certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see S. 3467), S5919 [12DE]

Taxation: provide for new markets tax credit investments in rural job zones (see S. 1455), S1534 [4MY]

——— provide tax credit to issuers of American Infrastructure bonds (see S. 1695), S1743 [18MY]

——— restore tax exemption for advance refunding bonds (see S. 1453), S1533 [4MY]

World Malaria Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 170), S1340 [25AP]

Privilege of the floor

Armstrong, Shields, S3434 [19JY]

Causey, James, S1515 [3MY]

Chawla, Dia, S3434 [19JY]

Connell, Sykes, S3434 [19JY]

Couch, Hubert, S1515 [3MY]

Current, Bobby, S3434 [19JY]

Davis, Daniel, S126 [26JA]

Fruge, Don, S3434 [19JY]

Fulcher, Christian, S3434 [19JY]

Jackson, Chloe, S3839 [27JY]

Liston, Barron, S3434 [19JY]

Newsom, Caroline, S5318 [1NO]

Remarks

Australia, United Kingdom, U.S. Security Treaty (AUKUS Treaty): agreement to develop nuclear-powered submarines, S5279 [1NO]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to immigration, S4742 [28SE]

CDC: provide flexibility and funding for World Trade Center Health Program, S3722 [27JY]

China: U.S. policy, S1067 [30MR], S1490 [3MY], S5689 [30NO]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): defense priorities, S807 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), S3730 [27JY], S5530, S5531 [15NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2670), conference report—motion to proceed, S5837 [7DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2226), S3132, S3136 [19JY], S3588 [26JY], S3722, S3727 [27JY]

——— blanket hold on all pending nominations and officer promotions relative to establishment of leave policies for members to seek abortions, S5886 [11DE]

——— funding, S1862 [1JN]

——— prohibit use of critical race theory or diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, S625–S627 [2MR]

——— use, transfer, or donate all stored excess construction materials intended for wall on southwest border, S4743 [28SE]

Dept. of State: designate Vladimir Kara-Murza as ‘‘wrongfully detained’’ by Russia, S1156 [18AP]

Middle East: express support for Israel as it defends itself against barbaric war launched by Hamas (terrorist organization) and other terrorists, S5064 [18OC]

NATO: oppose U.S. withdrawal, require advice and consent of Senate to modify or terminate North Atlantic Treaty, and authorize Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senate in opposition to withdrawal, S3136 [19JY]

Navy: address ability to deter conflict in Pacific, S1490 [3MY]

——— appropriate additional funding to improve shipyard infrastructure, S1491 [3MY]

Nuclear weapons: importance of effective and modern strategic deterrence policy, S1286 [20AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid: establish, S3588 [26JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3137 [19JY]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, reduce Federal spending, and promote economic growth (H.R. 3746), S1862 [1JN]

Russia: condemn and oppose unprovoked invasion and egregious act of aggression against sovereign state of Ukraine, S126 [26JA]

——— U.S. policy, S5689 [30NO]

Sardis, MS: anniversary of Klyce True Value Hardware, S2065• [13JN]

Taiwan: strengthen U.S. policy, S282–S284 [9FE]

University of Mississippi: tribute, S5690• [30NO]

Reports filed

Nomination of Michael G. Whitaker To Be FAA Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5087 [18OC]

Tributes

Pribble, Lon, S193 [1FE]

Rubin, Victoria Long, S51 [23JA]

Spector, Ashlyn, S51 [23JA]